SPRINGFIELD – Senior Anna Miller set  two Hammons Student Center Pool records in the 100 butterfly and 200 freestyle in the Bears' dual against Missouri on Saturday afternoon.
 
"I was really happy with how I swam today," Miller reflected. "I swam some events today that I don't usually swim during the season, and I surprised myself a little bit. We all raced tough today. We rose to the level of competition we were racing against. That was the best we have performed against Mizzou in a long time. I am proud of how everyone has come off a tough couple of weeks training."
 
Miller won the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:47.07, breaking the previous record set by Missouri's Allison Bloebaum in 2019 by over two seconds. The mark was the second-fastest in program history and 48^th nationally this season. Miller followed up her performance by clocking a 54.03 to win the100 butterfly, breaking former Bear Sydney Zupan's (55.12) record set in 2016.
 
Missouri was victorious in both the women's (189.50-108.50) and men's (207-79) duals. The Tigers' men's squad entered the dual ranked ninth while the women were ranked 19^th in the latest CSCAA Division I Poll.
 
"I really appreciate Coach Grevers and Mizzou for coming down here," head coach Dave Collins said. "They are a top-ten ranked program in the country. It means a lot for them to come compete with us. This was the first time in a while competing against Mizzou where we really raced and competed. I was happy to see that. This was the best our women have performed and got up for a big opponent. It is a good sign as we move into the second part of our season and focus for championships. I am really thrilled with how both groups swam."
 
In addition to Miller's record-breaking performances, the Bears also broke a pool record in the women's 400 freestyle relay as the quartet of Miller, Jordan Wenner, Libby Howell and Sami Roemer won the event with a time of 3:20.65.
 
The Bears got their day started with a second-place finishes in both the women's and men's 200 medley relay. The women's relay team consisting of Kelly Sego, Yuliya Zubina, Roemer and Miller combined to swim a 1:39.62, while the men's squad of Robbie Hill, Michael Hampel, Arthur Cury and Bruno Guerra clocked a 1:29.51 to take home runner-up finishes.
 
Missouri State was impressive in the women's 1000 freestyle, with Vera Margula leading the way with a time of 1:0:07.60 to place second. Sam Hietpas (10:34.58) followed in third and Alex Thorson (10:48.20) finished fifth.
 
In the men's 200 freestyle, Brunno Suzuki notched a runner-up finish with a time of 1:39.47. Cury (1:40.20) and Dylan Moffatt (1:41.76) also recorded top-five finishes by placing fourth and fifth respectively.
 
Sego picked up the win in the women's 100 backstroke with a time of 55.99. She was followed by teammates Libby Howell (56.35) in third, Kellie Fischer (56.76) in fourth and Hannah Amelung (57.16) in fifth. On the men's side, Robbie Hill paced Missouri State with a third-place finish, registering a time of 48.73, in the 100 backstroke, while freshman Brek Stukerjurgen followed in fifth by clocking a 54.64.
 
Missouri State grabbed two of the top three spots in the women's 100 breaststroke with Alessia Puleo (1:04.35) taking second and Cabrini Johnson (1:04.52) finishing third. Nick Schuster was impressive in the men's 100 breaststroke by swimming a time of 56.03 to place third. Schuster was followed by Hampel (57.86) who finished fifth.
 
Roemer was the lone MSU representative in the women's 200 butterfly as the Bettendorf, Iowa product placed fourth with a time of 2:06.38. AJ Huskey just missed winning the men's 200 butterfly by .14 seconds as he registered a time of 1:47.31.
 
"Today felt really great," Huskey stated. "It was good to get out of the comfort zone a bit in something that I do not swim often. It was nice to post a good time."
 
The Zubinas placed 4-5 in the women's 50 freestyle with Yuliya (23.67) taking fourth and Ulyana (23.74) placing fifth. MSU also went 4-5 in the men's 50 freestyle with Bruno Guerra (21.18) taking fourth and Reese Hodgins (21.20) finishing fifth.
 
 
In the women's 100 freestyle, the Bears occupied the 3-5 spots in the order of Wenner (51.68), Ulyana Zubina (52.58) and Anna Lucas (52.86). On the men's side, Guerra (45.08) took third and Cury (45.48) placed fifth.
 
Sego (2:02.15) and Margula (2:04.60) finished third and fifth, respectively, in the women's 200 backstroke. Jonathan Hill highlighted the MSU efforts in the men's 200 backstroke with a time of 1:53.01.
 
In the women's 200 breaststroke, the Bears were led by Puleo (2:17.97) in second and Yuliya Zubina (2:20.05) in fifth. The men made their presence known in the 200 breaststroke with Missouri State occupying the 2-5 positions in the order of: Schuster (2:05.35) Suzuki (2:05.49), Hampel (2:09.63) and Drew Watts (2:12.69).
 
Howell just missed winning the women's 500 freestyle, finishing second with a time of 4:51.02. She was followed by Beahan (5:04.60) in fourth and Thorson (5:05.45) in fifth. In the men's 500 freestyle, Huskey clocked a 4:33.68 to place second while Moffatt finished third with a time of 4:35.05
 
MSU took the 2-5 positions in the men's 100 butterfly with Tyler Lewis (50.09) in second, Cury (50.30) in third, Vaughn (50.72) in fourth and Robbie Hill in fifth (51.62).
 
In the final swimming event of the day, the men's 400 free relay squad finished second as Guerra, Robbie Hill, Huskey and Jonathan Hill registered a time of 3:02.07.
 
In women's diving action, Hailey Rissinger led the way with fourth place finishes on both the 3-meter (236.79) and 1-meter (223.65) boards. John David Spence placed third in 1-meter diving (243.23) and fourth on the 3-meter boards (280.73).
 
The Bears are back in action when they host Drury at Hammons Student Center on Dec. 17. Start time is set for 5 p.m.