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Daily Nebraskan
Monday, March 8, 1982
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Huskers make splash,
win third consecutive
Big Eigh t championship
A third consecutive Big Eight championship capped a
perfect conference season for the Nebraska men's swim
ming and diving squad this weekend.
The Huskers outscored second-place Iowa State, 542.5
392 5, in the championships Thursday through Saturday
at the Bob Devaney Sports Center pool.
Missouri finished third in the meet with 372.5, Kansas
was fourth with 326.5 and Oklahoma fifth with 113.
"Everytime we swam it was a highlight," Nebraska
Coach Cal Bentz said after the meet. "I'm just real pleased
with the way everyone performed."
One of the highlights for the Huskers was freshmen
Cliff Looschen. Looschen was named the outstanding con
testant of the meet after garnering six gold medals and set
ting six Big Eight records.
Looschen won the 50-yard freestyle, the 100-and 200
yard backstroke and swam on all three winning Husker
relays.
Junior Kevin Weires aided the Husker cause with four
gold medals. Weires was part of two winning relays and
won both the 100- and 200-yard freestyle events. Jim
Korff and Tim Boyd finished second and third.
After Missouri diver Steve Braun took first in the one
meter competition Thursday, the Husker diving quartet
of Lance Green, Reynaldo Castro, Dave Goodwin and
Scott Hinrichs swept the first four places in Saturday's
three -meter competition. All four divers met the national
qualifying mark.
Matt Rye also captured a gold medal for the Huskers in
the 200-yard breaststroke. Rye's time of 2:0326 was a
new meet record and a national qualifying time. Rye also
finished third in the 100-yard breaststroke.
Nebraska qualified eight competitors in individual
events and two relay teams for the NCAA champion
ships. The national- meet will be March 25 through 27 in
Madison, Wis. Bentz said the Huskers will have time trials
to try and qualify more individuals for the meet.
In addition to Looschen and R Rick Gilbertson met
the qualifying standard in the 220-yard breaststroke.
"We had our ups and downs this season," Bentz said.
"But our guys came back. These guys are great."
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Clockwise, starting upper
left: Nebraska swimming
Coach Cal Bentz takes a
dive in the Bob Devaney
Sports Center pool after the
Huskers claimed their third
straight Big Eight title
Saturday; Diver Scott Hin
richs competes in the three
meter competition; Husker
diving Coach Jeff Huber, far
left, and third-place finisher
Dave Goodwin, first-place
finisher Lance Green,
second -place finisher Rey
naldo Castro and fourth
place finisher Scott Hinrichs
celebrate a 1 -2-34 sweep in
the three-meter event; Kevin
Weires, Tim Boyd and Jeff
Korff celebrate their first
through third place finishes
in the 100-yard freestyle;
Husker Cliff Looschen
swims to a new Big Eight
record in the 200-yard backstroke.
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