Cy-Hawk Meet Primer

Who: Iowa State (5-9, 1-5 Big 12) at Iowa (3-3, 3-3 Big 10)

Where: Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) – Iowa City, Iowa

When: Friday, Mar. 7th, 2025 – 6:30 p.m.

Leading Off: The Cyclones are headed to Iowa City this week, as they get ready to face the Iowa Hawkeyes on Friday evening.

Iowa State had a number of gymnasts standout last weekend against Denver and NC State. Noelle Adams earned at 9.900 on vault, and she scored a 9.875 on floor. The Cyclones are currently ranked 29^th on vault. Emma Ricks and Frederique Sgarbossa both scored a 9.825 on bars. Haylee Hardin earned a 9.850 on floor.

The Iowa Hawkeyes are currently ranked 32^nd on Road to Nationals. Iowa is part of the Big 10 conference and has a record of 3-3. This meet will count as part of the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk series, which currently has a record of 13-8 with the Cyclones winning. A win for either team this Friday will add two more points to the score.

Storylines:

Freshman Haylee Hardin has won Big 12 Newcomer of the Week three times in a row this season. She owns four 9.9-plus scores this season and has six event titles.
The Cyclones are ranked 29th on vault.
Josie Bergstrom-Te Slaa continues to be a leader for the Cyclones. She earned a 9.9 on beam and 9.8 on vault at the Arizona meet.
- Bergstrom-Te Slaa also competes All-Around for Iowa State which is a testament to her hard work.

From the Notes:

Iowa State returned 10 gymnasts from last year's squad that made the largest improvement in the country.
- ISU has added four freshmen and one transfer for a team of 15.
Noelle Adams and Josie Bergstrom-Te Slaa were both named to the Big 12 Preseason Gymnastics team.
Iowa State's 10 victories last season were tied for the most since it won 20 in 2018.
Sophomore Noelle Adams claimed 14 event titles last year in her freshman campaign. Those 14 titles were the third-most in program history by a first-year gymnast.
As a team, ISU claimed 17 event titles last season.
2025 will mark the first year that Iowa State competes in a conference schedule, as the additions of Arizona, Arizona State and Utah put the conference at seven teams.

Switching Sides to Iowa:

Iowa head coach Jen Llewellyn is in her 2^nd year at Iowa.
- She was named the 5^th head coach in program history in 2024.
In pre-season polls the Hawkeyes were picked 25^thin the preseason polls.
Iowa's highest event ranking is vault, where they sit at No. 22. They are also ranked 29^th on beam, and 31^st on floor.

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Players Mentioned

Noelle Adams

Josie Bergstrom-Te Slaa

Haylee Hardin

Emma Ricks

Frederique Sgarbossa

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