AMES, Iowa – The Omaha swimming & diving team lost a hard fought battle to Iowa State Friday evening, falling 168-109 at Beyer Pool.

Despite the loss, it proved a night of season bests for Omaha as four Mavericks – seniors Natalie Renshaw and Miranda Knipfer and juniors Morgan Stepp and Tiril Jensen -- registered their fastest times of the season in one or more events.

Stepp led the charge for UNO, securing season-low times in a trio of events. The Parker, Colo., native won the 200 IM (2:08.62) and finished as runner-up in both the 200 back (2:11.52) and 200 breast (2:26.77).

Jensen notched her best time of the year in the 100 breast at 1:06.49. Renshaw also won her headline events, going 52.00 in the 100 free and 24.20 in the 50 free. Knipfer took second in the 1-meter dive, inking her highest score of the year at 238.19.

The 200 free relay quartet of Renshaw, sophomore Cassandra Jahn and juniors Meredith Ricks and Mackenzie Ritter flew to a second-place finish with a time of 1:39.23, eclipsing UNO's previous season-best mark by more than three seconds.

Omaha has the next two weeks off before returning to the pool on Saturday, Nov. 14 at Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The meet is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. from Glen F. Henry Pool.