Ball State University Athletics
Ball State University
MAC Championship (Men)
Swimming & Diving Ends Season With Fifth Place Finish At MAC's
February 24, 2007 | Men's Swimming and Diving
BUFFALO, NY - The Ball State University men's swimming and diving team ended its season with a fifth place finish at the 2007 Mid-American Conference Championship on Saturday night.
Kyle Hembree pulled in a seventh place finish in the 1650 free after clocking in a final time of 16:00.71 in the meets first event of the night.
Adam Konopka came in eighth place in the 200 back with a 1:54.22 final.
Ben Battjes captured a 12th place finish in the 100 free (46.96) while teammate Jacob Morris ended the event in 13th (47.10).
Ryan Franklin was just shy of finishing in the top eight after coming in ninth in the 200 breast (2:10.17). Griff Goas came in 12th in the event (2:12.24) and Jordan Rantz was 14th (2:13.17).
The Cardinals had three swimmers place in the top 16 in the 200 fly. Ian McIntosh got things started with a 1:56.69 final time which was good for 12th, Ben Karwoski followed in 13th place (1:57.91) and Tyler Dixon rounded out the group in 16th with a time of 2:10.12.
Zach Whitaker came in seventh place with a score of 240.35 in the 3-meter diving event.
Ball State ended the night with a fourth place finish in the 400 free relay. The quartet of Morris, Karwoski, Chris Steindorff and Battjes recorded a 3:09.04 final to beat host Buffalo.
Final MAC Standings
1. Eastern Michigan, 1008.5
2. Miami, 801.5
3. Ohio University, 584.5
4. Buffalo, 378
5. Ball State, 349.5
Swimmer of the Year: Paul Ricard (Miami)
Diver of the Year: Chris Heaton (Miami)
Swim Coach of the Year: Peter Linn (EMU)
Diving Coach of the Year: Travis Myers (Miami)
Senior Swimmer of the Year: Dan Wohl (Eastern Michigan)
All MAC First team
Paul Ricard (Miami)
Dan Wohl (Eastern Michigan)
Preston Revere (Eastern Michigan)
Donald Ellison (Eastern Michigan)
Nick DuPuis (Miami)
Jason Piercey (Eastern Michigan)
Derek Roe (Eastern Michigan)
Jeff Montague (Eastern Michigan)
Andy Amyot (Miami)
Griffin Marshall (Miami)
Luke Herlehy (Ohio)
Steven Bowling (Eastern Michigan)
Michael Rowland (Eastern Michigan)
Bobby Pampush (Ohio)
Chris Heaton (Miami)
All MAC Second team
Dave Brown (Miami)
Adam Wohl (Eastern Michigan)
Zach Ruske (Buffalo)
Ryan Fulkerson (Eastern Michigan)
Ryan McHugh (Miami)
Steven Hill (Eastern Michigan)
Daniel Kish (Eastern Michigan)
Matthew Grubb (Miami)
Andy Gantzer (Eastern Michigan)
Blake Norman (Miami)
Kyle Hembree (Ball State)
Mark Kurtzer (Eastern Michigan)
Michael McDowell (Buffalo)
Tyler Post (Ohio)
Jason Reutter (Ohio)
Andrzej Olesinski (Eastern Michigan)
