Swim and Dive Dominate Rutgers in Final Home Dual

Lincoln, Neb. – To cap a successful regular season, the Nebraska swimming and diving team crushed Rutgers in a 230-123 battle. The Big Red won 15 of the 19 events over the weekend, helping propel the team to a dominant victory.  

The 400 medley relay team of Virginia Consiglio, Amelia Riggott, Jazmyn Lunn, and Giulia Marchi took the first Husker victory of the day with a time of 3:41.03. A young team of Sophie Kissuk, Katy Zboinski, Aurora Zanin, and Natalie Dunaway worked their way to a third-place finish with 3:47.66. 

Sweeping the podium for the mile race, NU’s Gena Jorgenson finished in first place with a time of 16:04.93. Riley Miklos followed with a time of 16:48.79, and Alaira Hadford came in at third (16:50.65). 

The Big Red continued its dominance in the 50 free with Beatrix Tanko hitting the pad at 22.56. True freshman Natalie Dunaway took third in the competition, notching a time of 23.39. 

After the break, the 100 backstroke allowed Virginia Consiglio to work her way to the fourth-fastest swim in the event in NU history. The sophomore notched a 54.09 last season to take the sixth-place spot on the list, but moved up with a time of 53.54 against the Scarlet Knights. 

In a successful stand in the 100 breast, Jenna Gogel added her best finish of the season in second place. The sophomore from Bentonville, Ark., touched the wall at 1:04.10. 

Tanko took her second victory of the day in the 100 fly with a time of 52.39. Lunn ended in fourth (55.34) to close out the fly efforts of the meet. 

Senior freestyler, Marchi, took first in the 200 free, closing the competition in 1:47.65. Jenna Brown added her first second-place finish of the season behind the Italian swimmer with a time of 1:51.71. 

Sweeping another event, Gena Jorgenson won the event in 4:17.75 and was followed by Aurora Zanin (4:21.39) as well as Marissa Laurin in third (4:22.87). Hadford (fifth, 4:33.39) and Gogel (sixth, 4:34.55) also competed in the event. 

To complete the weekend of competition, a team of Marchi, Miklos, Jorgenson, and Tanko came in first place for the 400 free relay (3:20.72). 

Abby Baxter swept the one-meter dive with a score of 306.98, and Kelsey Clairmont finished in fifth place with her score of 269.70. 

The Cornhuskers will spend the next two weeks preparing for the Big Ten Championships, a four-day meet in Minneapolis, Minn., running from Feb. 18–21.

Husker Champions
50 Freestyle - Beatrix Tanko - 22.56
100 Freestyle - Beatrix Tanko - 48.87
200 Freestyle - Giulia Marchi - 1:47.65
500 Freestyle - Gena Jorgenson - 4:42.48
1,650 Freestyle - Gena Jorgenson - 16:04.93
100 Backstroke - Virginia Consiglio - 53.34
200 Backstroke - Gena Jorgenson - 1:57.13
100 Butterfly - Beatrix Tanko - 52.39
200 Butterfly - Aurora Zanin - 1:59.61
400 IM - Gena Jorgenson - 4:17.75
200 Freestyle Relay - Marchi, Dunaway, Miklos, Tanko - 1:31.44
400 Free Relay - Marchi, Miklos, Jorgenson, Tanko - 3:20.72
200 Medley Relay - Consiglio, Riggott, Tanko, Dunaway - 1:39.46
400 Medley Relay - Consiglio, Riggott, Lunn, Marchi - 3:41.03
One-Meter Dive - Abby Baxter - 306.98