CARBONDALE, Ill. – The Miami RedHawks won the 2024 Mid-American Conference Men’s Swimming and Diving championship, accumulating 724 points over the four-day competition. This marked Miami’s fourth-straight MAC title.
The RedHawks led from the opening night, sweeping the opening relay events on Wednesday night. In total, Miami reeled in six gold medals in Carbondale.
Missouri State finished second, totaling 679.5 points, while Missouri State took the third spot with 657.5 points.
Missouri State’s Dylan Moffatt opened the night with a victory in the 1,650 free with the top time of 15:13.67. This marked the fourth-straight season Moffatt claimed the event title.
Southern Illinois captured its fifth title of the championships in the 200 back as Jered Moore won the event in a B-cut mark of 1:43.64.
Alex Santiago gave the Salukis’ their second gold medal of the night, setting a new MAC record in 100 free with a blazing 42.42 swim. This marked the fifth-straight year SIU claimed the event as well as Santiago’s third individual event victory of the championships.
Ball State’s Joey Garberick claimed his second first-place finish in as many nights as the senior won the 200 breast in a time of 1:54.78. Garberick won the 100 breast four times in his collegiate career.
Southern Illinois wasn’t done breaking conference records as Jack Khrypunov’s winning time of 1:43.16 in the 200 fly shattered the previous MAC record by .14 seconds and secured SIU’s third individual gold of the night.
UIC and Harrison Nolan continued to excel on the diving boards as Nolan swept the diving events, claiming the 3-meter on Saturday night with a total score of 362.15. The Flames registered the top three scores in both diving events this week.
Southern Illinois tallied its fourth gold medal of the night in the 400 free relay as the Salukis set a new pool record with the winning time of 2:53.16.
Final Team Standings
1. Miami- 724 points
2. Missouri State- 679.5 points
3. Southern Illinois- 657.5 points
4. UIC- 532 points
5. Ball State- 414 points
6. Evansville- 262 points
7. Valparaiso- 125 points
2024 MAC Men’s Swimming and Diving Event Winners
200 Medley Relay | Miami (Blazer, Dulay, Duvenhage, Herczeg), 1:25.72 (POOL RECORD)
800 Freestyle Relay | Miami (Djokovic, Rodrigues-Kmiliauski, Menchofer, Cotton), 6:26.53 (POOL RECORD)
500 Freestyle | Bruno Suzuki, Missouri State, 4:26.02
200 IM | Henju Duvenhage, Miami, 1:43.96
50 Freestyle | Alex Santiago, Southern Illinois, 19.12 (MAC RECORD)
1-Meter Diving | Harrison Nolan, UIC, 379.75
400 Medley Relay | Southern Illinois (Jered Moore, Benedek Andor, Jack Khrypunov, Alex Santiago), 3:07.51 (MAC RECORD)
100 Butterfly | Henju Duvenhage, Miami, 46.37
400 IM | Allen Cotton, Miami, 3:48.26
200 Freestyle | Alex Santiago, Southern Illinois, 1:36.63
100 Breaststroke | Joey Garberick, Ball State, 51.93 (TIED MAC RECORD)
100 Backstroke | Henju Duvenhage, Miami, 46.17
200 Freestyle Relay | Southern Illinois (Santiago, Csuvarszki, Barrio, Andor), 1:18.00
1650 Freestyle | Dylan Moffatt, Missouri State, 15:13.67
200 Backstroke | Jered Moore, Southern Illinois, 1:43.64
100 Freestyle | Alex Santiago, Southern Ilinois, 42.42 (MAC RECORD)
200 Breaststroke | Joey Garberick, Ball State, 1:54.78 (POOL RECORD)
200 Butterfly | Jack Khrypunov, Southern Illinois, 1:43.16 (MAC RECORD)
3-Meter Diving | Harrison Nolan, UIC, 362.15
400 Freestyle Relay | Southern Illinois, 2:53.16 (POOL RECORD)
2024 Men's Swimming & Diving Postseason Awards
Freshman Diver of the Year: Christian Curtis, UIC
Freshman Swimmer of the Year: Benedek Andor, Southern Illinois
Most Outstanding Diver: Harrison Nolan, UIC
Diving Coach of the Year: Susan Bromberg, UIC
Most Outstanding Swimmer: Alex Santiago, Southern Illinois
Swimming Coach of the Year: Hollie Bonewit-Cron, Miami
Most Outstanding Senior: Henju Duvenhage, Miami
All-MAC First Team
Joey Garberick, Ball State
Henju Duvenhage, Miami
Allen Cotton, Miami
Owen Blazer, Miami
AJ Huskey. Missouri State
Brunno Suzuki, Missouri State
Dylan Moffatt, Missouri State
Jack Grandy, Missouri State
Alex Santiago, Southern Illinois
Jered Moore, Southern Illinois
Jack Khrypunov, Southern Illinois
Benedek Andor, Southern Illinois
Ben Ramminger, UIC
Rafe Dolan Peterson, UIC
Harrison Nolan, UIC
All-MAC Second Team
Bryce Handshoe, Ball State
Yonatan Rosin, Miami
Mason Miller, Miami
Uros Djokovic. Miami
Bryce Menchhofer, Miami
Gabriel Perseguin, Miami
Ian Kmiliauskis. Miami
Robert Hill, Missouri State
Luigi Maciel Da Silva, Missouri State
Reese Hodgins, Missouri State
Donat Csuvarszki, Southern Illinois
Nicolas Lanuza, Southern Illinois
Cole Tremewan, UIC
Bruno Carrillo, UIC
Liam Davis, UIC
