The ISU swimming and diving team faced off against Nebraska in dual action in Lincoln, Neb., and the two teams made history.

For the first time in 40 dual meetings, the two teams ended in a tie.

The Cyclones and Cornhuskers went back and forth the entire meet and ended with a final score of 150-150. It is the first tie in program history for the Cyclones.

The dual started off with Nebraska taking the first two events before Iowa State came back and claimed first, second and third in the 200 freestyle, led by senior Katie Vollhaber.

Amanda Paulson, two-time ISU most valuable swimmer, won the 50 freestyle for the 18th time in her career with a time of 23.72. Paulson also owns the school record in the race.

Freshman Karyl Clarete won the 500 freestyle for Iowa State in her first collegiate meet.

Clarete also sparked the team with her performance in the 1,000 freestyle almost completing a comeback.

“The race that really got the team going was the 1,000 freestyle, when Karyl [Clarete] came from almost a body length down with a 100 to go to almost win the 1,000,” said ISU coach Duane Sorenson. “Even though she didn’t win, that really inspired her teammates.”

As the final score began to take shape, the Cyclones knew they had a tall task.

“The reality is, we had to go one-two-three in the 200 IM, which we did, and we had to go one-three in the relay, which we did, to get the tie,” said ISU coach Kelly Nordell. “Our backs were up against the wall, and we performed.”

The 200 individual medley was swept by Iowa State, with Sarah Deis, Marissa Engel and Imelda Wistey who finished first, second and third respectively.

Wistey also won the 100 breaststroke and Engel claimed the top spot in the 200 backstroke.

In the diving pit, Nebraska took first, second and third in both the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events.

Elyse Brouillette wasn’t expected to compete in the three-meter diving event due to a shoulder injury, but ended up competing. She took fourth in the event.

The diving team is banged up, with Brouillette’s shoulder injury and senior Jessica Henderson coming off a concussion that took away a good portion of her season last year.

That left freshman Julie Dickinson to carry the load on the diving boards for the Cyclones.

“We definitely learned some things from this meet,” said ISU coach Jeff Warrick. “And that’s what we are going to be talking about this week in practice, making those adjustments.”

After the tie, the Cyclones are now 6-33-1 against Nebraska in head to head meetings.

The Cyclones will head to South Dakota next weekend for a pair of duals, competing against South Dakota State on Friday night and South Dakota on Saturday.