COLUMBIA, Mo.—The Truman Swimming teams competed in the Show Me Showdown Friday afternoon on the campus of the University of Missouri-Columbia, and the women's team finished in fifth place of eight teams competing with 221 points and the men seventh with 103 points.
The women had some notable performances, including Emily Traube in the 200 freestyle with a finals time of 1:57.55 and sixth place finish. In the 200 IM, Meg Herevoh finished with a finals time of 2:15.65 and finished tenth. In the 100 butterfly, Madison Nguyen finished 13th overall and beat her seed time by .21 seconds with a finals time of 59.62 seconds. She was fifth among competitors not representing Missouri in the event. Holly Olson was not far behind as she finished 15th overall in the event. In the 500 freestyle, Sidney Durbin finished eighth overall with a finals time of 5:19.55. In the 200 freestyle relay, the team of Traube, Herevoh, Kylie Strobl and Emma Brabham finished second overall with a finals time of 1:39.03.
On the men's side, Philip Tso beat his seed time in the 100 butterfly by .69 seconds with a finals time of 55.54 seconds. The 200 freestyle relay team of Miles McIntyre, Jack McKenzie, Jacob Pocivasek and Jax Mahlstadt finished seventh and beat their seed time of 1:28.82 with a finals time of 1:28.48 in the A heat. In the B heat, the team of Alex Burkhardt, Jackson Michals, Tso and Daniel Fink beat their seed time of 1:35.24 with a finals time of 1:34.92.
Following the action, coach Jerod Simek said, "The Bulldogs raced a little tired today but we're able to improve upon their times last week at the intrasquad meet and are making great strides in their technique and race strategies early in the season. There are many positives to take away and are ahead of where we have been in previous years at this point in the season. Myself and the rest of the staff are very excited about the year to come as we head into our dual meet schedule and midseason."
Team scores can be found here, and complete event results here.
The Bulldogs will be back in action on the ninth as they host William Jewell at Pershing Natatorium at noon.
