Nebraska Claims Fourth Straight Hawkeye Invite Title

The Nebraska swimming and diving team closed the Hawkeye Invitational in Iowa City, Iowa, with a total of 1,281.5 points to notch its fourth consecutive invite title. 

Beatrix Tanko set her third consecutive school record on the final day of competition at the Hawkeye Invite. The second-place finish, with a time of 48.75 in the 100 freestyle, earned the Hungarian National Champion the title of the fastest swimmer in Nebraska history in the event. She previously held the fifth-fastest time with a 49.21, which she had set in a meet against the Kansas Jayhawks on November 7, 2025. 

The 200 backstroke presented Virginia Consiglio with a 1:56.65, a second-place swim and the second-fastest time for the Big Red. The sophomore surpassed Anna McDonald on the record list from her swim in 2017 where she logged a 1:57.21. In addition, Riley Miklos (fifth, 49.91), Giulia Marchi (ninth, 50.05) and Natalie Dunaway (27th, 51.34) logged personal bests in the event. 

The 1,650 freestyle race brought great success for the Huskers at the invite. In her final year, Gena Jorgenson notched a 16:00.61, first-place finish in the event. Jorgenson still holds the fastest 1,650 freestyle time in the NCAA, surpassing her previous NCAA-best 16:10.04 swim on Nov. 7. In addition to Jorgenson, Riley Miklos notched a fifth-place finish, 16:40.88 and freshman Alaira Hadford grabbed a sixth-place, 16:42.01 finish. 

Aurora Zanin completed the 200 fly in 1:59.57, enough to earn a first-place finish. Jamyn Lunn and Jenna Brown added career-best swims in the event. Lunn, a sophomore out of Brookings, S.D. replaced her 2:00.80 swim from the 2025 Big Ten Championships with a 2:00.36. Brown touched the wall at 2:01.83 to nab a tenth-place finish. 

Tanko, Marchi, Miklos, and Jorgenson earned a runner-up finish in the invitational's concluding event, the 400-meter relay. Their 3:18.35 performance stands as the third-fastest time in Big Red records.

Kelsey Clairmont led the platform diving charge for the Big Red with her second-place finish in the well. The senior from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, combined for 267.80 points after a 261.30, first-place showing in prelims. Frankie Webb ended in sixth place with 234.10 points. She notched a career-best performance on the platform from her second-place prelim showing of 240.25 points. 

The Huskers will return after their Holiday Training Camp in Delray Beach, Fla., to face the Illinois Fighting Illini and Iowa Hawkeyes. The swimming team will travel to Champaign, Ill., and the diving team is set to compete in Iowa City, Iowa, for a two-day, double dual competition.  

Hawkeye Invitational
Nov. 18-21, 2025
Iowa City, Iowa

Final Team Results 

1. Nebraska - 1,281.5
2. Washington State - 1,263.5
3. Iowa - 1,059
4. Illinois - 934
5. Kansas - 928
6. Miami - 743
7. UConn - 725
8. Iowa State - 703
9. Northern Iowa - 314

Nebraska Champions
500 Freestyle - Gena Jorgenson - 4:40.29
1,650 Freestyle - Gena Jorgenson - 16:00.61
100 Butterfly - Beatrix Tanko - 52.03
200 Butterfly - Aurora Zanin - 1:58.34
800 Freestyle Relay - Jorgenson, Tanko, Miklos, Marchi - 7:04.78