COLUMBIA, Mo. – The No. 15/10 Mizzou men's and women's swimming and diving programs earned a road sweep over in-state foe Missouri State Saturday afternoon at in Springfield, Missouri. The Missouri women downed Missouri State 146-88, while the men posted a 138-98 win. Tiger sophomore Giovanny Lima broke the Hammond Student Center Pool 500 free record, a mark that had stood since 2011.
KEY TIGERS
Lima won the men's 500 free and took down the Hammond Student Center Pool record with a 4:28.79, besting the old mark of 4:31.16 set in 2011. The win also marked his team-leading 11th event title of the 2017-18 campaign.
Additionally, four Tigers earned two wins apiece in action against the Bears.
In the diving well, senior Kendra Kieser (Plano, Texas) and junior Kyle Goodwin (Aurora, Colorado) both swept the springboards. Kieser, who earned consecutive sweeps after wins at Texas A&M on Jan. 6, claimed the 1-meter and 3-meter competitions with scores of 304.12 and 295.28, respectively. Goodwin easily took top honors on both boards with totals of 376.95 on 1-meter and 356.55 on 3-meter.
Senior Sharli Brady (Burlington, Kentucky) took home wins in the 200 fly (2:03.34) and 400 IM (4:24.49), her ninth and 10th event victories of the season.
Also with two individual wins on the day was sophomore Nick Alexander, who was victorious in both the 200 IM (1:41.98) and 200 back (1:49.45).
QUOTABLES
Mizzou Head Coach Greg Rhodenbaugh
"We had a good day of racing. The divers did very well, they swept both boards on both sides. Missouri State has gotten so much better lately. The coach, Dave Collins, has done a great job building the team. I have a lot of respect for them and they did a great job of racing today. We won but we had really good races down there with them. We're looking forward to getting back to our own pool next weekend."
MIZZOU WINNERS
- Women's 400 Medley Relay: Haley Hynes, Emily Snyder, Erin Metzger-Seymour, Annie Ochitwa (3:46.67)
- Men's 400 Medley Relay: Daniel Hein, Caleb Hicks, Micah Slaton, Mikel Schreuders (3:19.58)
- Women's 200 Free: Erin Metzger-Seymour (1:51.98)
- Men's 200 Free: Sam Coffman (1:40.33)
- Women's 50 Free: Sarah Thompson (23.79)
- Men's 50 Free: Caleb Hicks/Luke Mankus (21.10)
- Women's 400 IM: Sharli Brady: (4:24.49)
- Men's 200 IM: Nick Alexander (1:51.43)
- Women's 1-Meter: Kendra Kieser (304.12)
- Men's 1-Meter: Kyle Goodwin (376.95)
- Women's 200 Fly: Sharli Brady (2:03.34)
- Women's 100 Free: Annie Ochitwa (51.51)
- Men's 100 Free: Mikel Schreuders (45.89)
- Men's 200 Back: Nick Alexander (1:49.45)
- Men's 500 Free: Giovanny Lima (4:28.79) – pool record
- Women's 3-Meter: Kendra Kieser (295.28)
- Men's 3-Meter: Kyle Goodwin (356.55)
UP NEXT
The Tigers host their final dual meet of the season as they host Drury on Senior Day on Thursday, Jan. 25 at 4 p.m. CT.