Saluki swimming and diving holds in second at MVC Championships

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Oct 3

4 PM / 10 AM

Swimming & Diving

Missouri State

Oct 10

3 PM

Swimming & Diving

UIC

Oct 11

11 AM

Swimming & Diving

Northwestern/Miami (OH)

Oct 24

5 PM / 11 AM

Swimming & Diving

Illinois/Illinois State (Women)

Nov 13

Swimming & Diving

A3 Performance Invite

Nov 20

Swimming & Diving

Missouri

Jan 9

2 PM

Swimming & Diving

Purdue (Men)

Jan 10

1 PM

Swimming & Diving

Indiana State/Evansville

With one day left to go at the Missouri Valley Conference Swimming and Diving Championships, Southern Illinois remains in second.

The Salukis grew their lead over third-place Northern Iowa to 100 points, but lost ground on Missouri State who leads the meet. The Salukis have 433.5 points, the Bears are out front with a team score of 522.5. Senior Bryn Handley earned All-Conference honors with her second second place finish of the meet.

In the 200-yard freestyle, Handley was second with a time of 1:49.24 for her second All-Conference honor of the week. Senior Kelsie Walker was ninth, junior Jordan Ries was 10^th and senior Chandler Ott was 16^th.

In the 400-yard IM, the Salukis placed three swimmers into the championship finals. Sophomore Peyton Parman led the way in the event with a time of 4:26.01. Sophomore Sam Parsons was sixth and sophomore Laura Carver was seventh. Junior Abby Kresal was fourth in the consolation final and 12^th overall.

In the 100-yard butterfly, freshman Abbie Young was eighth overall with a time of 56.48 in the finals. Sophomore Rita Naude won the consolation final and was ninth overall.

In the 100-yard breaststroke, Parsons led the way with a time of 1:04.13 and a fifth place finish. Junior Jess Peck was eighth with a time of 1:04.52. Senior Liane Tatigian won the consolation final with a time of 1:04.47 and was ninth overall. Kresal was 11^th with a time of 1:05.03.

In the 100-yard backstroke, Rita Naude was 11^th with a time of 57.08, the fifth-fastest time in program history. Senior McKenna Avery was 13^th and sophomore Juliana Carvalho was 16^th.

In the final event of the evening, the 400-yard medley relay, the Saluki team of Avery, Parsons, Brazeau and Handley finished fifth with a time of 3:48.12.

The final day of the MVC Swimming and Diving Championships is tomorrow from Iowa City, Iowa. Prelims start at 11 a.m. and the finals start at 5 p.m.

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