Lincoln, NE - The Nebraska Wesleyan men's and women's swimming teams opened the 2026-27 season Friday afternoon at the inaugural Good Life Relays held at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.

The meet featured an all-Nebraska field, including teams from University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of Nebraska-Omaha, and College of Saint Mary.

The Prairie Wolves competed in nine relay events on both the men's and women's sides. Along with traditional freestyle and medley relays, the meet showcased unique formats including individual medley relays and three-person relays for each stroke.

On the women's side, Nebraska Wesleyan earned a third-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:41.57. The quartet of Bea Mason Micon, Hannah Gibbs, Lizzie Meyer, and Lydi O'Neil was highlighted by O'Neil's field-best anchor split of 24.62 seconds. The Prairie Wolves also placed third in the 3x100 breaststroke relay and added fourth-place finishes in the 3x100 backstroke relay, 400 medley relay, and 400 IM relay. Nebraska Wesleyan totaled 60 points to finish third in the team standings.

The men's team scored 90 points to claim a second-place team finish. The Prairie Wolves earned second- and third-place finishes in the 3x100 backstroke relay, where Zachary Cantorna recorded the fastest leadoff split in the event at 54.32 seconds. Nebraska Wesleyan also placed second in the 400 medley relay and 400 IM relay.

The Prairie Wolves return to action on Saturday, Oct. 24, when they travel to Minnesota Morris for their next competition.