The eighth-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers proved to be too much for the ISU women’s swimming and diving team Friday, Jan. 15 as they handed the Cyclones a 155-84 thrashing in Ames.

“Nebraska is a top-ten-ranked team, we were a little intimidated by their ability,” ISU head women’s swimming coach Duane Sorenson said.

“They had a number of world-class swimmers and our team was a little overwhelmed,” he said.

ISU diver Allison Wagoner said the Cyclones did well being that it was their first meet since the winter break.

“[It was] a good meet to get back into the groove of things,” she said. “Everyone did good considering we had time off for break.”

Sorenson said the Cyclones, who fell to 3-4 on the season, did a commendable job in a few of their races, but added that they need to bring a more assertive attitude to the pool.

“I thought we did a fairly decent job in some of our races, [but] we need to work on being more aggressive across the board,” he said.

The Cyclones were paced by second-place finishes by Kim Reid in the 100-yard breaststroke and Kelly Lorenz in the 100-yard backstroke.

Reid finished with a time of 1:04.76 while Lorenz clocked in at 1:00.33.

Reid is ranked 21st in the nation in the 100-yard breaststroke and Sorenson said her time was good for an in-season meet.

Lorenz swam her first full complement of events throughout a meet since she returned from a bout with mononucleosis that sidelined her for the first part of the season.

“I was pretty happy with getting second [in the 100-yard backstroke],” Lorenz said.

“I’m just getting back into training so second place was pretty good for me,” she said.

Sorenson said Lorenz is far from 100 percent physically, but hopefully she will be there within a month.

Wagoner led the way for the ISU diving squad as she placed second in the one-meter dive event with a score of 246.97 and took third with a total of 217.47 points in the three-meter competition.

Wagoner’s score on the one-meter put her within striking distance of the NCAA zone meet qualifying score of 265.

“I had a pretty good meet on the one-meter but my three-meter didn’t go quite as well,” Wagoner said.

Head ISU diving coach Jeff Warrick said he was pleased with his team’s performance and is looking forward to placing a few divers in the NCAAs.