Miami University
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Miami Wins Second Straight Dual Meet, Downs Rival Ohio
1/20/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving
Jan. 20, 2007
ATHENS, Ohio - Winning its second straight dual meet and keeping its unblemished conference record intact, the Miami University men's swimming and diving team (3-4; 3-0 MAC) downed the Ohio Bobcats, 144-99, Saturday afternoon in Athens. Four different RedHawks won a pair of individual events and Miami won nine of the 13 events contested in its third Mid-American Conference dual meet victory of the season.
Juniors Paul Ricard and Ryan McHugh, along with sophomores Chris Heaton and Nick DuPuis, each captured a pair of victories, as Miami won back-to-back dual meets for the first time this season. Ricard notched top finishes in the 500 (4:37.89) and 1,000 freestyle (9:31.16), while McHugh posted first-place swimming times in the 50 (21.55) and 100 freestyle (47.05). Heaton, meanwhile, swept the diving events with winning scores on both the 1-meter (340.57) and 3-meter (321.60) boards, and DuPuis added top finishes in the 200 freestyle (1:44.88) and 200 butterfly (1:53.80).
After Ohio kicked off the meet with a top finish in the 400 medley relay, Miami reeled off three straight swimming victories. Ricard started the win streak with his first-place time in the 1,000 freestyle, and DuPuis and McHugh followed with top finishes in the 200 freestyle and 50 freestyle, respectively.
Ohio bounced back with a top finish in the 400 individual medley, but Miami ripped off three more consecutive victories, led by Heaton's triumph in the 3-meter dive. DuPuis and McHugh then followed with top swimming times in the 200 butterfly and 100 freestyle before the Bobcats answered with a top finish in the 200 backstroke.
Miami closed the meet with four consecutive event wins, beginning with Ricard's top finish in the 500 freestyle. After Heaton's victory in the 1-meter dive, senior Griffin Marshall notched Miami's final individual win of the meet with his first-place time in the 200 breaststroke (2:08.79). The RedHawks capped the MAC dual meet win with a top time in the 400 freestyle relay (3:11.40).
Miami resumes dual meet action next weekend when it travels to Kenyon (Jan. 26) and Cleveland State (Jan. 27). After next weekend, Miami swims in its final conference dual meet Feb. 3 when it travels to Eastern Michigan.
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