The Iowa State men’s and women’s swim teams took on a tough Missouri squad at the team’s first meet of the season Friday night and came away with mixed results.

The ISU men’s team performed well against the Tigers to capture the dual, 134 to 103, with ISU taking 11 first place finishes out of the 13 possible events. In the 200-Medley Relay, the Cyclones finished with a time of 1:34.07 to take first place.

In the 200-free, Martin Andersson swam a fast 1:42.75 to beat out Missouri’s Nathen Fenell for first place. Ryan Gesner had a big double win in the 1-meter diving and in the 3- meter diving with scores of 277.125 and 288.375, respectively. ISU also finished strong in the 400- free relay with a time of 3:06.86 to take first place.

Coach Trip Hedrick said he thought his team raced well but that the meet showed the team hadn’t raced in awhile.

“I think consistent inconsistency is the norm right now. I thought we were solid all the way through, but we need to keep working to get better. I’m OK with it for a first meet, “Hedrick said.

Hedrick also said that he was pleased with the expectation levels of the team and said that will only help them.

“The expectations the men have for themselves and for their peers are very high and that pleases me. They are their own worst critics,” Hedrick said.

The ISU men’s team will take on Western Illinois on Friday night and a tough Northwestern squad on Saturday.

The ISU women’s team didn’t fair as well with Missouri. The Tigers ended up taking the dual, 159 to 82. ISU took first place finishes on 4 out of the 13 events and finished second in three others.

ISU’s Tea Cervenik took first place in the 50-free and the 100-free with times of :24.55 and :54.53, respectively, and anchored an ISU win in the 400-free relay which came in at a time of 3:38.92. Erin Cowan dove to a first place finish in the 3-meter diving with a score of 226.425.

Coach Ramsey Van Horn said he thought his team did OK in this meet and that the team is about where he would expect right now.

“We were real even. We were tired and we could’ve swam faster, but as long as we make progress, that’s what dual meets are for,” Van Horn said.

Coach Van Horn also said he thought his team had nothing to be ashamed of and said he believes his team will continue to improve.

“I compare it to climbing a staircase. I know everyone will get there. The higher the climb, the better we’ll keep getting. It’s a lot about improvement and how hard we work. We’ll get there,” Van Horn said.

The women’s team takes on Western Illinois on Friday and Illinois State on Saturday.