OMAHA, Neb. – The 2023-24 men's and women's swimming and diving teams had dominant wins over Augustana University. The women topped the Vikings 205-93 and the men took home the win 209.5-90.5.

Both the men and women remain undefeated on the 2023-24 campaign and will hold a 3-0 record. 
 
Friday's action opened with the 200-medley relay where a team of Hailey Matthews, Alaina Agnew, Julia Thomas, and Rachel Shelstad took second with a time of 1:49.78. The men's team compiled of Mason Schroeder, Ryan Korthals, Jace Walker, Owen Hoak finished first with a time of 1:34.00. 
 
In the 1000-yard free, Aubrey Hutter took home her first first-place finish in the event with a time of 10:48.16. Carina Monroe came in just behind her with a time of 11:01.66. Kyle Kulow also earned first for the men, completed the race with a time 10:07.83. 

During the 200-free Parker Hagemann and Kadence Jeffries took the top-two spots with times of 1:56.68 and 1:58.46, respectively. Jace Walker and Grant Schaeffer also took the top-two spots with times of 1:45.32 and 1:46.35, respectively. 
 
In the 100-back the women earned the top-three spots, with Gracie Streblow claiming the top sport after she clocked a time of 58.95. Streblow has now won back-to-back 100-backs and improved her time from last meet by .52 seconds. Schroeder claimed first with a top time of 51.59. 

Agnew claimed the second place spot with a time of 1:10.15. The Mavericks men took the top-five spots with Caleb Miller earning the top-place (59.19). 

In the 200-butterfly Matthews finished the race with a 2:10.62 time, earning her first. On the men's side, Aj Swibold finished second after 2:01.56 race. 
 
The women swept the top-seven finished in the 50-free with Payton Easley on top (23.52) and Elizabeth Ford finishing just a second behind her (24.52). The men also had a top-two finished with Kyle Kulow (22.16) leading the pact and Blake Forsgerg (22.45) claiming second. 
 
During the 100-free, Easley had another first place finish with a time of 51.95. Hoak also had another first place finish, coming in at 46.60. Grand Waszak followed closely with 48.46 finish. 
 
 During the 200-back Liv Theil took the highest finish for the Mavericks, with the second place spot and a 2:10.19 finish. Schroeder had another strong race and first-place finish (1:53.29).
 
Olivia Dendinger (2:29.19) and Hutter (2:33.12) claimed the second and third place spots in the 200-breast. The men swept the top-three finished with Korthals (2:13.56) in first, Brandon Cheong (2:15.52) in second, and Chas Nolte (2:15.68) in third. 
 
The 500-free was a success for the women as they earned the top-three spots. Kadence Jeffries clocked first with a time of 5:20.44. The men were also successful with the top-two finishes. Michael Johnson, with a 4:57.98 finish, claimed first. 

Annika Bussinger had the fastest finish in the 100-butterfly with a  finish of 57.38 and Walker finished second with a time of 51.43. 

In the 400-IM Heidi Lenarz was the fastest swimmer with a time of 4:49.48 and Payton Krug finished second with a time of  4:50.62. Alex Becker claimed another first place finish for the Mavericks with a time of 4:21.27. 

Closing out the 400-free relay, a team of Julia Thomas, Morgan Baker, Parker Hagemann, and Easley finished first for 11 points with a time of 3:32.34. The men's relay team of Grant Schaeffer, Caleb Miller, Michael Johnson and Hoak finished the night strong with a first place finish of 3:08.38. 

In the women's 1M-diving, Darby Drake claimed her third first-place finish of the season after her 273.30 final score. Holly Bernardin (225.95), Reece Cooper (225.25), and Brooke Robbins (222.55) capped off the top-four finishes. Ian Blackstock also had a back-to-back first-place finish after his final score of 267.20. 

During the 3-meter diving competition, the women claimed the top four spots. Finishing on top for the second meet in a row was Drake with a score of 241.65. Bella Price finished in second, Cooper claimed third, and Bernardin finished fourth with scores of 240.90, 232.25, and 229.05, respectively. The men swept the top-three spots with Blackstock also having a back-to-back first-place finish after his 282.10 final score. 

"I'm proud of how the team performed today," said diving coach Eric Sprague.  "College dual meets are the only time divers compete more than one board in a single competition and is very challenging.  I thought our girls put together a strong competition and approached the meet with great determination.  Reece, Holly, Bella, and Brooke had some very good dives this evening.  Congratulations to Darby on securing a zone score on both boards tonight.  She's our first diver to achieve this score on 1 meter and 3 meter and says a lot about how she's diving right now.  There's more there and I know she has some big goals in mind in this season."
 
"This is the largest competition our divers have had to so far this season and I felt the group performed admirably," said diving coach Eric Sprague. "In the first event we had some good dives and few we would like to have back.  As a result, our scoring average was a down a bit this week and that's something we'll learn from and work to be more consistent in our day-to-day preparation and habits.  I saw a determined group that pushed through in competition all evening, and this should lead to strong mindset later in the season.  Congratulations to Darby Drake and Ian Blackstock for getting a victory on both boards!  We've got next week to get ready for the A3 Invite at Southern Illinois University Nov. 9-11.  I'm looking forward to seeing the steps this group takes before then."

The Omaha Mavericks will have their first road meet of the season as they will travel to Carbondale, Ill for the A3 Invitational Nov. 9-11.