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JOHNSON from page 1.6 ,
before, and she knows it is an entirely
new situation.”
Johnson’s wins are a must this
weekend, in a meet that Bentz says
could swing easily between the top
teams.
“Every pioint is going to be
important, and you need to make the
. best use 6f your opportuhities to
win,” Bentz said, “Texas and Texas
A&M are tbhgh cbhipetition, but
Overall, I think the whble conference
is improved from top to bottom,
which is going to make it interesting.”
Both Johnson and Bentz sense a
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more focused, team fof conferences
this season, compared to the team
that came up just short in a second
place finish last season to the
Longhorns.
*“I think we’re focused and ready
to swim faster,” Bentz said. “We’re
just getting adjusted to being down
here right now.” •*'
Pernaps the team that will cause
the most ruckus this weekend, regard
less of its final finish, is the home
team Texas A&M Aggies: :
“It’s going to be really close, and
A&M is going to be up there,”
Johnson says. “A&M might split
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some oft he ev<|nts'and take some
points away from Texas, which could
help us.”
Johnson says a switch from yards
to meters at the pool in Lincoln may
come up big for Nebraska in this
three-day marathon, because most
teams still maintain yard distances in
their podls'. • ‘
“Swimming meters instead of
yards is going to help us here and at
NCAAs and hopefully will make us a
little bit stronger” Johnson said
JdHri&dn arid sedirir Tfefene
Muller will mosfc likely proven to be
Nebraska's bread winners this year in
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the points category Muller says the
conference meet always becomes a
matter of mentality and heart rather
than just the skill aspect on the final
day.
“On that third day, you just need
, to get out of bed and push yourself to
get it done,” MulLi said.
.• ., Johnson said the conference tro
phy could be coming back to Lincoln,
: and. she senses an added intensity to
this year s team. > ,,.
... r>,‘iWe’re more .focused on the Big
12 this season,” she said. “We want to
do our best, and we could realty put it
together this weekend.”
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