Iowa State Falls to Illinois on Day One

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AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State swimming and diving group held their second common season twin on Friday night the place they confronted Illinois. The Cyclones fell to the Illini by a rating of 121-65.

“I’m still getting more data points on the right lineup for relays and the right lineup for our events as we move deeper into the season,” mentioned head coach Matt Leach. “But, you know, across the board we saw better times and better splitting, and that’s all we can expect and ask for from our girls.”

How It Happened

Iowa State’s medley relay group of Lili Neisser, Matilde Geromin, Keirlyn Mullica and Grace Swoboda took third within the first occasion of the night time for 2 factors with a time of 1:46.62. 

Freshman Carlotta Gazzola led many of the method by way of the 1000 free however completed because the runner-up, trailing Illinois’ Liv Dorshorst by simply over one second. However, she shaved two seconds off her private finest time within the occasion from per week in the past, ending in 10:23.29.

Emma Kuhn and Neisser mixed for seven factors within the 100 again, ending 2-3 within the occasion. Kuhn swam to the runner-up end in 57.11 whereas Neisser was proper behind with a time of 57.54.

Matilde Geromin picked up Iowa State’s first win of the night time, taking the person win within the 200 breaststroke and enhancing her time by over two seconds. Geromin has received the 200 breast in every of Iowa State’s two meets this season. Anja Peck additionally scored three factors within the occasion, ending in 2:20.67 for third place.

In the 100 fly, freshman Kendall Mallers helped Iowa State to a few factors with a 3rd place end. Mallers’ time of 57.64 marks a private finest within the occasion.

Grace Swoboda and Lili Neisser completed 2-3 within the 50 free to choose up seven factors for ISU, each ending in beneath 25 seconds. Swoboda trailed Illinois’ Isabella Wilhelm, the winner of the occasion, by lower than half a second in a tightly-contested race.

In 3M diving, Maggie Bendell edged out Illinois’ Matilda Garcia by four-tenths of some extent to earn the win for ISU. Iona Moffat (294.40) was third whereas Kate Mitchell (289.85) was fourth. All three earned NCAA zone cuts. 

Iowa State’s 400 free relay group of Corinne Guist, Megan Marquardt, Keirlyn Mullica and Swoboda completed because the runners-up within the occasion to finish the night time with a time of three:32.25.

Event Winners

200 Medley Relay: Illinois (Paduano, Duran, Diner, Wilhelm) 1:43.02

1000 Free: Liv Dorshorst, Illinois, 10:22.09

200 Free: Sara Jass, Illinois, 1:52.35

100 Back: Sophia Paduano, Illinois, 56.46

200 Breast: Matilde Geromin, Iowa State, 2:18.15

100 Fly: Chloe Diner, Illinois, 56.37

50 Free: Isabella Wilhelm, Illinois, 23.79

200 IM: Sara Jass, Illinois, 2:02.10

400 Free Relay: Illinois (Adler, Wilhelm, Yousuf, Cavaliere), 3:31.64

3M Diving: Maggie Bendell, Iowa State, 305.40

On Deck

The Cyclones are again within the pool tomorrow (Saturday, October 18) for his or her second twin meet of the weekend with Illinois. Both groups shall be sporting pink gear as a part of Iowa State’s Pink Meet in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.


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