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my last high school
dual there I’d
never be back, but
it should be fun."
JoseDeAnda
NU wrestler
have a full lineup. It should be
really great.”
At last weekend’s National
Duals, Nebraska finished fifth,
defeating Oklahoma 32-9. But
Neumann said the Sooners will
present a challenge this week
end.
“We wrestled each other in
our fourth matches of the day,”
Neumann said of last week’s
meet. “We just managed to come
back healthier than they did.”
DeAnda will face
Oklahoma’s fifth-ranked Day id
Kjeldgaard at 142 po\rhds
assuming both are health^.* •
Kjeldgaard will also wrestle in
Oklahoma’s dual with Iowa
DsAnda said. ;it’S just lik*
Swimmers
look to snap
two-loss skid
BrJATSAONlffiBS
Assignment Reporter ^
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Two straight losses might seen!
damaging to a championship run for
any team in any sport ,; ^ S
But the 16*%
ranked Nebraska
men’s swimming
and diving teams’
losses have
focused the
Cornhuskers on
their goal of con
ference and
national titles.
NU is coming off
consecutive losses to Purdue and
Iowa State.
This weekend, both the men’s
and women’s teams host Minnesota
and Texas A&M. The triangular,
which starts at 6:30 tonight and
10:30 a.m. Saturday, will be held at
the Bob Devaney Sports Center Pool.
“We are in a good spot moving mi
from last week,” NU Swimming
Coach Cal Bentz said. “Everyone is
looking good for a final run to the
Big 12 and NCAA championships.”
The Aggies and Gophers might
be exacdy what the Huskers need to
findput where they are for the stretch
run. pie A&M men’s team is ranked
20*hin the nation, and the Aggie
women’s team is 25th.
; ' The Minnesota Women’s team,
which is ranked 10®7is the highest
ranked team die Husker women,have
ranked Southern Methodist on Nov.
22.
Bentz: said facing high-ranked
petition,” Bentz said. “We need to
compete at the highQ* level, asso'me
people are starting to die
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^F5ur ofNebraska’s top swimmers
didn’t compete against Iowa State
Jfcst weekend. Women’s team mem
bers'Lenka Manhalova and Anna
Windsor competed at tbe World
Championships in Perth, Australia.
Adam Pine and Vaterjis Kalmikovs
missed the men’s dual for the World
Championships. All four swimmers
Butlhe absence of those four
allowed other swimmers to compete
against Iowa State.
Freshman Shandra Johnson and
diver Amanda Zins each won two
events against the Cyclones.
This weekend’s meet marks the
last time the Huskers will compete in
Lincoln this season. ' > i • % ^ • i
“It is nice to be home, especially
at the beginning of the semester,”
Bentz ^aid. “We need to work on how
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