Complete Results
USAF ACADEMY, Colo. – The Omaha swimming and diving team opened the 2012-13 season on Monday, falling 203-96 to Air Force at the USAF Academy Natatorium.
The Mavericks won the 200 freestyle relay (1:37.82) with swims from junior
Whitney Korgan, freshmen
Natalie Renshaw and
Hannah Johnson and senior anchor
Cami Hansberry.
Renshaw shined in her collegiate debut, adding individual wins in the 50 free (24.30) and the 100 free (53.40). She was also part of UNO's 400 free relay with Korgan, junior
Maddie Hutt and sophomore
Christen Young, which took second (4:00.00).
Hutt chipped in a first-place finish of her own in the 100 breast, tallying a time of 1:06.15. Fellow junior
Erin Wright helped the Mavs with a solid performance in the 200 IM (2:17.31), good for second.
On the diving side, freshman Miranda Knipfer was fifth (190.43) in three-meter diving, and sophomore
Maddie Richardson placed sixth (170.18) in the one-meter competition.
“These past three days we have had some very stressful training sessions, and it was nice to see our athletes step up and have some solid performances, particularly our seniors,” head coach
Todd Samland said.
“I was also really happy with our divers at this meet. They have been putting forth some strong practices, and it was good to start getting them battle-tested.”
Omaha returns to action on Friday, Oct. 19, hosting Nebraska at HPER Swimming Pool. The meet is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. and has a special “Pink Out” theme to support breast cancer awareness.
