Springfield, Mo. – The Southwest Baptist University men's swimming team continued its strong season with a fifth-place finish at the Drury Invite this weekend. The Bearcats competed exclusively against Great Lakes Valley Conference opponents across two days of competition, gaining valuable experience against some of the top programs in the conference.

Leading the way for SBU was Tyler Sharp, who earned the team's highest individual finish of the meet with a second-place performance in the 500-yard freestyle. Sharp dropped 0.71 seconds from his entry time, while teammates Clint Kopp and Logan Meixner finished fifth and eighth, respectively, giving the Bearcats three top-eight finishes in the event.

SBU's relay teams added several strong finishes throughout the meet. Meixner, Kopp, Hunter Yin and Sharp combined for fourth place in the 200-yard freestyle relay. The Bearcats also earned fifth in the 200-yard medley relay behind the team of Meier, Lacriola, Sharp and Meixner.

The Bearcats rounded out the competition with another fifth-place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay as Sharp, Meixner, Ian McCorkle and Kopp teamed up to close out the meet.

With a fifth-place team finish against exclusively GLVC competition, the Bearcats continued to demonstrate their growth in just their second season as a program. SBU will look to build on its strong performances as the team continues through the remainder of its season.
 
200 Yard Free Relay
4^th – SBU ' A' – Logan Meixner, Clint Kopp, Hunter Yin, Tyler Sharp
200 Yard IM:
10^th – Aaron Stephenson
500 Yard Free:
2^nd – Tyler Sharp – Dropped .71 seconds from entry time
5^th – Clint Kopp
8^th – Logan Meixner
400 Yard Medley Relay:
7^th – SBU 'A' – Brogan Meier, Davide Lacriola, Tyler Sharp, Clint Kopp
100 Yard Fly:
9^th – Tyler Sharp
400 Yard IM:
10^th – Aaron Stephenson
200 Yard Free:
11^th – Ian McCorkle
100 Yard Breast:
5^th – Davide Lacriola
10^th - Javi Gutierrez Jaimes
100 Yard Backstroke:
10^th – Brogan Meier
200 Yard Medley Relay:
5^th – SBU 'A' – Brogan Meier, Davide Lacriola, Tyler Sharp, Logan Meixner
1000 Yard Free:
15^th – Trey Hudlow
200 Yard Back:
12^th – Brogan Meier
100 Yard Free:
10^th – Logan Meixner
200 Yard Breast:
10^th – Davide Lacriola
200 Yard Fly:
7^th – Vincent Hagar
8^th – Tyler Sharp
400 Yard Free Relay:
5^th – Tyler Sharp, Logan Meixner, Ian McCorkle, Clint Copp