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Mizzou Dispatches Ranked Opponents to Go Perfect 5-0 in Kentucky Quad Meet
11/8/2019 1:13:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The No. 4/9 Mizzou men's and women's swimming and diving teams dispatched four nationally-ranked foes and went a perfect 5-0 at a two-day quad dual against No. 3/7 North Carolina State, No. 17/14 Kentucky and Arkansas Friday morning at the Lancaster Aquatic Center in Lexington, Ky.
The No. 4 Tiger men took down the No. 3 Wolfpack 252.5-100.5 and defeated No. 17 Kentucky 257-96. Mizzou's No. 9 women earned a 206-5-146.5 win over North Carolina State, defeated No. 14 Kentucky 240.5-112.5, and bested Arkansas, 285-68.
Over the course of the two-day meet, the Tigers combined to win 22 of 38 total events and posted three nation-leading relay times.
TOP TIGERS
After winning nine events on Thursday, Mizzou responded with 13 event wins Friday morning.
The Tigers swept Friday's relays, with victories in the men's and women's 200 medley and 400 free relays. The men's 400 free relay of sophomores Danny Kovac (Fort Collins, Colo.), Kyle Leach (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and Jack Dahlgren (Victoria, Minn.) and senior Giovanny Lima (Sao Paulo, Brazil) closed the meet with a 2:53.56, which lowered Mizzou's own nation-leading time.
Kovac and senior Nick Alexander (St. Louis, Mo.) added individual event wins after each earned a victory on Thursday. Kovac claimed top honors in the 100 fly with a 47.12 to spearhead a top three Tiger sweep. Alexander took home his team-leading seventh win of the season after touching first in the 200 breast with a swim of 1:59.54.
Six other Tigers won events Friday morning. Hein and senior Haley Hynes (Lee's Summit, Mo.) swept the 100 back with times of 47.80 and 53.07, respectively. Additionally, sophomore Molly Gowans (Victoria, British Columbia) and Lima were both victorious in the 200 free, as Gowns clocked a 1:47.61 and Lima went 1:35.53.
Also winners on Friday was junior Sarah Thompson (Collierville, Tenn.) in the 50 free (22.22), junior Carter Grimes (Las Vegas, Nev.) in the 400 IM (3:51.31) and sophomore Kayla Jones (St. Charles, Ill.) in the 200 breast (2:13.46).
QUOTABLES
Mizzou Head Coach Andrew Grevers
"It was more of the same for the Tigers. They really got behind one another today. We're starting to see them get higher in the water and reinforce better details, and the results speak for themselves. We're really excited for the Mizzou Invite and I can't wait to see what these Tigers do two weeks from now."
UP NEXT
Mizzou returns home to the Mizzou Aquatics Center for the Long Course Trials Qualifier on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 4 p.m. CT. The Tigers then host the three-day Mizzou Invite, Nov. 20-22, at the Mizzou Aquatic Center.
MIZZOU WINNERS
Friday
Women's 200 Medley Relay – Haley Hynes, Molly Winer, Sarah Thompson, Megan Keil (1:36.66)
Men's 200 Medley Relay – Jack Dahlgren, Caleb Hicks, Micah Slaton, Kyle Leach (1:27.74)
Women's 50 Free – Sarah Thompson (22.22)
Women's 100 Back – Haley Hynes (53.07)
Men's 100 Back – Daniel Hein (47.80)
Women's 200 Breast – Kayla Jones (2:13.46)
Men's 200 Breast – Nick Alexander (1:59.54)
Men's 100 Fly – Danny Kovac (47.12)
Women's 200 Free – Molly Gowans (1:47.61)
Men's 200 Free – Giovanny Lima (1:35.53)
Men's 400 IM – Carter Grimes (3:51.31)
Women's 400 Free Relay – Amy Feddersen, Sarah Thompson, Megan Keil, Molly Gowans (3:18.92)
Women's 400 Free Relay – Danny Kovac, Kyle Leach, Jack Dahlgren, Giovanni Lima (2:53.56)
Thursday
Women's 200 Free Relay – Sarah Thompson, Haley Hynes, Megan Keil, Alex Moderski (1:29.08)
Men's 200 Free Relay – Caleb Hicks, Danny Kovac, Grant Reed, Kyle Leach (1:19.51)
Men's 200 IM – Danny Kovac (1:45.28)
Women's 100 Breast – Molly Winer (1:01.65)
Men's 100 Breast – Nick Staver (54.58)
Men's 200 Back – Nick Alexander (1:43.28)
Men's 200 Fly – Micah Slaton (1:45.15)
Women's 400 Medley Relay – Sarah Thompson, Molly Winer, Meredith Rees, Amy Feddersen (3:36.93)
Men's 400 Medley Relay – Daniel Hein, Nick Staver, Danny Kovac, Giovanny Lima (3:10.96)
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