Trojans Break Five More Records at MVC Championships

Day 3 Final Results | Day 3 Prelim Results

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Little Rock swimming and diving had a huge night in the pool at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships as the team broke five school records at the University of Iowa Recreation and Wellness Center on Friday.
 
The first record to fall was in the 100-yard butterfly as Courtney Coe placed fourth in the A-Final with a time of 55.38. Her time was .19 seconds faster than former Trojan Amber Kelly's time set in 2012. The record held by Kelly was the oldest individual swimming record at Little Rock.
 
Tori Fryar was next up to break a record in the 200-yard freestyle as she finished the B-Final with a time of 1:51.52. Fryar broke former Trojan Valeriya Teplova's record of 1:51.59 set in 2013 by the narrowest of margins — just .07 of a second. Fryar finished the event 11th overall.
 
Nuria Gallego Murcia broke her own school record in the B-Final of the 100-yard breaststroke. Gallego Murcia first broke her record with a time of 1:04.45 in the morning's prelim and improved upon her time in the evening's final with a time of 1:04.08. Her previous record of 1:05.13 was set in November at the Kansas Classic. She finished the event 9th overall.
 
Laura Ruiz Astorga set the final individual record of the day with a time of 56.21 in the 100-yard backstroke in the morning's prelims. She broke former Trojan Kara Raney's record of 56.63 set in 2013. Ruiz Astorga went on to take eighth in the evening's A-Final with a time of 56.49.
 
With four individual records in the bag, Little Rock decided to take down the 400-yard medley relay record as well. The squad of Ruiz Astorga, Gallego Murcia, Coe and Emma Doll finished fifth with a time of 3:48.56 — over a second faster than their previous record time set at the Kansas Classic in November.
 
In the B-Final of the 400-yard individual medley, senior Jinson Kang finished with a time of 4:30.73 — her second-fastest time of the season and third-fastest time of her career.
 
Junior diver Samantha Gray qualified for tomorrow's three-meter A-Final as she posted the fourth-highest prelim score of the day at 225.10.
 
Little Rock stayed in sixth place with 187 points. Missouri State upped its lead to 542.5 points while Southern Illinois maintained second with 434 points. Northern Illinois remained in third with 402 points, and Illinois State moved up to fourth with 260.5 points. Evansville fell to fifth with 240 points, and Indiana State stayed in seventh with 123 points.
 
Little Rock will wrap up its 2016-17 season on Saturday in the fourth and final day of the MVC Championships.
 
Team Results Through 14 Events
1. Missouri State – 542.5 points
2. Southern Illinois – 434 points
3. Northern Iowa – 402 points
4. Illinois State – 260.5 points
5. Evansville – 240 points
6. Little Rock – 187 points
7. Indiana State – 123 points