The Golden Gophers hosted the Hawkeyes in the annual Pack the Pool event. A big hometown crowd highlighted the Gophers wins over Iowa. The night included free t-shirts, costumes and a Goldy dressed as Spiderman.
200 MEDLEY RELAY
The relay team of Katelyn Holmquist, Rae Bullinger, Danielle Nack and Abigail Raatz claimed second in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:44.14, after the “A” relay disqualified.
The Minnesota men followed suit, placing second with a time of 1:30.23. Members included Daryl Turner, Conner McHugh, Paul Fair and Ryan Miksch.
1000 FREE
Senior Kiera Janzen finished with a 9:46.84 in the 1000 freestyle for first place. Sam Harding (9:57.83) and Brooke Lorentzen (10:08.80) went 3-4 in the event for the Gophers.
CJ Smith finished the 1000 free over 12 seconds faster than Iowa’s top swimmer. Smith finished first with a time of 9:10.32.
200 FREE
Junior Lauren Votava took first in the 200 free, finishing with a time of 1:49.13. Jessica Plant followed, finishing second with a time of 1:49.46.
On the men’s side, Paul Fair finished strong with a time of 1:40.13 to take home the gold. Erick Huft took third with a 1:40.68.
100 BACK
Tori Simenec finished with a 55.43 in the 100 back for second place. Katelyn Holmquist finished fourth with a time of 57.06.
100 BREAST
Blake Zeiger (1:04.77) and Rae Bullinger (1:05.42) took second and third place in the 100 breast.
The men’s team followed suit, placing second and third in the 100 breast. Freshman Conner McHugh finished with a time of 56.03, followed by Jakub Maly (56.92).
200 FLY
Senior Devin Ste. Marie finished first in the 200 fly with a time of 2:01.45. Sophomore Maddie Hoch followed, placing second with a time of 2:03.36.
Nick Orf finished second in the men’s 200 fly with a 1:48.67.
50 FREE
Becca Weiland led the women in the 50 free with a time of 22.94. Abigail Raatz, Alli Schumacher and Danielle Nack followed suit, sweeping the event.
Daryl Turner picked up a first-place finish in the 50 free, the sophomore finished with a time of 20.48. Sophomore Ian Gordon finished fourth with a time of 21.08.
100 FREE
Lauren Votava picked up her second win of the night in the 100 free, finishing first with a time of 50.42. Becca Weiland finished second with a time of 50.47.
Paul Fair finished second in the 100 free with a time of 45.54. Ryan Miksch followed with a time of 46.04.
200 BACK
Freshman Brooke Zeiger finished first in the 200 back with a time of 2:00.37; Maddie Hoch finished third with a time of 2:03.21.
Senior Carl Newenhouse finished with a time of 1:47.60 in the 200 back for second place.
200 BREAST
Blake Zeiger finished second in the 200 breast with a time of 2:21.19.
Freshman Conner McHugh finished with a time of 2:02.01 in the 200 breast for second place in the event. Jakub Maly followed for third with a time of 2:03.19.
500 FREE
Senior Kiera Janzen picked up her second win of the night in the 500 free with a time of 4:50.04. Junior Sam Harding followed with a time of 4:52.55.
100 FLY
Freshman Danielle Nack placed first in the 100 fly, finishing with a time of 54.61. Sophomore Alli Schumacher followed with a time of 56.12.
Nick Orf placed second in the 100 fly with a time of 50.02.
200 IM
Freshman Brooke Zeiger had her second win of the night after finishing first in the 200 IM, the rookie finished with a time of 2:03.21.
Jakub Maly picked up a much-needed win in the 200 IM for the Gophers. The sophomore finished with a time of 1:50.14. Andrew Hartbarger followed with a time of 1:51.17.
400 FREE RELAY
The Gopher women took first and second in the last meet of the night. Lauren Votava, Becca Weiland, Blake Zeiger and Jessica Plant took first with a time of 3:23.93.
Daryl Turner, Paul Fair, Ryan Miksch and Carl Newenhouse finished with a time of 2:59.93 in the 400 free relay.
The University of Iowa men's swimming and diving team dropped a 163-137 decision to Minnesota on Friday night in a Big Ten dual at the University Aquatic Center in Minneapolis. The Hawkeyes (1-2) recorded eight first-place finishes to go along with three runner-up spots.
“I’m really proud of our team tonight,” said UI head coach Marc Long. “It’s disappointing to lose but we stayed in there, we battled, and we competed. Our team was hungry tonight, we performed well, and we’re going to bounce back from this and keep improving. We’ve got the type of energy you want in the team and it’s exactly what we expect from them.”
Iowa got off to an exciting start in the opening race, swimming to a victory in the 200 medley relay. The quartet of Grant Betulius, Roman Trussov, Jerzy Twarowski, and Jackson Allen swam to a season-best time of 1:29.46.
Betulius kept the momentum rolling for the Hawkeyes with a top finish in the 100 backstroke posting a season-best time of 48.18.
Twarowski had a strong night claiming three top finishes. The Krakow, Poland, native swam to first-place finishes and season-best times in the 200 medley relay (1:29.46), 200 butterfly (1:47.55), and 100 butterfly (48.65)
Trussov also had a trio of first-place finishes posting top times in the 200 medley relay (1:29.46) 100 breaststroke (55.56), and a season-best time in the 200 breaststroke (2:00.81). The Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan, native placed third as a member of the 400 freestyle relay quartet alongside Brandon Farnum, Charles Holliday, and RJ Hemmingson. The quartet posted a time of 3:05.14.
In the 100 free, Jackson Allen swam to a first-place finish with a season-best time of 45.50. The Monona, Wisconsin, native also posted second-place finishes in the 50 free (20.61) and as a member of the 400 free alongside David Ernstsson, Jackson Halsmer, and Betulius. The quartet posted a time of 3:01.40.
In the diving well, Brandis Heffner and Addison Boschult led the Hawkeyes. Boschult dove to a fourth-place finish posting a career-best 367.13. Heffner finished fifth with a career-best score of 339.00. On the 1-meter, Heffner again bested his personal score diving to a third-place finish with a score of 325.88. Boschult finished sixth diving to a score of 302.93.
“I’m very happy with the way our men competed tonight, they did a really good job,” said UI diving coach Todd Waikel. “It wasn’t just about achieving personal bests tonight; they stayed the course and improved on what we work on in practice. We fought all night, kept battling, and stepped up when we needed to. We’re headed in the right direction and I’m looking forward to what lies ahead for us.”
The Hawkeyes return to action Dec. 5-7, hosting the Hawkeye Invitational at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center Pool, in Iowa City, Iowa.
The University of Iowa women's swimming and diving team dropped a 195-105 decision to Minnesota on Friday night in a Big Ten dual at the University Aquatic Center in Minneapolis. The Hawkeyes (2-2) recorded four first-place finishes to go along with three runner-up spots.
“I’m really proud of our team tonight,” said UI head coach Marc Long. “It’s disappointing to lose but we stayed in there, we battled, and we competed. Our team was hungry tonight, we performed well, and we’re going to bounce back from this and keep improving. We’ve got the type of energy you want in the team and it’s exactly what we expect from them.”
Iowa got off to an exciting start in the opening race, swimming to a victory in the 200 medley relay. The quartet of Meghan Lavelle, Emma Sougstad, Tereysa Lehnertz, and Olivia Kabacinski swam to a season-best time of 1:43.13.
Sougstad led the way for the Hawkeyes, posting two NCAA ‘B’ cut times, three top finishes, and a third-place finish in her final race. The Forest City, Iowa, native posted top times in the 200 medley relay (1:43.13), 200 breaststroke (2:15.66), 100 breaststroke (1:01.28), and finished third in the 400 free relay (3:27.90).
The Hawkeyes claimed three of the top four spots in the 200 breaststroke. With a top finish from Sougstad, junior Colleen Champa claimed third-place (2:21.26), and freshmen Shea Hoyt took fourth-place with a time of 2:22.25.
Newcomer Rowan Hauber had a strong showing in the 200 backstroke with a first-place time of 2:01.33. The Tualatin, Oregon, native also finished runner-up in the 200 backstroke (2:01.33).
In the 1,000 freestyle, Becky Stoughton took second-place with a time of 9:50.38. The Peoria, Illinois, native swam to a third-place finish with a season-best time in the 500 freestyle (4:52.68).
In the diving well, the Hawkeyes posted top-five finishes in both 1-meter diving and 3-meter competition. Kelba led the way in 1-meter competition diving to a fourth-place finish (279.90). Christy placed fifth with a score of 278.33. In 3-meter competition Christy finished runner-up with a season-best 306.38. Lydia Lehnert finished fifth with a score of 274.73.
“We did a good job tonight,” said UI diving coach Todd Waikel. “We fought hard and battled all night. Our girls are headed in the right direction and we’re going to get back into the pool and keep improving. We’re headed in the right direction and I’m looking forward to what lies ahead for us.”
The Hawkeyes return to action Dec. 5-7, hosting the Hawkeye Invitational at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center Pool, in Iowa City, Iowa.
