Swim & Dive Finishes Second General at Mizzou Invite

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The FIU swimming & diving program capped a robust week on the Mizzou Invite with a second-place group end, closing out the three-day meet on the Mizzou Aquatic Center with 1,446 factors.
 
The Panthers completed forward of Division I applications TCU, Wyoming, and Southern Illinois, marking their highest placement on the occasion after taking third within the 2023 midseason meet.
 
FIU recorded 11 top-five finishes all through the week and set two program data — freshman Pauline Zeller’s 100 fly (52.65) and the 200-medley relay squad of Oumy Diop, Diana Santamaria, and Frida Stretre Løbersli, which posted a brand new Panther-best 1:36.47.
 
Senior Nicole Frank delivered three standout particular person performances, securing runner-up within the 400 IM with a B-cut time of 4:12.85, inserting third within the 200 breast (2:12.87, B-cut), and ending third within the 200 IM (2:02.09).
 
In the 100 breast, Stretre Løbersli earned second with a B-cut commonplace of 59.60, whereas Santamaria added a B-cut mark of 54.13 within the 100 again. Senior Ingrid Huszar additionally impressed within the 200 breast, ending fourth (2:13.55).
 
Freshman Claudia Frasca took fourth within the 200 again (1:57.94), whereas Lutnya Bogdanova positioned fifth within the 100 fly (54.31) and Tawannah McLemore secured sixth within the 50 free (22.84).
 
FIU shined in relay competitors, incomes second within the 200 free relay with Olivia Matson, McLemore, Santamaria, and Zeller clocking 1:30.84. The 400-medley relay group of Ana Luiza Daisson, Santamaria, Stretre Løbersli, and Zeller completed in 3:36.61, whereas the 400 free relay group of Diop, Daisson, Santamaria, and Zeller produced a 3:18.56.

The Panthers added a fourth-place swim within the 800 free relay (7:26.77) behind Diop, Frank, Daisson, and Zeller.

 

In diving, senior Ruska Lehtonen earned a zone minimize on 1-meter with a rating of 270.70, whereas freshman Sofia Torstensson posted a private finest (244.00) for eighth.

On 3-meter, sophomore Brooke Megdall superior to finals, inserting seventh (254.00). Lehtonen added a fifth-place end on platform (211.45), with Kristina Keenan additionally securing a finals look.

 

FIU additionally completed second within the group diving occasion, because the trio of Keenan, Lehtonen, and Megdall mixed for 308.50 factors.

FINAL SCORES

1) Mizzou – 1,726

2) FIU – 1,446

3) TCU – 1,248

4) Wyoming – 1,112

5) SIU – 740

6) McKendree – 456

UP NEXT

FIU prepares for the CSCAA Open Water National Championships on Saturday, Dec. 13 at 10 a.m. in Sarasota, Fla.

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