Alexander Takes Down 100 Back Record During Mizzou Invite Day Two Action

Friday, November 16

Columbia, Mo.

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University of Missouri

Mizzou Invite

Alexander Takes Down 100 Back Record During Mizzou Invite Day Two Action

11/16/2018 9:19:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Junior Nick Alexander (St. Louis, Mo.) set a school record to highlight day two action for the Mizzou men's and women's swimming and diving teams at the 2018 Mizzou Invite during Friday action at the Mizzou Aquatic Center.

The Mizzou men have 944 points through two days of action to lead a field of nine teams, while the women sit first with 768.5 points against 12 other programs.

KEY PERFORMANCES

Alexander, who steadily dropped time in the 100 back in the meet, clocked a 45.93 in the finals session to break the program record and earn the first-place finish. The junior entered the meet with a personal best time of 47.44 in the event.

Senior Kyle Goodwin (Aurora, Colo.) completed a sweep of the springboards with a win on 3-meter on Friday. He totaled 395.10 points, with five of his six dives earning at least 63 points, to breeze to victory.

In the women's 100 back, junior Haley Hynes (Lee's Summit, Mo.) dropped a huge personal best 51.24 to finish first. Her old best was 51.50, set at last season's SEC Championships.

Senior Alex Walton (Wilton, Iowa) defended his 400 IM title from a season ago with a win in the event on Friday evening. He went a personal best 3:44.03 in finals for the win, dropping a second and a half from his morning swim.

Mizzou completed a 200 free sweep with wins in both the men's and women's races as well. Senior Mikel Schreuders (Oranjestad, Aruba) touched in 1:33.54 to take top honors on the men's side, while sophomore Sammie Jo Porter (Flower Mound, Texas) notched a personal best 1:46.44 to win the women's race.

The men's 100 breast also saw a 1-2-3 Tiger sweep with three career best times in the final. Junior Caleb Hicks (Colorado Springs, Colo.) touched first with a 52.57, which ranks him fourth all-time at Mizzou. Also clocked personal bests were senior Jordan O'Brien (Naperville, Ill.) in 52.62 and Nick Staver (Bettendorf, Iowa) in 52.79.

QUOTABLES

Mizzou Interim Head Coach Andrew Grevers
"I'm really proud of the team. After a morning of peaks and valleys the team really came together and found a way to string along a lot of great races tonight. It culminated in the men getting an A cut in the (200 free) relay time trial. Right now we all our relays are into NCAAs except the women's 800 free relay, but we'll figure that out at SECs."

UP NEXT

The Mizzou Invite concludes with day three action on Saturday, Nov. 17. Preliminary action begins at 10 a.m. for swimming and 11 a.m. for diving, while the finals session is slated for 6 p.m.