Mitchell and Gazzola Earn Big 12 Awards

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State’s Kate Mitchell and Carlotta Gazzola have earned Big 12 weekly awards following their standout performances within the Cyclones’ highway sweep over South Dakota State and South Dakota, as Mitchell was named Big 12 Women’s Diver of the Week and Gazzola claimed Big 12 Women’s Newcomer of the Week.

Mitchell, a Frankfort, Ill. native, picked up three particular person occasion wins over the weekend, sweeping the diving occasions in opposition to South Dakota, with scores of 274.80 in 1 meter diving and 281.70 in 3 meter diving. She additionally added a runner-up end within the 1 meter at South Dakota State whereas claiming first place on the three meter boards, highlighted by a weekend-best rating of 295.50 in Brookings.

Gazzola, competing in her first collegiate highway meets, was dominant within the distance occasions, incomes 4 particular person victories throughout the weekend. The Milan, Italy native set a pool report at South Dakota State within the 1650 freestyle with a personal-best time of 17:24.79, breaking the earlier time by 3.5 seconds. She additionally swept the five hundred and 1000 freestyle occasions in opposition to each opponents, going an ideal 4-for-4 in her particular person races.

The efforts of Mitchell and Gazzola helped Iowa State seize two highway wins, persevering with the crew’s robust begin to the 2025-26 season.