Men's Swimming and Diving Wins Third Consecutive MAC Title

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NASHVILLE, Tenn.- The Eastern Michigan University men's swimming and diving team captured its 28th Mid-American Conference championship in dominating fashion, racking up 1,046.5 points en route to the 2009 title. The win also marked the third consecutive title and the ninth in the past ten years for the Eagles.

Following the Eagles was the University at Buffalo with 639.5 points, Miami University in third with 588 points and Ball State coming in fourth with 267 points. Senior Derick Roe (Sidney, Ohio-Sidney) was selected the Swimmer of the Year for the second consecutive season, while head coach Peter Linn picked up his seventh Coach of the Year honor.

The four MAC schools are competing with teams from the Sun Belt Conference. The combined meet will be scored as one, but student-athletes and teams from each conference will be recognized separately. The top three finishers from each conference will be awarded medals and the top teams from each conference will be named their respective champion.

Dave Stefl (Farmington Hills, Mich.-Harrison) started the evening off with a runner-up finish in the 1,650 for the Eagles, finishing in 15:48.37. The duo of Mark Kurtzer (Newmarket, Ont.-Dr. Dennison) and Owen Grey (Allen, Texas-Allen) then took third and fourth in the 200 backstroke.

Roe won the 100 free, finishing with a C-time of 44.10 with Matt Zavislak (Commerce Twp., Mich.-Walled Lake N.) coming in third with a time of 44.85. EMU continued its strong showing on the final day of the championship, sweeping the top three spots in the 100 breast. Scott Murphy (Cypress, Texas-Cypress) won the event, with Don Ellison (King City, Ont.-King City Secondary) and Troy Esentan (Little Rock, Ark.-Central) taking second and third.

Senior Ryan Fulkerson (South Lyon, Mich.-South Lyon) swept the fly events, winning the 200 in 1:46.95. Grey picked up another solid finish, placing third with a time of 1:49.35.

The Eagles then ended the night with a win in the 400 free relay. The team of Zavislak, Ethan Crabtree (Wooster, Ohio-Wooster), Fulkerson and Roe hit the wall in 2:58.97.

For head coach Peter Linn, it marked the 18th title in his tenure.

Eastern Michigan Athletics

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