IOWA CITY, IOWA – The 10th-ranked University of Iowa women’s gymnastics team took first place, posting a 196.000 to win the home opener quad-meet.

Illinois finished second with a 194.950, followed by No. 15 Iowa State (193.400) and Illinois State (191.900). The Hawkeyes led from start to finish, taking team titles on vault, bars, and floor exercise in front of 1,724 fans.

Iowa posted a season-high 49.275 on bars, the team’s highest event score of the meet. The Hawkeyes were led by impressive 9.900s from sophomore Aurélie Tran and freshman Daisy Bowles.

Two Hawkeyes earned individual event titles: Tran on vault (9.850) and sophomore Sydney Turner on floor with a career-best 9.925. Tran also placed second on floor (9.875), beam (9.825) and in the all-around (39.450).

VAULT
Iowa opened the meet with a 49.000 to take the lead in the first rotation. Tran led the Hawkeyes with a 9.850, followed by matching 9.800s from Turner and fifth-year JerQuavia Henderson. Senior Hanna Castillo and freshman Sophie Schriever added matching scores of 9.775.

BARS
The momentum continued in the second rotation as Iowa widened its lead with a 49.275 on uneven bars. Bowles and Tran paced the Hawkeyes, recording the team’s first 9.900s of the season. Schriever contributed a 9.850, while Henderson matched her career high with a 9.825. Turner added a 9.800.

BEAM
In the third rotation, the Hawkeyes posted a 48.700 to bring their three-event total to 146.975. The Illini trailed closely with a 146.160. Tran led Iowa on her third event of the day with a 9.825, while junior Eva Volpe, freshman Maggie Ball, and Turner added matching scores of 9.700.

FLOOR
The Hawkeyes closed the meet with a 49.025 on floor exercise. Turner led the rotation with a 9.925, followed by Tran with a 9.875.  Erb contributed a 9.775, while Henderson posted a 9.750. Schriever and Castillo rounded out the scoring with matching 9.700s.

HEAR FROM HEAD COACH JEN LLEWELLYN
“I think our athletes really settled into their routines; they looked a little more loose and confident and had fun. We dialed in on the details and got a lot more landings, which I was really pleased about. With the depth we have this season, we’ve been playing with lineups just to get the best team score that we can, so it was nice to see some new faces in the mix. I’m just really proud of their performance, and to get a home win in the season opener was awesome”

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa freshman Jordan Gross made his way onto the program’s all-time list in the 60 meters on Saturday afternoon at the Hawkeye Invite. The Vandalia, Ohio, native clocked a personal-best 6.71 to secure gold tie for the sixth-fastest in school history.

Senior Sal Capaldo opened the day as the top collegian and placed third overall in the men’s pole vault, clearing 4.45 meters. He later recorded a personal best of 8.18 in the 60-meter hurdle prelims before matching that time to claim the title in the finals. Teammates Carlee Rochford and Isabel Evans closed out the women’s 60-meter hurdles with a one-two finish, both personal bests.

“We didn’t compete a lot of our team, but had a really good day. Starting things off with Jordan running a personal record in the 60, followed by a couple of personal bests from Isabel and Carlee,” Director of Track and Field Joey Woody highlighted. “Carlee had a fantastic day. She jumped well, had a huge personal best in the 60 hurdles and then had a great leg in the relay.”

Iowa swept the 300-meter races with a pair of victories. On the men’s side, Vaughn DeVaughn III set a personal record with a 34.16 finish. Alivia Williams won the women’s title in 37.74 to update her lifetime best. Damaris Mutunga (37.80) and Alexandria Edison (37.89, PR) filled out the top three in the event.

“It was fantastic to see all three of our women’s 300 runners going step-for-step and pushing each other at the line,” Woody added. “It really set up the rest of our meet. I was happy to see them run 37 seconds on this track.”

The Hawkeyes’ women’s 600-meter group dominated the field. Freshman Caila Lyons won the race in 1:31.12. Newcomer Princess Uche made her Iowa debut and finished second in 1:32.64. Grace Boleyn crossed the line in 1:35.12 to place fourth.

Miles Wilson led a strong group of Hawkeyes in the 3,000 meters, breaking the tape in 8:19.67. Elias Arbuckle (8:25.69) and Owen Wolfe (8:33.76) rounded out the top three. Armaan Chopra registered a lifetime best at 8:36.39 and placed fourth. Kyle Montgomery ran 8:41.63 to finish fifth.

The Hawkeyes won both relays. The men’s 4×400 of Capaldo, Gross, Nicholas Gorsich and DeVaughn sped to a 3:17.66 finish. The women’s team of Boleyn, Edison, Rochford and Lyons won in 3:50.92. Trailing in the final 400 meters, Lyons turned on the jets and completed the comeback for the relay win.

“Caila was so impressive in the 600 and then later in that last leg of the relay,” Woody said. “She is going to be great in the mid-distance for us.”

Elsewhere on the track, freshman Isabel Evans finished fourth with a personal-best 7.90 in the women’s 60 meters. In the men’s mile, senior Will Ryan clocked a fourth-place finish, while freshman Spencer Alf recorded a personal-best 4:14.99 to secure sixth place.

Freshman Lovisa Ulvenstam claimed the women’s long jump title, soaring 5.85 meters, while junior Carlee Rochford matched her lifetime best of 5.74 meters to take the bronze.

“Looking back to yesterday, we opened up well with the throws,” Woody noted. “Sean competed at a terrific level with a really good series. He is close to some bigger throws and is right at his PR. Ryan threw one of the best series in NCAA history. They both have big goals of doing the same thing at the national meet. We look forward to opening up some of our returners at one of the best meets in the country next week.”

Up Next: Iowa travels to the Arkansas Invitational on Jan. 16 in Fayetteville.

LOS ANGELES – University of Iowa swimming and diving completed its quad meet against UCLA, UC Santa Barbara and Utah on Saturday afternoon in the Spieker Aquatics Center.

The Hawkeyes beat Utah, 122.50-117.50. Iowa fell to UC Santa Barbara (112-109) and UCLA (164-73).

Iowa started the meet strong in the 200 free relay. The team made up of underclassmen Payton Flowers, Rachel Dildine, Ella Jean Kelly and Audrey Olen took home bronze in the event, touching the wall 1:34.16.

Flowers continued the momentum throughout the meet. In the 50 butterfly, she placed second in 24.70. Flowers then won the 50 freestyle skins race, touching the wall in 23.35.

Sophomore Nora Kemp tallied points for Iowa in the 800 freestyle. She finished third overall with a final time of 8:16.66.

HEAR FROM HEAD COACH NATHAN MUNDT
“We had a non-traditional meet today, which provided us an opportunity to mix things up and try some different events. Overall, we learned a lot about how to challenge ourselves against three very good programs. We’ve had a great trip out on the West Coast for the first time in program history.”

In the 150 freestyle, junior Jenna Kerr placed second. She finished the race in 1:20.77. Fellow Hawkeye Audrey Olen placed right behind her in third in 1:21.00.

Junior Olivia Swalley collected points for the Hawkeyes as well throughout the meet. In the 300 IM, Swalley finished in 3:13.97 to place second overall. Swalley claimed silver in the 100 IM skins race as well, finishing in 58.71.

During the 150 butterfly event, junior Josie Hood scored for Iowa. Finishing in third place, Hood completed the race in 1:30.83.

Senior diver Geneva Pauly was the Hawkeyes’ top diver on Saturday afternoon. In the 3-meter preliminary round, Pauly totaled 259.50 to move on in fourth place. Pauly qualified for the finals, where she finished 14th with a total of 506.20 points for the day.

Up Next: Geneva Pauly will compete from the platform on Sunday.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — The top-ranked University of Iowa women’s wrestling team claimed third place at the NWCA National Duals on Saturday, defeating No. 4 Grand Valley State, 26-15, in the medal round. In total, the Hawkeyes registered five wins over ranked opponents.

#1 IOWA VS. #4 GRAND VALLEY STATE
To start things off in the third place dual, Sterling Dias collected the upset win over No. 4 Rayana Sahagun with a 7-0 decision at 103. Following at 110, Ava Bayless secured the win over Kiely Tabaldo with a 6-0 decision.

Fourth-ranked Brianna Gonzalez secured a 10-0 technical fall over Libby Roberts at 117 pounds. At 124 pounds, Isabella Marie Gonzales fell to Sage Mortimer – the second ranked wrestler at 117 pounds – by fall.

Top-ranked Karlee Brooks locked in an 8-3 decision at 131 pounds over Aspen Blasko, who is the second ranked wrestler at 124 pounds. At 138 pounds, Lilly Luft fell to top ranked Katerina Lange, who notched the 10-0 technical fall.

At 145 pounds, Cadence Diduch got a 10-0 technical fall win over Margaret Buurma. She was followed by top-ranked Kennedy Blades, who showed out, getting the win by fall over Noelle Gaffney.

Kylie Welker kept things rolling for the Hawkeyes, she posted a 10-0 technical fall over Maddison ward at 180 pounds. At 207 pounds, Jaycee Foeller fell to the fifth-ranked wrestler at 180 pounds, Sabrina Nauss who secured the fall in the second period.

#1 IOWA VS. #3 NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE
In the semifinal matchup earlier Saturday morning, No. 1 Valarie Solorio secured the 11-0 technical fall over Brianne Graves at 103 pounds. At 110 pounds, No. 2 Nyla Valencia fell to No. 4 Kaelani Shufeldt via fall.

No. 4 Brianna Gonzalez fell to No. 5 Riley Rayome at 117 in a 3-3 decision that went to criteria, giving North Central the 8-5 lead. This was followed by 124 pounds, where No. 5 Cali Leng fell to No. 3 Sara Sterner by pin.

No. 1 Karlee Brooks got the Hawkeyes back on track at 131 with the 8-4 decision over No. 9 Yele Aycock. She was followed at 138 pounds by No. 3 ranked Skye Realin, who won the close match in the final seconds with a 6-6 decision by criteria over Claire Dicugno.

No. 2 Reese Larramendy got the upset win over No. 1 Bella Mir at 145 with a last second score to secure the 8-4 decision. After seven weights, North Central led 16-14. No. 1 Kennedy Blades followed at 160 pounds. Blades secured the lead for the Hawkeyes with an 11-1 technical fall over No. 8 Taylor Graveman.

The Hawkeyes extended their lead when Kylie Welker secured an 8-2 decision over Jael Miller at 180 pounds. At 207, No. 2 Jaycee Foeller fell to Daisa Yearby by fall, giving North Central the 25-23 win.

HEAR FROM HEAD COACH CLARISSA CHUN
“We fought, they fought, and we all went through this, we just have to move on to next weekend. We can’t dwell on what happened, that doesn’t help us. We have to rise, and pick ourselves back up again.”

“You can’t replicate those moments and those times, but in certain moments and positions we have to be better at finishing. We have to continue to wrestle, we have to be able to wrestle through that to make a strong finish”

NOTABLES
– Reese Larramendy, upset the No. 1 ranked wrestler at 145 pounds.
– Iowa secured five wins over ranked opponents.

GIRLS

NON-CONFERENCE

Exira-EHK-Audubon – 73 vs ACGC – 61

Denison-Schleswig – 61 vs Thomas Jefferson – 19

West Monona – 46 vs Boyer Valley – 39

MVAOCOU – 62 vs Woodbine – 45

Westwood – 75 vs Glidden-Ralston – 45

Woodbury Central – 67 vs Ar-We-Va – 19

BOYS

Non-Conference

ACGC – 51 vs Exira-EHK – 45

MVAOCOU – 64 vs AHSTW – 40

Denison-Schleswig – 62 vs Thomas Jefferson – 52

Kuemper Catholic – 71 vs West Lyon – 49

Kingsley-Pierson – 48 vs Woodbine – 30

Westwood – 66 vs Glidden-Ralston – 46

Woodbury Central – 46 vs Ar-We-Va – 35

LOGAN-MAGNOLIA-WOODBINE GIRLS INVITATIONAL

1. Sioux City North – 172 pts

2. Logan-magnolia woodbine – 148 pts

3. Western Iowa – 143 pts

6. Glenwood – 113.5 pts

7. Atlantic – 109 pts

10. Audubon – 78

15. Denison-Schleswig – 52.5

Atlantic Top Finishers: Haley Armstrong (1st – 235), Cadence Kinzie (2nd – 115), Leiah Thomas (3rd – 155), Alivia Knuth (7th – 135)

Audubon Top Finishers: Macy Rasmussen (1st – 110), Jordan Mulford (4th – 100), Elena Harbour (4th – 145) Laura McCarville (6th – 125), Addysen Capper (7th – 105)

WEST CENTRAL VALLEY TOURNAMENT

1. Kuemper Catholic – 136 pts

2. Clarinda – 130 pts

3. SWAT – 124 pts

4. Riverside – 123 pts

6. Creston – 107 pts

8. Red Oak – 87 pts

15. Harlan – 30 pts

SWAT Best Finishers: Stella Beattie (1st – 170), Addi Glade (2nd – 105), Nadia South (3rd – 110), Bailey Lillard (3rd – 145), Destiny Fry (5th – 115), Adalynn Erlandson (5th – 140),

Riverside Best Finishers: Jersey Hilgenberg (1st – 100), Hailey Harvey (1st – 115), Mckenna Dorr (1st – 145), Rylei Price (2nd – 155)

ROLLIN DYER INVITATIONAL 

1. Grand Island – 242 pts

2. Atlantic – 212 pts

3. Sergeant Bluff-Luton – 198 pts

4. Glenwood – 192.5 pts

10. Audubon – 76.5 pts

14. Red Oak – 37 pts

15. Denison-Schleswig – 25 pts

16. AHSTW – 24 pts

17. Griswold – 7 pts

Atlantic Best Finishers: Keaton Schroeder (1st – 120), Braxton Hass (2nd – 132), Kalvin Hayes (2nd – 150), Jayden Harter (3rd – 157), Donovan Hedrington (3rd – 190), Collin Harris (4th – 126), Dreven Smith (4th – 165), Travin Thomas (4th – 215), Cooper Woolsey (4th – 285) Dayton Van Horn (5th – 106), Landon Hagen (5th – 138)

Audubon Best Finishers: Leyton Elmquist (3rd – 113), Jon Rasmussen (4th – 138), Lane Meyer (6th – 285)

AHSTW Best Finisher: Roman Scheffler (3rd – 285)

TRI-CENTER INVITATIONAL

1. Hinton – 208 pts

2. Nodaway Valley – 181 pts

3. Lawton-Bronson – 176 pts

5. ACGC – 136.5 pts

6. Harlan – 122.5 pts

7. Missouri Valley – 103 pts

9. Southwest Valley – 97 pts

11. St. Albert – 57

12. Woodbine – 51 pts

14. Tri-Center – 41.5 pts

Nodaway Valley Best Finishers: Keyin Steeve (1st – 138), Caleb Christensen (1st – 190), Ashton Honnold (1st – 285), Josh Nelson (2nd – 106), Ty Strode (2nd – 132), Thomas Herrick (3rd – 120),

ACGC Best Finishers: Ryder Cline (1st – 150), Charlie Christensen (2nd – 144), Carter Richter (2nd – 215), Jack Sheeder (2nd – 285), Chase Slaybaugh (4th – 126),

Southwest Valley Best Finishers: Gavin Wetzel (2nd – 165), Carson Cooper (4th – 150), Griffin Wetzel (4th – 190), Wyatt Shires (5th – 132), Brody Sparks (6th – 138)

Tri-Center Best Finishers: Noah Goodwin (3rd – 150), Judah York (7th – 157)

GARY CURTIS INVITATIONAL

1. Alburnett – 235 pts

2. Wilton – 222.5

3. Riverside – 192.5

Riverside Best Finishers: Drew Anderson (1st – 138), Max Shanno (1st – 165), Kingston Carrigan (2nd – 126), Jaxon Gordon (2nd – 157), Mason Houser (3rd – 150), Colton Hering (4th – 106), Gaven Hackett (4th – 190), Jack Branan (5th – 144) Jackson Allen (5th – 175)

The 14th ranked Iowa Hawkeye women rallied from a 16-point halftime deficit to win at Indiana 56-53, Sunday. The Hawkeyes are now 5-0 in the Big Ten.

That’s Iowa coach Jan Jensen. The Hawkeyes were ambushed at the outset and trailed 20-8 after the first quarter.

Ava Heiden and Chit Chat Wright led the Hawkeyes with 13 points a piece.

The shorthanded 11th ranked Iowa State women suffered their third straight loss. The Cyclones committed 25 turnovers in an 83-70 loss to West Virginia in Ames. Junior forward Addy Brown and junior guard Arianna Jackson both missed the game due to injury.

That’s ISU coach Bill Fennelly. West Virginia took control by outscoring the Cyclones 19-11 in the third quarter.

The Cyclones fall to 2-3 in the Big 12 and 14-3 overall.

For the second straight game a bad start was too much to overcome for the 19th ranked Iowa Hawkeyes, Sunday afternoon. Illinois raced out to a 29-11 lead at the outset and 16th ranked Illini held off a late rally for a 75-69 victory in Iowa City. The Hawkeyes got to within four in the waning minutes.

That’s Iowa coach Ben McCollum. The Hawkeyes crawled back into the game several times in the second half but never led, in falling to 2-3 in the Big Ten.

Battling illness, Tavion Banks did not start the game but came off the bench to lead Iowa with 16 points. Freshman forward Tate Sage was also a bright spot off the bench. He finished with 13 points.

Sage was four-of-six from the field and also had three offensive rebounds.

Sage says the start to the game was costly.