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Iowa State University Athletics
Saturday, October 18
Ames, Iowa
11:00 AM
Iowa State
82
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Illinois
Iowa State Shows Depth Despite Loss To Illinois
10.18.2025 | Swimming and Diving
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State swimming and diving team wrapped up its weekend dual against Illinois on Saturday afternoon at Beyer Pool. The Cyclones fell to the Illini by a score of 123-82 but had several standout performances in both the pool and on the boards.
"Overall, we put some more points on the board which is good, it means our process is going in the right direction," said head coach Matt Leach. "All in all, as we head into next week, we're still going to keep working with hopes to see even more improvement on the road next weekend."
How It Happened
Iowa State earned two event wins on the day, including freshman Kendall Mallers' victory in the 200 butterfly (2:07.24) and Katherine Mitchell's top finish on platform diving (216.00). Mallers won her event in a thriller, beating Adelaide Reaser of Illinois by 1.17 seconds, while Mitchell came out with a close win over teammate Grace Marek by less than four points.
In the 100 freestyle, Grace Swoboda clocked a 52.31 to finish second, just behind Illinois' Sara Jass (51.92). Sophomore Anja Peck also continued her strong start to the season, earning two top-five finishes: one in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.89) and the second in the 400 IM (4:31.90), placing third and fourth, respectively.
The Cyclones also showed depth in the 500 freestyle, where Carlotta Gazzola (5:04.67) and Corinne Guist (5:07.24) finished in the top five. In the 200 backstroke, Madi Dohrn earned a runner-up finish with a time of 2:06.68, just 1.62 seconds behind Illinois' Sophia Paduano.
On the boards, Abby Tollefson took first in the 1-meter event with a score of 283.50, while Kate Mitchell, Grace Marek, and Ally Blumenfeld swept the top three spots in platform diving, scoring valuable points for ISU.
Event Winners
400 Medley Relay: Illinois (Paduano, Duran, Diner, Allan), 3:47.89
500 Free: Liv Dorshorst, Illinois, 5:03.53
1M Diving: Abby Tollefson, Iowa State, 283.50
100 Free: Sara Jass, Illinois, 51.92
200 Back: Sophia Paduano, Illinois, 2:05.06
100 Breast: Chloe Diner, Illinois, 1:03.49
200 Fly: Kendall Mallers, Iowa State, 2:07.24
200 Free: Eva Allan, Illinois, 1:54.01
Platform Diving: Kate Mitchell, Iowa State, 216.00
400 IM: Sara Jass, Illinois, 4:22.44
200 Free Relay: Illinois (Wilhelm, Yousuf, Cavaliere, Allan), 1:36.29
On Deck
Iowa State will return to action next week, travelling to South Dakota to face off against South Dakota State on October 23rd and South Dakota on October 24th.
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