Mizzou Women Post Three Top 14 Finishes During Day Three Action at NCAAs

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Mizzou Women Post Three Top 14 Finishes During Day Three Action at NCAAs

3/19/2021 8:38:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Mizzou swimming and diving team had two individuals and one relay garner All-America honorable mention honors on Friday during day three action at the 2021 NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships in Greensboro, N.C.

Senior Sarah Thompson (Collierville, Tenn.) and sophomore Meredith Rees (Colorado Springs, Colo.) both earned top 14 finishes in the 100 back, and the Tigers' 200 medley relay placed 10th to highlight Mizzou's action.

With one day of competition left, the Tigers sits 14th in the team standings with 79 points.

KEY PERFORMANCES

Thompson and Rees both earned spots in the 100 back consolation final, finishing 10th and 14th, respectively. Thompson clocked a 51.41 for her 10th-place finish, and Rees swam a career-best 52.00 for 14th. Rees' time moved her up one spot to fifth on Mizzou's all-time list.

The duo joined junior Megan Keil (Derby, Kan.) and sophomore Molly Winer (Ames, Iowa) on the Tigers' 200 medley relay. Mizzou's quartet finished 10th after clocking a time of 1:36.49.

Also competing on Friday were sophomore Katrina Brathwaite (Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec, Canada) and junior Kayla Jones (St. Charles, Ill.) in the 100 breast, who placed 37th and 47th overall.

QUOTABLES

Mizzou head coach Andrew Grevers
"We're fighting strong to stay in the top 15. We had some darn good swims in finals tonight in the 100 back, and the women put together a strong effort in the relay. We didn't have quite as many swims today as we do tomorrow and I'm excited about the opportunity. We are in six of the seven events tomorrow and we'll fight every step of the way as we see where we end up.."

UP NEXT

Final day action at the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships continue on Saturday, March 20 with swimming prelims at 9 a.m. CT, diving prelims at 11:15 a.m. CT and finals at 5 p.m. CT.