COLUMBIA, Missouri, October 7. THE Missouri men\u2019s and women\u2019s swimming and diving teams raced to a pair of victories in the Second Annual Show-Me Showdown at the Mizzou Aquatic Center on Saturday.<\/p>\n
The Tiger women recorded wins in seven of the first eight events and 13 of 16 overall en route to a 394.50 score and a 41-point margin over Drury \u2013 their nearest competitor. It was Mizzou\u2019s second-consecutive Showdown title. Washington University in St. Louis finished third with 263 points, Lindenwood was fourth with 239 and Stephens College was fifth at 126.<\/p>\n
MU\u2019s men also managed a convincing victory as they amassed 387 points compared to 301 for Drury. Missouri-Rolla finished third with 267, Lindenwood was fourth with 247 and Washington-St. Louis took fifth with 194.<\/p>\n
Leading the charge for the Tigers on the women\u2019s side was freshman Colleen Gordon who won three individual events and established meet records in the 100 and 200 Individual Medley with times of 59.55 and 2:06.88, respectively. Her other gold came in the 100 breaststroke in 1:06.84.<\/p>\n
Junior Taye Patterson shared first in the 100 backstroke with Drury\u2019s Cara Fadel as they touched the wall in 58.47. Moments later, MU junior Travis Floyd \u2013 who swam with a broken finger \u2013 set a meet record when he took first the 100 back in 50.67. In the afternoon session, Patterson made sure she didn\u2019t share top honors in the 50 back as she raced to a meet record of 57.12. Floyd also posted a second backstroke victory as he matched Patterson with a 23.97 to triumph in the men\u2019s 50 back.<\/p>\n
Freshman Martin Cernansky swept the 50 and 100 breaststroke for the Tigers, while classmate Dylan Lynn continued to impress as he posted impressive times in the 200 and 500 free and 200 IM. Lynn\u2019s 200 free time of 1:40.58 was just off the mark set by Drury\u2019s Yiwen Huang, who won in 1:40.50, while his 500 free time of 4:35.31 bettered the meet record but was second to Matt Hug of UMR by less than a second.<\/p>\n
Huang also was a three-event winner, capturing the 50 fly and 100 fly in meet-record fashion, along with the aforementioned 200 free.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought both of our teams raced with a lot of intensity and energy,\u201d MU coach Brian Hoffer said. \u201cWe still have some technical aspects I would like to improve upon in the next few weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the diving well, Mizzou posted top scores in all four diving competitions, with the highlights coming from senior Kim Massaro and freshman Greg DeStephen. Massaro\u2019s winning score of 268.50 on the one-meter surpassed the qualifying mark for the NCAA Zone Diving Championships, next March. Not to be outdone, DeStephen took gold in the three-meter with a Zone Qualifying score of 338.05.<\/p>\n
The competitors combined to break 10 meet records.<\/p>\n
Hoffer also expressed his pleasure with the outcome of the event, which attracted nearly 200 spectators and six teams from around the state, in spite of only being in its second year.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe meet was a fun meet to showcase the talent in the state of Missouri,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Women\u2019s Team Scores
\n1. Missouri 394.50
\n2. Drury 353.50
\n3. Washington U-St. Louis 263
\n4. Lindenwood 239
\n5. Stephens 126<\/p>\n
Men\u2019s Team Scores
\n1. Missouri 387
\n2. Drury 301
\n3. Missouri-Rolla 267
\n4. Lindenwood 247
\n5. Washington U-St. Louis 194<\/p>\n
Meet Records
\n500 Free (w) Lori Halvorson, Missouri 4:59.47
\n500 Free (m) Matt Hug, Missouri-Rolla 4:34.66
\n50 Back (w) Taye Patterson, Missouri 27.12
\n100 Back (m) Travis Floyd, Missouri 50.67
\n50 Fly (w) Janelle Slattery, Drury 26.27
\n50 Fly (m) Yiwen Huang, Drury 22.64
\n100 Fly (m) Yiwen Huang, Drury 49.60
\n100 IM (w) Colleen Gordon, Missouri 59.55
\n200 IM (w) Colleen Gordon, Missouri 2:06.88
\n1-Meter Diving (w) Kim Massaro, Missouri 268.50<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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