By Sarah Lloyd, Swimming World College Intern
After a tough loss to the Illini of Illinois yesterday, the Iowa State Cyclones came back in dramatic fashion to take all but one of the 16 events against DIII Washington-St. Louis. Eight of those 15 victories were also part of event sweeps, which catapulted the Cyclones to a 195-97 result.
Iowa State made a statement in the very first event, taking the top two spots in the 400 medley relay. A team of Marissa Engel, Kasey Roberts, Kalee Kucera, and Alex Flatness took first (3:56.54) and were closely followed by teammates Guy Shilon, Danica Delaquis, Savanna Townsend, and Ashton Ehrecke (3:57.08). Sophomore Mary Kate Luddy promptly followed with a win in the 1000 free (10:38.28).
The first sweep of the meet for the Cyclones came in the 200 free, when sophomore Silqi Luo, sophomore Roberts, and junior Brooke Evensen went 1-2-3, going 1:54.86, 1:56.34, and 1:57.04 respectively. Right after, the Cyclones, led by sophomore Harper Emswiler swept the 100 back. Emswiler (58.33) was followed by senior Kucera (58.52), and freshman Shilon (59.75). Delaquis, a sophomore, followed up with a win in the 100 breast (1:05.98).
Additional event winners included junior Maddie Rastall in the 50 (24.48), senior Elyse Brouillette on the 3-meter board (304.50), Evensen in the 100 free (53.90), Engel in the 200 back (2:06.82), Roberts in the 200 (2:22.61), Luddy in the 500 (5:13.99), Kucera in the 100 fly (59.02), junior Julie Dickinson on the 1-meter board (264.60), and Shilon in the 200 IM (2:11.86).
The Cyclones sealed the deal with a victory in the 200 free relay by a team of Townsend, Rastall, Laura Miksch, and Flatness (1:38.29).
Full results:Iowa State vs. Washington-St. Louis – Results
Iowa State competes next against UNI on Saturday January 23 at UNI.