Missouri’s Late Surge Helps it Tie Meet With Purdue

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Missouri’s Late Surge Helps it Tie Meet With Purdue

Missouri swept the top three spots in the 200 individual medley, then won the men’s 400 free relay to forge a tie in a dual meet with Purdue Saturday.

The Tigers tallied 27 points from the final two events to end up with a 150-all tie. Purdue won a women’s tri-meet, with a Big Ten result over Illinois, 208-92, and edging Missouri, 160-140. Missouri scored a 195-105 decision over Illinois.

Will Goodwin won the 200 IM in 1:50.57, just .09 seconds ahead of Jan Zubik. Matthew Mortenson also broke 1:51 to make a 1-2-3 finish.

A surge by Darden Tate on the third leg of the 400 free relay was solidified by Jaden Pospishil’s strong anchor leg for the Tigers to win in 2:58.78, seven tenths up on Purdue’s A squad. Grant Bochenski and Samuel Brown were the front half of that relay.

Bochenski also led off the Tiger’s winning 200 medley relay. He won the 100 backstroke in 48.46. Zubik swept the fly events, the 200 in 1:45.84 (a 1-2 with Matthew Ross) and the 100 in 48.08 (leading Pospishil to the wall). Matthew Stephenson won the 1,000 free and 500 free for Missouri.

Purdue’s lead was predicated in part on a 1-2-3 result in the 50 free. Brady Samuels won in 20.37, followed by Jude Wenker and Nathaniel Thomas. Samuels also won the 100 free, with Bochenski second.

Andy Kelly won the 200 free and was second to teammate Dylan Burau in the 200 back. Burau was also second in the 100 back.

Coleman Modglin swept the breaststroke events, clocking in at 55.09 in the 100. Purdue on both diving events. Holden Higbie scored 409.00 points on 3-meter to get the better of Missouri’s Collier Dyer. Jordan Rzepka scored 377.60 on 1-meter to edge Higbie by 1.4 points and cue a 1-2-3 sweep for the Boilermakers.

The women’s meet between Missouri and Purdue was plenty tight, too. Caitlin Hurley led Reagan Mattice in a 1-2 finish in the 1,000 free, then returned to finished second in the 200 free on event later. Hurley’s time of 4:55.26 won the 500 late in the meet, with Mattice third.

Maggie Love won the 50 free in 23.22 seconds. She was second in the 100 breast and 200 IM. Abby Marcukaitis won the 100 back in 55.23 ahead of Abbie Kehmeier. Marcukaitis was third in the 200 back, a spot behind Kehmeier. Sofia McAfee swept the diving events, the 3-meter result a 1-2 result with Jenna Sonnenberg.

Missouri applied late pressure in the 100 fly, with Ashley Gill second and Taylor Williams third. Gill led off the Tigers’ winning 200 medley. Williams was on that, then anchored the 400 free relay. She also won the 100 fly.

Lina Bank swam breaststroke on the medley relay win. She won the 100 breast in 1:02.83 and the 200 in 2:17.88. Zara Zallen won the 100 free, and Colleen Duffy was quickest in the 200 back.

Illinois’s Sydney Stoll won three events for the Illini. She went 1:50.11 to win the 200 free, 54.84 to capture the 100 fly and 2:02.13 to edge Love in the 200 IM. Lily Olson was second in the 50 free and in the 100 free.

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