GREENSBORO, N.C. — The Iowa State swim and dive team traveled to Greensboro, North Carolina to compete at the 2026 Big 12 Championships, which culminated on Saturday. There, the Cyclones’ swim team placed ninth out of 10 scoring teams with 520 points over five days of action. The diving team finished eighth. Arizona State won the team title with 1,660 points followed by runner-up Arizona with 1,442 points and Houston in third with 1,194.5 points.
“When I look at where we started and where we are now,
I couldn’t be prouder,” said head coach Matt Leach to Cyclones.com.
“Last year we scored 397 points, and this year we scored 520. The last time we had an A finalist was 2023, so we went from no A finalists to four. That growth is a credit to our seniors, our staff and the way this team stuck together all season. I’m proud of what we accomplished and excited about where we’re headed.”
Iowa State will be back in the pool on March 9-11 in College Station, Texas at the NCAA Zone Diving Championships. Divers who earned zone qualifying scores will be there. Swimmers will compete at the National Invitational Championships in Ocala, Florida on March 12-14 for swimmers that qualified for the meet.
Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships
February 24-February 28
At Greensboro, North Carolina
Women’s Team Scores:
1. Arizona State 1660.5; 2. Arizona 1442.5; 3. Houston 1194.5; 4. Cincinnati 770; 5. Kansas 739.5; 6. TCU 733; 7. Utah 693; 8. BYU 524; 9. Iowa State 520; 10. West Virginia 409.
Iowa State Results (Winner and ISU Only):
200-medley relay: 1. Arizona (Lila Lillie, Eleni Gewalt, Patricija Kondraskaite, Julia Wozniak) 1:35.54; 8. Iowa State (Emma Kuhn, Grace Swoboda, Kendall Mallers, Piper Hagen) 1:40.68.
800-yard freestyle relay: 1. Arizona State (Jordan Greber, Gerda Szilagyi, Grace Lindberg, Albane Cachot) 7:01.39; 10. Iowa State (Piper Hagen, Keirlyn Mullica, Corinne Guist, Megan Marquardt) 7:28.71.
500-yard freestyle: 1. Deniz Ertan (Arizona State) 4:41.34; 20. Carlotta Gazzola (ISU) 4:53.18; 28. Corinne Guist (ISU) 4:58.25; 35. Kendall Mallers (ISU) 4:59.49.
200-yard IM: 1. Sonia Vaishnani (Arizona State) 1:57.16; 11. Emma Kuhn (Iowa State) 2:00.33; 30. Abbi Crum (ISU) 2:03.89; 37. Piper Hagen (ISU) 2:05.36; 60. Matilde Geromin (ISU) 2:12.45.
50-yard freestyle: 1. Albane Cachot (Arizona State) 21.80; 25. Grace Swoboda (ISU) 23.17; 43. Evelyn Mulvihill (ISU) 23.64; 43. Kendall Schindler (ISU) 23.64; 46. Lilli Neisser (ISU) 23.69; 58. Liv Moore (ISU) 24.30.
100-yard butterfly: 1. Julia Ullmann (Arizona State) 51.97; 26. Kendall Mallers (ISU) 55.07; 48. Keirlyn Mullica (ISU) 56.91; 54. Madi Dohrn (ISU) 59.09.
400-yard Individual Medley: 1. Alexa Reyna (Arizona State) 4:09.22; 22. Anja Peck (ISU) 4:24.33; 27. Abbi Crum (ISU) 4:27.59.
200-yard Freestyle: 1. Albane Cachot (Arizona State) 1:44.58; 29. Piper Hagen (ISU) 1:49.98; 52. Corinne Guist (ISU) 1:52.90; 54. Carlotta Gazzola (ISU) 1:53.41; 60. Megan Marquardt (ISU) 1:55.44.
400-yard medley Relay: 1. Arizona State (Miriam Sheehan, Ginger McMahon, Julia Ullmann, Albane Cachot) 3:30.68; 6. Iowa State (Emma Kuhn, Grace Swoboda, Kendall Mallers, Piper Hagen) 3:39.15.
200-yard butterfly: 1. Deniz Ertan (Arizona State) 1:56.31; 6. Kendall Mallers (ISU) 2:00.15; 38. Keirlyn Mullica (ISU) 2:07.10.
100-yard Breaststroke: 1. Joleigh Crye (Cincinnati) 58.02; 5. Grace Swoboda (ISU) 1:00.18; 17. Anja Peck (ISU) 1:01.51; 23. Emma Kuhn (ISU) 1:02.96; 28. Matilde Geromin (ISU) 1:03.56; 30. Kendall Schindler (ISU) 1:03.92; 37. Liv Moore (ISU) 1:05.33.
100-yard backstroke: 1. Alexia Duncan (Houston) 52.31; 34. Lili Neisser (ISU) 56.47; 35. Megan Marquardt (ISU) 56.74; 40. Madi Dohrn (ISU) 57.90.
200-yard freestyle: 1. Arizona (Riley Botton, Patricija Kondraskaite, Charlie Millard, Julia Wozniak) 1:27.33; 10. Iowa State (Grace Swoboda, Emma Kuhn, Evelyn Mulvihill, Kendall Schindler) 1:34.02.
200-yard Backstroke: 1. Kayman Neal (Arizona) 1:52.44; 27. Emma Kuhn (ISU) 2:00.63; 42. Lili Neisser (ISU) 2:03.48; 47. Madi Dohrn (ISU) 2:05.28.
100-yard freestyle: 1. Albane Cachot (Arizona State) 47.42; 42. Piper Hagen (ISU) 52.06; 45. Evelyn Mulvihill (ISU) 52.30; 47. Megan Marquardt (ISU) 52.48; 48. Keirlyn Mullica (ISU) 52.52; 54. Liv Moore (ISU) 53.26; 55. Kendall Schindler (ISU) 53.42.
1,650-yard freestyle: 1. Deniz Ertan (Arizona State) 16:06.04; 13. Carlotta Gazzola (ISU) 16:47.64; 29. Corinne Guist (ISU) 17:10.98.
200-yard breaststroke: 1. Flo Peter (Houston) 2:08.11; 6. Grace Swoboda (ISU) 2:11.89; 15. Anja Peck (ISU) 2:14.23; 23. Abbi Crum (ISU) 2:16.44; 28. Matilde Geromin (ISU) 2:18.48.
400-yard Freestyle Relay: 1. Arizona State (Gerda Szilagyi, Julia Ullmann, Grace Lindberg, Albane Cachot) 3:12.86; 10. Iowa State (Corinne Guist, Grace Swoboda, Emma Kuhn, Piper Hagen) 3:25.12.
Team Diving: 1. Utah 312.55; 8. Iowa State 239.90.
Women’s 1-Meter Diving: 1. Shiyun Lai (Kansas) 338.70; 10. Katherine Mitchell (ISU) 264.15; 13. Maggie Bendell (ISU) 246.85; 16. Jade Hazes (ISU) 229.60; 19. Iona Moffat (ISU) 236.60; 28. Abby Tollefson (ISU) 223.75; 37. Allyson Blumenfield (ISU) 205.50; 41. Grace Marek (ISU) 182.95.
Women’s 3-Meter Diving: 1. Maisey Wolosyzn (Houston) 332.15; 8. Maggie Bendell (ISU) 257.05; 9. Allyson Blumenfeld (ISU) 287.05; 11. Katherine Mitchell (ISU) 266.40; 29. Jade Jazes (ISU) 220.45; 34. Annie McCann (ISU) 210.60; 36. Abby Tollefson (ISU) 195.45.
Platform Diving: 1. Michelle McLeod (Houston) 319.75; 12. Katherine Mitchell (ISU) 216.50; 13. Maggie Bendell (ISU) 211.05; 16. Allyson Blumenfeld (ISU) 183.30; 27. Abby Tollefson (ISU) 174.85; 33. Annie McCann (ISU) 161.0; 36. Jade Hazes (ISU) 158.45; 37. Iona Moffat (ISU) 149.55; 38. Grace Marek (ISU) 148.60.
