Iowa State Earns First Victory of the Season

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State swimming and diving team (1-1, 0-0 Big 12) landed their first victory of the season against South Dakota State (2-3, 0-0 Summit League) by a score of 185-100. Head coach Duane Sorenson was honored for his time with the Cyclones, a meet which also served as the Cyclones' breast cancer awareness meet.

The Cyclones won 15 out of the 16 events and solidified the top two placements on six events.

In the diving well, three Cyclones locked up their NCAA Zone Diving Championships marks for March 2023. On 3-meter, Jayna Misra got the win with a 297.90 and Joscelyn Buss took second at 285.15. On 1-meter, Misra got her second Zone mark of the day with a victorious score of 269.50.

The 200 free relay and 200 medley relay teams both finished in first place. Corinne Guist placed first in the 1000 free with a time of 10:35.81 and following was Keely Tierney with 10:57.62.

"Corinne Guist and Fallon DeWitt both got their first collegiate win," Sorenson said. "They had great pacing and just swam ideally."

DeWitt beat the current school record holder, Lucia Rizzo, in the 400 IM with a time of 4:31.60. Sophomore Carley Caughron landed herself with two event wins in the 50 free (24.05) and 100 fly (57.42). Brinley Horras won the 200 free in 1:54.62 and treading behind was Lucia Rizzo with a time of 1:56.57.

Another top-two placement was Elizabeth Richardson (57.91) and Madi Dohrn (58.14) in the 100 back. Dohrn punched a first-place title with 2:04.81 in the 200 back. Another notable newcomer, Gabrielle LePine, made a time of 2:24.86 to win the 200 breast. Paige Hanley took first place in the 100 breast with a time of 1:06.40 and Alaina Breitbach behind by 0.20 seconds. Winter Craig claimed the 200 fly with 2:08.21 and Ashley Bengtson had a time of 5:12.73 to win the 500 free.

"The sky is the limit if we can keep that attitude and hard work ethic that we do in practice and bring it into the meets," said Sorenson.

ON DECK- South Dakota

The Cyclones return home Friday, Oct. 28 at 5 p.m. to face South Dakota. Admission is free to Beyer Pool and open to the public. Follow the team on Twitter (@CycloneSD) or on Facebook at facebook.com/cyclonesd for in-game updates, post-meet recaps and results throughout the season.

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Players Mentioned

Ashley Bengtson

Alaina Breitbach

Carley Caughron

Winter Craig

Fallon DeWitt

Madi Dohrn

Joscelyn Farner

Corinne Guist

Paige Hanley

Brinley Horras

Jayna Misra

Elizabeth Richardson

Lucia Rizzo

Keely Tierney

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