@MizzouSwim Dive Opens Three Days of Competition Thursday Against Drury on Senior Day
1/24/2018 3:09:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving, Swimming & Diving
COLUMBIA, Mo. - The No. 15/10 Mizzou men's and women's swimming and diving teams open three consecutive days of competition this week with a dual against in-state opponent Drury on Thursday, Jan. 25 at 4 p.m. CT at Mizzou Aquatic Center. Prior to the meet, the Tigers will honor their 11 seniors for their contributions to the Missouri program. Admission to the meet is free. Additionally, the swimmers will take part in the two-day Tiger Invite, held Friday, Jan. 26 - Saturday, Jan. 27, also at the Mizzou Aquatic Center. Friday action gets underway at 5:30 p.m. There will be two sessions on Saturday, the first session begins at 8:15 a.m., with the second session scheduled to begin two hours after the first session ends Admission for the Tiger Invite is $8 for Friday and $10 for Saturday for spectators 13 and over. Heat sheets will be included in the price of admission.
Live results will be available on Meet Mobile for both meets
Parking for Thursday's meet and Friday's Tiger Invite session (if arriving before 6 p.m.) must be purchased in advance through University of Missouri Parking & Transportation (Thursday's link; Friday's link).
LAST TIME OUT
Mizzou earned a road sweep over in-state foe Missouri State on Jan. 20 in Springfield, Missouri. The Missouri women downed Missouri State 146-88, while the men posted a 138-98 win. Tiger sophomore Giovanny Lima won the men's 500 free and took down the Hammond Student Center Pool record with a 4:28.79, besting the old mark of 4:31.16 set in 2011. The win also marked his team-leading 11th event title of the 2017-18 campaign.
Additionally, four Tigers earned two wins apiece in action against the Bears.
In the diving well, senior Kendra Kieser and junior Kyle Goodwin both swept the springboards. Kieser, who earned consecutive sweeps after wins at Texas A&M on Jan. 6, claimed the 1-meter and 3-meter competitions with scores of 304.12 and 295.28, respectively. Goodwin easily took top honors on both boards with totals of 376.95 on 1-meter and 356.55 on 3-meter.
Senior Sharli Brady took home wins in the 200 fly (2:03.34) and 400 IM (4:24.49), her ninth and 10th event victories of the season.
Also with two individual wins on the day was sophomore Nick Alexander, who was victorious in both the 200 IM (1:41.98) and 200 back (1:49.45).
IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
The Tigers enter this weekend ranked 10th (women) and 15th (men) in the latest CSCAA / TYR Top 25 Poll.
IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS - INDIVIDUALS
A total of 19 Tigers are ranked in the top 25 in their respective events, including four who are in the top 10. Junior Mikel Schreuders ranks third nationally in the 200 free (1:33.24), senior Hannah Stevens is fourth in the 100 back (51.16), senior Sharli Brady is fifth in the 400 IM (4:04.37) and ninth in the 200 fly (1:54.56) and junior Annie Ochitwa is seventh in the 100 free (47.58).
| NAME | EVENT | RANK | TIME |
| Nick Alexander | 200 IM | 22nd | 1:44.93 |
| 200 Back | 24th | 1:41.97 | |
| Sam Coffman | 200 Free | 23rd | 1:34.98 |
| Carter Grimes | 400 IM | 20th | 3:45.20 |
| Jordy Groters | 100 Breast | 19th | 53.12 |
| Daniel Hein | 100 Back | 24th | 46.41 |
| Caleb Hicks | 100 Breast | 15th | 52.95 |
| Giovanny Lima | 200 Free | 22nd | 1:34.88 |
| Luke Mankus | 50 Free | 17th | 19.39 |
| Micah Slaton | 100 Fly | 13th | 46.00 |
| 200 Fly | 14th | 1:43.08 | |
| Mikel Schreuders | 200 Free | 3rd | 1:33.24 |
| 100 Free | 23rd | 42.86 | |
| Alex Walton | 400 IM | 11th | 3:44.08 |
| 200 IM | 14th | 1:44.29 | |
| Jacob Wielinski | 1650 Free | 24th |
14:59.10 |
| Sharli Brady | 400 IM | 4th | 4:04.37 |
| 200 Fly | 9th | 1:54.56 | |
| 200 IM | 12th | 1:55.55 | |
| Kylie Dahlgren | 200 IM | 25th | 1:56.55 |
| Haley Hynes | 100 Back | 23rd | 52.54 |
| Jennifer King | 200 Back | 25th | 1:54.13 |
| Annie Ochitwa | 100 Free | 7th | 47.58 |
| 50 Free | 23rd | 22.34 | |
| Hannah Stevens | 100 Back | 4th | 51.16 |
| 200 Back | 12th | 1:52.31 | |
| Kira Zubar | 500 Free | 14th | 4:38.80 |
| 1650 Free | 18th | 16:09.51 |
ORDER OF EVENTS
200 Medley Relay
1000 Free
200 Free
50 Free
200 IM
Women's 1-Meter Diving
Men's 3-Meter Diving
100 Fly
100 Free
100 Back
500 Free
Women's 3-Meter Diving
Men's 1-Meter Diving
100 Breast
200 Free Relay
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