Fall break finally can start for Kansas University’s swimming and diving team. It’s too bad classes resume Monday.

Kansas coach Clark Campbell thought his group had run out of gas in its 187-111 loss to Texas A&M on Saturday. But who could blame the Jayhawks?

After three days of grueling Big 12 Conference competition, there’s no telling how late team members will sleep in today.

“They’ll probably sleep until the crack of noon,” Campbell said.

Perhaps even later?

“That’s a good guess, around noon, a little after noon, whatever it will take … just to get our bodies back,” senior Amy Gruber said.

The Jayhawks (0-2 in duals) probably will be hitting their snooze buttons frequently today. They faced Texas in a dual Thursday and played host to the Big 12 Relays on Friday.

“I think we did really well considering a lot of us had six or seven events yesterday,” sophomore Lia Pogioli said after Saturday’s dual with A&M. “This really showed how hard we can push ourselves.”

Pogioli finished third in the 1,000-yard freestyle (behind teammate Gina Gnatzig, who was second) and fourth in the 500 freestyle (behind Gnatzig in third and teammate Lindsay Herre in second).

Kansas University's Shelby Noonan dives during a dual meet with Texas A&M. Noonan was fourth in the one-meter and third in the three-meter diving on Saturday at Robinson Natatorium.

In the 100-yard butterfly, Gruber captured one of two KU victories on the day. Junior Emily Rusch provided Kansas’ other victory — in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:12.58.

“I think it’s a good to start out with this,” said Gruber, who also said her team had mixed reactions to the grueling three-day stretch. “It’s really going to make us tougher for the rest of the year. We were faced with a tough challenge. When the going got tough, the team got going.”

Campbell said the stretch was designed to prepare his team for the three-day, ten-team Nike Cup next month in Chapel Hill, N.C.

“Right now, it’s not so much as about timing, it’s about doing things right,” said Campbell, who added he had been pleased with his team’s execution since the season started Thursday. “For us to be at this speed without doing fast (training) yet, I can’t wait to see what we do at the Nike Cup.”

Campbell said this weekend — like the Nike Cup — was one part swim meet one part boxing match and one part marathon.

“This is about performing at your highest regardless of what the conditions are,” Campbell said.

The conditions were interesting Saturday. What was supposed to be a dual between the Jayhawks and Aggies turned into a triangular after Missouri stayed in town after Friday’s conference relays. So the Aggies, in effect, had duals with Kansas and the Missouri men’s and women’s teams — and dominated all three.

For Kansas’ purpose, score was kept between KU and Texas A&M. The Jayhawks will have their own dual against the Tigers on Oct. 30 at Missouri.

Kansas next will travel Oct. 29 to Southwest Missouri State.