Final Results
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The Illinois swimming and diving team defeated Iowa State on Saturday, 186-114. With the win, the Fighting Illini improve to 7-4 on the season.
"We knew this meet had the potential to go either way," said head coach Sue Novitsky. "Especially traveling on the road and coming back on the same weekend, but it's something we have talked about. This was a great opportunity for us to practice being tired, but still being okay, stepping up and racing. It was great to see the team come together and relish another opportunity to compete."
The Orange and Blue placed first in 13 of the 16 races on the day, starting off strong by winning the first three, and closing out the meet by winning 10 of the last 11. Junior Samantha Stratford won three individual events (200 fly, 200 breast and 200 IM), while seniors Gabbie Stecker (200 free, 500 free) and Audrey Rodawig (50 free, 100 free) won two each.
Sophomore diver Madeline Kuhn claimed the victory in the 3-meter diving competition with a score of 267.98. The Fighting Illini freshmen had a stellar day as well, with Monica Guyett winning the 1000 free, Jamie Kolar winning the 200 back and Megan Vuong winning the 100 fly.
Illinois relay teams in the 200 medley and 400 free also placed first in their respective events. The team of Stecker, Stratford, Rodawig and Vuong took the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:46.46, and the 400 free relay team of Rodawig, Vuong, Guyett and Schilling clocked in a time of 3:30.84 for the win in the event.
"It was a full-team contribution today," Novitsky said. "That's what I love to see, and that is what we have been missing the last couple weeks. It's been good to see people throughout the lineup stepping up and finishing."
Up Next
Illinois will host its last home meet of the season, Slpash Bash and Senior Day, against Nebraska, Jan. 21, in the ARC at 11 a.m. CT.
