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MAC Championship
Eagles Break Records on Day One of MAC Championships
2/28/2018 7:37:00 PM | M. Swim & Dive
Eastern is currently tied for first-place with Missouri State
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OXFORD, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) - The Eastern Michigan University men's swimming and diving team began the hunt for its fourth consecutive Mid-American Conference Championships, Wednesday night, Feb. 28. EMU posted a first and third-place finish in a pair of relays to tie the Green and White for first-place with 72 points.
In the 200 medley relay, the Eagles turned in a record-setting time of 1:27.89, claiming third in the race, as senior Logan Burton (Chesapeake, Va.-Hickory), junior Tosh Kawaguchi (Cary, N.C.-Cary), and freshmen Ben Brooks (Avon, Ohio-Avon) and Carter Swift (Shepparton, Victoria, Australia) teamed up to lead the Eagles.
Eastern had its best placement of the night in the 800 freestyle relay, where EMU captured its first MAC title in the event since the 2016 championships. The cohort of Burton, sophomore Matan Segal (Lehavim, Israel-Hof HaSharon), and juniors JF Murphy (Motreal, Quebec-Sainte-Anne) and Jake Tyson (Ipswich, England-Northgate), shaved nearly 11 seconds off their seeding time to clock in a time of 6:29.05, breaking the previous pool record by more nearly five seconds. The record, which had been in place since 2012, was previously held by Missouri State.
The boys from @EMUSwimDive had high praise for their teammates after tonight's 800-freestyle victory! #MACtion pic.twitter.com/yOfV9qQziP
— #MACtion (@MACSports) March 1, 2018
Eastern Michigan returns to competition tomorrow, March 1, for the second day of MAC Championships. The prelims session gets underway at 10:30 a.m., while the finals are set for 6:30 p.m.
Team Standings
t1. Missouri State 72
t1. Eastern Michigan 72
3. Miami 68
4. Southern Illinois 60
5. Evansville 56
6. Ball State 52
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