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Thorson with pair of Top-4 finishes

Submitted photo Lehr Thorson, a former Fort Dodge Senior High all-stater, competes in a meet for Iowa State.

TOPEKA, Kan. — Sophomore Lehr Thorson turned in a pair of strong finals performances at the Kansas Invitational here on Sunday, helping the Cyclones to a second-place finish in the team standings.

Thorson, a 2017 Fort Dodge Senior High graduate, recorded a 1:03.09 in the 100 breaststroke to place third. She also had a personal-best time of 2:17.04 in the 200 breaststroke to finish fourth.

Thorson’s time in the 200 breast was the eighth best in Iowa State history.

Iowa State finished behind only Kansas in the team race. The Cyclones were ahead of North Texas, Northern Iowa, Omaha and Arkansas-Little Rock.

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