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No. 6/20 Swimming and Diving Sweeps SIU to Close Regular Season
1/31/2020 8:46:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving, Swimming & Diving
COLUMBIA, Mo. - The No. 6/20 Mizzou men's and women's swimming and diving teams concluded the regular season with a sweep over Southern Illinois on Friday afternoon at the Mizzou Aquatic Center. The Tiger men defeated the Salukis 188-111, while the women notched a 174-111 victory.
TOP TIGERS
Junior Grant Reed (Austin, Texas) and sophomore Allison Bloebaum (Mason, Ohio) each won two events to led Mizzou. An additional 17 other Tigers also won events on the day.
Reed claimed first in both the 50 free and 200 free, with times of 20.33 and 1:37.17, respectively. Bloebaum was victories in both distance events, as she won in 500 free in 4:52.92 and the 1000 free in 9:57.85.
In the women's 200 free, junior Sarah Thompson (Collierville, Tenn.) won the race with a personal-best time of 1:48.64 for her team-leading ninth win of the season.
Mizzou claimed three of four wins in the diving well. Sophomore Ike Khamis (Richmond, Ind.) took top honors in the men's 1-meter with a 326.18, freshman Carlo Lopez (Edmonton, Alberta) scored a 345.6 to win men's 3-meter, and freshman Maddie Huitt (Gibsonia, Pa.) won the women's 3-meter with a 319.28.
Freshman Joseph Gutierrez (Las Vegas, Nev.) notched a personal-best 9:14.26 to win the men's 1000 free. Additionally, sophomore Megan Keil (Derby, Kan.) touched first in the women's 50 free in 22.41 and senior Giovanni Gutierrez Lozano won the men's 500 free in 4:30.58.
The Tigers also earned men's and women's sweeps in the 100 free with sophomore Kyle Leach (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and freshman Alex Moderski (McFarland, Wis.), the 100 breast from senior Nick Staver (Bettendorf, Iowa) and freshman Katrina Brathwaite (Dollard-des-Ormeaux), the 200 fly from senior Micah Slaton (Austin, Texas) and sophomore Danielle Hepler (Katy, Texas), the 200 back from seniors Nick Alexander (St. Louis, Mo.) and Jennifer King (Glasgow, Scotland) and the 200 breast with wins from freshman Will Goodwin (Centennial, Colo.) and junior Emily Snyder (Canton, Ga.).
QUOTABLES
Mizzou Head Coach Andrew Grevers
"I thought the Tigers did an incredible job with Zou Style today. We've been working hard with our mental performance coach to help evolve Zou Style and fine tune it as we prepare for championship season. Each and every athlete did an incredible job of taking care of their business. We had a lot of people dealing with illness step up and swim hard. Each and every one of our seniors performed well today. They showed the team exactly what it means to be a Missouri Tiger and left it all in the water. I couldn't be happier with our final dual of the season. We're excited to prepare for SECs and show the SEC what Zou Style is."
UP NEXT
The Tigers are idle until the 2020 Southeastern Conference Championships, held Feb. 18-22 at the James E. Martin Aquatic Center on the campus of Auburn University.
MIZZOU WINNERS
Women's 200 Medley Relay – CJ Kovac, Katrina Brathwaite, Rowan Hodgins, Amy Feddersen (1:42.60)
Men's 200 Medley Relay – Daniel Hein, Nick Staver, Micah Slaton, Danny Kovac (1:23.49)
Women's 1000 Free – Allison Bloebaum (9:57.85)
Men's 1000 Free – Joseph Gutierrez (9:14.26)
Women's 200 Free – Sarah Thompson (1:48.64)
Men's 200 Free – Grant Reed (1:37.17)
Women's 100 Breast – Katrina Brathwaite (1:01.94)
Men's 100 Breast – Nick Staver (53.76)
Women's 200 Fly – Danielle Hepler (2:00.80)
Men's 200 Fly – Micah Slaton (1:44.27)
Women's 50 Free – Megan Keil (22.41)
Men's 50 Free – Grant Reed (20.33)
Men's 1-Meter – Ike Khamis (326.18)
Women's 100 Free – Alex Moderski (49.73)
Men's 100 Free – Kyle Leach (44.95)
Women's 200 Back – Jennifer King (1:55.88)
Men's 200 Back – Nick Alexander (1:43.47)
Women's 200 Breast – Emily Snyder (2:15.24)
Men's 200 Breast – Will Goodwin (2:00.83)
Women's 500 Free – Allison Bloebaum (4:52.92)
Men's 500 Free – Giovanni Gutierrez Lozano (4:30.58)
Men's 3-Meter – Carlo Lopez (345.60)
Women's 3-Meter – Maddie Huitt (319.28)
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