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Joslynn Grace
Erika Pritchard, UNK Communications

Aqualopers Win Three Times in Council Bluffs

Kearney, Neb. – The Nebraska Kearney Aqualopers won three duals at Iowa Western Saturday in Council Bluffs.

UNK outscored Division II Southwest Baptist (137-122.50), the host Reivers (149-105) and Barton C.C. (202-43) in separately scored duals

In the "Reiver Duals", the Lopers won two relays and three individual events. Kansas sophomore Joslynn Grace and Kansas freshman Libby Barney led the way with an array of UNK swimmers finishing in the top six in individual events.

Grace won the 200-butterfly (2:16.91) and 200-individual medley (2:13.40) while being the second leg for the first place 400-free relay team (3:43.55). Barney led the way in the 200-breaststroke with the program's third fastest time (2:30.32), was runner up in the 200 I.M. (2:15.02; seventh in the annuals), and was the second leg on the winning 200-medley relay team (1:53.13).

Next, Kansas senior Gabby Grace was second in both the 100 (56.70) and 500 (5:55.46) free, Wyoming junior Jaesa Whitesell was runner up in the 50 free (25.81) and 200 breast (2:33.27), Omaha freshman Olivia Harris was second in the 200 backstroke (2:19.58), and Beatrice junior Jaedyn Baxa grabbed the silver in the 100 backstroke (1:3.23). She also anchored the 200-medley relay.

The annual UNK Invitational will be Nov. 6-7 at Kearney High.
 
 
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