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John Cottrell photographed mid-stroke in the butterfly during an indoor swim meet, wearing a white Missouri S&T swim cap and blue goggles as water splashes around him, with teammates and spectators blurred in the background.
Blaine Falkena

Three Miners Pick Up Personal Bests at Drury Last Chance

2/22/2026 9:30:00 PM

SPRINGFIELD, MO  --  Seven Missouri S&T swimmers competed at Drury's Last Chance Invite over the weekend, with three setting personal bests.

Oscar Iden (Oslo, Norway/Oslo Private Gymnasium) was the first Miner to compete at the invite, finishing first in the 100 fly with a time of 48.74. Four Miners competed in the 200 free next, with Adam Wiedemeier (West Monroe, LA/West Monroe) leading the pack and finishing second. Grady Ashley (St. Louis, MO/Kirkwood), Artur Becker (Belo Horizonte, Brazil/Colégio Santo Antônio), Nathan Butler (Lee's Summit, MO/Lee's Summit), and John Cottrell (Fort Madison, IA/Fort Madison) competed in the next several events, with Butler's time of 1:50.72 in the 200 fly missing a new personal best by only two hundredths of a second.

Bryce Naquin (Thibodaux, LA/Thibodaux) finished first in the 100 fly next, with Eli Wetzel (Springdale, AR/Don Tyson School of Innovation) touching right after with a personal best time of 50.66. Wiedemeier and Butler both set personal bests in S&T's final two events of the day, finishing the 100 breast in 56.22 and the 100 back in 50.75.

What's Next
The NCAA will announce the selections for the Division II championships on Wednesday.

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