RedHawks Vault Into Second On Day Two Of MAC Championships
3/5/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving
March 5, 2004
YPSILANTI, Mich. - Thanks in part to Andrew Keefe's (Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Xavier) second MAC Championship of the weekend, Miami University's men's swimming & diving moved from fourth into second place on day two of the 2004 MAC Championships in Ypsilanti. Host Eastern Michigan continues to hold its first-place lead with 642 points, ahead of the RedHawks with 425.
After winning the 50 freestyle last night, Keefe was victorious in the 200 free, finishing with a time of 1:38.51. Paul Ricard (Bowling Green, Ohio/Bowling Green) took top honors in the preliminaries, but took fourth in the finals in 1:40.14. Keefe and Ricard teamed with Scott Robson (Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard South) and Jason Krasula (Perrysburg, Ohio/Perrysburg) to take second in the 800 free relay, completing the distance in 6:46.27. Miami's 200 medley relay also featured Keefe, as it took third place. The Cincinnati native was joined by John Grubb (Centerville, Ohio/Centerville), Griffin Marshall (Dallas, Texas/Jesuit College Prep) and Michael Donohoe (Columbus, Ohio/Bishop Watterson).
Miami put multiple swimmers in the championship heat of three other events. In the 100 backstroke Krasula took second ahead of Grubb in fifth place. Krasula posted a time of 50.98, as Grubb touched the wall in 52.24. Marshall took third in the 100 breaststroke with Paul Jacob (Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Xavier) in eighth, as the duo posted times of 55.99 and 57.83, respectively. The 400 individual medley featured Robson and Pat Carroll (Toledo, Ohio/St. Francis DeSales) finishing together in fifth and sixth. Robson was the first RedHawk to finish at 4:03.22, as Carroll finished in 4:08.13.
With the Eagles running away with first place, the RedHawks passed Ohio and Ball State to take control of second place. The Cardinals remained in third place with 392 points, as the Bobcats dropped two places in fourth (365). Buffalo remains fifth with 223 points.
The RedHawks benefited from three scorers in the top 10 of the 100 butterfly. Donohoe was the top finisher, taking seventh in 51.11, while Justin Marcy (Daytona Beach, Fla./Fairfield) won the consolation heat with a time of 51.00. Andy Uhlenberg (Rochester, Minn./John Marshall) took 10th.
The third and final day of the 2004 MAC Championships begins at noon with the day three preliminaries. Finals begin at 7 p.m., and includes the finals of the three-meter diving. Peter Donohue (Cincinnati, Ohio/Turpin) won the one-meter event on Thursday.
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