Ball State University Athletics
Women?s Swim & Dive Heads To MAC Championships
February 23, 2016 | Women's Swimming and Diving
MUNCIE, Ind. -- The Ball State women's swimming and diving team will compete in the four-day Mid-American Conference Championships at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio beginning Wednesday evening. Preliminary rounds start at 11 a.m. each day with finals beginning at 7 p.m., with the exceptions of the diving events taking place at 1 p.m. Thursday and Friday, as well as the 1650 freestyle taking place at 5 p.m. Saturday.
FOLLOW THE CARDINALS
For the most up-to-date news on Ball State women's swimming and diving action, follow @BallStateSports and @BallStateWSwim on Twitter. Live stats can also be followed on the Mid-American Conference website or streamed live on ESPN3 at:
MAC Championship Website: http://www.mac-sports.com/tournaments/?id=42
ESPN3 Link: http://espn.go.com/watchespn/index/_/id/2767473/2016-mac-womens-swimming--diving-championship
THE MAC CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM RUN-DOWN
The Lady Cards are currently ranked eight among MAC schools by CollegeSwimming.com. Two-time defending MAC Champion Akron is the favorite heading into the 2016 MAC Championships, while Buffalo and Miami are just behind Ohio in third and fourth. Host school Bowling Green, followed by Toledo, 2015 MAC Championship Runner-Up Eastern Michigan and Ball State round out the rankings heading into the event.
THE SCHEDULE
Wednesday
7:00 p.m. Championship Heat and Awards - 200 Medley Relay, 800 Freestyle Relay
Thursday Preliminaries
11:00 a.m. 500 yard Freestyle, 200 yard Individual Medley, 50 yard Freestyle
1:00 p.m. 1-Meter Diving Prelims
(1-Meter consolation finals (9-16th places) will follow prelims)
Finals
7:00 p.m. Consolation Final Heats, Championship Heats and Awards – 500 yard Free, 200 yard IM, 50 yard Free, 1-Meter Diving Finalist, 200 Freestyle Relay
Friday Preliminaries
11:00 a.m. 400 IM, 100 yard Butterfly, 200 yard Freestyle, 100 yard Breaststroke, 100 yard Backstroke
1:00 p.m. 3-Meter Diving Prelims
Finals
7:00 PM Consolation Final Heat, Championship Heat and Awards – 400 yard Individual Medley, 100 yard Butterfly, 200 yard Freestyle, 100 yard Breaststroke, 100 yard Backstroke, 3-Meter Diving Consolation Finals, 400 Medley Relay
Saturday Preliminaries
11:00 a.m. 200 yard Backstroke, 100 yard Freestyle, 200 yard Breaststroke, 200 yard Butterfly
Finals
5:00 p.m. 1st Heat of the 1650 Free Time Finals
6:45 p.m. Senior Recognition and presentation of Outstanding Senior Award
Championship Heat, Consolation Final Heat and Awards – 1650 yard Freestyle, 200 yard Backstroke, 100 yard Freestyle, 200 yard Breaststroke, 200 yard Butterfly, 3-Meter Diving, 400 Freestyle Relay
Championships Awards:
All-MAC Second Team & All-MAC First Team
MAC Diver of the Year
MAC Swimmer of the Year
MAC Diving Coach of the Year
MAC Swimming Coach of the Year
Presentation of Team Champion
LAST TIME OUT
Ball State concluded its 2015-16 dual meet schedule Jan. 30, in a conference loss of 194-102 to Ohio. Last year at the 2015 MAC Championships, Ball State finished eighth with 170 points, while Akron grasped its second consecutive title with 650 points. Over the course of the championship, Ball State earned 17 top-16 finishes, including 12 individuals. The team also had six top-eight finishes, while the Cardinals earned one top-eight individual finish.
PRESEASON RANKINGS
Preseason polls had two-time defending MAC Champion Akron topping the rankings, followed by Eastern Michigan and Miami in the top three spots. Ball State rounded out the preseason rankings at eighth.
For the most up-to-date news on Ball State women's swimming and diving, follow @BallStateSports and @BallStateWSwim on Twitter.
