Beard, 400-Yard Medley Relay Squad Earn Honorable Menton All-America Honors – University of Missouri

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Missouri-St. Louis girls’s swimming crew picked up some extra All-American accolades on Thursday on the third day of the NCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s Swimming Diving Championships on the Deaconess Aquatic Center in Evansville, Ind.

Justice Beard earned honorable point out All-America honors within the 200 freestyle whereas the 400-yard medley relay squad of Ella Lantz, Uxue Ortiz de Pinedo, Audrey Lantz and Romina Itzkovich snagged honorable point out All-America accolades.

Beard swam out of lane three within the comfort ultimate of the 200 free ending sixteenth with a time of 1:51.16.

The 400-medley relay squad completed second in its warmth and sixteenth general at 3:49.00. E. Lantz swam the opening leg in a time of 55.49 and was adopted by Ortiz de Pinedo who posted a cut up of 1:05.13. A. Lantz had a cut up of 55.89 within the fly portion and Itzkovich swam the anchor leg in a time of 52.49.

A. Lantz swam within the morning preliminary race of the 100 fly ending thirtieth in a time of 56.45 seconds.

Aaron Wicklund received the primary of 4 heats within the prelims of the 400 particular person medley and completed nineteenth within the occasion with a time of three:56.54.

The Triton girls are in sixteenth place with 25 factors via the primary three days of the championship meet.

UMSL can have two swimmers competing on Friday as Beard will swim within the 500 free and E. Lantz will swim within the 100 again.

Friday’s schedule additionally contains the 100 breast stroke and 200 fly prelims beginning at 10 a.m. The finals for all 4 of these occasions will begin at 5:30 p.m. and also will embrace the 200-yard freestyle relay ultimate on the Deaconess Aquatic Center.