COLUMBIA, Mo. - The No. 10/15 Missouri swimming and diving teams head to Springfield, Missouri, to take on the Missouri State Bears on Saturday, Jan. 20 at Hammons Student Center. Diving action is slated to start at Noon, while swimming gets underway at 3 p.m.
IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS - TEAM
The Tigers enter this weekend ranked 10th (women) and 15th (men) in the latest CSCAA / TYR Top 25 Poll.
LAST TIME OUT
Missouri had a full slate of competition two weeks ago, with the three-day Tennessee Diving Invite and duals against SMU and No. 1/9 Texas A&M. On the men's side, the Tiger swimmers easily earned a 173-85 win over SMU on Jan. 4, while winning 10 events before exhibitioning some races at the end of the meet. One day later, the Mizzou men suffered a 169-131 loss to No. 9 Texas A&M that came down to the last individual event of the day. Two Tigers, sophomores Giovanny Lima and Micah Slaton, combined to win three events in the two meets. Lima took home the 200 free and 500 free wins against the Aggies and the 200 free at SMU, while Slaton swept the 100 fly and 200 fly at Texas A&M and won the 100 fly against the Mustangs. At the Tennessee Diving Invitational, junior Kyle Goodwin earned a pair of third-place finishes on the springboards.
The women earned a 147-111 win at SMU and suffered a 169-118 loss to No. 1 Texas A&M. Senior Kendra Kieser swept the springboard events against the Aggies on Saturday, as she claimed wins on both 1-meter and 3-meter to earn the Tigers important points. At the Tennessee Diving Invitational, senior Madeline McKernan took home a third-place finish on platform to highlight Mizzou's action.
IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS - INDIVIDUAL
A total of 17 Tigers are ranked in the top 25 in their respective events, including four who are in the top 10. Junior Mikel Schreuders ranks third nationally in the 200 free (1:33.24), senior Hannah Stevens is fourth in the 100 back (51.16), senior Sharli Brady is fifth in the 400 IM (4:04.37) and ninth in the 200 fly (1:54.56) and junior Annie Ochitwa is seventh in the 100 free (47.58).
| NAME | EVENT | RANK | TIME |
| Nick Alexander | 200 IM | 22 | 1:44.93 |
| Sam Coffman | 200 Free | 22 | 43.64 |
| Jordy Groters | 100 Breast | 19 | 53.12 |
| Daniel Hein | 100 Back | 22 | 46.41 |
| Caleb Hicks | 100 Breast | 15 | 52.95 |
| Giovanny Lima | 200 Free | 20 | 1:34.88 |
| Luke Mankus | 50 Free | 17 | 19.39 |
| Mikel Schreuders | 200 Free | 3 | 1:33.24 |
| 100 Free | 21 | 42.86 | |
| Micah Slaton | 100 Fly | 12 | 46.00 |
| 200 Fly | 14 | 1:43.08 | |
| Alex Walton | 200 IM | 16 | 1:44.29 |
| Jacob Wielinski | 1650 Free | 23 | 14:59.10 |
| Sharli Brady | 400 IM | 5 | 4:04.37 |
| 200 Fly | 9 | 1:54.56 | |
| 200 IM | 12 | 1:55.55 | |
| Haley Hynes | 100 Back | 23 | 52.54 |
| Jen King | 200 Back | 25 | 1:54.13 |
| Annie Ochitwa | 100 Free | 7 | 47.58 |
| 50 Free | 22 | 22.34 | |
| Hannah Stevens | 100 Back | 4 | 51.16 |
| 200 Back | 13 | 1:52.31 | |
| Kira Zubar | 500 Free | 14 | 4:38.80 |
| 1650 Free | 18 | 16:09.51 |
UP NEXT
Mizzou concludes the dual portion of its schedule with Senior Day as the team hosts Drury on Thursday, Jan. 25 at 4 p.m. CT at the Mizzou Aquatic Center. Prior to competition, the Tigers will honor their 13 seniors for their contributions to the Mizzou swimming and diving program.