The University of Minnesota men and women both outscored the Hawkeyes in Iowa City on Friday night. The Gopher women won every individual event, and seven women earned two first-place finishes each, for a final score of 192 to Iowa’s 105. The Minnesota men’s team earned its first win of the season, totaling 169.50 points over the Hawkeyes’ 130.50.
WOMEN – W, 192–105
Samantha Harding posted the nation’s leading mile time in her first 1,650-yard freestyle of the season with a time of 16:36.33. Harding recorded a first-place finish in the 500 free as well with a 4:51.79. Freshman Erin Emery followed for second in both distance free events. Emery had a 16:52.40 in the 1,650 free and a 4:57.64 in the 500.
Sophomore Danielle Nack completed another butterfly sweep, recording a 54.86 in the 100 fly and a 2:00.80 in the 200 fly.
Brooke Zeiger recorded two gold finishes and one silver finish against the Hawkeyes. Zeiger had a 2:02.32 in the 200 backstroke for first. She posted a leading 2:04.39 in the 200 individual medley, and placed second in the 200 free with a time of 1:50.88.
Senior Lauren Votava won both the 100 free and 200 free for Minnesota, finishing with times of 50.08 and 1:50.23, respectively.
Rookie Zoe Avestruz tallied two gold individual finishes. Avestruz led the 100 back field with a 55.31 and posted a 23.43 in the 50 free.
Freshman Rachel Munson took first in both breaststroke events. Munson had a 1:02.27 in the 100-yard event and 2:16.69 in the 200.
Yu Zhou picked up first in both the women’s diving events, finishing with a score of 338.55 on the 1-meter board and 392.25 points on 3-meter. Teammate Lexi Tenenbaum followed Zhou on both boards.
The Golden Gophers wrapped the meet with a powerful 3:24.57 in the 400 free relay for first featuring Zoe Avestruz, Danielle Nack, Lauren Votava and Kaia Grobe.
MEN – W, 169.50–130.50
Matt Barnard finished first in both men’s diving events. He topped the 1-meter competition with 378.60 points, and finished 3-meter diving with a score of 398.93. Manny Pollard earned silver on the 1-meter board, while Dylan Zoe picked up second on 3-meter.
Freshman Michael Messner earned first-place marks in the men’s distance freestyle events. Messner had a convincing 15:46.35 in the 1650 free, and recorded a time of 4:33.59 in the 500.
Similar to the women, the Minnesota men powered their way to a 1-2 finish in the 200 free. Jakub Malytouched first with a time of 1:39.54, while Ben Bravence took home silver with a 1:39.66.
The Gophers dominated the 200 IM, picking up first, second and third marks. Maly led the field with a 1:49.58, followed by rookie Brian Poon (1:49.84) and Nick Hatanaka (1:52.99).
Daryl Turner finished first in the 100 back with a 48.39. The junior went on to pick up second in the 100 fly (48.18).
LOOKING AHEAD
The Gophers will make a trip to Grand Forks, North Dakota, next Saturday, Nov. 7 for some non-conference competition against the University of North Dakota. The meet is slated for 5 p.m. CT.
Iowa Men
The University of Iowa men’s swimming and diving team went toe-to-toe against No. 20 Minnesota but dropped a 169.5-130.5 decision on Friday night at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center Natatorium. The Hawkeyes won six events in the dual.
“I am proud of the team,” said UI head coach Marc Long. “We had a lot of strong performances. The freshmen and upperclassmen had a good meets.
“Roman won the 100 breast, and we had a lot of third and fourths who stepped it up. We have to work through a few things and step it up for the next few meets.”
Iowa opened the meet with a victory in the 400-medley relay. The quartet of freshmen Kenneth Mende and Jack Smith, sophomore Jerzy Twarowski, and senior Roman Trussov touched first with a time of 3:15.96. Mende opened up the relay with a split of 48.84 in the 100 back -- the fifth-fastest time in program history.
The 3:15.96 relay time is the fourth-best time in the NCAA early this season.
Mende also posted a win and runner-up finish in his first collegiate meet. The Germany native swam to a first place showing in the 200 back in 1:49.37. He also finished second in the 100 back with a time of 49.00.
The Hawkeyes had a solid night in the sprint freestyle events, winning the 50 and 100 free.
Smith sprinted to a victory in the 100 free, finishing with a time of 45.29. He also touched in third place in the 200-free in 1:40.72.
Senior Jackson Allen burst to a win in the 50, touching in 20.51. He also was the third place finisher in the 100 free in 45.45 seconds.
Trussov had a pair of top two finishes. He won the title in the 100 breast, pushing to a time of 55.98 and was the runner-up in the 200 breast at 2:00.85 -- .27 behind Minnesota’s first place finisher.
The Hawkeyes got a 1-2-4 finish in the 100 fly, highlighted by Twarowski’s win with a NCAA “B” qualifying time of 48.04. Senior Maverick Hovey finished third in 49.95, and Allen was fourth in 50.12.
Twarowski posted a second win in the 200 fly, flying into the wall with a time of 1:48.28.
In the long course, Iowa was paced by a pair of freshmen. Drew Eisen was runner-up in the 1,650 free, finishing with a time of 16:05.22. Ben Colin was the team’s top finisher in the 500, swimming to a runner-up showing in 4:37.28.
Iowa posted three top five finishes on the 3-meter springboard. Junior Andrew Hull placed third with a score of 336.00, followed by junior Brandis Heffner (fourth, 336.00) and senior Addison Boschult (fifth, 333.60).
On the 1-meter, Boschult dove to a fourth place finish with a score of 327.38.
"We went 3-4-5 on the 3-meter, which I was happy with, but we could have done a little better as we left some points on the table,” said UI diving coach Todd Waikel. “It felt like it could have been a little higher. We are going to have to go back and hit the drawing board and make some adjustments.”
The Hawkeyes are back in the water on Nov. 6, heading to West Lafayette, Indiana, for a Big Ten dual at Purdue.
"I am proud of a lot of the performances,” said Long. “The goal is to get better, and we do that with practice, beginning tomorrow morning.”
Iowa Women
The University of Iowa women's swimming and diving team dropped a 192-105 Big Ten Conference dual to No. 17 Minnesota on Friday night at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center Natatorium.
“I am proud of them, we had a lot of strong performances,” said head UI head coach Marc Long. “Kelly McNamara in the 100-fly, and Olivia Kabacinski is right there behind her. We were facing a five-time defending Big Ten champion and that is what we aspire to be.”
Iowa opened the meet by winning the 400-medley relay. The quartet of McNamara, sophomore Rowan Hauber, junior Emma Sougstad, and Kabacinski finished with a time of 3:44.31.
McNamara gave Iowa another strong showing in the 100-fly, touching in 54.88 -- .02 behind the first place finisher. The time is the fifth-fastest time in program history.
Freshman Abbey Schneider charged to a third-place finish in the mile, posting a time of 17:02.24 -- the ninth-fastest in the record books. Schneider also placed third in the 500 free in 5:00.27.
Hauber swam to runner-up finishes in both the 100 and 200 back. She posted a time of 56.31 in the 100 back and 2:04.27 in the 200 back.
Junior Emma Sougstad swam to second in three events. She was the runner-up finisher in the 100 and 200-breast in 1:02.56 and 2:18.28, respectively. Sougstad also placed second in the 200 IM in 2:06.69.
Sophomore Tereysa Lehnertz also posted a runner-up finish in the 200 fly. She touched the wall in 2:03.60.
In addition to anchoring both relays, Kabacinski swam to a third-place finish in the 200-free, touching in 1:51.23.
Iowa closed out the night with a second place finish in the 400-free relay, touching in at a time of 3:26.84. The relay featured the quartet of McNamara, sophomore Nikol Lagodzinska, junior Taylor Flummerfelt, and Kabacinski.
In the diving well, sophomore Morgan Rafferty claimed a pair of third-place finishes on the 1-meter and 3-meter springboard events. She finished with a score of 276.30 on the 1-meter and 286.58 on the 3-meter. Achieving her zone cuts with these finishes.
Junior Lydia Lehnert finished fourth on both boards with scores of 261.90 and 287.75, respectively.
"I was pleased; we have been injured and tattered, and we stepped up tonight.” said diving coach Todd Waikel. “Morgan getting third on both boards was huge. We had two girls, Lydia and Morgan, make their NCAA Zone cut. That was a first for Morgan in her career."
The Hawkeyes are back in the water Nov. 6, traveling to West Lafayette, Indiana, for a Big Ten dual at Purdue.
"I am proud of a lot of the performances; we had some great freshmen step up,” said Long. “The goal is to get better, and we will do that with practice, beginning tomorrow morning.”
