University of Missouri
South Carolina
Men's Swimming Takes Down South Carolina, 181-119
1/17/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Swimming & Diving
Jan. 17, 2015
COLUMBIA, S.C. - The No. 8 Mizzou men's swimming and diving team improved to 2-0 in Southeastern Conference action with a 181-119 win over South Carolina Saturday afternoon in Columbia, S.C. The Tigers claimed 12 of 16 events during the dual and had four Tigers claim two events apiece in the victory.
Seniors Sam Tierney and Mack Darragh, junior Clark Thomas and sophomore Carter Griffin all won two events against the Gamecocks. Tierney swept the 100 and 200 events, Darragh took home wins in the 100 and 200 fly, Griffin took first in the 100 and 200 back and Thomas swept both springboards on the day.
The Tigers opened the meet with a win in the 200 medley relay, where Griffin, Tierney, sophomore Andrew Sansoucie and junior Matthew Margritier clocked a 1:30.78.
Griffin won the first of his two events in the 100 back, as touched the wall in 49.50. The sophomore then breezed to a victory in the 200 back with a time of 1:47.88, beating the field by almost three seconds.
Tierney's breaststroke sweep started after he won the 100 breast in 53.95, followed by a win in the 200 breast with a 1:57.99. Senior Igor Kozlovskij notched third-place finishes in both races with times of 55.99 and 2:02.11, respectively.
In the fly events, Darragh barely outtouched junior Daniel Graviss, 1:48.25 to 1:48.28, respectively, in the 200 fly. Darragh claimed top honors in the 100 fly after a swim of 49.24, while Sansoucie placed second in 49.70.
Thomas started his day on 1-meter, posting a 355.08 on the event to take the win. He followed that up with 382.05 points on 3-meter for his second event title of the day.
Also earning event wins during the meet were Margritier and sophomore Michael Chadwick. Margritier took first in the 50 free after a time of 20.46, while Chadwick won the 100 free in 45.14.
The Tigers closed the meet with a victory in the 400 free relay, where Chadwick, Margritier, senior Alex Glogoza and Tierney combined to post a time of 3:01.18.
Mizzou returns to the pool on Friday, Jan. 23 with a dual against Drury at 3 p.m. at the Mizzou Aquatic Center.
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