The Hawkeye women finished out the fall half of the season against the Cyclones.

By Anna Kayser
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The Iowa women’s swimming and diving team won 12 of 16 events against Iowa State on Dec. 8 to take home its eighth-straight Cy-Hawk Series victory, 172.5-127.5.

Iowa jumped out to an early 11-6 lead after the first event, with a 200-medley relay finish at 1:42.06 by senior Meghan Lavelle, freshman Sage Ohlensehlen, and sophomores Meghan Hackett and Samantha Sauer.

Sophomore Hannah Burvill took home the victory in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:47.91. With that, she beat the previous pool record of 1:48.38. Burvill also took home a win in the 100 freestyle.

Lavelle took home her second victory of the night — her first individual — in the 100 backstroke, finishing in 54.43. Her second individual win came in the 200 backstroke.

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Freshman Kelsey Drake finished the 200 butterfly in 1:59.99 to win, beating the previous ISU record. Drake also won the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:02.46.

In the 100 butterfly, junior Kelly McNamara won, touching in at 54.55. In the 200 breaststroke, senior Shea Hoyt recorded a 2:14.22 for first place, more than four seconds better than her opponents.

In the diving well, Jacintha Thomas took home wins in both the 1-meter and 3-meter.

Iowa finished the meet with a win in the 400-freestyle relay. Senior Lauren Leehy, Jekel, Mekenna Scheitlin, and Burvill raced better than one second faster than their opponents, touching in at 3:23.06.

Both the men’s and women’s teams will return to the Campus Recreation & Wellness Center Jan. 12-13, facing Illinois (women) and Notre Dame (men and women).

— Anna Kayser