Panthers honor seniors in a double twin in opposition to Iowa State and St. Thomas

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — The Glen F. Henry Swimming and Diving Pool noticed an eventful Saturday because the UNI swim and dive workforce hosted duals in opposition to Iowa State and St. Thomas. The Panthers celebrated six seniors in Sydney Aird, Abby Lear, Morgan Meyer, Hannah Nedder, Erica Peters and Cali Prochaska. UNI was victorious in a twin in opposition to St. Thomas, 206-94, however fell to Iowa State, 171-129.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The meet opened with a bang with the UNI 200-yard medley relay A workforce storming to a first-place end in opposition to each Iowa State and St. Thomas with a time of 1:45.73. The Panthers claimed third place in opposition to St. Thomas with a time of 1:48.18. The Panthers A workforce consisted of Elyse Brayton, Neriah Giedrys, Charlotte Sander, and Abby Lear whereas the B workforce noticed Morgan Raether, Aspen Cole, Hannah Nedder, and Averie Bilskemper.

In the longest race of the day, Abigail Barkhurst completed the 1000-yard free with a time of 10:44.10 in second place in opposition to St. Thomas and third place in opposition to Iowa State. Cassidy Miklos was simply over a second slower than Barkhurst with a time of 10:45.42 in third and fourth place, respectively.

Morgan Meyer led the way in which within the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:53.45, edging out second place by shut to 2 full seconds. Jennifer Barajas was the second Panther to the touch the wall as she completed with a time of 1:57.37 whereas Averie Bilskemper completed shut behind with a time of 1:57.45. Barajas was third within the twin in opposition to St. Thomas and fourth in opposition to Iowa State whereas Bilskemper claimed fourth and fifth, respectively.

In the 100-yard backstroke, Elyse Brayton was second in each duals with a time of 57.08. Morgan Raether and Rachel Rolow have been third and fourth within the duals with occasions of 57.59 and 59.55, respectively.

With a time of 1:06.23 within the 100-yard breaststroke, Aspen Cole completed in first place within the twin in opposition to St. Thomas and third in opposition to Iowa State. Sydney Aird and Neriah Giedrys have been the following two Panthers to the touch the wall with occasions of 1:07.37 and 1:07.45, respectively. Aird completed in third place with Giedrys in fourth in opposition to the Tommies.

Nikki Walters was first within the St. Thomas twin and second within the Iowa State twin within the 200-yard fly with a time of two:06.78, the seventh-fastest time in Panther historical past. Sam Oeltjen was second within the Panthers’ twin with the Tommies with a time of two:09.97 whereas Crystal Benjamin was third in opposition to St. Thomas with a time of two:13.51.

The quickest race within the pool, the 50-yard freestyle, noticed Abby Lear swim a 23.78 to take first place in each duals whereas teammate Charlotte Sander was third in every matchup with a time of 24.33.

UNI stacked the rostrum within the 100-yard freestyle with first and second-place finishers in each duals. Morgan Meyer completed with a time of 52.49 to assert the crown whereas Averie Bilskemper was a half second behind with a second-place end time of 52.91.

Morgan Raether, Elyse Brayton, and Rachel Rolow completed the 200-yard backstroke inside two seconds of each other with second, third, and fourth-place finishes in each duals. Raether completed with a time of two:06.98, Brayton with a time of two:07.37, and Rolow got here in at 2:08.62.

With a time of two:24.69, Aspen Cole was UNI’s first finisher and picked up first place in opposition to St. Thomas and third place in opposition to Iowa State. Sydney Aird was second within the St. Thomas twin with a 2:26.70 swim.

In the five hundred free, Sam Oeltjen led the Cats with a time of 5:09.00 and a first-place end within the St. Thomas twin. Oeltjen picked up a second-place end in opposition to Iowa State.

Nikki Walters got here in first within the 100-yard fly with a time of 57.08 whereas Hannah Nedder and Natalie Harris have been second and third within the St. Thomas twin with occasions of 58.83 and 59.50, respectively.

With a time of two:11.29, Elyse Brayton was second in opposition to St. Thomas and fourth in opposition to Iowa State within the 200-yard particular person medley. Nikki Walters and Natalie Harris have been third and fourth in opposition to the Tommies with occasions of two:12.03 and a pair of:12.82.

The remaining swim of the day was the 200-yard freestyle relay. The Panther A workforce of  Charlotte Sander, Abby Lear, Morgan Raether, and Morgan Meyer have been first with a time of 1:35.26.

On the one-meter board, Avery Hogan took first place in opposition to St. Thomas and third place in opposition to Iowa State with a rating of 257.40 whereas Erica Peters took third within the twin in opposition to St. Thomas with a rating of 248.60. On the three-meter board, Erica Peters recorded the third-best rating in Panther diving historical past and a personal-best with a 283.30 to take first place in opposition to St. Thomas and second place in opposition to Iowa State. Avery Hogan completed with the Panthers’ eighth-best rating and was simply 2.35 factors off a personal-best with a 274.50. She was second in opposition to St. Thomas and fourth in opposition to Iowa State.

UP NEXT

The Panthers return to the pool subsequent weekend for a two-day twin at Illinois State, Jan. 16-17 on the Horton Pool in Normal. Live protection of the twin may be discovered on the Meet Mobile app (swimming) and Dive Meets (diving).

UNI swimming and diving motion may be adopted all season lengthy on social media on Facebook (UNI Swimming and Diving), X (@uniswimdive) and on Instagram (@uniswimdive). Schedules and rosters, together with the most recent Panther information and data may be discovered on-line at UNIpanthers.com.