OMAHA, Neb. – The Augustana swimming & diving teams dueled with NCAA Division I foe Omaha to open the season on Saturday afternoon. 
  
Final Score for Women
Omaha defeats Augustana, 196.0-98.0
 
Final Score for Men
Omaha defeats Augustana, 195.0-105.0
 
In the Fast Lane
-The first AU victory of the season came in the first event as Bryn Greenwaldt, Nesrine Jelliti, Angelina Chan and Meesha Montgomery combined for a win in the 200-medley relay with a time of 1:42.28. 
-On the men's side, Aidan McCusker was the first to victory after closing the 1000-free in 10:03.54, nearly five seconds ahead of second place. 
-In the women's 100-backstroke, Greenwaldt made a statement with a time of 55.18, placing first while Ella Ward-Zeller finished second. 
-The Viking women took the top three spots in the 100-breaststroke with Nesrine Jelliti leading the way at 1:04.36
-In the men's 100-breaststroke, Mason Kauffeld swam to victory, touching the wall in 57.53, 0.33 seconds faster than second place. 
-Jelliti added another individual victory in the 200-breaststroke, winning with a time of 2:24.62. 
-Kauffeld also earned a second victory, this time by .05 seconds in the 200-breaststroke. 
-Rounding out the Viking winners was Pedro Borin, whose 50.62 time in the 100-fly was enough to earn a victory. 

Up Next
The Viking will take over a month off before returning Dec. 6-8 for the Rochester Invite.