SPRINGFIELD – The Missouri State swimming and diving team will compete in back-to-back meets against Evansville (Nov. 30) and Southern Illinois (Dec. 1) in Evansville, Ind. and Carbondale, Ill., respectively. Friday's meet at Evansville will commence diving at 3:30 p.m., with swimming beginning at 4:30 p.m. The Bears will get an early start on Saturday, with competition slated for 11 a.m.
 

Missouri State at Evansville | Missouri State at Southern Illinois
Date & Time	Friday, Nov. 30 | 3:30 p.m. (Diving) & 4:30 p.m. (Swimming) & Dec. 1 | 11 a.m.
Location	Evansville, Ind. | Carbondale, Ill.
Site	Wyttenbach Pool | Dr. Edward J. Shea Natatorium
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Order of Events:

Evansville
3-Meter Diving (3:30 p.m.)
200 Medley Relay
1000 Freestyle
200 Freestyle
50 Freestyle
200 IM
1-Meter Diving
100 Fly
100 Free
100 Back
500 Free
100 Breaststroke
200 Freestyle Relay
 
Southern Illinois
 
400 Medley Relay
1000 Freestyle
200 Freestyle
50 Freestyle
200 IM
1-Meter Diving
200 Fly
100 Freestyle
200 Backstroke
500 Freestyle
3-Meter Diving
200 Breaststroke
400 Freestyle Relay
 
Bear Bites

• Freshman Pawel Krawczyk claimed the Mid-American Conference Swimmer of Week title after a successful performance at the Iowa Hawkeye Invitational that included a pair of first-place victories in the 500 and 1650 freestyle, respectively. The honor marked his first at Missouri State.
• The Bears had a trio of first-place victories at the Iowa Hawkeye Invitational from Krawczyk (500/1650 free), Artur Osvath (200 breaststroke), and Josie Pearson (400 IM). Both teams finished fifth among the team rankings.
• Last year, both the men and women logged victories against Evansville and Southern Illinois, respectively. Artur Osvath tallied five individual wins, while Pearson brought in four decisions between the two meets.
• Libby Howell and Pearson each broke MSU records at the Iowa Hawkeye Invitational. Howell surpassed the top time in the 200 freestyle, clocking in at 1:48.30. Pearson made her mark in the record books in the 400 IM with a time of 4:16.38.

 
Top 50 National Rankings

• Artur Osvath – 38^th, 200 IM; 5^th, 200 breaststroke; 12^th, 100 breaststroke
• Blair Bish – 17^th, 200 breaststroke; 4^th, 100 breaststroke
• Pawel Krawczyk – 9^th, 1650 freestyle, 22^nd, 1000 freestyle; 30^th, 500 freestyle
• Antonio Thomas – 16^th, 1650 freestyle; 20^th, 1000 freestyle
• Libby Howell – 27^th, 1650 freestyle; 27^th, 1000 freestyle

Final Details

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