Completed Event: Swimming and Diving versus Big 12 Duals on January 16, 2026 , , 5th, 781 points
Final
Swimming and Diving
Big 12 Duals
5th, 781 points
.png&width=70&height=70&type=webp)
Iowa State University Athletics
Swimming & Diving Set For Trip To UNI
01.22.2016 | Swimming and Diving
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State swimming and diving team hits the road this weekend to visit in-state rival UNI on Saturday. The meet is set for a noon start at the Glen F. Henry Swimming & Diving Pool at UNI's Wellness & Recreation Center and admission is free.
Last Time Out
The Cyclones (4-3, 1-0 Big 12) took first place in 15-of-16 events against Washington-St. Louis to pick up their first victory of 2016, 195-97. Among the 15 first-place finishes for Iowa State were eight sweeps of the top-three spots. That meet came less than 24 hours after the Cyclones fell to Illinois in a battle that came down to the final event of the night.
All three Iowa State divers set a season-high score in one event on the weekend, including Becky Stochl's career-best mark of 244.95 on the three-meter board against Washington. Away from the diving well, Kasey Roberts racked up seven top-two finishes – including four event wins – to earn her second CollegeSwimming.com Big 12 Swimmer of the Week award of the season.
Diving Deeper With the Panthers
UNI (7-3, 1-0 MVC ) enters this weekend's meet riding a five-meet win streak that features a pair of wins last weekend over Illinois State and Quincy, both on the road. The Panthers have amassed a 3-1 record in dual meets in their home water this season.
Iowa State and UNI caught a preview of one another at Kansas' Big Challenge meet in November, at which the Cyclones finished 317.5 points ahead of the Panthers.
The Panthers are led in the lanes by sophomore Molly Lembezeder, who owns the school record in the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle. Lembezeder has also swam on the school's record-holding squad in all five relay events, leading off the freestyle relays and anchoring the medleys.
In the diving well, senior Sarah Kemp is coming fresh off qualifying for the NCAA Zone Diving Championships with a score of 274.5 on the one-meter board last weekend. For her performance, Kemp was named MVC Diver of the Week.
Iowa State owns a 28-1 advantage in the all-time series, including a 17-0 record under head coach Duane Sorenson.
Keep Your Eye On…
The backstroke events, where senior Marissa Engel is looking to continue her strong start to her final semester swimming for the Cyclones. Engel took first place in three individual events last weekend and swam the backstroke leg of a first-place medley relay squad as well.
Beyond Engel, Cyclones of all experience levels continue to finish highly, as senior Kaylee Kucera, sophomore Harper Emswiler and freshmen Guy Shilon and Haley Ruegemer all picked up top-three finishes last weekend.
On Deck
The Cyclones take their final road trip of the 2015-16 regular season, heading east to Morgantown, West Virginia, for their first Big 12 competition since early November. The Cyclones and Mountaineers will also compete against Villanova, making the event a double dual for all teams involved. The meet is set for a 5 p.m. start on Jan. 29.
Fans can follow along with the action of Iowa State's trip to UNI at the Iowa State swimming and diving team's Twitter account (@CycloneSD) and check back at cyclones.com after the meet for a full recap and results.
Players Mentioned
Back/Free
/ Swimming and Diving
Back/IM
/ Swimming and Diving
Sprint/Fly/Back
/ Swimming and Diving
Breast/IM
/ Swimming and Diving
Dist. Free/IM
/ Swimming and Diving
Back/IM
/ Swimming and Diving
Diving
/ Swimming and DivingLehr Thorson feature
Thursday, July 22
Cyclone Spotlight - Keely Soellner
Monday, January 27
Ali Basel Feature
Wednesday, December 19
Sorenson Talks Strong Iowa Showing
Monday, December 10
