COLUMBIA, Mo. – The No. 17/19 Mizzou men's and women's swimming and diving teams fell to the No. 8/6 Louisville Cardinals Thursday afternoon at the Mizzou Aquatic Center. On the women's side, the Tigers suffered a 163-137 loss, while the Missouri men fell 178-122.
KEY PERFORMANCES
Senior Annie Ochitwa (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) led the Tigers with two individual event wins on Thursday. Ochitwa earned top honors in the 100 free with a time of 49.74, and added a win in the 100 fly after touching in 53.97.
In the diving well, senior Kyle Goodwin (Aurora, Colo.) and freshmen Ike Khamis (Richmond, Ind.) and Sarah Rousseau (Melbourne, Fla.) all picked up victories. Khamis won the men's platform with 363.68 points, a total that moved him up to fifth-place all-time on Mizzou's all-time list. Goodwin won men's 3-meter with 353.18 points, thanks to a 71.4 on his final dive, and Rousseau claimed first-place honors in the women's 1-meter competition with a six-round total of 279.3.
Also winners on the day were senior Kylie Dahlgren (Victoria, Minn.), junior Nick Alexander (St. Louis, Mo.) and sophomore Sarah Thompson (Collierville, Tenn.). Dahlgren won the women's 200 IM with a time of 2:02.93, Alexander swam a 1:45.10 in the men's 200 back for top honors, and Thompson claimed first in the women's 50 free in 22.77.
Additionally, the women's 200 medley relay team of freshman Audrey Guyett (St. Charles, Ill.), freshman Kayla Jones (St. Charles, Ill.), Ochitwa and Thompson touched first in a time of 1:40.92.
QUOTABLES
Mizzou Interim Head Coach Andrew Grevers
"I'm very proud of team, they knew we were up against one of the best teams in the country and they stepped up in a big way. We've been focused on our process of controlling what we can control, and every athlete did that today. We're going to stay focused on moving forward and we look forward to the meets ahead."
UP NEXT
The Tigers travel to Springfield, Mo., to take on Drury on Friday, Jan. 18.
MIZZOU EVENT WINNERS
Women's 200 Medley Relay – Audrey Guyett, Kayla Jones, Annie Ochitwa, Sarah Thompson (1:40.92)
Women's 50 Free – Sarah Thompson (22.77)
Men's 3-Meter – Kyle Goodwin (353.4)
Women's 100 Free – Annie Ochitwa (49.74)
Men's 200 Back – Nick Alexander (1:45.10)
Women's 100 Fly – Annie Ochitwa (53.97)
Women's 200 IM – Kylie Dahlgren (2:02.93)
Men's Platform – Ike Khamis (363.68)
Women's 1-Meter – Sarah Rousseau (279.30)
