Completed Event: Men's Golf at Quail Valley Invitational on October 18, 2026 , , 2nd (852, -12)
Final
Men's Golf
at Quail Valley Invitational
2nd (852, -12)
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas swimming and diving travelled fast through the air and water Saturday, covering a quick 1,000 miles in flight during a down-and-back trip to Fort Worth, and sped to victory in 12 of 14 races in the pool to top Big 12 foe TCU at the University Recreation Center.
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The Jayhawks, ranked No. 46 in this week’s CollegeSwimming.com team poll, were unfazed by the quick trip and early morning wake-up call, rolling to wins in the meet’s first four events to improve to 2-1 in dual competition. TCU, which dropped to 2-2 in dual meets, had the top time in just two swimming events, but swept the top marks in diving. Kansas outscored the Horned Frogs, 178-119, in its first Big 12 matchup.
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“Today we embraced the challenge of flying down here the day of,” Kansas head coach Clark Campbell said. “The team really got into the challenge of it and I think we proved that it doesn’t matter what comes at them that they will go and get it.”
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Kansas’ A relay won the 200-yard medley relay in a time of 1:44.47, leading the pool by nearly two seconds. Moment’s later freshman Libby Walker took the 1,000-yard freestyle for the second consecutive week, this time swimming a 10:15.12. Haley Bishop, another rookie for KU, made it three races in a row, winning the 200-yard freestyle in 1:52.22.
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Yulya Kuchkarova debuted her junior campaign with two victories of her own. After missing last weeks meet, Kuchkarova showed off her speed in the 100- and 200-yard backstroke recording times of 56.66 and 2:03.59, respectively.
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“Things got started out really well with our medley relay,” Campbell said. “Both the A and B relays were faster than they were last week, which set a really good tone and we just kept it rolling. Our energy was really high all of the way through.”
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Forth Worth product Madison Straight embraced her homecoming and put on a performance for family and friends, winning the 200-yard individual medley in 2:05.01, improving last week’s time by nearly two seconds. The sophomore also won the 200-yard backstroke in a time of 2:03.48 and earned a top-three finish in the 200-yard freestyle (1:54.06). Â
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Sophomore Hannah Driscoll posted an impressive afternoon herself, winning the 50-yard free in 24.16 and placed second, behind teammate Haley Molden (52.55), in the 100-yard freestyle (53.13). She also assisted both the 200 medley relay and the 400 free relay to two season-best times and first-place finishes. Â
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“We had a lot of outstanding performances from a lot of people,” Campbell said. “Hannah Driscoll was another one who really stepped up. It was nice to see more folks really step up and compete at a high level.”
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The Horned Frogs took wins from the Jayhawks in only four events all afternoon. Two of those came from senior Kristen Connolly in the one- and three-meter dives. The other two came in the breaststroke events, Lindsay Shabet won the 200-yard breaststroke (2:19.59) and Devin Newton claimed the 100-yard breaststroke (1:04.58).
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KU’s Bishop won her second race in the 100-yard fly in 56.03, while senior Chelsie Miller claimed two individual victories of her own in the 200-yard butterfly (2:03.60) and the 500-yard freestyle (5:00.46).
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In the diving well, Nadia Khechfe placed second in the one-meter with a score of 254.62 and Graylyn Jones placed third in the three-meter (241.72).
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Kansas concluded the day much like they started it with a victory and season-best time in the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:29.34), the relay consisted of Molden, Bishop, Breonna Barker and Kuchkarova.
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“The team proved a lot to themselves today,” Campbell said. “This is a tough team and they get things done at a high level regardless of what’s coming before or what’s coming after, they were just in the moment.”
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Kansas will host Nebraska on Friday, Nov. 6, inside Robinson Natatorium. All swimming and diving events are free and open to the public.
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