University of Missouri
Mizzou Invite
Missouri Finishes Day 3 of Mizzou Invitational
12/4/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Swimming & Diving
Dec. 4, 2011
Columbia, Mo. - On day three of the Mizzou Invitational, the Tiger's built on this weekends momentum and extended their lead for the third day in a row. The team now leads in the Mizzou Invite with 1,746 points.
Eegan Groome swam the 1650 freestyle event in 15:13.64, breaking the Missouri All-Time record by just over four seconds and meeting the NCAA Qualifying B Standard.
In the 200 backstroke final, Missouri swimmer Ryan Sellers took the second place spot with a time of 1:47.31. Missouri also had an impressive showing in the 100 yard freestyle event with Ramom Melo placing first in 44.82.
The Tiger's swept the top three spots in the 200 yard breaststroke event. Igor Kozlovskij placed first with a time of 1:57.88 while Yaniv Shnaider took second in 1:58.85. Sam Tierney finished third with a time of 1:59.04. All three swimmers meet the NCAA Qualifying B Standard.
Tigers also took the top three spots in the 200 yard butterfly. Mack Darragh placed first with a time of 1:46.17 and Neil O'Hallorn took third in 1:47.24 while Jason King came in third in 1:51.33.
In the 400 freestyle relay the Tiger's saw success from their relay team of Connor Nolan, John Krause, O'Halloran, and Melo. The relay team placed first with a time of 2:59.16, meeting the NCAA Qualifying B Standard.
In the platform diving finals, Mitch Harris placed first with a score of 284.60.
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