Eastern Michigan Athletics
Saturday, March 9
Carbondale, Ill.
11 a.m. / 7 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
vs
2013 MAC Championships
Photo by: Southern Illinois University Athletics
Eagles Win 31st MAC Championship in Carbondale
3/9/2013 11:41:00 PM | M. Swim & Dive
Jacob Hanson took the Outstanding Swimmer Award, while Craig was named Outstanding Diver
Complete MAC Championship Results
CARBONDALE, Ill. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University men's swimming and diving team won its 31st Mid-American Conference Championship Saturday, March 9, at Southern Illinois University. EMU won with 772 points, while Missouri State finished just six points behind the Eagles.
Eastern was close to sweeping the final awards as Jacob Hanson earned both the Outstanding Senior and Swimmer awards, while Jeffrey Craig took Outstanding Diver and Buck Smith earned the Diving Coach of the Year award. Jeffrey Craig, Mike Fisher, Krzystof Gilski, Andrew Henry, Jacob Hanson, Brian Moore and Mike Swain each earned first team All-MAC accolades, while Erik Gissen and Andrew Saunders earned second team honors.
The MAC title was EMU's 31st championship as well as the 21st out of the last 25 for Head Coach Peter Linn's teams.
In the final day of competition the Eagles used a first place finish by Hanson in the 200-backstroke in 1:42.07. Hanson also set a new pool and championship record in the preliminary round with a 1:41.19. Fisher also took home a pool and championship record in the 200-breaststroke, completing the distance in 1:57.54, while Gilski's 1:47.60 earned a first in the 200-butterfly.
Craig swept the diving events by scoring a 406.10 in the three-meter dive, giving him first in both the one and three-meter dives at the 2013 MAC Championships. His prelim dive of 416.60 was good for a new pool record. Saunders took third in the three-meter dive with a 378.95.
2013 MAC Swimming Championship Final Standing
1. Eastern Michigan 772
2. Missouri State 766
3. Buffalo 698.5
4. Miami 419.5
5. Southern Illinois 391
6. Ball State 186
7. Evansville 162
EMU Invidual MAC Champions
Jacob Hanson - 100 and 200-yard backstrokes, along with the 200-yard IM
Michael Swain - 400-yard individual medley
Mike Fisher - 100 and 200-yard breaststrokes
Brian Moore - 200-freestyle
Krzysztof Gilski - 200-yard butterfly
Jeffrey Craig - one-meter and three-meter diving
All-MAC First Team
Jeffrey Craig, Eastern Michigan
Mike Fisher, Eastern Michigan
Krzysztof Gilski, Eastern Michigan
Andrew Henry, Eastern Michigan
Jacob Hanson, Eastern Michigan
Brian Moore, Eastern Michigan
Michael Swain, Eastern Michigan
Mike Dugan, Buffalo
Matt Hogan, Buffalo
Matt Schwippert, Buffalo
Miguel Davila, Missouri State
Uvis Kalnins, Missouri State
Paul Le, Missouri State
Caleb Schuermann, Missouri State
Till Pallmann, Southern Illinois
All-MAC Second Team
Erik Gissen - Eastern Michigan
Andrew Saunders - Eastern Michigan
Cory Zorsch - Buffalo
Eric Culver - Buffalo
Joe Baumgartner - Miami
Calvin Kolar - Southern Illinois
Jack Snow - Missouri State
Matt Wilson -Missouri State
Vitalii Baryshok - Missouri State
Josh Meints - Buffalo
Chris Carpenter - Missouri State
Joe Morris - Ball State
Billy Patrum - Buffalo
Isaac Springer- Missouri State
Kegan Skelton - Southern Illinois
Outstanding Swimmer: Jacob Hanson, Eastern Michigan
Outstanding Diver: Jeffrey Craig, Eastern Michigan
Diving Coach: Buck Smith, Eastern Michigan
Outstanding Senior: Jacob Hanson, Eastern Michigan
Swimming Coach: Collins, Missouri State
CARBONDALE, Ill. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University men's swimming and diving team won its 31st Mid-American Conference Championship Saturday, March 9, at Southern Illinois University. EMU won with 772 points, while Missouri State finished just six points behind the Eagles.
Eastern was close to sweeping the final awards as Jacob Hanson earned both the Outstanding Senior and Swimmer awards, while Jeffrey Craig took Outstanding Diver and Buck Smith earned the Diving Coach of the Year award. Jeffrey Craig, Mike Fisher, Krzystof Gilski, Andrew Henry, Jacob Hanson, Brian Moore and Mike Swain each earned first team All-MAC accolades, while Erik Gissen and Andrew Saunders earned second team honors.
The MAC title was EMU's 31st championship as well as the 21st out of the last 25 for Head Coach Peter Linn's teams.
In the final day of competition the Eagles used a first place finish by Hanson in the 200-backstroke in 1:42.07. Hanson also set a new pool and championship record in the preliminary round with a 1:41.19. Fisher also took home a pool and championship record in the 200-breaststroke, completing the distance in 1:57.54, while Gilski's 1:47.60 earned a first in the 200-butterfly.
Craig swept the diving events by scoring a 406.10 in the three-meter dive, giving him first in both the one and three-meter dives at the 2013 MAC Championships. His prelim dive of 416.60 was good for a new pool record. Saunders took third in the three-meter dive with a 378.95.
2013 MAC Swimming Championship Final Standing
1. Eastern Michigan 772
2. Missouri State 766
3. Buffalo 698.5
4. Miami 419.5
5. Southern Illinois 391
6. Ball State 186
7. Evansville 162
EMU Invidual MAC Champions
Jacob Hanson - 100 and 200-yard backstrokes, along with the 200-yard IM
Michael Swain - 400-yard individual medley
Mike Fisher - 100 and 200-yard breaststrokes
Brian Moore - 200-freestyle
Krzysztof Gilski - 200-yard butterfly
Jeffrey Craig - one-meter and three-meter diving
All-MAC First Team
Jeffrey Craig, Eastern Michigan
Mike Fisher, Eastern Michigan
Krzysztof Gilski, Eastern Michigan
Andrew Henry, Eastern Michigan
Jacob Hanson, Eastern Michigan
Brian Moore, Eastern Michigan
Michael Swain, Eastern Michigan
Mike Dugan, Buffalo
Matt Hogan, Buffalo
Matt Schwippert, Buffalo
Miguel Davila, Missouri State
Uvis Kalnins, Missouri State
Paul Le, Missouri State
Caleb Schuermann, Missouri State
Till Pallmann, Southern Illinois
All-MAC Second Team
Erik Gissen - Eastern Michigan
Andrew Saunders - Eastern Michigan
Cory Zorsch - Buffalo
Eric Culver - Buffalo
Joe Baumgartner - Miami
Calvin Kolar - Southern Illinois
Jack Snow - Missouri State
Matt Wilson -Missouri State
Vitalii Baryshok - Missouri State
Josh Meints - Buffalo
Chris Carpenter - Missouri State
Joe Morris - Ball State
Billy Patrum - Buffalo
Isaac Springer- Missouri State
Kegan Skelton - Southern Illinois
Outstanding Swimmer: Jacob Hanson, Eastern Michigan
Outstanding Diver: Jeffrey Craig, Eastern Michigan
Diving Coach: Buck Smith, Eastern Michigan
Outstanding Senior: Jacob Hanson, Eastern Michigan
Swimming Coach: Collins, Missouri State
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