Jan. 19, 2007

The Missouri swimming & diving teams will hit the road for their final non-conference dual meet of year on Saturday when they face Indiana at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center. The meet begins at 10 a.m.

The 24th-ranked Mizzou women (7-1) are looking to ride the momentum of last weekend's 184-103 win over Iowa State in the home finale. A total of four swimmers have posted NCAA "B" Cut times in eight events. Jill Granger and Colleen Gordon have posted "B" cut times in two events each, while Lori Halvorson and Shannon Hogan are notched qualifying times in one event. Both Tiger divers - Kim Massaro and Kendra Melnychuk - are also on their way to the NCAA Zone Championships.

MU's men (5-1) will be hitting the water for the first time this semester after last weekend's meet with Missouri State was canceled due to the icy road conditions throughout the Midwest that wouldn't allow the Bears to safely travel to Columbia. Junior Bennett Clark is the lone Tiger to have recorded an NCAA qualifying mark, as his 50 free time of 20.10 is currently the 16th-fastest in the country. Freshman diver Greg DeStephen has also scored well enough in the 3-meter springboard to have secured a spot at the Zones.

All seven of the 15th-ranked Indiana men's (3-3-1) meets have come against ranked teams, including a 210-139 loss to then-No. 3 Texas back on Nov. 3-4. The Hoosier women (4-0) are ranked 13th in the CSCAA Poll and are coming off a 1st-place finish at the Michigan Invitational.

This will be Mizzou's first trip to Indiana since Nov. 2003 when both squads finished third at the Indiana Invitational.

Next weekend the Tiger women will swim at Nebraska in their final dual of the season. The Big 12 Championships are Feb. 14-17 in College Station, Texas.