Ankeny swimmers tumble to No. 1 Cedar Falls, will face Linn-Mar, Waukee NW next

Senior Finn Stukerjurgen leads the Ankeny boys’ swimming team into the pool area at Trail Point Aquatics Center prior to the start of Saturday’s dual meet against visiting Cedar Falls. The top-ranked Tigers posted a 111-59 victory. (Photo courtesy of Jim Howard)

The ninth-ranked Ankeny boys’ swimming team dropped a 111-59 decision to No. 1 Cedar Falls in a non-conference dual meet on Saturday at Trail Point Aquatics Center.

The Tigers entered the meet with 3,520 power points, which led the state and put them 109 points ahead of No. 2 Waukee Northwest. They showed in Saturday’s meet why they’re the early favorite to win the state title next month in Iowa City.

**Ankeny’s Austin Troyer dives into the pool at the start of the 100 freestyle during Saturday’s meet. (Photo courtesy of Jim Howard)**

“I can confidently say that they were just as tough as we expected, and I truly don’t think that there is a more complete team in the entire state than the Tigers,” said Ankeny junior Bryer Pearson.

The results from the meet are not yet available.

The schedule doesn’t get any easier for Ankeny, which dropped to 3-4 on the season. The Hawks will travel to Linn-Mar (Marion) on Saturday for a non-conference meet against the No. 5 Lions before hosting a CIML Conference dual against Waukee Northwest on Jan. 21.