MVC Release
 
ST. LOUIS – Earning the first weekly award of the 2017-18 season, senior Sydney Zupan was named the Missouri Valley Conference Swimmer of the Week, announced by the league Tuesday.
 
Making quite the impact in the Bears' first meet of the season, Zupan came away with one individual victory and three second-place finishes at the Missouri Show-Me Showdown. Competing against SEC powerhouse Missouri, as well as Saint Louis, Washington University, Lindenwood, Maryville and Missouri-St. Louis, she came out with a big win in the 100 fly, touching the wall in 55.74 seconds to beat every Missouri Tiger in the event.
 
Grabbing her second-highest finish of the day, the Wildwood, Mo., native took second in the 100 back with a time of 55.79 seconds - just .67 seconds behind Missouri's top swimmer. Leading the league in both events, she also ranks 13^th in the nation in the 100 fly and is 11^th overall in the 100 back. In a team effort, she aided the Missouri State relays to second-place finishes in the 200 medley and 400 free relays.
 
The Bears return home Saturday, Oct. 7 for a conference duel against Southern Illinois at Hammons Student Center. For all the latest information on the Missouri State swimming and diving team, visit missouristatebears.com or follow @MoStateSwim on Twitter.