The ISU swimming and diving team returned to action for the first time as a group since Dec. 9, splitting a pair of dual meets with a victory against Nebraska-Omaha 154-110 on Friday and a loss to Nebraska 200-100 on Saturday.

The Cyclones (4-3) turned in a dominant performance against the Mavericks (2-8) winning 11 of 13 events on Friday.

The day began for the Cyclones with a win in the 200 medley relay with a team composed of Dani Harris, Imelda Wistey, Sarah Norris and Amanda Paulson. The group posted a time of 1:47.66.

In the 1000 yard freestyle Elizabeth Kleiner and Kristy Kunkel finished first and second with times of 10:33.59 and 10:47.57.

Kleiner earned her second victory of the day when she posted a time of 58.48 in the 100 butterfly.

Alex Gustafson finished first in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:58.63 while teammate Meredith Doran finished second with a time of 1:59.58.

The success continued for the cyclones with another victory. This time coming from Paulson in the 50 freestyle. Britta Sortland also finished third in the event.

Iowa State earned its first sweep of the day in the 200 IM with Wistey finishing first, Sarah Deis second and Harris third. Each received times of 2:09.83, 2:11.15 and 2:13.96, respectively.

Deis earned second place in the 100 freestyle with a time of 54.51 with Katie Vollhaber not far behind with a time of 55.11 in one of the few events won by the Cyclones.

The 100 backstroke was won by Iowa State’s Loeschke who was the only placewinner in the event for the Cyclones with a score of 58.68.

Kunkel posted a time of 5:11.77 improving on her earlier second place finish with a first place victory in the 50 freestyle.

Wistey took second place in the 100 breaststroke, the only other event not won by the Cyclones.

In the 400 freestyle relay Iowa State won in convincing fashion with a team composed of Vollhaber, Klieiner, Norris and Paulson. With a final time of 3:35.19.

In the diving well, the Cyclones did not see any competition from their opponents, while senior Sarah Nelson posted a score of 246.67 in the 1 meter and 249.3 in the 3 meter.

Jessica Henderson placed second in the 1 meter with a score of 240.7 and a run-away first place in the 3 meter with a score of 288.83.

On Saturday the Cyclones weren’t as fortunate as they were the day before losing to Nebraska 200-100 in Lincoln.

The Cyclones posted only four wins against the Cornhuskers (3-2, 0-1 Big Ten), dropping them to a 4-3 record.

Half of those four event wins came from Wistey, who finished first in the 100 and 200 breaststroke with scores of 1:05.22 and 2:23.20, while another victory came in the 200 medley relay with a winning time of 1:45.81.

Amanda Paulson also earned a victory for the Cyclones in the 50 freestyle in tightly contested contest against Nebraska’s Ariel Weech.

Paulson again led Iowa State in the 100 freestyle with a fourth place finish in the event, posting a time of 53.63.

In the 1000 freestyle Meredith Doran finished sixth for the Cyclones with a time of 10:50.

Dies and Kunel finished fifth and sixth for Iowa State in the 200 freestyle with times of 1:57.00 and 1:57.12 each.

Kunkel also took second in the 400 IM with a time of 4:39.44.

In the 100 backstroke, Harris took second place with a time of 58.50, while Norris finished close behind in third with a time of 58.53.

The pounding continued for Nebraska, with the Cornhuskers sweeping the 500 freestyle. Kleiner finished fifth in the event with a time of 5:13.48.

Kleiner and Wollin took third and fourth in the 200 butterfly with times of 2:09.52 and 2:12.51.

In the 200 backstroke Loeschke took second with a time of 2:08.51.

The day ended for the swimmers with Iowa State placing third in the 400 freestyle relay with a time of 3:35.01.

In the diving well, Nelson finished second on the 1-meter and fifth on the 3-meter with scores of 288.30 and 283.43, while Henderson finished sixth on the 1 meter and fourth on the 3 meter with scores of 266.85 and 284.70.

The Cyclones will look for better results when they return home for their first conference meets against Kansas on Feb. 3 and 4. The two-day meet is slated to begin at 6 p.m. the first day and 10 a.m. the following day.