ISU to Host Rival UNI Saturday

AMES, Iowa ? The Iowa State swimming and diving team will play host to intrastate rival Northern Iowa this Saturday as the Panthers make the trip to Ames. The meet is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. and will be held in Beyer Hall Pool.

A year ago, the Cyclones defeated UNI 162-120 in Cedar Falls, and are now 9-0 against the Panthers under the direction of head coach Duane Sorenson.

The Cyclone swimmers will be led by senior Lauren Breunig and sophomore Marni Benson while the divers will look to freshman Tien Tran to lead the way.

Breunig competed in a total of eight events two weeks ago at the Minnesota Invitational, with her best performance coming in the 100 free, in which she placed second with a time of 51.27. Breunig also had top ten finishes in the 200 IM (ninth/2:06.82) and 200 free (ninth/1:51.77), and was a member of the tenth place 200 medley relay team and 800 free relay team.

Alongside Breunig in the 200 medley relay was Winona, Minn., native Marni Benson. Benson also swam to an 11^th place finish in the 100 breast (1:05.31) and a 14^th place finish in the 200 breast (2:23.33).

Leading the divers was freshman Tien Tran as she had another solid performance for the Cyclones. Tran finished day one with her best performance of the meet with a third place finish in the 3-meter diving event (269.05). She followed that up with a fifth place finish in the 1-meter event (248.25) and ended the weekend with an eighth place performance on the platform (187.80).

Following this weekend's home meet, the Cyclones will travel to Iowa City for a dual meet with Iowa. The meet, which will count for two points in the Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk series, is set to begin at 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 8^th.

Players Mentioned

Marni Benson

Marni Benson

Lauren Breunig

Lauren Breunig

Tien Tran

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