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‘We had fun with it’: Swimmers begin busy week with 132-54 loss to No. 1 Dowling

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There wasn't much pressure Tuesday on the Ankeny girls' swimming team. So coach Dustin Rhoads and his swimmers decided to have some fun in their home dual meet against top-ranked Dowling Catholic. "It was good to be back home competing. We enjoyed hosting Dowling," Rhoads said after his No. 7 squad dropped a 132-54 decision at Trail Point Aquatics … [Read more...] about ‘We had fun with it’: Swimmers begin busy week with 132-54 loss to No. 1 Dowling

‘We competed hard’: Ankeny swimmers drop 124-62 decision at No. 3 Cedar Falls

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The Ankeny girls' swimming team has already faced some of the state's top squads with its daunting schedule in the CIML Conference. On Thursday, the Hawkettes stepped out of the CIML for a non-conference dual meet at Cedar Falls. And it proved to be just as difficult. The third-ranked Tigers raised their overall record to 30-1 with a 124-62 victory … [Read more...] about ‘We competed hard’: Ankeny swimmers drop 124-62 decision at No. 3 Cedar Falls

‘This was our best meet overall’: Ankeny wins 3 events in loss to No. 1 Waukee NW

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The final score of Tuesday's dual meet at Trail Point Aquatics Center didn't tell the whole story. The seventh-ranked Ankeny girls' swimming team dropped a 103-83 decision to visiting Waukee Northwest, but coach Dustin Rhoads was ecstatic about his squad's effort. Ankeny managed to win three events against the Wolves, who placed second at last year's … [Read more...] about ‘This was our best meet overall’: Ankeny wins 3 events in loss to No. 1 Waukee NW

‘It was a great home opener for us!’: Ankeny swimmers rout Mason City, 141-28

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Tuesday's home opener gave the Ankeny girls' swimming team a chance to mix up its lineup against an inferior opponent. Coach Dustin Rhoads' team still dominated the non-conference meet at Trail Point Aquatics Center. Ankeny won all 12 events and rolled to a 141-28 victory over Mason City. The Hawkettes improved to 4-1 on the season, while the … [Read more...] about ‘It was a great home opener for us!’: Ankeny swimmers rout Mason City, 141-28

Ankeny swimmers earn 5 victories, score 372 points to win Grinnell Quadrangular

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The Ankeny girls' swimming team won five events and easily defeated three opponents to capture the overall crown at the Grinnell Quadrangular on Thursday night. The Hawkettes racked up a total of 372 points. Grinnell was second with 242, followed by Newton with 241 and Indianola with 128. "It was nice to get three wins tonight!" said Ankeny coach … [Read more...] about Ankeny swimmers earn 5 victories, score 372 points to win Grinnell Quadrangular

‘It was a fun way to kick off our season’: Ankeny swimmers fall at Waukee, 106-80

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Coach Dustin Rhoads saw plenty of reasons to be optimistic after watching his Ankeny girls' swimming team open its season on Tuesday. Even though the Hawkettes dropped a 106-80 decision at Waukee, Rhoads came away from the CIML Conference dual meet fully convinced that his squad will continue to make progress throughout the season. "This is just the … [Read more...] about ‘It was a fun way to kick off our season’: Ankeny swimmers fall at Waukee, 106-80

Ankeny swimmers welcome back 5 state qualifiers, seek return to top-10 finish

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The Ankeny girls' swimming team is hoping that last year was just an aberration. After earning 10 consecutive top-10 finishes at the state meet, the Hawkettes slipped to a 29th-place finish in 2024. They scored just nine points after being disqualified in the 200 medley relay. Ankeny was seeded seventh in that event and posted a time of 1:51.01, which … [Read more...] about Ankeny swimmers welcome back 5 state qualifiers, seek return to top-10 finish

Ankeny earns runner-up finish at district meet, advances 9 swimmers to state

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The Ankeny boys' swimming team earned a runner-up finish in a district meet on Saturday at Summit Middle School in Johnston. More importantly, the Hawks qualified for the state meet in all three relays while advancing eight of their swimmers in a total of 12 individual events. "We had a good meet!" said Ankeny coach Dustin … [Read more...] about Ankeny earns runner-up finish at district meet, advances 9 swimmers to state

‘We had a good day!’: Ankeny swimmers earn 3rd-place finish at conference meet

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The Ankeny boys' swimming team took a big step forward on Saturday. The ninth-ranked Hawks placed third among seven squads in the CIML Conference meet at Summit Middle School in Johnston. They finished with 315 points, four more than No. 7 Waukee. Ankeny also finished ahead of No. 8 Dowling Catholic, which placed … [Read more...] about ‘We had a good day!’: Ankeny swimmers earn 3rd-place finish at conference meet

‘It was great to honor those guys’: Ankeny swimming sextet celebrated on Sr. Night

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The Ankeny boys' swimming team honored its six seniors during Tuesday's dual meet against visiting Waukee Northwest. Tate Brownsberger, Charlie Morrissey, Brock Peterson, Finn Stukerjurgen, Austin Troyer and Tanner Young competed in the pool at Trail Point Aquatics Center for the final time. "It was great to honor those guys," said Ankeny coach Dustin … [Read more...] about ‘It was great to honor those guys’: Ankeny swimming sextet celebrated on Sr. Night

‘We came up just short’: AHS swimmers drop 87-83 decision at No. 5 Linn-Mar

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The Ankeny boys' swimming team traveled to eastern Iowa on Saturday for a top-10 matchup against Linn-Mar (Marion). In the end, the fifth-ranked Lions squeaked out an 87-83 victory in the non-conference dual meet. No. 9 Ankeny's record dropped to 3-5 on the season. Linn-Mar won all three of the relay events, including the 400 freestyle relay that … [Read more...] about ‘We came up just short’: AHS swimmers drop 87-83 decision at No. 5 Linn-Mar

No. 8 Ankeny swimmers rebound from loss to Dowling with victory over S.E. Polk

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The eighth-ranked Ankeny boys' swimming team bounced back from Tuesday's loss to Dowling Catholic with a 121-49 victory over No. 14 Southeast Polk on Thursday at Trail Point Aquatics Center. The Hawks won nine of the 11 events while raising their records to 2-3 in the CIML Conference and 3-3 overall. They swept the top two places in two of the three … [Read more...] about No. 8 Ankeny swimmers rebound from loss to Dowling with victory over S.E. Polk

‘This was not our night’: Ankeny swimmers drop 92-78 decision to Dowling Catholic

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The Ankeny boys' swimming team won't have any time to dwell on Tuesday's loss to visiting Dowling Catholic. The 11th-ranked Maroons won eight of the 11 events, including all three relays, and posted a 92-78 victory over No. 6 Ankeny at Trail Point Aquatics Center. The loss dropped the Hawks' records to 1-3 in the CIML Conference and 2-3 overall. "This … [Read more...] about ‘This was not our night’: Ankeny swimmers drop 92-78 decision to Dowling Catholic

‘We had a good night’: Ankeny swimmers win 9 events in 112-58 victory at Johnston

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Any win in the Central Iowa Metropolitan League is a good one. Ankeny boys' swimming coach Dustin Rhoads certainly didn't take his team's victory at Johnston on Thursday for granted. "We had a good night at the pool," Rhoads said after his squad posted a 112-58 triumph over the Dragons at Summit Middle School. "It was fun to see the guys compete hard … [Read more...] about ‘We had a good night’: Ankeny swimmers win 9 events in 112-58 victory at Johnston

‘We had a great meet’: Ankeny swimmers capture 3rd straight Little Hawk Invite title

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If the Ankeny boys' swimming team needed a shot of momentum heading into the holiday break, the Hawks certainly got one on Saturday. Seventh-ranked Ankeny won four events and easily captured its third consecutive title in the Little Hawk Invitational at Iowa City. The Hawks racked up 442 points to finish 63 points ahead of No. 6 Iowa City West, which took … [Read more...] about ‘We had a great meet’: Ankeny swimmers capture 3rd straight Little Hawk Invite title

Ankeny swimmers drop 99-71 decision at Valley, will head to Iowa City Saturday

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Ankeny boys' swimming coach Dustin Rhoads wasn't too concerned about his team's 99-71 loss at Valley on Thursday. "We had a fun meet with them," Rhoads said. "They are always tough especially at their home pool, but I thought my guys swam pretty well at our final dual meet of 2024. We were missing one of our best swimmers tonight, but I thought a lot … [Read more...] about Ankeny swimmers drop 99-71 decision at Valley, will head to Iowa City Saturday

‘We had a good night’: Ankeny swimmers romp to 132-38 victory over Indianola

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The Ankeny boys' swimming team cruised to a 132-38 victory over visiting Indianola in a non-conference dual meet on Tuesday at Trail Point Aquatics Center. The Hawks won nine of the 11 events to even their overall record at 1-1. They swept the top three places in six individual events and took the two places in all three relays. "We had a good night … [Read more...] about ‘We had a good night’: Ankeny swimmers romp to 132-38 victory over Indianola

‘We knew this would be a challenge’: Hawk swimmers fall at Waukee by 1 point

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Thursday's CIML Conference dual meet at the Waukee Natatorium came down to the final event. In the end, Waukee won the 400 freestyle relay and also got a third-place finish from its "B" unit to edge visiting Ankeny, 85.5-84.5, in the boys' swimming matchup. "It was tough to lose this meet that way as we were ahead the entire way up until the final … [Read more...] about ‘We knew this would be a challenge’: Hawk swimmers fall at Waukee by 1 point

‘We had a fun time!’: Ankeny swimmers edge Dowling for 3rd place at Sprint Invite

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It was a good opening test for the Ankeny boys' swimming team. The Hawks kicked off their season on Tuesday by hosting the Sprint Invitational at Trail Point Aquatics Center. They racked up 308 points to edge Dowling Catholic by a point for third place in the six-team event. Waukee Northwest won the meet with 407 points. Valley was second with … [Read more...] about ‘We had a fun time!’: Ankeny swimmers edge Dowling for 3rd place at Sprint Invite