Feb. 17, 2015

AUBURN, Ala. - The Mizzou men's and women's swimming and diving teams set two school records during opening day action at the 2015 SEC Swimming and Diving Championships on Tuesday, Feb. 17 at the James E. Martin Aquatics Center in Auburn, Ala. Both the women's and men's teams sit in fifth-place after day one, with 137 and 132 points, respectively.

On the women's side, LSU (164) sits in first, followed by Georgia (148), Kentucky (144) and Florida (140) and Florida (139). Auburn (177) leads the men's field, ahead of Tennessee (164), Georgia (146) and South Carolina (140).

In the 200 medley relay, the women's quartet of freshman Hannah Stevens, junior Abby Duncan, senior Danielle Barbiea and freshman Rachel Hayden took seventh with a school record time of 1:37.33. The time, an NCAA A qualifying standard, was just 0.01 faster than the old mark set in 2012.

The Tiger men's 200 medley relay squad of junior Dillon Love, senior Sam Tierney, sophomore Andrew Sansoucie and junior Matthew Margritier also notched an NCAA `A' qualifying mark with a 1:25.07, a time that ranks second in school history in the event.

On the 3-meter springboard, junior Lauren Reedy earned an seventh-place finish with a finals score of 313.05. She qualified for the finals session after tallying 318.95 points in prelims. Freshman Alexa Beckwith also earned points for the Tigers after finishing 11th in prelims with 284.95 points.

The final event of the night was the 800 free relay, where the men's team dropped four seconds off their old school record with a time of 6:22.93. The foursome of senior Eegan Groome, sophomore Michael Chadwick, senior Andrew Phillips and senior Alex Glogoza were just off the NCAA A qualifying time of 6:22.81.

Missouri closed day one competition with a seventh-place finish in the women's 800 free relay. Freshmen Erin Metzger-Seymour, Sharli Brady and Rachel Hayden and junior Anna Patterson clocked a time of 7:08.43, the third fastest time in MU history.

Day two action preliminary action at the SEC Championships begins Wednesday at 10 a.m. CT.

Men's 1-Meter
5. Clark Thomas (371.05 finals, 385.30 prelims)
14. Elliot Cecil (298.60)
26. Hunter Fritter (232.10)

Men's 200 Medley Relay
6. Love, Tierney, Sansoucie, Margritier (1:25.07)

Women's 200 Medley Relay
7. Stevens, Duncan, Barbiea, Hayden (1:37.33)

Women's 3-Meter
7. Lauren Reedy (313.05 finals, 318.95 prelims)
11. Alexa Beckwith (284.95)
19. Kendra Kieser (273.45)
35. Lauren Callin (217.15)
37. Madeline McKernan (196.45)

Men's 800 Free Relay
8. Groome, Chadwick, Phillips, Glogoza (6:22.93)

Women's 800 Free Relay
7. Metzger-Seymour, Brady, Hayden, Patterson (7:08.43)