2010 Mid-American Conference Men's Swimming and Diving Championship
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Austin Laska • Ball State Zach Ruske • Buffalo Scott Murphy • Eastern Michigan Josh Fletcher • Evansville 2010 Mid-American Conference Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship March 4-6 • Jones Natatorium • Ypsilanti, Mich. Mike Carroll • Miami Eric Ducourneau • Missouri State Jameson Kuper • Southern Illinois Michael H. Jones Natatorium The Mid-American Conference Since its inception in 1946, the Mid- Illinois (Board of Directors); Tom Collins, American Conference has progressively Ball State (Amateurism Cabinet); Kelly grown and developed into one of the Andrews, Toledo (Awards, benefits, Ex- most aggressive Division I conferences in penses & Financial Aid Cabinet); Steph- the country. annnie Harvey-Vandenburg, Eastern One of only 11 football Bowl Subdivi- Michigan (Recruiting & Athletic Personal sion (FBS) conferences, the MAC named Issues Cabinet); Brad Bates, Miami (Aca- Dr. Jon Steinbrecher as its eighth com- demic Performance); Eileen Jennings, missioner in the 63-year history of the Central Michigan (Infractions); Ted McK- league this past March. Steinbrecher own, Kent State (International Students came to the MAC after serving for six Records); Jim Klein, Toledo (Legislative years as the commissioner of the Ohio Review & Interpretations); Karin Lee, MID-AMERIcaN CONFERENCE Valley Conference. Ball State (Minority Opportunities and 24 Public Square, 15th Floor The league has grown its commit- Interest); Melody Reifel Werner, East- Cleveland, OH 44113 ment to championships by expanding to ern Michigan (Research); Catharine six its number of neutral site post season Marsszeky, Kent State (Student-Athlete phone: 216.566.4622 • fax: 216.858.9622 events – football (Detroit’s Ford Field), Advisory); Lee Merserve, Bowling Green volleyball (Toledo’s SeaGate Centre), (Walter Byers Scholarship). men’s and women’s basketball (Cleve- The MAC also has representa- MAC INFORMATION land’s Quicken Loans Arena), softball Jon Steinbrecher tion on Division I Sport Committees (Akron’s Firestone Stadium) and most MAC Commissioner and related governing groups: Cathy Founded 1946 (63rd year) recently baseball (Chillicothe’s VA Me- O’Donnell, Kent State (Field Hockey); Headquarters Cleveland, Ohio morial Stadium). Dave Heeke, Central Michigan (Football Members 12 The MAC tied a league record in 2008 with five schools Issues); Marling “Newt” Engle, Akron (Rifle); Karin Lee, Ball Divisions 2 (East/West) participating in bowl games – Buffalo (International); Ball State (Tennis); Rich Ceronie (Track & Field); Laing Kennedy, MAC Sponsored Championships 23 State (GMAC); Central Michigan (Motor City); Western Kent State (Men’s Basketball); Charlie Coles, Miami (Men’s States Represented 6 Michigan (Texas); and Northern Illinois (Independence Basketball Issues); Jim Schaus, Ohio and Reggie Wither- Bowl). The 2008 season also saw the first MAC football spoon, Buffalo (Men’s Basketball Rules); Steven Cady, Mi- (Illinois [1], Indiana [1], Michigan [3], Ohio [6] and New York [1]) team ranked in the Top 25 since 2003. Ball State was ami (Men’s Ice Hockey); Mary Lu Gribschaw, Akron (Men’s ranked as high as 12th in the BCS Standings, 12th in the AP Soccer); Greg Christopher, Bowling Green (Women’s Bas- and 13th in the USA Today Poll. The Cardinals were ranked ketball); Anucha Brown-Sanders, Buffalo and Donyale Can- MAC STAFF in all three polls for 10 straight weeks. MAC football teams ada, MAC (Women’s Basketball Issues); Curt Miller, Bowling COMMISSIONER won a league record four games versus opponents from Green (Women’s Basketball Rules); Jerry Reighard, Central Jon Steinbrecher the Big Ten. Toledo became the first MAC team to ever beat Michigan (Gymnastics); Matt Wolfert, Ball State (Women’s Michigan in Ann Arbor; Ball State won its first-ever game Soccer); Dee Abrahamson, Northern Illinois (Women’s Soft- against a Big Ten foe when the Cardinals beat Indiana; Cen- ball Rules); Derek van der Merwe, Central Michigan (Wres- SENIOR ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER/COO tral Michigan also defeated Indiana; and Western Michigan tling). Bob Gennarelli beat Illinois in a game played at Ford Field. From two-time Super Bowl quarterback winning Ben Ro- In its partnership with ESPN, the MAC signed an eight- ethlisberger (Miami University), NFL Defensive MVP James ASSOC. COMMISSIONER/INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES year rights agreement through the 2016-2017 academic Harrison (Kent State University), British Open winner Ben Jackie Mynarski year for football, as well as men’s and women’s basketball. Curtis (Kent State University), World Series winning man- The deal will be the most extensive in the 63-year history ager Bob Brenly (Ohio University) and Olympic bobsled of the conference. The new deal calls for a minimum of 25 team member Brock Kreitzburgh (University of Toledo), the AssOc. COMMISSIONER/DIRECTOR OF MEN’S events annually to be produced and aired on an ESPN plat- Mid-American Conference continues to excel in producing BASKETBALL OPERATIONS form including the men’s and women’s basketball cham- leaders in the world of athletics. TBA pionships, a regular-season MAC presence on ESPN, the Marathon MAC Football Championship and a minimum of HISTORY OF THE MAC ASSOC. COMMISSIONER/WOMEN’S BasKETBALL 11 regular-season football games. Based in Cleveland since July 1999 following a 15-year OPERATIONS Women’s athletics shined for the MAC this past year. For stay in Toledo, Ohio, the MAC has established historic mea- Donyale Canada the first time in the history of the conference the MAC sent surements in both football and men’s and women’s basket- three teams to the NCAA women’s volleyball tournament ball since moving to Northeast Ohio. (Miami, Ohio and Western Michigan). Western Michigan The Mid-American Conference was founded as a five- ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR MEDIA RELATIONS became only the third team to make it to the Sweet Six- school league on February 24, 1946 in Columbus, Ohio Ken Mather teen (Ohio 2005 and Western Michigan 1983). In women’s with Ohio, Butler, Cincinnati, Wayne State and Western basketball MAC Tournament Champion Ball State upset pe- Reserve admitted as charter members. The Mid-American ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR CHAMPIONSHIPS & rennial national power Tennessee in the first round of the Conference has 12 full-time schools and a 13th, Temple, for SPORT SERVICES NCAA tournament handing the Lady Vols their first ever football only. Comprising the East Division is the University Jeff Bacon loss in the opening round of the NCAA tournament. The of Akron (joined in 1992), Bowling Green State University (1952), University at Buffalo (1998), Kent State University victory was named “Pontiac Game Changing Performance” DIRECTOR OF COMPLIANCE & CHAMPIONSHIP of the 2009 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament, while (1951), Miami University (1947), Ohio University (1946) and first year head coach Kelly Packard was named Maggie Temple University (2007). The West Division members are Korinth Patterson Dixon Division I Rookie Coach of the Year by the WBCA. Ball State University (1973), Central Michigan University Akron continued its dominance of MAC men’s soc- (1971), Eastern Michigan University (1971), Northern Illi- DIRECTOR OF COMMUNIcaTIONS cer with its 11 regular-season championship to go along nois University (1975-86, 1997), University of Toledo (1950) Jeremy Guy with its sixth MAC Tournament title – both league records. and Western Michigan University (1947). The Zips were ranked as high as No. 2 during the season In 1946 men’s basketball was the first competitive sport ASSOC. DIRECTOR/MEDIA RELATIONS and reached the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament in the MAC, which now sponsors a total 23 sports. Women’s Erin Dugan before falling to Northwestern, 1-0. Steve Zakuani, who sports were brought into the conference’s structure in helped guide the University of Akron men’s soccer pro- 1980. gram to a record-setting campaign in 2008, was the first For men, championships (11) are sponsored in football, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE overall pick of the 2009 Major League Soccer Super Draft. basketball, baseball, cross country, soccer, swimming and Betty Sislak Zakuani earned 2008 MAC Men’s Soccer Player of the Year diving, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, wres- honors and was a finalist for the Hermann Trophy, which tling, golf and tennis. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT goes to the best men’s soccer player in the country. For women, championships (12) are sponsored in bas- Julie Kachner The conference now has national leadership positions ketball, softball, volleyball, cross country, field hockey, golf, on the following NCAA committees: Warde Manual, Buffalo soccer, swimming and diving, gymnastics, indoor track and (Academic Cabinet); Susan Lipnickey, Miami (Leadership field, outdoor track and field and tennis. www.mac-sports.com Council and Infractions Appeals); Derrick Gragg, Eastern Michigan (Legislative Council); Dr. John Peters, Northern SCHEDULE/WELCOME 2010 MAC MAC 2010 2010 MAC Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship Eastern Michigan University • Jones Natatorium • March 4-6 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS M EN’S EN’S Thursday, March 4 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. Prelims of the 500 Free, 200 IM, 50 Free, 1-Meter Diving 7 p.m. Championship Heat - 200 Freestyle Relay 7:15 p.m. Consolation Final Heat - 500 Free S 7:24 p.m. Championship Heat - 500 Free CHAMPIONSHIPS DIVING & WIMMING 7:36 p.m. Consolation Final Heat - 200 IM 7:44 p.m. Championship Heat - 200 IM 7:54 p.m. Consolation Final Heat - 50 Free 7:59 p.m. Championship Heat - 50 Free 8:04 p.m. 1-Meter Diving Finalist 8:45 p.m. Championship Heat - 400 Medley Relay Dear Contestants, Coaches & Fans: Friday, March 5 On behalf of Eastern Michigan University, I would like to welcome 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. Prelims of the 100 Fly, 200 Free, 100 Breast, you to the 2010 Mid-American Conference Men’s Swimming and 100 Back, 3-Meter Diving Prelims Diving Championships. We wish to welcome each of the partici- 7 p.m. Championship Heat - 200 Medley Relay pating schools, their fine athletes and fans to Southeast Michi- 7:15 p.m.