The Cyclones will travel to Morgantown, West Virginia, for their second tri-meet in two weeks and will face Big 12 rivals in West Virginia and No. 7 Denver at the West Virginia Tri-Meet.
This will be the second match-up between the Cyclones and the Pioneers, following a loss to Denver the week prior at the Denver Tri-Meet.
Iowa State enters ranked at No. 24, two spots lower than the week before the Denver Tri-Meet, while Denver moved up two spots from No. 9. The match-ups Sunday will be the third and fourth Big 12 meetings of the season for Iowa State, where it sits at a 1-1 record. The team also holds an 0-3 record on the road, with the only success on the road coming against Southeast Missouri State at the Denver Tri-Meet.
Cyclone gymnastics enters with a 3-4 record overall, while averaging 196.146 points per meet. The team has been bolstered by performances from freshman Noelle Adams, who averages a 9.887 on the floor exercise as well as junior Hannah Loyim, who averages 39.179 in all-around competition.
Denver enters with the highest ranking of the three teams in Morgantown. The team averages 197.308 points with a 9-2 record. It also boasts a 1-0 record against the Cyclones. The Pioneers’ only losses on the year came against the No. 1 team in the nation, Oklahoma.
West Virginia sits at 4-6 in overall competition, 0-1 in conference meets and 1-1 at home. The team enters off a win against Fisk University, where the team scored 194.7 points. The team averages 194.446 points per meet.
The West Virginia Tri-Meet will begin at 1 p.m. and will broadcast live on Big 12 Now through ESPN+.