Minneapolis, Minn. - The Nebraska swimming and diving team added its ninth consecutive win over the South Dakota Coyotes with a 182-60 performance and a loss to the No. 24 Minnesota Golden Gophers, 189-53 in a tri-meet at the Dorothy L. Sheppard Pool on Friday evening.
The two-time All-American Gena Jorgenson highlighted the Huskers’ efforts with a duo of second-place swims in the 1,000 free (4:59.22) as well as the 500 free (4:51.88). She also swam in the 200 back with a 2:02.28, in fifth position.
Riley Miklos, a Richmond, Va. native, made her way to a third-place finish in the 200 free (1:52.27) and sixth in the 500 free. Fellow sophomore Jazmyn Lunn swam to a seventh-place position (1:57.89) and fourth-place in the 200 fly (2:06.34).
Sophomore Marissa Laurin notched a pair of third-place finishes. Hailing from Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada, she swam to a 2:05.24 in the 200 IM and later a 2:02.15 in the 200 back. Newcomer Aurora Zanin locked a bronze finish in the 200 fly (2:05.36) and a sixth in the 200 free (1:54.32).
Beatrix Tanko notched third in the 100 free (51.71). She took fourth in the 50 free through a 23.80 performance. Other entries in the 50 free included freshman Dunaway (seventh, 24.30), Amelia Riggott (ninth, 25.53) and Jenna Brown (10th, 25.64).
True freshman Alaira Hadford notched a sixth-place finish in the 1,000 free with a 10:30.53 and was tenth in the 100 free (56.75). Giulia Marchi finished fourth in the 100 free (57.82) and fifth in the 200 free (1:53.26).
The Big Red began with a third-place finish in the 200 medley relay. The team of Virginia Consiglio, Amelia Riggott, Beatrix Tanko, and Natalie Dunaway finished in 1:44.28. Relay efforts were later concluded in the 200 free relay, as a team of Dunaway, Giulia Marchi, Riley Miklos, and Aurora Zanin swam to a fourth-place finish with a time of 1:37.49.
Abby Baxter claimed third on both the one- and three-meter boards, notching a 279.80 and 308.95. Senior Kelsey Clairmont added fourth on the one-meter board through a 263.15 performance.
Nebraska will travel to Ames, Iowa, for a battle against the Cyclones on Saturday, Oct. 11, at 11 a.m. (CT).