Nashville, Tenn. ? Defending MAC Champion Eastern Michigan took the lead after the first day at the
2008 conference championship men’s swimming and diving competition that is being held in
conjunction with the Sun Belt Conference.
The Eagles’ 177.5 points leads the three other MAC schools in the competition ? Miami (109),
Buffalo (65) and Ball State (35).
EMU won the 200 freestyle relay overall and the 400 yard medley among MAC schools, and received
one individual first from Derrick Roe in the 50 yard freestyle to take a commanding lead. Miami’s Paul
Ricard won the 500 freestyle and teammate Chris Heaton captured the one-meter diving. Buffalo’s
Zach Ruske won the MAC’s 200 yard IM.
Competition continues Friday and Saturday.
Licensed to Western Kentucky University Hy-Tek's Meet Manager 2/28/2008
Sun Belt Conference - 2/28/2008 to 3/1/2008
Team Rankings - Through Event 12
Men - Team Scores - Region not Assigned
Place School Points
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1 University of Denver Pioneers DU 205
1 Missouri State University MSU 205
3 Eastern Michigan University EMU 177.5
4 Western Kentucky University WKU-KY 147.5
5 Miami University (Ohio) MIOH-OH 109
6 Southern Illinois University SIU-OZ 101
7 University at Buffalo UB-NI 65
8 University of Evansville UE-IN 46
9 Florida Atlantic University FAU 40
10 Ball State University BSU 35
Licensed to Western Kentucky University Hy-Tek's Meet Manager
Sun Belt Conference - 2/28/2008 to 3/1/2008
Results
Event 2 Men 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
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SunBelt: C 1:20.85 2006 , FAU
1:18.47 A
1:20.82 B
School Finals Points
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1 Eastern Michigan University 'A' 1:20.37CB 40
1) Crabtree, Ethan JR 2) Rowland, Mike SR
3) Olesinski, Andrzej SR 4) Roe, Derick JR
2 Missouri State University 'A' 1:20.62CB 34
1) Serra, Victor 2) Burns, Dillon
3) Denefe, Andy 4) Gayo, Ignacio
3 Western Kentucky University-KY 'A' 1:21.00 32
1) Johnson, Kyle JR 2) Herbst, Lukasz JR
3) Lewis, Brian SR 4) Gilmore, Francis SR
4 University of Denver Pioneers 'A' 1:22.46 30
1) Worsley, Blake JR 2) Vollmer, Daniel JR
3) Pendleton, Stephen FR 4) Giddens, Jeff SO
5 Miami University (Ohio)-OH 'A' 1:22.56 28
1) Brown, Dave SO 2) Eick, John FR
3) DuPuis, Nick SR 4) McHugh, Ryan SR
6 Southern Illinois University-OZ 'A' 1:22.83 26
1) Hedo, Dennis JR 2) Bousquet, Anthony
3) McGee, Gareth SR 4) Ackerman, Stephan SR
7 Ball State University 'A' 1:24.27 24
1) Young, Josh SO 2) Laska, Austin SO
3) Battjes, Ben SO 4) Morris, Jacob SO
8 University of Evansville-IN 'A' 1:25.86 22
1) Nash, James JR 2) Lubbehusen, Phil
3) Kanet, Zach FR 4) Brown, Zach SR
9 University at Buffalo-NI 'A' 1:25.99 18
1) Schuster, Kevin JR 2) Gell, Sterling FR
3) Wilbert, Colin FR 4) Tamchyna, Andrew SO
10 Florida Atlantic University 'A' 1:26.14 14
1) Walsh, Andrew SO 2) Whaley, David FR
3) Griffith, Tyler FR 4) Moran, Matt FR
Event 4 Men 500 Yard Freestyle
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SunBelt: C 4:24.48 2007 Santoro, Antonio, SIU
4:18.59 A
4:26.34 B
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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A - Final
1 Worsley, Blake JR Denver Pioneers 4:24.59 4:20.38CB 20
2 Santoro, Antonio SR SIU-OZ 4:24.83 4:25.05 B 17
3 Ricard, Paul SR Miami (Ohio)-OH 4:31.00 4:28.24 16
4 Pendleton, Stephen FR Denver Pioneers 4:29.38 4:29.26 15
5 Bowling, Steve SR EMU 4:30.87 4:30.88 13.5
5 Penhale, Sean SO WKU-KY 4:30.56 4:30.88 13.5
7 Pyle, J.R. Missouri State 4:31.03 4:33.58 12
8 Cargill, Kevin SR WKU-KY 4:31.20 4:36.53 11
B - Final
9 Pajares, Eduardo Missouri State 4:31.44 4:26.00 B 9
10 Madaras, Scott FR Denver Pioneers 4:32.37 4:30.40 7
11 Kish, Dan JR EMU 4:34.29 4:32.04 6
12 Shannon, Sean FR WKU-KY 4:32.88 4:33.03 5
13 Riffel, Vic Missouri State 4:34.82 4:33.26 4
14 West, Nathan SR Denver Pioneers 4:34.68 4:34.65 3
15 Austin, John FR Denver Pioneers 4:37.18 4:41.23 2
16 Coghlan, Keith FR Fla Atlantic 4:35.19 4:42.21 1
Preliminaries
17 Shimansky, Michael FR Fla Atlantic 4:37.49
18 DuCharme, Scott JR Miami (Ohio)-OH 4:37.91
19 Wright, Eric JR Denver Pioneers 4:38.60
20 Smith, Darin FR Miami (Ohio)-OH 4:38.70
21 Vander Zalm, Conno SO Buffalo-NI 4:38.73
22 Golden, Mark FR Ball State 4:39.11
23 Groskopf, Tyler FR EMU 4:39.17
24 Brown, Dave SO Miami (Ohio)-OH 4:39.22
25 Hembree, Kyle JR Ball State 4:39.93
25 Bonus, Ted FR Denver Pioneers 4:39.93
27 Zgomba, Ivan SR SIU-OZ 4:40.32
28 Whaley, David FR Fla Atlantic 4:40.49
29 Dale, Adam SO Ball State 4:41.18
30 Kleynhans, Colton FR SIU-OZ 4:42.13
31 Babi, Endi SO WKU-KY 4:42.27
32 Epstein, Adam JR Fla Atlantic 4:43.37
33 Karwoski, Ben SO Ball State 4:43.96
34 Harris, Zach FR SIU-OZ 4:44.54
35 Jackwin, Eric FR Fla Atlantic 4:45.15
36 Augustyn, Mark JR Ball State 4:45.54
37 Brancaccio, Dan SO Fla Atlantic 4:45.68
38 Fitsgerald, Paris Missouri State 4:45.77
39 McGee, Cole Missouri State 4:46.35
40 Shi, Richard JR Buffalo-NI 4:49.50
41 Beckinghausen, Bra FR Buffalo-NI 4:52.68
42 Booth, Bob FR Fla Atlantic 4:52.92
43 Welker, David SO SIU-OZ 4:54.47
44 Ayers, Mark SO Buffalo-NI 4:59.12
45 Nash, Chris FR Evansville-IN 4:59.17
46 Ebersole, Ryan SO Evansville-IN 5:01.83
47 Spradley, Will FR Evansville-IN 5:04.76
48 Sophie, Ray JR SIU-OZ 5:06.52
Event 6 Men 200 Yard IM
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SunBelt: C 1:50.09 2007 Serra, Victor, Missouri State
1:46.09 A
1:49.27 B
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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A - Final
1 Serra, Victor Missouri State 1:50.67 1:48.92CB 20
2 Vollmer, Daniel JR Denver Pioneers 1:50.84 1:49.86C 17
3 Summers, Garth FR Denver Pioneers 1:50.50 1:50.21 16
4 Lewis, Brian SR WKU-KY 1:50.03 1:50.50 15
5 Goertzen, AJ Missouri State 1:51.84 1:51.16 14
6 Brunger, Nicholas JR Denver Pioneers 1:51.61 1:51.37 13
7 Giddens, Jeff SO Denver Pioneers 1:50.01 1:51.95 12
-- Gerum, Greg FR WKU-KY 1:50.08 DQ
B - Final
9 Totura, Gannon SO Denver Pioneers 1:52.08 1:51.21 9
10 McGee, Gareth SR SIU-OZ 1:53.11 1:51.42 7
11 Ruske, Zach SO Buffalo-NI 1:54.02 1:52.43 6
12 Ellison, Donald JR EMU 1:53.40 1:52.44 5
13 Marrucho, Alex JR SIU-OZ 1:53.70 1:52.74 4
14 Kuper, Jameson SO SIU-OZ 1:53.89 1:54.02 3
15 Severns, Caleb FR Denver Pioneers 1:53.74 1:54.50 2
16 Brown, Wes SR WKU-KY 1:53.26 1:55.59 1
Preliminaries
17 Silkaitis, Tim SO SIU-OZ 1:54.50
18 Carroll, Michael SO Miami (Ohio)-OH 1:54.85
19 Higdon, Cameron FR WKU-KY 1:55.13
20 Myers, Jon JR WKU-KY 1:55.32
21 Rudolf, David FR Fla Atlantic 1:55.34
22 Kosier, Austin SO Miami (Ohio)-OH 1:55.64
23 Grubb, Matthew SO Miami (Ohio)-OH 1:55.77
23 Skinner, Cajun Missouri State 1:55.77
25 Bank, Jason JR Miami (Ohio)-OH 1:55.98
26 Janszen, Tommy FR Miami (Ohio)-OH 1:56.00
27 Nash, James JR Evansville-IN 1:56.11
28 Welnhofer, Joe FR Denver Pioneers 1:56.31
29 Hass, Jason FR Miami (Ohio)-OH 1:56.59
30 Chelf, Trey JR WKU-KY 1:56.84
31 Mortimer, Chase SR Miami (Ohio)-OH 1:56.89
32 Kurtzer, Mark JR EMU 1:56.95
33 Jackson, Robert SO Miami (Ohio)-OH 1:57.10
34 Norman, Blake SR Miami (Ohio)-OH 1:57.20
35 Franklin, Ryan SR Ball State 1:57.43
36 Cruts, Chris FR Fla Atlantic 1:58.01
37 Tamchyna, Andrew SO Buffalo-NI 1:58.04
38 Gaffney, Christoph SO SIU-OZ 1:58.12
39 Woster, Scott SO Buffalo-NI 1:58.14
40 Corning, Greg JR Fla Atlantic 1:58.27
41 Brown, Cameron JR WKU-KY 1:58.76
42 Murphy, Scott SO EMU 1:59.10
43 Brooks, Doug FR EMU 1:59.85
44 Yoder, Jeff SR Evansville-IN 2:00.32
45 Torgerson, Chase FR Denver Pioneers 2:00.90
46 Rantz, Jordan SO Ball State 2:01.26
47 Kanet, Zach FR Evansville-IN 2:01.35
48 Bifulco, Derek SO Evansville-IN 2:02.26
49 Garza, Richard SO Fla Atlantic 2:02.51
50 Hurst, Mike SR Buffalo-NI 2:02.84
51 Matthews, Jordan SO Buffalo-NI 2:03.51
52 McKinney, Blake FR Fla Atlantic 2:04.38
53 Cowl, Michael FR Evansville-IN 2:05.00
54 Beecher, Sean SR Buffalo-NI 2:05.16
55 Muller, Robby FR Ball State 2:05.51
56 Song, Kevin SO Buffalo-NI 2:07.66
Event 8 Men 50 Yard Freestyle
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SunBelt: C 20.16 2007 Onurlu, Eren, FAU
19.60 A
20.18 B
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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A - Final
1 Roe, Derick JR EMU 19.83 19.82CB 20
2 Gayo, Ignacio Missouri State 20.52 20.23 17
3 Crabtree, Ethan JR EMU 20.43 20.39 16
4 McHugh, Ryan SR Miami (Ohio)-OH 20.68 20.40 15
5 Denefe, Andy Missouri State 20.70 20.42 14
6 Hedo, Dennis JR SIU-OZ 20.46 20.48 13
7 Rowland, Mike SR EMU 20.56 20.51 12
8 Burns, Dillon Missouri State 20.64 20.85 11
B - Final
9 Herbst, Lukasz JR WKU-KY 21.20 20.70 9
10 Sauaia, Ciro Missouri State 21.05 20.82 7
11 Johnson, Kyle JR WKU-KY 20.73 20.87 6
12 Simunic, Roko Missouri State 20.94 20.91 5
13 Gilmore, Francis SR WKU-KY 21.09 21.01 4
14 Uddermann, Josh Missouri State 21.12 21.25 3
15 Bousquet, Anthony SIU-OZ 21.09 21.26 1.5
15 Ackerman, Stephan SR SIU-OZ 21.12 21.26 1.5
Preliminaries
17 Battjes, Ben SO Ball State 21.28
18 Moran, Matt FR Fla Atlantic 21.29
19 D'Arrigo, Stephen JR EMU 21.30
20 Schuster, Kevin JR Buffalo-NI 21.35
20 Laska, Austin SO Ball State 21.35
22 Brown, Zach SR Evansville-IN 21.38
23 Eick, John FR Miami (Ohio)-OH 21.46
24 Caruso, Mike SR WKU-KY 21.52
25 Shalley, Jesse Missouri State 21.54
26 Morris, Jacob SO Ball State 21.59
27 Fowler, Austin FR Denver Pioneers 21.68
28 Podbielski, Mike JR WKU-KY 21.73
29 Doetsch, Jimmy FR EMU 21.79
30 Young, Josh SO Ball State 21.81
31 Christianson, Marc SR Denver Pioneers 21.84
32 Sullivan, Pat SR SIU-OZ 21.90
33 Griffith, Tyler FR Fla Atlantic 21.91
34 Walsh, Andrew SO Fla Atlantic 21.98
35 Tipton, Chase JR Denver Pioneers 22.06
35 Wilbert, Colin FR Buffalo-NI 22.06
37 Gell, Sterling FR Buffalo-NI 22.12
38 Claude, Danny SR Fla Atlantic 22.13
38 Steindorff, Chris SO Ball State 22.13
40 Coquillard, Zach SO Ball State 22.19
41 DiGiacomo, Andrew SR Fla Atlantic 22.23
42 Dorante, Miguel JR Fla Atlantic 22.25
43 Arwood, Wells FR Ball State 22.39
44 Miller, Doug FR Fla Atlantic 22.52
45 Mell, Bryan SO WKU-KY 22.60
46 Wenzel, Serge SR Denver Pioneers 22.80
47 Lubbehusen, Phil Evansville-IN 22.84
48 Pettit, Brett SR Ball State 23.05
49 Gray, Brian JR Evansville-IN 23.06
50 Murphy, Austin SO Evansville-IN 23.12
51 Dolato, Sam SO EMU 23.55
52 Wenz, Nick FR Evansville-IN 24.85
Event 10 Men 400 Yard Medley Relay
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SunBelt: C 3:17.77 2007 , Missouri State
3:11.96 A
3:17.71 B
School Finals Points
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1 Missouri State University 'A' 3:15.19CB 40
2 University of Denver Pioneers 'A' 3:18.29 34
1) Vollmer, Daniel JR 2) Christianson, Marcus SR
3) Summers, Garth FR 4) Worsley, Blake JR
3 Western Kentucky University-KY 'A' 3:19.51 32
1) Gilmore, Francis SR 2) Brown, Cameron JR
3) Peterson, Kyle SR 4) Herbst, Lukasz JR
4 Eastern Michigan University 'A' 3:20.78 30
1) Olesinski, Andrzej SR 2) Ellison, Donald JR
3) Fulkerson, Ryan JR 4) Roe, Derick JR
5 Southern Illinois University-OZ 'A' 3:22.71 28
1) Marrucho, Alex JR 2) Kuper, Jameson SO
3) Ackerman, Stephan SR 4) Hedo, Dennis JR
6 Miami University (Ohio)-OH 'A' 3:23.79 26
1) DuPuis, Nick SR 2) Norman, Blake SR
3) Hass, Jason FR 4) McHugh, Ryan SR
7 Florida Atlantic University 'A' 3:27.47 24
1) Rudolf, David FR 2) Dorante, Miguel JR
3) Whaley, David FR 4) Moran, Matt FR
8 University at Buffalo-NI 'A' 3:28.04 22
1) Tamchyna, Andrew SO 2) Matthews, Jordan SO
3) Woster, Scott SO 4) Ruske, Zach SO
9 University of Evansville-IN 'A' 3:35.83 18
1) Fernandez, Wil FR 2) Bifulco, Derek SO
3) Yoder, Jeff SR 4) Lubbehusen, Phil
-- Ball State University 'A' DQ
1) Dale, Adam SO 2) Franklin, Ryan SR
3) Morris, Jacob SO 4) Battjes, Ben SO
Event 12 Men 1 mtr Diving
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Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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Finals
1 Feight, Aaron JR Denver Pioneers 302.15 357.40 20
2 Heaton, Chris JR Miami (Ohio)-OH 281.60 328.80 17
3 McDowell, Mike SO Buffalo-NI 279.60 284.10 16
4 Ducourneau, Eric Missouri State 252.65 279.10 15
5 Guinan, Matt JR EMU 266.55 271.25 14
6 Thomas, Peyton SO WKU-KY 242.95 263.15 13
7 Kellerman, Mitch SO EMU 269.50 261.30 12
8 Bye, Caleb SR Ball State 247.30 240.15 11
Preliminaries
9 Alberty, Chris SO EMU 238.15 9
10 Ballard, Ian FR Miami (Ohio)-OH 227.00 7
11 Fletcher, Josh SO Evansville-IN 223.40 6
12 Stambaugh, Cody SO Denver Pioneers 221.15 5
13 Wimberly, Robert SR WKU-KY 218.80 4
14 Sutton, Clayton FR Buffalo-NI 213.60 3
15 Freese, Mike SR WKU-KY 211.20 2
16 McMahon, Nicholas SR Fla Atlantic 208.60 1
17 Costello, Shane Missouri State 208.45
18 Linn, David JR Ball State 195.95
19 Reinke, Ryan SR Miami (Ohio)-OH 192.90
20 Carevic, Kyle SO SIU-OZ 192.05
21 Keller, Geoff SR Evansville-IN 189.50
22 Whited, Jeremy FR Ball State 188.85
23 Mueller, John FR SIU-OZ 186.00
24 Balczo, Andy Evansville-IN 178.15
25 Matter, Jake FR Buffalo-NI 115.80