SWIMMING & DIVING
SWIMMING & DIVING
WEEKLY RELEASE NO. 5: OCTOBER 31, 2017
Swimming & Diving Contact: Kate Delaney, Assistant Director/ Media & Administration Office: 314.444.4322 • Cell: 585.313.7079 • Email: [email protected] 1818 Chouteau Ave. • St. Louis, MO 63103 • FAX: 314.444.4353 WWW.MVC-SPORTS.COM
MVC Swimmer of the Week
Recent Results
Bryn Handley, Sr., Southern Illinois (Louisville, Ky)
Senior Bryn Handley won all three of her individual races on Saturday to help the Salukis defeat conference-rivals, Illinois State and Big Ten foe, Illinois. Handley won the 200, 500 and 1,000-yard freestyle. In the 200, she swam the race in 1:52.11. In the 500, she set a new fastest time in the Missouri Valley Conference and the 65th fastest time in the NCAA by swimming the race in 4:54.86. In the 1,000-yard freestyle, she swam the race in 10:13.24. Handley has won all seven races that she has competed in as an individual this season. Handley also competed in the 200-yard freestyle relay, helping her team to a second-place finish with a time of 1:37.65.
Milwaukee at Valparaiso................................................... L 130-63 Northern Iowa at South Dakota..................................W 178-122 Indiana State at Bellarmine.......................................... W 137-124 Indiana State at Rose-Hulman.......................................W 155-98 Drury University at Missouri State.............................W 135-107
Saturday, October 28
MVC Diver of the Week Baobao Ji, So., Southern Illinois (Taiyuan, China)
Sophomore diver, Baobao Ji, continued the successful season that she and the rest of Southern’s divers have had with a win in the one-meter dive and second-place finish in the three-meter dive. Her performance helped Southern knock off Big Ten program, Illinois, and conference foe, Illinois State. Her score of 293.25 in the one-meter not only earned her a victory, but also a new personal best by more than 12 points. It is the second-best score in the Missouri Valley Conference this season and 41st best in the NCAA. She placed second in the three-meter dive with a score of 293.35.
Swimmer:
Friday, October 27
Southern vs. Illinois................................................. SIU, W 176-135 Southern Illinois at Illinois State........................SIU, W 194-106 Illinois at Illinois State............................................ ILS, W 155-143 Northern Iowa at South Dakota State.................POSTPONED
Other Top Performances
Jensen Keck, So., Illinois State Keck won two individual events in Illinois State’s double-dual. She finished first in both the 100- (1:04.49) and 200-yard breaststroke (2:21.91). She was also a member of the winning 400-yard medley relay team (3:54.31). Kendall Hansen, So., Indiana State Hansen has won the 100 and 200 back in nearly every meet and has improved her times each week in these events. During Indiana State’s thrilling win over Xavier and Olivet-Nazarene on Oct. 14, Hansen set a new school record in the 100 back with a 57.67 and yet again won the 200 back with a 2:04.74. Hansen yet again claimed first place in these events in ISU’s win over RoseHulman and Bellarmine on Oct. 27. Her time of 57.67 was the fourth best in the MVC for this event.
Upcoming Schedule
Sydney Zupan, Sr., Missouri State 200 Free, 1st place – 1:52.12; 200 Back, 1st place – 2:02.39; 400 Free Relay, 2nd place – 3:02.74 Zupan finished the week with two individual wins and a second-place effort with the Missouri State relay squad. Zupan claimed her first victory of the night in the 200 free, where she touched the wall first in 1:52.12. She then went on to grab first in the 200 back with a speedy time of 2:02.39 – five seconds faster than the runner-up in the event. Leading of the 400 free relay, Zupan assisted the squad to a second-place finish to close out the meet. After the weekend, Zupan claims the top spot in the Valley in the 100 free and 100 fly, while sitting second in the 200 free, 100 back and 200 back.
ALL TIMES ARE CENTRAL
Katie Taylor, So., UNI Katie Taylor broke the South Dakota pool record in the 200 backstroke, swimming in at 2:14.87. Taylor edged out Sabrina Sabadeanu of South Dakota in the 100 backstroke, timing in at 1:02.68. Taylor edged out Sabadeanu in the 200 IM, swimming in at 2:20.59. The Panthers team of Taylor, Moriah Ross, Crystal Florman and Molly Lembezeder swam to a first-place finish in the 200 medley relay, timing in at 1:57.22.
Diver:
Friday, November 3 Saluki Invite (Southern Illinois).............................................. 4 PM Little Rock at St. Louis/Lindenwood................................... 5 PM
Saturday, November 4 Saluki Invite (Southern Illinois)............................................. 9 AM Evansville Triple Dual (UE/INS/Little Rock)....................... 1 PM Valparaiso at Western Illinois..................................................2 PM Northern Iowa at Nebraska-Omaha................................... 3 PM
Emily Aument, Fr., Illinois State Aument took fifth place in both diving events in Illinois State’s double-dual victory over Illinois and loss to Southern Illinois Saturday at Horton Pool. Aument finished fifth in both the 1-meter (225.75) and 3-meter (202.90) events. Laura Fulton, Sr., Indiana State Senior diver Laura Fulton has consistently improved each week of competition for the Sycamores. With this being Indiana State’s first season competing in diving, Laura is only one of two divers competing each week for the Sycamores. In ISU’s win over Rose-Hulman and Bellarmine Laura won the three-meter dive competition with a score of 206.90. Ashley Yarbrough, Fr., Missouri State 1-Meter, 1st place – 263.02 points; 3-Meter, 1st place – 267.90 points Claiming both boards once again, freshman diver Ashley Yarbrough has swept the 1- and 3-meter boards for three consecutive meets. Beginning on the 3-meter board, Yarbrough put up an impressive 267.90 points – scoring 56.25 more points than the nearest competitor. Later, she racked up a career-high 263.02 points on the 1-meter board to earn her sixth victory during the month of October. Izzy Bunchek, Fr., UNI (Oneida, WI) Izzy Bunchek nabbed a second-place finish in the 1-meter diving. In the 3-meter diving well, Bunchek took third and fourth place. Bunchek had a dive score of 188.15.
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u Athletes of the Week
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Swimmer
College Swimming Top Times and Results As of October 30th
Event Individual, School Meet Time 50 Free 100 Free 200 Free 500 Free 1000 Free 50 Back 100 Back 200 Back 50 Breast 100 Breast 200 Breast 50 Fly 100 Fly 200 Fly 100 IM 200 IM 400 IM
Molly Lembezeder, UNI Sydney Zupan, MSU Bryn Handley, SIU Bryn Handley, SIU Bryn Handley, SIU Katie Taylor, UNI Katie Taylor, UNI Katie Taylor, UNI Jessica Peck, SIU Jensen Keck, ILS Moriah Ross, UNI Rita Naude, SIU Sydney Zupan, MSU Josie Pearson, MSU Emma Brazeau, SIU Josie Pearson, MSU Josie Pearson, MSU
Iowa vs. Michigan St, Northern Iowa 2017 Show Me Showdown McKendree vs. SIU, Truman State Illinois State vs. Illinois, Southern Illinois Missouri State vs. Southern Illinois Iowa vs. Michigan St, Northern Iowa Iowa vs. Michigan St, Northern Iowa Iowa vs. Michigan St, Northern Iowa Southern Illinois vs. Lindenwood Illinois State vs. Illinois, Southern Illinois Iowa vs. Michigan St, Northern Iowa Southern Illinois vs. Lindenwood 2017 Show Me Showdown Kansas vs. Missouri St, S. Dakota Southern Illinois vs. Lindenwood 2017 Show Me Showdown Kansas vs. Missouri St., S. Dakota
23.76 52.36 1:50.94 4:54.86 10:05.95 26.48 55.55 2:00.26 31.16 1:04.49 2:18.85 25.85 55.74 2:04.05 1:00.40 2:03.86 4:24.86
200 Free Relay 400 Free Relay 800 Free Relay 200 Medley Relay 400 Medley Relay
Missouri State Missouri State Missouri State Northern Iowa Missouri State
Kansas vs. Missouri St., S. Dakota Kansas vs. Missouri St., S. Dakota Kansas vs. Missouri St., S. Dakota Iowa vs. Michigan St, Northern Iowa Missouri State vs. Southern Illinois
1:37.05 3:31.49 7:37.73 1:44.08 3:48.99
1-Meter 3-Meter
Jiaxin Ji, SIU Jiaxin Ji, SIU
McKendree vs. SIU, Truman State McKendree vs. SIU, Truman State
299.77 315.38
DATE O3 O10 O17 O24 O31
NAME Sydney Zupan Josie Peason Molly Lembezeder Libby Howell Bryn Handley
Diver
DATE O3 O10 O17 O24 O31
NAME Baobao Ji Beibei Ji Izzy Bunchek Samantha Gray Baobao Ji
SCHOOL Missouri State Missouri State UNI Missouri State Southern Illinois
SCHOOL Southern Illinois Southern Illinois UNI Little Rock Southern Illinois
MVC Swimmer and Diver of the Week are selected each week during the Swimming & Diving season. The athletes are announced on Tuesday afternoon and appear in a weekly press release. Nominees are provided by each school’s sports information contact and voted on by a panel appointed by the league office.
u Valley Information
February 14-17, 2018 Iowa City, Iowa Hosted by UNI
Evansville
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Illinois State
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Indiana State
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Missouri State
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Northern Iowa
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Southern Illinois
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Valparaiso
WEEKLY RELEASE NO. 5: OCTOBER 31, 2017
Swimming & Diving Contact: Kate Delaney, Assistant Director/ Media & Administration Office: 314.444.4322 • Cell: 585.313.7079 • Email: [email protected] 1818 Chouteau Ave. • St. Louis, MO 63103 • FAX: 314.444.4353 WWW.MVC-SPORTS.COM
MVC Swimmer of the Week
Recent Results
Bryn Handley, Sr., Southern Illinois (Louisville, Ky)
Senior Bryn Handley won all three of her individual races on Saturday to help the Salukis defeat conference-rivals, Illinois State and Big Ten foe, Illinois. Handley won the 200, 500 and 1,000-yard freestyle. In the 200, she swam the race in 1:52.11. In the 500, she set a new fastest time in the Missouri Valley Conference and the 65th fastest time in the NCAA by swimming the race in 4:54.86. In the 1,000-yard freestyle, she swam the race in 10:13.24. Handley has won all seven races that she has competed in as an individual this season. Handley also competed in the 200-yard freestyle relay, helping her team to a second-place finish with a time of 1:37.65.
Milwaukee at Valparaiso................................................... L 130-63 Northern Iowa at South Dakota..................................W 178-122 Indiana State at Bellarmine.......................................... W 137-124 Indiana State at Rose-Hulman.......................................W 155-98 Drury University at Missouri State.............................W 135-107
Saturday, October 28
MVC Diver of the Week Baobao Ji, So., Southern Illinois (Taiyuan, China)
Sophomore diver, Baobao Ji, continued the successful season that she and the rest of Southern’s divers have had with a win in the one-meter dive and second-place finish in the three-meter dive. Her performance helped Southern knock off Big Ten program, Illinois, and conference foe, Illinois State. Her score of 293.25 in the one-meter not only earned her a victory, but also a new personal best by more than 12 points. It is the second-best score in the Missouri Valley Conference this season and 41st best in the NCAA. She placed second in the three-meter dive with a score of 293.35.
Swimmer:
Friday, October 27
Southern vs. Illinois................................................. SIU, W 176-135 Southern Illinois at Illinois State........................SIU, W 194-106 Illinois at Illinois State............................................ ILS, W 155-143 Northern Iowa at South Dakota State.................POSTPONED
Other Top Performances
Jensen Keck, So., Illinois State Keck won two individual events in Illinois State’s double-dual. She finished first in both the 100- (1:04.49) and 200-yard breaststroke (2:21.91). She was also a member of the winning 400-yard medley relay team (3:54.31). Kendall Hansen, So., Indiana State Hansen has won the 100 and 200 back in nearly every meet and has improved her times each week in these events. During Indiana State’s thrilling win over Xavier and Olivet-Nazarene on Oct. 14, Hansen set a new school record in the 100 back with a 57.67 and yet again won the 200 back with a 2:04.74. Hansen yet again claimed first place in these events in ISU’s win over RoseHulman and Bellarmine on Oct. 27. Her time of 57.67 was the fourth best in the MVC for this event.
Upcoming Schedule
Sydney Zupan, Sr., Missouri State 200 Free, 1st place – 1:52.12; 200 Back, 1st place – 2:02.39; 400 Free Relay, 2nd place – 3:02.74 Zupan finished the week with two individual wins and a second-place effort with the Missouri State relay squad. Zupan claimed her first victory of the night in the 200 free, where she touched the wall first in 1:52.12. She then went on to grab first in the 200 back with a speedy time of 2:02.39 – five seconds faster than the runner-up in the event. Leading of the 400 free relay, Zupan assisted the squad to a second-place finish to close out the meet. After the weekend, Zupan claims the top spot in the Valley in the 100 free and 100 fly, while sitting second in the 200 free, 100 back and 200 back.
ALL TIMES ARE CENTRAL
Katie Taylor, So., UNI Katie Taylor broke the South Dakota pool record in the 200 backstroke, swimming in at 2:14.87. Taylor edged out Sabrina Sabadeanu of South Dakota in the 100 backstroke, timing in at 1:02.68. Taylor edged out Sabadeanu in the 200 IM, swimming in at 2:20.59. The Panthers team of Taylor, Moriah Ross, Crystal Florman and Molly Lembezeder swam to a first-place finish in the 200 medley relay, timing in at 1:57.22.
Diver:
Friday, November 3 Saluki Invite (Southern Illinois).............................................. 4 PM Little Rock at St. Louis/Lindenwood................................... 5 PM
Saturday, November 4 Saluki Invite (Southern Illinois)............................................. 9 AM Evansville Triple Dual (UE/INS/Little Rock)....................... 1 PM Valparaiso at Western Illinois..................................................2 PM Northern Iowa at Nebraska-Omaha................................... 3 PM
Emily Aument, Fr., Illinois State Aument took fifth place in both diving events in Illinois State’s double-dual victory over Illinois and loss to Southern Illinois Saturday at Horton Pool. Aument finished fifth in both the 1-meter (225.75) and 3-meter (202.90) events. Laura Fulton, Sr., Indiana State Senior diver Laura Fulton has consistently improved each week of competition for the Sycamores. With this being Indiana State’s first season competing in diving, Laura is only one of two divers competing each week for the Sycamores. In ISU’s win over Rose-Hulman and Bellarmine Laura won the three-meter dive competition with a score of 206.90. Ashley Yarbrough, Fr., Missouri State 1-Meter, 1st place – 263.02 points; 3-Meter, 1st place – 267.90 points Claiming both boards once again, freshman diver Ashley Yarbrough has swept the 1- and 3-meter boards for three consecutive meets. Beginning on the 3-meter board, Yarbrough put up an impressive 267.90 points – scoring 56.25 more points than the nearest competitor. Later, she racked up a career-high 263.02 points on the 1-meter board to earn her sixth victory during the month of October. Izzy Bunchek, Fr., UNI (Oneida, WI) Izzy Bunchek nabbed a second-place finish in the 1-meter diving. In the 3-meter diving well, Bunchek took third and fourth place. Bunchek had a dive score of 188.15.
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u Athletes of the Week
u MVC Top Times & Results
Swimmer
College Swimming Top Times and Results As of October 30th
Event Individual, School Meet Time 50 Free 100 Free 200 Free 500 Free 1000 Free 50 Back 100 Back 200 Back 50 Breast 100 Breast 200 Breast 50 Fly 100 Fly 200 Fly 100 IM 200 IM 400 IM
Molly Lembezeder, UNI Sydney Zupan, MSU Bryn Handley, SIU Bryn Handley, SIU Bryn Handley, SIU Katie Taylor, UNI Katie Taylor, UNI Katie Taylor, UNI Jessica Peck, SIU Jensen Keck, ILS Moriah Ross, UNI Rita Naude, SIU Sydney Zupan, MSU Josie Pearson, MSU Emma Brazeau, SIU Josie Pearson, MSU Josie Pearson, MSU
Iowa vs. Michigan St, Northern Iowa 2017 Show Me Showdown McKendree vs. SIU, Truman State Illinois State vs. Illinois, Southern Illinois Missouri State vs. Southern Illinois Iowa vs. Michigan St, Northern Iowa Iowa vs. Michigan St, Northern Iowa Iowa vs. Michigan St, Northern Iowa Southern Illinois vs. Lindenwood Illinois State vs. Illinois, Southern Illinois Iowa vs. Michigan St, Northern Iowa Southern Illinois vs. Lindenwood 2017 Show Me Showdown Kansas vs. Missouri St, S. Dakota Southern Illinois vs. Lindenwood 2017 Show Me Showdown Kansas vs. Missouri St., S. Dakota
23.76 52.36 1:50.94 4:54.86 10:05.95 26.48 55.55 2:00.26 31.16 1:04.49 2:18.85 25.85 55.74 2:04.05 1:00.40 2:03.86 4:24.86
200 Free Relay 400 Free Relay 800 Free Relay 200 Medley Relay 400 Medley Relay
Missouri State Missouri State Missouri State Northern Iowa Missouri State
Kansas vs. Missouri St., S. Dakota Kansas vs. Missouri St., S. Dakota Kansas vs. Missouri St., S. Dakota Iowa vs. Michigan St, Northern Iowa Missouri State vs. Southern Illinois
1:37.05 3:31.49 7:37.73 1:44.08 3:48.99
1-Meter 3-Meter
Jiaxin Ji, SIU Jiaxin Ji, SIU
McKendree vs. SIU, Truman State McKendree vs. SIU, Truman State
299.77 315.38
DATE O3 O10 O17 O24 O31
NAME Sydney Zupan Josie Peason Molly Lembezeder Libby Howell Bryn Handley
Diver
DATE O3 O10 O17 O24 O31
NAME Baobao Ji Beibei Ji Izzy Bunchek Samantha Gray Baobao Ji
SCHOOL Missouri State Missouri State UNI Missouri State Southern Illinois
SCHOOL Southern Illinois Southern Illinois UNI Little Rock Southern Illinois
MVC Swimmer and Diver of the Week are selected each week during the Swimming & Diving season. The athletes are announced on Tuesday afternoon and appear in a weekly press release. Nominees are provided by each school’s sports information contact and voted on by a panel appointed by the league office.
u Valley Information
February 14-17, 2018 Iowa City, Iowa Hosted by UNI
Evansville
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Illinois State
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Indiana State
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little rock
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Missouri State
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Northern Iowa
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Southern Illinois
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Valparaiso
