University at Buffalo
Men''s MAC Championships
Bulls Set for MAC Championships at Eastern Michigan
3/2/2016 12:00:00 AM | Swimming and Diving
BUFFALO, NY – UB men's swimming and diving team begins competition at the 2016 MAC Championships on Wednesday, March 2. The four-day event is being hosted by Eastern Michigan University who also hosted the 2015 MAC Championships.
Last year, the Bulls finished third for the third-straight season with 517 points. This season Buffalo looks to find success at MAC's after a stellar 6-2 dual record. Their only loses on the season came against nationally ranked Ohio State and Michigan on January 30.
The Bulls return two All-MAC Second Team swimmers, Antonio Lanzi and Scott Huang, for this year's conference championship. In addition Itai De La Vega and Garrett Clarke have been key contributors to this year's team. All four swimmers also hit NCAA "B" cuts last season and look to accomplish similar performances at this year's MAC's.
Dan Roche, Derek Linebaugh, Kristian Santos and Troy Birdsall look to add quality team points this year after qualifying for the NCAA Zone A qualifiers last season. Additionally, Nick Rodriguez broke the school record in the one-meter dive earlier this season and looks to add depth to the diving events for Buffalo.
Senior Billy Patrum is versatile swimming in freestyle, fly, and individual medley events and is especially strong in the distance freestyle events. He currently holds the best 500 freestyle time this season on the team.
The Mid-American Conference Championships begin Wednesday night with the 200 Medley Relay and the 800 freestyle relay. A full schedule of events is listed below with all times in Eastern Standard Time.
Schedule of events
Wednesday, March 2nd – Finals
7:00 p.m.
Championship Heat - 200 Medley Relay
Championship Heat - 800 Freestyle Relay
Thursday, March 3rd – Preliminaries
11:00 a.m.
Prelim heats begin
500 yard Freestyle
200 yard Individual Medley
50 yard Freestyle
1:00 p.m.
1-Meter Diving Prelims
(1-Meter consolation finals (9-16th places) will follow prelims)
Thursday, March 3rd – Finals
7:00 p.m.
Consolation Final Heat – 500 yard Free
Championship Heat – 500 yard Free
Consolation Final Heat – 200 yard IM
Championship Heat – 200 yard IM
Championship Heat – 50 yard Free (relay entry card due for 200 Freestyle Relay) Awards – 200 yard IM
1-Meter Diving Finalist
Championship Heat – 200 Freestyle Relay
Friday, March 4th – Preliminaries
11:00 a.m.
Prelim heats begin
400 IM
100 yard Butterfly
200 yard Freestyle
100 yard Breaststroke
100 yard Backstroke
1:00 p.m.
3-Meter Diving Prelims
Friday, March 4th, Finals
7:00 PM
Consolation Final Heat – 400 yard Individual Medley
Championship Heat – 400 yard Individual Medley
Consolation Final Heat – 100 yard Butterfly
Championship Heat – 100 yard Butterfly
Consolation Final Heat – 200 yard Freestyle
Championship Heat – 200 yard Freestyle
Consolation Final Heat – 100 Breaststroke
Championship Heat – 100 Breaststroke
Consolation Final Heat – 100 yard Backstroke
Championship Heat–100 yard Backstroke
3-Meter Diving
Championship Heat – 400 Medley Relay last three heats of timed finals
Saturday, March 5th – Preliminaries
11:00 a.m.
200 yard Backstroke
100 yard Freestyle
200 yard Breaststroke
200 yard Butterfly
Saturday, March 5th – Finals
5:00 p.m.
1st Heat of the 1650 Free Time Finals
Championship Heat – 1650 yard Freestyle
Consolation Final Heat – 200 yard Backstroke
Championship Heat – 200 yard Backstroke
Consolation Final Heat – 100 yard Freestyle
Championship Heat – 100 yard Freestyle
Consolation Final Heat – 200 yard Breaststroke
Championship Heat – 200 yard Breaststroke
Consolation Final Heat – 200 yard Butterfly
Championship Heat – 200 yard Butterfly
3-Meter Diving
Championship Heat – 400 Freestyle Relay
