swimming & diving
SWIMMING & DIVING
WEEKLY RELEASE NO. 2: OCTOBER 10, 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
Josie Pearson, Jr., Missouri State (Evergreen, Colorado)
200 IM – 1st place, 2:03.89; 200 Fly – 1st place, 2:04.82; 400 Medley Relay – 1st place, 3:48.99 Pearson had an excellent home meet against Southern Illinois, bringing in two individual victories and one relay win. She brought in her first victory in the 200 IM, where she dominated the event with a time of 2:03.89 – nearly seven seconds ahead of the second-place finisher. Her time in the 200 IM was just .28 seconds away from breaking the Hammons Student Center pool record. Claiming the 200 fly by nearly two seconds, Pearson finished the event in 2:04.82. Along with her individual wins, she aided the Bears to a first-place finish in the 400 medley relay. Serving as the third leg of the relay, the Bears finished the race seven seconds faster than the second-place relay.
Friday, October 6 Northern Iowa at Iowa/ Michigan...... L (184-113)/ L, (195-105) Indiana State at Notre Dame Relays............................4th Place
Saturday, October 7 Southern Illinois at Missouri State................. MSU, W 138-105 Eastern Illinois at Valparaiso.............................................L 167-94 Illinois St. at Lewis/Illinois Weslyan.......W (172-39)/ W (166-31) Indiana State at Illinois-Chicago.................................. L 177-121
MVC Diver of the Week Beibei Ji, So., Southern Illinois (Taiyuan, China)
Beibei Ji recorded a personal best score of 286.80 to record her second-straight victory in the three-meter dive. She finished nearly 12 points ahead of second place Baobao Ji in the dive. In the one-meter, Beibei posted a score of 270.90 to finish in second and help secure a one-two finish for Southern against the event against Missouri State.
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Other Top Performances
Karley Licking, Sr., Illinois State Licking won two individual events and was a member of a winning relay team in Illinois State’s double dual victory over Illinois Wesleyan and Lewis Saturday in Romeoville, Illinois. She touched the wall first in both the 100-yard backstroke (59.45) and 200-yard freestyle (1:58.64) in Saturday’s meet. She was also a member of the winning 200-yard medley relay team (1:48.87) that set a Lewis Pool record. Kendall Hansen, So., Indiana State Kendall Hansen has been consistent for the Sycamores all season. During the meet with UIC this weekend she placed first in two events. Hansen placed first in the 100 backstroke with a 59.32 and the 200 backstroke with a 2:06.08. Bryn Handley, Sr., Southern Illinois Bryn Handley won both of her individual events on Saturday in the Salukis meet on the road against defending MVC Champions, Missouri State. Handley won the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:05.95 to set a new pool record at the Hammons Student Center Pool. The previous record was 10:07.95. Handley also took home first in the women’s 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:56.51 to finish nearly three seconds ahead of second place. Handley also helped her 400-yard freestyle team to a second place finish with a time of 3:33.53.
Upcoming Schedule ALL TIMES ARE CENTRAL
Friday, October 13 Nebraska at UNI.......................................................................... 4 PM Indiana State at Illinois............................................................. 4 PM
Saturday, October 14 North Texas at Little Rock....................................................... 11 AM Valparaiso at UW-Green Bay/UIC............................................ TBD Xavier/Olivet Nazarene at Indiana State.............................. 1 PM Sioux Falls at UNI........................................................................... 3 PM
Amanda Jenny, Sr., Valparaiso Amanda Jenny won two individual events on Saturday against Eastern Illinois in the 100-free (55.92) and 200-free (2:01.92). She was also the anchor on the winning 200-free relay (1:43.02).
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College Swimming Top Times and Results As of October 10th
DATE O3 O10
200 IM
500 Free 16th Bryn Handley, SIU
15th Josie Pearson, MSU 22nd Katie Taylor, UNI
4:56.51
2:03.86 2:04.85
800 Free Relay
10:05.95 10:10.85
19th Indiana State 20th Little Rock
100 Back 21th Katie Taylor, UNI
18th Northern Iowa
200 Back 14th Katie Taylor, UNI 23rd Sydney Zupan,SIU
17th Jessica Peck, SIU 22nd Samantha Parsons, SIU 24th Laura Carver, SIU
1:44.08
11th Missouri State
50 Breast
SCHOOL Southern Illinois Southern Illinois
3:48.99
u Valley Information
1M Dive
25th Sierra Thain, Little Rock
31.16 31.31 31.40
NAME Baobao Ji Beibei Ji
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.
400 Medley Relay
2:00.26 2:01.26
SCHOOL Missouri State Missouri State
8:01.38 8:02.73
200 Medley Relay
55.55
NAME Sydney Zupan Josie Peason
Diver
DATE O3 O10
1000 Free 15th Bryn Handley, SIU 21st Liberty Howell, MSU
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285.15
3M Dive
2nd Sierra Thain, Little Rock
50 Fly 10th Rita Naude, SIU
387.98
25.85
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WEEKLY RELEASE NO. 2: OCTOBER 10, 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
Josie Pearson, Jr., Missouri State (Evergreen, Colorado)
200 IM – 1st place, 2:03.89; 200 Fly – 1st place, 2:04.82; 400 Medley Relay – 1st place, 3:48.99 Pearson had an excellent home meet against Southern Illinois, bringing in two individual victories and one relay win. She brought in her first victory in the 200 IM, where she dominated the event with a time of 2:03.89 – nearly seven seconds ahead of the second-place finisher. Her time in the 200 IM was just .28 seconds away from breaking the Hammons Student Center pool record. Claiming the 200 fly by nearly two seconds, Pearson finished the event in 2:04.82. Along with her individual wins, she aided the Bears to a first-place finish in the 400 medley relay. Serving as the third leg of the relay, the Bears finished the race seven seconds faster than the second-place relay.
Friday, October 6 Northern Iowa at Iowa/ Michigan...... L (184-113)/ L, (195-105) Indiana State at Notre Dame Relays............................4th Place
Saturday, October 7 Southern Illinois at Missouri State................. MSU, W 138-105 Eastern Illinois at Valparaiso.............................................L 167-94 Illinois St. at Lewis/Illinois Weslyan.......W (172-39)/ W (166-31) Indiana State at Illinois-Chicago.................................. L 177-121
MVC Diver of the Week Beibei Ji, So., Southern Illinois (Taiyuan, China)
Beibei Ji recorded a personal best score of 286.80 to record her second-straight victory in the three-meter dive. She finished nearly 12 points ahead of second place Baobao Ji in the dive. In the one-meter, Beibei posted a score of 270.90 to finish in second and help secure a one-two finish for Southern against the event against Missouri State.
Swimmer:
Other Top Performances
Karley Licking, Sr., Illinois State Licking won two individual events and was a member of a winning relay team in Illinois State’s double dual victory over Illinois Wesleyan and Lewis Saturday in Romeoville, Illinois. She touched the wall first in both the 100-yard backstroke (59.45) and 200-yard freestyle (1:58.64) in Saturday’s meet. She was also a member of the winning 200-yard medley relay team (1:48.87) that set a Lewis Pool record. Kendall Hansen, So., Indiana State Kendall Hansen has been consistent for the Sycamores all season. During the meet with UIC this weekend she placed first in two events. Hansen placed first in the 100 backstroke with a 59.32 and the 200 backstroke with a 2:06.08. Bryn Handley, Sr., Southern Illinois Bryn Handley won both of her individual events on Saturday in the Salukis meet on the road against defending MVC Champions, Missouri State. Handley won the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:05.95 to set a new pool record at the Hammons Student Center Pool. The previous record was 10:07.95. Handley also took home first in the women’s 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:56.51 to finish nearly three seconds ahead of second place. Handley also helped her 400-yard freestyle team to a second place finish with a time of 3:33.53.
Upcoming Schedule ALL TIMES ARE CENTRAL
Friday, October 13 Nebraska at UNI.......................................................................... 4 PM Indiana State at Illinois............................................................. 4 PM
Saturday, October 14 North Texas at Little Rock....................................................... 11 AM Valparaiso at UW-Green Bay/UIC............................................ TBD Xavier/Olivet Nazarene at Indiana State.............................. 1 PM Sioux Falls at UNI........................................................................... 3 PM
Amanda Jenny, Sr., Valparaiso Amanda Jenny won two individual events on Saturday against Eastern Illinois in the 100-free (55.92) and 200-free (2:01.92). She was also the anchor on the winning 200-free relay (1:43.02).
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@MVCSPORTS
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MVC SWIMMING & DIVING RELEASE
u Athletes of the Week
u Swimming & Diving Top 25
Swimmer
College Swimming Top Times and Results As of October 10th
DATE O3 O10
200 IM
500 Free 16th Bryn Handley, SIU
15th Josie Pearson, MSU 22nd Katie Taylor, UNI
4:56.51
2:03.86 2:04.85
800 Free Relay
10:05.95 10:10.85
19th Indiana State 20th Little Rock
100 Back 21th Katie Taylor, UNI
18th Northern Iowa
200 Back 14th Katie Taylor, UNI 23rd Sydney Zupan,SIU
17th Jessica Peck, SIU 22nd Samantha Parsons, SIU 24th Laura Carver, SIU
1:44.08
11th Missouri State
50 Breast
SCHOOL Southern Illinois Southern Illinois
3:48.99
u Valley Information
1M Dive
25th Sierra Thain, Little Rock
31.16 31.31 31.40
NAME Baobao Ji Beibei Ji
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.
400 Medley Relay
2:00.26 2:01.26
SCHOOL Missouri State Missouri State
8:01.38 8:02.73
200 Medley Relay
55.55
NAME Sydney Zupan Josie Peason
Diver
DATE O3 O10
1000 Free 15th Bryn Handley, SIU 21st Liberty Howell, MSU
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285.15
3M Dive
2nd Sierra Thain, Little Rock
50 Fly 10th Rita Naude, SIU
387.98
25.85
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
