Kansas Falls to Nebraska, 182-117

Friday, November 1

Lawrence, Kan.

4 p.m. CT

University of Kansas

117

182

Nebraska

11/1/2024 7:34:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving

Results

LAWRENCE, Kan. - Kansas swimming and diving competed against Nebraska on Friday evening at Robinson Natatorium, falling to the Huskers 182-117.

The Jayhawks compiled four first-place finishes and was led by Big 12 Diver of the Week Shiyun Lai, who won both the one-meter and three-meter diving events.

"We definitely looked like a team that has raced four weekends straight," said KU head coach Clark Campbell. "We weren't quite as sharp as I hoped we would be but hats off to Nebraska. They came down here and really put it to us. They were the faster team. We're looking forward to our midseason meet but we need to give our team time to recover. We're tired right now and need a couple of good weeks of training before we come to midseason. I'm really happy for how they did, especially where we are right now in the season. A little flat today, but we'll be okay for midseason."

The dual meet kicked off with the 200-yard medley relay and fell into the hands of Kansas in first place. The relay team of Lezli Sisung, Ryan Johnston, Lydia Lafferty and Caroline Blake clocked a time of 1:41.05 to secure Kansas' first win of the night.

Gracyn O'Mara was next to produce for Kansas, finishing third in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:21.93. The 200-yard freestyle followed, and Eleni Kotzamanis was next on the podium in third place at 1:50.78.

Sisung picked up her second first-place finish of the evening, posting a time of 54.68 to finish on top of the 100-yard backstroke. Ellie Howe followed closely behind at 56.04 to take second place.

Johnston then claimed third place in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:02.68), Hailey Farrell took third in the 200-yard butterfly (2:04.33) and Caroline Blake finished in second of the 50-yard freestyle (23.24). Blake picked up another second-place finish, this time in the 100-yard freestyle after clocking a time of 51.19.

Bradie Ward was next on the podium for Kansas, racing a time of 1:58.66 in the 200-yard backstroke to finish in second place. Johnston continued to produce for the Jayhawks, picking up a second-place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke at 2:16.74. Farrell then notched a third-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle at 4:57.91.

Following was the 100-yard butterfly, which resulted in individual finishes of second and third for Kansas. Anna Gearhart came in second with a time of 54.29, while Lafferty closed out in third at 55.11.

The 200-yard individual medley resulted in a second-place finish for Farrell, clocking a time of 2:05.82. The 400-yard freestyle relay put a close to the evening, as the relay team of Blake, Claire Hyatt, Sophie Wallace and Kotzamanis finished in second place with a time of 3:24.91.

ON THE BOARDS
Lai picked up yet another win in the three-meter diving event, totaling 304.13 points and edging out Nebraska's Abigail Baxter by 1.43 points for the win. Junior Grace Zifcak posted a score of 229.43 to finish in fifth place for the 3M.

The one-meter diving event followed shortly after, once again resulting in a Lai first-place finish. Lai compiled 314.10 points to claim first place in the event, completing the sweep of both diving events on the evening.

MEET WINNERS
200 Medley Relay: Sisung, Johnston, Lafferty and Blake (1:41.05)
100 Back: Sisung (54.68)
3M Diving: Lai (304.13)
1M Diving: Lai (314.10)

UP NEXT
The Jayhawks will take a 20-day break from competition before traveling to Iowa City, Iowa for the Hawkeye Invite. The midseason event will run from Nov. 21-23 at the Campus Recreation & Wellness Center.