rn ] Men win Big Eight title;
1,1 — women swimmers, second
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Nebraska diver John Arcaroli competes in the 3-meter diving
event at the Big Eight Swimming and Diving Championships
that took place this weekend at the Bob Devaney Sports
Center. Arcaroli finished second in the event and qualified
for the NCAA Championships with a score of 511.10.
By Thomas Clouse
Senior Editor
Thirteen in a row — barely.
The Nebraska men’s swimming
and diving team won its nth-con
secutive Big Eight Championship over
Kansas 684.5-667.5, but the Jayhawk
women’s team overpowered the Com
huskers 741-586 Saturday night in
front of 823 spectators at the Bob
Devancy Sports Center Pool.
The Husker men’s win would have
gone the other way had it not been for
a Kansas mistake.
The Jayhawk men’s 400-yard re
lay team was disqualified Thursday
because of an illegal lane change
over, which cost Kansas 26 points.
Nebraska’s margin of victory was 17
points.
Nebraska men’s coach Cal Bent/
said the meet was too close for his
own comfort.
The men’s score was lied at 623
with the 400-frccstyle relay and the
three-meter diving left in the meet.
But Nebraska oulscorcd Kansas 61
44 in the last two events.
Kansas coach Gary Kcmpf, who
was voted the Big Eight men’s and
women’s coach of the year, said he
had no regrets after the narrow loss.
“How many times do you sec a
pass intercepted to win the game?” he
said. “Those things happen. We came
up here and did what we wanted to
do.”
Nebraska’s Scddon Key ter was
voted the Big Eight Outstanding Per
former after two close victories Sat
urday that gave Nebraska the title. He
won the 100 backstroke, 50 freestyle,
1 (X) freestyle and he was a member of
the winning 400-freestyle relay.
Keyter said the title was a good
ending to a great year.
“We really had to fight hard be
cause Kansas was awesome this year,
but we managed to pull off the vic
tory,” he said. “The level of competi
tion was a lot higher than in the past.
“It was a real war.”
Kempf said the outcome of the
women’s meet was what he expected.
“We arc one of the best women’s
teams in the nation, and I expect a lot
out of them,” Kempf said.
Kansas swimmer Krisa Cordsen
was awarded the Big Eight Outstand
ing Performer after winning the 200
individual medley, 100 breaststroke
and the 100 freestyle.
Ray Huppert, Nebraska women’s
'he key to their win.
“(Kansas) came here ready to swim,
ind we swam well, but (the Jay hawks)
won it because they have more bodies
ight now,” he said.
The margin of the women’s score
wasn’t surprising, Huppert said.
“Kansas didn’t have a lot of swim
Tiers in the consolations,” he said.
‘Most of their swimmers were in the
rinals.”
Huppert said he was happy for
Kcmpf.
“We stole (the title) away from
hem for two years, but this year
^Kcmpf) had his swimmers ready,”
iic said.
Nebraska men's results Saturday
1,650 free: 2. Justin Switzer, 15 38 77. 3,
Doug Humphrey, 15 39 46 6, Emmett
Clark, 16:02 58
200 backstroke: 1, Jonathan Kerr 1 50 97.
2, Kary Albertyn, 1:51.36. 6, Pat Kavan,
1:52 52
100 free: 1, Seddon Key ter, 46 87
200 fly: 3, Steve Keller, 1 49 49
200 breaststroke: 1, Will Campbell,
2:00 48, New Big Eight record 4, Ryan
Maza, 2:04 94 6, Anders Bengtsson,
2:05.15
3-meter diving: 2, John Arcaroli, 511.10,
NCAA qualifying mark 6, Kevin McMahon,
420 65
400 free relay: 1, Kelsey, Albertyn,
Humphrey, Key ter, 2:59 23
Nebraska women’s results Saturday
1,650 free: 1, Michelle Butcher, 16 40 03 5,
Jenny Melrose, 17:23 47
200 back: 1, Kris Haws, 2:04 01 3, Marci
Bodner, 2:04.83. 5, Julie Riegal, 2 06 34
100 free: 4, Heather Ericksen 52.24 6.
Chris Frederick, 52 52
200 fly: 5, Charlene Bowser 2:06 61 6,
Jenny Melrose, 2:12.33
200 breaststroke: 1, Leane Maruk 2:19 97
5, Carrie Kerns, 2:27 08
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Nebraska’s Joe Stephens wrestles Oklahoma’s William Gay Saturday night at the Bob Devaney
Sports Center. Gay won the match 7-6, but Nebraska won the dual 28-9.
NU ve. IMissourl Mon. Feb. 17, 8:39 p.m. at Hearnes Arena, Columbia, Mo.
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Dual features hot temper, cool effort
By Chuck Green
Senior Reporter
Nebraska’s 28-9 win over Okla
homa’s wrestling team Saturday night
was fueled by a walk-on freshman’s
win and a temper tantrum by Sooner
coach Stan Abel.
And both came in the same match.
After Nebraska’s Jcrcmic Ecklcy
lost a 6-4 decision to Oklahoma’s
Eric Irvins in the 118-pound weight
class, Comhuskcr freshman Jared
Johnson faced Shawn Harrison at 126,
in what appeared to be a mismatch.
Johnson, a freshman from Renner,
S.D., had walked-on to Nebraska’s
team two weeks after practice had
begun, and had a 5-12 record going
into the match. Harrison, on the other
hand, was ranked 11 th in the country,
had a 28-8 record and qualified last
season for the NCAA tournament.
‘‘That was a match that, on paper,
you had to give to them (the Sooners)
before the match started,” said Ne
braska coach Tim Neumann.
With Harrison leading 4-1 after
the first period, it looked as though
Neumann was right. But an escape
and takedown by Johnson cut Harri
son’s lead in the second period.
Then it all began.
After the two wrestlers were ruled
out of bounds by the referee, Harrison
removed his headgear and remained
on the mat. Johnson was awarded a
point for Harrison’sstalling, and Abel
called a timeout to discuss the call
with the referee.
A few seconds later, Harrison was
again called for stalling, and this lime
two points were awarded to Johnson,
giving him an 8-6 lead with less than
one minblc left in the match.
Harrison was disqualified when
Abel pulled him off ihe mat to protest
the call. The result was six points for
Nebraska in the team score, giving
the Huskers a 6-3 lead.
The Sooners were unable to re
cover after that. The Huskers, 104 on
the season, won six of the remaining
eight weight classes, and breezed to
their fourth consecutive win against
the Sooners.
Neumann said he thought the refe
ree’s call was the right one.
“He was delaying the match,” he
said. “That was the whole thing. When
the ref says, ‘Get back to center,’ you
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NU basketball team back
in action tonight at MU
By Jeff Singer
Staff Reporter
After enjoying an eight-day break
from Big Eight play, the Nebraska
men’s basketball team will kick off
the second half of its conference sched
ule with a rigorous, three-game, six
day campaign beginning tonight at
Missouri.
The Comhuskcrs, who will also
play Kansas and Iowa Stale later this
week, play the ninth-ranked Tigers at
8:30 tonight at Columbia, Mo. i
The game will be televised as part ,
of ESPN’s “Big Monday” basketball
package.
Nebraska, which wrapped up the i
first half of Big Eight play at 3-4 after
a disappointing 70-66 loss to Kansas i
State last week, will try to rebound 1
with a successful week against some '
of the conference’s elite teams, Ne- -
braska coach Danny Nee said.
“1 feel confident because I still
believe we have a good basketball
learn and can play belter than we’re
playing,” Nee said. “We’re certainly
going to be tested and find out.”
Nee said the 15-5 Huskers will be
successful in the second half of the
season if they work on their field goal
percentage.
“My confidence as we go into the
second half of the season rests on
;how) we’re going to shoot the ball.
And when we do shoot the ball, we’re
Jamn good and competitive with
mybody,” Nee said.
Nebraska has had trouble with its
rcc throw shooting, and Nee said his
cam had to overcome it.
“It’s certain factors that you don’t
lave control over because they only
tappen in game situations,” Nee said.
‘At this level with the athletes of this
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