LAWRENCE, Kan. – The MSU men's and women's swimming and diving teams wrapped up competition at the Kansas Duals on Saturday afternoon at Robinson Natatorium. The men defeated South Dakota 174-158. In the women's tri-dual the Bears defeated South Dakota, 222.50-129.50 and fell to Kansas, 228.50-118.50.
 
Missouri State got things started in the women's 200 freestyle relay with a second-place finish courtesy of Ulyana Zubina, Yuliya Zubina, Hannah Amelung and Anna Miller as the quartet swam a 1:36.41. The MSU squad of Jordan Wenner, Anna Lucas, Kellie Fischer and Anika Lam (1:40.49) followed up in seventh.
 
In the men's 200 freestyle relay, Bruno Guerra, Jonathan Hill, Arthur Cury and Reese Hodgins combined to swim a 1:24.94 to finish second.
 
Sami Roemer took fifth (4:36.22) in the women's 400 IM while Grace Beahan (4:47.87) followed in eighth.
 
Tyler Lewis got the first win of the day in the men's 400 IM by clocking a 4:08.52. James Vaughn followed in fourth (4:17.92).
 
"I'm really proud of how everyone performed today," Lewis reflected. "We've been working really hard this semester and it's nice to see it pay off."
 
Anna Miller followed up with a win in the 100 freestyle, swimming the event in 50.77. Libby Howell joined Miller in the top-three with a third place finish in 52.52.  Rounding out MSU was Lucas (53.79) in eighth and Wenner (53.83) in ninth.
 
"I've always enjoyed the great competition we see when we travel to KU each season," Miller stated. "I'm very happy with my swims this weekend, and I think a lot of us have improved since our first meet. I'm super excited to see how we keep improving each meet."
 
Bruno Guerra won the men's 100 freestyle with a time 47.08. Brunno Suzuki followed up with a 47.27 for third place.
 
In the women's 200 backstroke Sego (2:08.83) took seventh and Fischer (2:10.81) placed eighth. Rounding out the Bears was Thorson (2:15.88) in 11^th.
 
Missouri State went 1-2 in the men's race with Dylan Moffatt winning in 1:53.52 and Jonathan Hill right behind at 1:54.91.
 
Roemer led the women in the 100 butterfly with a time of 58.75 to finish second. Ulyana Zubina (57.97), Sira Limbu (1:01.26) and Lam (1:02.46) rounded out the MSU efforts in sixth, 10^th and 11^th place, respectively.
 
"It was a great race for everyone that really came down to the wire," Roemer remarked. "I'm happy with how I raced and how I was able to contribute some more points to the overall team score."
 
Cury continued his strong performances with a win in the men's 100 butterfly, registering a time of 51.10 while James Vaughn (54.25) took seventh.
 
In the women's 500 freestyle, Howell was just .45 seconds out of first place taking second in 5:03.90. MSU followed in 6-8 in the order of Sam Hietpas (5:13.22), Payton Smith (5:14.96) and Vera Margula (5:16.46).
 
Suzuki recorded the win in the men's 500 freestyle with a time of 4:42.83 while Moffatt (4:46.00) placed second and Stukerjurgen (4:55.40) took fourth.
 
In women's 1-meter diving Rissinger posted a 216.75 to place fifth while Courtney Stanbury took eighth with a score of 156.05.
 
Cabrini Johnson (2:28.61) had a runner-up finish in the women's 200 yard breaststroke while Yuliya Zubina (2:28.79) placed fourth.
 
In the men's race, Suzuki was victorious again finishing in 2:08.11. Lewis (2:10.74) and Moffatt (2:15.01) followed in third and fifth, respectively.
 
The Bears capped their evening with a pair of wins in the 400 freestyle relay. Miller, Howell, Lucas and Roemer (3:29.93) took second, while Ulyana Zubina, Wenner, Amelung and Lam (3:37.73) placed third.
 
The men's 400 meter relay squad of Cury, Guerra, Hodgins and Jonathan Hill clocked a 3:06.45 to win the event.
 
Both teams will be back in action Nov. 5-6 when they host Indiana State and Missouri S&T. Start times for the event will be at 5 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. on Saturday.