Cyclones Kick Off 2012-13 Season With Alumni Meet

Friday, September 28

Ames, Iowa

6:00 PM

Iowa State

Alumni Meet

Cyclones Kick Off 2012-13 Season With Alumni Meet

09.29.2012 | Swimming and Diving

RESULTS

By: cyclones.com

AMES, Iowa- The Iowa State swimming and diving team welcomed back Cyclone veterans to compete at the team's Alumni Meet Friday night. The meet consisted of six swimming events and 1-meter and 3-meter diving competitions, with a post-meet social for the alumni and current student-athletes.

The men's alumni team started off the meet strong, with a first place finish in the 100 yard medley relay. The three-man team of Peder Skoog, Aron Nakama and Billy Reece finished with a strong lead and time of 46.75. The current Cyclones took second and third with the relay team of Sarah Norris, Imelda Wistey, Elizabeth Kleiner and Amanda Paulson clocking in at 49.32 and the team of Bre Loeschke, Ali Stearns, Katie Vollhaber and Sarah Deis finishing with a time of 50.18.

“We were very please with how the women swam,” head coach Duane Sorenson said. “We asked the women to stand up and swim two, one hundreds back to back, and they really stood up and raced.”

The 2012-13 team saw success in the 100 backstroke and 100 butterfly, sweeping the top three places in both events. In the 100 backstroke, Norris finished first with a time of 59.45. Marissa Engel took second, touching with a time of 59.52 and Loeschke in third with a time of 1:00.49. In the butterfly event, Kleiner lead the Cyclones finishing with a time of 59.35. Close behind were Paulson and Tiana Wollin touching the wall at 1:00.47 and 1:00.56.

The alumni team saw success again in the 100 freestyle, with Peder Skoog and Rena Skoog finishing first and second, respectively. Peder clocked in with a time of 48.70 and Rena finished close behind with a time of 53.08. For the Cyclones, Katie Vollhaber finished in third with at time of 54.13.

“The women have been swimming at a very high volume, and this is the most intense time in practice,” Sorenson said. “We are very pleased with the women.”

In the diving well, freshman Elyse Brouillette took first on both the 1 and 3 meter boards with scores of 91.45 and 101.15, respectively. On the 1-meter board, the alumni took second and third with Sarah Nelson finishing with a score of 88.55 and Justine Anders in the third spot with a final score of 78.05. Janet Schultze, an alumni team member, took second on the 3-meter board with a score of 86.05 and current Cyclone Jessica Henderson placed third with a score of 79.50.

The Cyclones will return to the pool next Friday, Oct. 5, for their annual intrasquad meet. The meet is set to begin at 6 p.m. CDT at Beyer Pool and admission is free.