Iowa State Picks up First Wins of the Season

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State swimming and diving team (2-1) picked up their first win by defeating St. Catherine (0-2) 197-97 Omaha (1-1) 206-88. The first four events went to the Cyclones, as they went on to beat out competitors in 11 of 16 events. The 118-point win goes down as the second largest margin of victory in school history against Omaha.

Iowa State started out the night by taking the top two spots in the 200 medley relay. The team of Emily Haan, Martha Haas, Wyli Erlechman and Anna Andersen touched first with a time of 1:45.22. Elizabeth Richardson, Lehr Thorson, Lucia Rizzo and Emma Sass clocked in not far behind at 1:48.49.

Freshman continue to impress as they captured first-place finishes. In back-to-back events, Nolwenn Nunes took the win in the 200 free (1:56.31) and Elizabeth Richardson in the 100 back (59.30). Fellow freshman Jayna Misra went on to take first in three-meter diving.

At the first dive break, Iowa State pulled ahead of Omaha by 72 points and St. Catherine by 66. Misra (234.65), Michelle Schlossmacher Smith (232.80), Dana Liva (222.80) and Jessica Coffin (205.95) secured the top four spots in three-meter diving to increase the point accumulation.

Schlossmacher Smith remained dominant in one-meter diving as she secured her second Zone diving qualifying score in as many meets.

"Michelle not only got the Zone cut score, but that was her personal best," said diving coach Jeff Warrick. "I thought she dove really consistent and did a quality job for us. I'm really happy she's here."

The 400 freestyle relay rounded out the double dual as Iowa State remained unbeaten in relay events. The top team of Sophia Goushchina, Haas, Kennedy Tranel and Trinity Gilbert raced to victory with the time of 3:34.35.

Andersen made a notable debut in the 500 free, where she placed second with a time of 5:14.36. Keely Soellner made her return in the 1000 free after a two-year hiatus and placed first with a time of 10:41.60.

"One of the things we wanted to do is learn from our mistakes at Nebraska," said head coach Duane Sorenson. "I think almost everyone really worked on those little things about not just good finishes, but attacking our turns, having good technique and not trying to spin through their races."

ON DECK- South Dakota/Rutgers

The Cyclones will return home to face South Dakota and the Rutgers for a full weekend of action. The South Dakota dual is set for Nov. 8 at 5 p.m. and the Rutgers matchup will begin on Nov. 9 at 10 a.m.

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Anna Andersen

Jessica Coffin

Wyli Erlechman

Sophia Goushchina

Emily Haan

Martha Haas

Trinity Kay

Dana Liva

Jayna Misra

Nolwenn Nunes

Elizabeth Richardson

Lucia Rizzo

Emma Sass

Michelle Schlossmacher Smith

Keely Soellner

Lehr Thorson

Kennedy Tranel

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