Championship Central
Day 4 Results
VIDEO: Missouri State HC Dave Collins
CARBONDALE, Illinois -- The Missouri State Bears captured their third Mid-American Conference Men's Swimming & Diving Championship on Saturday night.
MSU compiled 892 total points throughout the four-day event, while Miami finished second with 812 points and Southern Illinois was third with 622 points. Ball State (420), and Evansville (346) respectively rounded out the competition.
The 2020 Most Outstanding Senior and Co-Most Outstanding Swimmer, Antonio Thomas started off the final evening by claiming the 1650 freestyle title with a time of 15.08.99.
Southern Illinois grabbed the next two individual titles of the evening. Senior Tamas Hajtman and freshman Adam Cernek respectively won the 100-yard freestyle and 200-yard backstroke. Hajtman tapped in 44.44, while Cernek clocked a 1:44.29.
Missouri State climbed back on top of the podium in the 200-yard breaststroke with a 1-2 finish by Conner Funke and Michael Hempel. Funke tapped in first at 1:58.15 and Hempel followed at 1:58.91.
Miami's Gordon Wheeler clocked a 1:47.55 in thee 200-yard butterfly to claim the 2020 title.
The 3-meter diving title was won by Michael Claunch of Missouri State. Claunch posted a score of 310.80, becoming the first Bear to win the event in program history.
The Miami RedHawks won the final race of the evening as the relay team of Cole Grosshans, Nic Wamsley, Ben Chatwin, and Nick Ward claimed the 400 Free Relay in a time of 2:56.77. Missouri State finished in second (2:58.60) and Southern Illinois took home third (2:59.39).
Final Team Results
1. Missouri State – 892
2. Miami - 812
3. Southern Illinois - 622
4. Ball State - 420
5. Evansville -346
Co-Most Outstanding Swimmer: Antonio Thomas, Missouri State & Adam Cernek, Southern Illinois
Swimming Coach of the Year: Dave Collins, Missouri State
Freshmen Swimmer of the Year: Adam Cernek, Southern Illinois
Most Outstanding Diver: Kai Hoffman-Dussome, Southern Illinois
Diving Coach of the Year: Jim Huelskamp, Missouri State
Freshman Diver of the Year: Karsten Dixon, Miami
Most Outstanding Senior: Antonio Thomas, Missouri State
All-MAC 1st Team
Cole Grosshans, Miami
Spencer Klinsky, Miami
Nick Ward, Miami
Gordon Wheeler, Miami
Michaele Claunch, Missouri State
Arthur Cury, Missouri State
Conner Funke, Missouri State
Michael Hampel, Missouri State
Pawel Krawczyk, Missouri State
Sebastian Odent, Missouri State
Conner Ripp, Missouri State
Samuel Senn, Missouri State
Antonio Thomas, Missouri State
Adam Cernek, Southern Illinois
Tamas Hajtman, Southern Illinois
Kai Hoffman-Dussome, Southern Illinois
All-MAC 2nd Team
Logan Ackley, Ball State
Ben Andrew, Ball State
Jared Holder, Ball State
Paul Cozzeens, Evansville
Brandt Hudson, Evansville
Credence Pattinson, Evansville
Noah Barr, Miami
Jack Clouatre, Miami
Sam Curran, Miami
James McGuire, Miami
Ryan Sego, Miami
Nic Wamsley, Miami
Sam Wiedemann, Miami
Thomas Heye, Missouri State
Jonathan Hill, Missouri State
Tyler Lewis, Missouri State
Noah Witzki, Missouri State
Eli Mercado, Southern Illinois
Chris Phillips, Southern Illinois
Zheng Yeap, Southern Illinois
