Swimming & Diving Heads to House of Champions Invitational

Thursday, November 21

Indianapolis, Ind. / Indiana University Natatorium

9:00 a.m.

Missouri State University

House of Champions Invitational - Day 1

Swimming & Diving Heads to House of Champions Invitational

November 20, 2024 | Swimming and Diving

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2024 House of Champions Invitational
Dates	Thursday, Nov. 21 - Saturday, Nov. 23 Swim Prelims: 9:00 a.m. \| Diving Prelims: 11:30 a.m. \| Swimming and Diving Finals: 4:30 p.m.
Location	Indianapolis, Indiana
Site	IU Natatorium \| Indiana University - Indianapolis
Admission	All Session: $40 (Adult), $20 (Youth - 3-through-12) Single Session: $10 (Adult), $5 (Youth) Tickets will be sold on site, CARD ONLY
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SPRINGFIELD - Missouri State swimming & diving makes its triumphant return to the House of Champions Invitational for the first time since both the men's and women's teams won the meet in 2016. The three-day meet hosted by IU Indianapolis will start on Thursday, Nov. 21 and conclude on Saturday, Nov. 23. The prelims for the meet's events will begin each day at 9 a.m. CT with the finals set for 4:30 p.m. CT.

Daily Schedule

Swim Prelims: 9:00 a.m. CT | Diving Prelims: 11:30 a.m. CT | Swimming and Diving Finals: 4:30 p.m. CT

Bears Splashes (Women)

Missouri State women's swimming & diving enters as eight-time defending Missouri Valley Conference champions. The Bears have won 20 of the last 22 MVC titles.

Last time out, the Bears had a dominant performance against Omaha and defeated the Mavericks, 217-130, across a two-day meet at Hammons Student Center Pool. This will be the first time the women's team swims outside of Springfield since Oct. 17 against Arkansas in Fayetteville.

Junior Sophia Coleta holds the top MVC time this season in the 500-yard freestyle (4:54.70), pacing the rest of the conference by over two seconds. She has four individual event wins this season, two of which were in the 500 free. She broke the Hammons Student Center Pool record in the 1,650-yard freestyle (17:04.46) against Omaha, which is also the fastest Valley time in the event this season by over 10 seconds.

Fifth-year swimmer Cabrini Johnson broke the program record in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:12.40) by .03 seconds against Drury on Oct. 25. She also holds the program record in the 100 breast (1:00.37) she set to win gold in the event at the 2024 MVC Championships.

Senior Payton Smith has the top MVC time this season in the 200-yard butterfly with a collegiate personal best time of 2:01.83. She has two individual event wins this season, both in the 20 fly.

Sophomore Maggie Arceneaux won her second career MVC Diver of the Week award on Oct. 30 following career-best scores in the 1-meter dive (275.40) and 3-meter dive (254.33). She has three event wins this season.

Bears Splashes (Men)

Missouri State men's swimming & diving has finished runner-up in back-to-back Mid-American Conference Championships behind Miami (Ohio), which has won four in a row since MSU last won it in 2020. This is the first year the men's team returns to the MVC.

The men's team also put out a masterclass performance against Omaha by defeating the Mavericks, 231-116, across two days at Hammons Student Center Pool. This will be the first meet the men have had away from Springfield since their opening meet against Southern Illinois in Carbondale.

Senior Reese Hodgins holds the MVC-leading time in the 200-yard freestyle (1:36.94), which also doubles as the HSC Pool record he set on Oct. 25 against Drury. His time paces the conference by over a second. Hodgins has four individual event wins this season, including three in the 200 free.

Junior Luigi Maciel da Silva has the fastest MVC time in the 100-yard breaststroke (53.79). The former Division II finalist in the event leads the Bears with six individual event wins all in breaststroke events.

Senior Brunno Suzuki-Tomiyama was named MVC Swimmer of the Week on Oct. 9 after a three-win performance at Southern Illinois. He has the second-fastest Valley time in the 400 IM (3:56.60) which is an HSC Pool record. He is the reigning MAC 500-yard freestyle champion and has the third-fastest conference time in the event this season (4:36.33).

Gonzalo Ruiz has been named MVC Freshman of the Week twice so far in the early season. He won it on Oct. 9 with two backstroke wins at Southern Illinois and again on Nov. 6 with his three wins against Omaha.

Head Coach Dave Collins

Missouri State swimming & diving head coach Dave Collins enters his 14th season and will look for his 13th women's conference championship and fourth men's league title. He has been named MVC Swimming Coach of the Year eight times, including each of the last five years. He was also a five-time MAC Swimming Coach of the Year.

List of Events
Thursday, Nov. 21
200-yard freestyle relay
50-yard backstroke
500-yard freestyle
200-yard individual medley
50-yard freestyle
400-yard medley relay

Women's 1-meter dive
Men's 3-meter dive

Friday, Nov. 22
200-yard medley relay
50-yard breaststroke
100-yard butterfly
400-yard individual medley
200-yard freestyle
100-yard breaststroke
100-yard backstroke
800-yard freestyle relay

Women's 3-meter dive
Men's 1-meter dive

Saturday, Nov. 23
1,650-yard freestyle
50-yard butterfly
200-yard backstroke
100-yard freestyle
200-yard breaststroke
200-yard butterfly
100-yard individual medley
400-yard freestyle relay

Men's & Women's Platform Dive

Participating Teams
Butler (Women only)
IU Indianapolis
Lewis University
Little Rock (Women only)
Lynn University
Marshall (Women only)
Milwaukee
Missouri-Saint Louis
Missouri State
Missouri S&T (Men only)
North Texas (Women only)
Northern Kentucky
Quincy University
Saint Louis University
UIC

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