Top Moments of 2024-25: #6 Swim Secures Fifth Straight Championship
7/10/2025 12:35:00 PM | Swimming and Diving
Our list continues today with Miami men's swimming and diving capturing its fifth straight conference championship title.
The Miami University men's swimming and diving team concluded the 2024-25 season with strong performances at the Missouri Vally Conference (MVC) Swim and Dive Championship. Miami scored 820 points, totaling the best score out of six other teams that competed and finishing 128.5 points ahead of the second-place finisher (691.5). This victory marked the first MVC Championship for the Red and White.
Head coach Samantha Pitter was named the MVC Men's Swimming Coach of the Year, and Owen Hoban also received the MVC Freshman of the Year award. All-Conference First Team honors were given to Tegan Barrier, Allen Cotton, Adrian Dulay, Henju Duvenhage, Tommy Frye, Jack Herczeg, Owen Hoban, Bryce Menchhofer, Jackson Miller, Jensen Nelson and Scott Spear. All-Conference Honorable mentions included Zach Bann, Nick Barrows, Benjamin Eichberg, Ian Kmiliauskis, Yonatan Rosin and Ian Wihebrink.
𝕀ℕ𝕋𝕆 𝕋ℍ𝔼 ℙ𝕆𝕆𝕃 𝕎𝔼 𝔾𝕆
— Miami Athletics (@MiamiRedHawks) February 23, 2025
The @MiamiOHSwimDive Men's team takes home the @MVCsports Championship in the first year in the conference! #RiseUpRedHawks #GraduatingChampions pic.twitter.com/2oPm1wYvmr
Miami University Men's Swimming and Diving are the 2025 MVC Champions, making this the FIFTH championship title in a row for the program‼️#RiseUpRedHawks | #GraduatingChampions pic.twitter.com/ieL41VHpO3
— Miami Swim/Dive (@MiamiOHSwimDive) February 23, 2025
🏆Your MVC Coach of the Year🏆
— Miami Swim/Dive (@MiamiOHSwimDive) February 23, 2025
Congratulations to Coach Sam Pitter on winning the MVC coach of the year award in her first season coaching the RedHawks‼️#RiseUpRedHawks pic.twitter.com/5gL5B6XPaD
🏆Your MVC Freshman of the Year🏆
— Miami Swim/Dive (@MiamiOHSwimDive) February 23, 2025
Congratulations to Owen Hoban on winning the MVC freshman of the year award‼️#RiseUpRedHawks pic.twitter.com/dXq5JQVCHM
🚨MVC CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD🚨
— Missouri Valley Conference (@MVCsports) February 20, 2025
Henju Duvenhage of @MiamiOHSwimDive resets the MVC Championship record in the prelims of the 200Y IM with a time of 1:45.51‼️#MVCSwimDive pic.twitter.com/BPh8Eb99Tz
NEW CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD‼️
— Missouri Valley Conference (@MVCsports) February 21, 2025
Bryce Menchhofer of @MiamiOHSwimDive resets the MVC Championship record in the 200Y Freestyle Prelims with a time of 1:36.80#MVCSwimDive pic.twitter.com/fpClvARWLI
ANOTHER 1⃣
— Missouri Valley Conference (@MVCsports) February 21, 2025
Henju Duvenhage of @MiamiOHSwimDive resets the MVC Championship record in the 100Y Backstroke prelims with a time of 47.28‼️#MVCSwimDive pic.twitter.com/Y72tT7kJKv
🙌NEW MVC OVERALL & CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD🙌
— Missouri Valley Conference (@MVCsports) February 21, 2025
Allen Cotton of @MiamiOHSwimDive sets a record breaking time of 3:47.06 in the 400Y IM‼️#MVCSwimDive pic.twitter.com/seSgIBP5pY