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We hung tough all day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Eagles compiled 777.5 total points throughout the four-day event. Missouri State finished second after collecting 757.5 points and Buffalo was third with 517 points. Southern Illinois (515), Miami (507), Evansville (146), and Ball State(127) rounded out the event.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Winning this Championship was really great because we have actually had a really hard year and it was a great way to finish it off,&#8221; Linn added.<\/p>\n<p>Missouri State&#8217;s Miguel Davila started off the evening by reclaiming his 2013 title in the 1650 Freestyle in a pool record time of 15:06.54. Eastern Michigan&#8217;s Kyle Lichtenberg placed second in the event with a time of 15:19.78, Southern Illinois&#8217; Michael Wolfe placed third in a time of 15:24.74.<\/p>\n<p>Miami&#8217;s Joe Baumgartner took home the 100 Freestyle title in a time of 43.73.<\/p>\n<p>Missouri State&#8217;s Paul Le claimed the 200 Backstroke Championship title for the second year in a row with a time of 1:41.69. Southern Illinois&#8217; Lucas Aquino won the 200 Butterfly in a MAC Championship and pool record time of 1:45.78.<\/p>\n<p>Eastern Michigan&#8217;s Mike fisher claimed his third straight 200 Breaststroke title in a time of 1:54.97. Eastern Michigan has won this event nine straight years.<\/p>\n<p>The 3-meter diving title was won by Eastern Michigan&#8217;s Alexander Chan with a total of 409.95 points. Southern Illinois Kegan Skelton took second place (407.65), while Eastern Michigan&#8217;s Daniel Gironza placed third (396.35).<\/p>\n<p>Missouri State won the final race of the evening for the second year in a row as the relay team of Paul Le, Isaac McKnight, Vitalii Baryshok, and Uvis Kalnins claimed the 400 Free Relay in a time of 2:56.50. Southern Illinois finished in second (2:56.97) with Miami taking home third (2:57.56).<\/p>\n<p>The complete 2015 All-MAC Teams and Specialty Awards are listed below<\/p>\n<p>Most Outstanding Swimmer: Till Pallmann, Southern Illinois<br \/>\nSwimming Coach of the Year: Rick Walker, Southern Illinois<br \/>\nMost Outstanding Diver: Kegan Skelton, Southern Illinois<br \/>\nDiving Coach of the Year: Buck Smith, Eastern Michigan<br \/>\nMost Outstanding Senior: Paul Le, Missouri State<\/p>\n<p class=\"Standard\">The above article is a press release submitted to Swimming World. To reach our audience, contact us at <a href=\"mailto:newsmaster@swimmingworldmagazine.com\"><span style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\">newsmaster@swimmingworl<\/span><\/a><a href=\"mailto:newsmaster@swimmingworldmagazine.com\"><span style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\">d<\/span><\/a><a href=\"mailto:newsmaster@swimmingworldmagazine.com\"><span style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\">.com<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/results\/2015-mid-american-mens-championships-full-results\/ncaa-college\/2015\/March\/4\" target=\"_blank\">2015 Mid-American Men&#8217;s Championships, Full Results &#8211; Results<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GENEVA \u2013 Eastern Michigan captured the 2015 Mid-American Conference Men&#8217;s Swimming &amp; Diving Championship Saturday night at SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio. &#8220;It was a great four days,&#8221; said 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