Miners Earn DII A Reduce and 10 B Cuts at Mizzou; Bichsel Units Faculty File in 200 Breast

By: Ryan Luttrell, Director of Athletic Communications

COLUMBIA, MO  —  Missouri S&T scored 675 factors on the Mizzou Invite this weekend, ending sixth in opposition to a subject of 4 Division I faculties and #7 McKendree University. Connor Bichsel (Lee’s Summit, MO/Lee’s Summit West) set a brand new program report within the 200-yard breaststroke on day two, incomes a Division II A lower with a time of 1:55.10.
 
Bichsel was the one Miner to medal on the meet, incomes silver along with his record-setting time within the 200 breast and selecting up a bronze within the 200 particular person medley. His efficiency within the 200 IM earned him one other DII B lower and is the second quickest time in program historical past. He additionally recorded a B lower within the 400 IM, ending fifth with a time of three:51.20.
 
The Miners recorded 35 private bests in 62 entries on the meet, ensuing within the group selecting up one DII A lower and ten DII B cuts. Jordan Christensen (Coralville, IA/Iowa West) and Adam Wiedemeier (West Monroe, LA/West Monroe) every picked up three B cuts, with Christensen’s coming within the 100 breast, 200 breast, and 200 IM, whereas Wiedemeier’s had been within the 50 free, 100 free, and 200 free. The different two B cuts got here from Oscar Iden (Oslo, Norway/Oslo Private Gymnasium) within the 100 fly and Gabriel Peragallo (Belo Horizonte, Brazil/Colégio Santo Antônio) within the 100 free.
 
What’s Next
The Miners will host their first meet of the season when Missouri-St. Louis and Southwest Baptist go to for a tri-match on December nineteenth.

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