As has become routine at the Show-Me Showdown, the Missouri Tigers swept the men's and women's races in Columbia.
Women
Missouri scored 717 points to take the title, ahead of Lindenwood (413), Washington University (344.5), SLU (311.5), Missouri State (265), Truman State (249), William Jewell (81), Maryville (66), and UMSL (54).
Men
Missouri took first with 635.5 points to defeat Missouri State (511.5), Lindenwood (339.5), Washington University (210.5), Missouri S&T (210.5), SLU (183.5), Drury (173), UMSL (49), Truman State (48) and William Jewell (42).
Missouri Press Release
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Mizzou men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams opened their 2016-17 seasons with team titles at the 11th annual Show-Me Showdown Friday afternoon at the Mizzou Aquatic Center. The teams combined to win 23 of 26 events during the meet.
The Tiger women scored 717 points to take the title, ahead of Lindenwood (413), Washington University (344.5), SLU (311.5), Missouri State (265), Truman State (249), William Jewell (81), Maryville (66), and UMSL (54).
The Mizzou men took first with 635.5 points to defeat Missouri State (511.5), Lindenwood (339.5), Washington University (210.5), Missouri S&T (210.5), SLU (183.5), Drury (173), UMSL (49), Truman State (48) and William Jewell (42).
Senior Michael Chadwick (Charlotte, N.C.) and juniors Hunter Fritter (Houston, Texas), Madeline McKernan (Montgomery, Texas) and Hannah Stevens (Lexington, Ohio) were all double winners on the day. Chadwick won both the 200 IM and 100 free, Stevens the 100 free and 100 back, while Fritter and McKernan were victorious in the 1-meter scramble and on 3-meter.
The Tigers opened the meet with wins in both the men’s and women’s 200 medley relay. The women’s quartet of Stevens, senior Katharine Ross (Des Moines, Iowa), junior Erin Metzger-Seymour (Westminster, Colo.) and junior Rachel Hayden (Indianapolis, Ind.) touched first in 1:42.75, while the men’s A team of senior Carter Griffin (Parker, Colo.), senior Fabian Schwingenschlogl (Nuremberg, Germany), senior Andrew Sansoucie (Wentzville, Mo.) and senior Mitchell Forde (Louisville, Ky.).
In the diving well, Mizzou claimed wins in all four events. Fritter won 3-meter with a total of 285.50, followed by freshmen Will Gottsch (Elkhorn, Neb.) in second (272.15) and Andy Kreiter (Beaverton, Ore.) in third (270.70). On the women’s side, McKernan led the way on 3-meter with a 293.60, while junior Kendra Kieser (Plano, Texas) placed second with a 282.10 and junior Alexa Beckwith (Denver, Colo.) took third with a 277.20.
Fritter and McKernan also paced the Tigers to wins in the 1-meter scramble, with scores of 352.40 and 345.55, respectively.
Stevens claimed the first of her two wins in the 100 free, where she swam a 50.95 for the win, ahead of teammates Hayden (51.10) and sophomore Aurore Jacolin (Toulouse, France), who took third in 52.98. She then notched a 54.79 in the 100 back for the victory.
Freshmen Sam Coloma (Pittsburg, Calif.) and Hayley Hynes (Lee’s Summit, Mo.) finished second and third, respectively, in 55.24 and 55.66.
Mizzou swept the top five finishes in the women’s 200 free. Hayden took the win in 1:50.53, followed by freshman Azra Avdic (Skokie, Ill.) in second in 1:51.99 and sophomore Courtney Evensen (Golden Valley, Minn.) in third in 1:52.01.
Junior Sharli Brady (Burlington, Ky.) led a top seven sweep for the Tigers in the 200 IM after placing first in 2:03.60. Brady edged out Ross, who took second in 2:04.01, while Hynes was third in 2:05.92.
Chadwick claimed top honors in the men’s 200 IM in a time of 1:49.16. He was followed by freshman Nick Alexander (Crestwood, Mo.), who clocked a 1:51.41 for second, and Schwingenschlogl in third in 1:51.70. Chadwick won his second event of the day with a time of 44.00 in the 100 free to take first.
Sophomore Maddie Gehrke (Clive, Iowa) touched first in the women’s 50 free as the clocked a time of 24.08, ahead of senior Victoria Trost (Johnston, Iowa) in second with a 24.27 and sophomore Iliana Jones (Casper, Wyo.) in third after a swim of 24.31.
In the women’s 100 fly, Metzger-Seymour took top honors with a swim of 54.55. Advic was second in 56.11 and Brady third in 56.18.
Evensen claimed her first career event title with a win in the women’s 500 free, where she clocked a time of 5:00.70, besting junior Kira Zubar (Chaska, Minn.), who placed second in 5:02.86.
The Tigers swept the 100 breast events, with wins from seniors Ross and Schwingenschlogl. Ross took the women’s race in 1:00.97, while Schwingenschlogl touched first on the men’s side in 54.65.
Freshman Daniel Hein (Sycamore, Ill.) earned the first event win in his first collegiate meet after placing first in the 100 back, where he clocked a 49.75.
Mizzou was victorious in both the women’s and men’s 200 free relay as well. The women’s foursome of Hayden, Jones, Trost and Gehrke finished first in 1:37.01 and the men’s squad of Chadwick, junior Jordy Groters (Oranjestad, Aruba), senior Christian Aragona (Godfrey, Ill.) and Sansoucie swam a 1:23.24 for first.
Griffin also nabbed an individual win of his own after taking top honors in the 200 free after a swim of 1:40.55.
Missouri concluded the meet with wins in the men’s and women’s 400 free relay. On the men’s side, Chadwick, sophomore Mikel Schreuders (Oranjestad, Aruba), Griffin and sophomore Sam Coffman (Centennial, Colo.) notched a 3:03.12 for first. The women’s relay of Metzger-Seymour, Stevens, Brady and senior Ellie Suek (Eden Prairie, Minn.) won in 3:29.68.
Missouri State Press Release
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Missouri State men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams earned 24 top-five performances as well as numerous top-10 finishes at the 11th annual Show-Me Showdown Friday afternoon at the Mizzou Aquatics Center.
The Missouri State men’s team recorded 511.5 points in a second-place outing, finishing behind host Missouri (635.5) and in front of Lindenwood (399.5). The women’s team finished the meet with 265 points, earning a fifth-place finish behind the Missouri Tigers, who scored 717 points, Lindenwood (413), Washington University (344.5) and Saint Louis (311.5).
“Starting off the season at the Show-Me Showdown is always really fun because we get to swim against all the schools in the state, so there is some tough competition,” said senior captain CeCe Etter. “With only 11 girls competing in Columbia, I can confidently say that we came together, swam our best and had some great times to show it. I am really excited about how the team has been training and I can’t wait to see all that we accomplish.”
“I feel really confident with where we are as a team this early in the season,” junior Will Brand said. “I thought everyone did an awesome job, even after a hard week of training. It makes me excited for the meets to come.”
The Missouri State men’s team recorded 17 top-five performances featuring first place outings from sophomore Artur Osvath and freshman Antonio Thomas. Osvath, fellow-sophomores Minki Kang and Michael Mollak, freshmen Samuel Senn and McClay Hartsfield along with two Bear relay teams earned second-place finishes.
“This men’s group had a lot of fun today and put up some very good times for early October,” head swimming and diving coach Dave Collins said. “I enjoy watching them feed off of each other and race hard. They have trained extremely well so it was good to see it come together today.”
Osvath led the Bears with a first-place finish in the 100 butterfly (48.94), second-place finish in the 100 breaststroke (55.61) as well as a second and third-place showing in two Bear relays.
Freshman Antonio Thomas kicked off his collegiate career with first-place finish in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:35.75, edging fellow-Bear Minki Kang by .01 seconds.
“These guys bring out the best in each other,” Collins added. “They battle in the distance lane during practice and it showed today. Having such a dynamic 1-2 punch in the distance events will be a very big advantage for us moving forward.”
Another freshman who had stellar performances was Samuel Senn, who finished second in the 50 free with a time of 21.04 as well as placing second in the 100 free in 46.95.
“To grab two second place finishes in the 50m and 100m, which are usually dominated by upperclassmen, is a heck of a way to start a college career,” Collins said. “He will be fun to watch this year.”
Despite a fifth-place result, the Missouri State women’s team claimed four, top-five spots and multiple top-10 finishes. Anna Bump was the women’s top performer, who finished third in the 100 breast with a time of 1:07.96.
“There was a lot of good energy today,” Bump said. “The women’s team had to make up some ground for the girls who are swimming in our invitational tomorrow. Personally, I’m very proud of my 3rd place finish in my 100m breaststroke despite being sick. I know that my hard work will pay off.”
Other top women’s performances include sophomore Hope Ernhart, who finished fourth in the 50 free (24.37), a fifth place finish in the 100 breast from senior Briana Horozewski (1:09.97) as well as freshman Peyton Smith, who began her collegiate diving career with a fourth place finish in the 1-Meter diving with a total of 198.05 points. The women’s relay teams were highlighted by a sixth-place finish by Ernhart, Bump, Moriah Moore, and Shawna Elsey in the 400 free relay.
“I was pleased with the approach and mindset of the 11 ladies that competed today,” Collins added. “We had some good early season times and it was great to see the freshmen race for the first time as Bears.”
