CEDAR FALLS – The University of Northern Iowa Swim and Dive team fell to the Illinois State Redbirds, 193-160, for the two-day dual meet at the Horton Pool. Amber Finke, Faith Larsen, and Abby McCorkle all secured first-place finishes on the final day of the dual meet along with the 400 Freestyle Relay team.
Finke raced the 200 backstroke in 2:02.52, nearly five seconds faster than the rest of the swimmers. Payton Hall finished third behind Finke with a race of 2:09.96. Larsen secured a first-place finish with a time of 53.12 in the 100 Freestyle while Verastegui found herself in third place again with Finke following in fourth.
McCorkle flew to a first-place position in the 100 Butterfly in 58.60 seconds and teammate Scout Bergwall finished in third.
Taylor Hogan took second place in both boards this weekend scoring 264.45 on the 3-meter board and 261.45 on the 1-meter board.
The 500 Freestyle had Abbie Bangs in second place (5:14.50), Olivia Chambers in fourth place (5:20.02), and Sarah Walpole in fifth place (5:21.57). Freshman Meghan Pallett finished second in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:27.30. In the 200 IM, sophomore Lily Ernst swam to second in a 2:12.46.
The Panthers return to the pool on Jan. 28-29 for the Coyote Invitational held in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The competition will start at 6 pm on Friday, Jan. 28, and resume on Saturday, Jan. 29 at 10 am for Prelim races. Finals will begin at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 29. The Coyote Invite will be the final regular-season meet before the MVC Tournament in February.
