SPRINGFIELD – Capping off competition in 2017, the Missouri State swimming and diving team is set to host the Evansville Purple Aces in a conference dual on Friday, Dec. 1 at Hammons Student Center. The meet is slated to begin at 4 p.m.
 

Missouri State vs. Evansville
Date & Time	Friday, Dec. 1 | 4 p.m.
Location	Springfield, Mo.
Site	Hammons Student Center
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Order of Events
3M Diving 
100 Butterfly
100 Backstroke 
1M Diving 
100 Breaststroke
100 Freestyle
100 IM
 
Bear Bites
The men's and women's teams enter Friday's meet after a successful weekend at the Purdue Invitational. There, the Bears broke multiple records, and posted some of the top times in the nation. Blair Bish highlighted Missouri State with a record-breaking swim in the 100 breast that sits second on the national stage. His quick time of 52.20 seconds in the event earned him a second-place finish at the Purdue Invitational.
 
The men's 200 medley relay set a school and Mid-American Conference record as well. Conner Ripp, Bish, Artur Osvath and Samuel Senn combined for a quick time of 1:26.36 in the event. The Missouri State men now lead the MAC in 13 separate events, holding the top spot in every individual event except the 200 back.
 
On the women's side, Libby Howell, Josie Pearson and Emma Wall topped the MSU record books in their respective events. Howell snapped a five-year-old record in the 1650 free with a time of 16:41.67. Pearson grabbed the No. 1 spot in MSU's 400 IM event (4:17.87) while Wall broke the school record in the 100 fly (54.13). The women lead the Missouri Valley Conference in the 200 free, 100 back, 200 breast, 100 fly and 200 fly.
 
Top-100 National Rankings
Blair Bish – 2^nd 100 breast
Kacper Cwiek – 72^nd, 200 IM; 96^th, 200 fly
Christopher Heye – 35^th, 400 IM; 38^th, 200 breast; 88^th, 200 IM
Minki Kang – 27^th, 1650 free; 68^th, 1000 free; 88^th, 500 free
Artur Osvath – 6^th, 200 breast; 19^th, 200 IM; 65^th, 200 fly; 71^st, 100 breast
Lucas Paloschi – 69^th, 50 free
Conner Ripp – 89^th, 100 back
Samuel Senn – 94^th, 50 free
Nicholas Theunissen – 59^th, 100 breast
Antonio Thomas – 13^th, 1650 free; 54^th, 500 free; 91^st, 1000 free
Phillip Willett – 30^th, 200 breast; 40^th, 100 breast; 74^th, 400 IM; 75^th, 200 IM
 
Libby Howell – 62^nd, 1650 free; 86^th, 500 free
Josie Pearson – 76^th, 400 IM
Emma Wall – 35^th, 200 fly; 75^th, 100 fly
Sydney Zupan – 75^th, 200 back; 95^th, 100 fly
 
Final Details
Friday's dual at Hammons Student Center will begin at approximately 4 p.m. Live results 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.