Completed Event: Swimming and Diving versus Illinois on October 17, 2025 , Loss , 65, to, 121
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Illinois
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Iowa State University Athletics
Tuesday, November 18
Iowa City, IA
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Cyclones Finish Eighth at Hawkeye Invitational
11.21.2025 | Swimming and Diving
IOWA CITY, Iowa – Iowa State closed out the Hawkeye Invitational with a solid group of final swims and platform diving performances on the final day of competition, highlighted by multiple point-scoring swims and dives. The Cyclones finished the meet in eighth place with 703 points.
"Last year, we scored just 355 points, and this year we are at 703, so we're doing a really good job with that," said head coach Matt Leach. "I just want to raise everyone's level. To be able to help to help contribute, not only here at dual meets but also at the Big 12s. So we're excited to see what the future holds, but we've got some more work to do."
How It Happened
Iowa State opened the final session with the 1650 freestyle, where Corinne Guist, Carlotta Gazzola and Miray Abay each delivered steady swims to secure early points for the Cyclones on the final night.
The Cyclones followed with strong performances in the 200 backstroke, as Emma Kuhn and Lili Neisser both represented Iowa State in the finals. Neisser continued her consistent weekend of backstroke racing, while Kuhn added another scoring swim to finish the event.
In the 100 freestyle, freshman Piper Hagen added another finals appearance, continuing her strong multi-event performance throughout the meet.
The 200 breaststroke marked one of Iowa State's biggest events of the evening with four Cyclones in finals. Abbi Crum, Matilde Geromin, Anja Peck and Grace Swoboda all competed, giving ISU a deep breaststroke showing to close the weekend.
The Cyclones also produced a strong group in the 200 butterfly, where Keirlyn Mullica, Kendall Mallers and Miray Abay scored valuable points for the Cyclones in their final individual swims of the meet.
On the boards, Iowa State placed five divers in finals of the platform event. In the A-final, senior Kate Mitchell led the Cyclones with a fourth-place finish, scoring 236.65. Freshman Jade Hazes also earned an A-final appearance, placing seventh with a score of 218.85. In the B-final, Iowa State scored four additional divers as Grace Marek (217.50), Ally Blumenfeld (214.60), Maggie Bendell (213.90) and Abby Tollefson (197.05) secured key points for Iowa State.
Iowa State finished the night with three scoring squads in the 400 freestyle relay. The A-relay of Piper Hagen, Grace Swoboda, Emma Kuhn and Corinne Guist led the way placing 14th overall to close out the meet.
Results/Finalists
1650 Freestyle: Corinne Guist, Iowa State, 17:26.96
1650 Freestyle: Carlotta Gazzola, Iowa State, 17:09.14
1650 Freestyle: Miray Abay, Iowa State, 18:00.53
200 Backstroke: Emma Kuhn, Iowa State, 2:01.03
200 Backstroke: Lili Neisser, Iowa State, 2:03.26
100 Freestyle: Piper Hagen, Iowa State, 51.94
200 Breaststroke: Abbi Crum, Iowa State, 2:18.76
200 Breaststroke: Matilde Geromin, Iowa State, 2:18.27
200 Breaststroke: Anja Peck, Iowa State, 2:14.18
200 Breaststroke: Grace Swoboda, Iowa State, 2:16.19
200 Butterfly: Keirlyn Mullica, Iowa State, 2:07.82
200 Butterfly Kendall Mallers, Iowa State, 2:06.33
200 Butterfuly: Miray Abay, Iowa State, 2:04.54
Platform Diving (A-Final): Kate Mitchell, Iowa State, 236.65
Platform Diving (A-Final): Jade Hazes, Iowa State, 218.85
Platform Diving (B-Final): Grace Marek, Iowa State, 217.50
Platform Diving (B-Final): Ally Blumenfeld, Iowa State, 214.60
Platform Diving (B-Final): Maggie Bendell, Iowa State, 213.90
Platform Diving (B-Final): Abby Tollefson, Iowa State, 197.05
400 Freestyle Relay: Iowa State A (Hagen, Swoboda, Kuhn, Guist), 3:25.58
400 Freestyle Relay: Iowa State B (Marquardt, Schindler, Neisser, Mullica), 3:32.15
400 Freestyle Relay: Iowa State C (Moore, Gazzola, Crum, Peck), 3:32.42
On Deck
Iowa State will return to action when the dive team heads to Minneapolis to compete in the Minnesota Invitational, and swimmers who have qualified for the US Open Championships head to Austin, Texas, both taking place December 4-6.
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