SPRINGFIELD – After a week off from action, the Missouri State swimming and diving team returns to the pool Oct. 20-21 at Lawrence, Kan., where the team will go up against the Kansas Jayhawks and the University of South Dakota.
 

Missouri State vs. Kansas & South Dakota
Date & Time	Oct. 20 at 5 p.m. | Oct. 21 at 12 p.m.
Location	Lawrence, Kan.
Site	Robinson Natatorium
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Order of Events
Day One
200 Medley Relay
1000 Freestyle
200 Freestyle
100 Backstroke
100 Breaststroke
200 Butterfly
50 Freestyle
1M/3M Diving 
200 IM 
800 Freestyle Relay 
 
Day Two
200 Free Relay 
400 IM 
100 Freestyle
200 Backstroke
100 Butterfly
500 Freestyle
3M/1M Diving
200 Breaststroke
400 Freestyle Relay 
 
Team Scoring: 9-4-3-2-1
Relay Events: 11-4-2
Bear Bites
The MSU men and women are off to a great start, pulling out strong performances at the Missouri Show-Me Showdown (Sept. 29) and defeating the Southern Illinois Salukis at home on Oct. 7.
 
Against Southern Illinois, Three women garnered first-place performances as Anna Miller, Josie Pearson and Sydney Zupan all came away with two wins. Miller shined in the speed events, touching the wall first in the 50 free (24.06) and 100 free (52.99). Pearson clinched the 200 fly (2:04.82) and dominated the 200 IM with a time of 2:03.89 – nearly seven seconds before the second-place finisher. Zupan saw her share of success as well, winning the 200 free in 1:52.38 and the 200 back with a time of 2:01.26.
 
Boasting nine first-place finishers, the men found success against the Salukis from their veteran swimmers as well as a handful of newcomers. Junior Artur Osvath led the men with two victories in the 200 IM and 200 fly while fellow juniors Minki Kang (500 free), Michael Mollak (200 free) and Phillip Willett (200 breast) collected wins as well. Sophomore Conner Ripp earned his first victory of the season, posting a time of 1:52.32 in the 200 back.
 
The MSU women lead the Missouri Valley Conference in five events while the men hold nine first-place spots in the Mid-American Conference. Nationally, Osvath sits eighth in the 100 breast (55.22), ninth in the 200 fly (1:48.11) and 200 IM (1:49.45) and 22^nd in the 100 fly (48.58).
 
Final Details
This weekend's double dual is scheduled to begin at approximately 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 20 and will continue on Saturday, Oct. 21 at 12 p.m. Results will for the meet will be available on Meet Mobile. For all the latest information on the Missouri State swimming and diving team, visit missouristatebears.com or follow @MoStateSwim on Twitter.