IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa women’s swimming and diving hosts in-state foe Iowa State for its Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series matchup on Friday, Dec. 9. Competition begins at 6 p.m. (CT) in the CRWC Natatorium and will be live streamed on B1G+ (subscription required).
FOLLOW LIVE
• Live results for the meet will be available on hawkeyesports.com (via the schedule page) and Meet Mobile.
• Fans can also follow the Hawkeyes on Twitter/IowaSwimDive for live meet updates.
• The meet will be live streamed on B1G+ (subscription required).
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
• Iowa kicked off the 2022-23 season with a 192-107 victory against UNI.
• Six Iowa athletes performed top-ten times/scores in program history during the Hawkeye Invitational.
• The Hawkeyes enter the season returning seven athletes and welcoming 14 newcomers, including three transfers.
• Amongst the returners are junior divers Sarah Ballard and Claire Hartley and sophomore Makayla Hughbanks, who all qualified to compete in last season’s NCAA Zone D Diving Championships.
ETCHED IN THE BOOKS
Nine performances were added to the Iowa top-10 records at the Hawkeye Invitational on Dec. 1-3.
• 50 Free – Kennedy Gilbertson (22.83) – 5th all-time
• 100 Free – Sabina Kupcova (50.26) – ties 6th all-time
• 100 Breast – Sheridan Schreiber (1:02.38) – 8th all-time
• 100 Fly – Scarlet Martin (53.84) – 5th all-time
• 3-Meter Dive – Makayla Hughbanks (355.40) – 5th all-time
• Platform Dive – Geneva Pauly (257.10) – 3rd all-time
• Platform Dive – Claire Hartley (233.90) – 6th all-time
• 400 Free Relay – Gilbertson, Kupcova, Molly Pedersen, Martin (3:20.08) – 5th all-time
• 200 Medley Relay – Gilbertson, Schreiber, Martin, Maddie Black (1:40.75) – 10th all-time
HIGHLIGHTING HUGHBANKS
Sophomore Makayla Hughbanks came away with a career-best 355.40 total to score 20 points in the 3-meter dive finals during the Hawkeye Invite, ranking fifth all-time in program history. The Bettendorf, Iowa, native also leads the team in the 1-meter dive score, posting a zone-qualifying total of 290.17 at Minnesota.
READY FOR RELAYS
The Hawkeyes brought back four swimmers, seniors Kennedy Gilbertson and Aleksandra Olesiak and juniors Maddie Black and Anna Pfeiffer, who led the team in all five relay squads during the 2021-22 season. Gilbertson was a part of four top teams, while Olesiak and Pfeiffer competed on three respective quartets.
THRIVING NEWCOMERS
Iowa has had 15 individual wins amongst its freshmen and transfers. Denison University transfer Alix O’Brien has contributed to four of those victories, her latest coming from a career-best performance in the 1000 free against no. 25 Minnesota. Freshman Scarlet Martin has accounted for four wins, including her three (50 free, 100 free, 100 fly) in Iowa’s season opener and 100 fly at the Hawkeye Invitational. Both the TCU graduate transfer Sheridan Schreiber and freshman Sabina Kupcova also have added multiple wins as well. Schreiber was Iowa’s second in its meet with the Golden Gophers, notching first place with a season-best time in the 100 breast.