@MizzouSwimDive Hosts Kentucky, Arkansas in Two-Day Meet

Thursday, November 1

Columbia, Mo.

2 p.m. CT

University of Missouri

Kentucky

@MizzouSwimDive Hosts Kentucky, Arkansas in Two-Day Meet

10/31/2018 10:25:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving, Swimming & Diving

COLUMBIA, Mo. - The Mizzou men's and women's swimming and diving teams return to action this week when they host Kentucky and Arkansas (women only) for a two-day meet, Nov. 1-2, at the Mizzou Aquatic Center. Competition begins Thursday at 2 p.m. and will continue Friday at 9 a.m.

Both days will be broadcast live on SEC Network +, and live results will be available on Meet Mobile.

Thursday's events include men's 1-meter, women's 3-meter, 200 free relay, 200 IM, 500 free, 100 breast, 200 back, 100 free, 200 fly and the 400 medley relay. Competition resumes Saturday morning with women's 1-meter, men's 3-meter, 200 medley relay, 1000 free, 50 free, 100 back, 200 breast, 100 fly, 200 free, 400 IM and the 400 free relay.

LAST TIME OUT

The Mizzou women picked up a 176-81 win over Vanderbilt on Oct. 12. A total of 10 different Tigers claimed event wins in the meet, led by two from senior Annie Ochitwa (50 free and 100 fly).

MEN'S OUTLOOK

The 2018-19 squad returns eight Tigers with All-America honors to their name: seniors Sam Coffman, Kyle Goodwin, Luke Mankus, Mikel Schreudersand Jacob Wielinski, juniors Daniel Hein and Giovanny Lima and sophomore Grant Reed. Additionally, seven individual NCAA participants also return: Goodwin, Schreuders, Wielinski, Hein, Lima, junior Nick Alexander and sophomore Carter Grimes.

WOMEN'S OUTLOOK

Coming off a 15th-place finish at the 20018 NCAA Championships, this year's women's team returns five All-Americans: seniors Ochitwa and Maddie Gehrke, junior Haley Hynes and sophomores Lauren Savoy and Sarah Thompson. Hynes, Ochitwa and Thompson join seniors Kylie Dahlgrenand Courtney Evensen as 2018 NCAA Championships qualifiers.

UP NEXT

The Tigers next return to the pool for the three-day Mizzou Invite, which runs Thursday, Nov. 15-Saturday, Nov. 17 at the Mizzou Aquatic Center. Preliminary action will begin at 10 a.m. each day, with finals slated to start at 6 p.m.