Swimming and Diving Round Out Day 1 at Southern IllinoisSwimming and Diving Round Out Day 1 at Southern Illinois
Swimming & Diving

Swimming and Diving Round Out Day 1 at Southern Illinois

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Swimming and Diving concluded day one of its dual meet against Southern Illinois with both the men’s and women’s team earning multiple event victories.

The women’s squad finished the first day with a score of 118-49 and the men tallied 99-68 over the Salukis.

Collectively, both the men’s and women’s relay teams earned first place finishes in the 400-medley relay as well as 200-free relay.

A trio including freshmen Tori Yamamura (Valencia, Calif.) and Amelia Lee (Nicholasville, Ken.) alongside junior Haiden Schoessel (Wildwood, Mo.) swept the 100 fly event, earning top three finishes with respective times of 52.94, 53.49, and 56.83.

Junior Matthew Judkins (St. Charles, Mo.) completed a pair of first place finishes in both the 100 fly with a time of 47.23 and 200 IM with a 1:47.67 time.

Junior Megan Jolly (Rockford, Mich.) and freshmen duo Clara Liaw Yanwen (Singapore) and Madi Vermilion (Columbus, Ohio) swept the leaderboard in the 3-meter springboard, finishing first through third.

NOTABLE RESULTS

  • Senior Peyton Drexler (Hartland, Wisc.) touched the wall with a time of 2:02.52 to earn gold in the 200 IM.
  • Senior Francois Malherbe (Stellenbosch, South Africa) finished first with a time of 44.38 in the 100 free.
  • In the 200 back, freshman Lexi Cook (St. Louis, Mo.) earned gold with a final time of 1:56.58.

UP NEXT

The Tigers complete day two at Southern Illinois tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. at Shea Natatorium in Carbondale, Ill. Live updates and results will be available on Meet Mobile and Dive Meets.

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