THIS WEEK
The No. 13 UCLA women's swimming and diving team will hit the road this weekend as it travels to Lincoln, Neb. for the Nike Sprint Classic & Husker Shoot Out this Friday through Sunday at the University of Nebraska's Devaney Sports Center.

LAST WEEK
Following a perfect 2-0 start with wins over the University of San Diego and UC Santa Barbara, UCLA had a rough time this past weekend in Arizona, dropping all three of its meets. On Friday, the Bruins took on No. 23 Arizona State and No. 14 Florida in a double-dual meet in Tempe, Ariz. UCLA fell to ASU 116.5-180.5 and to Florida by a very slim 149-150. The Bruins then moved on to Tucson for a dual meet against No. 4 Arizona on Saturday, falling 105-135.

1997 Nike Sprint Classic & Husker Shoot Out
On Friday, the Bruins will compete in one of the most unique events this season in the Nike Sprint Classic. Featuring only sprint events, the Classic is designed to give fans a special treat, while giving athletes a rare opportunity to showcase their talent in unusual sprint races. The Husker Shoot Out is a 21-event format meet that is designed to give every team a chance to score points. Each team automatically puts one swimmer in the final of each event and another in the consolation final of the event, creating an atmosphere where each team's top swimmer in each particular event will compete head-to-head. The winner of the meet will be determined by a combination of depth and individual effort, thus the term "Shoot Out."

THE 1997-98 BRUINS
UCLA is led by sophomore All-American Keiko Price and three-time All-Americans Lindsay Etter, Jill Jenkins and Cindy Bertelink. Price and Jenkins head up UCLA's sprint events as Price owns UCLA's top-time this season in the 50 free (23.53) and Jenkins is atop the 100 free category with a time of 52.84. In the middle distance and distance areas, Bertelink has been a key factor, registering Bruin best times in the 200, 500 and 1000 freestyle. She is also UCLA's top performer in the 100 butterfly thus far. Etter has recorded her usual top times in the 100 and 200 breaststroke, bringing home first place finishes in both events against USD and UC Santa Barbara.

THIS SEASON
Prior to its meets this past weekend, UCLA opened the season with a 188-109 non-conference home victory over the University of San Diego back on Oct. 24. In that meet, senior All-American Jill Jenkins set the tone for UCLA with four first-place finishes, while sophomore Keiko Price and senior Lindsay Etter took home two events apiece. On November 7, UCLA traveled up the coast to Santa Barbara and took on UC Santa Barbara in its second non-conference meet this season. The Bruins were victorious 164-94, to improve to 2-0 on the year. In that meet, Etter and Jenkins took home two events apiece in helping the Bruins take 11 of 13 total heats.

WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES
UCLA senior Lindsay Etter and sophomore Keiko Price enjoyed tremendous success this past summer at the World University Games in Sicily, Italy. Price captured a gold medal as a member of Team USA's 400 freestyle relay team, while Etter brought home silver after competing on the U.S. 400 medley relay squad. Their experience with Team USA should help throughout UCLA's difficult conference schedule and into post-season competition. "(Their) involvement this past summer was extremely beneficial," says UCLA head coach Cyndi Gallagher. "They now believe they can compete with anyone in the world, and if they believe they can, they will."