🏊‍♀️ Kansas Defeats Nebraska in Jayhawks for a Cure Meet

LAWRENCE, Kan. –  The Kansas Jayhawks beat the Nebraska Cornhuskers by a rating of 157-143 on Saturday afternoon at Robinson Natatorium. The Jayhawks have gained their first three meets to start the yr.

“General, we positively swam higher that I assumed. We’re in the midst of a 3 week, tough coaching part proper now. You by no means know what you’re going to get on Saturday,” stated Head Coach Clark Campbell. “They did nice. We had some of us that had been off, however they’ve completed properly this week with the coaching, which is an important factor. So many got here in and actually raced with lots of coronary heart and pleasure.”

Within the first occasion of the afternoon, the Kansas relay group of sophomore Lezli Sisung, super-senior Kaitlyn Witt, freshman Lydia Lafferty and sophomore Claire Hyatt gained the 200 yard medley relay with a time of 1:44.82.

Junior Ellie Wehrmann secured the highest spot within the 200 yard freestyle with a time of 1:52.06, beating the competitors by 0.91 seconds. Sisung continued her sturdy begin as she raced to first place within the 100 yard backstroke with a time of 55.97 seconds. Within the subsequent occasion, freshman Molly Robinson gained the 100 yard breaststroke by solely .05 second with a time of 1:05.53.

Within the 50 yard freestyle occasion, Kansas claimed all three of the highest spots. Senior Autumn Looney led the way in which, ending with a time of 24.37 seconds. Wehrmann then claimed her second victory of the meet, ending with a time of 52.06 seconds within the 100 yard freestyle occasion. Within the 200 yard backstroke, Sisung secured her third victory of the meet with a time of two:04.06.

Within the diving portion of the meet, freshman Lize van Leeuwen continues her stretch of dominance, successful the three meter occasion with a rating of 301.65 and the one meter occasion with a rating of 268.05. Freshman Gabriela San Juan Carmona completed second and certified for the NCAA Zone Minimize 3 Meter diving occasion with a rating of 299.48. Leeuwen has already certified, when she gained the three meter diving occasion on the Kansas Double Twin on October 21-22.

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The Jayhawks diving group will journey to Columbia, Missouri, for the Mizzou Invite on November 17-19. The Kansas swimming squad will likely be again at motion for the Kansas Basic at Capital Federal Natatorium in Topeka, Kansas on November 18-20.