Dec. 4, 2008

COLUMBIA, Mo. - The Missouri Tigers swimming and diving squads are set to host the first-ever Mizzou Invitational, welcoming seven other teams from across the country for three days of action, beginning Friday, Dec. 5 at 10 a.m. CT.

Joining Mizzou's No. 20 women and No. 21 men in the pool will be No. 22 Arkansas (women), Missouri S&T, Iowa, Drury, Southern Illinois, Missouri State and Kansas, who will only be sending their divers.

"We're excited for this. There are a lot of good teams coming in," MU Head Coach Brian Hoffer said. "It's the first time we've ever held this event, so we're hoping this is something that can continue on in the future."

Admission is free to the public. Live results will be posted at mutigers.com during the meet.

Starting Times

	Prelim Warm-Up	Session Start	Finals Warm-Up	Session Start
Friday	8 am CT	10 am CT	4:30 pm CT	6 pm CT
Saturday	8 am CT	10 am CT	4:30 pm CT	6 pm CT
Sunday	8 am CT	10 am CT	2:30 pm CT	4 pm CT

Schedule of Events

**Note: Relays will only be at finals**

Friday, Dec. 5

200 Freestyle Relay

500 Freestyle

200 Individual Medley

50 Freestyle

400 Medley Relay

Saturday, Dec. 6

200 Medley Relay

400 Individual Medley

100 Butterfly

200 Freestyle

100 Breaststroke

100 Backstroke

800 Freestyle Relay

Sunday, Dec. 7

1650 Freestyle

200 Backstroke

100 Freestyle

200 Breaststroke

200 Butterfly

400 Freestyle Relay