By: Luke Kotcher, Assistant Athletics Communication Director
ROLLA, Mo. – Missouri S&T Swimming begins the 2024-25 season this Friday where they face Drury at home.
The Miners are returning three seniors and one fifth year to their 2024-25 roster that include
Tristan Dawson (Brainerd, MN/Brainerd),
Greg Dreisewerd (Ellisville, MO/MICDS),
Fletcher Smith (Olathe, KS/Olathe South) and
Aidan Walters (Olathe, KS/Olathe East).
S&T finished the 2023-24 season with a 12
th place finish at the NCAA-DII Championships.
Connor Bichsel (Lee's Summit, MO/Lee's Summit West), the former GLVC Freshman of the Year, earned multiple All-American awards as he returns for his junior season.
Last season at the GLVC Championships in Evansville, Indiana, the Miners placed sixth, while Drury finished third. In their all-time matchup, the Panthers lead 5-3. Their last matchup was last season where the Miners fell 47.5-172.5 on Dec. 1, 2023.
What's Next
The Miners will host their second of three home meets on Oct. 11 against William Jewell at 5 p.m. The following week on Oct. 18, the Miners will travel to Lebanon, Illinois, to face McKendree/Indianapolis.
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