RedHawks Extend Lead at Day Three of MAC Swimming Championships

Friday, March 4

Carbondale, Ill.

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Miami University

MAC Championships (Men)

Results

3/4/2022 11:38:00 PM | Swimming and Diving

Results

Picking up key individual finishes and a relay victory, the Miami University men's swimming and diving team further extended their lead at the Mid-American Conference Men's Swimming and Diving Championships on Friday, March 4, at Southern Illinois University. The RedHawks ended the night with a combined score of 557 thanks to a win from Henju Duvenhage and several other high-scoring placements.

The third day of competition kicked off with the 100 butterfly, where Ryan Sego (48.40) and Ben Chatwin (48.58) placed fourth and fifth. Adrian Dulay (48.93) and Diego Pareja (49.62) took seventh and eighth, while Fitz Miller (49.58) also earned a top 20 placement.

In the following 400 individual medley, Duvenhage earned an NCAA qualifying time of 3:49.04 to claim victory. Further down, Zach Bann (3:56.73) came in fifth and Yonatan Rosin (3:58.51) came in ninth.

The 200 freestyle saw a fourth place finish for Uros Djokovic (1:38.07) and a ninth place finish for Nic Wamsley (1:39.09). Shortly after in the 100 breaststroke, Dulay (55.27) took sixth and Sam Curran (56.09) took eighth.

The final individual event of the night, the 100 backstroke, had Cole Grosshans (48.01) and Owen Blazer (48.10) finishing in second and third, while Pareja (49.66) and Mason Miller (49.82) finished in seventh and eighth. Fitz Miller (50.81) and Pedro Gueiros (51.84) also finished in the top 20.

Closing the day out was the 400 medley relay. Miami's relay team of Blazer, Dulay, Duvenhage and Chatwin claimed the top of the podium with a combined time of 3:11.04, setting a new pool record. The swimmers picked up splits of 46.82 for Blazer, 53.79 for Dulay, 46.41 for Duvenhage and 44.02 for Chatwin.

The RedHawks close out the MAC Men's Championships with the final day of competition on Saturday, March 5. Events include the 1650 freestyle, 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 200 butterfly, three meter diving and 400 freestyle relay