Males’s Swimming & Diving Takes Out SIU

Final Results

SPRINGFIELD – Missouri State males’s swimming & diving opened up its season with 275-171 win at residence in opposition to SIU, whereas the ladies’s crew fell to the Salukis with a 260.5-181.5 scoreline Friday and Saturday at Hammons Student Center Pool.

Day One

The MSU males took the lead after day one among competitors, 139-85. The Bears gained seven of 10 particular person races, dominating with robust performances throughout all strokes.

Freshman Zach Mendez delivered a standout efficiency, successful the 200 (1:39.68) and 500 (4:34.66) yard freestyle competitions.

Sophomore switch Ilias El Fallaki took the 1000-yard freestyle (9:46.79) in his first race as a Bear.

Junior Matvei Chesakov gained the 50 yard freestyle (20.71) with senior Chris Bedsole shut behind in second (21.72).

Classmate Anderson Brown took out the 200 yard butterfly (1:50.06) simply edging in entrance of freshman Kayden Hedrick (1:50.11).

Senior Luigi Da Silva gained the 200-yard breaststroke (2:03.67) with freshman Kiefer Roemer proper behind in second (2:07.05).

On the diving board, within the one-meter diving competitors, senior Storm Opdahl gained convincingly with a rating of 303.15.  

On the ladies’s facet, SIU led after day one, 126-95. The Salukis opened up with a win within the 400-yard medley relay and continued the momentum all through the person races.

However, the Bears continued to combat and put up some spectacular wins.

In her very first collegiate race, freshman Aleca Howard gained the 200-yard particular person medley (2:06.77) simply forward of senior Lana Janson (2:07.49).

Junior Lindsey Hervey took out the 500-yard freestyle (5:07.35) simply over half a second forward of SIU’s Ale Hoyos Horvath (5:07.66).

On the diving board, freshman switch Delaney Nickles dominated within the three meter dive with a rating of 247.50.

Day Two

The males rounded out the season opener on Saturday with a 275-171 win.

They opened up Saturday’s competitors with a win within the 200-yard medley relay. Sophomore Carter Crook, freshman Kiefer Roemer, sophomore Jack Ailshire, and senior Lucas Chadwell gained with a time of 1:30.29.

Mendez gained convincingly within the 1000-yard freestyle (9:29.76) to take his third particular person race win of the meet.

Chadwell picked up a win within the 50-yard freestyle (20.55) simply forward of Chesakov (21.17).

Brown gained the 400-yard particular person medley (4:04.66) edging out sophomore Máté Miszlai (4:05.80).

Ailshire took out the 100-yard butterfly (49.81) scraping previous SIU’s Benedek Andor (49.94).

Miszlai went one higher and gained the 500-yard freestyle (4:41.82) simply forward of Hendrick (4:44.86).

Roemer bought his first win as a Bear within the 100-yard breaststroke (55.69) simply .10 of a second forward of Da Silva (55.79).

In the one-meter dive, Opdahl as soon as once more took the victory with 310.88 factors.

The ladies’s crew fell to the Salukis with a 260.5-181.5 scoreline on the completion of competitors on Saturday.

However, the Bears didn’t go down with out a combat.

In the opening 200-yard medley relay, junior Olivia Sala, Janson, sophomore Addie Ludbrook, and junior Cameryn Johnson completed second (1:45.79) proper behind SIU’s Liseska Gallegos Gutierrez, Madalyn Booker, Masha Zhukova and Zaria Terry (1:44.69).

Junior Claire Culberson gained the primary particular person race, the 1000-yard freestyle (10:37.93).

Junior Makenzie Kurre took out the 200-yard freestyle (1:55.43) scraping previous SIU’s Olivia Herron (1:55.66).

On the diving board, within the one-meter competitors, junior Maggie Arceneaux scored 247.88 factors, edging previous Nickels who scored 240.00.

Missouri State swimming and diving will host a two-day meet in opposition to Indiana State (W) and Ouachita Baptist (M) beginning on Friday, Oct. 17 beginning at 5:00 p.m. at Hammons Student Center Pool.

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