Minnesota Women Dominate Iowa in Big Ten Dual Meet

Minnesota Women Dominate Iowa in Big Ten Dual Meet

The Minnesota women finished behind Wisconsin in a dual meet last week, but the Golden Gophers had no trouble against Iowa in Friday’s showdown. The Hawkeyes won only two events as the Golden Gophers won 218 to 82. Freshman Grace Drabot won two events for Minnesota as she topped the 500 freestyle (5:02.02) and 200 butterfly (2:04.52), while Hannah Cornish and Ava Yablonski each won an individual event while contributing to the Minnesota women’s wins in the 200 medley relay and 400 free relay.

Full results are available here, and read the full press release from Minnesota below:

The No. 25 Minnesota women’s swimming and diving team cruised to a 218-82 win over Iowa Friday at Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center.

The Golden Gophers (6-1, 2-1 B1G) won 13 of 16 events, had the top two finishers in 10 competitions and the top three in three, as well. Eleven individuals recorded victories in the dual meet win over the Hawkeyes (1-2, 0-2).

Sophomore Hannah Cornish and freshman Ava Yablonski led the way with three wins each.

Both were members of the 200 medley relay and 400 free relay squads that came in first. They were joined on the 200 medley with seniors Emma Lezer and Jordan McGinty to finish in a time of 1:41.71, while seniors Olivia Bloomer and Kate Sullivan joined Cornish and Yablonski for a finish of 3:26.03.

Individually, Cornish set a personal record in the 200 IM with her first-place time of 2:04.95, while Yablonski touched first in the 100 fly at 55.28.

In addition to their relay victories, Bloomer (50 free, 23.18), McGinty (200 free, 1:51.28) and Sullivan (100 free, 50.76) all claimed individual wins, as well.

Freshman Grace Drabot won two individual races, finishing first in the 500 free (5:02.02) and setting a personal record in the 200 fly (2:04.52).

Fifth-year senior Joy Zhu continued her domination on the diving boards and remained undefeated on the season in the process. She logged a career-high score of 338.62 on the 1-meter, the fifth best score in program history. Zhu, the three-time Big Ten Diver of the Week this season, also recorded a PR on the 3-meter with her score of 375.00.

Also securing victories on the evening were junior Molly Urkiel in the 200 breast (2:20.35), fellow junior Paula Rodriguez Rivero in the 100 back (54.94) and freshman Faith Johnson in the 200 back (2:01.35).

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