Missouri State

Sophomore Josie Pearson had a standout weekend for the Missouri State women’s swimming and diving team, recording a total of three first-place finishes and one second-place finish in a pair of conference duals against Evansville and Southern Illinois. Against Evansville, she captured the 100 butterfly, posting a time of 57.86 seconds in the event and out-touching Evansville by 1.27 seconds. The following day at Southern Illinois, Pearson kicked things off by recording a first-place finish in the 200 fly (2:06.20). Earning her third individual victory of the weekend, the Evergreen, Colo., native took first in the 200 individual medley thanks to her time of 2:06.87. Pearson’s only second-place finish came in the 100 fly, where she finished the race in 57.58 seconds.