Both the men’s and the women’s squads for Mizzou swimming and diving collected fourth place at the SMU Classic during the opening meet of the season on Friday and Saturday.
The men's team ended the weekend with 229 points scored, which came from three silver medals and nine bronze medals. Arizona State captured first place overall with 324 points, then Virginia Tech with 256, SMU with 234 and Arizona in fifth place with 183 points.
As for the women's team, they notched 246 points, which included three silver medals and four bronze ones. Arizona State swept the meet, winning the women’s side with 369 points. Fellow Southeastern Conference member Arkansas placed second with 310 points and SMU landed 271 for third place. Virginia Tech and Arizona were close behind the Tigers with 238 and 228 points, respectively.
Matthew Mortenson, Lucas Nebrich, Matthew Judkins, Charles Gould and Tanner Braunton were some of the men’s standouts in Dallas.
Mortenson secured third place in 3:47.99 in the 400 individual medley as well as third in the 200 breast with a 1:58.21. He ended the meet scoring the most points for the men’s team excluding relays at 34 from six different events.
Nebrich had a lot of success in Dallas; he finished third in the 50 free, the 100 free and the 100 fly. In addition, he was a part of three relays that placed second once and third twice.
Matthew Judkins secured second in the 200 fly with a 1:44.12, Quinlan Gould placed second in the 100 back with a time of 46.48 and Tanner Braunton landed third in the 1-meter dive and fourth in the 3-meter dive.
The women’s top performers were Natalie Zapotocka, Piper McNeil, Megan Jolly, Tori Yamamura and Katherine Kuehn.
Zapotocka led the women’s squad in points with 35. She placed third in the 200 breast with a time of 2:14.85.
McNeil placed third in the 400 individual medley with a 4:19.37 and Yamamura secured second in the 100 fly.
Megan Jolly dove well; she earned second in the 1M dive and third in the 3M dive.
The Tigers are quickly back in action as the first home meet of the season is on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 16-17. Mizzou will be hosting Missouri State and Indiana State.
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