Iowa Completes Day 1 of Hawkeye Invitational

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa swimming and diving concluded day one of the Hawkeye Invitational on Thursday. Through the first six events, the Hawkeyes lead the team scoring with 229. 

Nebraska sits in second with 188 points, followed by Iowa State with 184 points, Colorado State  (141), New Mexico State (114), and Rutgers (99).

“It was an excellent start for our team to come out and expect to perform well on the first day,” Iowa head coach Nathan Mundt said. “That’s the standard they’ve been setting all season and to come into our home pool and continue to raise the bar even more, was a lot of fun. Seeing so many of our program’s top-10 performances is exciting momentum going into tomorrow. We want to continue to push and get better each day.”

Iowa posted six marks that rank on Iowa’s top 10 all-time lists. Freshman Jenna Kerr started it off, posting the eighth-fastest 500 free with a time of 4:48.63. Three Hawkeyes broke their all-time records, including freshman Olivia Swalley climbing five spots to rank third in the 200 IM (1.59.15), while sophomore Scarlet Martin and fifth year Kennedy Gilbertson followed up in the 50 free. Gilbertson tied for third all-time with a 22.70 and Martin posted a 22.91 to rank sixth all-time. 

Gilbertson, Kerr, Swalley, and Martin combined to post new all-time marks for both relays on the night. The squad posted a time of 1:31.46 in the 200 free relay to become sixth at Iowa and ended the day in the 400 medley relay (3:38.28) to rank seventh in the record books. 

The Hawkeyes return to action on Friday, Dec. 1 for day two of the Hawkeye Invitational. The meet will be live streamed on B1G+ (subscription required).

HAWKEYE RESULTS

50 Free (Prelims):

2. Kennedy Gilbertson – 23.00
3. Scarlet Martin – 23.05
4. Sabina Kupcova – 23.92, season best

T-20. Josie Hood – 23.93, season best

T-30. Molly Pedersen – 24.24

39. Megan Hartlieb – 24.48
40. Hope Schimming – 24.50
41. Anna Pfeiffer – 24.51, season best
42. Addie Crain – 24.62
43. Madison Stone – 24.63
44. Leslie Wendel – 24.94
45. Olivia Asay – 25.34

50 Free (Finals):

1. Kennedy Gilbertson – 22.70, tied 3rd all-time
2. Scarlet Martin – 22.91, 6th all-time
3. Josie Hood – 24.06
4. Sabina Kupcova – 24.47
5. Molly Pedersen – 24.23, season best
6. Hope Schimming – 24.44
7. Megan Hartlieb – 24.50
8. Anna Pfeiffer – 24.72
9. Addie Crain – 24.79
10. Madison Stone – 25.00
11. Olivia Asay – 25.09
12. Leslie Wendel – 25.23

200 IM (Prelims):

1. Olivia Swalley – 1:59.93
2. Sabina Kupcova – 2:03.00
3. Malory Kell – 2:05.50
4. Annie Galvin – 2:05.53
5. Hope Schimming – 2:08.07
6. Leslie Wendel – 2:12.73

200 IM (Finals):

1. Olivia Swalley – 1:59.15, 3rd all-time
2. Sabina Kupcova – 2:03.22
3. Mallory Kell – 2:05.55
4. Annie Galvin – 2:05.61
5. Hope Schimming – 2:05.41
6. Leslie Wendel – 2:11.81

500 Free (Prelims): 

2. Jenna Kerr – 4:49.40
3. Alix O’Brien – 4:55.28
4. Olivia Frantum – 4:57.65
5. Meredith O’Malley – 5:10.70

500 Free (Finals):

3. Jenna Kerr – 4:48.63, 8th all-time
4. Olivia Frantum – 4:51.67, season best
5. Alix O’Brien – 4:55.19, season best
6. Meredith O’Malley – 5:07.28, season best

1-Meter Dive:

2. Simone Beinlich – 276.30
3. Sarah Ballard – 265.35

200 Free Relay:

3. Gilbertson, Kerr, Swalley, Martin – 1:31.46, 6th all-time
4. Hood, Kupcova, Hartlieb, Pedersen – 1:34.53
5. Galvin, Schimming, Pfeiffer, Kell – 1:36.51

400 Medley Relay:

1. Gilbertson, Swalley, Martin, Kerr – 3:38.28, 7th all-time
2. Schimming, Kell, Galvin, Hood -3:52.85