Ball State University Athletics
Men's Swim & Dive Looks Forward To Conference Championships
March 01, 2016 | Men's Swimming and Diving
MUNCIE, Ind. -- The Ball State men's swimming and diving team will compete in the four-day Mid-American Conference Championships at Eastern Michigan in Ypsilanti, Mich. 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 men's swimming and diving action, follow @BallStateSports and @BallStateMSwim on Twitter. Live stats can also be followed on the Mid-American Conference website and through Eastern Michigan at:
MAC Championship Website: http://www.mac-sports.com/tournaments/?id=43
Eastern Michigan Live Stats Link: http://emueagles.com/custompages/mswim/live/index.htm
THE MAC CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM RUN-DOWN
The Cards are currently ranked sixth among MAC schools by CollegeSwimming.com. Missouri State is the favorite heading into the 2016 MAC Championships, while Southern Illinois and defending MAC Champion Eastern Michigan, are just behind Buffalo in third and fourth. Ball State is split between fifth-ranked Miami and seventh place Evansville to round out the rankings heading into the event.
THE SCHEDULE
Wednesday
7 p.m. Championship Heats and Awards - 200 Medley Relay, 800 Freestyle Relay
Thursday – Preliminaries
11 a.m. 500 yard Freestyle, 200 yard Individual Medley, 50 yard Freestyle
1 p.m. 1-Meter Diving Prelims (1-Meter consolation finals (9-16th places) will follow prelims)
Thursday – Finals
7 p.m. Consolation Final Heat, Championship Heat and Awards – 500 yard Free, 200 yard IM, 50 yard Free, 1-Meter Diving, 200 Freestyle Relay
Friday – Preliminaries
11 a.m. 400 IM, 100 yard Butterfly, 200 yard Freestyle, 100 yard Breaststroke, 100 yard Backstroke
1 p.m. 3-Meter Diving Prelims
Friday - Finals
7 p.m. Consolation Final Heat, Championship Heat, 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 a.m. 200 yard Backstroke, 100 yard Freestyle, 200 yard Breaststroke, 200 yard Butterfly
Saturday – Finals
5 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, Awards – 1650 yard Freestyle, 200 yard Backstroke, 100 Freestyle, 200 yard Breaststroke, 200 yard Butterfly, 3-Meter Diving, 400 Freestyle Relay
Championships Awards:
All-MAC 2nd Team & All-MAC 1st 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 Feb. 13, in a conference loss of 171-127 to Miami. Last year at the 2015 MAC Championships, Ball State finished seventh with 127 points, while Eastern Michigan earned the title with 777.5 points. Over the course of the championship, Ball State earned 10 top-16 finishes, including six individuals. The team also had four top-eight finishes, while the Cardinals earned two top-eight individual finishes.
PRESEASON RANKINGS
Preseason polls had defending MAC Champion and host school Eastern Michigan topping the rankings, followed by Missouri State and Buffalo in the top three spots. Ball State was showcased in the preseason rankings at sixth, just in front of Evansville.
