Iowa Men
The University of Iowa men’s swimming and diving team won all four events to take a 60-12 lead over Michigan State on Thursday night at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center Natatorium.
“Tonight was great, we had a chance to see everyone swim,” said UI head coach Marc Long. “It’s fun and a precursor for tomorrow, so we took care of ourselves tonight and got ready for a great day of racing tomorrow.”
Iowa opened the meet with a victory in the men’s 200-freestyle relay with the quartet of freshman Matt Kamin, juniors Jackson Halsmer and Brandon Farnum, and senior Jackson Allen touching in 1:21.68.
Freshman Matt Kamin also swam to a Hawkeye win in the 800-freestyle relay alongside fellow freshman Jack Smith, junior Kyle Gannon, and senior David Ernstsson, finishing in 6:48.26.
Allen also was victorious for Iowa in the 100 IM, posting a time of 51.55 seconds. The Hawkeyes had four of the top five times with senior Matthew Boyd finishing second in 52.53, senior Roman Trussov placing third (52.56), and senior Tyler Nichols fifth (52.64).
Iowa also got a victory in the diving well when freshman Will Brenner dove to a first-place finish on the 1-meter springboard with a NCAA Zone qualifying score of 306.15. It was the first collegiate meet of Brenner’s career.
The Hawkeyes took the top four places in the diving event. Junior Brandis Heffner was the runner-up with a NCAA Zone Diving standard of 301.73, senior Addison Boschult was third (293.48) , and junior Andrew Hull was fourth with a 281.03.
“I’m looking forward to seeing them compete tomorrow,” said Long. “We have been training a long time, and for some people they haven’t raced short course since last year, so they’re hungry to race.”
The dual will continue Friday beginning at 4 p.m. (CT).
Iowa Women
The University of Iowa women’s swimming and diving team posted three event wins Thursday night at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center Natatorium to take a 44-9 lead over Michigan State.
“Tonight was great, we had a chance to see everyone swim,” said UI head coach Marc Long. “It’s fun and a precursor for tomorrow, so we took care of ourselves tonight and got ready for a great day of racing tomorrow.”
Iowa opened the meet claiming first and second in the 200-freestyle relay. The quartet of freshmen Kelly McNamara and Katie Wells, junior Emma Sougstad, and senior Olivia Kabacinski won the race, touching in 1:34.41.
Kabacinski also helped Iowa to a victory in the 800-freestyle relay, swimming alongside fellow senior Jennifer Weigand, junior Serena Wanasek, and sophomore Nikol Lagodzinska. The relay finished with winning time of 7:36.16.
The Hawkeyes finished off the opening night of the dual by taking the top five places in the 100 IM. Sougstad swam to a victory with a time of 57.64. Sophomore Tereysa Lehnertz was the runner-up in 58.80, while Wells finished third in 59.21.
“I’m looking forward to seeing them compete tomorrow,” said Long. “We have been training a long time, and for some people, they haven’t raced short course since last year. They’re hungry to race.”
The dual resumes Friday at 4 p.m. (CT). Northern Iowa will also begin competition Friday.
