Missouri State claimed the 2017 MVC Swimming and Diving Championship, earning their 13th title since 2002-03.
Live streaming will be available during the finals each day of the championship, with coverage starting at 6:00 pm CT on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and 4:00 pm CT on Saturday. Use the links below to watch live via the Missouri Valley Conference YouTube Channel.
Specialty Award Winners
Elite 18: Bryn Handley, Southern Illinois
Freshman Diver of the Year: Payton Smith, Missouri State
Freshman Swimmer of the Year: Katie Taylor, UNI
Diver of the Year: Courtney Coverdale, Evansville
Swimmer of the Year: Lauren Pavel, Missouri State
Diving Coach of the Year: Andy Brown, Evansville
Swimming Coach of the Year: Dave Collins, Missouri State
Click here for the 2017 MVC Swimming & Diving All-Conference (PDF)
200y Medley Relay // (PDF)
1. Missouri State -- 1:39:30 (MVC Record) (Sarah Allegri, Lauren Pavel, Sydney Zupan, Loretta Stelnicki)
2. UNI -- 1:41:11 (Katie Taylor, Autumn Roepsch, Crystal Florman, Molly Lembezeder)
3. Southern Illinois -- 1:43:30 (Sarah James, Samantha Parsons, Emma Brazeau, Chandler Ott)
800y Freestyle Relay // (PDF)
1. Southern Illinois -- 7:19.71 (Lauren Stockton, Nicole Fuller, Jordan Ries, Bryn Handley)
2. Missouri State -- 7:21.01 (Vikte Labanauskaite, Brianna McCullough, Sydney Zupan, Josie Pearson)
3. UNI -- 7:22.20 (Katie Taylor, Molly Lembezeder, Aftin Phyfe, Rachel Siebenaller)
Prelims
500y Freestyle
1. Bryn Handley (SIU)
2. Vikte Labanauskaite (MSU)
3. Jordan Ries (SIU)
200y IM
1. Katie Taylor (UNI)
2. Lauren Pavel (MSU)
3. Josie Pearson (MSU)
50y Freestyle
1. Molly Lembezeder (UNI)
Loretta Stelnicki (MSU)
3. Crystal Florman (UNI)
1 Meter Diving Prelims // Results (PDF)
1 Meter Diving (9-16) // Results (PDF)
Finals
500y Freestyle
1. Bryn Handley (SIU)
2. Vikte Labanauskaite (MSU)
3. Nicole Fuller (SIU)
200y IM
1. Lauren Pavel (MSU) (MVC Record - 1:59.89)
2. Katie Taylor (UNI)
3. Sara Bacher (MSU)
50y Freestyle
1. Molly Lembezeder (UNI)
2. Danielle Freeman (UE)
3. Loretta Stelnicki (MSU)
1 Meter Diving (1-8)
1. Courtney Coverdale (UE)
2. Rachel Williams (SIU)
3. Hannah Brummel (UNI)
200y Freestyle Relay
1. UNI (Molly Lembezeder, Crystal Florman, Autumn Roepsch, Aftin Phyfe) (MVC Record - 1:32.04)
2. Missouri State (Hope Ernhart, Sydney Zupan, Anna Bump, Loretta Stelnicki)
3. Evansville (Danielle Freeman, Emma Hennessy, Kristen Myers, Michaela, Kent)
Prelims
400y IM
1. Katie Taylor, UNI
2. Josie Pearson, MSU
3. Laura Carver, SIU
100y Butterfly
1. Crystal Florman, UNI (MVC Record - 53.86)
2. Sydney Zupan, MSU
3. Emma Wall, MSU
200y Freestyle
1. Bryn Handley, SIU
2. Loretta Stelnicki, MSU
3. Laura Paskoff, ILS
100y Breaststroke
1. Lauren Pavel, MSU
2. Veronica Herrmann, UNI
3. Rachel Holm, ILS
100y Backstroke
1. Sara Allegri, MSU
2. Sydney Zupan, MSU
3. Sarah James, SIU
3 Meter Diving Prelims // Results (PDF)
1. Rachel Williams, SIU
2. Courtney Coverdale, UE
3. Alexis Skiniotes, MSU
Finals
400y IM
1. Katie Taylor, UNI (MVC Record - 4:17.54)
2. Josie Pearson, MSU
3. Briana Horozewski, MSU
100y Butterfly
1. Crystal Florman, UNI
2. Sydney Zupan, MSU
3. Emma Wall, MSU
200y Freestyle
1. Bryn Handley, SIU
2. Molly Lembezeder, UNI
3. Loretta Stelnicki, MSU
100y Breaststroke
1. Lauren Pavel, MSU (MVC Record - 1:01.33)
2. Jensen, Keck, ILS
3. Veronica Herrmann, UNI
100y Backstroke
1. Sydney Zupan, MSU (MVC Record - 54.17)
2. Sarah Allegri, MSU
3. Rachel Root, ILS
3 Meter Diving (9-16) Consolation
1. Lani Cieszynski, SIU
2. Kristen Larson, ILS
3. Kelsey Toland, ILS
400y Medley Relay
1. Missouri State (Sarah Allegri, Lauren Pavel, Sydney Zupan, Loretta Stelnicki) (MVC Record - 3:39.13)
2. UNI (Katie Taylor, Veronica Herrmann, Crystal Florman, Aftin Phyfe)
3. Southern Illinois (Sarah James, Laura Carver, Emma Brazeau, Bryn Handley)
Prelims
200y Backstroke
1. Sydney Zupan, MSU
2. Katie Taylor, UNI
3. Sarah Allegri, MSU
100y Freestyle
1. Molly Lembezeder, UNI
2. Crystal Florman, UNI
3. Michaela Kent, UE
200y Breaststroke
1. Lauren Pavel, MSU
2. Samantha Parsons, SIU
2. Vikte Labanauskaite, MSU
4. Briana Horozewski, MSU
200y Butterfly
1. Emma Wall, MSU
2. Audrey Synder, SIU
3. Josie Pearson, MSU
Finals
1650y Freestyle
1. Bryn Handley, SIU
2. Lauren Stockton, SIU
3. Tori Fryar, Little Rock
200y Backstroke
1. Katie Taylor, UNI (MVC Record - 1:57.20)
2. Sarah Allegri, MSU
3. Sydney Zupan, MSU
100y Freestyle
1. Molly Lembezeder, UNI
2. Crystal Florman, UNI
3. Loretta Stelnicki, MSU
200y Breaststroke
1. Lauren Pavel, MSU (MVC Record - 2:12.43)
2. Vikte Labanauskaite, MSU
3. Briana Horozewski, MSU
200y Butterfly
1. Emma Wall, MSU
2. Audrey Snyder, SIU
3. Josie Pearson, MSU
3 Meter Diving (1-8) Final
1. Alexis Skiniotes, MSU
2. Courtney Coverdale, UE
3. Rachel Williams, SIU
400y Freestyle Relay
1. UNI (Katie Taylor, Crystal Florman, Aftin Phyfe, Molly Lembezeder) (MVC Record - 3:22.01)
2. Missouri State (Hope Ernhart, Anna Bump, Vikte Labanauskaite, Loretta Stelnicki)
3. Southern Illinois (McKenna Avery, Kristina Ksarjian, Chandler Ott, Bryn Handley)
