Nov. 21, 2004

Day 1 and 2 Results
Day 3 Results

Evanston, Ill. - The University of Missouri women's swimming and diving team wrapped up a strong outing by finishing in 2nd place at the TYR Invitational, held this weekend in Evanston, Ill.

Mizzou finished 2nd in the five-team meet, with a three-day total of 996.50 points. Host Northwestern claimed the meet with a total of 1,113 points, while Pittsburgh was third with 903.50 points, followed by Southern Illinois (4th - 613.50) and Kenyon College (5th - 340.50).

Amanda Morford earned her second win of the meet when she won the 50 backstroke with a time of 26.82 seconds on Sunday. Mariona Costa also got a win for MU on Sunday, as she claimed first in the 200 breaststroke, with an effort of 2:17.58. Other highlights for Mizzou included Sarah Menefee, who finished second in the 200 backstroke (2:03.77) and the 400 freestyle relay team of Lindsay Palbykin, Amanda Morford, Taye Patterson, and Shannon Hogan, who finished second with a time of 3:26.66.

Full results are available on Northwestern's official website, www.nusports.com.

Here is a listing of Mizzou's top-four finishers in Sunday's final results:

Women

50 Butterfly - Belinda Wood, 4th, 26.42
200 Backstroke - Sarah Menefee, 2nd, 2:03.77
100 Freestyle - Taye Patterson, 3rd, 52.28
100 Freestyle - Lindsay Palbykin, 4th, 52.50
200 Breaststroke - Mariona Costa, 1st, 2:17.58
50 Backstroke - Amanda Morford, 1st, 26.82
50 Backstroke - Shannon Hogan, 4th, 27.53
400 Freestyle Relay - Lindsay Palbykin, Amanda Morford, Taye Patterson, Shannon Hogan, 2nd, 3:26.66
200 Butterfly - Becca Dawson, 3rd, 2:03.08