SPRINGFIELD – The Missouri State swimming and diving team will honor 10 seniors in its Senior Day meet against the University of Missouri on Saturday, Jan. 20 at Hammons Student Center. The dual will serve as the Bears' final home meet of the season, as well as the women's regular season finale before heading to the Missouri Valley Conference Championship.
 
Action at Hammons Student Center is scheduled to begin at noon, where divers will see their time to shine on the one and three-meter diving boards. Swimming events will begin at approximately 3 p.m., while the team's senior ceremony will take place after the conclusion of the women's 400 IM and men's 200 IM.
 
Will Brand, Canaan Campbell, Kacper Cwiek, William Frisbie and Christopher Heye will be honored on the men's team while Hanna Flanagan, Emma Metz, Emma Wall, Lauren Williams and Sydney Zupan will be recognized on the women's team.
 

SENIOR DAY: Missouri State vs. Missouri
Date & Time	Saturday, Jan. 20 | Diving at 12 p.m. | Swimming at 3 p.m.
Location	Springfield, Mo.
Site	Hammons Student Center
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Order of Events
3M Competition                                                              
1M Competition
 
400 Medley Relay
1000 Free
200 Free
50 Free
400 IM (Women) / 200 IM (Men)
--Break; Missouri State Senior Ceremony--
200 Fly
100 Free
200 Back
500 Free
--Break--
200 Breast
400 Free Relay
 
Bear Bites
The Bears caught a glimpse of Missouri in their first meet of the season, the Missouri Show-Me Showdown, where both teams finished second behind the Tigers. At the Show-Me-Showdown, the men brought in 16 top-five swims and the women combined for 11 top-five swims.
 
The men's squad broke a couple of school and conference records this season. Conner Ripp, Blair Bish, Artur Osvath and Samuel Senn snapped the Mid-American Conference record in the 200 medley relay on Nov. 17 at the Purdue Invitational. The four clipped the record with a time of 1:26.36 – just .43 seconds faster than the previous record. Bish set another MAC and school record, this time in the 100 breast at the Purdue Invitational. The newcomer touched the wall in an impressive 52.20 seconds to set his first individual record for the Bears.
 
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).
 
Top-100 National Rankings
Libby Howell – 99^th, 1650 free
Emma Wall – 57^th, 200 fly
 
Blair Bish – 3^rd, 100 breast
Christopher Heye – 71^st, 200 breast; 75^th, 400 IM
Minki Kang – 67^th, 1650 free; 84^th, 1000 free
Artur Osvath – 15^th, 200 breast; 42^nd, 200 IM
Nicholas Theunissen – 97^th, 100 breast
Antonio Thomas – 41^st, 1650 free;
Phillip Willett – 58^th, 200 breast; 69^th, 100 breast
 
Final Details
Diving at Hammons Student Center will begin at noon and swimming events will follow at approximately 3 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.