IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa swimming and diving concluded day two of the Hawkeye Invitational on Friday. Through fourteen events, the Hawkeyes lead team scoring with 517 points.

Nebraska sits in second with 510 points, followed by Iowa State (352), Colorado State (345), Rutgers (242), and New Mexico State (240).

“It’s great to have a race like this for the team score so that we can continue to understand how valuable each individual and each performance throughout the course of a longer meet,” Iowa head coach Nathan Mundt said. “You have to be gritty, especially when it comes to day three. You really have to understand what you have to do to perform on the last day.”

Iowa posted four more marks that rank on Iowa’s top 10 all-time lists. The Hawkeyes kicked off the night with fifth year Kennedy Gilbertson, freshman Olivia Swalley, sophomore Scarlet Martin, and freshman Jenna Kerr combining for the fifth all-time 200 Medley Relay with a time of 7:21.21.

Swalley followed up the relay with two more top-10 performances at Iowa. She swam the third fastest 400 IM in the preliminaries and ran it back in the finals, shaving off two seconds and ranking second all-time with a time of 4:14.72. The freshman then swam the 100 breaststroke, jumping to sixth (1:01.76) in the record books.

Kerr raced in the 200 free ranking eighth overall posting a time of 1:48.86.

Iowa divers had an outstanding final performance with both three-meter divers advancing to the “A” finals. Senior Sarah Ballard posted a career best 319.55 — good for second place. Freshman Simone Beinlich also finished strong, ranking fourth with a season best of 291.80.

IOWA HEAD COACH NATHAN MUNDT ON OLIVIA SWALLEY…

“Olivia (Swalley), for a midseason meet, had some really excellent performances. She had a full day with the 400 IM and 100 breast and learned how to get better throughout the day and which is exactly what you want them to experience here at this kind of meet. It took a lot of grit. It’s great to have those strong performances throughout the day and even though they’re tired, you want them to experience this so that they can be prepared for the second half of the season.”

The Hawkeyes return to action on Saturday, Dec. 2 for the final day of the Hawkeye Invitational with preliminaries at 10 a.m. (CT) and finals at 5 p.m. (CT). The meet will be live streamed on B1G+ (subscription required).

PHILADELPHIA – The fourth-ranked University of Iowa men’s wrestling team defeated the University of Pennsylvania, 22-13, on Friday night at the Palestra.

The Hawkeyes won six matches by decision and one by major decision.

“We are tight, and every point we score is hard,” said head coach Tom Brands. “We gotta figure out a way to make it a little easier. Like a hot knife through butter.”

Drake Ayala got the night started with a decision over Max Gallagher winning, 8-7. Ayala fended off a late push from Gallagher for his third ranked win of the season. Penn evened things up with a win at 133 pounds with Michael Colaiocco defeating Jace Rhodes via decision, 5-0.

The Hawkeyes then won the next three matches to head into intermission with a 12-3 lead. Real Woods defeated CJ Composto, 5-0, before Victor Voinovich III won against Andy Troczynski, 1-0. After a scoreless first two periods Voinovich chose down and earned the escape point to secure the victory.

Jared Franek notched a decision against Penn’s Jude Swisher at 157 pounds to send the Hawkeyes to the break leading 12-3.

The Quakers won the next two matches with Nick Incontera defeating Patrick Kennedy by major decision and Maximus Hale pinning Aiden Riggins in 1:55.

The Hawkeyes won the final two bouts of the night to close out the dual. Zach Glazier extended his unbeaten streak to eight with a decision over Martin Cosgrove. Bradley Hill finished things off with a decision over Cole Urbas winning, 8-3.

#4 Iowa 22, Penn 13

125 – #15 Drake Ayala (I) dec. #19 Max Gallagher (P), 8-7

133 – #13 Michael Colaiocco (P) dec. Jace Rhodes (I), 5-0

141 – #1 Real Woods (I) dec. #11 CJ Composto (P), 5-0

149 – #15 Victor Voinovich III (I) dec. Andy Troczynski (P), 1-0

157 – #2 Jared Franek (I) dec. #26 Jude Swisher (P), 4-2

165 – #6 Michael Caliendo (I) major dec. Lucas Revano (P), 14-5

174 – #10 Nick Incontera (P) major dec. #14 Patrick Kennedy (I), 10-2

184 – #32 Maximus Hale (P) pinned Aiden Riggins (I), 1:55

197 – #22 Zach Glazier (I) dec. #26 Martin Cosgrove (P), 9-5

285 – Bradley Hill (I) dec. Cole Urbas (P), 8-3

Attendance: 2,141

The CAM Cougars basketball team will start their season off with a 56-48 loss at home against Coon Rapids-Bayard. The Cougars started the game off with a 6-0 run and had the fans cheering. But watched a 6-0 lead dwindle and a duel begin. Both teams exchanged shots inside the paint for CAM to have a 13-9 lead by the end of the first quarter. The playing tempo did not change much in the second quarter where both teams pressed their fast breaks and looked to the three-point line for baskets. The score at half was 25-21 with CAM leading.

In the second half CAM’s offense went dry Cal Heydon got hot from across the floor with 24 points on the night. He helped the Crusaders scoop out a comeback victory with a final score of 56-48. Cougars Head basketball coach Ian Hunt liked the hustle from his team throughout the game.

Chase Jahde finished with 17 points while Colin Bower had 10. The athletic play from Jahde in the second half impressed coach Hunt.

The Cougars slip to 0-1 with the loss and next have an important road game at Woodbine on Tuesday night.

Coon Rapids-Bayard was helped by Caden Oswald with 9 points and Cade Behrens with 11 points. The Crusaders stay undefeated with the win and now stand at 3-0. They will travel to West Harrison on Tuesday.

The CAM Cougars girls opened up conference with a home loss against the Coon Rapids-Bayard Crusaders on Friday night 43-22. The Crusaders used a 10-0 run to start the first quarter followed immediately by an 11-4 run early in the second quarter to blow the game open and have the Cougars down 21-4 at the half. The third quarter saw the Cougars score 13 points to make it 33-17, but offensive woes in the 4th had CAM only score five to make it a 43-22 Crusaders victory.

The shooting struggles for CAM was something that Head Coach Joe Wollum took responsibility for.

The Class 1A #13 Crusaders were led by Anna Hart with 15 points and 12 points from Malia Clayburg.

CAM got 8 points from senior Eva Steffensen in the loss. Ruthie Rich finished with 7 points, all in the second half.

The Cougars now sit at a 2-1  record on the early season and will travel to Woodbine next Tuesday night. Coach Wollum expects his team to have a stronger defense for Tuesday’s game.

Coon Rapids-Bayard now looks at a 2-0 record and will next travel to West Harrison on the 5th.

Iowa will try to shock the college football world on Saturday night when the 16th ranked Hawkeyes play number-two Michigan in the Big Ten Championship in Lucas Oil Stadium. The Hawkeyes are a better than three touchdown underdog and coach Kirk Ferentz says the first key is to avoid an early knockout.

Ferentz says the Hawkeyes must perform at a high level in all phases.

Ferentz on the formula it will take for the Hawkeyes to win.

Ferentz says the Hawkeyes know what they are up against and relish the role of underdog.