College Station, Texas ? Ashley Robinson finished third in the 1,650-yard freestyle Saturday to help the Kansas University swimming and diving team to a third-place finish in the Big 12 Conference Championships.
Texas A&M won the team title with 931 points, followed by Texas (930) and KU (448.5).
Danielle Herrmann finished fifth in the 200 breaststroke for KU, while teammate Jenny Short finished sixth in the 200 backstroke. Shelby Noonan took seventh in the platform diving competition.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. ? Kansas University’s swimming and diving squad is in third place after Friday’s second day at the Nike Cup.
KU’s 393 team points trails only Purdue (682.5) and host North Carolina (522.5) in the eight-team field.
KU’s highlight Friday was a first-place finish in the 200 medley relay. The Jayhawk squad of senior Amy Gruber, junior Lindsey Urbatchka and sophomores Jenny Short and Hannah Bakke posted a season-best time of 1:43.33.
In Thursday’s first day of competition, KU posted four second-place finishes — Gruber in the 50 freestyle, Gina Gnatzig in the 500 freestyle, and in the 200 freestyle and 400 medley relays.
Gruber’s clocking of 22.99 and Gnatzig’s 4:52.60 both were NCAA provisional qualifying times.
Gnatzig was joined on the 200 free relay team by Aly Colver, Miranda Isaac Anne Liggett. In the 400 medley, Isaac and Liggett teamed with Becca Zarazan and Short.
The Cup concludes today.
Austin, Texas ? The Kansas University women’s swimming squad is in third place after Wednesday’s first day of the Big 12 Conference Swimming and Diving Championships.
KU, which scored 64 team points, trails first-place Texas and Texas A&M, tied with 74 points.
The Jayhawk squad of senior Whitney Sondall, freshman Hannah Bakke, junior Amy Gruber and senior Kim Bolin took third in the 200 medley relay in a time of 1:42.48.
Gruber, sophomore Gina Gnatzig, junior Aly Colver and senior Jackie Krueger placed third in the 800 freestyle relay in 7:20.10.
“It was a marvelous way to start our championship meet,” KU coach Clark Campbell said. “I thought both relays really stepped up and performed very well.”
The championships continue today.
