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Knapton, Coffey Make History at NCAAs

Greensboro, N.C. - Nebraska's Abigail Knapton made history by becoming the first member of the Husker swimming and diving team to capture first-team All-America honors in the same event four times with her eighth-place finish on platform to cap the 2021 NCAA Championships at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.

Knapton, a fifth-year senior from Omaha, earned her fifth career first-team All-America award and her second in the 2021 NCAA Championships with her 276.70 total in the platform finals. It followed an eighth-place finish on the three-meter dive on Friday night. Knapton advanced to finals with a total of 313.