The Iowa State men’s swimming team dominated its first dual meet of the season Friday night, drubbing conference foe Missouri 147-90.

The men nabbed first-place finishes in every event except the 200 breaststroke and 3-meter diving. The team also swept the top three places in five events.

“This was a total team effort. We had a good day,” said Coach Trip Hedrick.

Hedrick said the team’s strong performance after a tough week of conditioning was encouraging.

While the swimmers were physically exhausted, “they came out of it just great mentally,” Hedrick said.

“I had a lot of confidence in our conditioning. I was real pleased with where we are physically and mentally,” he said.

Freshman Peder Skoog led the Cyclones, touching the wall first in the 200 freestyle and 200 backstroke.

“He’s performing real well. He’s proven to be a tough competitor,” Hedrick said.

Sophomore Evan deSzoeke was also a two-event winner. He placed first in the 500 and 1000 freestyle.

Hedrick said deSzoeke “is really coming into his own.” He said he is showing strong times in his distance events.

deSzoeke said his top finishes were satisfying, but his races can be improved. “I feel pretty good,” he said. “[But] there are still a few glitches for me to work out.”

The team looked good from top to bottom, deSzoeke said.

“Our depth really showed through in every race. It showed how we can definitely perform well. I feel like everybody is going faster than this time last year,” he said.

The Tigers fell so far behind on the scoreboard that ISU did not accept points in some of the events. The decision was made so that the score would not get out of hand.

deSzoeke’s 500 freestyle victory was one event which did not give the Cyclones any team points.

He said the easy victory in the team score did not bother him.

“It didn’t distract my focus. I felt like I just wanted to focus on my times,” he said.

Despite the lopsided score, Hedrick said the Missouri team was the best Tiger team he has seen since coaching at ISU. He said the key was that the Cyclones wore the Tigers down and frustrated them with “steady and consistent” efforts in nearly every event.

Hedrick said he is pleased with the Cyclones in the early season, but said the swimmers will need to continue to improve.

The Cyclones do not compete this weekend, but they will host Southwest Missouri State on Nov. 15 at the Beyer Hall pool.