Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Iowa Hawkeyes
- February 1, 2025
- Rutgers, Piscataway, New Jersey
- Quick Course Yards (25 yards), Double Twin
- Full Meet Outcomes (PDF)
- Workforce Scores
- Nebraska 223 def. Iowa 130
- Nebraska 201 def. Rutgers 143
- Iowa 182.50 def. Rutgers 170.50
In a late-season Massive Ten battle that noticed Nebraska (eighth), Rutgers (tenth), and Iowa (eleventh) jockey for place forward of the Massive Ten Championships.
The Nebraska girls dominated the meet, whereas Iowa snuck out a nailbiter over Rutgers by 12.
Nebraska First Workforce All-American Gena Jorgenson grabbed two particular person wins, together with a 16:19.02 in her finest occasion, the 1650 free; she added a 4:46.89 within the 500 free. That point within the mile was about two seconds forward of the place she was at this similar meet final 12 months.
That sends her into the postseason with a whopping 23 wins already in her junior season. That features eight multi-win meets.
She was one in every of a number of multi-event winners for the Huskers. Anna Vlachou gained the 100 free (50.19) and 100 fly (53.38), each of that are new lifetime bests – by a few second every. The Greek-born sophomore had a finest end of twenty first within the 100 fly ultimately 12 months’s Massive Ten Championships, and her time from Saturday provides her an opportunity at scoring once more this 12 months – even with the expanded subject that features newcomers USC and UCLA.
She additionally swam a lifetime finest within the 50 free (23.12) as an exhibition entry; that might have positioned her 2nd.
Different Particular person Multi-Winners for Nebraska:
- Maia Corridor gained the 100 breast in 1:00.85 and the 200 breast in 2:11.90, each of that are dual-meet bests this season. The 100 is a twin meet lifetime finest.
The meet was an uncommon schedule and included 4 relays somewhat than the same old two. Nebraska swept all 4 relays together with a meet-ending 3:20.12 within the 400 free relay led by a 49.62 break up from Vlachou.
Maisie Gilford additionally had an enormous meet for the Huskers, successful the 50 free individually in 23.03 forward of Iowa freshman Rachel Dildine. She additionally break up 22.80 anchoring the Huskers’ successful 200 medley relay, 22.36 anchoring their successful 200 free relay, 50.36 anchoring their successful 400 medley relay, and 49.95 anchoring their successful 400 free relay.
Within the ‘different battle’ between Rutgers and Iowa, the 2 groups break up the relays; whereas Olivia Swalley of Iowa was the very best swimmer of the 2 groups, Rutgers had extra depth, particularly throughout the 200 yard stroke occasions.
Swalley swept the 200 IM (1:58.44) and 400 IM (4:11.87), successful the 200 by greater than three seconds and the 400 by virtually 4. She was 1:57.8 within the 200 IM mid-season, however this 1:58.44 is the second-best time of her profession, together with .03 higher than she swam on the CSCAA Nationwide Invitational Championships final season as a freshman.
The identical is true of her 400 IM, although her earlier finest time in that race was from highschool.
Rutgers sophomore Blanka Berecz gained the 200 fly in 1:57.69, main a 1-2 end for the Scarlet Knights. That was a lifetime finest for Berecz.
Rutgers grad scholar Shannon Meadway gained the 200 again in 1:57.72. That 200 again was a nailbiter – she and the aforementioned Jorgenson have been tied going into the final 50, however Meadway was capable of get her fingers on the wall first.
All three groups will journey to the Massive Ten Championships, held from February 19-22 at Ohio State College in Columbus, Ohio.
