By: Ryan Luttrell, Assistant Athletic Director for Strategic Communications and Media Relations
ROLLA, Mo. -- Missouri S&T swimming came up just short in today's meet vs William Jewell, falling to the Cardinals 108-97 on Saturday afternoon.
The Miners opened the meet with victories in the 200 yard medley relay and the 1000 free, with Otto Lovdahl setting a new personal best to claim the latter event.
William Jewell stacked up points in the 200 free by taking the top three spots, but the Miners answered in the 50 free with
Adam Wiedemeier (West Monroe, LA/West Monroe) taking first (21.12) and
Oscar Iden (Oslo, Norway/Oslo Private Gymnasium) taking third (21.48).
The Miners add first-place finishes from
Nathan Butler (Lee's Summit, MO/Lee's Summit) in the 200 fly and from
Adam Wiedemeier (West Monroe, LA/West Monroe) in the 100 free, while
JP McCann (Houston, TX/Westside) contributed a third-place result in the 400 individual medley.
The Cardinals swept the top three again in the 200 back before taking first and second in the 500 free, with S&T's
Bryce Naquin (Thibodaux, LA/Thibodaux) finishing 4:53.70 in the latter to claim third.
The Miners closed the meet on a high note though, taking first and third in the 200 free relay.
What's Next
The team travels to the University of Kansas next week where they will face the South Dakota Coyotes.
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