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Swimming and Diving

Huskers Clash with Cyclones Saturday

Nebraska vs. Iowa State
Saturday, Oct. 21, Noon 
Devaney Natatorium

The Nebraska swimming and diving team returns to action for its second dual of the season when the Huskers collide with the Iowa State Cyclones on Saturday, Oct. 21 at the Devaney Natatorium. The dual meet between the Huskers and Cyclones is set for noon, and admission is free.

Complete coverage of the event is also planned for Huskers.com, with a live video stream of swimming set to begin at 11:45 a.m., while the live stream of the diving competition is scheduled to start at 12:10 p.m.

Nebraska will make its regular-season home debut against its old Big 12 foe Iowa State. The Huskers enter the dual with a 1-0 record after rolling to a 154-86 victory over Northern Iowa last Friday in Cedar Falls.

It also will be the season opener for the Cyclones, who held their intrasquad dual on Oct. 13. The Cyclones are led by senior team captains Danica Delaquis, Laura Miksch and Sydney Ronald. Delaquis and Miksch both racked up top-five finishes at the 2017 Big 12 Championships. Ronald is returning from a redshirt season.

Nebraska holds a 35-4-1 all-time series lead over Iowa State. The last dual-meet between the two programs came a little over a year ago, when Nebraska defeated Iowa State 195.5-101.5 in Ames, Iowa.

Senior captain Jordan Ehly dominated the 2016-17 dual by claiming two victories in the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke. Dana Posthuma added a sweep of her own in the 100 and 200 butterfly events. Junior captain Kaylyn Flatt provided the Big Red with another big sweep in the distance freestyle events, including the 500 and 1,000-yard free.

The Huskers do not compete next weekend, but return to road dual action for a pair of duals Nov. 3 (Arkansas) and Nov. 4 (Kansas).

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The Nebraska swimming and diving team started its season off strong with a 154-86 win over Northern Iowa at Henry Pool in Cedar Falls on Friday, Oct. 13..

Junior captain Kaylyn Flatt and sophomore Tori Beeler each recorded a pair of individual victories for the Big Red, while divers Abigail Knapton, Katrina Voge and Grace Tiernon fueled a dominant performance on the boards in the win.

The Big Red started the meet with a second-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay with Carla Gonzales-Garcia, Tori Beeler, Dana Posthuma and Lindsay Helferich (1:47.38).

In the 1,000-yard freestyle, team captain Kaylyn Flatt notched a victory (10:19.24) and Bridget Pacilio followed for second (10:32.92).

Freshman Autumn Haebig found a second-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle (1:52.43), followed by Savannah Savitt in third (1:56.87).

Helferich got on the board again for the Huskers with a third-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle (24.67), while Beeler swam to victory in the 200-yard IM (2:06.87). Team captain Jordan Ehly followed behind Beeler for third place (2:06.87).

Junior diver Katrina Voge won the one-meter dive with her score of 267.90. Voge's winning score earned her an NCAA qualifying standard to compete in postseason competition in the event. Freshman Grace Tiernon placed second at 248.47.

Freshman Izzie Murray claimed her first collegiate victory in the 100-yard butterfly (56.44) followed by Posthuma (57.15).

Allie Worrall and Gonzales-Garcia came in second and third in the 100-yard freestyle, respectively (53.90 and 53.98).

Haebig earned another second-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke with her time of 57.62, and team captain Anna McDonald finished third (58.95).

Flatt secured her second win of the night for the Huskers in the 500-yard freestyle (5:03.26), followed by Rachel Powers for second (5:08.10) and Allison Kopas for third (5:10.70).

All-American Abigail Knapton won the three-meter dive with her score of 290.63, while Voge (270.53) and Tiernon (239.85) completed a sweep of the top three spots on the three-meter board for the Big Red. Knapton's score provided an NCAA qualifying score, while Voge's score was less than 10 points off the NCAA standard for 2017-18.

Beeler added her second victory of the meet with a win in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:05.12), while Ehly finished third (1:05.88).

In the 200-yard freestyle relay, the Big Red finished strong and took the top three finishes. Helferich, Worrall, Haebig and Pentlarge (1:38.28) came in first. Marvin Sutton, Kopas, Murray and Shea Bougie finished second (1:39.66) and Gonzalez-Garcia, Savitt, Sickle and Flatt came in third (1:41.01).