Final Results
March 5, 2005
Oxford, Ohio - Eastern Michigan claimed it's sixth consecutive MAC team title and it's 24th in the past 27 seasons at the 2005 MAC Men's Swimming and Diving Championships at the Nixon Aquatic Center on the campus of Miami University. The Eagles finished with 1008 points, outscoring runner-up Miami who posted a total score of 768 points.
The final night of competition started off the 1650-yard freestyle. Eastern Michigan's Steven Hill won the event in an NCAA B standard time of 15:29.00, while teammate Jason Piercey came in second place after posting a time of 15:36.92. EMU rounded out the top three spots with Steve Bowling finishing in third with a time of 15:54.17.
EMU's Doug Fleming claimed his second title of the 2005 Championships by posting a time of 1:47.52 to win the 200-yard backstroke. Fleming also took a first place finish in the 100-yard backstroke on day two of competition.
Kurtis Leer claimed his third title at this year's Championships with a victory in the 100-yard freestyle. Leer finished the event in an NCAA B standard time of 44.75. The Ball State junior has also taken home titles in the 50-yard freestyle and 200-yard freestyle events.
Eastern Michigan's John Henikman posted a time of 2:02.10 to win the 200-yard breaststroke title. Miami's Griff Marshall finished second in a time of 2:03.00, while EMU's Ondrej Pekarovic recorded a third place finish in 2:04.06.
EMU's Dan Wohl claimed first place in the 200-yard butterfly with an NCAA B standard time of 1:47.61. The victory marked Wohl's third individual title of the 2005 Championships (200-yard IM, 400-yard IM) and fourth overall (800-yard freestyle relay). For his performance, Wohl was selected as MAC Swimmer of the Year.
Miami's Peter Donohue took home first place in the 3-meter diving competition with a score of 482.64. Donohue was selected for MAC Diver of the Year after winning both the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events at this year's Championships.
Eastern Michigan closed out the 2005 Championships with a victory in the 400-yard freestyle relay. The team of Kevin Joyce, Preston Revere, Dan Wohl and Doug Fleming recorded a time of 3:01.33 to win the event.
All-MAC First Team
Dan Wohl, Eastern Michigan
Kurtis Leer, Ball State
Doug Fleming, Eastern Michigan
Jason Piercey, Eastern Michigan
Steven Hill, Eastern Michigan
Mike Shelby, Ohio
John Henikman, Eastern Michigan
Peter Donohue, Miami
Scott Robson, Miami
Kevin Joyce, Eastern Michigan
Joe Bublitz, Eastern Michigan
Andrzej Olesinski, Eastern Michigan
Matt Conger, Eastern Michigan
Andrew Ciesielski, Eastern Michigan
Preston Revere, Eastern Michigan
Ondrej Pekarovic, Eastern Michigan
All-MAC Second Team
Steve Bowling, Eastern Michigan
Pat Carroll, Miami
Alex Schulz, Eastern Michigan
Justin Marcy, Miami
Griffin Marshall, Miami
Eric Stanczyk, Eastern Michigan
Andrew O'Neill, Miami
Adam Konopka, Ball State
Andrew Amyot, Miami
Donald Jupp, Ohio
Josh Schum, Ball State
Zach Hall, Ball State
Jason Krasula, Miami
Mike Donohoe, Miami
Brian O'Rourke, Miami
Brad Grieshop, Eastern Michigan
Most Outstanding Diver
Peter Donohue, Miami
Diving Coach of the Year
Todd Spohn, Miami
Most Outstanding Swimmer
Dan Wohl, Eastern Michigan
Swimming Coach of the Year
Peter Lindsay, Miami
Senior Swimmer of the Year
Doug Fleming, Eastern Michigan
FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
1. Eastern Michigan - 1008
2. Miami - 768
3. Ball State - 571
4. Ohio - 465
5. Buffalo - 263