Lang
7/28/22
The University of Northern Iowa has announced the death of sophomore Panther swimmer and Iowa City native Lily Ernst.
Ernst, a West High graduate majoring in social work, finished her second season with the Panthers last winter. She earned First-Team All-Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) honors as a freshman with a second-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly at the MVC Championships. Ernst earned 2021-22 MVC Scholar-Athlete Team recognition as a sophomore, while also setting a new school record in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:02.97.
A cause of death has not been released.