SPRINGFIELD – The Missouri State swimming and diving team will participate in a pair of meets this week against crosstown foe Drury (Jan. 17) and Missouri (Jan. 19) in Springfield, Mo. and Columbia, Mo., respectively.

Thursday's meet at Drury will start with 3-Meter Diving at 4 p.m., and swimming begins at 6 p.m. The Bears will commence at 2 p.m. against Missouri on Saturday.
 

Missouri State at Drury | Missouri State at Missouri
Date & Time	Thursday, Jan. 17 | 4 p.m. (Diving) & 6 p.m. (Swimming) & Jan. 19 | 2 p.m.
Location	Springfield, Mo. | Columbia, Mo.
Site	Breech Pool | Mizzou Aquatic Center
Follow Along	Meet Mobile or @MoStateSwim on Twitter
Missouri State	2018-19 Record Book | Swimming & Diving Home Page | Twitter

Order of Events:

Drury

• 3-Meter Diving (4 p.m.)
• 200 Medley Relay
• 1000 Freestyle
• 200 Freestyle
• 50 Freestyle
• 200 IM
• 1-Meter Diving
• 100 Fly
• 100 Freestyle
• 100 Backstroke
• 500 Freestyle
• 200 Breaststroke
• 200 Freestyle Relay

Missouri

• 200 Medley Relay
• 1000 Freestyle
• 200 Freestyle
• 100 Backstroke
• 100 Breaststroke
• 200 Fly
• 50 Freestyle
• 1-Meter Dive
• 100 Freestyle
• 200 Backstroke
• 200 Breaststroke
• 500 Freestyle
• 100 Fly
• 3-Meter Diving
• 400 IM
• 400 Freestyle Relay

Bear Bites:

• The Bears faced Drury earlier this season, seeing the men's side win 146-91 while the women fell just shy in a tight 128-113 contest. Nine different Missouri State swimmers earned a first-place victory in their respective events.
• MSU traveled to Columbia, Mo. earlier this season to participate in the Missouri Show-Me Showdown, an event comprised of Division I, II, and III universities in Missouri. The Bears finished second on both the men's and women's side.  
• Missouri State resumes its spring schedule after sweeping Evansville and Southern Illinois to cap 2018.
• Libby Howell was selected as Missouri Valley Conference Swimmer of the Week on Dec. 4 after collecting five individual wins and contributed to a team victory against Evansville and Southern Illinois.

Top 50 National Rankings:

• Pawel Krawczyk – 27^th, 1650 Freestyle; 27^th, 1000 Freestyle
• Antonio Thomas – 40^th, 1650 Freestyle; 25^th, 1000 Freestyle
• Libby Howell – 42^nd, 1650 Freestyle, 30^th, 1000 Freestyle
• Blair Bish – 8^th, 100 Breaststroke; 14^th; 37^th, 200 Breaststroke
• Artur Osvath – 27^th, 100 Breaststroke; 14^th, 200 Breaststroke

Final Details:

• For the latest information on the Missouri State swimming and diving team, visit MissouriStateBears.com or follow @MoStateSwim on Twitter.