Nebraska swimmers have collected a trio of top-five finishes throughout the first two days of the 2023 CSCAA National Invitational Championship in Elkhart, Ind.
JoJo Randby opened with a fourth-place finish on Thursday in the 50 breaststroke with a 28.13. On Friday, Randby touched the wall at 1:00.99 in the 100 breaststroke final to earn another fourth-place finish.
Randby teamed up with Gabby Donahue, Giulia Marchi and Caitlin Cairns in the 200 medley relay to place fifth with a time of 1:40.76.
Sarah Barton produced a pair of top-ten finishes in the individual medley events. The junior from Huntersville, N.C., clocked a 4:17.46 in the 400 IM prelim, earning her the top seed for Friday night's final. Barton went on to finish sixth with a 4:18.34. On Thursday, Barton placed eighth in the 200 IM with a time of 2:02.30.
Caitlin Cairns swam to 24th place in the 100 butterfly with a 54.98 and placed 29th in the 50 butterfly with a 25.00. Donahue clocked a 25.88 in the 50 backstroke to place 22nd.
Cairns, Donahue, Marchi and Randby combined for two top-20 relay finishes on Thursday. They finished 13th in the 400 medley relay in 3:43.64 and 19th in the 200 freestyle relay in 1:33.72.
Action resumes tomorrow morning at 8:30 a.m. (CT) for the final preliminary session.
Randby has earned a pair of fourth-place finishes through the first two days of competition.