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Mizzou Swimming & Diving Returns to Action Saturday Against Arkansas, Missouri State
11/6/2020 9:15:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving
Tigers host the Razorbacks and Bears at Noon on Saturday
COLUMBIA, Mo. - The No. 17/20 Mizzou swimming and diving teams return to the pool on Saturday, Nov. 7 when the squads host the Arkansas women and Missouri State men at Noon CT at the Mizzou Aquatic Center. The meet will be open to team pass lists only but will be broadcast live on SEC Network +. Live results will be available on Meet Mobile.
LAST TIME OUT
The Tigers notched 11 NCAA 'B' cuts and won 30 total events as the squads swept TCU in the teams' season openers on Oct. 16 at the Mizzou Aquatic Center. The Mizzou women defeated TCU 193-100, while the men earned a 183.5-113.5 win over the Horned Frogs.
Overall, 10 Tigers won multiple events, including junior Megan Keil and sophomore Ben Patton, who both claimed three wins apiece.
Patton took home top honors in the 100 back, 100 free and 200 IM, with times of 48.65, 44.45 and 1:47.94, respectively. Keil won the 50 free and 100 free and tied sophomore Meredith Rees for the 100 fly win. Her 50 free time of 22.18 was only 0.11 off her personal best and easily would have qualified for last year's NCAA Championships.
The Tigers also swept all four events in the diving well, with junior Sarah Rousseau and sophomore Carlo Lopez both sweeping the springboards. Lopez posted scores of 314.93 on 1-meter and 352.73 on 3-meter to earn his wins, while Rousseau went 284.10 on 3-meter and 302.78 on 3-meter.
TIGERS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
The Mizzou men's and women's programs are ranked 17th and 20th, respectively, in the CSCAA Division I Preseason Polls, announced by the organization on Oct. 22
Individually, a total of 24 Tigers rank in the top 20 of their respective events so far in 2020-21. Four different Tigers, senior Sarah Thompson and juniors Kayla Jones, Megan Keil and Danny Kovac all boast nation-leading times in the early going. Thompson own's the nation's top 100 back time (51.92), Keil ranks first in the 50 free (22.18), Jones is first in the 200 breast (2:11.26), and Kovac clocks in at first in the 100 fly (46.08).
| Name | Event | Rank | Time |
| Jack Dahlgren | 200 Free | 5th | 1:36.77 |
| 200 Back | 8th | 1:45.43 | |
| Jack Dubois | 1000 Free | 17th | 9:20.60 |
| Will Goodwin | 200 Breast | 14th | 2:00.31 |
| 100 Breast | 18th | 55.08 | |
| 200 IM | 20th | 1:50.95 | |
| Danny Kovac | 100 Fly | 1st | 46.08 |
| 50 Free | 2nd | 19.74 | |
| 100 Free | 3rd | 43.38 | |
| Kyle Leach | 100 Free | 11th | 44.50 |
| Mikolaj Malec | 200 Back | 13th | 1:46.74 |
| Ben Patton | 200 IM | 5th | 1:47.94 |
| 100 Free | 10th | 44.45 | |
| 100 Back | 10th | 48.65 | |
| Grant Reed | 200 IM | 12th | 1:49.98 |
| 200 Free | 14th | 1:37.96 | |
| Frederik Rindshoej | 200 Free | 16th | 1:38.12 |
| 100 Free | 18th | 44.73 | |
| Daniel Wilson | 100 Free | 18th | 44.73 |
| Allison Bloebaum | 500 Free | 7th | 4:52.21 |
| 1000 Free | 9th | 10:01.08 | |
| Katrina Brathwaite | 200 Breast | 8th | 2:13.53 |
| 100 Breast | 10th | 1:01.80 | |
| 200 IM | 16th | 2:02.32 | |
| Anna Davis | 200 Back | 20th | 2:00.87 |
| Amy Feddersen | 50 Free | 8th | 22.93 |
| 100 Free | 9th | 49.90 | |
| Lili Horvath | 500 Free | 13th | 4:54.47 |
| 1000 Free | 15th | 10:04.52 | |
| Kayla Jones | 200 Breast | 1st | 2:11.26 |
| 100 Breast | 7th | 1:01.23 | |
| Megan Keil | 50 Free | 1st | 22.18 |
| 100 Free | 5th | 49.67 | |
| 100 Fly | 17th | 54.96 | |
| Alex Moderski | 50 Free | 11th | 23.15 |
| 200 Free | 20th | 1:50.11 | |
| CJ Kovac | 200 IM | 19th | 2:03.16 |
| Sammie Jo Porter | 200 Free | 11th | 1:48.79 |
| Ana Pozder | 500 Free | 3rd | 4:50.69 |
| 200 Fly | 15th | 2:00.30 | |
| 200 Free | 17th | 1:49.43 | |
| Meredith Rees | 100 Back | 10th | 43.14 |
| 200 Back | 11th | 1:59.92 | |
| 100 Fly | 17th | 54.96 | |
| Amanda Smith | 200 Back | 3rd | 1:57.60 |
| 200 IM | 10th | 2:01.35 | |
| 100 Back | 16th | 54.94 | |
| Sarah Thompson | 100 Back | 1st | 51.92 |
| 50 Free | 2nd | 22.30 | |
| 100 Free | 2nd | 48.69 |
FOUR TIGERS CLAIM SEC HONORS
Four Tigers claimed Southeastern Conference weekly honors for their performances against TCU on Oct. 16. Keil was named the Female Swimmer of the Week, Rousseau earned Female Diver of the Week honors, Lopez took home Male Diver of the Week accolades, and freshman Daniel Wilson was named the Male Freshman of the Week.
All four Tigers earned SEC Weekly honors for the first time in their career.
Keil won three individual events as the Mizzou women opened the 2020-21 campaign with a 193-100 win over TCU. She raced to outright wins in the 50 free and 100 free and tied for the top spot in the 100 fly against the Horned Frogs, more than doubling her career event win total to five. Her 50 free time of 22.18 was only 0.11 off her personal best and the fastest time in the nation this year. Additionally, Keil's 100 free time of 49.67 ranks second nationally, while her 54.96 in the 100 fly ranks fourth in the country.
Rousseau swept both springboards on Oct. 16, claiming top honors on 1-meter and 3-meter. The junior posted 284.1 points to win the 1-meter crown, and compiled 302.78 points on 3-meter for her fifth and sixth event crowns of her Tiger career.
Also sweeping the diving events was Lopez, who took home both wins on the men's side. He earned a six-dive score of 314.9 and tallied 352.73 points on 3-meter. The wins were the fourth and fifth of Lopez's career.
Wilson impressed in his first collegiate meet, as he tied for second in the 50 free with a time of 20.57, and tied for fourth in the 100 free in 44.73. Wilson also swam the 100 fly in exhibition in 49.14, a time that would have ranked him third overall in the event.
UP NEXT
The Tigers return to action on Wednesday, Nov. 18 for the Long Course Trials Qualifier at the Mizzou Aquatic Center. The teams then return to action the next day for the three-day Mizzou Invite, held Nov. 19-21 at the Mizzou Aquatic Center. Each day swimming preliminaries will commence at 9 a.m. with swimming finals set for 6 p.m.. Diving preliminaries and finals will go back-to-back in the afternoon between swimming sessions.
ORDER OF EVENTS
200 Medley Relay
1000 Free
200 Free
100 Back
100 Breast
200 Fly
50 Free
1-Meter Diving
100 Free
200 Back
200 Breast
500 Free
100 Fly
3-Meter
200 IM
400 Free Relay
400 IM (exhibition)
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