2013-14 Nebraska Swimming & Diving Guide

2013-14 NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS SCHEDULE OPPONENT

LOCATION

TIME

Sept. 26

Scarlet vs. Cream Intrasquad

Devaney Natatorium

4 p.m.

Oct. 5

Alumni Meet

Devaney Natatorium

7:30 a.m.

Oct. 12

Iowa State

Devaney Natatorium

10 a.m.

Oct. 26

Arkansas

Fayetteville, Ark.

11 a.m.

Nov. 15

Iowa with South Dakota State*

Devaney Natatorium

4 p.m.

Nov. 21-23

Mizzou Invitational (Diving Only)

Columbia, Mo.

All Day

Nov. 22-24

Kansas Classic (Swimming Only)

Topeka, Kan.

All Day

Dec. 6-8

Hawkeye Invitational

Iowa City, Iowa

All Day

Dec. 13

Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa

3 p.m.

Dec. 14

Nebraska-Omaha

Omaha, Neb.

2 p.m.

Jan. 4

Holiday Training Competition

TBA

Jan. 25

Illinois*

Devaney Natatorium

Jan. 31- Feb. 1

Ohio State with Michigan*

Columbus, Ohio

5 p.m.

Feb. 19-22

Big Ten Championships*

Minneapolis, Minn.

All Day

March 2

Last Chance Meet

Minneapolis, Minn.

All Day

March 10-12

NCAA Zone Diving Meet

Minneapolis, Minn.

All Day

March 20-22

NCAA Championships

Minneapolis, Minn.

All Day

*Conference Meets Dates and times subject to change. For updated schedule, and meet day information, visit Huskers.com.

TBA 11 a.m.

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SOPHOMORES Back: (Left to Right) Michaela Cunningham, Jacqueline Juffer, Krista Van Wie, Samantha Hardewig and Katie Ditter Front: Katt Sickle, Nicole Schwery, Melisa Mexia and Bria Deveaux

SENIORS

JUNIORS

Back: Shannon Guy Middle Back: Bailey Pons and Kristin Strecker Middle: Ashleigh Grammar, Megan Ziemann and Morgan Flannigan Front: Payton Michaud and Kaitlan Walker

Back: Alexandra Bilunas and Kelly Dunn Middle Back: Rebekah Land Middle Front: Natalie Morris and Ciara Jenkins Front: Taryn Collura

FRESHMEN From left: Erin Oeltjen, Julia Roller and Anna Filipcic

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Table of Contents 2013-14 Nebraska Swimming & Diving

This Is Nebraska.......................................... 1-26

Table of Contents..........................................................................................................1 Athletic Department Directory.....................................................................................2 Media Information and Services..................................................................................3 This Is Nebraska Swimming...................................................................................... 4-5 Sports Facilities......................................................................................................... 6-7 Husker Power........................................................................................................... 8-9 Athletic Medicine and Nutrition........................................................................... 10-11 Academic Excellence............................................................................................ 12-15 Life Skills............................................................................................................... 16-17 Nebraska: Leading The Way................................................................................. 18-19 Nebraska People and Places................................................................................. 20-21 Nebraska’s National Power................................................................................... 22-23 Huskers In The Big Ten.......................................................................................... 24-25 2016 Olympic Trials....................................................................................................26

Meet The Huskers.....................................27-47

2013-14 Roster...........................................................................................................28 2013-14 Season Preview...................................................................................... 29-30 Returnee Biographies........................................................................................... 31-46 Newcomer Biographies..............................................................................................47

Coaching Staff..........................................48-51

Pablo Morales, Head Coach.................................................................................. 48-49 Patrick Rowan, Assistant Coach..................................................................................50 Natasha Chikina, Diving Coach...................................................................................50 Swimming & Diving Support Staff..............................................................................51

Athletic Administration....................52-55

Chancellor Harvey Perlman........................................................................................52 Faculty Athletics Representative Josephine Potuto....................................................52 Director of Athletics Shawn Eichorst..........................................................................53 Senior Associate Athletic Director/SWA Pat Logsdon.................................................54 Associate Athletic Director Jamie Williams................................................................54 Athletic Department Administration..........................................................................54 Nebraska Board of Regents........................................................................................55 The Big Ten Conference..............................................................................................56

Season Review............................................57-62

2012-13 Season Review........................................................................................ 58-59 2012-13 Meet-by-Meet Results..................................................................................60 2013 Big Ten Championships and NCAA Championships Results...............................61 2012-13 Performance List..........................................................................................62

Husker History..........................................63-72

All-Time Top-Five Performance List............................................................................63 Swimming & Diving Records.......................................................................................64 All-Time Letterwinner List..........................................................................................65 All-Americans....................................................................................................... 66-67 Conference Results and Champions...........................................................................68 Academic All-Conference Honorees...........................................................................69 Year-by-Year Results, Coaching Records.....................................................................70 Husker Olympians......................................................................................................71 Penny Heyns...............................................................................................................72 The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is a public university committed to providing a quality education to a diverse student body. It is the policy of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln not to discriminate based on gender, age, disability, race, color, religion, marital status, veteran’s status, national or ethnic origin, or sexual orientation. The policy is applicable to all University administered programs including educational programs, financial aid, admission policies and employment policies.

Nebraska’s 2013-14 coaches (from the left): Assistant Coach Patrick Rowan, Diving Coach Natasha Chikina and Head Coach Pablo Morales.

Credits: The 2013-14 University of Nebraska Swimming and Diving Guide was designed, written and edited by student assistant Chase Wurdeman of the Nebraska Media Relations Department. Editing assistance was provided by Director of Media Relations Operations Jeff Griesch and Assistant Media Relations Director Jeremy Foote. The guide was produced entirely on Adobe InDesign CS6 and printed at the University of Nebraska Copy Services. Cover photos by Scott Bruhn and cover design created by Annie Wood.

Photo Credits: Scott Bruhn and BreAnna Haessler of the Nebraska Media Relations Office. Additional photos provided by Al Bello, Peter Bick, Matt Bruggeman, Paul Zoeller, Glen Johnson, Jackie Larson, Matt Miller, Joe Mixan, Doris Schultz, Lynn Sladky, Tom Slocum, Tob Tidball, Richard Voges and Richard Wright.

On the cover: (Top Left) Payton Michaud (Bottom Left) Taryn Collura (Top Right) Bailey Pons (Bottom Right) Shannon Guy

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Athletic Department Directory University Administration......................................................(402) 472-7211

President: James B. Milliken, J.D......................................................................................................472-2111 Chancellor: Harvey S. Perlman, J.D...................................................................................................472-2116 Institutional Representative: Josephine Potuto, J.D.........................................................................472-1252

Athletic Administration..........................................................(402) 472-3011

Director of Athletics: Shawn Eichorst .............................................................................................. 472-3011 Executive Associate A.D.: Marc Boehm............................................................................................ 472-3011 Senior Associate A.D./Administration: Bob Burton.......................................................................... 472-5663 Senior Associate A.D./Academics: Dennis Leblanc........................................................................... 472-2042 Senior Associate A.D./Senior Woman Administrator: Pat Logsdon.................................................. 472-3011 Senior Assoc. A.D./Performance and Strategic Research: Steve Waterfield..................................... 472-1000 Associate A.D./Community Relations: Chris Anderson..................................................................... 472-7771 Associate A.D./Huskers Athletic Fund: Paul Meyers......................................................................... 472-2367 Associate A.D./Compliance: Jamie Vaughn...................................................................................... 472-2042 Associate A.D./Leadership, Student-Athlete Recruitment & Diversity Initiatives: Jamie Williams... 472-3011 Associate A.D./Life Skills & N Club: Keith Zimmer............................................................................ 472-4614 Administrative Assistant to Athletic Director: Anne Hackbart.......................................................... 472-3011

Athletic Performance Team....................................................(402) 472-3333

Director of Strength and Conditioning.........................................................................................Mike Arthur Head Football Strength Coach.................................................................................................. James Dobson Assistant Strength Coaches....................................... Tyler Clarke, Lauren Harris, Willie Jones, Brian Kmitta, ............................................................ Taylor Porter, Jason Powell, Rusty Ruffcorn, Chad Wade, Tim Wilson

Athletic Medicine.......................................................................(402) 472-2276

Director of Athletic Medicine...............................................................................................Dr. Lonnie Albers Head Athletic Trainer/Associate Director of Athletic Medicine................................................... Jerry Weber Head Football Athletic Trainer/Associate Head Trainer............................................................... Mark Mayer Swimming and Diving Athletic Trainer..................................................................................Lisa Loewenstein Assistant Athletic Trainers............................... Brad Brown, Jeremy Busch, Tom Dufresne, Jolene Emricson, ....................................................................... R.J. Pietig, Jeff Rudy, Emily Schueth, Julie Tuttle, Tyler Weeda Chief of Staff/Orthopaedic Surgeon............................................................................................ Dr. Pat Clare Orthopedists............................................................... Dr. Scott Strasburger, Dr. David Clare, Dr. Justin Harris Sports Nutritionist............................................................................................................... Lindsey Remmers

Academic Programs and Student Services.........................(402) 472-2042

Associate Directors of Academic Programs.................................................... Katie Jewell, Kim Schellpepper Director of Student-Athlete Development....................................................................................Alvin Banks Learning Specialist................................................................................................................ Andrea Einspahr Academic Counselors.................................................................Sheri Hastings, Caleb Hawley, Mike Nieman Assistant Academic Counselors.......................................................................... Kayla Conrad, Trung Nguyen

Event Management...................................................................(402) 472-1000

Director of Athletic Events....................................................................................................... Matt Davidson Director of Athletic Facilities (Devaney Center).......................................................................... Randy Gobel Event Management Specialists...................................................................... Derek Bond, Katie Pfannenstiel Building and Grounds Supervisor................................................................................................ Steve Torske

HuskerVision...............................................................................(402) 472-4645

Executive Director of Video Production.....................................................................................Kirk Hartman Chief Engineer............................................................................................................................Scott Guthrie Video Services Coordinator........................................................................................................ Mike Hodges Video Production Coordinator......................................................................................... Amanda Holzwarth Video Production Specialists...................................................... Tyler Bassinger, Brad Colee, Chris Pankonin

Media Relations..........................................................................(402) 472-2263

Assistant A.D./Media Relations..................................................................................................... Keith Mann Media Relations Director of Operations....................................................................................... Jeff Griesch Associate Director.............................................................................................................. Shamus McKnight Assistant Directors.......................................................................... Jeremy Foote, Matt Smith, Hilary Winter Athletic Department Photographer.............................................................................................. Scott Bruhn Athletic Department Designer..................................................................................................... Annie Wood Administrative Assistant.............................................................................................................. Vicki Capazo Swimming & Diving Media Relations Contact.................................................................... Chase Wurdeman Interns.....................................................................................................................Chris Roekle, Maggie Still Student Assistants.......................................................... Kevan Carr, Kailyn Hawkins, Erica Nett, Nate Olsen ...................................................................... Gage Peake, Travis Shafer, Connor Stange, Haley Whisennand Huskers.com Director.................................................................................................................. Kelly Mosier Huskers.com Intern.................................................................................................................... Scott Retzlaff Web & Digital Media Design Specialist................................................................................. Andy Wenstrand

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Nebraska Information

Location: Lincoln, Neb. Population: 264,510 Enrollment: 24,445 Nickname: Cornhuskers, Huskers Colors: Scarlet and Cream Founded: 1869 Conference: Big Ten

Quick Phone List

Head Coach: Pablo Morales + Office Phone: (402) 472-6474 Assistant Coach: Patrick Rowan + Office Phone: (402) 472-0042 Diving Coach: Natasha Chikina + Office Phone: (402) 472-6475 Swimming & Diving Secretary: Annette Werschke + Office Phone: (402) 472-3186 Media Relations Contact: Chase Wurdeman + Office Phone: (402) 472-0694 + Cell Phone: (402) 641-4041 Media Relations Fax: (402) 472-2005 Media Relations Address: One Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE 68588-0123

Administration

President: James B. Milliken, J.D. Chancellor: Harvey S. Perlman, J.D.

Board of Regents

Timothy Clare Hal Daub Howard Hawks Bob Phares Jim Pillen Robert Schafer Kent Schroeder, J.D. Bob Whitehouse

Lincoln Omaha Omaha North Platte Columbus Beatrice Kearney Omaha

Student Regents

Eric Reznicek Moses Moxey Jeremy Hosein Martha Spangler

Nebraska-Lincoln Nebraska-Kearney Nebraska-Medical Center Nebraska-Omaha

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Integrity

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Trust

N

Respect

N

Teamwork

N

Loyalty

Athletic Department Mission Statement

The mission of the University of Nebraska Athletic Department is to serve our student-athletes, coaches, staff and fans by: Displaying integrity in every decision and action; Building and maintaining trust with others; Giving respect to each person we encounter; Pursuing unity of purpose through teamwork; maintaining loyalty to student athletes, coworkers, fans and the University of Nebraska.

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Media Information & Services Associated Press 909 N. 9th Street, Suite 104 Omaha, NE 68114 Phone: (402) 391-0031 Fax: (402) 391-1412 Web: ap.org Lincoln Journal Star 926 P Street Lincoln, NE 68508 Phone: (402) 473-7431 Fax: (402) 473-7291 Web: journalstar.com Omaha World-Herald 14th & Dodge Omaha, NE 68102 Phone: (402) 444-1000 Fax: (402) 344-3343 Web: omaha.com

Huskers.com: The Internet Home of Nebraska Athletics

For the most up-to-the-minute coverage of Nebraska swimming and diving on the World Wide Web, visit Huskers.com, the official web site of the University of Nebraska Athletic Department. In addition to updated results, statistics and meet stories, you can find photos, player and coach biographies, schedule and roster information and weekly releases on the Husker swimming and diving program.

Husker fans have the opportunity to gain even greater access to the NU athletic programs through HuskersNside, the premium site of the Nebraska Athletic Department. Visit Huskers.com and click on HuskersNside to join. Because this is quality video streaming, subscribers to the site must have broadband Internet access.

Nebraska Media Relations

The 2013-14 Nebraska swimming and diving guide is designed to assist the media in their coverage of Husker swimming and diving. Nebraska's swimming and diving media relations contact for the 2013-14 season is Chase Wurdeman. Additional information on Husker swimming and diving may be obtained by contacting the Media Relations Office at (402) 472-0694 or by e-mailing Chase Wurdeman at cwurdeman@huskers.com. Wurdeman can also be reached by text message or cell phone at (402) 641-4041. Please take a moment to review the following policies and services intended to assist you in coverage of Nebraska swimming and diving.

Press Facilities

The Bob Devaney Sports Center invites the media to view competitions from the results table, located on the north side of the Devaney Natatorium, with the media relations and meet staff. Photographers are allowed to shoot anywhere in the pool area, provided that photographers do not interfere with competition. Flash photography is not permitted at the start of the race.

Post-Meet Interviews

Student-athletes will be available during home dual and invitational meets after they have completed their final competitions of the day. Coaches will be available following the meet.

Interviews

All media requests for interviews with Nebraska coaches, swimmers and divers should be directed to Chase Wurdeman (office phone: 402-472-0694) at least one day in advance. Swimming and diving student-athletes are usually available for in-person interviews before or after workouts, which run daily from 2 to 5 p.m.

Coaching Staff Interview Times

The best time to reach Head Coach Pablo Morales and the rest of the Husker swimming and diving coaching staff for interviews is weekdays at practice, usually between 2 and 5 p.m. Interviews should be arranged through media relations contact Chase Wurdeman at (402) 472-0694 or cwurdeman@huskers.com.

Nebraska Media Relations Office

The University of Nebraska Media Relations Office is located on the third floor of the Tom and Nancy Osborne Athletic Complex, which is located on the north side of Memorial Stadium at: One Memorial Stadium, P.O. Box 880123, Lincoln, NE, 68588-0123. Phone: (402) 472-0694; Fax (402) 472-2005. Opponents should submit an e-mail list of media who need to receive results to cwurdeman@Huskers.com.

Daily Nebraskan University of Nebraska 20 Nebraska Union Lincoln, NE 68588 Phone: (402) 472-1765 Fax: (402) 472-1761 Web: dailynebraskan.com KOLN-TV (CBS, Chs. 10/11) 40th & W Lincoln, NE 68503 Phone: (402) 467-9720 Fax: (402) 467-9208 Web: kolnkgin.com KLKN-TV (ABC, Ch. 8) 3240 South 10th Lincoln, NE 68502 Phone: (402) 434-8000 Fax: (402) 436-2236 Web: klkntv.com KETV (ABC, Ch. 7) 27th & Douglas Omaha, NE 68131 Phone: (402) 978-8958 Fax: (402) 978-8931 Web: ketv.com WOWT (NBC, Ch. 6) 3501 Farnam Omaha, NE 68131 Phone: (402) 233-7940 Fax: (402) 346-6740 Web: wowt.com KPTM (Fox, Ch. 42) 4625 Farnam Omaha, NE 68132 Phone: (402) 554-4286 Fax: (402) 554-4292 Web: kptm.com Nebraska ETV (PBS, Ch. 12) 1800 North 33rd Lincoln, NE 68503

Phone: (402) 472-3611 Fax: (402) 472-5347 Web: net.unl.edu KLIN (1400 AM) 4343 O Street Lincoln, NE 68510 Phone: (402) 475-4567 Fax: (402) 474-8011 Web: klin.com KFAB (1110 AM) 5010 Underwood Omaha, NE 68132 Phone: (402) 556-8000 Fax: (402) 556-8937 Web: kfab.com KLMS (1480 AM) 3800 Cornhusker Hwy. Lincoln, NE 68504 Phone: (402) 466-1234 Fax: (402) 467-4095 Web: espn1480.com KFOR (1240 AM) 3800 Cornhusker Hwy. Lincoln, NE 68504 Phone: (402) 466-1234 Fax: (402) 467-4095 Web: kfor1240.com KOZN (1620 AM) 5011 Capitol Suite, #300 Omaha, NE 68132 Phone: (402) 951-1620 Fax: (402) 342-7041 Web: 1620thezone.com KRNU (90.3 FM) University of Nebraska 201 Andersen Hall Lincoln, NE 68588 Phone: (402) 472-3054 Fax: (402) 472-8597 Web: krnu.unl.edu Huskers Illustrated 7755 S. 23rd St Lincoln, NE 68512 Phone: (402) 474-4355 Fax: (402) 474-5132 Web: huskersillustrated.com Big Red Report 401 N. Coddington Ave. Lincoln, NE 68528 Phone: (402) 476-5006 Fax: same as phone Web: bigredreport.com Hail Varsity 1201 Calvert St., Suite 22490 Lincoln, NE 68542 Phone: (402) 613-2177 Web: hailvarsity.com

Notice of NCAA Probation

From 2007 to 2010 the University of Nebraska unintentionally reimbursed studentathletes for recommended textbooks as well as required textbooks through a failure to properly administer and monitor book scholarships. Only reimbursement for required books is permissible under NCAA rules. As a result, the NCAA placed the University of Nebraska on two-year probation, beginning in January of 2012. The NCAA did not impose additional penalties such as loss of scholarships, forfeiture of games, or a ban on postseason play. Rather, as a condition of probation, Nebraska will continue to educate student-athletes and staff thoroughly on NCAA bylaws and will notify prospective student-athletes of its probationary status.

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Nebraska women's swimming and diving has a long history of success. The Huskers have finished in the top 12 at the NCAA Championships five times since 1995, producing 11 Olympians, including gold medalist and world-record holder Penny Heyns.

In addition to individual success, Nebraska swimming and diving has claimed 10 conference team championships. The 201213 squad set eight school records at the 2013 Big Ten Championships, saving its best team performance for the biggest stage.

Success in the pool is just part of Nebraska's success story. Coached by Olympic Gold Medalist and Academic All-America Hall of Fame inductee Pablo Morales, the Huskers have annually been one of the top academic teams in the nation. Over the past several years, nearly every member of the team earned an academic honor from the conference. The Huskers also captured Nebraska’s Life Skills Award as the most committed team to NU’s nationally renowned Life Skills program in 2010, 2012 and 2013.

In athletics, academics and in life, There Is No Place Like Nebraska.

Top: Taryn Collura, a junior at Nebraska in 2013-14, swam a school-record 22.42 in the 50-yard freestyle at the 2013 Big Ten Championships. With her time, Collura qualified for the NCAA Championships, where she competed in both the 50- and 100-yard freestyles.

Middle: Shannon Guy holds Nebraska’s school record in the 100-yard butterfly, swimming a time of 53.23 at the 2013 Big Ten Championships. A senior at Nebraska in 2013-14, Guy also competed in the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha.

Left: One of the most decorated swimmers in U.S. history, Nebraska Coach Pablo Morales was an 11-time NCAA champion at Stanford, and won five combined medals at the 1984 and 1992 Olympic Games, including three golds and a pair of silvers. Morales also served on the committee for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials, which were held in Omaha.

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SWIMMING Nebraska swimming and diving utilizes top-notch facilities.

Nearly every Husker sport enjoys a venue that ranks among the nation’s best. Nebraska is dedicated to providing its athletes the best game-day and practice atmospheres in every sport.

Movement analyzers, an electronic timing system and updated weight facilities make the Devaney Natatorium (bottom) a leader in technology. The Huskers have also received a new locker room and team ready room.

The state of Nebraska has also been an important stop for swimmers on their way to Olympic glory for the past decade. In 2008 and 2012, Omaha’s CenturyLink Center (left) served as the home of the U.S. Olympic Trials, and the venue was selected to host the event again in 2016.

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CHAMPIONSHIP FACILITIES

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Huskers.com | 7 Nebraska's top facilities are not limited to the swimming and diving program. Nearly every Husker sport enjoys a venue that ranks among the nation's best. Nebraska provides its student-athletes top-notch game-day and practice atmospheres in every sport. In 201314, the Nebraska men’s and women's basketball team move into the new Pinnacle Bank Arena in downtown Lincoln. The 15,200-seat arena will be the new home of both teams while also attracting the nation’s top entertainers to Lincoln throughout the year. The nationally prominent Nebraska volleyball team moved into the Devaney Center for the first time in 2013, after the building received a $20 million renovation.

The baseball, softball, men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball and wrestling programs have all benefitted from new practice facilities within the last two seasons.

Top left: Memorial Stadium entered 2013 with a nation-leading 325 consecutive sellouts.

Middle: Nebraska’s teams compete in some of the nation’s finest facilities in front of large crowds.

The Huskers are also committed to improving their facilities on an annual basis, including the new Hendricks Training Complex, which opened in the fall of 2011, and Pinnacle Bank Arena (top right) is set to open in 2013-14 for Nebraska men’s and women’s basketball. Memorial Stadium expanded by more than 5,000 seats for 2013, while adding an innovative academic/athletic research wing in the East Stadium.

Bottom left: Hawks Field at Haymarket Park provides the Huskers with the finest baseball stadium in the Big Ten Conference. Nebraska shares its home ballpark with the Lincoln Saltdogs, an independent minor league team.

Bottom (left and right): The Osborne Athletic Complex provides Nebraska student-athletes with top-notch training facilities. The main entrance to the Osborne Athletic Complex and Traditions Lobby features an impressive waterfall and a wall that honors those who contributed to the massive project, as well as memorabilia and trophies from all of Nebraska’s bowl games.

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husker Power The model strength and conditioning program in the nation, Husker Power plays a major role in the continuing success of Nebraska athletics. Nebraska’s strength program was the first in the nation.

With 13 staff members, including Devaney Center Strength Coach Rusty Ruffcorn, it is one of the most comprehensive strength and conditioning organizations in the nation.

Nebraska’s strength training facilities have set the standard in collegiate strength training since the early 1970s. Not only does it feature the Ndamukong Suh Strength and Conditioning Center in the Osborne Athletic Complex, it also features a weight room utilized by the swimming and diving team in the new Hendricks Training Complex that opened in 2011.

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“The University of Nebraska strength and development program is the model for others in the country.�

Phillip Hage, Editor, Physician and Sports Medicine Magazine

Three Reasons for Success Program - The Husker Power Strength and Conditioning Program is geared for maximum improvement of performance in the pool. Each athlete receives their own individual computerized program each year.

Supervision - The Husker Power staff has nine fulltime strength and conditioning specialists and four interns. Devaney Center Strength Coach Rusty Ruffcorn works directly with the swimming and diving program to help Husker athletes prepare for successful athletic careers.

Facilities - The Ndamukong Suh Strength and Conditioning Center in the Osborne Athletic Complex is the finest all-around athletic facility in the nation, providing athletes with all the tools necessary to achieve at the highest level.

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ATHLETIC MEDICINE

Providing expert care to more than 600 Husker student-athletes, Nebraska features one of the most welltrained and highly skilled athletic medicine staffs in the country.

Under the guidance of Director of Athletic Medicine Dr. Lonnie Albers and Head Athletic Trainer and Physical Therapist Jerry Weber, the 2013-14 Nebraska athletic medicine staff consists of five doctors, 11 athletic trainers and six graduate assistant athletic trainers.

Nebraska’s team of orthopaedists is led by Chief of Staff Dr. Pat Clare, a nationally respected orthopaedic surgeon with more than 30 years of service to Husker athletics.

Above: Assistant Athletic Director and Director of Athletic Medicine Dr. Lonnie Albers coordinates the care of Husker student-athletes by using some of the best on-site technology in collegiate athletics.

The Athletic Medicine Center features a hydrotherapy area that includes a three-level laned pool, which allows student-athletes across all of Nebraska’s sports to work out simultaneously. The Hydroworx 1000 Treadmill Pool is equipped with two cameras underwater for evaluation and assessment, while hot and cold plunge tanks are also available to the Huskers.

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The medical facilities at Nebraska have long been among the nation’s best, and NU’s athletic medicine center within the Tom and Nancy Osborne Athletic Complex will keep the Huskers on the front line of technology for decades to come. In addition to Nebraska’s North Stadium facility, the Bob Devaney Sports Center, Haymarket Park and Pinnacle Bank Arena all feature athletic medicine areas. The Devaney Center’s Athletic Medicine facility underwent an extensive expansion as part of the Hendricks Training Complex addition in 2011.

Using the best on-site medical equipment and resources in college athletics, the Nebraska athletic medicine staff provides Husker student-athletes with highly skilled medical care throughout the year.

NUTRITION

Nebraska’s Sports Nutritionist Lindsey Remmers works with all 24 of Nebraska’s sports by educating athletes on topics such as increasing lean body mass, losing body fat, staying hydrated, nutritional strategies for competition, maximizing recovery following workouts and supplement use. Athletes are given individualized nutrition plans that can be applied in Nebraska’s Performance Buffet at the Lewis Training Table, which was remodeled and expanded in the 2010 season. In addition to utilizing the Lewis Training Table each day for lunch and dinner, student-athletes also have access to fueling stations near strength and conditioning areas to provide fluids and nutritional foods before and after workouts to maximize performance and recovery.

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ACADEMIC SUCCESS

The success of Nebraska student-athletes reaches far beyond athletic competition.

More Husker student-athletes have been selected to CoSIDA Academic All-America teams (307) than any other school in the nation, and Nebraska has produced more NCAA Top Ten Award winners (16) than any other school. As it enters its third season of Big Ten Conference competition in 2013-14, Nebraska continues to set the standard for the approximately 1,400 NCAA member institutions.

The Husker football team leads all individual sport programs in the nation with 104 all-time CoSIDA Academic All-America awards. The Notre Dame football program ranks second among all sports nationally with 58 all-time academic All-Americans. In fact, Nebraska’s 104 football academic All-Americans would rank among the top 25 schools (all sports, all divisions) in the nation in the number of total CoSIDA Academic AllAmericans. The NU volleyball program has captured more academic All-America awards (37) than any other women’s team in the nation, while the Husker softball program ranks second on that list with 29 selections. Nebraska also ranks among the top 10 schools in the nation in CoSIDA Academic All-Americans in baseball, women’s basketball and men’s and women’s track and field/cross country. Over the past two years, the men’s and women’s track and field programs have produced 10 CoSIDA Academic AllAmericans - the most in the nation during that span.

Huskers Build on Academic Tradition in 2012-13

Husker student-athletes produced another outstanding year in 2012-13, continuing NU’s tradition of academic success. The Huskers added eight CoSIDA Academic AllAmericans to their nation-leading total (307) to become the first school in history to reach 300 academic All Sports as of August 2013 All-Americans.

Nebraska’s eight academic All-Americans led the Big Ten Conference and ranked among the highest totals in the nation across all divisions. NU maintained its lead of 76 all-time CoSIDA Academic All-Americans over No. 2 Notre Dame. Since 2000, Nebraska has amassed a nation-leading 117 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, which would rank in a tie for 13th over the more than 60 years of the academic All-America program. Nebraska has produced at least one academic AllAmerican in 42 consecutive seasons.

Senior I-back Rex Burkhead captured first-team academic All-America honors for the second straight season, while senior linebacker Sean Fisher earned second-team honors for the second straight year. Fisher added a prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.

While Burkhead and Fisher became the 25th and 26th two-time academic AllAmericans in the history of the Husker football program, senior track and field studentathlete Bjorn Barrefors became the first four-time CoSIDA Academic All-American in school history. A six-time All-American as a multi-eventer, Barrefors was Nebraska’s Male Student-Athlete of the Year and claimed an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.

He was joined by 10-time All-American Mara Griva and Morgan Wilken in giving the track team a trio of academic All-Americans. All-America wrestler Josh Ihnen added his second straight academic All-America award, while eight-time gymnastics All-American Emily Wong captured the first academic All-America award of her career.

Academic All-Americans 307 231 204 182

Top: Nebraska Student-Athletes of the Year Bjorn Barrefors (left) of the track and field team and Mary Weatherholt (right) from the Husker women’s tennis team earned multiple All-America awards in competition while leading two of Nebraska’s strongest academic programs. Barrefors was an All-America multi-event competitor who became NU’s first four-time CoSIDA Academic All-American. Weatherholt was the first Husker to earn All-America honors in both singles and doubles in 2013.

Bottom: A standout in the pool, in the classroom and in the community for four seasons at Nebraska, Kelsey Larson earned her bachelor’s degree in May of 2013. A biochemistry major, Larson was a three-time academic all-conference selection. The California native was also one of NU’s most dedicated student-athletes in the community, claiming Nebraska’s top Life Skills honor - the Heart & Soul Award - in 2013. She also produced 51 top-five finishes in the pool during her four-year career.

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Gina Mancuso added a first-team CoSIDA Academic All-America award to the Husker volleyball team’s nation-leading total of 37, while helping the Huskers to an NCAA Elite Eight appearance on the court.

Senior Mary Weatherholt also capped the most brilliant career on and off the court in Nebraska women’s tennis history. NU’s Female Student-Athlete of the Year earned All-America honors in both singles and doubles, while finishing as the runner-up at the NCAA Singles Championship. She added an Elite Eight finish with teammate Patricia Veresova at the NCAA Doubles Championship, after leading the Huskers to their firstever NCAA Sweet 16 as a team. For her performances on the court, in the classroom and in the community, Weatherholt claimed the ITA/Cissie Leary National Award for Sportsmanship, one of the top honors in collegiate tennis.

In addition to Nebraska’s continued success in creating CoSIDA Academic AllAmericans, the Huskers produced a record 705 Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll selections during the fall and spring semesters of 2012-13. A total of 188 Huskers were honored as academic All-Big Ten recipients, while 105 NU student-athletes earned degrees in 2012-13.

Nebraska’s 2012-13 Academic Highlights

• 307 All-Time CoSIDA Academic All-Americans across all sports (leads nation) 104 Football Academic All-Americans (leads all sports, all time) 37 Volleyball Academic All-Americans (leads all women’s sports, all time) 29 Softball Academic All-Americans (No. 2 among all women’s sports, all time) 35 Men’s & Women’s Track & Field Academic All-Americans (leads nation since 2002) • Eight CoSIDA Academic All-Americans (4 first-team, 4 second-team) First-Team: Rex Burkhead (Football), Bjorn Barrefors (Men’s Track & Field), Gina Mancuso (Volleyball), Josh Ihnen (Wrestling) Second-Team: Sean Fisher (Football), Mara Griva (Women’s Track & Field), Morgan Wilken (Women’s Track & Field), Emily Wong (Women’s Gymnastics) • Two NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Winners ($7,500) Sean Fisher (Football), Bjorn Barrefors (Men’s Track & Field) • Big Ten Postgraduate Scholarship Winners ($7,500) Conor McDermott (Football), Megan Southworth (Softball) • Big Ten Medal of Honor Winners Bjorn Barrefors (Men’s Track & Field, Mary Weatherholt (Women’s Tennis) • Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Winners Rex Burkhead (Football), Emily Wong (Women’s Gymnastics) • 188 Academic All-Big Ten Selections Across All Sports (3.0 GPA) • School-Record 705 Student-Athletes Honored on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Fall and Spring Honor Rolls (3.0 GPA or above) • 84 Student-Athletes Earned Perfect 4.0 GPAs in either the Fall or Spring Semester • 105 Student-Athletes Earned Degrees from August 2012 through May 2013 (August 2012-11; December 2012-36; May 2013-58) • Male Student-Athlete of the Year - Bjorn Barrefors, Men’s Track & Field (Computer Science) • Female Student-Athlete of the Year - Mary Weatherholt, Women’s Tennis (Business Administration) • Men’s Herman Award Winner - Men’s Golf (3.648 GPA in 2012) • Women’s Herman Award Winner - Women’s Tennis (3.793 GPA in 2012) • Life Skills Team Award Winners - Wrestling, Women’s Swimming & Diving

Top: Riley Seidel earned her bachelor’s degree from Nebraska in December of 2012 after majoring in marketing. A four-year letterwinner, the LaCrosse, Wis., native earned academic All-Big Ten honors as a senior in 2012.

Bottom: Husker diver D’Arcy Schmidt claimed her bachelor’s degree from Nebraska in December of 2012. The four-year letterwinner from Arizona majored in art at Nebraska and earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of 2012.

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The Nebraska academic Experience From the day student-athletes decide the University of Nebraska is the right place to be, the athletic academic counseling unit provides personal and academic support to ensure that student-athletes will get the most out of their years as Huskers. Featuring one of the most innovative and comprehensive academic support systems in the country, Nebraska is dedicated to helping its studentathletes become outstanding leaders in their chosen fields. The academic support team is comprised of 13 full-time staff members and a tutorial staff of approximately 75 tutors addressing all subject areas.

Academic Counseling

Eight academic counselors and three assistant academic counselors are in place to monitor daily academic progress, receive consistent course feedback, assist with the advising/registration process and monitor continuing eligibility and progress toward graduation. Essentially, academic counselors assist student-athletes in navigating the University of Nebraska system.

Tutorial Support

A tremendous resource for all academic abilities, unlimited tutorial support is available from day one up to college graduation. Subject and mentor tutors help provide academic support and study strategies to be successful. Supplemental Instruction, a sub-component of the tutorial program, provides targeted group review sessions to help ease the transition to college academics while improving study strategies and building academic self-esteem.

Study Hall

Nebraska’s study hall program is housed in the D.J. Sokol Enrichment Center within the Dick and Peg Herman Family Student Life Complex. Student-athletes attend a supervised, flex-time study hall that features day, evening and weekend hours. Each student-athlete is required to complete a specific number of study hours each week as determined by their academic counselor and/or coach. In addition, weekly study hall reports are provided to the coaching staff. Additional performance-based or tutor-based study hall may also be determined by the academic counselor.

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The Dick and Peg Herman Family Student Life Complex was completed in the fall of 2010. The extensive expansion and renovations tripled the size of Nebraska’s previous space devoted to student-athletes. The Student Life Complex also features a new technology center and a dedicated Life Skills area. The area gives Husker student-athletes all the tools they need to grow and succeed in the classroom and in the community.

Mentoring

Many student-athletes meet with a mentor on a weekly basis to assist in making a smooth transition from high school to college. Mentors collect syllabi, gather and report academic progress information and teach academic success strategies.

Educational Assessments

Assessments are administered upon the request of the student-athlete, academic counselor, or coach to determine student strengths and areas for improvement.

Results allow academic counselors to develop a personalized academic support program and to determine if more in-depth testing is warranted. When additional assessments are necessary, referrals are made to a consulting psychologist who conducts the assessments. If it is determined that a student-athlete has a learning disability, appropriate accommodations are made through the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities.

Student-Athlete Orientation

The academic staff coordinates New Student-Athlete Orientation to help newcomers adjust to the multiple demands of being a college student-athlete.

Presentations are made by academic counselors, compliance officials, NU faculty and administrators, business/community professionals and student-athletes.

Personal Counseling

Student-athletes will find a supportive and caring environment at Nebraska.

Transitional issues, stress management, time management, academic focus and problem resolution are all addressed in a proactive manner throughout the year. If necessary, counseling referrals are also made to designated practitioners.

Computer Resources

Student-athletes enjoy a new state-of-the art computer lab and technology center with 58 computers and professional supervision. Laptops are also available during team travel. Student-athletes have the benefit of ongoing education and assistance from a full-time computer technician.

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One of Nebraska’s most committed teams to outreach and community service, the Husker swimming and diving program has captured the Life Skills Team Award three of the past four seasons. The award is presented annually to the top men’s and women’s team at Nebraska that demonstrates the greatest overall commitment to the Huskers’ award-winning Life Skills program. The 2012 team (pictured above) joins the 2010 and 2013 teams as winners of the award.

Nebraska Life Skills - Serving Leaders The Nebraska Life Skills program is committed to providing proactive education, resources and support throughout college and beyond, best preparing Husker student-athletes for life after sports. Services foster transition, retention, responsible decision-making, leadership, volunteerism and career development.

Nebraska has long been considered a pioneer in life skills support and programming. In 1998, Nebraska was one of five Division I schools nationally to win the prestigious Program of Excellence Award recognizing a strong commitment to total person development. In 2005, Keith Zimmer, Associate A.D. for Life Skills, was the recipient of the Dr. Gene Hooks Award recognizing him as the top life skills administrator in the country.

Life Skills Components

Proactive Education Husker Life Seminar – All incoming student-athletes complete a 13-week fall semester seminar addressing a variety of life skills topics ranging from leadership to money to relationships and study skills. Team Workshops – Campus and community experts facilitate team-specific life skills education workshops.

Student-Athlete Assemblies – Meetings featuring remarks from Athletic Director Emeritus Tom Osborne and nationally recognized life skills trainers.

Personalized Support/Individual Sessions Resume Development – Each student-athlete is assigned a Life Skills counselor who assists in the creation of a personalized resume for the student-athlete.

Periodic follow-up meetings will take place through graduation to ensure a wellrounded college experience and marketability to realize career goals.

Community Outreach Nebraska student-athletes combine to impact over 100,000 people statewide on an annual basis. Team Service Requirement – Each team participates in a minimum of two service projects per year. School Outreach – Individuals participate in numerous school outreach campaigns in both classroom and assembly settings.

Hospital Visits – Huskers are frequent hospital visitors providing cheer and encouragement to a variety of patients. Miscellaneous Outreach – Outreach requests are received daily from the entire state requesting involvement from Husker student-athletes. Mentoring Programs – Typically requires one hour of service per week serving as a youth mentor.

Leadership/Citizenship Life Skills promotes leadership development and provides recognition opportunities for extraordinary citizenship. Student-Athlete Advisory Committee – Elected team representatives from each of the 24 sports serve as the “voice” of the entire student-athlete population discussing student-athlete welfare, legislation and service events. HERO Leadership Award – Individual recognition to Huskers who have consistently went above and beyond serving as an exemplary role-model. Heart and Soul Award – Presented annually to the top senior studentathlete leaders for extraordinary service throughout their college careers. Brook Berringer Citizenship Team – Annual “Good Works” team honoring football players for dedicated service in memory of late Husker Brook Berringer. Nebraska Football Uplifting Athletes - A newly recognized UNL student organization initiated in 2012, Nebraska football players and UNL student leaders work collaboratively to raise funds and awareness for those with rare diseases. Nebraska running back Rex Burkhead was named the 2012 recipient of the National Rare Disease Champion

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Award for his mentoring of Jack Hoffman. Life Skills Award of Excellence – Presented to the single men’s and women’s team with the highest point total in the life skills team competition.

Career Commitment In addition to the creation of a personalized resume and game plan, the following career resources are available to every Husker. Student-Athlete Career Fair – Attended by approximately 25 companies. Networking Night – Former Husker student-athletes and other professionals thriving in their chosen career fields share valuable insights with sophomore student-athletes. Assessments – Online assessments to help individuals discover talents and match with a major and career. Practical Experience – Programs in place to facilitate shadowing and internship placements. Job Preparation – Expert advice on cover letter writing, interviewing skills and evaluating the job offer.

Postgraduate Assistance Commitment to helping student-athletes pursue postgraduate plans and scholarships. Career Nights – Learn from the experts to gain valuable insight on timelines, application procedures, entrance requirements, personal essays and more. Scholarships – Seniors in their final season of athletic eligibility can apply for numerous postgraduate awards.

The Nebraska Life Skills program helps Husker student-athletes experience the benefits of service to others while learning to expand their own leadership skills both on and off the fields of competition. The Abbott Life Skills Center (bottom right) is located within Nebraska’s new Student Life Complex. In 2013, Kelly Dunn (bottom left) earned a prestigious Nebraska StudentAthlete HERO Leadership Award. The award is presented annually by Director of Athletics Shawn Eichorst to recognize the top NU student-athletes across all sports for their commitments to the Nebraska Life Skills program. Kelsey Larson (top, left in photo), a senior on the 2013 NU swimming and diving team, claimed Nebraska’s Heart & Soul Award, recognizing the top Husker female student-athlete in the community.

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LEADING THETHE WAYWAY LEADING

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As one of the nation’s premier public institutions, the University of Nebraska is committed to undergraduate learning and world-class research. Quality instruction is emphasized in Nebraska’s 157 undergraduate majors, which are spread through nine undergraduate colleges.

Nebraska, which officially joined the Big Ten Conference on July 1, 2011, is a member of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation, a consortium of Big Ten universities and the University of Chicago, which has generated unique opportunities for students and faculty by sharing expertise, leveraging resources and collaborating on programs.

The University of Nebraska was chartered by the Nebraska Legislature in 1869 as the state’s public university and land-grant institution. Founded in Lincoln, the University of Nebraska was expanded in 1968 into a state educational system now comprising four campuses under the guidance of a Board of Regents and a central administration.

To discover more about the University of Nebraska visit unl.edu. To learn more about Nebraska athletics, visit Huskers.com and ThisIsNebraska.com.

Large photo: The Nebraska Student Union is the meeting place on campus where students can spend a little down time between classes. It has study areas and a food court.

Bottom left: Love Library is the main library at the University of Nebraska and sits on the southern edge of City Campus.

Bottom middle: The Esther L. Kaufmann Center houses the Jeffery S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management.

Bottom right: The new, 30,000-square foot Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center is the nation’s largest multicultural center attached to a student union.

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LINCOLN, NEBRASKA

The state capital of Nebraska, Lincoln is a growing city that features activities for citizens of all ages and interests. Lincoln is a scenic city that includes gardens, bike paths and entertainment. The Haymarket District is full of entertainment and dining options and is just blocks from the UNL Campus. The historic state capitol building provides the centerpiece of the downtown area, and famed “O” Street provides numerous options for nightlife and entertainment for UNL students.

One of the nation’s 75 largest cities, Lincoln features the advantages of an urban setting and is only minutes away from the scenic beauty and wide open spaces of America’s Heartland. Home to more than one-quarter of a million people and the third-largest city in the Big Ten Conference, living in Lincoln enables Nebraska student-athletes to enjoy the benefits of city life, while residing in a community that is widely regarded as one of the top places to live in the United States.

LINCOLN’S NATIONAL RANKINGS Happiest U.S. City (LiveScience) Healthiest U.S. City (Center for Disease Control) Best Sport City (Sporting News) Lowest Unemployment Rate (Bureau of Labor) Best Cities for Families (Child Magazine) Modeled after the Power and Light District in Kansas City, the Railyard sits right across from the front entrance of the new Pinnacle Bank Arena, allowing fans to go to an event and then go out to the outdoor plaza. As part of the entertainment district, an $800,000 digital screen called the Cube (above) was installed. The Cube displays electronic artwork and shows movies and sporting events.

No. 1 Overall Wellbeing (Gallup) No. 1 Quality of Life (State Univ. of New York) No. 2 City in Quality of Life (Gallup) No. 7 Cleanest Air (CNN) No. 7 City for Business & Careers (Forbes) No. 8 Most Secure Places to Live (Sperling’s) Top 10 College Town (Relocate America)

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Prominent People with Nebraska Ties

Grover Cleveland Alexander, Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher • Fred Astaire, dancer and actor • Max Baer, boxer • Marlon Brando, Academy Award-winning actor • William Jennings Bryan, U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Representative, Democratic Party nominee for president 1896, 1900, and 1908 • Warren Buffett, investor; Forbes Magazine’s 2008 Richest Man in the World • Richard N. Cabela, entrepreneur, founder of Cabela’s sporting store • Johnny Carson, comedian • Joba Chamberlain, Professional baseball player for the New York Yankees • Dick Cheney, 46th U.S. Vice-president • Brian Duensing, Professional baseball player for the Minnesota Twins • Henry Fonda, Academy Award-winning actor • Bob Gibson, Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher for St. Louis Cardinals • Alex Gordon, Professional baseball player for the Kansas City Royals • Amy Heidemann, Karmin lead singer • Marg Helgenberger, actress • Peter Kiewit, contractor, investor and philanthropist • Jaime King, actress • Ted Kooser, Poet Laureate of the United States and Pulitzer Prize winner • Larry the Cable Guy, comedian • Malcolm X, civil rights leader • Nick Nolte, actor, producer • Edwin Perkins, inventor of Kool-Aid, philanthropist • Andy Roddick, tennis star, 2003 U.S. Open Champion • Gale Sayers, Football Hall of Fame running back for the Chicago Bears • Elliott Smith, singer-songwriter • Hilary Swank, 2-time Academy Award-winning actress • Gabrielle Union, actress • James Valentine, Maroon 5 guitarist • Paula Zahn, Former News anchor for CNN

Nebraska’s largest city, Omaha, is less than an hour’s drive from Lincoln and has a population of nearly 800,000. Omaha is home to TD Ameritrade Park home the NCAA College World Series (left), the world-renowned Henry Doorly Zoo (center) and the Joslyn Art Museum (far right)

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NEBRASKA’S NATIONAL POWER One of the nation’s premier athletic programs, Nebraska is dedicated to and successful in all 24 of its varsity sports. Nebraska has won a total of 25 team national championships since 1970, including five football titles, eight men’s gymnastics championships, six bowling crowns, three volleyball titles and three women’s track and field championships. In 2012-13, 12 Husker teams finished among the top 25 in their respective sports, including the Nebraska football team which posted its fifth straight nine-win season.

The Husker football team also led a list of 11 Husker squads that advanced to NCAA postseason competition in 2012-13, as Bo Pelini’s team made a New Year’s Day appearance in the 2013 Capital One Bowl. The national power Husker bowling team won its sixth national championship with a victory over top-ranked Vanderbilt. The NU softball team made its seventh trip to the Women’s College World Series with a Super Regional win over No. 3 Oregon and finished the season ranked eighth in the final polls, its highest finish since 2002. The women’s basketball team made its second NCAA Sweet 16 trip in four years, while the women’s tennis team made its first-ever NCAA Sweet 16 appearance. Nebraska’s volleyball team was one win away from reaching the Final Four, reaching the Sweet 16 for the 29th time in 31 seasons. During their first season of sand volleyball in the spring, the Huskers finished the year ranked seventh. Nebraska’s wrestling team was one of six Big Ten teams to finish in the top 15 at the NCAA Championships, with the Huskers finishing 13th. The NU men’s track and field team won its first Big Ten title in 2013 at the conference outdoor meet and then contributed a tie for 15th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships - its second straight top-15 finish. The rifle team finished seventh at the NCAA Championships and doubled its win total from 2012 under first-year Head Coach Stacy Underwood, while the men’s gymnastics team

finished 11th at the NCAA Championships.

With just one senior on the 2013 team, Nebraska’s bowling team captured its fourth national title in the past 10 seasons. After taking its program to new heights in 2012, the NU women’s tennis team was even better in 2013. The Huskers won their first Big Ten title, qualified for theNCAA Championships for the fourthstraight year and were selected as a women’s tennis regional site for the first time in school history. Along with a trip to the Women’s College World Series and a 45-win season, the softball team hosted a regional at Bowlin Stadium for the fifth time since the park opened in 2002. The Husker women’s basketball team ran to the second-highest win total in school history with 25 victories, while also finishing second in the Big Ten with a 12-4 conference mark.

Individual success also highlighted a stellar 2012-13 for Nebraska Athletics. On the gridiron, Spencer Long was named a second-team All-American, marking the fourth-straight year Nebraska has had either a first or second-team All-America selection. Mary Weatherholt rewrote Nebraska women’s tennis history, as the fifth-year senior finished runner-up to defending champion NCAA champion Nicole Gibbs. After clinching Nebraska’s bowling team national title, Kristina Mickelson won the X-Bowling Intercollegiate Singles title. Chad Wright nearly claimed a second straight national championship in the men’s discus, with his personalbest throw of 209-1 resulting in a runner-up finish. Overall in 2012-13, 37 Husker student-athletes combined to capture 53 All-America awards across all sports. As a testament to Nebraska’s national recruiting prowess, the All-Americans came to NU from 16 states and four foreign countries. The Cornhusker state showed its success in keeping the best and brightest of its future leaders at home, as nine AllAmericans came from the state of Nebraska.

All-American Mary Weatherholt had a historic run in the NCAA Singles Championship to cap her final year as a Husker. She stormed her way into the championship match with five straight wins before falling to two-time champion Nicole Gibbs of Stanford.

Top: Chad Wright won the shot put at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships and then finished second in the discus at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, after winning the NCAA discus title in 2012.

Bottom: The Nebraska men’s track and field team captured the 2013 Big Ten Outdoor title. It was the 105th conference title in program history and Head Coach Gary Pepin’s 69th conference title dating back to his first Big Eight win in 1981.

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Nebraska’s Top 25 National Finishes in 2012-13 Bowling Men’s Gymnastics Rifle Volleyball Sand Volleyball Softball Wrestling Women’s Gymnastics 14th Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Women’s Tennis Women's Basketball 18th Football

1st 7th 7th 7th 7th 8th 13th

15th (Tie) 16th 25th

Top left: The Nebraska women’s bowling team captured its fourth NCAA title since it became an NCAA sport in 2003. Kristina Mickelson, the lone senior on the squad, clinched the title with a strike in the second-to-last frame of the sixth game victory over Vanderbilt. AllAmerican Liz Kuhlkin earned NCAA Tournament MVP honors, while Mickelson went on to win the X-Singles National Championship.

Middle: Eight-time All-American Emily Wong led the Huskers to their third straight conference title and second straight Big Ten title. Wong was the 2013 Big Ten AllAround champion and added CoSIDA Academic All-America honors.

Bottom: All-America twin sisters Tatum (left) and Taylor Edwards (right) powered the Nebraska softball team to the Women’s College World Series in 2013. Tatum earned All-America honors as a pitcher for the Huskers in 2013, while Taylor was an All-America catcher as a freshman in 2011. Both return to rewrite the Husker record books in 2014.

Top: Jordan Hooper earned All-America honors for the second straight season while helping the Huskers to their second NCAA Sweet 16 in the last four years. Hooper, who was a starter on the gold-medal winning USA Basketball Women’s World University Games Team in 2013, returns for her senior season in 2013-14.

Bottom: Offensive lineman Spencer Long earned All-America honors from the Walter Camp Foundation in 2012, paving the way for record-setting Husker quarterback Taylor Martinez.

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BIG TEN CONTINUES TO EXPAND NATIONAL REACH

On July 1, 2011, the University of Nebraska became an official member of the Big Ten Conference, increasing the Big Ten’s membership to 12 institutions for the first time in conference history. The addition of Nebraska marked the Big Ten’s first expansion since Penn State University joined the conference in June of 1990. The nation’s oldest conference will continue to grow with the addition of Maryland and Rutgers in 2014-15. Currently, the Big Ten Conference is a union of 12 worldclass academic institutions – who share a common mission of research, graduate, professional and undergraduate teaching and public service. The conference’s 100-plus years of history, strong tradition of competitive intercollegiate athletic programs, vast and passionate alumni base, and consistent leadership in innovations position the Big Ten and its entire community firmly on the Big Stage.

The Big Ten has sustained a comprehensive set of shared practices and policies that enforce the priority of academics and emphasize the values of integrity, fairness and competitiveness in all aspects of its student-athletes’ lives, with the ultimate goal of ensuring that each individual has the opportunity to live a Big Life.

Big Ten Conference Highlights • Big Ten universities provide approximately $136 million in direct financial aid to nearly 10,000 men and women student-athletes who compete for 25 championships. Hockey will become the Big Ten’s 26th official conference championship sport in 2013-14.

• Conference institutions sponsor broad-based athletic programs with 299 teams.

Other than the Ivy League, the Big Ten has the most broad-based athletic programs in the United States.

• Big Ten fans are some of the nation’s most supportive, with nearly 10 million patrons attending conference home contests for football, men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball during 2012-13. In 2012, the Big Ten set new records for overall football attendance and surpassed the six-million mark for all games for the second straight year. During 2012-13, the Big Ten led the nation in men’s basketball and women’s volleyball attendance, while ranking second nationally in football and women’s basketball attendance.

• Over the last 34 seasons, the conference has ranked either No. 1 or No. 2 nationally in football, men’s basketball and wrestling attendance.

• The Big Ten leads all conferences with more than 4.5 million living alumni and 320,000 undergraduate students.

Big Ten Swimming & Diving FACTS • Every school in the Big Ten Conference sponsors a women’s swimming and diving program. Minnesota stopped Indiana’s run of three straight conference crowns by winning the 2012 Big Ten team championship and then defended its title in 2013.

• Michigan (14), Ohio State (5), Indiana (5), Minnesota (5) and Penn State (3) have won every Big Ten women’s swimming and diving title. The Buckeyes won the first five (1982-86), before Michigan won 12 straight (1987-98) and added titles in 2001 and 2004. Minnesota claimed back-to-back titles in 1999 and 2000, added a third crown in 2008 and won back-to-back championships in 2012 and 2013. Penn State won titles in 2002, 2005 and 2006, while Indiana captured crowns in 2003, 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011.

• The University of Minnesota will play host to the Big Ten Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships in 2014. Nebraska will travel to the Twin Cities for the conference meet Feb. 19-22. The Big Ten Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships will be held in Bloomington, Ind., Feb. 26-March 1.

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The Big Ten Network brings unprecedented coverage to women’s athletics across the conference, including live pre- and post-game coverage at the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament.

The Chicago-based network is also bringing increased national exposure to Nebraska student-athletes across all sports.

• Four Big Ten teams finished in the top 25 in the final team standings at the 2013 NCAA Championships. Minnesota led the Big Ten by taking 10th at the NCAA Championships, while Indiana (11th), Wisconsin (15th) and Purdue (19th) gave the conference four top-20 showings. Since 1983, 29 Big Ten Conference teams have earned top-10 finishes at the NCAA Championships, led by Michigan’s runner-up finish in 1995.

Big Ten Network

Headquartered in Chicago, the Big Ten Network is the first internationally distributed television network dedicated to covering one of America’s premier collegiate conferences.

With more than 400 live sports events, and virtually all of them in high definition, the Big Ten Network is the ultimate destination for Big Ten fans and alumni across the country. The network is on the air 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

The network is available to an estimated 80 million households, through agreements with more than 300 cable/satellite affiliates. In 2011 and 2012, every Big Ten home football game was nationally televised. Including road and neutral games, 99 percent (95 of 96) of Big Ten games were televised nationally in 2012, while the other road game appeared on ESPN3.com.

• Since the current media agreements began in 2007-08, every home football and men’s basketball game has been produced while women’s basketball has received more coverage than any other conference.

• The Big Ten’s new media agreements have resulted in the broadcast of nearly 1,000 events nationally and regionally on an annual basis, compared to 300 events in the final year of the previous agreements.

Big Ten Swimming & Diving Championships

The 2014 Big Ten Championships will be held at the University Aquatic Center on the Minnesota campus. Opened in 1990, the Aquatic Center has played host to 12 Big Ten Championships, including the women’s meet in 1991, 1996, 1999, 2004 and 2013. The facility was also the site of six NCAA Championships and will host the 2014 NCAA meet in March.

The Aquatic Center features a 50-meter competition pool that is eight lanes wide and eight feet deep. The separate diving well features a pair of one- and threemeter boards, as well as 1-, 5-, 7.5- and 10-meter platforms. It includes 1,346 permanent seats and 1,200 temporary bleachers. The Big Ten Championships are scheduled to run Feb. 19-22, 2014.

Big Ten Network Facts

MORE TELEVISION EXPOSURE

• The Big Ten’s media agreements with CBS, ABC/ESPN, Fox and BTN provide the conference with its greatest television exposure ever.

• In 2006, the Big Ten created the first national conference-owned television network devoted to the athletic and academic programs of a single conference.

The Big Ten Network launched on Aug. 30, 2007, and became the first new network in cable or satellite television history to reach 30 million homes in its first 30 days.

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2016 U.S. Olympic Trials

The CenturyLink Center in Omaha played host to the 2008 and 2012 U.S. Olympic Swim Trials. The facility will also be the site of the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials.

The state of Nebraska, the Midwest and the entire swimming community took a monumental step on June 28, 2005, when USA Swimming announced Omaha as the host city for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials. After the 2008 Trials proved to be a resounding success, as well as the subsequent 2012 Trials, officials from USA Swimming and the Omaha Sports Commission announced that the event would return to Omaha for the 2016 Olympic Trials.

“It came down to the fact that the setup in Omaha for the athletes and coaches is just the best out of all the candidate cities,” said Mike Unger, USA Swimming assistant executive director. “We think we did a good job in 2008 and 2012, but we think our efforts in 2016 need to be ramped up. We already have a few surprises that we’re not sharing yet, but I think the

spectators, athletes, coaches and volunteers who are there are going to be impressed.”

The 2008 Trials drew a record 160,003 fans over eight days and 15 sessions. Swimmers competing at the event set a total of nine world records and 21 American records.

The 2012 Trials, held June 25 to July 2, featured the installation of temporary indoor pools in the CenturyLink Center. Two 50-meter pools were installed in the 18,300-seat arena, reducing capacity to approximately 14,000.

Current Huskers Bailey Pons and Shannon Guy were among the participants in 2012, making the short trip from Lincoln to Omaha to represent Club Huskers. Pons competed in the 400-meter freestyle, while Guy showed her

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talents in the 100-meter butterfly.

The CenturyLink Center has served as a home away from home for Husker athletics the past several years. The NU volleyball team has played at the facility numerous times, including the 2006 NCAA Championships, when the Huskers won their third national title. Nebraska also hosted the Big 12 Wrestling Championships at the CenturyLink Center and the men’s basketball team played there in a game against Oregon in 2007.

In December of 2012, the NCAA Volleyball Championships returned to Omaha, welcoming the Husker volleyball team back, where they lost in the quarterfinals to eventual national runner-up Oregon.

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2013-14 Nebraska Cornhuskers

The 2013-14 Nebraska Swimming and Diving Team: Back row (from left): Diving Coach Natasha Chikina, Assistant Coach Patrick Rowan, Michaela Cunningham, Alexandra Bilunas, Krista Van Wie, Kelly Dunn, Jacqueline Juffer, Rebekah Land, Samantha Hardewig, Head Coach Pablo Morales, Undergraduate Assistant Coach Ellan Dufour. Middle Row (from left): Kristin Strecker, Bria Deveaux, Ashleigh Grammar, Katt Sickle, Taryn Collura, Megan Ziemann, Bailey Pons, Erin Oeltjen, Julia Roller, Anna Filipcic, Katie Ditter. Front Row (from left): Melisa Mexia, Nicole Schwery, Payton Michaud, Shannon Guy, Kaitlan Walker, Natalie Morris, Ciara Jenkins, Morgan Flannigan.

Name Year Events Alexandra Bilunas So. Free Taryn Collura* Jr. Free/Fly Michaela Cunningham* So. Breast/IM Bria Deveaux* So. Free/Fly Katie Ditter* So. Breast/IM Kelly Dunn** Jr. Free Anna Filipcic Fr. Diving Morgan Flannigan*** Sr. Free Ashleigh Grammar*** Sr. Free/IM Shannon Guy*** Sr. Breast/Fly Samantha Hardewig* So. Breast/IM Ciara Jenkins** Jr. Breast/IM Jacqueline Juffer* So. Back Rebekah Land** Jr. Back/Free Melisa Mexia* So. Fly/IM Payton Michaud*** Sr. Diving Natalie Morris** Jr. Fly/IM Erin Oeltjen Fr. Back/Fly Bailey Pons*** Sr. Free Julia Roller Fr. Fly/IM Nicole Schwery* So. Diving Katarina Sickle* So. Back/Free/IM Kristin Strecker*** Sr. Breast/IM Krista Van Wie* So. Breast/IM Kaitlan Walker*** Sr. Diving Megan Ziemann*** Sr. Back/Free *denotes letter earned at Nebraska Head Coach: Pablo Morales (Stanford, 1987) Assistant Coach: Patrick Rowan (Eastern Michigan, 2000) Diving Coach: Natasha Chikina (USC, 1999) Graduate Assistant Coach: Brandie Kavalec (Nebraska, 2011) Undergraduate Assistant Coach: Ellan Dufour

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Hometown (High School/Other School) Omaha, Neb. (Duchesne Academy/Navy) Phoenix, Ariz. (Sunnyslope) Millerville, Md. (Severna Park) Nassau, Bahamas (Baylor Boarding School) Ralston, Neb. (Omaha Gross) Chicago, Ill. (Community) Omaha, Neb. (Omaha Burke) Lawrence, Kan. (Lawrence Free State) St. Louis, Mo. (Lafayette) Omaha, Neb. (Millard West) Cincinnati, Ohio (Turpin) Mesa, Ariz. (Mesa) Wagner, S.D. (Wagner) Hannibal, Mo. (Hannibal) Los Mochis, Mexico (HYCIG) Lincoln, Neb. (Northeast) Lenexa, Kan. (Olathe Northwest) Omaha, Neb. (Millard West) Cedar Falls, Iowa (Cedar Falls) Naperville, Ill. (Naperville Central) Roca, Neb. (Lincoln Southwest) Grain Valley, Mo. (Grain Valley) Topeka, Kan. (Hayden) Grand Island, Neb. (Grand Island) Albuquerque, N.M. (Eldorado) Round Rock, Texas (Cedar Park Vista Ridge)

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2013-14 Nebraska Season Preview The 2013-14 Nebraska swimming and diving team plunges into a new season looking to build off the momentum and record-breaking explosion from a season ago. The Huskers finished 2012-13 with a school-record 12 victories, setting eight school records at the 2013 Big Ten Championships.

Although Nebraska graduated several standout performers last season, the 2013-14 squad features two individual school-record holders and contributors to four school-record relay times. The Huskers also return nine swimmers who finished in the top 24 at the 2013 Big Ten Championships, helping Nebraska more than double its 2012 team total.

With such a fantastic group of returners, and the entire program on what Head Coach Pablo Morales called an upswing, he couldn’t help but express his anticipation for this season.

“We’re coming off a very successful season and we’re very excited,” Morales said. “The girls had a great offseason and are building on the attitude and excitement from last year. We have some exciting competitions, including facing Iowa, Illinois, Ohio State and Michigan, and we want to keep moving up the conference rankings.”

In order to do that, Nebraska will need to rely on strong leadership in 2013-14. The squad returns eight seniors (Morgan Flannigan, Ashleigh Grammar, Shannon Guy, Payton Michaud, Bailey Pons, Kristin Strecker, Kaitlan Walker and Megan Ziemann), all of whom have spent at least four years with the program.

According to Morales, they’ve been an integral part of the team’s success, and he expects that to continue this season.

“Our senior group has probably gone through more monumental benchmarks in these last four years than anyone in program history,” Morales said. “They were a part of the last year in the Big 12, the somewhat disappointing first year in the Big Ten and the upward movement in our program last season. It takes a strong group to be a part of such a change in the positive direction, and without their strength, commitment and character, we wouldn’t have been able to turn things around the way we have.”

In order to keep the momentum from last season, the program needs to continue to bring in athletes with the same ability to react to changes and overcome

obstacles. Early on, Morales has already seen those characteristics from freshmen Julia Roller, Erin Oeltjen and Anna Filipcic, and he anticipates their ability to produce for the squad immediately.

“Julia, Erin and Anna are really fitting into our team dynamic,” Morales said. “They’re seeing how much we value our team bond, which I think was really instrumental in our progress last year, and they’ve fit in pretty seamlessly. Likewise, from a performance standpoint, we feel like they’re displaying the right kind of focus and determination to step in and help us out right away.”

Overall, the Huskers will need a combined effort from both the newcomers and experienced members of the team in order to find the same success they achieved last season.

The Nebraska sprint freestyle corps had a breakout season in 2012-13, setting school records in both sprint relay events at the 2013 Big Ten Championships.

This season the squad will once again look to its sprint freestylers to set the tone early in dual meet competitions.

Taryn Collura, a qualifier for the 2013 NCAA Championships, will be looked to as the corps’ leader in 2013-14. A junior, Collura is Nebraska’s leading returner in the 50- and 100-yard freestyles.

“Taryn Collura was our highest performer last year, making it to the NCAA Championships and performing quite well,” Morales said. “She had a great offseason, training and competing hard this summer. She’s on a pretty steep trajectory, and we’re looking forward to seeing her progress.”

The squad will also look to sophomore standout Bria Deveaux to step up and produce in the sprint freestyle events. The Nassau, Bahamas, native trained hard this offseason, competing for the Bahamanian national team at the World University Games in Kazan, Russia.

In the mid- and long-distance freestyle events, Nebraska will be led by senior Bailey Pons. The 35-time individual event winner is the returning leader in the 200-, 500-, 1,000-, and 1,650-yard freestyle events for the Huskers.

“Bailey has had a wonderful career and a great summer,” Morales said. “We’re excited to see her move toward qualifying for the NCAA Championships.”

Pons will be joined by fellow seniors Flannigan and

Junior Taryn Collura set a school record in the 50-yard freestyle (22.42) on the way to competing at the 2013 NCAA Championships. She is Nebraska’s leading returner in both the 50- and 100-yard freestyles.

A Look at the 2013-14 Huskers Letterwinners Returning: 22 Newcomers: 3 2013 Big Ten Championship Top-24 Returning Finishers: 9 2012-13 First-Place Finishers Returning: 11 2012-13 Returning Academic All-Big Ten Selections: 10

2013-14 Top Returning Times 50 Freestyle: Taryn Collura, 22.42 100 Freestyle: Taryn Collura, 49.45 200 Freestyle: Bailey Pons, 1:49.39 500 Freestyle: Bailey Pons, 4:48.32 1,000 Freestyle: Bailey Pons, 10:06.52 1,650 Freestyle: Bailey Pons, 16:38.50 100 Backstroke: Rebekah Land, 56.77 200 Backstroke: Rebekah Land, 2:02.38 100 Breaststroke: Kristin Strecker, 1:03.63 200 Breaststroke: Kristin Strecker, 2:17.10 100 Butterfly: Shannon Guy, 53.23 200 Butterfly: Natalie Morris, 2:00.74 200 IM: Natalie Morris, 2:04:75 400 IM: Katt Sickle, 4:31.20 One-Meter Dive: Payton Michaud, 297.60 Three-Meter Dive: Payton Michaud, 322.05 Platform Dive: Nicole Schwery, 260.05

Grammar on a veteran distance freestyle corps.

Rebekah Land is Nebraska’s leading returner in both the 100- and 200-yard backstrokes. Along with senior Megan Ziemann, Land will be looked to for leadership in the backstroke events again this season.

Other key contributors in the backstroke this season will be Deveaux, Jacqueline Juffer and Erin Oeltjen.

Oeltjen, one of the squad’s talented freshmen, won the Nebraska high school state championship in the 100-yard backstroke three times at Millard West.

Shannon Guy is a returning leader for the Huskers in the butterfly events. A senior, Guy owns Nebraska’s school record in the 100-yard butterfly and was a part of all four school-record relay teams at the 2013 Big Ten Championships. She enters 2013-14 with her eyes set on national success.

“Shannon Guy has been outstanding,” Morales said.

“She’s a school record-holder and she has a chance to be even better than last year and make it to the NCAA Championships.”

Deveaux, Collura, Ziemann, Melisa Mexia, and Natalie Morris will also contribute to the Husker butterfly corps. Morris, a junior in 2013-14, is Nebraska’s leading returner in the 200-yard butterfly.

The Huskers will look to senior Kristin Strecker for leadership in the breaststroke events. Strecker is the squad’s leading returner in the 100- and 200-yard breaststrokes after swimming career-best times in both events at the 2012 Iowa Invitational.

“Kristin Strecker made some great drops last year,” Morales said. “That was as a junior, but she’s a senior now and we can tell she’s going to have a great season.”

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2013-14 Nebraska Season Preview Guy will join Strecker as another senior leader for a breaststroke corps with solid depth and an abundance of youth. Other breaststroke contributors include junior Ciara Jenkins and sophomores Michaela Cunningham, Katie Ditter, Samantha Hardewig and Krista Van Wie. In the diving well, the Huskers are led by senior Payton Michaud, the returning leader in both the one- and three-meter dives. Michaud set a career best in the three meter last season and will be looking to end her fourth Husker season in style.

Senior Kaitlan Walker, returning from an injury that caused her to miss 2012-13, enters her fourth season as well. Walker hopes to return to her top form and be a leader for sophomore Nicole Schwery and freshman Anna Filipcic, who are trying to maximize their dynamic potential.

The Huskers open their third year in the Big Ten Conference with the annual Scarlet v. Cream Intrasquad meet on Sept. 26 at the Devaney Natatorium. Nearly a week and a half later, the squad will return to the pool for its other annual event, the Alumni Meet, held Oct. 5.

The Huskers begin regular-season action with a home dual against former conference foe Iowa State on Oct. 12. The squad will then travel to Fayetteville, Ark., on Oct. 26 to face Arkansas. The Huskers hold a 6-4 all-time series lead over the Razorbacks.

November will see Nebraska compete in three meets that each involve more than two teams. First, the Huskers will play host to Iowa and South Dakota State on Nov. 15 at the Devaney Natatorium. Then, Nov. 21-23, the Nebraska divers head to Columbia, Mo., to compete in the Mizzou Invitational.

The same weekend, Nov. 22-24, the Husker swimmers travel to Topeka, Kan., to compete in their second consecutive Kansas Classic. The squad took third place at the 2012-13 meet, finishing behind Notre Dame and Kansas.

Nebraska will begin December with a trip to Iowa City, Iowa, for the Hawkeye Invitational, Dec. 6-8. The squad closes out its fall competition schedule with dual meets at Northern Iowa and Nebraska-Omaha on Dec. 13 and 14, respectively.

After January’s annual holiday training, the Huskers return to action for their final home meet of the season against Big Ten foe Illinois on Jan. 25. Nebraska won last season’s matchup by an impressive score of 194-106.

The Huskers will conclude regular-season competition with Big Ten duals against Ohio State and Michigan on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 in Columbus, Ohio. The matchup with the Buckeyes will mark the first time the two schools have ever faced each other in a dual meet.

After almost three weeks off from competition, Nebraska will travel to the 2014 Big Ten Championships in Minneapolis, Minn., Feb. 19-22. The squad will be looking to repeat the magic of last season’s eight school records set at the meet.

Following the Big Ten Championships, the squad will compete in Minneapolis, Minn., three more times in the month of March. First, the Huskers will participate in an NCAA Last Chance Meet on March 2. Then, March 10-12, the Nebraska divers will take part in the NCAA Zone D Diving Meet. Finally, qualifiers for the 2014 NCAA Championships will head to Minnesota’s University Aquatic Center for the season finale held March 20-22.

2013-14 Nebraska Swimming & Diving Schedule

Date Meet Sept. 26 Scarlet vs. Cream Intrasquad Oct. 5 Alumni Meet Oct. 12 Iowa State Oct. 26 at Arkansas Nov. 15 Iowa with South Dakota State Nov. 21-23 at Mizzou Invitational (Diving) Nov. 22-24 at Kansas Classic (Swimming) Dec. 6-8 at Hawkeye Invitational Dec. 13 at Northern Iowa Dec. 14 at Nebraska-Omaha Jan. 4-5 Holiday Training Competition Jan. 25 Illinois Jan. 31-Feb. 1 at Ohio State with Michigan Feb. 19-22 at Big Ten Championships March 2 at Last Chance Meet March 10-12 at NCAA Zone Diving Meet March 20-22 at NCAA Championships

Location Time Devaney Natatorium 4 p.m.

Devaney Natatorium 7:30 a.m.

Devaney Natatorium 10 a.m.

Fayetteville, Ark. 11 a.m.

Devaney Natatorium 4 p.m.

Columbia, Mo. All Day Topeka, Kan. All Day Iowa City, Iowa All Day Cedar Falls, Iowa 3 p.m.

Omaha, Neb. 2 p.m.

TBA TBA Devaney Natatorium 11 a.m.

Columbus, Ohio 5 p.m./10 a.m.

Minneapolis, Minn.

All Day Minneapolis, Minn.

All Day Minneapolis, Minn.

All Day Minneapolis, Minn.

All Day

Senior Payton Michaud is Nebraska’s leading returner in both the one- and three-meter dives in 2013-14, scoring a career-best 322.05 in the three meter at last season’s Iowa Invitational.

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Katie Davis Morgan Flannigan

Senior | Backstroke/Individual | Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Northeast/Arkansas) Freestyle | Lawrence,Medley Kan. (Lawrence Free State)

2013-14 (Outlook)

Morgan Flannigan enters her fourth season as a Husker in 2013-14. Her experience in the distance freestyle events adds to a senior-laden distance freestyle corps looking to leave its mark on the Big Ten Conference.

After recording two career-best times in 2012-13 and notching 32 top-five finishes in her first three seasons, Flannigan is looking for even more in her final campaign.

2012-13 (Junior)

Honors & Awards

+Three Letters (2011, 2012, 2013) +Academic All-Big Ten (2012, 2013) +Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2011) +Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2010)

big ten Championships

Year Event 2013 200 Freestyle 2013 500 Freestyle 2013 1,650 Freestyle 2012 200 Freestyle 2012 500 Freestyle 2012 1,650 Freestyle

Big 12 Championships

Year Event 2011 200 Freestyle 2011 500 Freestyle 2011 1,650 Freestyle

Finish 53rd 39th 22nd 59th 54th 42nd Finish 24th 19th 9th

Flannigan produced another strong season for the Huskers in 2012-13, recording 12 top-five finishes and three event victories across five events. Flannigan won the 200- (1:55.18) and 500-yard (5:11.34) freestyles against Nebraska-Omaha and took the 1,000-yard freestyle crown against Northern Iowa with a time of 10:29.06. She also set career-best times of 10:23.63 in the 1,000 free against San Diego State and 16:48.48 in the 1,650 free at the 2013 Big Ten Championships.

Flannigan continued to perform well in the classroom, claiming academic All-Big Ten honors for the second consecutive season.

2011-12 (sophomore)

Flannigan gave the Huskers a solid go-to option in the freestyle events in 2011-12. The Lawrence, Kan., native earned nine top-five finishes during her sophomore campaign, with her most success coming in the 500-yard freestyle. Flannigan finished the season strong, recording season-best times at the Big Ten Championships in the 200-, 500- and 1,650yard freestyle. Flannigan also performed well in the classroom for the Huskers, earning academic All-Big Ten honors. She also claimed a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of 2011.

2010-11 (Freshman)

Flannigan made an immediate impact as a Husker freshman by notching 11 top-five finishes, including a win against South Dakota in the 800-yard freestyle (9:17.18). Flannigan also earned a second-place finish against Nevada in the 100-yard freestyle, though her fastest time in the event came against both Wyoming and North Dakota at 10:27.67. Flannigan’s most impressive performance of the season came at the Big 12 Championships where she finished ninth in the 1,650 freestyle in 16:51.62. In the classroom, Flannigan earned a spot on the fall 2010 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

Previous

Flannigan had a successful high school career at Lawrence Free State High School. She was a major contributor in winning a Kansas 6A State Championship in 2009 and finished second in the 200-yard freestyle event in 2010 after finishing third in the event the previous two years. At the 2010 state championships, Flannigan helped her relay team to a title in the 200yard medley relay. She also finished second in the 500-yard freestyle at the 2010 state meet and was a member of the Kansas state record-holding 200-yard medley and 400-yard freestyle relay teams.

Personal

Morgan was born on May 12, 1992, in Lawrence, Kan. She is the daughter of Kevin and Jana Flannigan and has one brother, Spencer. A biological sciences major at Nebraska, Flannigan claimed academic All-Big Ten honors in 2012 and 2013. She also earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of 2011 and was a Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection in the fall of 2010.

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Favorite Music: Country/Pop

Favorite Meal: Any breakfast food Premeet Ritual: Listen to music Best Thing About Nebraska: The atmosphere

Career-Best Times Event Time 200 Free 1:51.91 500 Free 4:55.21 1,650 Free 16:48.48

Date Meet 2/24/11 Big 12 Championships 2/25/11 Big 12 Championships 2/23/13 Big Ten Championships

Location Austin, Texas Austin, Texas Minneapolis, Minn.

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Ashleigh Grammar

Senior | Freestyle/Individual Medley | St. Louis, Mo. (Lafayette)

2013-14 (Outlook)

Ashleigh Grammar returns to the squad for her fourth season in 2013-14. After setting two career bests in 2012-13, she has shown her ability to improve each season with the Huskers. A freestyle swimmer, Grammar will pair up with fellow seniors Morgan Flannigan and Bailey Pons to lead an experienced distance freestyle corps for Nebraska in its third year in the Big Ten Conference.

2012-13 (JUNIOR)

Honors & Awards

+Three Letters (2011, 2012, 2013) +Academic All-Big Ten (2012, 2013) +Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2011; Spring 2012) +Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Fall 2010; Spring 2011)

big ten Championships

Year Event 2013 500 Freestyle 2013 1,650 Freestyle 2013 400 IM 2012 500 Freestyle 2012 1,650 Freestyle 2012 400 IM

Big 12 Championships

Year Event 2011 200 Freestyle 2011 500 Freestyle 2011 1,650 Freestyle 2011 400 IM

Finish 58th 37th 40th 73rd 48th 46th

Grammar once again showed her versatility in 201213, competing in nine different events as a junior.

Grammar earned nine top-10 finishes on the season and finished in the top six on all three occasions she competed in the 1,000-yard freestyle for the Huskers.

Her most success came at the Iowa Invitational in December, where she set career-best times in both the 200- (2:11.59) and 400-yard (4:35.27) individual medleys. In the classroom, Grammar earned her second-straight academic All-Big Ten honors in 2013.

2011-12 (Sophomore)

Grammar continued to improve for the Huskers in the freestyle and butterfly events during her sophomore season, notching a third-place finish in the 1,000-yard freestyle against UNO in 10:58.50. The St. Louis, Mo., native also set a career-best time in the 1,000-yard freestyle against Iowa State (10:45.71). Grammar excelled in the classroom, earning academic All-Big Ten honors in 2012, while also claiming spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in both the fall of 2011 and spring of 2012.

2010-11 (Freshman)

Grammar provided depth at the freestyle position, especially in the 500 and the 1,000, as a freshman in 2010-11. She earned a victory in the 500-yard freestyle against UNO, setting a then-career-best mark (5:15.07) in the process. Grammar also earned a pair of second-place finishes against UNO and South Dakota in the 800- and 1,000-yard freestyle, respectively.

She showed her all-around skills by competing in 11 different events over the course of the year and demonstrated her ability to work in the classroom by earning spots on the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semesters.

Previous

Grammar came to Nebraska from Lafayette High School in St. Louis, Mo. In the 2010 Missouri State Championships, she placed three times, including a state title in the 400-yard freestyle relay and a thirdplace finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay to help Lafayette to a state team title. Grammar also finished eighth in the 200-yard individual medley.

Personal

Ashleigh was born on Nov. 8, 1991, in Atlanta, Ga. She is the daughter of Michael and Barbara Grammar and has one sister, Amanda. Ashleigh is majoring in biological sciences and earned academic All-Big Ten honors in 2012 and 2013. She also claimed spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in both the fall of 2011 and spring of 2012. Grammar was a two-time Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection in 2010-11.

Finish 42nd 24th 20th 21st

Q & A with Ashleigh

Favorite Music: Hip Hop/Country

Favorite Meal: Chicken cordon bleu Premeet Ritual: Interacting with teammates Best Thing About Nebraska: Game days and fan support

Career-Best times Event Time 500 Freestyle 5:00.22 1,650 Freestyle 17:24.57 400 IM 4:35.27

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Date Meet 2/24/11 Big 12 Championships 2/26/11 Big 12 Championships 12/1/12 Iowa Invitational

Location Austin, Texas Austin, Texas Iowa City, Iowa

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Shannon Guy

Senior | Freestyle/Butterfly | Omaha, Neb. (Millard West)

2013-14 (Outlook)

Shannon Guy enters 2013-14 looking to cap an outstanding four-year Husker career. The senior butterfly and freestyle specialist has amassed 45 topfive finishes, including 15 victories, in three years with the squad. In 2012-13, Guy was a part of five schoolrecord performances, and she will attempt to add even more to her legacy in her final season at Nebraska.

2012-13 (Junior)

Honors & Awards

+Academic All-Big Ten (2012, 2013) +U.S. Olympic Trials (2012) +Three Letters (2011, 2012, 2013) +CSCAA Scholastic All-American (HM, 2012) +Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2012) +Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2011, 2012; Spring 2012, 2013) +Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Fall 2010; Spring 2011)

big ten Championships

Year Event 2013 50 Freestyle 2013 100 Butterfly 2013 200 Butterfly 2012 100 Breaststroke 2012 100 Butterfly 2012 200 Butterfly

Big 12 Championships

Year Event 2011 100 Breaststroke 2011 100 Butterfly 2011 200 Butterfly

Finish 25th 5th 33rd 32nd 11th 15th Finish 12th 12th 21st

Guy swam her way to 17 top-five finishes and six event titles in 2012-13 to continue her brilliant Husker career.

She swam a career-best 53.23 in the 100-yard butterfly at the Big Ten Championships to set a school record in the event. Guy came away with fifth place, marking the highest Husker finish in two years of competition at the meet. She also set a career-best time of 23.17 seconds in the 50-yard freestyle at the conference meet, finishing 25th. Guy’s individual efforts contributed to four record-setting relay teams at the 2013 Big Ten Championships. Along with Hayley Martin, Taryn Collura and Ariel Weech, Guy helped set school records in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:30.11), 400-yard freestyle relay (3:18.10), and 200-yard medley relay (1:39.13). In the 400-yard medley relay, Guy, Martin, Weech and Ashley Reiter set a school-record time of 3:39.36. In the classroom, Guy garnered her secondstraight academic All-Big Ten honors in 2013, while also earning spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in both semesters.

2011-12 (Sophomore)

Guy continued to build a solid Husker career as a sophomore. The Omaha, Neb., native competed in seven different events for the Huskers, earning 13 top-five finishes on the year, including five victories.

Guy put herself into the No. 2 spot in the Husker record books, finishing the 100-yard butterfly in 54.23 and taking 11th at the 2012 Big Ten Championships.

The butterfly and breaststroke specialist also set a personal-best time of 2:00.63 in the 200-yard butterfly at the Big Ten Championships. Following her sophomore season, Guy participated at the U.S. Olympic Trials at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha.

A stellar performer in the classroom, Guy captured

honorable-mention CSCAA Scholastic All-America accolades after earning recognition as a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar. She was also an academic AllBig Ten selection in 2012 and named to the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in both the fall semester of 2011 and spring semester of 2012.

2010-11 (Freshman)

Guy made an immediate impact for the Huskers in 2010-11, amassing 15 top-five finishes as a freshman, including four victories. All of her wins came in the 100-yard butterfly, although she notched her fastest time (54.54) in a 12th-place showing at the 2011 Big 12 Championships. Guy was also a member of the 200and 400-yard medley relay squads that set multiple records at the Big 12 Championships, including what was then the fastest 200-yard medley relay in school history (1:41.08). Guy was selected to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semesters of 2010-11.

Previous

Guy continued a strong tradition of Millard West graduates who attended Nebraska, following in the footsteps of former Huskers Kaitlin Arntz and C.J. Bray.

Guy was a four-time state champion in the 100-yard butterly and captured three Nebraska state titles in the 100-yard breaststroke. She holds the Nebraska high school record in the 100-yard butterfly and was the Midwestern Swimming record holder in the 100 fly (short course and long course). Guy was also the 100 fly champion at the 2010 Speedo Sectional Championship.

Personal

Shannon was born on July 21, 1991, in Omaha, Neb. She is the daughter of Richard and Natalie Guy and has a younger sister, Morgan. Shannon is a psychology major and earned honorable-mention CSCAA Scholastic All-America recognition in 2012. She was also a 2012 Big Ten Conference Distinguished Scholar. Guy earned academic All-Big Ten honors in 2012 and 2013, and has claimed spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete each of the last four semesters. Guy was also a two-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

Q & A with Shannon

Favorite Music: All Favorite Meal: Breakfast

Premeet Ritual: Warm up and stay warm by jumping around and stretching Best Thing About Nebraska: My teammates

Career-Best Times Event Time 50 Freestyle 23.17 100 Breaststroke 1:03.05 100 Butterfly 53.23

Date Meet 2/21/13 Big Ten Championships 2/24/11 Big 12 Championships 2/22/13 Big Ten Championships

Location Minneapolis, Minn.

Austin, Texas Minneapolis, Minn.

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Payton Michaud Senior | Diving | Lincoln, Neb. (Northeast)

2013-14 (Outlook)

Payton Michaud, Nebraska’s top scorer in the one- and three-meter dives in 2012-13, returns to the squad in 2013-14 for her senior campaign. After an impressive junior season, she will be looking to add even more to her excellent career totals. In three seasons under Natasha Chikina, Michaud has accumulated 41 top-five finishes and 22 victories, leading the Husker diving corps since joining the Big Ten in 2011-12.

2012-13 (JUNIOR)

Honors & Awards

+Three Letters (2011, 2012, 2013) +Academic All-Big Ten (2012, 2013) +Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2012; Spring 2013) +Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2010; Spring 2011)

big ten Championships

Year Event 2013 One Meter 2013 Three Meter 2012 One Meter 2012 Three Meter

Finish 19th 21st 14th 29th

Big 12 Championships Year Event 2011 One Meter 2011 Three Meter 2011 Platform

Finish 5th 15th 13th

Michaud dove her way to 14 top-three finishes and nine victories in an outstanding junior season for the Huskers. She swept the diving events three times, winning both the one-meter and three-meter dives in meets against North Dakota/St. Cloud State, NebraskaOmaha and Northern Iowa. Michaud also set a career best in the three meter with a score of 322.05 at the Iowa Invitational in December. She ended her season at the NCAA Zone D Diving Meet in March, finishing 28th in the three meter. In the classroom, Michaud earned her second-straight academic All-Big Ten honors in 2013, while claiming spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semesters.

2011-12 (Sophomore)

Michaud was one of NU’s most consistent divers during her sophomore season. The Lincoln, Neb., native dove in the one-meter and three-meter events on the boards during the 2011-12 campaign and placed in the top five 12 times. She was able to set new personal bests in each event during the course of the season, increasing her one-meter best by nearly 15 points

against Illinois (299.18) and her three-meter score by more than eight points against Iowa State (306.67).

Michaud also performed well in the classroom, earning academic All-Big Ten honors.

2010-11 (Freshman)

Michaud stepped in and immediately became one of Nebraska’s go-to divers during her freshman season.

On the year, she captured 15 top-five finishes, including five victories. All of her wins came in the one- or three-meter dives, and her best finish at the Big 12 Championships came with a fifth-place showing in the one meter. Her score of 284.15 was a then-career best in the event. The Lincoln Northeast graduate also earned spots on the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semesters of 2010-11.

Previous

Michaud was one of two Nebraska natives to join the Huskers in 2010 and the only diver in the recruiting class. Michaud swam for Lincoln Northeast High School and finished second in the one-meter dive at the 2010 Nebraska State Championships with a final score of 434.35. Michaud was also on the academic honor roll at Northeast.

Personal

Payton was born on Sept. 26, 1992, in Lincoln, Neb. She is the daughter of Hollie Michaud. A pre-criminology and criminal justice major, Payton earned academic All-Big Ten honors in 2012 and 2013, and a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2012-13. She was a two-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

Q & A with Payton

Favorite Music: All Favorite Meal: Sushi

Premeet Ritual: Music Best Thing About Nebraska: Husker pride

Career-Best Dives Event Score One Meter 299.18 Three Meter 322.05 Platform 194.80

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Location Champaign, Ill. Iowa City, Iowa Austin, Texas

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Bailey Pons

Senior | Freestyle | Cedar Falls, Iowa (Cedar Falls)

2013-14 (Outlook)

Bailey Pons returns in 2013-14 as the unquestioned leader of Nebraska’s distance freestyle corps. As a junior in 2012-13, she swam the Huskers’ fastest times in the 500-, 1,000- and 1,650-yard freestyles, and she also holds the fastest returning time in the 200-yard freestyle. Pons will be looking to add to an exceptional 35 career victories in her final season with the squad.

2012-13 (JUNIOR)

Honors & Awards

+Three Letters (2011, 2012, 2013) +Academic All-Big Ten (2012, 2013) +U.S. Olympic Trials (2012) +CSCAA Scholastic All-American (HM, 2012) +Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2012) +Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2011, 2012; Spring 2012, 2013) +Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Fall 2010; Spring 2011)

big ten Championships

Year Event 2013 200 Freestyle 2013 500 Freestyle 2013 1,650 Freestyle 2012 200 Freestyle 2012 500 Freestyle 2012 1,650 Freestyle

Finish 31st 20th 19th 30th 37th 19th

Big 12 Championships Year Event 2011 200 Freestyle 2011 500 Freestyle 2011 1,650 Freestyle

Finish 13th 11th 6th

Pons continued to impress in 2012-13, amassing 23 top-five finishes and leading the Huskers with 14 victories on the season. Pons swept all five of her 1,000-yard freestyle competitions, including a careerbest time of 10:06.52 against San Diego State. She also won the Kansas Classic’s 1,650-yard freestyle, finishing in a meet-record 16:48.88. Additionally, Pons set career bests in the 100- (52.83), 200- (1:49.39), and 500-yard (4:48.32) freestyles at the Iowa Invitational in December. Once again, Pons starred in the classroom, earning academic All-Big Ten honors for the second consecutive year. She also claimed spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semesters of 2012-13.

2011-12 (Sophomore)

Pons produced a strong sophomore season both in the pool and in the classroom in 2011-12. The Cedar Falls, Iowa, native earned 14 top-five finishes on the year, including eight event titles. Pons also swept the 1,000-yard freestyle, winning the event every time she competed (Iowa State, Illinois and South Dakota State). She set personal bests in the 200-yard freestyle (1:49.52) and the 1,650-yard freestyle (16:34.75) at the 2012 Big Ten Championships. After the season, Pons qualified for and competed in the 400-yard freestyle at the Olympic Trials in Omaha. A standout in the classroom, Pons joined Shannon Guy with honorablemention CSCAA Scholastic All-America recognition in 2012. Pons was also one of four Husker swimmers to

earn Big Ten Distinguished Scholar awards. In addition, she earned an academic All-Big Ten selection and claimed a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters.

2010-11 (Freshman)

Pons stepped in for the Huskers and immediately became a go-to swimmer by capturing more than 20 top-five finishes to lead the team in 2010-11. Pons also exploded for a team-best 13 victories on the year. She tied with Kelsey Grushecky for best individual finish at the 2011 Big 12 Championships, finishing sixth in the 1,650 freestyle. Pons also set two top-five marks in NU history with her times in the 500 free (4:49.05) and the 1,650 free (16:38.14) at the Big 12 Championships.

In the classroom, Pons earned spots on the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll in both the fall semester of 2010 and spring semester of 2011.

Previous

Pons came to Nebraska after being named the Iowa High School Swimmer of the Year when she won the 200- and 500-yard freestyles at the state meet in 2010.

The high school All-American won the 1,000-yard freestyle title at the 2010 Spring Speedo Championship Series while adding a runner-up finish in the 1,650 free.

Personal

Bailey was born on Nov. 9, 1991, in Waterloo, Iowa. She is the daughter of Melody and Kevin Pons, and has an older brother, Bo. She is an English and geology major at Nebraska and earned honorable-mention CSCAA Scholastic All-America recognition in 2012. She was also a 2012 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar. The two-time academic All-Big Ten selection also claimed spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of 2011 and 2012, and spring of 2012 and 2013. She was selected to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll in both semesters of 2010-11.

Q & A with Bailey

Favorite Music: Today’s Hit Music/Rock

Favorite Meal: Thin crust sausage pizza with alfredo sauce Premeet Ritual: Listen to music and talk with teammates Best Thing About Nebraska: The student-athlete experience and my teammates

Career-Best Times Event Time 200 Freestyle 1:49.39 500 Freestyle 4:48.32 1,650 Freestyle 16:34.75

Date Meet 12/1/12 Iowa Invitational 11/30/12 Iowa Invitational 2/17/12 Big Ten Championships

Location Iowa City, Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Iowa City, Iowa

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Kristin Strecker

Senior | Breaststroke/Individual Medley | Topeka, Kan. (Hayden)

2013-14 (Outlook)

Breaststroke specialist Kristin Strecker has tallied 37 top-five finishes in her three seasons at Nebraska, including five victories in the breaststroke events. As a junior in 2012-13, Strecker set career bests in the 100- and 200-yard breaststrokes. She enters 2013-14 as the squad’s leading returner in both events, hoping for more success in her final season as a Husker.

2012-13 (Junior)

Honors & Awards

(2011, 2011, 2012, 2012) 2013) +Three Letters (2010, +Academic All-Big Ten (2012, 2013) +Second-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2011) +Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2012) +Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll +Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2012) 2012; Spring 2012, +(Fall Big2011, 12 Commissioner's Honor2013) Roll +Big 2009; 12 Commissioner’s (Fall Spring 2010) Honor Roll (Fall 2010; Spring 2011)

Big ten Championships

Year Event 2013 100 Breaststroke 2013 200 Breaststroke 2013 200 IM 2012 100 Breaststroke 2012 200 Breaststroke 2012 200 IM

Big 12 Championships

Year Event 2011 200 Breaststroke 2011 200 IM

Finish 35th 29th 75th 37th 41st 69th Finish 12th 28th

Strecker continued to produce for the Huskers in 2012-13, recording nine top-five finishes and two event victories on the season. Strecker competed in six different events as a junior, earning wins against North Dakota/St. Cloud State in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:06.75) and South Dakota State in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:26.62). She also set respective careerbest times of 1:03.63 and 2:17.10 in the 100- and 200yard breaststrokes at the Iowa Invitational in Iowa City.

In the classroom, Strecker earned academic All-Big Ten honors for the second consecutive season, and was selected to the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2012-13.

2011-12 (Sophomore)

Strecker established herself as one of Nebraska’s most versatile swimmers as a sophomore. She competed in nine events during the course of the season and set a personal best at the 2012 Big Ten Championships in the process (100-yard breaststroke, 1:05.63). Strecker notched 11 top-five finishes on the year, earning wins against Nebraska-Omaha (100yard breaststroke, 1:07.55) and South Dakota State (200-yard breaststroke, 2:25.82). A standout in the classroom, Strecker was one of four Huskers to earn a prestigious Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award in 2012. She added academic All-Big Ten honors and was

selected to the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in both the fall semester of 2011 and spring semester of 2012.

2010-11 (Freshman)

Strecker produced a strong freshman campaign, claiming 17 top-five finishes in her first season as a Husker. She set a career-best time of 2:06.70 in the 200-yard individual medley at the 2011 Big 12 Championships and earned a win in the 200-yard breaststroke against South Dakota State. Strecker also recorded a trio of second-place finishes during the 2010-11 season. Strecker starred in the classroom as well, claiming spots on the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll in both the fall semester of 2010 and spring semester of 2011.

Previous

Strecker was a 2009 NSCA Junior National Finalist and the 2010 Kansas Girls Swimmer of the Year at Hayden High School in Topeka, Kan. She also earned first-team all-state honors at the state high school meet. Strecker won the 100-yard breaststroke and 200-yard individual medley at the state meet and helped her team to victory in the 200-yard freestyle relay.

Personal

Kristin was born on July 12, 1991, in Topeka, Kan. She is the daughter of Rick and Kathy Strecker and has two sisters, Shannon and Mary, and one brother, Jordan.

Kristin is a biochemistry major and was named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar in 2012. The 2012 and 2013 academic All-Big Ten selection also earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2011-12 and 2012-13. Strecker was a two-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

Q & A with Kristin

Favorite Music: 90’s Pop

Favorite Meal: Brisket and cheesy potatoes Premeet Ritual: Warmups and team cheers Best Thing About Nebraska: My team

Career-Best Times Event Time 100 Breaststroke 1:03.63 200 Breaststroke 2:17.10 200 IM 2:06.70

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Date Meet 12/1/12 Iowa Invitational 12/2/12 Iowa Invitational 2/24/11 Big 12 Championships

Location Iowa City, Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Austin, Texas

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Kaitlan Walker Senior | Diving | Albuquerque, N.M. (Eldorado)

2013-14 (Outlook)

After sitting out 2012-13 with an injury, Kaitlan Walker returns to the diving well for the Huskers in 2013-14 for her senior season. A consistent performer over her first three seasons with the squad, Walker has accumulated 29 top-five finishes in her career. She will be looking to bounce back from her year off and improve on a junior season that saw her record two career-best scores.

2012-13 (redshirt)

Walker redshirted in 2012-13 due to an injury that kept her sidelined for the entire season. She returns to the squad in 2013-14 for her redshirt senior season.

2011-12 (junior)

Walker contributed consistent improvement to the Husker diving corps in 2011-12. The junior from Albuquerque, N.M., produced eight top-five finishes, including a pair of event titles (one-meter, Kansas; three-meter, UNO). Walker established two personal bests on the year, including a 290.85 on the one meter against Iowa State and a 294.88 in the three meter against Nebraska-Omaha.

Honors & Awards

+Three Letters (2010, 2011, 2012) +Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Spring 2011)

Big ten Championships

Year Event 2012 One Meter 2012 Three Meter 2012 Platform

Big 12 Championships

Year Event 2011 One Meter 2011 Three Meter 2011 Platform 2010 One Meter 2010 Three Meter 2010 Platform

Finish 27th 25th 11th Finish 9th 10th 12th 11th 16th 17th

2010-11 (sophomore)

Walker continued to improve as a sophomore diver, garnering six top-five finishes and a solid ninth-place showing in the one-meter dive at the 2011 Big 12 Championships. Walker also set a thencareer-best score (214.05) on the platform at the Missouri Invitational, earning a sixth-place finish. She finished among the top 12 in every competition as a

sophomore. Walker also earned a spot on the 2011 Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll.

2009-10 (Freshman)

Walker compiled 15 top-five finishes with two event wins coming against South Dakota in the one meter and three meter. Walker’s score of 267.90 in the one meter dive against Missouri was the best score of the season for any Husker diver. She also had the third-best score of the season in the three-meter dive and the fourth-best score on the platform.

Previous

Walker didn’t start her diving career until 2006, as she was a gymnast for 11 years prior to becoming a diver.

She was a two-time winner of the Female Athlete-ofthe-Year Award at Eldorado High School, where she broke the school diving record and was a three-year letterwinner. Walker was also a two-time New Mexico High School state diving champion and named an NISCA All-America diver in 2008 and 2009. She finished seventh in the one meter and fourth in the three meter at the AAU National Championships in 2009 with her New Mexico Diving club team.

Personal

Kaitlan was born on May 6, 1991, in the Philippines.

She is the daughter of Dulce and David Walker and has one brother, Ian. Kaitlan is majoring in fashion design at Nebraska and earned a spot on the 2011 Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll.

Q & A with Kaitlan

Favorite Music: House Music (Techno) Favorite Meal: Any breakfast food

Premeet Ritual: Call my mom to hear a cheesy joke and lighten the mood Best Thing About Nebraska: Friendly people

Career-Best Dives Event Score One Meter 290.85 Three Meter 294.88 Platform 278.20

Date Meet 1/28/12 Iowa State 11/11/11 Nebraska-Omaha 12/4/11 Iowa Invitational

Location Lincoln, Neb. Lincoln, Neb. Iowa City, Iowa

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Megan Ziemann

Senior | Backstroke/Butterfly | Round Rock, Texas (Cedar Park Vista Ridge)

2013-14 (Outlook)

Senior Megan Ziemann (ZEE-man) returns in 2013-14 as an experienced member of the Husker backstroke corps. As a junior in 2012-13, she showed steady improvement, setting career-best times in both backstroke events. Ziemann has her sights set even higher in her final campaign, as she looks to leave her mark on the NU program.

2012-13 (junior)

Honors & Awards

+Three Letters (2011, (2010, 2012, 2011, 2013) 2012) +Academic All-Big Ten (2012, (2012) 2013) +First-TeamScholar-Athlete +Nebraska Academic All-Big Honor 12 (2011) Roll +Big 2011; (Fall 12 Commissioner's Spring 2012, 2013) Honor Roll (Fall 2009, +Big 12 Commissioner’s 2010; Spring 2010, Honor2011) Roll (Fall 2010; Spring 2011)

big ten Championships

Year Event 2013 50 Freestyle 2013 100 Backstroke 2013 200 Backstroke 2012 50 Freestyle 2012 100 Backstroke 2012 200 Backstroke

Big 12 Championships

Year Event 2011 50 Freestyle 2011 100 Backstroke 2011 200 Backstroke 2011 100 Butterfly

Finish 76th 52nd 52nd 99th 46th 45th Finish 49th 30th 28th 33rd

Ziemann placed in the top 10 four times in 201213, highlighting her third year with the Huskers.

She claimed her best finish of the season in the first meet of the year, taking fourth in the 100-yard backstroke against North Dakota/St. Cloud State.

Ziemann then set two career bests at the final meet of the season, finishing the 100- and 200-yard backstrokes in respective times of 57.38 and 2:04.55.

In the classroom, Ziemann earned her second-straight academic All-Big Ten honors in 2013. She also was chosen to the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semesters of 2012-13.

2011-12 (Sophomore)

Ziemann showed marked improvement as a sophomore, setting two then-personal-best times during the 2011-12 season. Ziemann’s personal bests came on the season’s biggest stage, the 2012 Big Ten Championships, where she swam a 57.95 in the 100 back and 2:05.52 in the 200 back. Ziemann finished the season with four top-five finishes, including a pair of third-place showings. The Round Rock, Texas, native excelled in the classroom, earning academic All-Big Ten honors in 2012. She also claimed spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in both the fall semester of 2011 and spring semester of 2012.

2010-11 (Freshman)

Ziemann was one of several freshmen who made immediate impacts for the Huskers in 2010-11. She earned six top-five finishes and showed her versatility by competing in six different events. Ziemann competed in freestyle, backstroke and butterfly events and produced three of the best swims of her career at the 2011 Big 12 Championships. At the conference meet, Ziemann posted then-career-best times in the 100 back, 200 back and 100 fly. A strong performer in the classroom as well, Ziemann earned spots on the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll in both the fall of 2010 and spring of 2011.

Previous

Ziemann came to Nebraska as an accomplished high school swimmer for Coach Erin Murphy at Cedar Park Vista Ridge High School in Cedar Park, Texas. Ziemann claimed a runner-up finish in the 200-yard freestyle at the 2008 Texas High School State Championships, earning Texas Class 4A Swimmer of the Year honors.

She added a third-place finish in the 200 medley relay at the 2009 Texas state meet.

Personal

Megan was born on Dec. 23, 1991, in Austin, Texas.

She is the daughter of Bill and Lori Ziemann and has two brothers, Jeffrey and Tyler. She is an interior design major at Nebraska and earned academic AllBig Ten honors in 2012 and 2013. She claimed spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of both 2011-12 and 2012-13.

Ziemann was also a two-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

Q & A with Megan

Favorite Music: Country

Favorite Meal: Steak and potatoes Premeet Ritual: Listen to music Best Thing About Nebraska: The atmosphere and community/university support

Career-Best Times Event Time 50 Freestyle 24.64 100 Backstroke 57.38 200 Backstroke 2:04.55

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Date Meet 2/24/11 Big 12 Championships 2/22/13 Big Ten Championships 2/23/13 Big Ten Championships

Location Austin, Texas Minneapolis, Minn.

Minneapolis, Minn.

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Alexandra Bilunas

Junior | Freestyle | Omaha, Neb. (Duchesne Academy/Navy)

2013-14 (outlook)

Freestyle specialist Alexandra Bilunas (pronounced billLOON-iss) is ready to make an impact after transferring to Nebraska and sitting out 2012-13. As a freshman at the U.S. Naval Academy in 2011-12, she led the Midshipmen in the 50- and 100-yard freestyles. Bilunas will look to make an immediate impact in 2013-14 on a Husker sprint freestyle corps coming off a terrific performance at the 2013 Big Ten Championships.

Personal

The daughter of Joseph and Carol Bilunas, Alexandra was born May 6, 1993, in Omaha, Neb. She has one sister, Brianna, and is majoring in biology at Nebraska. Bilunas was a member of Duchesne’s National Honor Society and a Girl Scout Gold Award recipient.

2012-13 (SOPHOMORE)

Bilunas did not compete in 2012-13 after transferring from the U.S. Naval Academy before the season. The Nebraska native will make her Husker debut in 2013-14.

Previous

Honors & Awards

+Eight-Time High School All-American +Three-Time Nebraska High School State Champion +14-Time Nebraska High School State Medalist +Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2013)

A decorated athlete, Bilunas was a three-time state champion at Duchesne Academy in Omaha and owns the fourth-fastest time in the 50-yard freestyle in the state of Nebraska. An eight-time All-American, Bilunas was Duchesne’s team captain as a senior and was named the school’s Athlete of the Year in 2010-11. Bilunas helped propel Duchesne to three River City Conference titles and captured 14 medals at the Nebraska state championships. Bilunas graduated from Duchesne Academy in 2011 before spending her freshman season at the U.S. Naval Academy in 2011-12.

Career-Best Times Event Time Meet (Date) 50 Free 23.36 MW SC Championships (3/1/13) 100 Free 51.53 MW SC Championships (3/1/13) 200 Free 1:58.81 MW GNST SWIMvite (12/7/12)

Taryn Collura

Junior | Freestyle/Butterfly | Phoenix, Ariz. (Sunnyslope)

2013-14 (outlook)

Taryn Collura (pronounced kuh-LOO-ruh) returns to the squad in 2013-14 to try and follow an incredible debut season at Nebraska. As a sophomore in 2012-13, Collura was a part of five school records set at the 2013 Big Ten Championships. She enters her junior season as the leading returner for the Huskers in the 50- and 100-yard freestyles, and she looks to make a return trip to the NCAA Championships in her second year of competition with the squad.

2012-13 (SOPHOMORE)

Honors & Awards

+One Letter (2013) +NCAA Championships Qualifier (2013) +Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2013)

big ten Championships

Year Event 2013 50 Freestyle 2013 100 Freestyle 2013 100 Butterfly

Finish 6th 13th 20th

Collura produced a phenomenal debut season in 2012-13 for the Huskers. The Phoenix, Ariz., native recorded 16 top-five finishes and eight event victories for the Huskers on the year, including five wins in the 50-yard freestyle alone. She set career-best times in the 50 free, 100 free and 100 fly at the Big Ten Championships, finishing sixth, 13th and 20th, respectively. Collura’s time of 49.45 seconds in the 100-yard freestyle earned her a tie for third on the all-time Nebraska list. After swimming a school-record 22.42 in the 50-yard freestyle at the Big Ten Championships, Collura qualified for the NCAA Championships in Indianapolis, Ind. With a time of 22.62, Collura finished 33rd in the event. The sophomore also competed in the 100-yard freestyle at the national meet, finishing 56th with a time of 50.08. In addition, Collura was a part of Husker relay history at the 2013 Big Ten Championships, helping three relays to school-record times. Along with Hayley Martin, Shannon Guy and Ariel Weech, Collura helped set record times of 1:30.11

in the 200-yard freestyle relay, 3:18.10 in the 400-yard freestyle relay, and 1:39.13 in the 200-yard medley relay at the conference meet.

2011-12 (Freshman)

Collura did not compete in 2011-12.

Previous

Collura came to Nebraska as a three-time Arizona high school state champion. She won the 100-yard freestyle twice in her career (2008, 2010) and the 50-yard freestyle once (2010). She also competed nationally at multiple U.S. Open and Junior National meets that featured both long course and short course pools. Collura was a member of the Phoenix Swim Club and earned selection as a 2009, 2010 and 2011 Scholastic All-American. She also posted an Olympic Trial cut in the 50-yard freestyle (26.26) in July of 2012.

Personal

Taryn was born on Aug. 28, 1993. She is the daughter of Pam and Joe Collura and has one sister, Maddie. Taryn is majoring in psychology at Nebraska.

Career-Best Times Event Time Meet (Date) 50 Free 22.42 Big Ten Championships (2/21/13) 100 Free 49.45 Big Ten Championships (2/23/13) 100 Fly 55.11 Big Ten Championships (2/22/13)

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Kelly Dunn

Junior | Freestyle | Chicago, Ill. (Community)

2013-14 (outlook)

Kelly Dunn heads into the 2013-14 season, her third at Nebraska, looking for another step up in her performance. After a solid sophomore campaign in 2012-13, Dunn has already produced 29 top-five finishes in her first two seasons as a member of the Husker sprint freestyle corps. Now a junior, Dunn has high hopes for building off the experience she has gained and finding even more success at the conference and national levels this season.

2012-13 (Sophomore)

Honors & Awards

+Two Letters (2012, 2013) +Academic All-Big Ten (2013) +Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award (2013) +Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2011, 2012; Spring 2013)

big ten Championships

Year Event 2013 50 Freestyle 2013 100 Freestyle 2013 200 Freestyle

Finish 60th 60th 49th

Dunn continued to produce in 2012-13, notching 15 topfive finishes across five events on the season. She picked up a victory against Nebraska-Omaha when she swam the 100-yard freestyle in 53.12. On the same day, Dunn also finished second in the 200-yard freestyle against the Mavericks. However, her best meet of the year came at the Iowa Invitational in December, when she set seasonbest times in the 50- (23.94), 100- (51.52), and 200-yard (1:51.10) freestyles. Dunn also starred in the classroom, earning academic All-Big Ten accolades along with spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semesters. For her community outreach efforts, Dunn also received a prestigious Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award in 2013.

2011-12 (freshman)

Dunn stepped in for the Huskers and immediately proved herself at the collegiate level during her freshman year. The Chicago native competed in seven events for the Huskers

during the season, tallying 14 top-five finishes. Dunn’s top performance came at the Big Ten Championships where she set three career-best times. The freestyle specialist set career bests in the 50- (23.77), 100- (50.82) and 200-yard freestyle (1:49.40) events at the championships. In the classroom, Dunn earned a spot on the Nebraska ScholarAthlete Honor Roll in the fall of 2011.

PREVIOUS

A freestyle and backstroke specialist, Dunn helped West Chicago High School to a 13th-place finish at the 2010 Illinois State Championships. She finished fifth in the 200-yard freestyle and added a sixth-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle. Dunn also swam a leg in West Chicago’s 200-yard freestyle relay.

PERSONAL

The daughter of Fred and Terry Dunn, Kelly was born June 8, 1993. A marketing major, Kelly earned an academic AllBig Ten selection in 2013. She is also a three-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. She earned a prestigious Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award in 2013 for her commitment to community service.

Career-Best Times Event Time Meet (Date) 50 Free 23.77 Big Ten Championships (2/16/12) 100 Free 50.82 Big Ten Championships (2/18/12) 200 Free 1:49.40 Big Ten Championships (2/17/12)

Ciara Jenkins

Junior | Breaststroke/Individual Medley | Mesa, Ariz. (Mesa)

2013-14 (outlook)

Ciara Jenkins enters her junior campaign expecting to contribute even more for the Huskers. As a sophomore in 2012-13, Jenkins saw her meet participation triple from 2011-12, and she hopes for a similar improvement in 2013-14. Along with results, the squad will also require more out of Jenkins as a leader of a young breaststroke corps that graduated three seniors last season.

2012-13 (Sophomore)

Honors & Awards

+Two Letters (2012, 2013) +Academic All-Big Ten (2013) +Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2012; Spring 2013)

big ten Championships

Year Event 2012 100 Breaststroke 2012 200 Breaststroke 2012 200 IM

Finish 44th 52nd 76th

Jenkins continued to provide depth in the breaststroke events in 2012-13, competing 12 times for the Huskers.

She set season-best times of 1:10.31 in the 100-yard breaststroke against Nebraska-Omaha and 2:31.72 in the 200-yard breaststroke against San Diego State. In addition, Jenkins swam a career-best 28.80 in the 50-yard freestyle against Northern Iowa. Jenkins also found success in the classroom, earning academic All-Big Ten honors in 2013, while claiming spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semesters.

earned three top-five finishes during the season.

PREVIOUS

Jenkins earned honorable-mention All-Tribune selection in the 100-yard breaststroke in 2010. She finished third in the event at the Arizona long course championships and fourth at the short course senior state championships in 2010. The three-event swimmer also competed in the 200- and 400-yard individual medleys. Jenkins was honored as a Scholastic All-American at Mesa High School.

PERSONAL

The daughter of Juliana Link and James Jenkins, Ciara was born on May 26, 1993. She is majoring in pre-elementary education and mild/moderate disabilities education. An academic All-Big Ten selection in 2013, Ciara also claimed spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semesters of 2012-13.

2011-12 (freshman)

A breaststroke specialist, Jenkins competed in four events for the Huskers during her freshman season. The Mesa, Ariz., native finished strong, setting three thencareer-best times at the 2012 Big Ten Championships in February. Jenkins raced to times of 1:07.41 in the 100-yard breaststroke, 2:27.26 in the 200-yard breaststroke and 2:22.09 in the 200-yard individual medley. Overall, she

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Career-Best Times Event Time Meet (Date) 100 Breast 1:05.70 MW GNST SWIMvite (12/7/12) 200 Breast 2:23.58 MW GNST SWIMvite (12/7/12) 200 IM 2:18.62 MW GNST SWIMvite (12/7/12)

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Rebekah Land

Junior | Backstroke/Freestyle | Hannibal, Mo. (Hannibal)

2013-14 (outlook)

Rebekah Land embarks on her junior season intending to take her performance to the next level in 2013-14.

After setting two career bests at the 2013 Big Ten Championships, she looks to ride the momentum of last season’s finale into her third season with the squad.

The Huskers’ returning leader in the 100- and 200-yard backstrokes, Land will also be asked to help fill in as a leader for four graduating members of 2012-13’s backstroke corps.

2012-13 (Sophomore)

Honors & Awards

+Two Letters (2012, 2013) +Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2012)

big ten Championships

Year Event 2013 50 Freestyle 2013 100 Backstroke 2013 200 Backstroke

Land continued to improve for the Huskers in 201213, recording four top-five finishes across five events.

Her highest finish came against South Dakota State in Brookings, when she took third in the 100-yard backstroke. Land set career-best times in two events at the 2013 Big Ten Championships in Minneapolis.

The freestyle and backstroke specialist swam her way to personal bests of 23.77 in the 50 free 2:02.38 in the 200 back.

2011-12 (freshman) Finish 52nd 45th 44th

Land earned five top-five finishes during her first season with the Huskers in 2011-12, including a victory in the 100-yard backstroke (59.08) against South Dakota State in late October. The Hannibal, Mo., native’s best overall showing came at the 2012 Big Ten Championships in February, where she set a season-best time in the 200-

yard backstroke (2:03.61) and a then-career-best time in the 50-yard freestyle (23.78).

PREVIOUS

Land joined the Huskers as a highly decorated swimmer out of Hannibal High School, where she won seven state titles during her junior and senior seasons. She claimed back-to-back championships in the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard backstroke in 2010 and 2011, while swimming a leg of a back-to-back state title winning 200-yard freestyle relay both seasons. She also competed on the national level at the 2011 National YMCA Short Course Swimming Championships in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

PERSONAL

The daughter of Alan and Jolene Land, Rebekah was born on June 18, 1993. She has three brothers, Nathan, Jacob and Caleb, and one sister, Hydee. Rebekah is majoring in communications and earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of 2012.

Career-Best Times Event Time Meet (Date) 50 Free 23.77 Big Ten Championships (2/21/13) 100 Back 56.71 TYR Invite (11/18/11) 200 Back 2:02.38 Big Ten Championships (2/23/13)

Natalie Morris

Junior | Butterfly/Individual Medley | Olathe, Kan. (Olathe Northwest)

2013-14 (outlook)

Junior Natalie Morris returns to the squad for her third season of competition hoping to spring herself forward in the Big Ten butterfly and IM ranks. As a sophomore, Morris swam the Huskers’ fastest 200-yard butterfly. She also recorded Nebraska’s top returning time in the 200-yard IM, solidifying her position as a leader for the 2013-14 Husker butterfly and IM corps. Morris will be looking to add to career totals of 22 top-five finishes and eight victories this season.

2012-13 (Sophomore)

Honors & Awards

+Two Letters (2012, 2013) +Academic All-Big Ten (2013) +Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2012; Spring 2012, 2013)

big ten Championships

Year Event 2013 100 Butterfly 2013 200 Butterfly 2013 200 IM

Morris had an outstanding 2012-13 for the Huskers, amassing 14 top-five finishes in her sophomore season.

The Olathe, Kan., native earned five victories on the year, with all of them coming in the 100- and 200-yard butterfly events. Morris set career bests in the 200 fly (2:00.74) and 200 IM (2:04.75) at the 2013 Big Ten Championships, finishing a team-best 13th in the 200 fly at the conference meet. She also set a career-best time of 55.26 in the 100 fly at the Iowa Invitational in December. Morris continued to star in the classroom, earning academic All-Big Ten honors in 2013. She was also selected to the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2012-13.

2011-12 (freshman) Finish 29th 13th 54th

Morris competed in seven events for the Huskers as a freshman in 2011-12. The butterfly and freestyle specialist finished in the top five eight times and posted three event titles, recording victories in the 200-yard butterfly (Iowa State, 2:06.65) (South Dakota State, 2:09.27) and the 100-yard butterfly (UNO, 57.82). Morris

also set then-personal-best times in the 200-yard IM (2:08.61), 100-yard butterfly (55.88) and the 200-yard butterfly (2:03.09) at the 2012 Big Ten Championships.

In the classroom, Morris claimed a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the spring semester of 2012.

PREVIOUS

Morris came to Nebraska as a three-time Kansas state champion out of Olathe Northwest High School. She captured a pair of state titles in the 100-yard butterfly and earned a third crown as a member of Olathe Northwest’s 400-yard freestyle relay. Morris added a second-place finish in the 200-yard IM and a third-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay. She also earned first-team all-state accolades four times, while amassing six high school All-America honors.

PERSONAL

The daughter of Mike and Marybeth Morris, Natalie was born on Nov. 12, 1992. Natalie has one sister, Paige.

Natalie is majoring in pre-elementary education and mild/ moderate disabilities education. She captured academic All-Big Ten honors in 2013. She also claimed spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of 2012, and the spring semesters of 2012 and 2013.

Career-Best Times Event Time Meet (Date) 100 Fly 55.26 Iowa Invitational (12/1/12) 200 Fly 2:00.74 Big Ten Championships (2/23/13) 200 IM 2:04.75 Big Ten Championships (2/21/13)

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Michaela Cunningham Sophomore | Freestyle/Individual Medley | Millerville, Md. (Severna Park)

2013-14 (outlook)

team in Severna Park. Cunningham also put together an outstanding record in the classroom at Severna Park High School. A 2012 National Merit Scholarship finalist, Cunningham was also a member of the National Honor Society, a contributor to the SPHS Math Team and a Red Cross volunteer at the Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center at Fort George G. Meade.

2012-13 (freshman)

Michaela was born on Sept. 15, 1994, in Silver Spring, Md. She is the daughter of Bill and June Cunningham, and she is majoring in biological sciences and mathematics with a minor in psychology. A pre-physical therapy student, Michaela earned a selection to the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2012-13.

Michaela Cunningham enters her second season at Nebraska hoping to settle into her role as a member of the mid- to long-distance freestyle corps. The sophomore swam top-five Husker times in four events in 2012-13 (500-, 1,000- and 1,650-yard freestyle; 400-yard IM). After competing in five other events in her freshman campaign, Cunningham has an abundance of experience to build on in 2013-14.

Honors & Awards

+One Letter (2013) +Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2012; Spring 2013)

big ten Championships

Year Event 2013 500 Freestyle 2013 1,650 Freestyle 2013 400 IM

Finish 64th 38th 41st

Cunningham showed her versatility and provided depth across the board for the Huskers in 2012-13, competing in nine different events on the season. The Millerville, Md., native tallied seven top-10 finishes on the season, including fourth-place finishes in the 1,000-yard freestyle against South Dakota State (10:57.29) and 1,650-yard freestyle against Nebraska-Omaha (18:33.22). Her time in the 1,000 free against South Dakota State was a personal best, adding to six personal-best times (200 free, 500 free, 1,650 free, 200 breast, 200 IM, 400 IM) at the Iowa Invitational in December. Cunningham also found success in the classroom, earning spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2012-13.

Previous

Cunningham swam with the Severna Park YMCA national swim team (SPY) for six years, focusing primarily on shorter races such as the 100-yard breaststroke. She also swam for and helped coach the Shipley’s Choice swim

Personal

Career-Best Times Event Time Meet (Date) 500 Free 5:11.64 Iowa Invitational (11/30/12) 1,650 Free 17:54.30 Iowa Invitational (12/2/12) 400 IM 4:37.51 Iowa Invitational (12/1/12)

Bria Deveaux

Sophomore | Freestyle/Butterfly | Nassau, Bahamas (Baylor Boarding School)

2013-14 (outlook)

After a fantastic freshman season in 2012-13, Bria Deveaux (BREE-uh duh-VOH) returns to the squad with a larger share of the spotlight in 2013-14. The sophomore recorded top-five Husker times in the 100 free, 100 back and 100 fly last season, and she holds the second-fastest returning time for Nebraska in all three events. Deveaux was also one of two Husker freshmen to finish in the top 24 at the 2013 Big Ten Championships, a feat she is looking to repeat in her second season with the squad.

Personal

The daughter of Hillary and Sheena Deveaux, Bria was born on June 7, 1994, in Nassau, Bahamas. She has three sisters, Kiesha, Nikia and Ravyn, and one brother, Kieran.

Bria is a marketing major at Nebraska, and she earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the spring of 2013.

2012-13 (freshman)

Honors & Awards

+One Letter (2013) +Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2013)

big Ten Championships

Year Event 2013 100 Freestyle 2013 100 Backstroke 2013 100 Butterfly

Finish 45th 47th 21st

Deveaux stepped in and produced immediately for the Huskers in 2012-13. The freshman from the Bahamas recorded 10 top-five finishes in her debut season, including a victory against South Dakota State in the 100-yard backstroke (1:00.15). Deveaux set personal-best times in the 100-yard freestyle (51.06), 100-yard backstroke (56.85) and 100-yard butterfly (54.91) at the 2013 Big Ten Championships to conclude a solid freshman campaign.

Previous

Deveaux was a four-time high school All-American and a relay national champion at Baylor Boarding School in Chattanooga, Tenn. She helped her team to state championships in 2010, 2011 and 2012, and she contributed to national championships in 2011 and 2012.

Deveaux was also a member of the Barracuda Swim Club.

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Career-Best Times Event Time Meet (Date) 100 Free 51.06 Big Ten Championships (2/23/13) 100 Back 56.85 Big Ten Championships (2/22/13) 100 Fly 54.91 Big Ten Championships (2/22/13)

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Katie Ditter

Sophomore | Breaststroke/Individual Medley | Ralston, Neb. (Ralston)

2013-14 (outlook)

After seeing limited action as a freshman, Katie Ditter heads into 2013-14 seeking an increase in competition opportunities. The sophomore will be called upon to help fill the gap left by 2012-13 seniors Ashley Reiter and Kelsey Larson, who were leaders for the Huskers in the breaststroke. A multiple-stroke competitor, Ditter will also be asked to step up her performance and leadership for the Huskers in the sprint freestyle, butterfly and individual medley events this season.

State Championships in both her junior and senior years.

Ditter was also a middle hitter on the Rams’ volleyball team and an honor roll student.

Personal

The daughter of Randy and Julie Ditter, Katie was born Nov. 28, 1993, in Omaha, Neb. She has a brother, Will, and she is majoring in business administration at Nebraska.

2012-13 (freshman)

Honors & Awards

+One Letter (2013) +Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2012)

Ditter got a taste of collegiate competition in 2012-13, competing in six different events for the Huskers as a freshman. She notched one top-five finish on the season, claiming a victory in the process. Her time of 1:08.57 in the 100-yard breaststroke earned Ditter the win against Northern Iowa. She also set personal-best times in the 100 breast (1:06.02) and 200 IM (2:12.65) at December’s GNST SWIMvite. In the classroom, Ditter earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall semester of 2012.

Previous

Ditter earned All-River Cities Conference honors for Coach Docker Hartfield at Ralston High School. A breaststroke specialist, Ditter swam the fastest time in the 100-yard breaststroke at the Nebraska High School

Career-Best Times Event Score Meet (Date) 100 Breast 1:06.02 MW GNST SWIMvite (12/7/12) 200 Breast 2:24.93 MW SC Championships (3/1/13) 200 IM 2:12.65 MW GNST SWIMvite (12/7/12)

Samantha Hardewig

Sophomore | Breaststroke/Individual Medley | Cincinnati, Ohio (Turpin)

2013-14 (outlook)

Samantha Hardewig returns to the pool in 2013-14 striving for a breakout sophomore season. The Cincinnati, Ohio, native will look to build off the experience she gained as one of five Husker freshmen to compete at the 2013 Big Ten Championships. A breaststroke specialist, Hardewig holds Nebraska’s third-fastest returning times in both the 100- and 200-yard breaststrokes, and she is determined to find even more success in her second season with the squad.

2012-13 (freshman)

Honors & Awards

+One Letter (2013) +Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2012; Spring 2013)

big ten Championships

Year Event 2013 100 Breaststroke 2013 200 Breaststroke 2013 200 IM

Hardewig provided depth in the breaststroke events as a freshman in 2012-13, with her best finish coming at South Dakota State. Hardewig swam the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:11.35 to take fourth in the event. She also set career-best times in the 100 breast (1:06.71), 200 breast (2:21.54) and 200 IM (2:07.04) at the 2013 Big Ten Championships in Minneapolis, Minn. In the classroom, Hardewig earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2012-13.

Previous

Finish 45th 39th 74th

Hardewig graduated from Turpin High School in 2012.

Strong in the 200 IM, she qualified for the 2010 Junior Nationals in Atlanta, Ga. Hardewig was also named a USA Scholastic Swimming All-American in 2011 and 2012. She holds multiple team and meet records for the Anderson Barracudas, whom she swam for at the club level. She also

holds numerous YMCA National top-10 times. Qualifying five years for the Spring YMCA Nationals, she was a fourevent finalist in the 2011 Summer YMCA Nationals (100 breast, 200 breast, 200 IM, 400 IM) in Atlanta, Ga.

Personal

The daughter of George and Nancy Hardewig, Samantha was born Feb. 6, 1994, in Cincinnati, Ohio. She has two sisters, Lexie and Amanda, and she is majoring in nutrition and health sciences at Nebraska. Samantha earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2012-13. She chose Nebraska over Cincinnati, James Madison and East Carolina.

Career-Best Times Event Time Meet (Date) 100 Breast 1:06.71 Big Ten Championships (2/22/13) 200 Breast 2:21.54 Big Ten Championships (2/23/13) 200 IM 2:07.04 Big Ten Championships (2/21/13)

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Jacqueline Juffer Sophomore | Backstroke | Wagner, S.D. (Wagner)

2013-14 (outlook)

Backstroke specialist Jacqueline Juffer enters 201314 determined to earn more opportunities to put her talents on display. The sophomore saw action in three meets in 2012-13, and she has shown continual improvement during her time at Nebraska.

The Huskers must replace three of their top five swimmers in each of the two backstroke events, giving Juffer an opportunity to step up and claim a bigger role in her second season with the squad.

2012-13 (freshman)

Honors & Awards

+One Letter (2013) +Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2012; Spring 2013)

Juffer made her Husker debut in 2012-13, competing five times as a freshman. She swam the 100-yard backstroke three times on the season, including a personal-best 58.07 at the GNST SWIMvite. Additionally, Juffer swam times of 25.50 in the 50-yard freestyle (Short Course Championships) and 2:09.56 in the 200-yard backstroke (GNST SWIMvite). Juffer also starred in the classroom, earning spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semesters of 2012-13.

Previous

Juffer won 13 medals over a three-year span at the AAU National Championships. In summer league swimming, she collected 26 medals in six years, including 21 firstplace finishes. She also put together an impressive streak of five straight years without a defeat in her age group’s

championship meets. Although she did not compete in high school swimming due to her high school’s lack of a swimming program, Juffer did letter in both volleyball and golf at Wagner High School. She was also an honor roll student and a National Honor Society member at Wagner.

Personal

The daughter of Gerrit and Michele Juffer, Jacqueline was born June 29, 1994, in Wagner, S.D. She has two sisters, Kathleen and Sidney. Jacqueline is majoring in economics and earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2012-13. Despite interest from other schools, including Notre Dame, Jacqueline only visited Nebraska.

Career-Best Times Event Time Meet (Date) 50 Free 25.50 MW SC Championships (3/1/13) 100 Back 58.07 MW GNST SWIMvite (12/7/12) 200 Back 2:09.56 MW GNST SWIMvite (12/7/12)

Melisa Mexia

Sophomore | Butterfly/Individual Medley | Los Mochis, Mexico (HYCIG)

2013-14 (outlook)

Melisa Mexia begins her second year at Nebraska planning to build on the success she found as a freshman in 201213. Mexia was one of three Husker freshmen to finish in the top 24 at the 2013 Big Ten Championships, and she returns with the squad’s second-fastest 200-yard butterfly time. The sophomore hopes to build off the strong start to her career and make some noise for the Husker butterfly corps in 2013-14.

Olympiad in Monterrey, Mexico.

Personal

Melisa is the daughter of Juan Gerardo Mexia and Maria Yuriko Okamura and has two brothers, Juan Gerardo and Pablo Miguel. She was born in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico, on Jan. 22, 1994. Melisa is majoring in psychology at Nebraska and earned a spot on the Nebraska ScholarAthlete Honor Roll in the fall semester of 2012.

2012-13 (freshman)

Honors & Awards

+One Letter (2013) +Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2012)

Big ten Championships

Year Event 2013 100 Butterfly 2013 200 Butterfly 2013 200 IM

Mexia made an immediate impact in 2012-13, competing in seven events and finishing in the top 10 five times for the Huskers. The freshman from Mexico notched a pair of top-five finishes against San Diego State, taking third in the 200-yard butterfly (2:07.35) and fifth in the 100-yard butterfly (58.52). Mexia also set personal-best times in the 100 fly (57.02), 200 fly (2:01.85) and 200 IM (2:11.19) at the Big Ten Championships in February.

Mexia found success in the classroom as well, earning a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall semester of 2012.

Previous

Finish 47th 21st 88th

Mexia attended HYCIG in Mexico and graduated in 2012. Excelling in the butterfly, she finished second in the 100-meter butterfly in the 2010 North American Challenge Cup in Santa Clara, Calif. She also finished second in the 50-meter butterfly at the 2012 National

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Career-Best Times Event Time Meet (Date) 100 Fly 57.02 Big Ten Championships (2/22/13) 200 Fly 2:01.85 Big Ten Championships (2/23/13) 200 IM 2:11.19 Big Ten Championships (2/21/13)

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Nicole Schwery

Sophomore | Diving | Roca, Neb. (Lincoln Southwest)

2013-14 (outlook)

After a fantastic freshman campaign, expectations are high for sophomore diver Nicole Schwery. The only Husker freshman to finish in the top 24 in more than one event at the 2013 Big Ten Championships, Schwery placed in the top 21 in all three diving competitions. She joins seniors Payton Michaud and Kaitlan Walker on a dynamic Nebraska diving corps looking to move its way up the Big Ten ranks in 2013-14.

2012-13 (freshman)

Honors & Awards

+One Letter (2013) +Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2012; Spring 2013)

big ten Championships

Year Event 2013 One Meter 2013 Three Meter 2013 Platform

Finish 21st 20th 16th

Schwery had an outstanding freshman season for the Huskers in 2012-13. The Roca, Neb., native placed in the top five 10 times, including three runner-up finishes in her debut campaign. In her best meet of the season, Schwery took second in both the one- and three-meter dives at Illinois. However, she set personal-best scores of 273.45 and 294.53 in the two events against NebraskaOmaha in October. Her season best in the platform dive was 260.05 at the 2013 Big Ten Championships. Schwery also found success in the classroom, earning spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semesters of 2012-13.

Previous

Adding to an impressive set of awards in high school, Schwery won the 2012 Nebraska State Diving Championships. A four-year letterwinner in swimming

and diving, she also earned two letters in cheerleading for Lincoln Southwest High School. In addition, Schwery was a three-time national qualifier competing for Coach Kris Hoffman and the Nebraska Diving Club, finishing in the top six on the one-meter, three-meter and platform diving events at the 2012 Summer Zone Championships.

Schwery was an excellent student as well, earning Scholastic All-America honors each of her four years at Lincoln Southwest. She ranked among the top five percent in her high school class all four years and served as the treasurer for the National Honor Society in her senior year.

Personal

The daughter of John and Brenda Schwery, Nicole was born April 9, 1994, in Lincoln, Neb. She has a sister, Mikala.

Nicole is majoring in biological systems engineering at Nebraska, and she earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semesters of 2012-13. She chose Nebraska over Wyoming and Wisconsin.

Career-Best Dives Event Score Meet (Date) One Meter 273.45 Nebraska-Omaha (10/20/12) Three Meter 294.53 Nebraska-Omaha (10/20/12) Platform 260.05 Big Ten Championships (2/23/13)

Katt Sickle

Sophomore | Freestyle | Grain Valley, Mo. (Grain Valley)

2013-14 (outlook)

The 2013-14 season provides another opportunity for sophomore Katt Sickle to exhibit her talents in the pool for the Huskers. She was the only Nebraska freshman to earn multiple victories in 2012-13, notching wins in three different events for the squad. Also the owner of top-three Nebraska returning times in five different events, Sickle is looking to step up as one of the Huskers’ all-around best performers this season.

2012-13 (freshman)

Honors & Awards

+One Letter (2013) +Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2012; Spring 2013)

Sickle had an impressive debut season for the Huskers in 2012-13, recording 13 top-five finishes and claiming three victories across eight events. The Grain Valley, Mo., native won both the 500-yard freestyle and 200yard individual medley at South Dakota State to go with her victory in the 200-yard freestyle against NebraskaOmaha. Sickle also set personal-best times in the 200 free (1:50.51), 500 free (4:54.03), 1,650 free (17:05.86) and 400 IM (4:31.20) at the Iowa Invitational in December. Sickle found success in the classroom as well, earning spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semesters of 2012-13.

Previous

Sickle graduated from Grain Valley High School in 2012.

She swam for the Kansas City Blazers and was coached by two-time head coach of the US National Junior Team, Gardner Howland. Sickle was named Swimmer of the

Year in 2009, 2010 and 2012 and was a member of a Blazers’ record relay team.

Personal

The daughter of Mike and Kelly Sickle, Katt was born June 28, 1994, in Davenport, Iowa. She has two sisters, Mikki and Danika, and one brother, Koleton. She is majoring in elementary education and mild/moderate disabilities education, and she earned spots on the Nebraska ScholarAthlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 201213. Katt was also selected to her high school honor roll all four years. She chose Nebraska over Kansas, Northern Arizona, Colorado and Missouri.

Career-Best Times Event Time Meet (Date) 200 Free 1:50.51 Iowa Invitational (12/1/12) 500 Free 4:54.03 Iowa Invitational (11/30/12) 1,650 Free 17:05.86 Iowa Invitational (12/2/12)

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Krista Van Wie

Sophomore | Breaststroke/Individual Medley | Grand Island, Neb. (Grand Island)

2013-14 (outlook)

Krista Van Wie heads into her second season at Nebraska in search of an increase in meet participation.

After gaining valuable experience as a freshman, Van Wie looks to play a larger role on a Husker breaststroke corps that lost two of its top four performers in both breaststroke events. The sophomore is also seeking to expand her responsibilities as a leader for the squad in 2013-14 after spending much of her first season learning and improving.

2012-13 (freshman)

Honors & Awards

+One Letter (2013) +Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2012)

Van Wie provided depth in the breaststroke events for the Huskers in 2012-13, swimming in four meets on the season. She found her most success at the Short Course Championships, setting personal-best times in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:26.90) and 200-yard individual medley (2:12.16). Van Wie also swam a personal-best 1:06.52 in the 100-yard breaststroke at December’s GNST SWIMvite. The Grand Island, Neb., native competed a total of 11 times across four events (100 back, 100 breast, 200 breast, 200 IM) in her freshman campaign. Van Wie also performed well in the classroom, earning a spot on the Nebraska ScholarAthlete Honor Roll in the fall semester of 2012.

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Previous

Van Wie broke several school records while earning AllHeartland Athletic Conference honors at Grand Island Senior High School. A four-year letterwinner, Van Wie was a member of three record-holding relay teams at Grand Island. She also swam for the Quicksilver Swim Team under Coach Brian Jensen. In the classroom, Van Wie earned an academic excellence award.

Personal

The daughter of Scott and Jana Van Wie, Krista was born on Sept. 21, 1993, in Scottsdale, Ariz. She has a sister, Kayla, who also attends Nebraska, and a brother, Lucas.

Krista is majoring in accounting and earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall semester of 2012.

Career-Best Times Event Time Meet (Date) 100 Breast 1:06.52 MW GNST SWIMvite (12/7/12) 200 Breast 2:26.90 MW SC Championships (3/1/13) 200 IM 2:12.16 MW SC Championships (3/1/13)

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Anna Filipcic

Erin Oeltjen

Freshman | Diving | Omaha, Neb. (Omaha Burke)

Freshman | Backstroke/Butterfly | Omaha, Neb. (Millard West)

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Anna Filipcic comes to NU from Omaha, Neb., out of Omaha Burke High School where she was an All-American in 2011 for Head Coach Steve Guinn. She finished second in the onemeter dive at the 2011 Nebraska High School State Championships, posting a score of 443.10 that put her eighth on Nebraska’s all-time leaderboard. In the summer, Filipcic dove for the Nebraska Dive Club, coached by Kris Hoffman.

She was a three-time national qualifier, including a second-place finish in the one-meter dive at the 2013 Junior Nationals and a fifth-place finish in the same event at the 2013 Junior West Nationals. Filipcic was also a Junior Zone champion in the one- and three-meter dives in 2012 and 2013, adding to her 2012 Region 6 victories in both events.

PERSONAL

Anna was born on Sept. 25, 1995, in Omaha, Neb. She is the daughter of Vivi Ann Filipcic, and she has an older brother, Austin. A music major, Anna was a four-year member of Burke’s honor roll, a member of the National Honor Society and a recipient of the band’s Outstanding Senior award on the French horn. She chose Nebraska over Big Ten rival Minnesota.

PREVIOUS

Erin Oeltjen joins the squad as a three-time Nebraska high school state champion in the 100-yard backstroke. The Omaha, Neb., native competed for Head Coach Tracy Stauffer at swimming powerhouse Millard West High School, where she was a part of three state championship teams and a teammate of current Husker standout Shannon Guy. Individually, Oeltjen also won the 100-yard butterfly state championship in 2011 and 2013 and finished second in 2012’s 200-yard individual medley.

She earned Millard West Swimmer-of-the-Year honors in 2012 and 2013, the NHSCC State Outstanding Swimmer in 2013 and All-America honors in the 100-yard butterfly in 2013.

PERSONAL

Erin was born on Sept. 15, 1995, in Naples, Italy. She is the daughter of Craig and Julie Oeltjen, and she has a younger sister, Hannah.

Erin, a biochemistry major at Nebraska, was a four-year member of Millard West’s honor roll, a member of the National Honor Society and a three-time recipient of the Outstanding Female Student award.

Julia Roller Freshman | Butterfly/Individual Medley | Naperville, Ill. (Naperville Central)

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Naperville, Ill., native Julia Roller competed for Head Coach Sue Welker at Naperville Central High School. Roller finished second in the 200yard individual medley (2:03.11) and fifth in the 100-yard butterfly (55.77) at the 2012-13 Illinois High School State Championships, earning AllAmerica status. Roller also received all-state and all-conference honors for the Redhawks and swam for Head Coach Mark Townsend’s Mavericks Swim Club in the offseason.

PERSONAL

Julia was born on Dec. 31, 1994, in Naperville, Ill. She is the daughter of Michael and Diane Roller, and she has an older sister, Jacqueline. A prephysical therapy major at Nebraska, Julia was a member of Naperville Central’s honor roll, a 4.0 award recipient, and a Scholastic All-American.

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Pablo Morales

Head Coach | 13th Season | 67-40 Career Record

Coaching Experience

+ Head Coach, Nebraska, 2001-Present + Head Coach, USA Swimming Diversity Select Camp, 2007 + Associate Head Coach, San Jose Aquatics, 2000-01 + Head Coach, San Jose State, 1998-2001 + Graduate Assistant, Stanford, 1997-98 + Assistant Coach, San Jose Aquatics, 1995-96 + Graduate Assistant, Cornell, 1989-91 + Head Coach, Stanford Masters Swim Program, 1988-99

Honors & Awards

+ 2004 Big 12 Coach of the Year + 2000 WAC Coach of the Year Pablo Morales has seen steady improvement in the Nebraska swimming and diving program entering his 13th season as the head coach of the Huskers. Under his leadership, Nebraska hopes to continue to climb in its third season in the Big Ten Conference in 2013-14.

Nebraska completed its second season of Big Ten competition in 2012-13, finishing with a 12-3 record that included wins over Illinois, Northwestern and Iowa State. The Huskers set a school record for dual-meet victories in a season and tallied four more wins than Morales’ previous career best of eight set in 2004-05.

The squad also moved up two spots at the 2013 Big Ten Championships, breaking eight school records and sending its first swimmer to the NCAA Championships in six years.

Nebraska’s increased competitiveness in the pool is a far cry from the starting point of the Husker program when Morales took over the job in 2001. In his first season at NU, the Huskers went winless in 2001-02 (0-3) with a depleted roster.

Three years later, NU raced to an 8-1 dual record in 2004-05 and became the first Husker swimming and diving team in school history to win eight consecutive meets. Most importantly, Morales led the Huskers out of the bottom of the Big 12 with a fourth-place finish in 2004 and a third-place showing in 2005. Nebraska has continued to pursue a climb in conference prominence as it has transitioned to the Big Ten. The Huskers hope to regain the national prowess they enjoyed in the 1990s, when they captured five Big Eight and Big 12 titles from 1994 to 1999.

A 1987 graduate of Stanford University, Morales is one of the greatest male swimmers in U.S. history,

winning an NCAA-record 11 individual titles. He also helped lead the Cardinal to three consecutive NCAA titles and four Pac-10 titles, while twice earning Pac-10 Swimmer-of-the-Year honors and garnering six Pac-10 titles himself.

Morales remains the all-time leading scorer at the NCAA Championships, amassing 235 points.

Morales was also the recipient of the 1987 Al Masters Award, which is Stanford’s highest award for athletic performance, leadership and academic performance.

He was the first male swimmer to win the award, and remains one of two to have accomplished that feat.

Morales holds the Stanford record in the 200-yard butterfly (1:42.60) and held the school record in the 100-yard fly (46.25) until it was broken in 1998 by Sabir Muhammad (46.18).

While at Stanford, Morales was awarded the J.E. Sterling Award, which is presented to a student-athlete based on scholarship, leadership and community service. In addition, he served as the director of the Stanford Volunteers for Youth Program. Morales also found time to become a mainstay on the campus newspaper as the beat writer for the women’s basketball team.

A CoSIDA Academic All-America selection in 1987, Morales earned a law degree from Cornell in June of 1994, despite taking two years off from law school to train and compete at the Olympics.

An Olympic swimmer, Morales won three gold and two silver medals in the 1984 and 1992 Games, serving as a team captain for the 1992 squad. Following the 1992 Games, in which he returned to the pool after a three-year layoff to capture a gold medal in the 100-meter butterfly, Morales was named the U.S. Olympic Committee’s Sportsman of the Year. He held the U.S. Open and NCAA record in the 100-yard fly with a time of 46.26, which stood for 13 years before being broken at the 1999 NCAA Championships.

Among Morales’ greatest swimming accomplishments in the pool is holding the world record in the 100-meter butterfly with a time of 52.84 from 1986 until 1995.

Morales’ legend in the Olympic Games lives on today, as the Nebraska coach served on the bid committee for the 2008 U.S. Olympic swimming trials that took place in Omaha. Morales had the chance to see the selection process and serve a role in the decision that gave Nebraska its first Olympic event in state history.

The Swimming Trials were a resounding success, and Omaha proved to be a worthy host for the event.

The attendance at the Qwest Center Omaha broke records for the largest swimming meet ever held in the United States. Nine world and 21 American records were broken in the eight-day meet, and nearly half of the competitors set personal lifetime bests in ideal swimming conditions inside the arena.

USA Swimming once again chose Omaha to be the site of the 2012 Swim Trials, as the CenturyLink Center was the focus of the entire nation in preparation for the 2012 London Games.

Before coming to Nebraska, Morales served as the head women’s swimming coach at San Jose State University. He held the reins as head coach from 1998 until being named coach at Nebraska in July of 2001.

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Morales rejuvenated a Spartan program that was near the bottom of the Western Athletic Conference. He was named the 2000 WAC Coach of the Year for his efforts.

While at San Jose State, Morales rebuilt a program and took the Spartans to the NCAA Championships after a 14-year absence. During his tenure, Morales produced six academic All-WAC swimmers. At the 2001 WAC Championships, five Spartans set school records under Morales’ supervision, and three met NCAA qualification times. Seven others swam times that placed among the top three in school history.

Before his stint at SJSU, Morales served as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Stanford, during the 1997-98 season, helping lead the squad to the NCAA team title.

Morales also served as a graduate assistant at Cornell while pursuing his law degree. While at Cornell, Morales prepared and coached daily workouts for swimmers and assisted in recruiting. Morales has assisted in coaching with the San Jose Aquatics club group, as well as serving as head coach of the Stanford Masters Swim Team.

For Morales, the opportunity to coach at Nebraska was a welcome challenge.

“As a coach, taking over the responsibilities at Nebraska represents a great opportunity to take a program with success and use the resources that only Nebraska can offer, the support from the athletic department, the University, the Lincoln area and the

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state, to take the program to a higher level,” Morales said after he was hired. “Our goal is to take this program to the elite national level.”

A powerful motivator, Morales hopes to keep his swimmers on the top of their games in and out of the pool, as Nebraska has established itself among the nation’s best in academic support and athletics. Over the past five seasons, nearly 80 percent of Morales’ student-athletes have been named to the conference or Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll each semester.

“I want our swimmers to achieve their goals of faster times and lifetime bests,” Morales said. “I want them to have the best season that they have ever had, and I also want us to establish a team atmosphere and build an excitement toward Husker swimming and diving.”

Morales said he enjoys the challenge of competing in the Big Ten, one of the premier swimming and diving conferences in the country. The Huskers are set to face four Big Ten teams in duals in 2013-14, while facing several more at the Hawkeye Invitational in December.

Former Stanford Head Coach Skip Kenny, who coached Morales at Stanford and also with Team USA, spoke highly of his former pupil.

“He’s one of the most honest people that you will meet,” Kenny said. “You will always get the truth out of him. He’s very dedicated to the sport of swimming and to his athletes.”

Kenny also recognized Morales’ charisma.

“As soon as the swimmers spend a few days or weeks with him,” Kenny said, “they will see how much he cares about them and the sport of swimming.”

Morales also received a vote of confidence that he will be able to turn Nebraska into a national title contender.

“He brings a high level of experience to build up the team,” Kenny said. “He’s been there and done that as far as swimming is concerned. I honestly believe that he is a better coach than he was a swimmer, and that is saying a lot since he was one of the best swimmers in the world. He has done things with kids that I thought I would never see. If there is a female swimmer out

there that wants to be the best in the world, I’d send her to swim for Pablo.”

Morales’ experience as both an NCAA and international swimmer as well as a club and collegiate coach helps him in coaching and recruiting.

“In my experiences, I have been fortunate to have had a long career as a competitor. I was able to train with coaches who I think are some of the best in the world,” Morales said. “I have learned from them, and I have learned from myself. I believe that all of my experiences have prepared me for coaching. I have a good feel for the contours of teams that are successful.

I know how they practice, train and compete.”

In July of 2012, Morales named Patrick Rowan as an assistant coach. A Nebraska native with a long-time association with the Husker program, Rowan spent five years at Missouri before returning to Lincoln. In his five seasons in Columbia, Rowan helped MU climb from 38th at the 2008 NCAA Championships to 14th in the final national standings in 2012. He also played a major role in bringing multiple top-20 recruiting classes to Missouri.

“We were very excited to have Patrick come back to Nebraska,” Morales said. “He brings extensive and successful coaching and recruiting experience at the collegiate level. Patrick has a tremendous work ethic and an unmatched passion for Nebraska. He has made an immediate impact on this program and will play a key role in helping us achieve our Big Ten Conference and NCAA goals.”

In his first season with the Huskers, Rowan immediately showed his worth, coaching the Nebraska sprinters to four school-record relay times at the 2013 Big Ten Championships. He also coached Taryn Collura to a school record in the 50-yard freestyle and a trip to the NCAA Championships in Indianapolis.

Morales named former Olympian Natasha Chikina as the head diving coach in June of 2005. Through eight seasons, she has guided Husker divers to 24 NCAA Zone appearances.

“She brings outstanding technical expertise

“My job is to instill confidence in a swimmer and teach her to expect a higher level of performance from herself. I want each swimmer to open her mind to what is possible.

I want her to strive to exceed what she has done in the past each and every day. I want her to expect that more is possible.”

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combined with a tremendous coaching demeanor that yields fabulous results at the Division I level,” Morales said. “She is the perfect fit to build on the success of her predecessors here at Nebraska and be part of our development into a championship-level program.”

A gifted and noted public speaker and lecturer, Morales was a contributing author to The Swim Coaching Bible, published in 2001. In April of 2007, he was chosen as the U.S. Swimming Diversity Select Camp Head Coach, a four-day camp at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. Aside from in-pool training, Morales also led motivational and educational sessions and team-building activities for boys and girls from all over the nation. These children were a part of an ethnically under-represented population that is less than 20 percent of the current USA Swimming membership.

Pablo is the son of Pedro and the late Blanca Morales, who came to the United States from Cuba in 1956. Pablo and his wife, Viviana, have four boys, Sam (15), Benjamin (12), Eli (10) and Gustavo (3).

Morales was born in Chicago and grew up in Santa Clara, Calif. He enjoys golfing in his spare time.

The Morales family (from left): Pablo, Sam (15), Eli (10), Benjamin (12), Gustavo (3), and Viviana.

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Patrick Rowan Assistant Coach | Second Season

Coaching Experience + Nebraska Assistant Coach, 2012-Present + Missouri Assistant Coach, 2008-12 + Nebraska Volunteer Assistant Coach, 2006-07 + Nebraska Aquatics Head Coach, 2002-07

Swimming Experience + Eastern Michigan Swimmer, 1996-00 + 12-Time MAC Finalist + Two-Time MAC Team Champions + Two-Time Nebraska Class A State Team Champions

Patrick Rowan, a former volunteer assistant for the Huskers and a longtime coach in the Nebraska Aquatics program, rejoined the Nebraska staff in 2012 after spending five years at Missouri. As an assistant for the Tigers, Rowan helped build the program into one of the nation’s top 15 programs.

“We are very excited to have Patrick come back to Nebraska,” Morales said.

“He brings extensive and successful coaching and recruiting experience at the collegiate level. Patrick has a tremendous work ethic and an unmatched passion for Nebraska. He will make an immediate impact on this program and play a key role in helping us achieve our Big Ten Conference and NCAA goals.”

In 2012-13, Rowan’s first season with the Huskers, he helped coach the squad to a school-record 12 dual-meet victories. As Nebraska’s primary sprint freestyle coach, Rowan saw the 200- and 400-yard freestyle relay teams swim school-record times at the 2013 Big Ten Championships. Also under Rowan, Taryn Collura swam a school record in the 50-yard freestyle and became the first Husker to qualify for the NCAA Championships in six years.

A Nebraska native, Rowan helped orchestrate a steady rise into national

prominence at Missouri. In his first season at MU, the Lincoln Southeast High School graduate helped the Tiger women’s team finish 38th at the 2008 NCAA Championships. After a 28thplace showing in 2009, the Tigers climbed to 23rd in 2011 before finishing 14th at the 2012 NCAA meet.

Rowan served as the power sprints coach while also working with the middle distance group at Missouri. He was the recruiting coordinator for the Tiger men’s program while assisting with recruiting for the women’s team. The Tiger men’s program’s 2011 recruiting class was ranked seventh nationally by collegeswimming.com, while the women’s class was ranked 18th in the country. He also served as the director of the Mizzou Swim Camp and coached the Mizzou Swim Team (USA Swimming Club).

Before heading to Missouri, Rowan served as a volunteer assistant on Morales’ Husker staff in 2006-07. Rowan assisted primarily with Nebraska’s breaststroke and individual medley swimmers.

From 2002 until 2007, Rowan served as the head coach and general manager of the Nebraska Aquatics swim team, where he was the primary coach of the high school and collegiate swimmers.

He also served as an age group coach

for swimmers from ages 6 to 24 for Nebraska Aquatics from 2000 to 2002.

From 2003 to 2007, he served as the age group chairman for the Midwestern Swimming Executive Board. He was named Midwestern Swimming Coach of the Year in 2006-07, after being named its Age Group Coach of the Year in 2004-05.

A competitive swimmer from 1985 to 2001, Rowan swam collegiately at Eastern Michigan, helping EMU to a pair of Mid-American Conference championship teams. Individually, he was a 12-time finalist at the MAC Championships for the Eagles.

As a prep swimmer at Lincoln Southeast, Rowan was a two-time Nebraska Class A state champion and a member of a state championship team for the Knights. He was also a team captain and a seven-time Junior National qualifier.

Rowan, who earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Eastern Michigan in 2000, received his master’s degree in education with an emphasis in school and counseling psychology/sport psychology from Missouri in 2009. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. with a similar emphasis in sport psychology.

He and his wife, Miranda, have a daughter, Reese.

Natasha Chikina Diving Coach | Ninth Season

Coaching Experience + Nebraska Diving Coach, 2005-Present + U.S. Diving Regional Training Center Assistant Head Coach, 2001-05 + USC Assistant Diving Coach, 1998-99 + Trojan Diving Club Assistant Coach, 1998-2001

Diving Experience + 1996 (Atlanta) and 2000 (Sydney) Summer Olympic Qualifier + 1997 and 1998 NCAA All-American + Fourth place on the platform at the 1998 NCAA Championships + 1997 and 1998 Pac-10 three-meter champion

Former Olympian Natasha Chikina (chick-EE-nuh) is entering her ninth season as Nebraska’s head diving coach following a successful diving career at the University of Southern California and competition at two summer Olympic Games.

Chikina has proven herself worthy of her position by leading Husker divers to 24 NCAA Zone diving meet appearances in the past eight years.

Senior Payton Michaud and sophomore Nicole Schwery return this season after qualifying for the meet in 2012-13, while senior Kaitlan Walker returns to the NU diving corps after qualifying in 2011-12.

With Chikina’s own success on the boards, she will look to utilize her experience in the sport of diving and continue to lead a talented Husker diving squad toward the top of the conference and NCAA Championship berths.

“As a coach, my job is to recognize the highest potential of each diver,” Chikina said. “I want to make them believe in themselves by creating a positive and goal-setting environment. With hard work, discipline and encouragement, I want to bring every one of them to their highest level of performance.”

Chikina, a native of Kazakhstan,

competed at the Atlanta (1996) and Sydney (2000) Summer Olympic Games.

Chikina finished 15th at the Atlanta Games, before capturing a ninthplace finish on the 10-meter platform in Sydney. Between competitions, Chikina placed fourth at the 1998 NCAA Championships for the University of Southern California, where she earned NCAA All-America honors in 1997 and 1998. She was also the Pac-10 champion on the three-meter springboard in 1997 and 1998.

Chikina competed at the Goodwill Games (1994), the World Championships (1994-96) and the FINA Grand Prix (2000), placing as high as third in both the World Championships and FINA Grand Prix.

Following her diving career as an athlete, Chikina immediately began her quest to become a head diving coach.

She was the assistant coach of the Trojan Diving Club from 1998 to 2001, coaching two Junior Olympic national champions, and the assistant diving coach at her alma mater, USC, in 1998-99, helping coach future Olympians Troy Dumais and Dorte Linder.

From 2001 to 2005, Chikina served as the assistant head coach at the U.S.

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Diving Regional Training Center where she took on many responsibilities.

Primarily, she coached a two-time Oklahoma state high school champion, two Junior Olympic National Team members and four Junior Olympic National qualifiers. Among her other responsibilities, Chikina scouted, recruited and judged competitions up to the national level. She also scheduled team trips, camps and programs. Chikina coached at the 2003 U.S. Diving National Training Camp, instructing junior national-level athletes in the spotting belt, trampoline and dryboard.

Chikina earned her bachelor’s degree in social science and communications from USC in 1999, after completing her physical education and coaching degree from the Kazakh Institute of Physical Education in Almaty, Kazakhstan, in 1996.

Natasha and her husband, Kris, moved to Lincoln in the summer of 2005.

Kris served as a volunteer assistant for the Husker diving team in 2005-06 and is now coaching for the Nebraska Diving Club. The couple has two daughters, Katerina, born in December 2005, and Sophia Alexandra, born in October 2010.

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Swimming & Diving Support Staff Annette Werschke

Alvin Banks

Swimming and Diving Secretary

Academic Counselor Alvin Banks serves as an academic counselor and the coordinator of student-athlete development for Nebraska’s Academic Performance Team. Banks began working as an academic counselor at Nebraska in 2003 after serving two years as an assistant academic counselor.

As Nebraska’s coordinator of studentathlete development, he provides academic, athletic, personal and career counseling to all Husker studentathletes. As an academic counselor, he works primarily with the Nebraska men’s and women’s golf teams, the women’s swimming and diving team and the wrestling team, while also assisting with the football team.

B efo re j o i n i n g t h e A ca d e m i c Performance Team, Banks served six years as a law enforcement officer for the City of Lincoln. He is currently a member of the National Association of

Academic Advisors for Athletics.

Banks, who lettered in football at Nebraska during the 1991 season, e a r n e d h i s m a ste r ’s d e g re e i n vocational education in 1998 after receiving a bachelor’s degree in business management in 1992 from Nebraska.

Banks and his wife, Lisa, have two children, Kaylie and Darius.

Brandie Kavalec

Werschke has one stepdaugher and five step-grandchildren with her husband, Gary.

Chase Wurdeman

Graduate Assistant

A four-year letterwinner (2008-11) for the Nebraska swimming and diving team, Brandie Kavalec enters her first season as a graduate assistant coach for the Huskers in 2013-14.

The Loveland, Colo., native was a standout distance freestyler throughout her four years at Nebraska, tallying 56 top-five finishes in her last three seasons alone. A versatile swimmer, she competed in 11 different events in four seasons with the squad.

Kavalec set career-best times in the 500- and 1,650-yard freestyles at the 2011 Big 12 Championships to cap a

Annette Werschke enters her sixth season as the secretary for the Nebraska swimming and diving and men’s gymnastics programs in 2013-14. Werschke assists with travel arrangements, monitoring scholarship and eligibility checks and assisting the coaches.

The daughter of Kenneth and Anita Dahl, Werschke is a native of Scribner, Neb. She majored in human development and family sciences at Nebraska and was a retail clothing manager for 15 years.

For 11 years, she was an administrative assistant and supervisor for various organizations in Lincoln, including the J.D. Edwards Honors Program (now the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management) at the University of Nebraska.

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Chase Wurdeman is in his second season as the Nebraska swimming and diving media relations contact in 201314. A junior actuarial science major at Nebraska, Wurdeman joined the Nebraska media relations student staff in January of 2012.

A native of Seward, Neb., Wurdeman earned a Regents Scholarship to Nebraska after being named the Seward High School valedictorian for the class of 2011. He was the president of both the Seward Student Council and of his high school senior class.

A University of Nebraska Distinguished Scholar, Wurdeman was a National Merit Commended Student and a Wendy’s High School Heisman

state finalist. He was an honorablemention Class B all-state performer in both football and basketball, while also helping Seward to state in baseball.

Athletic Trainer

Lisa Loewenstein enters her sixth year with the Nebraska swimming and diving program in 2013-14 after spending six years with the Husker track and field team. Loewenstein, formerly Grzeskowiak, originally joined the Nebraska Athletic Medicine staff as a graduate assistant athletic trainer in 2002.

In 2004, she was promoted to her current position as assistant athletic trainer, where she now evaluates and treats injuries for the Husker soccer and swimming and diving teams. Loewenstein earned a bachelor’s degree in athletic training from Kansas in 2001 before earning a master’s degree in educational administration with an emphasis in postsecondary athletics from Nebraska in 2004.

A native of Moreno Valley, Calif.,

Loewenstein is also responsible for rehabilitation of injuries and is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association. She married Brandon Loewenstein in June of 2009, and the couple welcomed their first child, Holden, in August of 2011.

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Harvey Perlman Chancellor | 13th Year

Harvey Perlman was named the 19th Chancellor of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on April 1, 2001. He had served as Interim Chancellor of the University of NebraskaLincoln since July 16, 2000.

A former dean of the University of Nebraska College of Law (1983-98), Perlman has also served as interim senior vice chancellor for academic affairs at UNL (1995-96).

A Nebraska native, Perlman was raised in York, and earned a bachelor of arts in history and a juris doctorate from the University of Nebraska. During his law school years, he was editor in chief of the Nebraska Law Review and was elected to the Order of the Coif, a law honors society.

He joined the NU law faculty in 1967 after spending a year as a Bigelow Teaching Fellow at the University of Chicago Law School. He served on the Nebraska law faculty until 1974 when he joined the faculty at the University of Virginia

Law School. He returned to Nebraska in 1983 when he accepted the deanship of the Nebraska Law College, a post he held until 1998 when he returned to the professoriate.

He has also served as a visiting professor at Florida State University College of Law, the University of Puget Sound School of Law and the University of Iowa College of Law. In 2011, Perlman was named an Honorary University Professor of Xi’an Jiaotong University, in Xi’an, China. This rare lifetime appointment entitles Perlman to privileges at the university, with which UNL has many institutional ties. Perlman also will occasionally lecture and teach at Xi’an Jiaotong University. The title is the highest honor the university awards to a foreign scholar, and recognizes Perlman as an accomplished scholar or professional of important international reputation. The award also recognizes Perlman for his significant efforts in globalizing UNL and Xi’an Jiaotong University through joint research and partnership degree programs.

His area of legal expertise lies in torts and intellectual property. He is a member of the Nebraska State and American Bar Associations and is a Life Fellow of the American Bar Association. Perlman is co-author of “Intellectual Property and Unfair Competition” (5th edition, 1998) and co-reporter for the American Law Institute’s “Restatement of Unfair Competition” (1994). He serves on the Council of the American Law Institute, a leading national law reform organization and as one of Nebraska’s Commissioners of Uniform State Laws. He previously served as a member of the NCAA Board of Directors and is past chair of the Bowl Championship Series Presidential Oversight Committee. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce and is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Nebraska Innovation Campus Development Corporation. He received the George Turner Award from the Nebraska State Bar Association for contributions to the legal profession and the Roger T. Larson Community Builder Award from the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce.

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Perlman and his wife, Susan, an NU alumna, are the parents of two daughters. Anne, who earned degrees from UNL and the University of Nebraska Medical Center, practices medicine in Lincoln and is married to UNL alumnus David Spinar; they have three children; Will, Ava, and Marco, Husker fans all. Daughter Amie, who received bachelors and juris doctorate degrees from UNL, is a Nebraska assistant attorney general and is married to UNL alumnus Ron Larson; they are the parents of Caleb and Finn.

Josephine Potuto Faculty Athletics Representative | 16th Year

Josephine (Jo) R. Potuto, the Richard H. Larson Professor of Constitutional Law, has been Nebraska’s faculty representative (FAR) at the NCAA and conference level since May 15, 1997.

In 2002, Potuto was named Outstanding Faculty Athletics Representative by the All-American Football Foundation.

From 2008-09 to 2011-12 she was president of the 1A FAR (FARs from FBS institutions). Among her NCAA positions, Potuto spent nine years (the maximum) on the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions (chair her last two years) and currently substitutes when a member cannot serve. She was one of three Big 12 Conference representatives on the NCAA Division I Management Council, served on the NCAA Men’s Gymnastics

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Championship Committee, and currently serves on an NCAA-wide (all divisions) committee to advise NCAA staff on student-athlete issues and educational programming for coaches, staff, and student-athletes.

A sports law expert, Potuto regularly lectures and consults on sports issues in general and NCAA processes in particular. She is an expert witness in litigation involving sports issues. She testified before the House Subcommittee on the Constitution regarding due process in NCAA infractions hearings.

In the past year she has appeared in media reports in the NY Times, LA Times, USA Today, Washington Post, CBSSports.com, and the Chronicle of Higher Education, among others. She has presented to the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, the Texas Commission of Higher Education, NCAA regional conferences, law conferences and law firms, NACDA, and to universities and law colleges, including the Universities of Istanbul, Washington, Maryland, Oklahoma, Santa Clara, Baltimore and Mississippi.

Potuto is a past adviser to the Uniform Law Commissioners Committee to draft a sports agent statute, has drafted rules governing search and seizure and hearings for the Nebraska Racing Commission, and also has written on issues of gender equity in college athletics. She has authored numerous articles on sports law issues. She just completed an article on student-athlete use of their names/ likenesses with an econometrician and tax professor.

Potuto delivered the 2012 Chancellor’s Distinguished Lecture. She serves on the senate’s intercollegiate athletics committee. She is a past member of the UNL academic senate and also served on Nebraska’s NCAA site certification steering committee.

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Potuto was project director and a drafter of the Uniform Law Commissioners Sentencing and Corrections Act, as well as the drafter for the Nebraska Supreme Court Committee to Draft Criminal Jury Instructions. She is the author of three books. She was elected to membership in the American Law Institute, the Nebraska State Bar Foundation, and the Douglass Society.

Potuto earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism at Rutgers’ Douglass College, and her master’s degree in English literature at Seton Hall. She earned her juris doctorate at the Rutgers Law College.

She is a member of the bars of Nebraska and New Jersey and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and the U.S. District Courts for Nebraska and New Jersey.

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Shawn Eichorst Athletic Director | First Year

Administrative Experience

Nebraska, Athletic Director (2013-present) Miami, Director of Athletics (2011-12) Wisconsin, Deputy Athletic Director (2009-11) Wisconsin, Executive Associate Athletic Director (2007-09) Wisconsin, Senior Associate Athletic Director (2006-07) South Carolina, Senior Associate Athletic Director (2004-06) Wisconsin-Whitewater, Director of Athletics (1999-2003)

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Shawn Eichorst was named the 14th Director of Athletics of the University of Nebraska by Chancellor Harvey Perlman on October 4, 2012. Eichorst leads a tradition-rich athletic program of 24 varsity athletic teams, 600-plus student-athletes and more than 275 full-time employees. Eichorst succeeded legendary Nebraska football coach and Athletic Director Tom Osborne and officially assumed his duties on January 3rd, 2013.

“I am honored to have the opportunity to join the University of Nebraska family,” Eichorst said.

“Nebraska is an outstanding academic institution with one of the strongest athletic departments in all of college sports,” Eichorst said. “Most importantly, everyone here is committed to keeping the welfare of our student-athletes at the heart of everything we do. I am humbled by the responsibility and opportunities that lie ahead and will work diligently to carry on the rich tradition of Husker excellence set forth by Coach Osborne and so many others.”

Nebraska Chancellor Harvey Perlman said it was Eichorst’s commitment to putting student-athletes first that made Eichorst stand out.

“When I asked him how I would be able to measure his success if he were here five years from now,” Perlman said, “his response was that if the coaches and student-athletes had been successful and nobody knows his name, it would be a success.”

Although his preference is to serve and lead diligently from the background, Eichorst has already canvassed the state promoting Husker Athletics and Nebraska’s tremendously talented student-athletes making more than 70 appearances across Nebraska and visiting eight other states in just his first seven months. Eichorst emphasizes academics first and is proud to acknowledge Nebraska’s nation-leading 307 Academic All-Americans, including eight who earned the honor in 2012-13. In fact, he has invited

all of the academic honor winners back to campus for a reunion in November. He has met with each college dean on campus and uses his monthly radio show and his Connecting on Campus column to promote campus, coach and student-athlete academic and community successes. More than 200 Husker student-athletes were honored at the academic recognition banquet this spring while 138 were named Academic All-Big Ten in 2012-13.

During Eichorst’s first semester at Nebraska in the spring of 2013, women’s bowling, coached by legend Bill Straub, won a national title and Rhonda Revelle’s softball team advanced to the College Softball World Series.

The women’s basketball team, coached by Connie Yori, completed a run to the Sweet 16 for the second time in program history and the women’s tennis team, coached by Scott Jacobson, made an appearance in the Sweet 16 for the first time in program history and earned a share of the Big Ten title. Tennis player Mary Weatherholt finished runner-up at the NCAA Individual Championship, the highest-ever finish for a Nebraska tennis player.

In addition to women’s tennis, two other Nebraska teams added Big Ten titles in the spring of 2013, as the women’s gymnastics team, coached

by Dan Kendig, won its second-straight Big Ten title and third-straight conference title overall. The men’s track and field team, coached by Gary Pepin, claimed the outdoor team title.

This fall, three facility projects will be completed: Memorial Stadium, which expands to accommodate more than 90,000 football fans and will include the Nebraska Athletic Performance Laboratory (NAPL) and the Center for Brian, Biology and Behavior (CB3) research facilities; Pinnacle Bank Arena in downtown Lincoln, where the Husker men’s and women’s basketball teams will be permanent tenants; and the renovated Bob Devaney Sports Center, where volleyball, men’s and women’s gymnastics and the wrestling team will now compete. Construction for each of these three facilities began with Coach Osborne at the helm. Athletic Director Emeritus Osborne continues to provide Eichorst with counsel on a number of items including the East Stadium research initiatives. The collaborative research that will take place within an athletic facility shared by academics and athletics is believed to be the first of its kind and sets the tone for the leadership role Nebraska has taken in the Big Ten Conference and nationally.

Eichorst came to Nebraska after spending 18 months as the Director of Athletics at the University of Miami.

He was named the 12th Director of Athletics at Miami on April 12, 2011 and served until October 4, 2012 when he was hired by Nebraska as a Special Assistant to Chancellor Perlman.

In his first year as Director of Athletics at Miami, Eichorst helped grow the academic reputation as well as the fan base. Under his watchful eye, the Hurricane Club grew by more than 500 members, surpassing 5,000 members nationwide. More than $19 million in student-athlete support was generated in 2011-12 and an additional $14.2 million in capital gifts was raised toward the new Center for Athletic Excellence facility, scheduled for completion in the fall of 2013.

During his tenure, both the Hurricane men’s and women’s basketball programs advanced to the postseason, with the women posting the highest national ranking in school history at No. 5, advancing to the NCAA Second Round. The women’s tennis team advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals for the

fourth straight season and the baseball program extended its NCAA postseason appearances streak to 40 consecutive seasons. The women’s soccer team posted the first NCAA postseason win in program history, while the volleyball team advanced to the NCAA postseason for the third straight year and finished the season ranked 15th in the nation.

Before his appointment at Miami, Eichorst served from 2009 to 2011 as the Deputy Athletics Director at the University of Wisconsin, where his responsibilities under Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez included serving as the department’s Chief Operating Officer and overseeing the day-today operations of the highly successful athletics program. At Wisconsin, Eichorst was involved in the design and planning of a new ice hockey and swimming facility completed in the fall of 2012, as well as with the Student-Athlete Performance Center in the north end zone of Camp Randall Stadium. He joined the Badgers’ staff in 2006 as a Senior Associate Athletics Director and was promoted to Executive Associate Athletics Director in 2007.

Eichorst has experience with three BCS conference institutions previously serving as University of South Carolina’s Senior Associate Athletics Director for Administration from 2004 to 2006. With the Gamecocks, Eichorst oversaw daily operations of the department and supervised the football and baseball programs. The football team was bowl-eligible each year during Eichorst’s tenure, and the baseball program competed in the 2004 College World Series. Additionally, he coordinated and supervised multi-million dollar facility projects, including a state-of-the-art football training facility.

Eichorst served as the Director of Athletics at his alma mater, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater until 2003.

Under his tenure, UW-Whitewater developed into one of the nation’s top Division III athletic programs, with four top 10 percent National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Directors Cup finishes; one NCAA team championship; two NCAA team runner-up finishes and five individual national champions. The program also featured 38 Academic All-America selections, seven NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship winners and 74 All-Americans.

A native of Lone Rock, Wis., Eichorst was an all-conference defensive back, a three-time letterwinner and 1990 team captain for the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team.

He graduated magna cum laude in business from UW-Whitewater in 1990 and earned a law degree from Marquette University in 1995. He practiced law in Milwaukee before accepting the position at Wisconsin-Whitewater.

He is a past member of the NCAA Division I StudentAthlete Reinstatement Committee and State Bar of Wisconsin Board of Governors. He also previously served as an assistant adjunct professor of law at Marquette University Law School, where he taught classes in sports law. He currently serves on the Marquette University National Sports Law Institute Board of Advisors.

In 2006, he was awarded the Sports Law Alumnus of the Year by Marquette. He also is a graduate of the Sports Management Institute and serves on its Executive Committee.

Eichorst and his wife Kristin have three sons: Jack, Joseph and Bennett.

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Jamie Williams

Associate Athletic Director/ Diversity & Leadership Initiatives

Dr. Jamie Williams joined the Nebraska Athletic Department staff in June as the Huskers’ Associate Athletic Director of Diversity and Leadership Initiatives. Williams is a former Nebraska and NFL football standout who brings a highly diverse background of professional success to Nebraska.

In his role at Nebraska, Williams is responsible for facilitating all diversity and inclusion programs within the Athletic Department. He also assists in developing and facilitating a leadership development program for department staff and student-athletes, and manages and facilitates the Athletic Department strategic plan, among other duties.

Williams joined Nebraska after spending six years as the Director of Athletics at Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Before Williams’ hiring, Academy of Art did not have an intercollegiate athletic program. Williams and his small staff created a fully functional NCAA Division II athletic department, serving more than 200 student-athletes in 16 sports, while also spearheading the creation of institutional control for the athletic department.

Williams’ association with Nebraska began as a tight end on Osborne’s football team from 1979 to 1982. Williams was a four-year letterwinner for the Cornhuskers and earned All-Big Eight honors in both 1981 and 1982. Williams caught 44 passes for 516 yards and seven touchdowns in his career, and was part of Big Eight championship teams in 1981 and 1982. Williams was inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame in 1993.

Following his Nebraska career, Williams was a third-round draft pick of the New York Giants, and went on to play 12 seasons in the NFL. Williams played with the St. Louis Cardinals (1983), Houston Oilers (1984-88), San Francisco 49ers (1989-93) and Los Angeles Raiders (1994).

He was a co-captain for San Francisco for four seasons and was a part of the 49ers Super Bowl XXIV championship team. Williams was twice named his team’s Man of the Year during his career.

Following his playing career, Williams embarked on a successful professional career that includes work in the film industry as a writer, director, screenwriter and actor. Williams gained his most notoriety in the film world for his role as a writer, technical director and actor in Any Given Sunday. Williams also has extensive work as a management consultant/executive coach working with numerous organizations in the Northern California area, including VISA USA and Yahoo.

A 1990 UNL graduate with a bachelor’s in journalism, Williams continued his education following his football career. He received his Masters of Science in Mass Communication from San Jose State University in 1993, and a Doctorate of Education in Organization and Leadership, including an emphasis in sports administration, from the University of San Francisco in 2000.

Williams and his wife, Charlotte, have a son, Evan, and a daughter, Raven.

A member of the Nebraska Athletic Department since 1979, Pat Logsdon was promoted to senior associate athletic director in 2013. She has served as Nebraska’s senior woman administrator since 2008.

Logsdon’s duties include oversight on all administrative issues and operational functions of the Athletic Director’s office; oversight in the areas of administration, athletic medicine, nutrition and the athletic training table, softball, women’s gymnastics and rifle; developing and implementing administrative policies and procedures, assisting with strategic planning, reviewing and maintaining game and coaching contracts and oversight of the administrative budget.

Previously, Logsdon spent six seasons as NU’s director of football operations, the first female in Division I to serve in that capacity. She handled organization of all recruiting functions, supervised compliance activities and coordinated all football administrative operations, including travel and practice operations. Logsdon served three years as assistant to the director of football operations and 14 seasons as the football recruiting secretary.

Logsdon received a bachelor’s degree in education from Nebraska in 1989.

Pat Logsdon

Associate Athletic Director / Senior Woman Administrator

Nebraska Athletic department Administration

Marc Boehm Executive Associate A.D.

Bob Burton Senior Associate A.D. Administration

Dennis Leblanc Senior Associate A.D. Academics

Steve Waterfield Senior Associate A.D. Performance and Strategic Research

Lonnie Albers Associate A.D. Athletic Medicine

Paul Meyers Associate A.D. Huskers Athletic Fund

Jamie Vaughn Associate A.D. Compliance

Keith Zimmer Associate A.D. Life Skills

Holly Adam Assistant A.D. Ticketing

Jeff Jamrog Assistant A.D. Football

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Chris Anderson Associate A.D. Community Relations

Shot Kleen Assistant A.D. HuskerVision

Butch Hug Associate A.D. Facilities and Events

John Ingram Associate A.D. Capital Projects and Construction

Keith Mann Assistant A.D. Media Relations

Michael Stephens Assistant A.D. Licensing, Marketing and Concessions

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Nebraska board of regents University of Nebraska Board of Regents

The Board of Regents consists of eight voting members elected by district for six-year terms, and four non-voting student Regents, one from each campus, who serve during their tenure as student body president. The board supervises the general operations of the university, and the control and direction of all expenditures. The board also includes a corporation secretary who manages all records including agendas, minutes, notices, policies and bylaws. Those documents can be found on the web at nebraska.edu/board/.

The board meets regularly, primarily in Lincoln but also in Omaha and greater Nebraska. Persons wishing to provide information to the board or to appear before it should contact: Corporation Secretary, University of Nebraska, Varner Hall, 3835 Holdrege, Lincoln, NE 68583.

James B. Milliken, J.D. President, University of Nebraska

Timothy Clare Lincoln

Hal Daub Omaha

Howard Hawks Omaha

Bob Phares North Platte

Jim Pillen Columbus

Robert Schafer Beatrice

Kent Schroeder, J.D. Kearney

Bob Whitehouse Papillion

Eric Reznicek Nebraska-Lincoln

Jeremy Hosein Nebraska-Medical Center

Moses Moxey Nebraska-Kearney

Martha Spangler Nebraska-Omaha

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the big ten conference

Since its inception in 1896, the pursuit and attainment of academic excellence has been a priority for every Big Ten member institution. But maintaining the conference’s status as one of the preeminent athletic conferences in the country also endures as an important component of the Big Ten studentathlete experience. Striking that balance between academics and athletics is integral to the Big Ten’s identity, and the Big Ten’s “Honoring Legends. Building Leaders.” campaign links directly to the Big Ten mission. Recognized as one of intercollegiate James E. Delany sports’ most successful undertakings, the Big Ten strives for Commissioner success from its student-athletes not only on the field and in the classroom, but around the world as well.

academics

All Big Ten universities have been granted Tier One Status by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, a distinction awarded to just over 100 universities. Big Ten schools have produced more than 1,450 Academic AllAmericans, more than any other conference, including 46 in the last academic year. For the 2011 fiscal year, the Big Ten led all conferences with over $8 billion in research expenditures, more than $2 billion more than any other conference.

successful programS

During the 2011-12 season, the Big Ten claimed seven team national championships, including titles for Illinois men’s gymnastics, Minnesota women’s ice hockey, Northwestern women’s lacrosse, Ohio State fencing and synchronized swimming, Penn State wrestling and Wisconsin men’s cross country.

The Big Ten led all conferences with national titles in 12 different NCAA-sponsored championships from 2002-03 to 2011-12. Over that time period, the Big Ten produced championships in cross country, fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, volleyball and wrestling.

student-athlete opportunitieS

Big Ten universities provide over $136 million in direct financial aid to nearly 10,000 student-athletes, more than any conference.

The Big Ten sponsors 25 official conference sports, 12 for men and 13 for women.

The 26th conference sport, men’s ice hockey, will begin in 2013.

television exposure

Through the Big Ten’s media agreements with CBS Sports, ABC/ESPN, FOX and the Big Ten Network (BTN), nearly 1,000 Big Ten events are produced and distributed nationally on an annual basis. In 2006, the Big Ten created BTN, the first national conference-owned television network. With more than 53 million subscribers in the United States and Canada – and more outside the Big Ten region than inside – BTN allows fans to see their teams compete regardless of where they live.

attendance

The Big Ten leads all conferences with nearly five million alumni and more than 460,000 students. Big Ten fans are some of the nation’s most supportive, with nearly 9.8 million patrons attending conference home contests during the 2012-13 seasons for football, men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball alone.

honoring legends. building leaders.

The mission of the Big Ten Conference has always been to excel athletically without compromising the priority our member institutions assign to their academic standards and to their commitment to student academic success. We seek to celebrate the many accomplishments of Big Ten student-athletes while continuously reinforcing each of our member institutions’ high academic standards. Striking that important balance between academics and athletics is integral to the Big Ten’s identity, and the Big Ten’s “Honoring Legends. Building Leaders.” campaign links directly to the Big Ten mission.

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big ten administration

Commissioner................................................................................. James E. Delany Deputy Commissioner........................................................................Brad Traviolia Chief Communications Officer.............................................................. Diane Dietz Senior Associate Commissioner-Television Administration........... Mark D. Rudner Associate Commissioner - Officiating Programs................................. Rick Boyages Associate Commissioner - Championships.........................................Wendy Fallen Associate Commissioner - Compliance...............................................Chad Hawley Associate Commissioner - Governance...........................................Jennifer Heppel Associate Commissioner - Technology....................................... Mike McComiskey Associate Commissioner - Football & Basketball Operations....... Andrea Williams Assistant Commissioner - Communications........................................ Scott Chipman

big ten communications staff

Chief Communications Officer.............................................................. Diane Dietz Assistant Commissioner - Communications..................................... Scott Chipman Associate Director of Communications......................................... Adam Augustine Associate Director of Communications........................................... Brett McWethy Assistant Director of Communications..................................................Dan Mihalik Robert Hammel Communications Intern.....................................Sarah Andreychik Robert Hammel Communications Intern..............................................Olivia Truby

contact the big ten office

5440 Park Place Rosemont, IL 60018 Phone: (847) 696-1010 Fax: (847) 696-1150 www.bigten.org

Big Ten Swimming & Diving Championships

The 2014 Big Ten Championships will be held at the University Aquatic Center on the Minnesota campus. Opened in 1990, the Aquatic Center has played host to 12 Big Ten Championships, including the women’s meet in 1991, 1996, 1999, 2004 and 2013. The facility was also the site of six NCAA Championships and will host the 2014 NCAA meet in March. The Aquatic Center features a 50-meter competition pool that is eight lanes wide and eight feet deep. The separate diving well features a pair of one- and three-meter boards, as well as 1-, 5-, 7.5- and 10-meter platforms. It includes 1,346 permanent seats and 1,200 temporary bleachers. The Big Ten Championships are scheduled to run Feb. 19-22, 2014.

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Records Records

History History

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Records fall as huskers shine in 2012-13 The Husker swimming and diving team showed tremendous improvement in 2012-13, posting eight school-record times en route to a school-record 12 dual meet victories. The squad moved up two spots from an 11th-place finish at the 2012 Big Ten Championships and scored more than twice as many points, finishing ninth.

In addition, Nebraska sent its first swimmer to the NCAA Championships in six years, with Taryn Collura competing in both the 50- and 100-yard freestyles in Indianapolis. The sophomore from Phoenix, Ariz., placed 33rd and 56th, respectively, swimming the sprint freestyles for first-year assistant coach Pat Rowan.

Three Husker divers also competed beyond the Big Ten Championships, as Amy Herman, Payton Michaud and Nicole Schwery represented Nebraska at the NCAA Zone D Diving Meet in Houston, Texas.

Herman (485.55) and Schwery (450.95) led the way in the platform diving competition, finishing eighth and 11th, respectively. The only Husker to make the finals of the three-meter dive, Herman placed 16th with a total score of 567.30. Michaud’s best performance came in the three meter as well, as she took 28th with a score of 261.80.

While a handful of individuals were able to advance past the conference meet, the entire team’s season efforts were on display at the Big Ten Championships in Minneapolis, Minn.

The Huskers got things started with a schoolrecord 1:39.13 in the 200-yard medley relay. The team of Hayley Martin, Shannon Guy, Taryn Collura and Ariel Weech beat the record set in 2011 by nearly two full seconds, placing seventh. The same relay team of Martin, Guy, Collura and Weech also set school records in the 200- (1:30.11) and 400-yard freestyle relays (3:18.10), finishing fifth and fourth, respectively.

In the 400-yard medley relay, a slightly different team of Martin, Guy, Weech and Ashley Reiter set the Huskers’ fourth school-record relay time of the meet, finishing seventh in 3:39.36. The senior-laden squad beat the record of 3:40.65 that had stood for 18 years.

The Huskers’ four relay records were complemented

Hayley Martin set a school record in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 53.81 at the 2013 Big Ten Championships. by outstanding individual performances that produced four school records of their own.

Collura swam a time of 22.46 in the 50-yard freestyle and finished sixth. Her preliminary time of 22.42 was a new school record that beat the time of 22.58 set

by Olympic medalist Therese Alshammar in 1999 and qualified Collura for the NCAA Championships. The sophomore added a 13th-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle (49.45) and a 20th-place finish in the 100yard butterfly (55.11), both career-best times.

Guy excelled for the Huskers on day three at the Big Ten Championships, taking fifth in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 53.30. Her fifth-place finish was the highest ever for a Husker at the Big Ten meet.

Earlier in the day, Guy beat her previous career-best time of 54.23 by a full second, setting a school record in the event with a time of 53.23 in the preliminaries.

Martin finished off an incredible senior season and four-year career with a school-record 53.81 in the 100-yard backstroke preliminaries. Martin broke her own record of 54.25, which she set in

2012-13 Nebraska Schedule/Results

Final Record: 12-3 Date Opponent Location Result Sept. 28 Scarlet-Cream Intrasquad Devaney Natatorium 131-86 Sept. 29 Alumni Meet Devaney Natatorium No Team Score Oct. 12 North Dakota/St. Cloud State Grand Forks, N.D. W/W, 135-97 &

154-78 Oct. 13 North Dakota/St. Cloud State Grand Forks, N.D. W/W, 160-64 &

185-39 Oct. 19 Nebraska-Omaha Omaha, Neb. W, 154-83 Oct. 20 Nebraska-Omaha Devaney Natatorium W, 154-81 Oct. 26 Iowa State/South Dakota Ames, Iowa W/W, 176.5-122.5 &

240-59 Nov. 9 South Dakota State Brookings, S.D. W, 177-106 Nov. 10 Northern Iowa Devaney Natatorium W, 155-82 Nov. 15-17 Phill Hansel Invite (Diving) Houston, Texas No Team Score Nov. 16-18 Kansas Classic (Swimming) Topeka, Kan. 3rd, 674 Nov.30-Dec. 2 Iowa Invitational Iowa City, Iowa 2nd, 670 Jan. 4 Washington State (Relay Meet) Coronado, Calif.

Scrimmage Jan. 19 San Diego State Devaney Natatorium L, 142-158 Jan. 26 Illinois Champaign, Ill. W, 194-106 Feb. 1-2 Northwestern Invite Evanston, Ill. W/L/L, 198-171,

134-224 & 179-191 Feb. 20-23 Big Ten Championships Minneapolis, Minn.

9th, 195 March 11-13 Zone Diving Meet Houston, Texas No Team Score March 21-23 NCAA Championships Indianapolis, Ind. No Team Score

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December at the Iowa Invitational, and finished 11th with a finals time of 54.55. In her other individual event, Martin took 15th in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 49.97, setting a career best of 49.79 in the preliminaries.

Senior Ellan Dufour was the fourth and final recordsetter for the Huskers at the Big Ten Championships, setting a school record in the 200-yard backstroke with her 17th-place time of 1:57.23. Dufour broke Jane Glazebrook’s record of 1:57.99 that was set in 1998. In the 100-yard backstroke, Dufour finished 18th with a career-best time of 55.61 that put her second on the all-time list behind Martin.

Weech also contributed a strong showing at the meet, finishing sixth in the 100-yard freestyle (49.13) and 12th in the 50-yard freestyle (22.86). Weech’s times put her fourth and second on the all-time Nebraska lists for the two events, respectively.

Other team season bests set at the Big Ten Championships came from Natalie Morris in the 200yard butterfly (2:00.74) and Katie Davis in the 200 IM (2:03.27) and 400 IM (4:21.77).

Nebraska’s postseason accomplishments were the culmination of an all-around successful season that began with the Scarlet and Cream intrasquad meet five months earlier at the Devaney Center on Sept.

28. The next day the Huskers returned to the pool for the annual Alumni Meet, with alumni Mike Irvin, Bobbi Balogh, and Liz Hefly competing against the current squad.

Nebraska kicked off the 2012-13 season in Grand Forks, N.D., with a pair of victories over both St. Cloud State and North Dakota Oct. 12-13. The Huskers handled the Blizzard 154-78 and 185-39, and defeated UND by scores of 135-97 and 160-64 to race out to a 4-0 season start.

Martin led the way in the pool with wins in the 100-yard backstroke (57.06) and 200-yard freestyle (1:51.99), while Michaud was the standout in the diving well, earning victories in both the one-meter and three-meter dives (280.60, 293.60).

Collura (50 free), Weech (100 free), Morris (100 fly) and Kristin Strecker (100 breast) also added wins for the Huskers.

The next weekend saw the squad travel to Nebraska-Omaha on Oct. 19 and turn around to host the Mavericks on Oct. 20. The Huskers came out on top by respective scores of 154-83 and 154-81 to add to their hot start.

Eight Huskers won individual events in Omaha, with Michaud the only multi-event winner (one-meter and three-meter dives). Martin, Weech, Dufour, Morris, Bailey Pons, Katt Sickle and Morgan Flannigan added wins to Nebraska’s 400-yard medley relay and 200yard freestyle relay victories, as Nebraska rolled past the Mavericks.

The dual in Lincoln ended in similar fashion, with the Huskers winning all 13 events on the day. Juniors Guy and Bailey Pons led the squad, each winning two events for Nebraska. Guy was victorious in the 100 breast (1:05.82) and 100 fly (57.57), while Pons took first place in the 500 free (5:01.96) and 1,650 free (17:22.10).

Weech, Davis, Flannigan, Dufour, Herman, Michaud and Kelly Dunn added individual event crowns for the dominant Huskers.

The following weekend, the squad traveled to Ames, Iowa, to face Iowa State and South Dakota. The Huskers cruised to 176.5-122.5 and 240-59 victories over the Cyclones and Coyotes to improve to 8-0 on the season.

Pons led the Huskers with wins in the 200yard (1:53.56), 500-yard (5:00.71) and 1,000-yard freestyles (10:17.18). Martin also had a huge day, winning the 100 back and 100 free in respective times

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Senior Ellan Dufour set a school record in the 200yard backstroke (1:57.23) at February’s Big Ten Championships in Minneapolis, Minn. of 57.02 and 51.20 and helping the 200-yard medley and 400-yard freestyle relay teams to victory.

Guy (100 fly), Michaud (one-meter dive) and Harmon (three-meter dive) were the other Husker event winners on the day.

After a week off from competition, the Huskers returned to the pool on Nov. 9 and swam past the South Dakota State Jackrabbits 177-106 in Brookings, S.D. With the win, Nebraska improved to 9-0 on the season and 9-0 all-time against SDSU. Eleven Huskers won individual events in a complete team effort against the Jackrabbits. Martin (200 back and 200 free) and Sickle (200 IM and 500 free) were the only multi-event winners, adding to victories by Pons, Reiter, Morris, Collura, Michaud, Strecker, Guy, Bria Deveaux and Kailey Harmon.

The next day, the Huskers returned home to host Northern Iowa on Nov. 10. With a 155-82 win over the Panthers, Nebraska reached 10-0 on the season, the best start in school history.

Once again, the squad got contributions from a number of athletes, as nine Huskers combined to win all 11 of the meet’s individual titles. Notably, Pons won the 200 free (1:53.27) and 500 free (4:59.71), while Michaud was victorious in both the one-meter dive (297.60) and three-meter dive (302.63).

The Huskers won both the 400-yard medley relay and 400-yard freestyle relay to sweep the meet’s 13 events, adding to the individual crowns of Martin, Morris, Collura, Davis, Dufour, Flannigan and Katie Ditter.

After a fantastic run of dual meet victories, the Husker swimmers and divers split up and traveled to their first invites the following weekend. The divers headed south to Houston, Texas, for the Phill Hansel Invite Nov. 15-17, while the swimmers made the trip to Topeka, Kan., for the Kansas Classic held Nov. 16-18.

The Husker divers got a spark from Schwery, who posted an eighth-place finish in the platform dive with a score of 230.00. Herman added an 11th-place finish in the event to her 12th-place finish in the one meter, leading Nebraska to an overall 14th-place finish without the help of the Husker swimmers.

At the Kansas Classic, the Nebraska swimmers took third place with a cumulative score of 674 points. Notre Dame (976.5) and Kansas (853.5) placed first and second, respectively, out of the six teams in attendance.

Pons led the way again, winning the 500-yard (4:53.75) and 1,650-yard (16:48.88) freestyles. Her time in the 1,650 free was a meet record.

Weech added a victory in the 100 free and a second-place finish in the 50 free with respective times of 51.31 and 23.63.

Martin contributed two second-place finishes (200 free and 100 back), one third-place finish (50 free), one fourth-place finish (200 back), one

seventh-place finish (100 free), and helped the 200yard freestyle relay team to victory in an all-around impressive invite performance.

Two weeks later, the entire Husker swimming and diving squad traveled to Iowa City, Iowa, for the Iowa Invitational Nov. 30-Dec. 2. After a three-day stretch of season-best times, Nebraska took second, overall with a total score of 670 points. The squad finished ahead of Big Ten rivals Iowa (559.5) and Northwestern (472.5), but behind first-place Michigan (876.5).

The Huskers got off to a fast start, winning their only event of the meet by finishing the opening 200yard freestyle relay in 1:31.07. The team of Weech, Martin, Guy and Collura edged out Michigan and finished one hundredth of a second off the thenschool-record of 1:31:06.

Pons had her best meet of the year, setting career-best times in the 200-yard (1:49.39) and 500yard (4:48.32) freestyles. The junior finished second and third in the two events, respectively, adding to her fourth-place finish in the 1,650 free in which she swam a season-best 16:38.50.

Martin swam career-best times in the 50 free (23.07), 200 free (1:48.77), and 200 back (2:02.52) to continue her impressive senior season. Overall, Martin had four top-six finishes on the weekend, including two third-place finishes and a then-schoolrecord time of 54.25 in the 100-yard backstroke.

Weech finished second in the 100 free (49.75) and sixth in the 50 free (23.17), while Collura took fourth (49.98) and fifth (23.15) in the respective events. Guy added a fourth-place finish in the 100 fly (54.42).

In the diving well, the Huskers got another strong performance from Herman. The senior finished second in the platform dive (266.55) and fourth in the three-meter dive (311.75), both career-best scores.

Michaud also set a career best in the three-meter dive, taking third with a score of 322.05.

Following a month off from competition, Nebraska returned to the pool on Jan. 4 for a holiday training scrimmage against Washington State in Coronado, Calif. A 45-39 relay meet win gave the Huskers confidence heading into their final home meet of the season against San Diego State on Jan. 19.

After a back-and-forth battle throughout the meet, the Aztecs seized control down the stretch and handed the Huskers a 158-142 loss, their first of the season. The meet also marked the final competition at the Devaney Natatorium for seniors Davis, Dufour, Harmon, Herman, Martin, Reiter, Weech, Kelsey Larson and Sara Weinberg.

Weech made the most of her senior day, winning both the 50- and 100-yard freestyles with respective times of 23.38 and 50.95. Collura also found success in the events, tying Weech for first in the 50 free and finishing second in the 100 free with a time of 51.01.

Other Husker winners on the day were Pons in the 1,000 free (10:06.52), Martin in the 200 free (1:50.48), Morris in the 200 fly (2:05.31) and Herman in the one-meter dive (296.32). Both Pons and Herman set career bests in their victories.

The next weekend saw Nebraska travel to Champaign, Ill., on Jan. 26 for its first conference dual of the season. After winning 12 of the meet’s 16 events, the Huskers came away with a 194-106 victory over the Illini.

In the freestyle events, Pons took first in the 1,000 free (10:22.01) and 500 free (4:59.86), while Collura finished first in the 50 free (23.41) and 100 free (51.03). Guy added victories in the 100 breast and 100 fly with respective times of 1:05.63 and 56.56.

Herman contributed wins in the one-meter (275.92) and three-meter (294.68) dives to become the fourth multi-event winner of the meet for the Huskers.

In the regular-season finale, the squad traveled to Evanston, Ill., for the Northwestern Invite held Feb. 1-2. The Huskers faced three Big Ten opponents,

2012-13 Top Times 50-yard Freestyle Taryn Collura

2/21/13

22.42

100-yard Freestyle Ariel Weech

2/22/13

49.13

200-yard Freestyle Hayley Martin

12/1/12

1:48.77

500-yard Freestyle Bailey Pons

11/30/12

4:48.32

1,000-yard Freestyle Bailey Pons 1/19/13

10:06.52

1,650-yard Freestyle Bailey Pons 12/2/12

16:38.50

100-yard Butterfly Shannon Guy

2/22/13

53.23

200-yard Butterfly Natalie Morris

2/23/13

2:00.74

100-yard Backstroke Hayley Martin 2/22/13

53.81

200-yard Backstroke Ellan Dufour 2/23/13

1:57.23

100-yard Breaststroke Ashley Reiter 12/1/12

1:03.40

200-yard Breaststroke Ashley Reiter 12/2/12

2:17.10

200-yard Individual Medley Katie Davis 2/21/13

2:03.27

400-yard Individual Medley Katie Davis 2/22/13

4:21.77

One-Meter Dive Payton Michaud

11/10/12

297.60

Three-Meter Dive Payton Michaud

12/1/12

322.05

Platform Dive Amy Herman

12/2/12

266.55

winning their dual meet against Northwestern by a score of 198-171, but falling to No. 15 Ohio State and Iowa by respective scores of 224-134 and 191-179.

Martin’s success continued, as she took first place in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 55.33. She added top-five finishes in the 200 free (third), 50 free (fourth) and 200 back (fourth).

Collura also continued to shine, winning the 100yard freestyle in 50.56 and taking second in the 50yard freestyle with a time of 23.34. The Huskers got two more runner-up finishes from the junior duo of Pons and Guy, with Pons finishing the 1,650 free in 17:03.95 and Guy completing the 100 fly in 56.22.

With the results, Nebraska finished the regular season with a dual meet record of 12-3, surpassing the previous season-best win total of eight for Head Coach Pablo Morales.

The Huskers complemented their record-setting season in the pool with a school-record 19 academic all-conference selections. Seniors Davis, Dufour, Harmon, Herman, Larson, Reiter and Weinberg were among those who received academic All-Big Ten honors. The award marked the third all-conference selections for Herman, Larson, Reiter and Weinberg.

Junior recipients Flannigan, Guy, Michaud, Pons, Strecker, Ashleigh Grammar, Mary Beth Rye and Megan Ziemann joined sophomores Dunn, Morris, Ciara Jenkins and Paige Theilen on the academic AllBig Ten squad.

The Huskers will look to this group for leadership in the pool and in the classroom over the next few seasons.

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2012-13 Season Results Nebraska at North Dakota with St. Cloud State Oct. 12-13, 2012 | Fargo, N.D. Nebraska def. North Dakota, 135-97 and 160-64 Nebraska def. St. Cloud State, 154-78 and 185-39 Husker Victories Hayley Martin

Payton Michaud

Taryn Collura

Kristin Strecker

Ariel Weech

Natalie Morris Bria Deveaux Ellan Dufour Kelly Dunn Shannon Guy

200 Free 100 Back 400 Free Relay One Meter Dive Three Meter Dive 50 Free 400 Medley Relay 100 Breast 400 Medley Relay 100 Free 400 Free Relay 100 Fly 400 Free Relay 400 Medley Relay 400 Free Relay 400 Medley Relay

1:51.99.

57.06 3:31.56 280.60 293.60 23.90 3:55.27 1:06.75 3:55.27 51.58 3:31.56 57.95 3:31.56 3:55.27 3:31.56 3:55.27

Nebraska at Nebraska-Omaha Oct. 19, 2012 | Omaha, Neb. Nebraska def. Nebraska-Omaha, 154-83 Husker Victories Hayley Martin

Payton Michaud

Natalie Morris

Ariel Weech

Shannon Guy

Ellan Dufour Morgan Flannigan Bailey Pons Katt Sickle Taryn Collura Bria Deveaux Ashley Reiter

50 Free 200 Free Relay 400 Medley Relay One Meter Dive Three Meter Dive 200 Fly 200 Free Relay 100 Free 200 Free Relay 200 Free Relay 400 Medley Relay 200 Back 500 Free 1,000 Free 200 Free 400 Medley Relay 200 Free Relay 400 Medley Relay

23.87.

1:37.32 3:56.44 289.57 310.65.

2:08.59 1:37.32 52.55 1:37.32 1:37.32 3:56.44 2:08.88 5:11.34 10:17.06 1:54.19 3:56.44 1:37.32 3:56.44

Nebraska-Omaha at Nebraska Oct. 20, 2012 | Devaney Natatorium Nebraska def. Nebraska-Omaha, 154-81 Husker Victories Shannon Guy 100 Breast

100 Fly

200 Medley Relay Bailey Pons 500 Free

1,650 Free Ellan Dufour 100 Back

200 Medley Relay Ariel Weech 50 Free

200 Medley Relay Katie Davis 200 IM Kelly Dunn 100 Free Morgan Flannigan 200 Free Amy Herman One Meter Dive Payton Michaud Three Meter Dive Bria Deveaux 400 Free Relay Ashleigh Grammar 400 Free Relay Hayley Martin 400 Free Relay Natalie Morris 200 Medley Relay Paige Theilen 400 Free Relay

1:05.82 57.57 1:48.88 5:01.96 17:22.10 59.87 1:48.88 24.10 1:48.88 2:09.65 53.12 1:55.18 287.70 298.35.

3:38.62 3:38.62 3:38.62 1:48.88.

3:38.62

Nebraska at Iowa State with South Dakota

Oct. 26, 2012 | Ames, Iowa Nebraska def. Iowa State, 176.5-122.5 Nebraska def. South Dakota, 240-59 Husker Victories Hayley Martin

Bailey Pons

Shannon Guy

Ariel Weech

Kailey Harmon Payton Michaud Taryn Collura Kelly Dunn Natalie Morris

100 Free 100 Back 200 Medley Relay 400 Free Relay 200 Free 500 Free 1,000 Free 100 Fly 200 Medley Relay 200 Medley Relay 400 Free Relay Three Meter Dive One Meter Dive 400 Free Relay 400 Free Relay 200 Medley Relay

51.20 57.02 1:44.75 3:27.33 1:53.56 5:00.71 10:17.18.

57.06 1:44.75.

1:44.75 3:27.33.

310.10.

285.10 3:27.33.

3:27.33.

1:44.75.

Nebraska at South Dakota State Nov. 9, 2012 | Brookings, S.D. Nebraska def. South Dakota State, 199-93

Husker Victories Hayley Martin

Payton Michaud

Natalie Morris

Shannon Guy

Ellan Dufour

Morgan Flannigan Bailey Pons Rebekah Land Kelly Dunn Kristin Strecker

50 Free 100 Free 200 Medley Relay One Meter Dive Three Meter Dive 200 Fly 200 Medley Relay 100 Breast 200 Medley Relay 200 Back 200 Medley Relay 500 Free 1,000 Free 100 Back 200 Free 200 Breast

24.94 53.41 58.55.

265.95 290.40.

2:09.27 58.55.

1:07.05 58.55.

2:06.80 58.55.

5:08.43.

10:22.44.

59.08.

1:54.02.

2:25.82

Northern Iowa at Nebraska Nov. 10, 2012 | Devaney Natatorium Nebraska def. Northern Iowa, 155-82 Husker Victories Bailey Pons

Payton Michaud

Ellan Dufour

Hayley Martin

Taryn Collura Katie Davis Katie Ditter Morgan Flannigan Natalie Morris Bria Deveaux Kelly Dunn Shannon Guy Ashley Reiter Katt Sickle Sara Weinberg

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200 Free 500 Free One Meter Dive Three Meter Dive 100 Back 400 Free Relay 50 Free 400 Medley Relay 100 Free 200 IM 100 Breast 1,000 Free 100 Fly 400 Medley Relay 400 Free Relay 400 Free Relay 400 Medley Relay 400 Free Relay 400 Medley Relay

1:53.27 4:59.71.

297.60 302.63.

59.44 3:34.62 24.08.

4:00.07.

52.15.

2:08.24 1:08.57 10:29.06.

57.49.

4:00.07.

3:34.62.

3:34.62.

4:00.07 3:34.62.

4:00.07

Kansas Classic

Nov. 16-18, 2012 | Topeka, Kan. 1. Notre Dame 2. Kansas 3. Nebraska 4. Iowa State 5. Rice 6. Nebraska-Omaha

976.5 853.5 674 410 381 170

Iowa Invitational

Nov. 30-Dec. 2, 2012 | Iowa City, Iowa 1. Michigan 2. Nebraska 3. Iowa 4. Northwestern 5. Denver 6. Washington State 7. Wisconsin-Milwaukee 8. Notre Dame 9. Iowa State 10. Northern Iowa

876.5 670 559.5 472.5 330.5 278 230 96 31 5

San Diego State at Nebraska Jan. 19, 2013 | Devaney Natatorium San Diego State def. Nebraska, 158-142 Husker Victories Ariel Weech

Taryn Collura

Hayley Martin

Amy Herman Natalie Morris Bailey Pons Shannon Guy

50 Free 100 Free 200 Medley Relay 50 Free 200 Medley Relay 200 Free 200 Medley Relay One Meter Dive 200 Fly 1,000 Free 200 Medley Relay

23.38 50.95.

1:43.39 23.38 1:43.39 1:50.48 1:43.39 296.32 2:05.31.

10:06.52.

1:43.39.

Nebraska at Illinois

Jan. 26, 2013 | Champaign, Ill. Nebraska def. Illinois, 194-106 Husker Victories Taryn Collura

Shannon Guy

Hayley Martin

Amy Herman

Bailey Pons

Ellan Dufour Kelly Dunn Ariel Weech

50 Free 100 Free 200 Medley Relay 400 Free Relay 100 Breast 100 Fly 200 Medley Relay 400 Free Relay 200 Free 200 Medley Relay 400 Free Relay One Meter Dive Three Meter Dive 500 Free 1,000 Free 200 Back 400 Free Relay 200 Medley Relay

23.41 51.03 1:41.63.

3:27.23 1:05.63 56.56 1:41.63 3:27.23 1:51.09 1:41.63 3:27.23 275.92 294.68.

4:59.86 10:22.01 2:02.26.

3:27.23 1:41.63

Northwestern Invite

Feb. 1-2, 2013 | Evanston, Ill. Nebraska def. Northwestern, 198-171 Ohio State def. Nebraska, 224-134 Iowa def. Nebraska, 191-179 Husker Victories Taryn Collura Hayley Martin

100 Free 100 Back

50.56 55.33

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2013 Big Ten Championships Feb. 20-23, 2013 | Minneapolis, Minn.

Final Standings 1. Minnesota (831.5) 2. Indiana (671.5) 3. Penn State (498.5) 4. Ohio State (384) 5. Purdue (363) 6. Michigan (309) 7. Wisconsin (249) 8. Northwestern (203.5) 9. Nebraska (195) 10. Iowa (113) 11. Illinois (56) 11. Michigan State (56)

Swimmer of the Meet: Lindsay Vrooman (Indiana) Diver of the Meet: Maggie Keefer (Minnesota) Newcomer of the Meet: Brooklynn Snodgrass (Indiana) Swim Coach of the Meet: Kelly Kremer (Minnesota) Diving Coach of the Meet: Wenbo Chen (Minnesota) Top Three Finishers (1-8 championship finalists; 9-16 consolation finalists; 17-24 bonus finalists) 50 Freestyle 1. Ivy Martin Wisconsin 2. Paige Whitmire Penn State 3. Becca Weiland Minnesota 6. Taryn Collura Nebraska 12. Ariel Weech Nebraska 25. Rebekah Land Nebraska

21.86 22.22 22.24 22.46 22.86 23.17

100 Freestyle 1. Paige Whitmire Penn State 2. Taylor Reynolds Northwestern 2. Lauren Gustafson Purdue 6. Ariel Weech Nebraska 13. Taryn Collura Nebraska 15. Hayley Martin Nebraska

48.74 48.81 48.81 49.13 49.52 49.97

200 Freestyle 1. Alyson Ackman Penn State 2. Kiera Janzen Minnesota 3. Lindsay Vrooman Indiana 31. Bailey Pons Nebraska 49. Kelly Dunn Nebraska 53. Morgan Flannigan Nebraska

1:44.83 1:45.20 1:45.33 1:50.01 1:51.43 1:52.12

500 Freestyle 1. Lindsay Vrooman Indiana 2. Kiera Janzen Minnesota 3. Sam Harding Minnesota 21. Bailey Pons Nebraska 39. Morgan Flannigan Nebraska 58. Ashleigh Grammar Nebraska

4:35.41 4:35.70 4:40.24 4:50.18 4:55.23 5:03.28

1,650 Freestyle 1. Lindsay Vrooman Indiana 2. Kiera Janzen Minnesota 3. Loren Brandon Minnesota 19. Bailey Pons Nebraska 22. Morgan Flannigan Nebraska 37. Ashleigh Grammar Nebraska

15:51.20 16:04.05 16:09.55 16:43.76 16:48.48 17:44.42

100 Backstroke 1. Brooklynn Snodgrass Indiana 2. Kelsey Moran Ohio State 3. Paige Whitmire Penn State 11. Hayley Martin Nebraska 18. Ellan Dufour Nebraska 45. Rebekah Land Nebraska

52.07 53.00 53.17 54.55 54.61 56.77

200 Backstroke 1. Brooklynn Snodgrass Indiana 2. Cynthia Pammett Indiana 3. Emily Creran Ohio State 17. Ellan Dufour Nebraska 38. Katie Davis Nebraska 44. Rebekah Land Nebraska

1:51.77 1:53.58 1:55.02 1:57.23 2:01.79 2:02.38

100 Breaststroke 1. Haley Spencer 2. Ashley Specht

Minnesota Indiana

59.15 59.54

Shonnon Guy set a school record in the 100-yard butterfly (52.23) and finished fifth at the Big Ten Championships. She was also a part of four record-setting Husker relay teams at the conference meet.

3.

26.

34.

35.

Kierra Smith Minnesota Ashley Reiter Nebraska Kelsey Larson Nebraska Kristin Strecker Nebraska

1:00.59 1:03.68 1:04.35 1:04.45

200 Breaststroke 1. Haley Spencer Minnesota 2. Kierra Smith Minnesota 3. Ashley Specht Indiana 26. Kelsey Larson Nebraska 27. Ashley Reiter Nebraska 29. Kristin Strecker Nebraska

2:05.98 2:08.56 2:09.42 2:17.96 2:18.03 2:18.56

100 Butterfly 1. Becca Weiland Minnesota 2. Shannon Draves Ohio State 3. Blake Zeiger Minnesota 5. Shannon Guy Nebraska 20. Taryn Collura Nebraska 21. Bria Deveaux Nebraska

51.61 52.29 52.70 53.30 55.32 55.36

200 Butterfly 1. Shannon Draves Ohio State 2. Devin Ste. Marie Minnesota 3. Haley Lips Indiana 13. Natalie Morris Nebraska 21. Melisa Mexia Nebraska 33. Shannon Guy Nebraska

1:55.12 1:56.48 1:57.11 2:00.76 2:02.46 2:04.82

200 IM 1. Tori Simenec Minnesota 2. Merritt Krawczyk Penn State 3. Chelsea Weedman Penn State 40. Katie Davis Nebraska 54. Natalie Morris Nebraska 55. Ellan Dufour Nebraska

1:57.11 1:57.18 1:58.12 2:03.27 2:04.75 2:04.77

400 IM 1. Dorina Szekeres Indiana 2. Sam Harding Minnesota 3. Courtney Beidler Michigan 23. Katie Davis Nebraska 40. Ashleigh Grammar Nebraska 41. Michaela Cunningham Nebraska

4:07.91 4:10.30 4:10.33 4:22.68 4:36.13 4:47.06

One-Meter Dive 1. Maggie Keefer Minnesota 2. Mackenzie Tweardy Purdue 3. Kate Hillman Indiana 15. Amy Herman Nebraska 19. Payton Michaud Nebraska 21. Nicole Schwery Nebraska 30. Kailey Harmon Nebraska Three-Meter Dive 1. Maggie Keefer Minnesota 2. Casey Matthews Purdue

351.45 325.40 320.55 291.60 265.60 265.00 248.85 392.25 388.50

3. Cheyenne Cousineau Ohio State 14. Amy Herman Nebraska 19. Kailey Harmon Nebraska 20. Nicole Schwery Nebraska 21. Payton Michaud Nebraska Platform Dive 1. Amy Cozad Indiana 2. Mackenzie Tweardy Purdue 3. Felicitas Lenz Northwestern 15. Amy Herman Nebraska 16. Nicole Schwery Nebraska 17. Kailey Harmon Nebraska 200 Free Relay 1. Minnesota 1:28.43 2. Penn State 1:28.96 3. Wisconsin 1:29.24 5. Nebraska 1:30.11 Martin, Collura, Guy, Weech

375.90 292.15 285.50 285.00 279.05 390.05 343.30 342.70 265.75 260.05 239.30

400 Free Relay 1. Minnesota 3:15.18 2. Penn State 3:16.15 3. Purdue 3:18.08 4. Nebraska 3:18.10 Weech, Martin, Guy, Collura 800 Free Relay 1. Indiana 6:59.48 2. Minnesota 7:01.27 3. Purdue 7:08.92 9. Nebraska 7:15.57 Martin, Pons, Dunn, Dufour 200 Medley Relay 1. Minnesota 1:36.89 2. Indiana 1:37.51 3. Michigan 1:37.84 7. Nebraska 1:39.13 Martin, Guy, Collura, Weech 400 Medley Relay 1. Minnesota 3:31.45 2. Ohio State 3:33.55 3. Indiana 3:33.71 7. Nebraska 3:39.36 Martin, Reiter, Guy, Weech

NCAA Championships

March 21-23, 2013 | Indianapolis, Ind. Husker Participants 33. Taryn Collura 50 Free 56. Taryn Collura 100 Free

22.62 50.08

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2012-13 Nebraska Performance List 50-yard Freestyle 1. Taryn Collura 2. Ariel Weech 3. Hayley Martin 4. Shannon Guy 5. Bria Deveaux

Big Ten Championships, 2/21/13 Big Ten Championships, 2/21/13 Iowa Invitational, 11/30/12 Big Ten Championships, 2/21/13 Iowa Invitational, 11/30/12

22.42 22.81 23.07 23.17 23.73

100-yard Butterfly 1. Shannon Guy 2. Bria Deveaux 3. Taryn Collura 4. Natalie Morris 5. Melisa Mexia

Big Ten Championships, 2/22/13 Big Ten Championships, 2/22/13 Big Ten Championships, 2/22/13 Iowa Invitational, 12/1/12 Big Ten Championships, 2/22/13

53.23 54.91 55.11 55.26 57.02

100-yard Freestyle 1. Ariel Weech 2. Taryn Collura 3. Hayley Martin 4. Bria Deveaux 5. Kelly Dunn

Big Ten Championships, 2/23/13 Big Ten Championships, 2/23/13 Big Ten Championships, 2/23/13 Big Ten Championships, 2/23/13 Iowa Invitational, 12/2/12

49.13 49.45 49.79 51.06 51.52

200-yard Butterfly 1. Natalie Morris 2. Melisa Mexia 3. Shannon Guy 4. Katie Davis 5. Taryn Collura

Big Ten Championships, 2/23/13 Big Ten Championships, 2/23/13 Iowa Invitational, 12/2/12 Illinois, 1/26/13 Nebraska-Omaha, 10/19/12

2:00.74 2:01.85 2:03.26 2:10.78 2:11.96

200-yard Freestyle 1. Hayley Martin 2. Bailey Pons 3. Katt Sickle 4. Kelly Dunn 5. Morgan Flannigan

Iowa Invitational, 12/1/12 Iowa Invitational, 12/1/12 Iowa Invitational, 12/1/12 Iowa Invitational, 12/1/12 Big Ten Championships, 2/22/13

1:48.77 1:49.39 1:50.51 1:51.10 1:52.12

200-yard Individual Medley 1. Katie Davis Big Ten Championships, 2/21/13 2. Ellan Dufour Iowa Invitational, 11/30/12 3. Natalie Morris Big Ten Championships, 2/21/13 4. Kelsey Larson Iowa Invitational, 11/30/12 5. Ashley Reiter Big Ten Championships, 2/21/13

2:03.27 2:03.71 2:04.75 2:05.26 2:05.92

500-yard Freestyle 1. Bailey Pons 2. Katt Sickle 3. Morgan Flannigan 4. Ashleigh Grammar 5. Michaela Cunningham

Iowa Invitational, 11/30/12 Iowa Invitational, 11/30/12 Big Ten Championships, 2/21/13 Big Ten Championships, 2/21/13 Iowa Invitational, 11/30/12

4:48.32 4:54.03 4:55.23 5:03.28 5:11.64

400-yard Individual Medley 1. Katie Davis Big Ten Championships, 2/22/13 2. Katt Sickle Iowa Invitational, 12/1/12 3. Ashleigh Grammar Iowa Invitational, 12/1/12 4. Michaela Cunningham Iowa Invitational, 12/1/12 5. Kelsey Larson Kansas Classic, 11/17/12

4:21.77 4:31.20 4:35.27 4:37.51 4:38.70

1,000-yard Freestyle 1. Bailey Pons 2. Morgan Flannigan 3. Katt Sickle 4. Ashleigh Grammar 5. Michaela Cunningham

San Diego State, 1/19/13 San Diego State, 1/19/13 Iowa State/South Dakota, 10/26/12 San Diego State, 1/19/13 South Dakota State, 11/9/12

10:06.52 10:23.63 10:28.48 10:49.39 10:57.29

One-Meter Dive 1. Payton Michaud 2. Amy Herman 3. Kailey Harmon 4. Nicole Schwery

Northern Iowa, 11/10/12 San Diego State, 1/19/13 South Dakota State, 11/9/12 Nebraska-Omaha, 10/20/12

297.60 296.32 282.00 273.45

1,650-yard Freestyle 1. Bailey Pons 2. Morgan Flannigan 3. Katt Sickle 4. Ashleigh Grammar 5. Michaela Cunningham

Iowa Invitational, 12/2/12 Big Ten Championships, 2/23/13 Iowa Invitational, 12/2/12 Iowa Invitational, 12/2/12 Iowa Invitational, 12/2/12

16:38.50 16:48.48 17:05.86 17:42.74 17:54.30

Three-Meter Dive 1. Payton Michaud 2. Amy Herman 3. Kailey Harmon 4. Nicole Schwery

Iowa Invitational, 12/1/12 Iowa Invitational, 12/1/12 Iowa State/South Dakota, 10/26/12 Nebraska-Omaha, 10/20/12

322.05 311.75 310.10 294.53

100-yard Backstroke 1. Hayley Martin 2. Ellan Dufour 3. Rebekah Land 4. Ariel Weech 5. Bria Deveaux

Big Ten Championships, 2/22/13 Big Ten Championships, 2/22/13 Big Ten Championships, 2/22/13 Iowa Invitational, 12/1/12 Big Ten Championships, 2/22/13

53.81 54.61 56.77 56.84 56.85

Platform Dive 1. Amy Herman 2. Nicole Schwery 3. Kailey Harmon

Iowa Invitational, 12/2/12 Big Ten Championships, 2/23/13 Big Ten Championships, 2/23/13

266.55 260.05 239.30

200-yard Backstroke 1. Ellan Dufour 2. Katie Davis 3. Rebekah Land 4. Hayley Martin 5. Megan Ziemann

Big Ten Championships, 2/23/13 Big Ten Championships, 2/23/13 Big Ten Championships, 2/23/13 Iowa Invitational, 12/2/12 Big Ten Championships, 2/23/13

1:57.23 2:01.79 2:02.38 2:02.52 2:04.55

100-yard Breaststroke 1. Ashley Reiter 2. Kristin Strecker 3. Shannon Guy 4. Kelsey Larson 5. Samantha Hardewig

Iowa Invitational, 12/1/12 Iowa Invitational, 12/1/12 Iowa Invitational, 12/1/12 Big Ten Championships, 2/22/13 Big Ten Championships, 2/22/13

1:03.40 1:03.63 1:03.71 1:04.35 1:06.71

200-yard Breaststroke 1. Ashley Reiter 1. Kristin Strecker 3. Kelsey Larson 4. Nikolina Sabo 4. Samantha Hardewig

Iowa Invitational, 12/2/12 Iowa Invitational, 12/2/12 Big Ten Championships, 2/23/13 Iowa Invitational, 12/2/12 Big Ten Championships, 2/23/13

2:17.10 2:17.10 2:17.96 2:21.54 2:21.54

Season In review | NEBRASKA LIFE SKILLS TEAM CHAMPIONS

200-yard Freestyle Relay Big Ten Championships 2/22/13

1:30.11

400-yard Freestyle Relay Big Ten Championships 2/23/13

3:18.10

800-yard Freestyle Relay Big Ten Championships 2/21/13

7:15.57

200-yard Medley Relay Big Ten Championships

2/21/13

1:39.13

400-yard Medley Relay Big Ten Championships

2/22/13

3:39.36

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Nebraska’s All-Time Top Five

50-yard Freestyle Taryn Collura............................ 22.42....................2013 Therese Alshammar................ 22.58....................1999 Ariel Weech............................. 22.81....................2013 Beth Karaica............................. 22.85................... 2001 Melanie Dodd.......................... 22.88....................1993 100-yard Freestyle Therese Alshammar................ 48.76....................1999 Ariel Weech............................. 49.13....................2013 Helene Muller.......................... 49.45....................1998 Taryn Collura............................ 49.45....................2013 Melanie Dodd.......................... 49.60....................1993 200-yard Freestyle Shandra Johnson..................... 1:46.53.................1998 Helene Muller.......................... 1:46.97.................2000 Anna Windsor.......................... 1:47.58.................1998 Melanie Dodd.......................... 1:47.85.................1995 Hayley Martin.......................... 1:48.77.................2013 500-yard Freestyle Shandra Johnson..................... 4:43.48.................1998 Lauren Bailey........................... 4:46.96.................2006 Jackie Lobdell.......................... 4:47.06.................2001 Kate Wheeler........................... 4:47.49.................2006 Bailey Pons.............................. 4:48.32.................2013 1,650-yard Freestyle Lauren Bailey........................... 16:14.36...............2007 Michelle Butcher..................... 16:25.99 .............1990 Jackie Lobdell.......................... 16:32.96...............2001 Kate Wheeler........................... 16:33.18...............2006 Bailey Pons.............................. 16:34.75...............2012 100-yard Backstroke Hayley Martin.......................... 53.81....................2013 Ellan Dufour............................. 54.61....................2013 Therese Alshammar................ 54.77....................1998 Jane Glazebrook...................... 55.63....................1995 Lindsey Highstrom................... 55.67....................2000 200-yard Backstroke Ellan Dufour............................. 1:57.23.................2013 Jane Glazebrook...................... 1:57.99.................1995 Shandra Johnson..................... 1:58.00.................1999 Christine Troy.......................... 1:58.92.................1998 Emma Johnson........................ 1:59.71.................1999 100-yard Breaststroke Penny Heyns............................ 1:00.18.................1996 Julia Russell............................. 1:00.67.................1997 Kaitlin Arntz............................. 1:00.99.................2010 Terrie Miller............................. 1:01.69.................1997 Elvira Fischer........................... 1:01.83.................2001 200-yard Breaststroke Penny Heyns............................ 2:08.90.................1996 Julia Russell............................. 2:10.25.................1997 Kaitlin Arntz............................. 2:12.01.................2010 Lenka Manhalova.................... 2:12.18.................1997 Elvira Fischer........................... 2:12.46.................2001 100-yard Butterfly Shannon Guy........................... 53.23....................2013 Mariah Hutchinson.................. 54.16....................2009 Kelsey Grushecky..................... 54.32....................2009 Meredith Matthies.................. 54.44....................2011 Carmen Cosgrove.................... 54.58....................2001

Five-time Olympian Therese Alshammar holds the Nebraska all-time record in the 100-yard freestyle. She made her first Olympic appearance for Sweden in 1996 and her most recent Olympic swim at London in 2012.

200-yard Butterfly Rebecca Wolfe......................... 1:57.94.................2001 Destiny Lauren......................... 1:59.02.................1995 Mariah Hutchinson.................. 1:59.27.................2009 Kelsey Grushecky..................... 1:59.36.................2009 Blaine Hoppenrath.................. 2:00.12.................2009 200-yard Individual Medley Julia Russell............................. 1:59.13.................1997 Kaitlin Arntz............................. 2:00.39.................2010 Anna Windsor.......................... 2:01.30.................1998 Lenka Manhalova.................... 2:01.95.................1997 Laura Simon............................. 2:02.45.................1997 400-yard Individual Medley Emma Johnson........................ 4:12.83.................1999 Sasha Pine............................... 4:16.68.................1999 Lauren Bailey........................... 4:17.57.................2004 Laura Simon............................. 4:19.15.................1997 Cathy Crooks............................ 4:20.20.................1995 One-Meter Dive Amy Aarsen............................. 464.75..................1988 Julie May................................. 454.35..................1989 Wendy Lucero......................... 449.94..................1983 Heidi Hecker............................ 440.15..................1985 Jennifer Harnly........................ 434.70..................1993 Three-Meter Dive Amy Aarsen............................. 562.85..................1991 Julie Grimmer.......................... 536.50..................1995 T.D. Rowe................................. 523.25..................1996 Julie May.................................. 515.00..................1989 Amie Buoy............................... 500.45..................2004 200-yard Freestyle Relay Martin, Collura, Guy, Weech......................... 1:30.11.................2013 Muller, Karaica, Windsor, Alshammar........... 1:31.06.................1998 Muller, Russell, Karaica, Windsor................. 1:31.60.................1997 Karaica, Sedlacek, Muller, Alshammar.............. 1:31.68.................1998 Andrews, Bray Toler, Stroud........................ 1:32.44.................2009

400-yard Freestyle Relay Martin, Collura, Guy, Weech......................... 3:18.10.................2013 Muller, Karaica, Windsor, Alshammar........... 3:18.46.................1998 Muller, S. Johnson, Sedlacek, Alshammar.......... 3:19.05.................1999 Hutchinson, Andrews, Toler, Stroud........................ 3:20.13.................2009 Windsor, Karaica, Sedlacek, Muller................. 3:20.19.................1997 800-yard Freestyle Relay Windsor, Muller, Alshammar, S. Johnson....... 7:10.89.................1998 Johnson, Muller, Pine, Highstrom.................. 7:12.20.................2000 Muller, S. Johnson, Sedlacek, Alshammar.......... 7:15.00.................1999 Martin, Pons, Dunn, Dufour...................... 7:15.57.................2013 Walker, Muller, Sedlacek, S. Johnson........... 7:18.57.................2000 200-yard Medley Relay Martin, Guy, Collura, Weech.................... 1:39.13.................2013 Dufour, Guy, Grushecky, Weech............... 1:41.08.................2011 Alshammar, Miller, Karaica, Muller.................... 1:41.21.................1998 Danburg, Russell, Karaica, Muller.................... 1:41.49.................1997 Bray, Dean, Hutchinson, Andrews.......... 1:41.55.................2009 400-yard Medley Relay Martin, Reiter, Guy, Weech......................... 3:39.36.................2013 Glazebrook, Heyns, Lauren, Dodd...................... 3:40.65.................1995 Danburg, Russell, Jowsey, Karaica................... 3:42.06.................1997 Danburg, Heyns, Russell, Dodd...................... 3:42.35.................1996 Bray, Arntz, Grushecky, Andrews............ 3:42.40.................2009

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Swimming & Diving Records Event

Nebraska

Devaney Center

Big Ten

Big Ten Meet

NCAA

American

U.S. Open

50-yard Freestyle

22.42 Taryn Collura 2013

22.17 Tammy Thomas Kansas, 1983

21.84p Ivy Martin Wisconsin, 2013

21.84p Ivy Martin Wisconsin, 2013

21.27 Lara Jackson Arizona, 2009

21.27 Lara Jackson Arizona, 2009

21.27 Lara Jackson Arizona, 2009

100-yard Freestyle

48.76 Therese Alshammar 1999

48.40 Tammy Thomas Kansas, 1983

48.08 Stacy Busack Minnesota, 2009

48.08 Stacy Busack Minnesota, 2009

46.61 Arianna Vanderpool Auburn, 2012

46.84 Natalie Coughlin California, 2011

46.61 Arianna Vanderpool Auburn, 2012

200-yard Freestyle

1:46.53 Shandra Johnson 1998

1:46.35 Sue Habernigg USC, 1983

1:43.93 Brittany Strumbel Indiana, 2011

1:43.93 Brittany Strumbel Indiana, 2011

1:41.21 Megan Romano Georgia, 2012

1:41.21 Megan Romano Georgia, 2012

1:41.21 Megan Romano Georgia, 2012

500-yard Freestyle

4:43.48 Shandra Johnson 1998

4:39.95 Marybeth Linzmeir Stanford, 1983

4:35.41 Lindsay Vrooman Indiana, 2013

4:35.41 Lindsay Vrooman Indiana, 2013

4:32.71p Allison Schmitt Georgia, 2011

4:30.47 Katie Hoff North Baltimore, 2007

4:30.47 Katie Hoff North Baltimore, 2007

1,650-yard Freestyle

16:14.36 Lauren Bailey 2006

16:03.76 Marybeth Linzmeir Stanford, 1983

15:51.20 Lindsay Vrooman Indiana, 2013

15:51.20 Lindsay Vrooman Indiana, 2013

15:38.79 Stephanie Peacock North Carolina, 2012

15:24.35 Katie Hoff North Baltimore, 2008

15:24.35 Katie Hoff North Baltimore, 2008

100-yard Backstroke

53.81 Hayley Martin 2013

55.49 Lia Oberstar SMU, 1996

51.08 Kate Fesenko Indiana, 2009

51.52 Kate Fesenko Indiana, 2009

49.97 Natalie Coughlin California, 2002

49.97 Natalie Coughlin California, 2002

49.97 Natalie Coughlin California, 2002

200-yard Backstroke

1:57.23 Ellan Dufour 2013

1:57.45 Janie Wagstaff K.C. Blazers (Club), 1991

1:49.92 Kate Fesenko Indiana, 2010

1:51.32 Kate Fesenko Indiana, 2010

1:47.84 Elizabeth Pelton California, 2013

1:47.84 Elizabeth Pelton California, 2013

1:47.84 Elizabeth Pelton California, 2013

100-yard Breaststroke

1:00.18 Penny Heyns 1996

1:01.64 Penny Heyns Nebraska, 1996

58.08 Jillian Tyler Minnesota, 2011

58.08 Jillian Tyler Minnesota, 2011

57.43 Breeja Larson Texas A&M, 2013

57.43 Breeja Larson Texas A&M, 2013

57.43 Breeja Larson Texas A&M, 2013

200-yard Breaststroke

2:08.90 Penny Heyns 1996

2:13.35 Jeanne Childs Hawaii, 1983

2:05.98 Haley Spencer Minnesota, 2013

2:05.98 Haley Spencer Minnesota, 2013

2:04.48 Breeja Larson Texas A&M, 2012

2:04.48 Breeja Larson Texas A&M, 2012

2:04.48 Breeja Larson Texas A&M, 2012

100-yard Butterfly

53.23 Shannon Guy 2013

53.54 Jill Sterkel Texas, 1983

51.61 Becca Weiland Minnesota, 2013

51.61 Becca Weiland Minnesota, 2013

50.01 Natalie Coughlin California, 2002

50.01 Natalie Coughlin California, 2002

50.01 Natalie Coughlin California, 2002

200-yard Butterfly

1:57.94 Rebecca Wolfe 2001

1:56.71 Mary T. Meagher California, 1983

1:54.85 Kate Fesenko Indiana, 2010

1:54.85 Kate Fesenko Indiana, 2010

1:49.92 Elaine Breeden Stanford, 2009

1:49.92 Elaine Breeden Stanford, 2009

1:49.92 Elaine Breeden Stanford, 2009

200-yard IM

1:59.13 Julia Russell 1997

2:00.34 Tracy Caulkins Florida, 1983

1:55.41 Margaret Kelly Indiana, 2009

1:55.44 Allysa Vavra Indiana, 2012

1:51.77 Caitlin Leverenz California, 2012

1:51.77 Caitlin Leverenz California, 2012

1:51.77 Caitlin Leverenz California, 2012

400-yard IM

4:12.83 Emma Johnson 1999

4:15.24 Tracy Caulkins Florida, 1983

4:01.41 Alyssa Vavra Indiana, 2012

4:01.41 Alyssa Vavra Indiana, 2012

3:56.54 Katinka Hosszu USC, 2012

3:57.89 Caitlin Leverenz California, 2012

3:56.54 Katinka Hosszu USC, 2012

200-yard Freestyle Relay

1:30.11 Martin, Collura, Guy, Weech 2013

1:31.66 Stanford 1983

1:28.43 Minnesota 2013

1:28.43 Minnesota 2013

1:26.20 Arizona 2009

1:26.20 Arizona 2009

1:26.20 Arizona 2009

400-yard Freestyle Relay

3:18.10 Martin, Collura, Guy, Weech 2013

3:24.34 Texas 1983

3:14.53 Minnesota 2009

3:14.53 Minnesota 2009

3:09.40 Georgia 2013

3:10.77 Stanford 2012

3:09.40 Georgia 2013

800-yard Freestyle Relay

7:10.89 Windsor, Muller, Alshammar, Johnson 1998

7:16.50 Stanford 1983

6:59.48 Indiana 2013

6:59.48 Indiana 2013

6:52.64 Georgia 2013

6:52.64 Georgia 2013

6:52.64 Georgia 2013

200-yard Medley Relay

1:39.13 Martin, Guy, Collura, Weech 2013

1:43.03 Stanford 1983

1:35.71 Wisconsin 2011

1:36.29 Wisconsin 2009

1:34.24 California 2012

1:34.24 California 2013

1:34.24 California 2013

400-yard Medley Relay

3:39.36 Martin, Reiter, Guy, Weech 2013

3:43.00 Florida 1983

3:31.26 Indiana 2009

3:31.26 Indiana 2009

3:28.10 California 2012

3:28.31 Arizona 2009

3:28.10 California 2012

One-Meter Dive

464.75 Amy Aarsen 1988

398.05 Amy Aarsen, Nebraska Katy Ketoff, Iowa 1990

375.70 (6 Dives) Christina Loukas Indiana, 2008

370.30 (6 Dives) Kelci Bryant Minnesota, 2011

Three-Meter Dive

562.85 Amy Aarsen 1991

531.20 Jenny Lingamfelter SMU, 1991

437.75 (6 Dives) Christina Loukas Indiana, 2009

421.70 (6 Dives) Kelci Bryant Minnesota, 2011

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Aarsen, Amy........................... 1988-89-90-91 Agee, Cindy............................. 1977-78-79-80 Ahl, Karla...........................................1995-96 Allen, Missy J............................... 1991-92-93 Allington, Missy......................................1986 Alshammar, Therese..........................1998-99 Ambrosich, Jordyn..................................2010 Andrews, Jess.............................. 2008-09-10 Apker, Jean.............................................1980 Armijo, Rachael......................................2002 Arntz, Kaitlin........................... 2007-08-09-10 Arntzen, Kellye........................................1978 Ashley, Samantha................... 1996-97-98-99 Atoe, Jehan.............................................2010 Auer, Barbara..........................................2001 Austin, Eila.........................................1976-77 Backhaus, Cary L................................1978-79 Bailey, Lauren......................... 2004-05-06-07 Baker, Lana............................. 2003-04-05-06 Balogh, Bobbi......................... 2009-10-11-12 Barker, Allison....................................1988-89 Barker, Melody.......................................1982 Barragan, Kathy.................................1989-90 Bauernfeind, Jenny............................1989-90 Becker, Emily............................... 2003-04-05 Berger, Carol...........................................1980 Bernth, Tamara..............................1999-2000 Bickel, Eileen...........................................1979 Biggs, Ann K............................ 1981-82-83-85 Birmingham, Sherri................ 1985-86-87-88 Bodner, Marciann................... 1991-92-93-94 Bodzek, Amanda.....................................1997 Bolinske, Bailey..................................2009-10 Bonge, Jennifer.......................................1996 Bowden, Katie...................................2005-07 Bowser, Charlene.................... 1991-92-93-94 Braddock, Lynne..................... 1988-89-90-91 Brandenburg, Trisha...............................1997 Bray, C.J....................................... 2007-08-09 Brinkman, Anne......................................1976 Brochner, Michelle............................1983-84 Brock, Janna..................................1999-2000 Broker, Sarah.....................................2007-08 Broyhill, Kristin.......................................2002 Brudvik, Elisabeth...................................1982 Buchholz, Heidi..................................1991-92 Buoy, Amie............................. 2003-04-05-06 Burbach, Emily...................................2008-09 Burley, Shannon......................................1976 Butcher, Michelle.................... 1990-91-92-93 Butler, Jenny................................ 1987-88-89 Campos, Elsa..........................................1996 Carew, Erin.............................. 1995-96-97-98 Cashman, Susan................................1984-85 Cassidy, Coleen..................................1978-79 Christensen, Kelly................... 1991-92-93-94 Christensen, Molly..................................2001 Clark, Becki............................. 1987-88-89-90 Clark, Catherine......................................2002 Clark, Erica................................... 1995-96-97 Clark, Mackenzie.................... 2003-04-05-06 Clements, Sarah......................................1996 Clennan, Stephanie................ 1984-85-87-88 Cloud, Mariesa.......................................2008 Coffman, Renee.................................1985-86 Collura, Taryn..........................................2013 Cosgrove, Carmen..................................2001 Crawford, Emilee.................... 2004-05-06-07 Criss, Colleen.......................... 2007-08-09-10 Criss, Karen........................................2009-10 Criss, Michelle........................ 2004-05-06-07 Crooks, Cathy.......................... 1992-93-94-95 Crosby, Michaela......................... 1976-77-78 Culbertson, Alyssa..................................2001 Cunningham, Michaela...........................2013 Custer, Tammy........................ 1989-90-91-92 Danburg, Janet....................... 1995-96-97-98 Davis, Katie........................................2012-13 Dean, Hailey........................... 2007-08-09-10 Delue, Diana...........................................1976 Den Hartog, Bobi....................................1981 Den Otter, Tami..................................1993-94 Desormey, Claire.................... 2008-09-10-11 Deveaux, Bria.........................................2013 DiBaise, Patty..........................................1982 Ditch, Mary.............................................1976 Ditter, Katie.............................................2013 Dodd, Melanie........................ 1993-94-95-96 Doering, Natalie A..................................1979 Drummond, Jerilyn............................2001-02 Dufour, Ellan........................... 2010-11-12-13 Dulgar, Kate............................ 2003-04-05-06

Dunn, Kelly........................................2012-13 Dykes, Nancy..........................................1976 Eckstrom, JoDea L........................ 1978-79-80 Ely, Pam E............................... 1985-86-87-88 Enoch, Ann............................. 1997-98-99-00 Ericksen, Heather................... 1991-92-93-94 Erickson, Danielle..............................2003-04 Falck, Kathy.............................................1976 Fischer, Elvira.....................................2000-01 Fitzpatrick, Abby................................2005-06 Flannigan, Morgan....................... 2011-12-13 Fonfara, Elizabeth...................................1997 Forsberg, Christy L..................................1985 Fortino, Jeni............................ 2000-01-02-03 Fox, Kelly............................................1989-90 Freathy, Mary.........................................1980 Frederick, Chris P.................... 1990-91-92-93 Froiland, Kathryn....................................1996 Frymire, Jana..........................................1978 Garcia, Jenell.......................... 1988-89-90-91 Giehl, Julie.............................. 2008-09-10-11 Gilmore, Shauna..................... 1983-85-86-87 Glazebrook, Jane.................... 1993-94-95-96 Gmeiner, Chris........................ 1988-89-90-91 Goble, Gail..............................................1978 Goebel, Beth...........................................1976 Goodman, Adrienne............... 2005-06-07-08 Goodridge, Janet....................................1981 Gordon, Kristen......................................2002 Gotchel, Ingrid........................ 1997-98-99-00 Grammar, Ashleigh...................... 2011-12-13 Grimmer, Julie M.................... 1992-93-94-95 Grover, Betsy..........................................2005 Grushecky, Kelsey................... 2008-09-10-11 Guy, Shannon.............................. 2011-12-13 Hain, Anne..............................................1981 Hall, Carol...............................................1980 Hampel, Cindy L.................................1985-86 Hardewig, Samantha..............................2013 Harmon (Creek), Kailey................ 2011-12-13 Harnly, Jennifer J.................... 1992-93-94-95 Harris, Heidi L.............................. 1977-78-79 Havens, Sara Kate...................................1997 Haws, Kris.................................... 1991-92-93 Hayman, Lois............................... 1976-77-78 Hayward, Sherri M.................. 1980-81-82-83 Heaton, Marcia..................................1982-84 Hecker, Heidi.......................... 1984-85-86-87 Hegge, Shellie....................................1994-95 Hehn, Keri..........................................2000-01 Heisler, Cathy.....................................1983-84 Herman, Amy......................... 2010-11-12-13 Heyns, Penny.......................... 1993-94-95-96 Highstrom, Lindsey............................2000-01 Hill, Laurel............................... 1989-90-91-92 Hoffman, Katie...................................1997-98 Holderman, Esmie.................. 2003-04-05-06 Hollander, Ellen...................... 1976-77-78-79 Hoppenrath, Blaine................ 2008-09-10-11 Hunsicker, Beth....................... 1997-98-99-00 Hunter-Beckinsall, Amanda.... 1995-96-97-98 Hurley, Erin D.......................... 1985-86-87-88 Hutchinson, Mariah................ 2007-08-09-10 Ida, Kelsey.............................. 2007-08-09-10 Ingles, Bailey........................... 2004-05-06-07 Jakob, Melanie....................... 1977-78-79-80 Jenkins, Ciara.....................................2012-13 Jensen, Courtney.................... 1997-98-99-00 Johnson, Brooke.....................................2000 Johnson, Becky....................... 2003-04-05-06 Johnson, Carole...................... 1987-88-89-90 Johnson, Emma.................................1999-00 Johnson, Melissa....................................1985 Johnson, Shandra........................ 1998-99-00 Jones, Juli............................... 1993-94-95-96 Jolly, Courtney........................ 2006-07-08-09 Jowsey, Sara............................ 1997-98-99-00 Juffer, Jacqueline....................................2013 Kafka, Sheena.........................................2003 Kalman, Michelle....................................1984 Kane, Kathy.............................................1980 Kappenman, Lorie....................... 1986-87-88 Karaica, Beth........................... 1997-98-99-01 Karty, Cheryl A...................................1992-93 Kavalec, Brandie..................... 2008-09-10-11 Keathley, Mallory....................................2004 Keester, Pam...........................................1978 Kelling, Amy.......................................1995-96 Kelly, Kenya S............................... 1984-85-86 Kennedy, Ann.........................................1980 Kennedy, Margaret.................................1980 Kennedy, Peg..........................................1980

Keown, Kellie L.......................................1982 Kerns, Carrie L...................................1992-93 Killin, Sandra...........................................1981 Kincade, Virginia.....................................1976 King, Alex................................ 2003-04-05-06 Klein, Kristina N...................... 1992-93-94-95 Korinek, Christy.................................1980-81 Koss, Haley.............................................2005 Kruse, Audrey.........................................2008 Kurzdorfer, Conley..................................1981 Lammel, Julie.......................... 1983-84-85-86 Land, Rebekah...................................2012-13 Landgreen, Laura...............................2002-03 Langemeier, Karla K................................1983 Larka, Karin........................................2000-01 Larson, Kelsey......................... 2010-11-12-13 Lashley, Debora......................................1982 Lauren, Destiny (Mikaela)....... 1995-96-98-99 Lawrie, Dianne........................................1978 Lawson, Wendy......................................1991 Lehman, Patti..........................................1978 Leigh, Maureen......................................1978 Leslie, Mailene........................ 2009-10-11-12 Lewis, Sue..........................................1977-78 Liston, Shawn....................................1986-87 Lobdell, Jackie........................................2001 Long, Terri A........................... 1987-88-89-90 Lucero, Wendy...................................1982-83 Luellen, Katherine J...........................1994-95 Lundy, Catherine A...................... 1982-84-85 Lunn, Laura.............................................2003 Maack, Marian C....................................1979 Magee, Lise............................................1976 Manhalova, Lenka.............................1997-98 Margetic, Anja........................ 1993-94-95-96 Marinkovich, Andie................................1980 Markgraaff, Lezelle...................... 1993-94-95 Markota, Nicole T...............................1996-97 Marshall, Kenna......................................1985 Martin, Hayley........................ 2010-11-12-13 Maruk, Leane......................... 1990-91-92-93 Matheny, Mindy..................... 1988-89-90-91 Matheu, Angie...................................2003-04 Matthies, Meredith................ 2008-09-10-11 Mauck, Teresa...................................1996-97 May, Julie................................ 1985-86-87-88 McCauley, Julie.......................................2004 McClain, Rachell..................... 2008-09-10-11 McDonald, Molly......................... 1998-99-00 Meier, Jan...............................................1987 Melrose, Jenny..................................1991-92 Mexia, Melisa.........................................2013 Meyer, Jane............................................1982 Michaud, Payton......................... 2011-12-13 Miller, Terrie................................ 1997-98-99 Milliman, Sally........................................1980 Millis, Dani..............................................2007 Moninger, Ann............................. 1979-80-81 Morrison, Cathy...................... 1978-79-80-81 Morris, Natalie...................................2012-13 Moss, Elizabeth.................................2000-01 Mugge, Sarah.........................................2002 Muller, Helene.................... 1997-98-99-2000 Neuenfeldt, Gretchen E..........................1990 Neuenfeldt, Kristen L.............. 1988-89-90-91 Nilsson, Anna.......................... 1996-97-98-99 Park, Heather D........................... 1994-95-96 Pearman, Lori.........................................1978 Pederson, Jennifer.................. 1986-87-88-89 Peffer, Sarah......................................2000-01 Pennefather, Lee................................1987-88 Perri, Jennifer....................................1987-88 Petersen, Courtney.................................2003 Petersen, Kristin.....................................2002 Peterson, Ashley.....................................2002 Peterson, Deborah.............................1976-77 Pike, Lori L..............................................1982 Pine, Sasha......................... 1997-98-99-2000 Pons, Bailey................................. 2011-12-13 Pool, Carrie.................................. 1994-95-96 Porter, Stacia L........................ 1980-81-82-83 Powers, Dana.......................... 1984-85-86-87 Pratt, Laura.............................................1987 Premo, Michelle.....................................1981 Prey, Sharill............................. 1983-84-85-86 Ramsey, Alyson............................ 2010-11-12 Ramus, Lisa R..........................................1987 Reiter, Ashley.......................... 2010-11-12-13 Ressler, Kaci................................. 2005-06-07 Reyes, Sarah-Erin....................................1995 Rhodenbaugh, Courtney........................2010 Ridgeway, Lydia......................................2010

Rieke, Elizabeth.................................2000-01 Ricketts, Emily........................ 1983-84-85-86 Riegal, Julie............................. 1991-92-93-94 Rinne, Ann M............................... 1978-79-80 Rowe, Taradee...................................1996-97 Russell, Julia........................... 1994-95-96-97 Rye, Mary Beth..................................2012-13 Saad, Yasmin...........................................2002 Sabo, Nikolina....................................2012-13 Sandeberg, Katrina.................................2003 Savage, Katie......................................1991-93 Schlatter, Rachel..................... 2003-04-05-06 Schmidt, Cheryl........................... 1977-78-79 Schmidt, D'Arcy...................... 2009-10-11-12 Schmerbach, Michele........................2000-01 Schnack, Casey....................... 2004-05-06-07 Schriner, Christine..................................2001 Schubert, Tami........................................1988 Schwery, Nicole......................................2013 Sebesta, Linda........................ 1983-84-85-86 Sedlacek, Stacey..................... 1997-98-99-00 Seidel, Riley............................ 2009-10-11-12 Seymour, Lauren.....................................2001 Shacklett, Suzy........................................1997 Shea, Caroline......................... 2009-10-11-12 Sickle, Katt..............................................2013 Sides, Allison J............................. 1992-93-94 Siemert, Lynn.......................... 2005-06-07-08 Simon, Laura................................ 1997-98-99 Sloth, Heidi........................................1982-83 Smith, Beth.............................................1991 Snell, Jana...............................................1992 Sougey, Debora.......................................1978 Souppa, Kirstin.......................................2001 Spark, Amanda.......................................2002 Spencer, Ruth.........................................1976 Spindler, Laura........................ 1979-80-81-82 Stahlnecker, Ann.....................................1981 Stanek, Penny J..................................1985-86 Stansbury, Danielle................. 2004-05-06-07 Stenger, Candace...............................2002-03 Stewart, Rhonda F..................................1988 Stratton, Kristin.......................................2001 Strecker, Kristin............................ 2011-12-13 Stroud, Jenna.......................... 2006-07-08-09 Sue, Jackie.........................................1993-94 Sullivan, Rene.............................. 1979-80-81 Sullivan, Tamara L................... 1982-83-84-85 Suppes, Marie...................................1981-82 Thompson, Marla J................. 1979-80-81-82 Tidball, Ann E.......................... 1991-92-93-94 Theilen, Paige....................................2012-13 Thoms, Cami...........................................2002 Tobin, Kristina A.T........................ 1987-88-89 Toler, Jenny............................. 2006-07-08-09 Toomey, Shannon...................................2010 Torres, Diana............................... 2002-03-05 Troy, Christine......................... 1997-98-99-00 Vahle, Kristin...........................................2002 Vandriel, Libby........................................1990 Van Wie, Krista.......................................2013 Vendl, Lori M.....................................1988-89 Wagner, Savannah..................................2013 Walker, Kaitlan............................. 2010-11-12 Walker, Susan......................... 2000-01-02-03 Wandling, Diana.....................................1989 Ward, Wendy.......................... 1982-83-84-85 Watland, Anne C.......................... 1977-78-79 Weech, Ariel........................... 2010-11-12-13 Weinberg, Sara....................... 2010-11-12-13 Wells, Kristi A.......................... 1976-77-78-79 Wetzel, Annette......................................1980 Wheeler, Kate......................... 2004-05-06-07 White, Kristy...........................................1987 Wilborn, Laura...................................1989,90 Wilbourn, Deanna..................................1988 Wilcox, Victoria.......................................1982 Wilkins, BriAnna..................... 1994-95-96-97 Windsor, Anna ..................................1997-98 Wirtner, Melanie...............................1990-91 Wockenfuss, Erica...................................1983 Wolfe, Rebecca.......................................2001 Woody, Lorie G.......................................1993 Wright, Shannon M................ 1996-97-98-99 Yemm, Christina..................... 2006-07-08-09 Ziegelmann, Sarah.................. 2007-08-09-10 Ziemann, Megan.......................... 2011-12-13 Zins, Amanda.....................................1998-99 Zorn, Trischa........................... 1984-85-86-87

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Nebraska’s All-Americans

1979-80

NU All-Americans (Results): Sherri Hayward (200 Backstroke, 12th, 2:05.55).

1980-81

NU All-Americans (Results): Sherri Hayward (200 Backstroke, 14th, 2:05.84).

1981-82

NU All-Americans (Results): Sherri Hayward (200 Backstroke, sixth, 2:02.95; 100 Backstroke, 15th, 58.83).

1984-85

NCAA Finish: 9th NU All-Americans (Results): Shauna Gilmore (200 Free Relay, third, 1:33.84; 400 Free Relay, third, 3:24.44; 800 Free Relay, 11th, 7:28.11); Cindy Hampel (200 Free Relay, third, 1:33.84; 200 Medley Relay, 15th, 1:46.31); Erin Hurley (200 Breaststroke, fifth, 2:17.90; 100 Breaststroke, 12th, 1:04.71; 400 Medley Relay, 13th, 3:51.42; 200 Medley Relay, 15th, 1:46.31); Kenya Kelly (800 Free Relay, 11th, 7:28.11; 200 Medley Relay, 15th, 1:46.31); Dana Powers (200 Free Relay, third, 1:33.84; 400 Free Relay, third, 3:24.44; 50 Freestyle, 10th, 23.54; 100 Butterfly, 13th, 55.57; 400 Medley Relay, 13th, 3:51.42); Emily Ricketts (400 Free Relay, third, 3:24.44; 800 Free Relay, 11th, 7:28.11; 200 Freestyle, 12th, 1:49.91; 400 Medley Relay, 13th, 3:51.42); Linda Sebesta (200 Free Relay, third, 1:33.84; 400 Free Relay, third, 3:24.44; 800 Free Relay, 11th, 7:28.11); Penny Stanek (400 Medley Relay, 13th, 3:51.42; 200 Medley Relay, 15th, 1:46.31).

1985-86

NCAA Finish: 30th NU All-Americans (Results): Shauna Gilmore (200 Free Relay, ninth, 1:34.52); Cindy Hampel (200 Free Relay, ninth, 1:34.52); Erin Hurley (200 Breaststroke, 15th, 2:21.42); Lorie Kappenman (200 Free Relay, ninth, 1:34.52); Dana Powers (200 Free Relay, ninth, 1:34.52).

1986-87

NCAA Finish: 19th NU All-Americans (Results): Shauna Gilmore (200 Medley Relay, seventh, 1:44.65; 200 Free Relay, 15th, 1:35.65; 200 Freestyle, 16th, 1:49.81; 400 Medley Relay, 16th, 3:51.25); Heidi Hecker (Three-meter Diving, 11th, 435.30); Erin Hurley (200 Medley Relay, seventh, 1:44.65; 200 Breaststroke, 14th, 2:20.43; 400 Medley Relay, 16th, 3:51.25); Carole Johnson (200 Medley Relay, seventh, 1:44.65; 200 Free Relay, 15th, 1:35.65; 400 Medley Relay, 16th, 3:51.25); Lorie Kappenman (200 Free Relay, 15th, 1:35.65); Dana Powers (200 Medley Relay, seventh, 1:44.65; 100 Butterfly, 10th, 55.16; 200 Free Relay, 15th, 1:35.65; 400 Medley Relay, 16th, 3:51.25).

1987-88

NCAA Finish: 39th NU All-Americans (Results): Amy Aarsen (10-meter Platform Diving, 14th, 290.50); Allison Barker (200 Medley Relay, 14th, 1:45.45); Erin Hurley (200 Medley Relay, 14th, 1:45.45); Carole Johnson (200 Medley Relay, 14th, 1:45.45); Mindy Matheny (200 Medley Relay, 14th, 1:45.45).

1988-89

NCAA Finish: 29th NU All-Americans (Results): Julie May (One-meter Diving, fifth, 461.95); Jenell Garcia (400 Medley Relay, 16th, 3:53.30); Carole Johnson (400 Medley Relay, 16th, 3:53.30); Mindy Matheny (400 Medley Relay, 16th, 3:53.30); Kristen Neuenfeldt (400 Medley Relay, 16th, 3:53.30).

1989-90

NCAA Finish: 39th NU All-Americans (Results): Amy Aarsen (10-meter Platform Diving, 14th, 281.10); Jenell Garcia (100 Butterfly, 14th, 55.76).

1990-91

NCAA Finish: 28th NU All-Americans (Results): Amy Aarsen (Three-meter Diving, eighth, 459.75); Lynne Braddock (200 Free Relay, 16th, NA); Christine Frederick (200 Free Relay, 16th, NA); Jenell Garcia (100 Butterfly, 15th, 55.79); Chris Gmeiner (200 Free Relay, 16th, NA); Mindy Matheny (200 Free Relay, 16th, NA); Melanie Wirtner (200 Butterfly, 15th, 2:02.83).

1991-92

NCAA Finish: 31st NU All-Americans (Results): Michelle Butcher (1,650 Freestyle, sixth, 16:32.67).

1992-93

Janet Danburg was a two-time All-American at Nebraska in 1996 and 1997.

NCAA Finish: 20th NU All-Americans (Results): Melanie Dodd (100 Freestyle, fifth, 49.60; 200 Medley Relay, 10th, 1:44.28; 200 Freestyle, 11th, 1:49.34; 50 Freestyle, 13th, 23.41; 400 Medley Relay, 13th, 3:49.15); Christine Frederick (200 Medley Relay, 10th, 1:44.28; 400 Medley Relay, 13th, 3:49.15); Jane Glazebrook (200 Medley Relay, 10th, 1:44.28; 400 Medley Relay, 13th, 1:44.28); Penny Heyns (200 Medley Relay, 10th, 1:44.28; 400 Medley Relay, 13th, 1:44.28).

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1993-94

NCAA Finish: 16th NU All-Americans (Results): Marci Bodner (800 Free Relay, 13th, 7:23.75); Heather Ericksen (200 Medley Relay, 10th, 1:43.84; 400 Medley Relay, 13th, 3:45.59; 200 Free Relay, 16th, 1:35.22); Jane Glazebrook (200 Medley Relay, 10th, 1:43.84; 400 Medley Relay, 13th, 3:45.59); Penny Heyns (100 Breaststroke, second, 1:01.43; 200 Breaststroke, sixth, 2:14.35; 200 Medley Relay, 10th, 1:43.84; 400 Medley Relay, 13th, 3:45.59; 200 Free Relay, 1:35.22); Katie Luellen (200 Free Relay, 16th, 1:35.22); Lezelle Markgraaff (800 Free Relay, 13th, 7:23.75); Heather Park (800 Free Relay, 13th, 7:23.75); Julia Russell (100 Breaststroke, eighth, 1:03.59; 200 Breaststroke, 12th, 2:15.22; 400 Medley Relay, 13th, 3:45.59; 200 Free Relay, 16th, 1:35.22); BriAnna Wilkins (800 Free Relay, 13th, 7:23.75).

1994-95

NCAA Finish: 9th NU All-Americans (Results): Erin Carew (200 Free Relay, 17th, 1:34.29; 400 Free Relay, 18th, 3:27.63); Cathy Crooks (800 Free Relay, 11th, 7:24.18; 400 Individual Medley, 14th, 4:21.33; 400 Free Relay, 18th, 3:27.63); Melanie Dodd (400 Medley Relay, second, 3:40.86; 200 Medley Relay, fourth, 1:42.14; 200 Freestyle, fifth, 1:47.85; 100 Freestyle, ninth, 50.03; 800 Free Relay, 11th, 7:24.18; 200 Free Relay, 17th, 1:34.29); Jane Glazebrook (400 Medley Relay, second, 3:40.86; 200 Medley Relay, fourth, 1:42.14; 200 Backstroke, fourth, 1:58.07); Penny Heyns (100 Breaststroke, second, 1:00.41; 400 Medley Relay, second, 3:40.86; 200 Breaststroke, third, 2:11.38; 200 Medley Relay, fourth, 1:42.14); Destiny Lauren (400 Medley Relay, second, 3:40.86; 200 Butterfly, fourth, 1:59.20; 200 Free Relay, 17th, 1:34.29); Heather Park (800 Free Relay, 11th, 7:24.18); Julia Russell (200 Medley Relay, fourth, 1:42.14; 200 Breaststroke, 10th, 2:14.72); BriAnna Wilkins (800 Free Relay, 11th, 7:24.18).

1995-96

NCAA Finish: 10th NU All-Americans (Results): Erin Carew (400 Free Relay, 12th, 3:25.38; 200 Free Relay, 14th, 1:34.83); Janet Danburg (400 Medley Relay, fifth, 3:42.35; 200 Medley Relay, sixth, 1:42.66); Melanie Dodd (400 Medley Relay, fifth, 3:42.35; 200 Medley Relay, sixth, 1:42.66; 400 Free Relay, 12th, 3:25.38; 200 Free Relay, 14th, 1:34.83); Penny Heyns (100 Breaststroke, first, 1:00.27; 200 Breaststroke, second, 2:09.71; 400 Medley Relay, fifth, 3:42.35; 200 Medley Relay, sixth, 1:42.66); Mandy Hunter-Beckinsall (400 Free Relay, 12th, 3:25.38; 200 Free Relay, 14th, 1:34.83); Destiny Lauren (200 Butterfly, ninth, 2:00.40; 800 Free Relay, 15th, 7:28.66; 100 Butterfly, 16th, 56.50); Heather Park (800 Free Relay, 15th, 7:28.66); Julia Russell (100 Breaststroke, third, 1:01.45; 200 Breaststroke, third, 2:12.12; 200 Individual Medley, fifth, 2:01.51; 400 Medley Relay, fifth, 3:42.35; 200 Medley Relay, sixth, 1:42.66; 400 Free Relay, 12th, 3:25.38; 200 Free Relay, 14th, 1:34.83); BriAnna Wilkins (800 Free Relay, 15th, 7:28.66); Shannon Wright (200 Free Relay, 14th, 1:34.83).

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Lauren Bailey captured All-America honors for Nebraska in the 1,650-yard freestyle at the 2006 NCAA Championships.

1996-97

NCAA Finish: 8th NU All-Americans (Results): Janet Danburg (400 Medley Relay, 11th, 3:43.54); Sara Kate Havens (200 Medley Relay, ninth, 1:41.72); Sara Jowsey (400 Medley Relay, 11th, 3:43.54); Beth Karaica (200 Free Relay, sixth, 1:31.94; 400 Free Relay, sixth, 3:21.47; 200 Medley Relay, ninth, 1:41.72; 400 Medley Relay, 11th, 3:43.54); Lenka Manhalova (200 Breaststroke, fifth, 2:12.18); Terrie Miller (100 Breaststroke, eighth, 1:02.15); Helene Muller (200 Free Relay, sixth, 1:31.94; 400 Free Relay, sixth, 3:21.47; 800 Free Relay, 10th, 7:21.44; 200 Medley Relay, ninth, 1:41.72); Julia Russell (100 Breaststroke, fourth, 1:01.22; 200 Breaststroke, second, 2:10.32; 200 Free Relay, sixth, 1:31.94; 200 Individual Medley, tie-10th, 2:00.33; 200 Medley Relay, ninth, 1:41.72); Stacey Sedlacek (400 Free Relay, sixth, 3:21.47); Laura Simon (400 Individual Medley, 16th, 4:21.01); BriAnna Wilkins (800 Free Relay, 10th, 7:21.44); Anna Windsor (200 Freestyle, seventh, 1:48.16; 200 Free Relay, sixth, 1:31.94; 400 Free Relay, sixth, 3:21.47; 200 Individual Medley, 15th, 2:02.74; 800 Free Relay, 10th, 7:21.44); Shannon Wright (800 Free Relay, 10th, 7:21.44).

1997-98

NCAA Finish: 11th NU All-Americans (Results): Therese Alshammar (800 Free Relay, second, 7:10.89; 400 Free Relay, seventh, 3:19.33; 200 Free Relay, ninth, 1:31.17; 50 Freestyle, tie-ninth, 22.83; 200 Medley Relay, 11th, 1:41.90; 100 Backstroke, 15th, 55.63; 100 Freestyle, 16th, 50.20); Shandra Johnson (800 Free Relay, second, 7:10.89); Beth Karaica (400 Free Relay, seventh, 3:19.33; 200 Free Relay, ninth, 1:31.17; 200 Medley Relay, 11th, 1:41.90); Destiny Lauren (200 Butterfly, 11th, 1:59.93);

Lenka Manhalova (200 Breaststroke, 12th, 2:14.76); Terrie Miller (200 Medley Relay, 11th, 1:41.90); Helene Muller (800 Free Relay, second, 7:10.89; 400 Free Relay, seventh, 3:19.33; 200 Freestyle Relay, ninth, 1:31.17; 200 Freestyle, 11th, 1:47.70; 200 Medley Relay, 11th, 1:41.90); Anna Windsor (800 Free Relay, second, 7:10.89; 400 Free Relay, seventh, 3:19.33; 200 Freestyle, eighth, 1:48.19; 200 Free Relay, ninth, 1:31.17; 200 Individual Medley, 16th, 2:02.27).

1998-99

NCAA Finish: 12th NU All-Americans (Results): Therese Alshammar (100 Freestyle, fourth, 48.76; 50 Freestyle, tie-fourth, 22.60; 800 Free Relay, sixth, 7:15.00; 200 Free Relay, ninth, 1:31.89; 400 Free Relay, ninth, 3:19.05; 200 Medley Relay, 13th, 1:42.28) Shandra Johnson (200 Backstroke, seventh, 1:58.53; 200 Freestyle, 14th, 1:48.36; 800 Free Relay, sixth, 7:15.00; 400 Free Relay, ninth, 3:19.05; 200 Medley Relay, 13th, 1:42.28); Emma Johnson (400 Individual Medley, 11th, 4:18.67; 800 Free Relay, sixth, 7:15.00); Beth Karaica (200 Free Relay, ninth, 1:31.89; 200 Medley Relay, 13th, 1:42.28); Destiny Lauren (200 Butterfly, sixth, 1:59.41); Terrie Miller (200 Medley Relay, 13th, 1:42.28); Helene Muller (800 Free Relay, sixth, 7:15.00; 200 Free Relay, ninth, 1:31.89; 400 Free Relay, ninth, 3:19.05); Stacey Sedlacek (200 Free Relay, ninth, 1:31.89; 400 Free Relay, ninth, 3:19.05).

800 Free Relay, 14th, 8:14.00); Sasha Pine (800 Free Relay, 14th, 8:14.00); Lindsey Highstrom (800 Free Relay, 14th, 8:14.00); Elvira Fischer (200 Breaststroke, 10th, 2:28.56).

2000-01

NCAA Finish: 23rd NU All-Americans (Results): Elvira Fischer (200 Breaststroke, fifth, 2:11.27; 100 Breaststroke, eighth, 1:02.04); Rebecca Wolfe (200 Butterfly, seventh, 1:59.78); Carmen Cosgrove (100 Butterfly, 16th, 55.33).

2005-06

NCAA Finish: 36th NU All-Americans (Results): Lauren Bailey (1,650-Freestyle, ninth, 16:16.06).

1999-00

NCAA Finish: 20th NU All-Americans (Results): Shandra Johnson (400 Freestyle, 11th, 4:09.88; 200 Freestyle, 13th, 2:00.02; 800 Free Relay, 14th, 8:14.00); Helene Muller (200 Freestyle, third, 1:57.88; 100 Freestyle, fifth, 55.06;

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Conference Results & Champions

1975 Team Champion: Kansas, 412 points NU Finish: Fifth, 180 points NU Individual Champion: Ginny Kincade (One-meter Diving, 593.60; Three-meter Diving, 650.20) 1976 Team Champion: Kansas, 489 points NU Finish: Second, 419 points NU Individual Champions: Ellen Hollander (50 Breaststroke, 33.48; 100 Breaststroke, 1:12.90; 200 Breaststroke, 1:12.90; 100 IM, 1:05.12); Kristi Wells (Three-meter Diving, 367.20) 1977 Team Champion: Kansas, 739.5 points NU Finish: Second, 573.5 points NU Individual Champions: Ellen Hollander (50 Breaststroke, 32.99; 100 Breaststroke, 1:11.97; 200 Breaststroke, 2:34.17); Melanie Jakob (200 Butterfly, 2:12.56; 200 IM, 2:13.95); Anne Watland (500 Freestyle, 5:08.88; 1,650 Freestyle, 17:34.80); Kristi Wells (One-meter Diving, 376.10; Three-meter Diving, 424.00) 1978 Team Champion: Kansas, 604.5 points NU Finish: Third, 487.5 points NU Individual Champion: JoDea Eckstrom (100 IM, 1:02.30) 1979 Team Champion: Kansas, 918 points NU Finish: Third, 665 points NU Individual Champions: None 1980 Team Champion: Kansas, 905.5 points NU Finish: Third, 663 points NU Individual Champion: Sherri Hayward (200 Backstroke, 2:04.79) 1981 Team Champion: Kansas, 749 points NU Finish: Fifth, 265 points NU Individual Champion: Sherri Hayward (100 Backstroke, 59.76; 200 Backstroke, 2:06.09) 1982 Team Champion: Kansas, 745 points NU Finish: Second, 459 points NU Individual Champion: Sherri Hayward (200 Backstroke, 2:05.25) 1983 Team Champion: Kansas, 823 points NU Finish: Second, 427 points NU Individual Champions: Sherri Hayward (200 Backstroke, 2:05.18); Cathy Heisler (200 Breaststroke, 2:25.68); Wendy Lucero (One-meter Diving, 449.95) 1984 Team Champion: Kansas, 645 points NU Finish: Second, 542.5 points NU Individual Champions: Susan Cashman (500 Freestyle, 4:55.83; 400 IM, 4:55.83); Marcia Heaton (One-meter Diving, 387.80); Dana Powers (50 Freestyle, 23.70); Emily Ricketts (200 Freestyle, 1:50.81) 1985 Team Champion: Nebraska, 682 points NU Individual Champions: Heidi Hecker (One-meter Diving, 440.15; Three-meter Diving, 456.45); Erin Hurley (200 Breaststroke, 2:17.87); Dana Powers (50 Freestyle, 23.32; 100 Butterfly, 55.10); Emily Ricketts (200 Freestyle, 1:50.81; 500 Freestyle, 4:51.35); Penny Stanek (100 Backstroke, 58.34) 1986 Team Champion: Nebraska, 666.5 points NU Individual Champions: Shauna Gilmore (200 Freestyle, 1:50.73); Erin Hurley (200 Breaststroke, 2:24.86); Dana Powers (100 Butterfly, 56.59; 100 Breaststroke, 1:06.23); Emily Ricketts (100 Freestyle, 51.54) 1987 Team Champion: Nebraska, 689 points NU Individual Champions: Shauna Gilmore (100 Freestyle, 51.44; 200 Freestyle, 1:49.85); Erin Hurley (200 Breaststroke, 2:21.07); Carole Johnson (100 Backstroke, 58.13; 200 Backstroke, 2:06.20); Julie May (One-meter Diving, 441.25); Lee Pennefather (500 Freestyle, 5:00.15; 200 Butterfly, 2:04.28); Dana Powers (100 Butterfly, 55.10; 100 Breaststroke, 1:05.10)

1988 Team Champion: Kansas, 715.5 points NU Finish: Second, 584 points NU Individual Champions: Stephanie Clennan (Threemeter Diving, 462.8); Carole Johnson (100 Backstroke, 58.39); Terry Long (200 Breaststroke, 2:23.05); Mindy Matheny (50 Freestyle, 23.66) 1989 Team Champion: Kansas, 703 points NU Finish: Second, 626 points NU Individual Champions: Lynne Braddock (50 Freestyle, 23.69); Jenell Garcia (200 Butterfly, 2:02.41); Carole Johnson (100 Backstroke, 58.13; 200 Backstroke, 2:06.16); Julie May (One-meter Diving, 454.35; Three-meter Diving, 515.0) 1990 Team Champion: Nebraska, 654.5 points NU Individual Champions: Michelle Butcher (50 Freestyle, 23.65; 500 Freestyle, 4:51.11; 1650 Freestyle, 16:25.99; 400 IM, 4:24.92); Janelle Garcia (100 Butterfly, 55.76); Carole Johnson (100 Backstroke, 59.21); Leane Maruk (100 Breaststroke, 1:05.58); Kris Neuenfeldt (200 Freestyle, 1:51.33); Melanie Wirtner (200 IM, 2:05.17) 1991 Team Champion: Nebraska, 671.5 points NU Individual Champions: Amy Aarsen (Three-meter Diving, 562.85); Michelle Butcher (500 Freestyle, 4:52.86; 1,650 Freestyle, 16:38.72; 400 IM, 4:24.04); Jenell Garcia (200 Butterfly, 2:01.94); Mindy Matheny (100 Freestyle, 51.89); Julie Riegal (200 Backstroke, 2:05.40); Melanie Wirtner (100 Butterfly, 55.52) 1992 Team Champion: Kansas, 741 points NU Finish: Second, 586 points NU Individual Champions: Heidi Buchholz (Three-meter Diving, 450.10); Michelle Butcher (500 Freestyle, 4:50.58; 1,650 Freestyle, 16:40.03; 400 IM, 4:26.13); Kris Haws (200 Backstroke, 2:04.01) 1993 Team Champion: Kansas, 685 points NU Finish: Second, 679.5 points NU Individual Champions: Melanie Dodd (50 Freestyle, 22.88; 100 Freestyle, 50.04; 200 Freestyle, 1:49.14); Jane Glazebrook (100 Backstroke, 56.82; 200 Backstroke, 1:59.70); Jennifer Harnly (One-meter Diving, 434.70); Penny Heyns (100 Breaststroke, 1:03.64); Cheryl Kartye (Three-meter Diving, 495.10) 1994 Team Champion: Nebraska, 662 points NU Individual Champions: Melanie Dodd (100 Freestyle, 50.19); Jane Glazebrook (100 Backstroke, 56.16; 200 Backstroke, 1:58.19); Marci Bodner (200 Butterfly, 2:03.13); Jennifer Harnly (One-meter Diving, 422.00); Penny Heyns (100 Breaststroke, 1:01.88; 200 Breaststroke, 2:13.93); BriAnna Wilkins (1650 Freestyle, 16:39.75) 1995 Team Champion: Nebraska, 636 points NU Individual Champions: Melanie Dodd (100 Freestyle, 50.13; 200 Freestyle, 1:49.48); Jane Glazebrook (100 Backstroke, 56.12; 200 Backstroke, 1:58.19); Julie Grimmer (Three-meter Diving, 536.50); Penny Heyns (100 Breaststroke, 1:01.57; 200 Breaststroke, 2:13.71); Destiny Lauren (200 Butterfly, 2:00.67); BriAnna Wilkins (1,650 Freestyle, 16:56.27) 1996 Team Champion: Nebraska, 663 points NU Individual Champions: Janet Danburg (100 Backstroke, 57.13; 200 Backstroke, 2:03.60); Melanie Dodd (100 Freestyle, 50.25); Penny Heyns (100 Breaststroke, 1:00.18; 200 Breaststroke, 2:08.90); Destiny Lauren (100 Butterfly, 55.51; 200 Butterfly, 2:01.01; 400 IM, 4:20.51); Heather Park (500 Freestyle, 4:50.30; 1,650 Freestyle, 16:49.56); Julia Russell (200 IM, 2:00.77) 1997 Team Champion: Nebraska, 927 points NU Individual Champions: Helene Muller (50 Freestyle, 22.98; 100 Freestyle, 50.02); Julia Russell (100 Breaststroke, 1:00.83; 200 Breaststroke, 2:10.25; 200 IM, 1:59.13); Laura Simon (400 IM, 4:19.15); Anna Windsor (200 Freestyle, 1:48.49)

history | 10 ALL-TIME TOP-20 TEAM FINISHES AT THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

1998 Team Champion: Nebraska, 868 points NU Individual Champions: Shandra Johnson (200 Freestyle, 1:46.53; 500 Freestyle, 4:43.48; 200 Backstroke, 1:58.35); Destiny Lauren (200 Butterfly, 2:00.69); Lenka Manhalova (200 Breaststroke, 2:14.22) 1999 Team Champion: Texas, 881.5 NU Finish: Second, 851.5 points NU Individual Champions: Therese Alshammar (100 Freestyle, 49.46); Shandra Johnson (200 Freestyle, 1:48.08; 500 Freestyle, 4:50.31; 200 Backstroke, 1:58.70); Janna Brock (200 Breaststroke, 2:15.09); Destiny Lauren (200 Butterfly, 1:59.28) 2000 Team Champion: Texas, 914.5 NU Finish: Third, 634 points NU Individual Champions: Shandra Johnson (500 Freestyle, 4:47.35; 200 Backstroke 1:59.05); Elvira Fischer (100 Breaststroke 1:03.19; 200 Breaststroke, 2:13.71) 2001 Team Champion: Texas, 997.50 NU Finish: Third, 565 points NU Individual Champions: Elvira Fischer (200 Breaststroke, 2:12.91); Rebecca Wolfe (200 Butterfly, 1:57.94) 2002 Team Champion: Texas, 1,055.50 NU Finish: Sixth, 186 points NU Individual Champions: None 2003 Team Champion: Texas NU Finish: Sixth, 316.50 NU Individual Champions: None 2004 Team Champion: Texas, 964 NU Finish: Fourth, 420 points NU Individual Champion: Lauren Bailey (400 IM, 4:17.57) 2005 Team Champion: Texas, 965 NU Finish: Third, 461 points NU Individual Champions: None 2006 Team Champion: Texas, 942.5 NU Finish: Fifth, 386.5 points NU Individual Champions: Lauren Bailey (1,650-Freestyle, 16:20.05) 2007 Team Champion: Texas A&M, 931 NU Finish: Fifth, 350.5 points NU Individual Champions: Lauren Bailey (1,650-Freestyle, 16:14.36) 2008 Team Champion: Texas A&M, 967 NU Finish: Sixth, 343 points NU Individual Champions: None 2009 Team Champion: Texas, 893 NU Finish: Sixth, 298 points NU Individual Champions: None 2010 Team Champion: Texas A&M, 1,002 NU Finish: Sixth, 261 points NU Individual Champions: None 2011 Team Champion: Texas, 948 NU Finish: Fifth, 350 points NU Individual Champions: None 2012 Team Champion: Minnesota, 680.5 NU Finish: 11th, 82 NU Individual Champions: None 2013 Team Champion: Minnesota, 831.5 NU Finish: Ninth, 195 NU Individual Champions: None

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Academic All-Conference Selections

1997 (Big 12) First Team Samantha Ashley..........So............................................ Biology Erin Carew....................Jr.......................................... Education Ingrid Gotchel...............Fr.................. Mechanical Engineering Courtney Jensen...........Fr......................................... Education Anna Nilsson.................So................................................... Art Suzy Shacklett...............Fr.................. Business Administration Laura Simon..................Fr......................Industrial Engineering Christine Troy...............Fr...................................... Undeclared Brianna Wilkins.............Sr......................................... Education Shannon Wright............So................. Business Administration Honorable Mention Erica Clark.....................Jr......................................... Marketing Beth Hunsicker.............Fr........................................ Marketing Teresa Mauck...............So........................................ Education Julia Russell..................Sr.......................................Advertising Stacey Sedlacek............Fr............................................. Biology Sasha Van Hamburg......Fr........................................ Marketing 1998 First Team Therese Alshammar.....Fr.......................................Advertising Samantha Ashley..........Jr........................................ Psychology Erin Carew....................Sr......................................... Education Ann Enoch....................So..................Communication Studies Katie Hoffman...............So.......................Pre-Physical Therapy Amanda Beckinsall.......Jr........................................ Psychology Courtney Jensen...........So.....................Elementary Education Molly McDonald...........Fr...................................... Undeclared Suzy Shacklett...............So................. Business Administration Laura Simon..................So.....................Industrial Engineering Christine Troy...............So..................................... Undeclared Sasha Van Hamburg......So....................................... Marketing Anna Windsor...............So............................................ Biology Amanda Zins.................Fr...................................... Undeclared Honorable Mention Erica Clark.....................Sr........................................ Marketing Ingrid Gotchel...............So................................... Meteorology Anna Nilsson.................Jr..................................................... Art Shannon Wright............Jr.........................................Economics 1999 First Team Therese Alshammar.....So......................................Advertising Samantha Ashley..........Sr....................................... Psychology Tami Bernth..................Fr................................... Pre-Medicine Janna Brock..................Fr......................................... Education Ann Enoch....................Jr...................................Family Science Ingrid Gotchel...............Jr..................................... Meteorology Beth Hunsicker.............Jr............................................... Design Courtney Jensen...........Jr.......................Elementary Education Emma Johnson.............Fr...................................... Undeclared Destiny Lauren..............Sr................................. News-Editorial Molly McDonald...........So..................................... Undeclared Anna Nilsson.................Sr.................................................... Art Stacey Sedlacek............Jr........................Fisheries and Wildlife Laura Simon..................Jr.......................Industrial Engineering Christine Troy...............Sr....................................... Psychology Sasha Pine....................Jr........................................Advertising Shannon Wright............Sr............................................ Finance Amanda Zins.................So................. Business Administration Second Team Helene Muller...............Jr.............................................. Biology

2000 First Team Ingrid Gotchel...............Sr.................................... Meteorology Courtney Jensen...........Sr......................Elementary Education Molly McDonald...........Jr.........................Pre-Physical Therapy Sasha Pine....................Sr.......................................Advertising Stacey Sedlacek............Sr.......................Fisheries and Wildlife Christine Troy...............Sr....................................... Psychology Second Team Tami Bernth..................So.................................. Pre-Medicine Beth Hunsicker.............Sr.............................................. Design Helene Muller...............Sr............................................. Biology Ingrid Gotchel...............Sr.................................... Meteorology 2001 First Team Keri Hehn......................So..................................... Undeclared Lindsey Highstrom........So.................................. Pre-Medicine Beth Karaica..................Sr...................Communication Studies Karin Larka....................So...............................General Studies Liz Rieke........................So............................................ Biology Michele Schmerbauch......So............................ Speech Pathology Susan Walker................So..................Communication Studies Second Team Shandra Johnson..........Sr..................................Family Science 2002 First Team Rachael Armijo.............So.....................Elementary Education Kristin Broyhill..............So.................... International Business Jerilyn Drummond........So..................................... Undeclared Laura Landgreen...........So.....................Elementary Education Sarah Mugge................So............................................ Biology Kristin Petersen............So.................................Family Science Amanda Spark..............So.....................Elementary Education

Kristin Vahle..................Jr..............................................Nursing Susan Walker................Jr....................Communication Studies Second Team Ashley Peterson............Jr........................................Advertising Yasmin Saad..................Sr.................................... Broadcasting

2003 First Team Jeni Fortino...................Sr................................ Criminal Justice Laura Landgreen...........Jr.......................Elementary Education Susan Walker................Sr...................Communication Studies 2004 First Team Emily Becker.................So.......................... Veterinary Science Amie Buoy....................So.................... International Business Kate Dulgar...................So.....................Elementary Education Esmie Holderman.........So.......................... Biological Sciences Becky Johnson..............So..................................... Undeclared Alex King.......................So..................... Chemical Engineering Rachel Schlatter............So..................................... Undeclared Second Team Mackenzie Clark...........So..................................... Undeclared 2005 First Team Emily Becker.................Jr............................ Veterinary Science Amie Buoy....................Jr........................ International Studies Emilee Crawford...........So................Middle Grades Education Abby Fitzpatrick............So................ Criminal Justice/Pre-Law Esmie Holderman.........Jr............................ Biological Sciences Bailey Ingles..................So.....................Elementary Education Becky Johnson..............Jr.......................Elementary Education Alex King.......................Jr....................... Chemical Engineering Rachel Schlatter............Jr........................................Advertising Casey Schnack..............So...................................... Psychology Second Team Lauren Bailey................So..................................... Undeclared Kate Dulgar...................Jr.......................Elementary Education Danielle Stansbury........So.....................Elementary Education Kate Wheeler................So............................................ Physics 2006 First Team Lauren Bailey................Jr..............Family & Consumer Science Amie Buoy....................Sr....................... International Studies Emilee Crawford...........Jr........................................Advertising Kate Dulgar...................Sr......................Elementary Education Abby Fitzpatrick............Jr................................. Criminal Justice Bailey Ingles..................Jr.......................Elementary Education Becky Johnson..............Sr......................Elementary Education Courtney Jolly...............RFr.................................... Undeclared Alex King.......................Sr...................... Chemical Engineering Kaci Ressler...................So.............................. Political Science Rachel Schlatter............Sr.......................................Advertising Casey Schnack..............Jr........................................ Psychology Danielle Stansbury........Jr.......................Elementary Education Kate Wheeler................Jr.............................................. Physics Second Team Mackenzie Clark...........Sr.......................................Advertising Esmie Holderman.........Sr........................... Biological Sciences 2007 First Team Lauren Bailey................Sr.............Family & Consumer Science Katie Bowden...............Sr................................ Criminal Justice Emilee Crawford...........Sr...................Communication Studies Bailey Ingles..................Sr......................Elementary Education Courtney Jolly...............So................................Animal Science Dani Millis.....................Jr......................................... Marketing Kaci Ressler...................Jr................................ Political Science Casey Schnack..............Sr....................................... Psychology Danielle Stansbury........Sr......................Elementary Education Jenny Toler....................So.................... Art History & Criticism Christina Yemm............So........... Nutrition, Exercise & Health .....................................................................................Science Second Team Kate Wheeler................Sr............................................. Physics 2008 First Team Kaitlin Arntz..................So......................................Advertising C.J. Bray........................Jr.......... Nutritional Science & Dietetics Sarah Broker.................So..................................... Pre-Nursing Kelsey Ida.....................So......................................Philosophy, ....................................International Studies, Political Science Courtney Jolly...............Jr..................................Animal Science Jenny Toler....................Jr...................... Art History & Criticism Christina Yemm............Jr......... Nutritional Science & Dietetics Sarah Ziegelmann.........So..................................... Undeclared Second Team Colleen Criss.................So..................................... Undeclared Mariah Hutchinson.......So..................................... Undeclared Jenna Stroud.................Jr....................Communication Studies 2009 First Team Jess Andrews................So..................................... Undeclared Kaitlin Arntz..................Jr........................................Advertising Emily Burbach...............So................................Animal Science

Julie Giehl.....................So........................................... Finance Kelsey Grushecky..........So.......................... Biological Sciences Kelsey Ida.....................Jr........................................Philosophy, ....................................International Studies, Political Science Courtney Jolly...............Sr.................................Animal Science Meredith Matthies.......So................. Business Administration Jenna Stroud.................Sr...................Communication Studies Jenny Toler....................Sr..................... Art History & Criticism Christina Yemm............Sr........................................ Marketing Second Team C.J. Bray........................Sr........ Nutritional Science & Dietetics Colleen Criss.................Jr.............Speech-Language Pathology 2010 First Team Kaitlin Arntz..................Sr.......................................Advertising Bobbi Balogh................So.......Biological Systems Engineering Bailey Bolinske..............So............................. Civil Engineering Hailey Dean..................Sr....................................... Psychology Julie Giehl.....................Jr...................... Finance/Management Kelsey Grushecky..........Jr............................ Biological Sciences Kelsey Ida.....................Sr......... History, International Studies, ............................................................................... Philosophy Mailene Leslie...............So................. Business Administration Meredith Matthies.......Jr................... Business Administration Sarah Ziegelmann.........Sr................................... Management Second Team Jess Andrews................Jr........................... Nutritional Science Claire Desormey...........Jr..................................................... Art Brandie Kavalec............Jr....................Communication Studies Mariah Hutchinson.......Sr.................................... Broadcasting Riley Seidel...................So....................................... Marketing 2011 First Team Bobbi Balogh................Jr.........Biological Systems Engineering Julie Giehl.....................Sr......................... Finance/Accounting Kelsey Grushecky..........Sr........................... Biological Sciences Amy Herman................So....... Dietetics/Nutrition, Exercise & ....................................................................... Health Sciences Kelsey Larson................So................................... Biochemistry Hayley Martin...............So......................Fisheries and Wildlife Meredith Matthies.......Sr................................... Management Ashley Reiter................So......... Biological Sciences & Spanish Sara Weinberg..............So....... Dietetics/Nutrition, Exercise & ....................................................................... Health Sciences Second Team Claire Desormey...........Sr.................................................... Art Blaine Hoppenrath.......Sr......................Industrial Engineering Mailene Leslie...............Jr................... Business Administration Rachell McClain............Sr...................Communication Studies Alyson Ramsey.............So...................................... Psychology Caroline Shea................Jr................................Forensic Science Ariel Weech..................So.......................... Biological Sciences

2012 (Big Ten) Bobbi Balogh................Sr........Biological Systems Engineering Morgan Flannigan.........So..... Biological Sciences & Chemistry Ashleigh Grammar........So..... Biological Sciences & Chemistry Shannon Guy................So...................................... Psychology Kailey Harmon..............So.... Nutrition, Exercise & Health Science Amy Herman................Jr......... Dietetics/Nutrition, Exercise & ........................................................................ Health Science Kelsey Larson................Jr..................................... Biochemistry Mailene Leslie...............Sr.................. Business Administration Payton Michaud...........So....... Criminology & Criminal Justice Bailey Pons...................So...........................English & Geology Alyson Ramsey.............Jr........................................ Psychology Ashley Reiter................Jr........... Biological Sciences & Spanish Riley Seidel...................Sr........................................ Marketing Caroline Shea................Sr.............................. Forensic Science Kristin Strecker.............So................................... Biochemistry Sara Weinberg..............Jr......... Dietetics/Nutrition, Exercise & ......................................................................... Health Science Megan Ziemann............So............................... Interior Design 2013 Katie Davis....................Sr........ Elementary Education & Mild/ ........................................................ Moderate Disabilities K-6 Ellan Dufour..................Sr.......................... Fisheries & Wildlife Kelly Dunn....................So....................................... Marketing Morgan Flannigan.........Jr....... Biological Sciences & Chemistry Ashleigh Grammar........Jr....... Biological Sciences & Chemistry Shannon Guy................Jr........................................ Psychology Kailey Harmon..............Sr..... Nutrition, Exercise & Health Science Amy Herman................Sr........ Dietetics/Nutrition, Exercise & ........................................................................ Health Science Ciara Jenkins.................So.......Mild/Moderate Disabilities K-6 Kelsey Larson................Sr.................................... Biochemistry Payton Michaud...........Jr......... Criminology & Criminal Justice Natalie Morris...............So.......Mild/Moderate Disabilities K-6 Bailey Pons...................Jr.............................English & Geology Ashley Reiter................Sr.......... Biological Sciences & Spanish Mary Beth Rye..............Jr....................Communication Studies Kristin Strecker.............Jr..................................... Biochemistry Paige Theilen................So....................................Agribusiness Sara Weinberg..............Sr........ Dietetics/Nutrition, Exercise & ......................................................................... Health Science Megan Ziemann............Jr................................. Interior Design

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All-Time Results & Records

Year-by-Year Results

Year Won Lost Conf.

Coach 1975-76.................... 7........................0...................... 2nd (Big Eight).....Pat Sullivan 1976-77.................... 5........................2...................... 2nd..................... Ray Huppert 1977-78.................... 5........................1...................... 3rd..................... Ray Huppert 1978-79.................... 5........................2...................... 3rd..................... Ray Huppert 1979-80.................... 6........................6...................... 3rd..................... Ray Huppert 1980-81.................... 3........................9...................... 5th..................... Ray Huppert 1981-82.................... 6........................5...................... 2nd..................... Ray Huppert 1982-83.................... 8........................3...................... 2nd..................... Ray Huppert 1983-84.................... 10......................4...................... 2nd..................... Ray Huppert 1984-85.................... 8........................2...................... 1st...................... Ray Huppert 1985-86.................... 10......................2...................... 1st...................... Ray Huppert 1986-87.................... 11......................2...................... 1st...................... Ray Huppert 1987-88.................... 7........................2...................... 2nd..................... Ray Huppert 1988-89.................... 6........................7...................... 2nd..................... Ray Huppert 1989-90.................... 11......................3...................... 1st...................... Ray Huppert 1990-91.................... 7........................3...................... 1st...................... Ray Huppert 1991-92.................... 8........................3...................... 2nd..................... Ray Huppert 1992-93.................... 6........................2...................... 2nd.......................... Cal Bentz 1993-94.................... 7........................1...................... 1st........................... Cal Bentz 1994-95.................... 4........................3...................... 1st........................... Cal Bentz 1995-96.................... 5........................3...................... 1st........................... Cal Bentz 1996-97.................... 6........................2...................... 1st (Big 12).............. Cal Bentz 1997-98.................... 7........................0...................... 1st........................... Cal Bentz 1998-99.................... 7........................3...................... 2nd.......................... Cal Bentz 1999-00.................... 2........................8...................... 3rd.......................... Cal Bentz 2000-01.................... 7........................4...................... 3rd...................... Paul Nelsen 2001-02.................... 0........................3...................... 6th.................. Pablo Morales 2002-03.................... 3........................8...................... 6th.................. Pablo Morales 2003-04.................... 7........................2...................... 4th.................. Pablo Morales 2004-05.................... 8........................1...................... 3rd.................. Pablo Morales 2005-06.................... 7........................2...................... 5th.................. Pablo Morales 2006-07.................... 7........................6...................... 5th.................. Pablo Morales 2007-08.................... 7........................2...................... 6th.................. Pablo Morales 2008-09.................... 3........................4...................... 6th.................. Pablo Morales 2009-10.................... 4........................4...................... 6th.................. Pablo Morales 2010-11.................... 6........................4...................... 5th.................. Pablo Morales 2011-12.................... 3........................2...................... 11th (Big Ten).. Pablo Morales 2012-13.................... 12......................3...................... 9th.................. Pablo Morales Totals........................ 241....................123

Nebraska Head Coaches

Name Pat Sullivan Ray Huppert Cal Bentz Paul Nelsen Pablo Morales

Years 1975-76 1976-92 1992-00 2000-01 2001-Present

Won 7 116 44 7 67

Lost 0 56 22 4 40

Pct. 1.000 .674 .667 .636 .626

The home of the Huskers, the Devaney Natatorium opened in 1976. It is named after Nebraska Hall of Fame Coach and Athletic Director Bob Devaney.

All-Time Dual Meet Records

Team W-L Air Force...............................................................................................................1-0 Alabama...............................................................................................................0-1 Arizona.................................................................................................................0-2 Arizona State........................................................................................................1-1 Arkansas*.............................................................................................................6-4 Auburn..................................................................................................................0-1 Brigham Young.....................................................................................................4-1 California-Santa Barbara.......................................................................................1-0 Colorado...............................................................................................................2-0 Colorado State....................................................................................................12-6 Florida Atlantic.....................................................................................................4-1 Florida State.........................................................................................................0-3 Fresno State..........................................................................................................1-0 Georgia.................................................................................................................0-1 Georgia Southern.................................................................................................1-0 Hawaii...................................................................................................................1-0 Illinois*.................................................................................................................2-4 Illinois State..........................................................................................................1-0 Indiana..................................................................................................................1-0 Iowa*....................................................................................................................6-5 Iowa State*.........................................................................................................32-4 Kansas...............................................................................................................11-23 Lamar...................................................................................................................2-0 Louisiana State.....................................................................................................0-3 Louisville...............................................................................................................1-1 Manitoba..............................................................................................................1-0 Michigan*.............................................................................................................0-3 Michigan State......................................................................................................1-0 Minnesota..........................................................................................................5-11 Missouri............................................................................................................19-12 Missouri State.......................................................................................................4-0 Nebraska-Kearney................................................................................................1-0 Nebraska-Omaha*..............................................................................................17-0 Nevada.................................................................................................................5-1 New Mexico..........................................................................................................1-1 Northern Iowa*....................................................................................................5-0 Northern Colorado...............................................................................................1-0 North Carolina State.............................................................................................0-1 North Dakota........................................................................................................3-0 Northern Arizona..................................................................................................0-1 Northwestern.......................................................................................................2-1 Pennsylvania.........................................................................................................1-1 Purdue..................................................................................................................1-1 Ohio State*...........................................................................................................0-1 Oklahoma.............................................................................................................4-3 Oklahoma State....................................................................................................1-0 San Diego State....................................................................................................0-1 School of the Ozarks.............................................................................................1-0 Simon Frazier........................................................................................................1-0 South Dakota........................................................................................................5-0 South Dakota State*.............................................................................................9-0 Southern California..............................................................................................0-1 Southern Illinois...................................................................................................9-3 Southern Methodist.............................................................................................1-4 St. Cloud State......................................................................................................3-0 Texas.....................................................................................................................0-2 Texas A&M............................................................................................................3-3 Truman State........................................................................................................2-1 Tulane...................................................................................................................1-0 UCLA.....................................................................................................................0-1 UNLV.....................................................................................................................0-1 Utah......................................................................................................................5-0 Valparaiso.............................................................................................................1-0 Villanova...............................................................................................................1-0 Virginia Tech.........................................................................................................1-0 Wisconsin.............................................................................................................0-1 Wyoming............................................................................................................12-1 * indicates 2013-14 opponents

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Husker Olympians Therese Alshammar (Sweden) 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012

Anja Margetic (Bosnia) 1992

Elvira Fischer (Austria) 1996, 2000

Terrie Miller (Norway) 1996

Penny Heyns (South Africa) 1992, 1996, 2000

Helene Muller (South Africa) 1996, 2000

Emma Johnson (Australia) 1996

Julia Russell (South Africa) 1996

The only five-time Olympic swimmer in school listory, Therese Alshammar lettered for the Huskers in 1998 and 1999. Considered one of the top female freestyle sprinters in the world, Alshammar set two records at the 2000 European Short Course Championships.

Alshammar took home three medals from the Sydney Olympics, a pair of silvers and a bronze.

A two-time Olympian, Fischer was a three-time AllAmerican while at Nebraska. Fischer's top finish at the 1996 Olympics was 23rd in the 200-meter breaststroke (2:33.87). At the Sydney Olympics in 2000, Fischer's top performance was in the 100-meter breaststroke, where she touched the wall in 1:11.58, placing 24th overall, and winning her heat.

A three-time Olympian, Penny Heyns became the most successful Olympian for South Africa and Nebraska at the same time. A Husker senior in 1996, Heyns' successful year culminated with two Olympic gold medals. For more on Heyns, please see page 72.

Emma Johnson competed for the Huskers during the 1998-99 season, earning All-America honors in the 400-yard IM at the 1999 NCAA Championships. She established the current NU record in the 400-yard IM at the 1998 Texas Invitational. Johnson finished fifth in the 400-meter IM at the 1996 Olympics, while also earning a bronze medal swimming on the Aussie's third-place 800-meter freestyle relay team.

Wendy Lucero (United States) 1988

Wendy Lucero competed for Nebraska from 1981 to 1983. Lucero's freshman season was highlighted by a runner-up finish in three-meter diving and a fourth-place finish on the one meter at the 1982 Big Eight Championships. Later that season, Lucero placed eighth at U.S. Nationals. A native of Denver, Colo., Lucero competed for the United States at the 1988 Olympics.

Lenka Manhalova (Czech Republic) 1992, 1996

Lenka Manhalova finished 11th in the 200-meter breaststroke and 29th in the 100-meter breaststroke at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. A Czech National Team member, Manhalova was a two-time All-American at Nebraska, including a fifth-place 200-yard breaststroke finish at the 1997 NCAA Championships. Manhalova was also the 1998 Big 12 200-yard breaststroke champion.

Anja Margetic was a member of the Bosnian team for the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. Margetic finished 27th in the 200-meter butterfly and 44th in the 100-meter butterfly. Margetic earned All-America honors at Nebraska in 1994 as a member of the 400yard medley relay that notched a 13th-place finish at the NCAA Championships.

A standout breaststroker from 1997 to 1999, Terrie Miller earned All-America honors in each of her three seasons competing for Nebraska. As a freshman, she placed eighth in the 100-yard breaststroke at the NCAA Championships. She earned All-America honors competing on NU's medley relays in both 1998 and 1999. At the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, she placed 20th in the 100-meter breaststroke.

Former Husker All-American Helene Muller swam for her native South Africa during the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games. Muller lettered from 1997 to 2000, garnering All-America honors for the Huskers 13 times, including a bronze medal in the 200-meter freestyle at the 2000 NCAA Championships.

Julia Russell swam to a 12th-place finish in the 200-meter breaststroke in Atlanta in a career-best time of 2:30.38, while also finishing 17th in the 100-meter breaststroke and 26th in the 200-meter IM. In 1997, the 18-time All-American was the NCAA runner-up in the 200-yard breaststroke and the Big 12 Swimmer of the Year. She won three events at the 1997 Big 12 Championships and finished as NU's most prolific scorer at the NCAA Championships with 108 points.

Anna Windsor (Australia) 1996, 2000

Freestyle and individual medley standout Anna Windsor competed for NU during the 1997 and 1998 seasons. A two-time NCAA finalist in the 200-yard freestyle, Windsor placed seventh in the event in 1997. She also swam on NU's second-place 800-yard freestyle relay at the 1998 NCAA Championships.

A nine-time All-American, Windsor represented Australia at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. She swam on the Aussie's eighth-place 400-meter freestyle relay.

She also competed at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

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Nebraska’s Golden Penny Penny Heyns

Amanzimtoti, South Africa - Olympic Gold Medalist - Olympic Bronze Medalist - World Record Holder It's not every day you run across a golden penny.

But for South Africans and Nebraskans alike, there was one shining bright at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.

Penny Heyns, a former University of Nebraska standout, earned two gold medals and became the first female in Olympic history to sweep the breaststroke events.

Heyns' whirlwind year of success began on the collegiate level. In Husker suit and cap at the 1996 Big Eight Championships in midFebruary, Heyns set a then-NCAA and U.S. Open record in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:08.90), as well as an NU record in the 100-yard event (1:00.18) to help Nebraska win its third consecutive conference crown.

After setting the records, Heyns was forced to travel home for the South African Olympic Trials, which were inconveniently scheduled between the two most important collegiate meets, the conference and national championships.

Nevertheless, it proved to be a trip Heyns would never forget.

During the preliminary heat of the 100-meter breaststroke at the trials, Heyns set a world record with a time of 1:07.46.

The time broke the record held by Australia's Samantha Riley, who had set a mark of 1:07.69 in September, 1994.

Just days after her return from South Africa, Heyns became the first Husker to win a national championship at the NCAA Championships in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Heyns dominated the 100-yard breaststroke with a pool-record 1:00.27 and also earned a silver medal in the 200-yard breaststroke with a 2:09.71 performance.

Heyns then entered the Olympics as the frontrunner in the 100-meter breaststroke event. She proved she had earned that title in the preliminaries, as she blew away the competition and shattered her own world record in a clocking of 1:07.02 in the process.

In the finals, Heyns got off to a quick start, but didn't dominate as she had in the prelims. America's Amanda Beard began her trademark kick at the 50-meter mark and almost caught Heyns at the wall. Heyns held on to finish in 1:07.72 and edged Beard (1:08.09), to claim gold for the first time.

Two days later, Heyns proved she wasn't finished.

After setting an Olympic record of 2:26.63 in the preliminaries of the 200-meter breaststroke, Heyns was timed at 2:25.41 in the finals and again beat out Beard (2:25.75) for the gold. Beard entered the Olympics ranked No. 1 in the 200, but couldn't catch up with the quick pace Heyns set from the start.

"That was one of the hardest races I ever swam," Heyns said following the race.

"I'm just glad I had the guts to hang in there."

At a press conference in Lincoln, Neb., the week following her gold medal performances, Heyns admitted she was surprised about the win in the 200.

"In some ways, I sit back, and I really can't believe it," Heyns said. "The 200 (win) was totally unexpected. I don't think it has sunk in yet."

An extremely successful career at Nebraska fine-tuned Heyns for Olympic success. A 15-time All-American and 14-time conference champion for the Huskers, Heyns left Nebraska as the most decorated swimmer in the program's history.

Heyns' accomplishments at Nebraska and on the international level will always be recognized.

Heyns has continually showed her appreciation for the University of Nebraska and its athletic department.

Following her double gold medal performance, Heyns didn't waste any time in thanking the Nebraska Swimming and Diving Program and its support staff for the role they played in her Olympic success.

Heyns' Career Highlights

+ Two-Time Olympic gold medalist; Three-Time medalist + First Woman in Olympic history to sweep the breaststroke events + First athlete to win a gold medal for South Africa since 1952 + Former Olympic record holder, 100 & 200-meter breaststroke + 1996 Swimming World World Swimmer of the Year + 1996 Big Eight Female Athlete of the Year + 10-time First-Team NCAA All-American + Five-Time Honorable-Mention NCAA All-American + First Husker swimmer to win a national championship (100-yard breaststroke, 1:00.27, 1996) + 14-time Big Eight Conference champion + Three-time Pan Pacific champion + 1995 Big Eight Female Athlete of the Year

Heyns' World Records

+ 50-meter breaststroke (long course): 30.83 + 100-meter breaststroke (long course): 1:06.52 + 200-meter breaststroke (long course): 2:23.64 + 100-meter breaststroke (short course): 1:05.57

"There is no way I would even be swimming today if I didn't come to Nebraska," Heyns said. "Nebraska has done so much for me that I could never express it. It's not just swimming, it's a family to me -- the whole coaching staff and all my friends."

For the next four years Heyns continued to define excellence in the sport of swimming on a world-class level by producing one of the greatest performances in the history of the sport.

At the 1999 Pan Pacific Championships, Heyns established three world records.

Winning gold in both the 100- and 200-meter breaststrokes, Heyns touched the wall in 1:06.52 and 2:23.64, respectively, both world bests. In addition, she swam an exhibition 50-meter breaststroke, posting another world record with a time of 30.83.

Heyns took home her third medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics by earning a bronze medal in the 100-meter breaststroke in a time of 1:07.55.

Olympic gold medalist Penny Heyns became the first Husker to win an NCAA Championship in 1996.

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SOPHOMORES Back: (Left to Right) Michaela Cunningham, Jacqueline Juffer, Krista Van Wie, Samantha Hardewig and Katie Ditter Front: Katt Sickle, Nicole Schwery, Melisa Mexia and Bria Deveaux

SENIORS

JUNIORS

Back: Shannon Guy Middle Back: Bailey Pons and Kristin Strecker Middle: Ashleigh Grammar, Megan Ziemann and Morgan Flannigan Front: Payton Michaud and Kaitlan Walker

Back: Alexandra Bilunas and Kelly Dunn Middle Back: Rebekah Land Middle Front: Natalie Morris and Ciara Jenkins Front: Taryn Collura

FRESHMEN From left: Erin Oeltjen, Julia Roller and Anna Filipcic

2013-14 NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS SCHEDULE OPPONENT

LOCATION

TIME

Sept. 26

Scarlet vs. Cream Intrasquad

Devaney Natatorium

4 p.m.

Oct. 5

Alumni Meet

Devaney Natatorium

7:30 a.m.

Oct. 12

Iowa State

Devaney Natatorium

10 a.m.

Oct. 26

Arkansas

Fayetteville, Ark.

11 a.m.

Nov. 15

Iowa with South Dakota State*

Devaney Natatorium

4 p.m.

Nov. 21-23

Mizzou Invitational (Diving Only)

Columbia, Mo.

All Day

Nov. 22-24

Kansas Classic (Swimming Only)

Topeka, Kan.

All Day

Dec. 6-8

Hawkeye Invitational

Iowa City, Iowa

All Day

Dec. 13

Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa

3 p.m.

Dec. 14

Nebraska-Omaha

Omaha, Neb.

2 p.m.

Jan. 4

Holiday Training Competition

TBA

Jan. 25

Illinois*

Devaney Natatorium

Jan. 31- Feb. 1

Ohio State with Michigan*

Columbus, Ohio

5 p.m.

Feb. 19-22

Big Ten Championships*

Minneapolis, Minn.

All Day

March 2

Last Chance Meet

Minneapolis, Minn.

All Day

March 10-12

NCAA Zone Diving Meet

Minneapolis, Minn.

All Day

March 20-22

NCAA Championships

Minneapolis, Minn.

All Day

*Conference Meets Dates and times subject to change. For updated schedule, and meet day information, visit Huskers.com.

TBA 11 a.m.

NEBRASKA

2013 -14

DATE

SWIMMING & DIVING