Thompson Claims 100 Back Silver on Day Four of SECs

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Senior Sarah Thompson won silver in the 100 back to lead the University of Missouri swimming and diving teams on the fourth day of the SEC Championships.

Juniors Meredith Rees and Amy Feddersen also added fourth and fourteenth place finishes in the 100 back for the Tigers.

On the men’s side, senior Danny Kovac recorded his third fourth-place finish of the championships in the 100 fly. Junior Luke Davis, sophomore Mikolaj Malec and junior Noah Scheuermann also scored points for the Tigers in the 100 fly with 11^th, 15^th and 24^th place finishes.

Senior Jack Dahlgren finished fifth in the 100 back, followed by freshman Grant Bochenski in 14^th place.

Five Tigers qualified for the finals of the men’s 100 breast, led by junior Ben Patton with a fourth-place finish. Junior Josh Pales, sophomore Freddie Rindshøj, junior Will Goodwin and freshman Ty Spillane finished in 10^th, 11^th, 13^th and 16^th places, respectively.

Junior Carlo Lopez and sophomore Takuto Endo both scored points on the platform event, with 12^th and 19^thplace finishes.

With one day of competition remaining, the Mizzou men sit in seventh place with 589.5 points, and the Mizzou women sit in ninth with 372.5 points.

HEAR FROM COACH GREVERS

“Today was another great day for the Tigers. We are fighting for every point and looking to move up on our final day.”

DAY FOUR RESULTS

Women’s 200 Fly

36. Ana Pozder (2:01.17)

38. Brecken Merkel (2:01.85)

Men’s 200 Fly
4. Danny Kovac (1:41.18 finals, 1:41.97 prelims)

11. Luke Davis (1:44.49 finals, 1:44.68 prelims)

15. Mikolaj Malec (1:45.49 finals,1:45.29 prelims)

24. Noah Scheuermann (1:46.44 finals, 1:46.13 prelims)

35. Dane Florea (1:48.73)

Women’s 100 Back

2. Sarah Thompson (51.35 finals, 51.65 prelims)

4. Meredith Rees (51.63 finals, 51.86 prelims)

Amy Feddersen ( 53.16 prelims)

27. Colleen Duffy (54.01)

Men’s 100 Back

5. Jack Dahlgren (46.07 finals, 46.33 prelims)

14. Grant Bochenski (46.74 finals, 47.15 prelims)

25. Cade Oliver (48.59)

Women’s 100 Breast

31. Kayla Jones (1:02.16)

35. Katrina Brathwaite (1:02.60)

28. Alex Moderski (1:03.53)

Men’s 100 Breast

T-4. Ben Patton (52.03 finals, 52.25 prelims)

10. Josh Pales (52.68 finals, 52.80 prelims)

11. Freddie Rindshøj (52.71 finals, 52.77 prelims)

13. Will Goodwin (52.86 finals, 52.82 prelims)

16. Ty Spillane (53.61, 53.05 prelims)

Men’s Platform

12. Carlo Lopez (307.60)

19. Takuto Endo (267.45)

Women’s 400 Medley Relay

10. Meredith Rees, Kayla Jones, Sarah Thompson, Megan Keil (3:34.80)

Men’s 400 Medley Relay

6. Grant Bochenski, Ben Patton, Danny Kovac, Jack Dahlgren (3:06.53)

UP NEXT

The fifth and final day of the SEC Championships kicks off on Saturday, Feb. 19 at 8:30 a.m. CT with prelims for the 200 back, 100 free and 200 breast. Women’s platform prelims start at 11 a.m. CT, followed by the 1650 free at 1:25 p.m. CT. Finals start at 4:30 p.m. CT

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