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The Iowa State Cyclones went 4-0 over the month of January, including a thrilling four-point win over conference rival West Virginia, avenging a 20-point loss from last season.
The Jan. 26 win over West Virginia was the crown jewel of January. Iowa State was 4-0 all-time vs the Mountaineers heading into last season, but dropped a road dual 140-160 with West Virginia sweeping the relays. This year, things came down to the 400 free relay, with a strong Iowa State team winning by just over a second to ice the meet.
Earlier in the month, Iowa State beat Omaha, Northern Iowa and Illinois State, the former two on back-to-back days. The Cyclones remained unbeaten (17-0) all-time against Omaha, improved to 32-1 all-time against Northern Iowa and moved to 17-8 all-time against Illinois State.
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