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Buffalo (477), Miami (443), Ohio (359.5), Toledo (343.5), &amp; Ball State (170) rounded out the event.<\/p>\n<p>Buffalo&#8217;s Jessica Powers started off the evening by reclaiming her title in the 1650 yard Freein a time of 16:27.95. Buffalo&#8217;s Spencer Rodriguez placed second in the event with a time of 16:34.78, while Akron&#8217;s Ashley Drazkowski placed third in a time of 16:41.53.<\/p>\n<p>Buffalo&#8217;s Megan Burns took home the 100 Freestyle title in a time of 49.04.<\/p>\n<p>Ohio&#8217;s Laura Dawson claimed the 200 Backstroke Championship title in a pool record time of 1:55.23, as well as the 200 Butterfly in a pool record time of 1:58.13.<\/p>\n<p>Akron&#8217;s Munoz Marrero won the 200 Breaststroke title in a pool record time of 2:13.34.<\/p>\n<p>The 3-meter diving title was won by Miami&#8217;s Pei Lin with a total of 365.10 points. Eastern Michigan&#8217;s Rebecca Deacon took second place (33), while Akron&#8217;s Alice Hottensmith placed third (331.55).<\/p>\n<p>Buffalo won the final race of the evening for the second year in a row as the relay team of Spencer Rodriguez, Taylor Steffl, Eve Kosten, and Megan Burns claimed the 400 Free Relay in a pool record time of 3:20.86. Miami finished in second (3:22.46) with Eastern Michigan taking home third (3:23.04).<\/p>\n<p><strong>The complete 2015 All-MAC Teams and Specialty Awards are listed below<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Most Outstanding Swimmer: Laura Dawson, Ohio<br \/>\nSwimming Coach of the Year: Brian Peresie, Akron<br \/>\nMost Outstanding Diver: Pei Lin Miami<br \/>\nDiving Coach of the Year: Buck Smith, Eastern Michigan<br \/>\nMost Outstanding Senior: Spencer Rodriguez, Buffalo<\/p>\n<p><strong>All-MAC First Team<\/strong><br \/>\nJessica Powers, Buffalo<br \/>\nSpencer Rodriguez, Buffalo<br \/>\nMegan Burns, Buffalo<br \/>\nPei Lin, Miami<br \/>\nAddy Ferguson, Ohio<br \/>\nStephanie Lemire, Miami<br \/>\nLaura Dawson, Ohio<br \/>\nPaloma Marrero-Munoz, Akron<br \/>\nHannah Raspopovich, Akron<br \/>\nErin Seiler, Akron<br \/>\nVictoria Griffin, BGSU<br \/>\nEstela Davis-Ortiz, BGSU<br \/>\nFranziska Wohlert, BGSU<br \/>\nCarly Jackson, EMU<br \/>\nAshley Niznick, Akron<\/p>\n<p><strong>All-MAC Second Team<\/strong><br \/>\nJessie Godlewski, EMU<br \/>\nAshley Drazkowski, Akron<br \/>\nElise Campbell, Miami<br \/>\nLaura Savariau, Akron<br \/>\nKristin Filby, BGSU<br \/>\nKatrin Streicher, Toledo<br \/>\nJordan Bullock, BGSU<br \/>\nTara Capouch, BGSU<br \/>\nLudwika Szynal, Akron<br \/>\nBecky Deacon, EMU<br \/>\nSara Ghaffari, EMU<br \/>\nMary Kate MacLean, EMU<br \/>\nBrittney Walters, Buffalo<br \/>\nKara Kaulius, Akron<\/p>\n<p>The above article is a press release submitted to Swimming World. To reach our audience, contact us at <a href=\"mailto:newsmaster@swimmingworldmagazine.com\">newsmaster@swimmingworld.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/results\/2015-mid-american-womens-championships-full-results\/ncaa-college\/2015\/February\/25\" target=\"_blank\">2015 Mid-American Women&#8217;s Championships, Full Results &#8211; Results<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>YPSILANTI\u00a0\u2013 Akron captured the 2015 Mid-American Conference Women&#8217;s Swimming &amp; Diving Championship Saturday night at Eastern Michigan in Ypsilanti, Mich. 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