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MVC Swimming & Diving Championship (WOMEN)
Salukis in second at MVC Championships after record setting day
02/14/2018 | 10:26:00 | Swimming & Diving
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After the first day of the Missouri Valley Conference Swimming and Diving Championships, the Salukis are in a three-way tie for second place.
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Missouri State, the defending MVC champions, are first with 80 points. Northern Iowa, Indiana State and Southern Illinois all have 64 points. The Salukis recorded two top-five finishes in the opening two events of the Conference Championship meet.
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In the 200-yard medley relay, the opening event of the MVC Championships, Southern's 200-yard medley relay team of Rita Naude, Sam Parsons, Emma Brazeau and McKennea Avery finished fourth with a time of 1:42.79 to set a new school record in the event. The previous school record was set in the 2015-16 by Sarah James, Liane Tatigian, Brazeau and Avery. That team swam the event with a time of 1:43.01.
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In the 800-yard freestyle relay, the second and final event of the evening, the relay team of Jordan Ries, Kelsie Walker, Nicole Fuller and Bryn Handley were second with a time of 7:22.49, the fourth fastest time in school history. With their performance, the team earned Southern 34 towards the overall team score.
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The MVC Swimming and Diving Championships continue tomorrow with the second day of action. The preliminaries start at 11 a.m. and the finals begin at 6 p.m.
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After the first day of the Missouri Valley Conference Swimming and Diving Championships, the Salukis are in a three-way tie for second place.
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Missouri State, the defending MVC champions, are first with 80 points. Northern Iowa, Indiana State and Southern Illinois all have 64 points. The Salukis recorded two top-five finishes in the opening two events of the Conference Championship meet.
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In the 200-yard medley relay, the opening event of the MVC Championships, Southern's 200-yard medley relay team of Rita Naude, Sam Parsons, Emma Brazeau and McKennea Avery finished fourth with a time of 1:42.79 to set a new school record in the event. The previous school record was set in the 2015-16 by Sarah James, Liane Tatigian, Brazeau and Avery. That team swam the event with a time of 1:43.01.
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In the 800-yard freestyle relay, the second and final event of the evening, the relay team of Jordan Ries, Kelsie Walker, Nicole Fuller and Bryn Handley were second with a time of 7:22.49, the fourth fastest time in school history. With their performance, the team earned Southern 34 towards the overall team score.
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The MVC Swimming and Diving Championships continue tomorrow with the second day of action. The preliminaries start at 11 a.m. and the finals begin at 6 p.m.
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