Results

COLORADO SPRINGS - Colorado School of Mines and Truman State split their dual meet Friday night, competing in neutral territory at Colorado College.

In a competitive meet on both sides, the Mines men won 132-72 but the Truman State women were victorious 115-90. The men's win was the first for Claire McDaniel as a head coach as they were swimming their first dual of the season.

In the men's dual, Mines won eight events to TSU's three as both Peyton Scherschel and Migus Wong won two events each. Scherschel captured the 50-free in 21.34 and then doubled up with the 100-free win (47.38), and Wong first took the 200-IM by three seconds in 1:57.62 before decisively winning the 200-breast over Scherschel in 2:08.82.

Josh Lee earned his first collegiate win as he dominated the 1,000-free to win in 9:55.54 by more than 16 seconds over teammate Henry Oberley, and Cobi Wood also won his first NCAA race with a 1:45.18 time in the 200-free to lead a quartet of Orediggers as Braden Whitmarsh, Charles Burroughs, and Dominic Delaney finished in order behind him. Austin Rich won the 500-free (4:56.30) as Mines racked up points with Oberley and Joe Peak second and third, respectively.

The 200-medey relay started the eet with a win (1:35.35) with Whitmarsh, Scherschel, Burroughs, and Akira Williams on the legs. 

The women were competitive led by Mia Wood, who won three events in the meet. Wood swam 10:41.43 to cruise in the 1,000-free by 18 seconds over teammate Meghan Slowey (10:59.61), and she showed some sprinting prowess with a 54.04 100-free time to win that event later in the evening before taking the 500-free in 5:14.71.    

Amanda Blickensderfer won for the first time as an Oredigger with a 2:14.26 showing in the 200-IM to cap Mines' event wins. The Orediggers had several second-place finishes including April Wood in the 200-free, Sam Henney in the 200-back, and the 200-free relay (Blickensderfer, Maddie Finley, Mia Wood, Olivia Lomax).

Mines remains at CC to take part in Saturday's Big Cat Relays.