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@MizzouSwimDive Opens Action in Two-Day Meet with Arkansas and Kentucky
11/1/2018 4:56:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Mizzou men's and women's swimming and diving teams opened a two-day meet Thursday afternoon against Kentucky and Arkansas (women only) at the Mizzou Aquatic Center.
Through one day of completion, the Mizzou women lead Arkansas 85-82 and trail Kentucky 101-66, while the Kentucky men have a slight 85-81 edge over the Tiger men.
KEY PERFORMANCES
Senior Kyle Goodwin (Aurora, Colo.) easily took home top honors on men's 1-meter, as the diver accumulated 351.1 points in his six rounds. The win was his third of the young season.
The men's team also touched first in both Thursday relays, the 200 free relay and 400 medley relay.
In the 400 medley relay, the Tigers' A and B teams finished 1-2 to pick up points on the final event of day one action. Mizzou's A relay team of junior Daniel Hein (Sycamore, Ill.), junior Caleb Hicks (Colorado Springs, Colo.), freshman Danny Kovac (Fort Collins, Colo.) and senior Mikel Schreuders (Oranjestad, Aruba) touched first in 3:15.54, while the B team of freshman Jack Dahlgren (Victoria, Minn.), senior Nick Staver (Bettendorf, Iowa), junior Micah Slaton (Austin Texas) and freshman Kyle Leach (Colorado Springs, Colo.) held off Kentucky to place second in 3:16.34.
In the women's 500 free, a trio of Tigers all notched season-bests. Senior Courtney Evensen (Golden Valley, Minn.) touched in 4:56.17, followed by junior Azra Avdic (Skokie, Ill.) in 4:56.21 and freshman Ana Pozder (Apex, N.C.) in 4:56.32.
Additionally, senior Annie Ochitwa (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) took second in the 100 free with a season-best time of 49.87.
QUOTABLES
Mizzou Interim Head Coach Andrew Grevers
"There were a few races today where it came down to the final touch and they just touched us out. But we had a lot of really great swims. The men were slightly behind (going into the 400 medley relay). We needed to fight to get back in the meet and they stepped up in a big way. For them to go 1-2 like that really gives us a shot to win this meet."
UP NEXT
Action at the two-day meet continues on Friday, Nov. 2 at 9 a.m. CT at the Mizzou Aquatic Center.
MIZZOU EVENT WINNERS
Men's 200 Free Relay – Luke Mankus, Caleb Hicks, Mikel Schreuders, Kyle Leach (1:20.76)
Men's 1-Meter – Kyle Goodwin (351.1)
Men's 400 Medley Relay – Daniel Hein, Caleb Hicks, Danny Kovac, Mikel Schreuders (3:15.54)
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