Cyclones Drop Two in Morgantown

Saturday, January 27

Morgantown, W. Va.

10:00 AM

Iowa State

140

160

West Virginia

01.27.2018 | Swimming and Diving

Results Diving

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. – The Iowa State swimming and diving team (4-4, 1-1 Big 12) drops to 4-4 on the season, losing a pair of duals to Big 12 opponent West Virginia (4-2, 2-0 Big 12) and Villanova (11-2, 2-0 Big East). The Cyclones lost 160-140 to the Mountaineers and 180-120 to the Wildcats.

The Cyclones started the day off with a pair of second place finishes by Keely Soellner in the 1000 free (10:22.56) and Silqi Luo in the 200 free (1:51.79). Haley Ruegemer (10:25.64) took fifth in the 1000, with the third through fifth place swimmers all within .14 seconds of one another. Harper Emswiler (57.72) took third in the 100 back, with Emma Ruehle (59.35) not far behind in seventh.

Iowa State's breaststrokers gave the team a nice spark, with seniors Kasey Roberts (1:06.26) and Danica Delaquis (1:06.32) placing first and second respectively in the 100 breaststroke, and freshmen Martha Haas (1:07.04) and Lehr Thorson (1:08.57) in sixth and seventh. Another pair of seniors, Mary Kate Luddy and Laura Miksch, each continued their success in the 200 fly and 50 free, both placing second in their respective event.

In the diving events, Sydney Ronald led the way for Iowa State, taking second in the one-meter (269.30) and first in the three-meter (269.30). Dana Liva was the other Cyclone diver, placing fifth on the one-meter (246.90) and third on the three-meter (263.25).

"I was happy with how Sydney and Dana came out strong in the three-meter event," diving coach Jeff Warrick said. "They were up against a strong West Virginia team. It will make for an exciting Big 12 Championships in a few weeks."

Villanova would take the top-three 100 free spots, while Iowa State's Anna Andersen, Luo and Miksch would place fifth through seventh. The breaststrokers raced well in the 200-yard race, with Delaquis (2:23.84) and Roberts (2:24.50) taking second and third, while the freshmen Haas and Thorson finished seventh and eighth overall. In the 500 free, Ruegemer would lead the way, placing fourth overall with a 5:04.79. Luddy would take second in the 100 fly, touching at 56.91. In the 200 IM, Ruegemer, Kami Pankratz and Ruehle would finish in the five through seven positions.

The final event of the meet was the 200 freestyle relay, where the three 'A' relay teams were all within .5 seconds of each other, with Iowa State finishing in third. The 'B' relay would take fourth overall, as Iowa State comes up just shy of a victory against Big 12 opponent West Virginia, dropping the meet by a score of 160-140.

"I was pleased with how our team raced throughout the meet," head coach Sorenson would say following the meet. "Unfortunately, we came up just short in a few close races that could have turned the final score around."

UP NEXT

Iowa State takes on Kansas in a two-day Big 12 meet on Feb. 2 and 3. The second day will serve as senior day for the Cyclones. Day one kicks off at 6 p.m., day two at 10 a.m.