Missouri
Iowa/ Indiana/ Illinois
Mizzou Earns Split in Double Dual
1/18/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Swimming & Diving
Jan. 18, 2014
IOWA CITY, Iowa - The Mizzou men's swimming and diving team earned a split with Indiana and Iowa on Saturday, Jan. 18 at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center in Iowa City, Iowa. The Tigers (5-4) defeated Iowa, 168-131, and fell to Indiana, 173-124. Junior Sam Tierney and sophomore Clark Thomas each claimed event wins to lead Missouri.
The Tigers started off the day with a first-place finish in the 200 medley relay. Mizzou's `A' team of Tierney, seniors Mark Conroy and Logan Mosley and sophomore Max Grodecki defeated the field with a time of 1:28.95.
Tierney claimed first in the 200 breast after a swim of 1:59.53. The win was Tierney's 14th event title of the season, including his sixth in the 200 breast. He also took second in the 100 breast with a time of 55.09.
In the diving well, Thomas continued his strong performance of late with a win on the 1-meter. He tallied 359.6 points to place first, more than 18 points ahead of the next finisher. Additionally, Thomas took third on the 3-meter with 360.0 points.
Grodecki earned a pair of runner-up finishes in the spring events. The sophomore took second in the 50 free in 20.6, as well as second in the 100 free with a time of 45.06. In the 100 free, Grodecki finished ahead of freshman Michael Chadwick, who was third in 45.90.
Junior Eegan Groome also placed second in two different events. He posted a time of 4:33.26 in the 500 free and 1:04.26 in the 200 free. Junior Andrew Phillips was fourth in the 200 free in 1:40.92, just 0.01 out of third-place.
Also earning second-place showings on the day were freshman Carter Griffin and junior Mack Darragh. Griffin touched second in the 200 back with a swim of 1:46.68, while Darragh was second in the 200 IM in 1:51.86. Darragh swam well in the 200 fly as well, with a third-place finish in the event in 1:49.20.
Three more Tigers also took third in their respective events. Mosley placed third in the 100 fly (49.37), freshman Martin Wallace in the 1000 free (9:31.84) and sophomore Daniel Graviss in the 200 IM (1:52.67).
Mizzou return to the pool on Saturday, Jan. 25 in a road dual against Drury at 1 p.m.
Team Scores:
Mizzou 168, Iowa 131
Indiana 173, Mizzou 124
Indiana 195, Iowa 102
Players Mentioned
