Ochitwa Wins Three at Tiger Invite in Final Tune-up Before SEC Championship

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Ochitwa Wins Three at Tiger Invite in Final Tune-up Before SEC Championship

1/27/2018 8:37:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving, Swimming & Diving

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Junior Annie Ochitwa (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) won three events in three season-best times as the Mizzou men's and women's swimming teams concluded their regular season schedules with the two-day Tiger Invite, Jan. 26-27, at the Mizzou Aquatic Center. The meet was the last tune-up before the 2018 Southeastern Conference Championships in mid-February.

KEY TIGERS

Ochitwa led a contingent of six Tigers who won multiple events during the two-day meet. Ochitwa was a triple winner with three season-best times as she recorded victories in the 50 free (22.23), 100 fly (52.20) and 100 back (52.59).

Senior Sharli Brady (Burlington, Ky.) also won a pair of events, with wins in the 500 free and 200 free. Her 500 free time of 4:41.86 was a personal best my more than four and a half seconds and made her the second-fastest Mizzou swimmer ever in the event, a jump of four spots on the all-time list.

A men's breaststroke sweep was completed by junior Jordan O'Brien (Naperville, Ill.), who clocked times of 53.96 in the 100 breast and 1:57.90 in the 200 breast nab the wins.

A pair of sophomores both earned two wins apiece as well. Nick Alexander (St. Louis, Mo.) proved victorious in both the men's 200 (1:46.70) and 200 back (1:43.80), while Micah Slaton (Austin, Texas) took first in the 100 fly (47.18) and 100 free (44.65).

Also a double-winner was junior Kylie Dahlgren (Victoria, Minn.), who earned top honors in both the 200 IM (1:59.41) and 400 IM (4:14.91).

Additionally, freshman Lauren Savoy (Highland Village, Texas) placed first in the women's 200 breast in a personal best time of 2:10.66, a time that jumped her from fifth to third on Mizzou's all-time list.

QUOTABLES

Mizzou Head Coach Greg Rhodenbaugh
"We had some really good swims this weekend. We were trying to go close to our best times of the season and we often went bests. We're in a pretty good spot (for the upcoming SEC Championships). They all did a really good nice job."