SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Drury men's and women's swimming and diving continued strong starts to the 2025-26 season, sweeping the opening round of a home-and-home dual matchup with Missouri State Friday evening at Breech Pool.

Ranked No. 1 in the latest College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Division II Top 25 dual meet poll, the Drury men registered a 105-78 win over the Bears, powered by dominant all-around performances from Ivan Adamchuk and Lucas Mineur.

The DU women's squad, ranked fourth in the December CSCAA D-II poll, came through with a 101-84 decision over their crosstown rivals, as Maria Fe Munoz and Gwen Bergum posted personal bests in the 100 fly and 100 breast, respectively.
 
HIGHLIGHTS

• Maria Fe Munoz earned a pair of individual golds, claiming the 400 IM (4:26.39) to help the Panthers sweep the three podium spots.
• Munoz also turned in a new personal best of 54.53 in the 100 fly to lead the Drury women.
• Petra Baumane also locked up an individual win in the 50 free with a swim of 23.83, then helped DU's 200 free relay team to a win (1:34.64) along with Whitney Stortz, Ashlyn Moore and Juliana Harden.
• Gwen Bergum continued her strong 2025-26 season with a win -- and personal best -- in the 100 breast (1:01.94) to compliment a second-place swim in the 400 IM (4:29.66).
• Bergum also helped the Panthers' 400 medley relay to a second-place finish with a season-best time of 3:44.05.
• Sophia Deane also brought home a win, turning in a time of 56.70 to win the 100 back.
• In the 3-meter diving competition, Piera Rufino placed third with a score of 222.00, followed by Maddie Rogers (211.88) and Anamarie Lewis (210.30).
• The DU men swept both relay events, paced by a 1:31.43 time in the 400 medley from the quartet of Alvaro Zornoza, Elliot Weber, Adamchuk and Mineur.
• Adamchuk led the Panthers with a pair of individual wins, taking the 100 back (47.19) and the 100 fly (47.30) in addition to his winning 400 medley relay effort.
• Mineur won the 50 free competition with a swim of 20.23 and powered the Panthers' winning 200 free relay (1:21.65) effort, along with Weber, Matteo Vissotto and Yuri Cabral.
• Vissotto locked up a win in the 200 free (1:36.89) and placed third in the 500 free (4:31.42) in addition to his work in the Panthers' 200 free relay.
• Belhassen Ben miled led a clean sweep of the podium in the 400 IM, posting a winning time of 3:55.00, followed closely by Jaime Gomez-Guillamon (3:57.32) in second and Austin Metzler (4:00.65) in third.
• Zornoza helped DU's 400 medley relay team to gold, in addition to a silver in the 100 back (47.39) and a third-place finish in the 200 free (1:37.53).
• Carter Austin placed third in the 1-meter diving competition with a season-best score of 235.58.

UP NEXT
The same two squads meet again Saturday (Jan. 17) for the second half of their home-and-home series, beginning at 10 a.m. at Hammons Student Center on the Missouri State campus.

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