CARBONDALE, Ill. – Senior Sharli Brady (Burlington, Kentucky) and junior Annie Ochitwa (Highlands Ranch, Colorado) each won three events to lead the Mizzou swimming and diving teams at the two-day Saluki Invite, held Nov. 3-4 in Carbondale, Illinois.
The Mizzou men (3-1, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) earned wins over host Southern Illinois (284-68) and Northwestern (279-68) but fell to Kentucky (213-140). The Tiger women (1-3, 0-3 SEC) defeated Southern Illinois (253-100) but lost to Kentucky (187.5-165.5).
KEY PERFORMERS
Ochitwa claimed two of her three victories in Saturday action, as the junior took home wins in the 50 free (23.56) and 100 fly (55.69). She also touched first in the 100 free on Friday.
Brady added a win in the 400 IM on Saturday to her 200 IM and 200 fly victories a day ago. She notched an NCAA 'B' time of 4:18.97 in the 400 IM to nab her first NCAA cut of the season.
Sophomore Giovanny Lima (Sao Paulo, Brazil) claimed a win in the 200 free to join his 500 free victory on Friday. Lima, who clocked a season-best 200 free time of 1:36.60, remains undefeated in the event so far in 2017-18.
Other Saturday winners included senior Kendra Kieser (Plano, Texas) in the 1-meter, sophomore Daniel Hein (Sycamore, Illinois) in the 100 back, sophomore Micah Slaton (Austin, Texas) in the 100 fly,
QUOTABLES
Mizzou Head Coach Greg Rhodenbaugh
"Overall we were better in some places as we've been all season, but worse in other places. It was a mixed bag. The women come back and won today and swam well today. Our guys swam better than yesterday but got touched out a few times. If we were a couple tenths faster on each side we win the day. Now it's time to take some rest into the Mizzou Invite."
MIZZOU WINNERS
Friday Results
- Women's 200 Free Relay – Sarah Thompson, Maddie Gehrke, Annie Ochitwa, Hannah Stevens (1:34.44)
- Men's 200 Free Relay – Alex Moore, Luke Mankus, Mikel Schreuders, Daniel Hein (1:22.02)
- Women's 200 IM – Sharli Brady (2:02.43)
- Men's 500 Free – Giovanny Lima (4:26.97)
- Women's 100 Free – Annie Ochitwa (50.89)
- Women's 200 Fly – Sharli Brady (2:00.83)
- Men's 400 Medley Relay – Daniel Hein, Caleb Hicks, Micah Slaton, Mikel Schreuders (3:16.16)
Saturday Results
- Women's 50 Free – Annie Ochitwa (23.56)
- Men's 100 Back – Daniel Hein (49.02)
- Women's 100 Fly – Annie Ochitwa (55.69)
- Men's 100 Fly – Micah Slaton (48.56)
- Men's 200 Free – Giovanny Lima (1:36.60)
- Women's 400 IM – Sharli Brady (4:18.97)
- Women's 1-Meter – Kendra Kieser – 284.70
- Women's 400 Free Relay – Erin Metzger-Seymour, Annie Ochitwa, Sharli Brady, Hannah Stevens (3:24.76)