Nov. 24, 1999
The University of Missouri men's and women's swimming and diving teams swept Western Illinois on Friday evening in Macomb, Ill. Things went pretty much as expected as the men defeated WIU by a score of 143-97 while the women won with a convincing score of 158-75.
For the women, the meet was never really close. MU came took control of the dual by sweeping the top three spots in the 200 medley relay and never looked back. The Mizzou women won every race and claimed the swept the top spots in all but two events. Many of the Tigers got to even swim a few events that are not their regular events.
Hoffer was happy with the way the women swam. His goal for the team was not necessarily to swim fast times, but to concentrate on swimming smart races working on strategy. Many of the women impressed him throughout the meet.
"WIU had a difficult time matching up with us. We preformed well for how hard we were training heading into the meet. I was mostly concerned with smart racing. The way Rikki swam the 200 fly was a highlight for me. Ellen Cross' 200 free was a personal best which was great for this time of the season."
Senior Rikki Janes continued to shine. She won the 200 fly while also leading off the victorious 200 medley relay. Tawney Larm also won the 200 IM for her third victory of the season, all in different events. There were a total of nine Tigers that claimed wins during the dual. The only double winners were sophomore Erin Wilke who was victorious in both diving events and freshman Sarah Stowe who won the 200 back and the 500 free.
The Tiger will take Thanksgiving weekend off from competition before heading to the Indiana Invitational in Bloomington, Ind. December 3-5 for the final meet of the fall semester.
Results *Winner and Missouri Only Missouri 158 Western Illinois 7550 Freestyle 1. Kim Lambert 24.79 2. Tara Brooks 25.11 6. Julia Alexander 27.10
100 Freestyle 1. Jeana Willi 54.01 2. Katy Chandler 54.31 3. Molly Vetter 54.57
500 Freestyle 1. Sarah Stowe 5:14.24 2. Chrissy Frieh 5:20.11
200 Freestyle 1. Kara Bramer 1:56.46 2. Ellen Cross 1:57.00 3. Whitney Nigh 2:02.41
1000 Freestyle 1. Katy Chandler 10:26.52 2. Leslie Hoh 10:36.74
200 Backstroke 1. Sarah Stowe 2:10.10 2. Julia Alexander 2:12.60 3. Amanda Smiley 2:14.39
200 Breaststroke 1. Leslie Hoh 2:25.76 2. Tiffany Bohon 2:31.71 3. Kim Lambert 2:32.23 4. Kristin Ziemke 2:32.43
200 Butterfly 1. Rikki Janes 2:06.08 2. Krista Davis 2:13.47 3. Erika Kalocinski 2:15.65
200 Individual Medley 1. Tawney Larm 2:10.45 2. Chrissy Frieh 2:13.06 3. Tiffany Bohon 2:16.45
One-meter Diving 1. Erin Wilke 186.27 4. Kelly Pozzoli 149.77
Three-meter Diving 1. Erin Wilke 213.13 4. Kelly Pozzoli 136.20
200 Medley Relay 1. MU 1:51.14 (Janes, Bohon, Vetter, Bramer) 2. MU 1:52.15 (Alexander, Ziemkem Davies, Cross) 3. MU 1:53.49 (Kalocinksi, Lambert, Willi, Brooks)
200 Freestyle Relay 1. MU 1:36.34 (Willi, Brooks, Nigh, Cross) 2. MU 1:37.95 (Bramer, Larm, Janes, Frieh) 3. MU 1:43.32 (Chandler, Alexander, Davis, Vetter)