Iowa State Falls to Iowa in Annual Cy-Hawk Twin

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State swimming and diving staff competed within the annual Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series on Saturday afternoon at Beyer Pool, falling to the Iowa Hawkeyes by a rating of 105-194. Despite the outcome, the Cyclones had a number of robust performances throughout the pool and diving effectively in entrance of their residence crowd.

“Last year to this year, we’ve taken some big steps forward,” mentioned head coach Matt Leach. “We still have plenty of work to do, but I’m really proud of this family and Cyclone Nation should be proud of their effort. We’re going to continue to grow and continue to build to prepare for Kansas and Big 12 Championships in February.”

How It Happened

Iowa State earned two occasion wins on the day, led by Grace Swoboda, who captured first place within the 100 breaststroke with a successful time of 1:00.45 to interrupt the Iowa State faculty document. Anja Peck adopted with a win within the 200 breaststroke, touching first with a time of two:13.05 to earn key factors for the Cyclones.

In the dash occasions, Lili Neisser took third within the 50 freestyle (23.76) and later added a fifth place end within the 200 again, proper behind Megan Marquardt who completed fourth (2:04.90). Anja Peck additionally contributed precious factors with a primary place end within the 200 breaststroke, and a runner-up end within the 100 breaststroke.

Distance freestyle proved to be a power for the Cyclones, as Carlotta Gazzola and Corinne Guist each positioned inside the highest 4 within the 500 freestyle, whereas Gazzola added a runner-up end within the 1,000 freestyle.

On the boards, Iowa State turned had a strong displaying in each diving occasions. Kate Mitchell completed second on the 3-meter board (299.48) and third on the 1-meter board (291.00), whereas Abby Tollefson additionally positioned inside the highest 5 on 1-meter so as to add a powerful end for the Cyclone divers.

Event Winners

200 Medley Relay: Iowa (Beam, Swalley, Dildine, Flowers), 1:41.13

1000 Freestyle: Olivia Frantum, Iowa, 10:05.63

200 Freestyle: Jenna Kerr, Iowa, 1:49.83

100 Backstroke: Elizabeth Beam, Iowa, 55.82

100 Breaststroke: Grace Swoboda, Iowa State, 1:00.45

200 Butterfly: Olivia Swalley, Iowa, 2:01.28

50 Freestyle: Payton Flowers, Iowa, 22:89

3 Meter Diving: Lainey Woodward, Iowa, 313.73

100 Freestyle: Payton Flowers, Iowa, 50.29

200 Backstroke: Elizabeth Beam, Iowa, 1:59.82

200 Breaststroke: Anja Peck, Iowa State, 2:13.05

500 Freestyle: Jenna Kerr, Iowa, 4:54.57

100 Butterfly: Rachel Dildine, Iowa, 54.76

1 Meter Diving: Lainey Woodward, Iowa, 317.63

200 IM: Olivia Swalley, Iowa, 2:02.09

400 Freestyle Relay: Iowa (Kerr, Flowers, Dildine, Olen), 3:22.83

On Deck

The Cyclones will return to motion on February 6, welcoming the Kansas Jayhawks to Beyer Pool for Senior Day.