Time Trial Results  |  Final Results

AUSTIN, Texas — The Badgers followed up their strong opening showing at the Texas Invitational with a number of standout individual performances and a second-place finish by the women's 200-yard free relay squad on Thursday.
 
Beata Nelson, Emmy Sehmann, Jess Unicomb and Marissa Berg lifted Wisconsin to a runner-up showing in the 23-team field, clocking in at 1 minute, 29.35 seconds. Nelson's leadoff 50 free split of 22.58 was good for the ninth-best time in school history.
 
Nelson didn't stop there, however. The sophomore shined in the 200 IM, finishing second with a time of 1:55.36. Nelson broke the Wisconsin record in the 200 IM twice in the same day—her finals performance was only bested by her preliminary round performance of 1:55.16.
 
"Hopefully people nationally will start to see what we see, and what we have known for a while," said Wisconsin head coach Whitney Hite. "She's starting to reach her potential and figure things out. It's awesome to see."
 
Senior Marissa Berg showcased her toughness, competing back-to-back in the women's 200 IM and the 50 freestyle. Berg finished 10th the 200 IM (1:58.62), good for the sixth-fastest time in school history, then immediately followed up that performance with an 11th-place finish in the 50 free (22.74).
 
"That 200 IM was a terrific swim, especially for an athlete who is not primarily an IM-er," Hite said of Berg's efforts. "You're talking about a kid who is from small-town Wisconsin who has worked her way into one of the top swimmers in our program. She's one of the best racers that I've ever seen."
 
Hite was proud of his team's performance on the second day of the Texas Invitational, and looks forward to the next two days of competition.
 
"I thought we did a really good job today. This meet is tough, and it makes our team tougher," he said. "As we continue to go through the meet we will continue to get better. Our last way will be our best day. But we had some very promising swims today. Things are looking good."

Notable

• Junior Emmy Sehmann placed fifth in the women's 50 free (22.58), only 0.35 seconds off the winning pace.
• The Badgers placed two 400 medley relay squads in the top eight. The team of Unicomb, Berg, Nelson and Sehmann finished fifth (3:34.59) while the foursome of Katie Coughlin, Avalon Schultz, Megan Doty and Abby Jagdfeld finished eighth (3:40.73).
• The men's 200-yard free relay squad of Tyler Zelen, Ryan Stack, Kevin Braun and Ido Haber finished 13th (1:20.84).
• Jagdfeld placed sixth in the women's 500 free (4:43.96).
• Haber earned a 15th-place finish in the men's 500 free (4:22.66).

 
Up Next
The Badgers will be back in the water Friday for Day 3 of the Texas Invitational. The schedule features five events, including the 400 IM, 200 free and 100 back.