COLUMBIA, Mo. - Sophomore Katharine Ross and freshman Sharli Brady each set new school records to lead the Mizzou women's swimming and diving team during day two action at the Mizzou Invite Friday at the Mizzou Aquatic Center. The Tigers swept all seven events on the day as they lead all teams with 813 points.
Florida International sits in second with 414 points, followed by Nebraska (350), Illinois (315), Drury (297), West Virginia (257), New Mexico (162), Northern Colorado (66) and UNLV (24).
Ross broke her own 100 breast school record in finals as she touched the wall in 59.43. Junior Abby Duncan, who swam a 59.81 in prelims to move into second all-time at Mizzou, finished second in a finals time of 1:00.26, followed by junior Lauren Stoeckle in 1:01.38.
Brady made her mark in the 400 IM, winning finals in a program record 4:11.53, three seconds faster than her prelims swim. She became the first Tiger to record a time under 4:12 in the event. Senior Danielle Spradlin finished third in the event.
In the diving well, junior Lauren Reedy completed a sweep of the springboards as she recorded 309.75 points in finals to win 1-meter. Redshirt senior Loren Figueroa placed third with a score of 296.75 points.
Mizzou opened the finals session with a win in the 200 medley relay, as freshman Hannah Stevens, Duncan, senior Danielle Barbiea and junior Anna Patterson clocked a time of 1:37.90.
Stevens earned an individual win of her own in the 100 back, where she went 52.71 in finals for the victory.
Another freshman was victorious in the 200 free, as Rachel Hayden took first in the A final after a swim of 1:48.72, just off her prelims time of 1:48.59. Fellow freshman Erin Metzger-Seymour was third in 1:48.76
The Tigers closed the night with a first-place finish in the 800 free. Barbiea, Stevens, Brady and Hayden combined to give Mizzou a time of 7:12.99 in the event for the win.
The Mizzou Invite concludes on Saturday, Nov. 22 with preliminary action at 10 a.m. and finals a 6 p.m.