Tigers Dominate Drury on the Road
2/8/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
Feb. 8, 2008
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - The 21st-ranked University of Missouri women's swimming and diving team (12-1, 2-1 Big 12) cruised to victory, Friday, with a 196-100 win over defending NCAA Division II national champion Drury. The Tigers captured 12 of 16 events en route to their 12th win of the season.
"The women got the job done today," Head Coach Brian Hoffer said. We had a few swimmers really step up and make us proud. We're looking forward to heading home and matching up with Nebraska tomorrow."
The catalyst for the Tigers on Friday was junior Coralie Baumann in the 1000 free. The South Elgin, Ill., native went the distance and finished first in a time of 10:23.72. Classmate Carly Sullivan touched in second in a time of 10:29.31, with freshman Melissa Jamerson rounding out the top-three (10:31.51).
Freshman Morgan McCleery more than rose to the challenge put in front of her, racking up a pair of wins in the breaststroke events. The Texan paced the field in the 100 breast in a time of 1:06.93 and returned for a second win in the 200 portion of the event in a time of 2:23.88.
Although she did not record a personal best again this week, senior Arica Jacinto did race to victory in the 200 fly in a time of 2:08.40. Fellow senior Taye Patterson followed that up with a win of her own in the 50 free in a time of 24.43.
Earning her second win in as many weeks was freshman Francie Szostak, who triumphed in the 100 free in a time of 53.02. Classmate Lauren Lavigna posted a win in the 200 IM in a time of 2:11.65.
Sophomore Colleen Gordon added another win to her 2007-08 collection in the 200 free. The Missouri City, Texas, native clocked a 1:50.92 for the win, with Szostak touching in second in a time of 1:54.91.
Mixing things up in the 500 free was junior Lori Halvorson, who swam a 5:04.37 to earn the win ahead of runner-up Jill Granger (5:10.41) and third-place finisher Kirsten David (5:12.06).
Joining McCleery as a multiple winner on Friday was junior Kendra Melnychuk. The Canadian continued her dominant season in the diving well with easy victories on both the 1-meter (319.73) and 3-meter boards (328.43).
Closing out the night in winning fashion were Patterson, Halvorson, Szostak and Gordon in the 200 free relay. The quartet combined for a first-place finish in a time of 1:37.80.
The Tigers return to action on Saturday when they host conference foe Nebraska at the Mizzou Aquatics Center at 1 p.m. Fans unable to make it to the meet can remain updated on all the latest action by viewing live results on mutigers.com.
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