Meet Details
The Missouri State men's swimming and diving team travels to Oxford, Ohio this week for the Mid-American Conference Men's Swimming and Diving Championship. The four-day meet will take place from March 1-4, with preliminaries beginning at 9:30 a.m. and finals starting at 5 p.m. on all days except Wednesday, which will kick off the championship with the 200-yard medley relay at 5 p.m. All events can be streamed on the
MAC Championship homepage, and tickets can be purchased online at
Miami (Ohio)'s website. Live results can be found on the Meet Mobile app, which is downloadable through the app store.
Participating Teams
Ball State
Evansville
Miami (Ohio)
Missouri State
Southern Illinois
UIC
Valparaiso
Order of Events
Wednesday, March 1 | Finals 5 p.m.
- 200 Medley Relay
- 800 Freestyle Relay
Thursday, March 2 | Prelims 9:30 a.m.
- 500 Free
- 200 IM
- 50 Free
- 1-meter diving prelims
Thursday, March 2 | Finals 5 p.m.
- 500 Free
- 200 IM
- 50 Free
- 1-Meter Diving
- 200 Free Relay
Friday, March 3 | Prelims 9:30 a.m.
- 100 Butterfly
- 400 IM
- 200 Freestyle
- 100 Breaststroke
- 100 Backstroke
- 3-meter diving prelims
Friday, March 3 | Finals 5 p.m.
- 100 Butterfly
- 400 IM
- 200 Freestyle
- 100 Breaststroke
- 100 Backstroke
- 400 Medley Relay
Saturday, March 4 | Prelims 9:30 a.m.
- 200 Backstroke
- 100 Freestyle
- 200 Breaststroke
- 200 Butterfly
Saturday, March 4 | Finals 5 p.m.
- 1650 Freestyle
- 200 Backstroke
- 100 Freestyle
- 200 Breaststroke
- 200 Butterfly
- 3-Meter Diving
- 400 Freestyle Relay
Bear Splashes
• In the dual versus Lindenwood on Oct. 7, MSU had first-place finishers in six events. The Bears defeated the Lions, 128-115.
• In the dual versus Drury on Oct. 14, MSU had first-place finishers in two events, with
Dylan Moffatt capturing the 1000-yard freestyle and Brunno Suzuki taking the 200-yard freestyle. The Bears fell to the Panthers, 136-107.
• In the MVC Showcase on Oct. 21-22, the men's team defeated Evansville, 240.50-108.50, and fell to SIU, 222-128.
• In the dual against Miami (Ohio) on Nov. 4-5, Moffatt earned first in both the 500- (4:26.71) and 1000- (9:11.98) yard freestyle. Both these events resulted in Moffatt being named Mid-American Conference Swimmer of the Week on Nov. 9. Also at the meet, Suzuki took first in the 200-yard freestyle (1:39.31), but the men fell to Miami (Ohio), 233-120.
• At the Purdue Invitational on Nov. 16-18, the men's squad finished sixth out of seven schools, accounting for 307.5 total points. Much like the women's team, three out of the five programs that placed ahead of MSU were members of Power-Five institutions (Purdue, Louisville and Northwestern).
Pawel Krawczyk recorded a 500-yard freestyle time of 4:22.60 in this meet.
• In the dual versus Missouri on Dec. 3, Suzuki earned the lone first-place finish for the MSU men, winning the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:02.58. In the same event,
Brayden Goeldner recorded second (2:03.22), and
Robert Hill accounted for three second-place earnings in the 100-yard backstroke (48.95), the 200-yard backstroke (1:47.45) and the 100-yard individual medley (50.05). The Bears fell to the Tigers, 210-86.
• In the duals versus Evansville, Bellarmine and UIC on Jan. 14., the MoState men's team defeated Evansville (181-114), UIC (201.50-94.50) and Bellarmine (234-59). During the duals, the Bears won seven events leading to a sweep of its competition.
Pawel Krawczyk and Robbie Hill led the way for MSU, as both swimmers secured multiple first-place finishes in the meet. Hill earned first in the 100-yard backstroke (49.59) and the 200-yard backstroke (1:52.49), while Krawczyk grabbed victories in the 200-yard butterfly (1:48.66) and the 500-yard freestyle (4:31.71). Krawczyk's performance in the dual earned him MAC Swimmer of the Week honors, announced on Jan. 18.
• In the dual versus Drury on Jan. 20, the MSU men won three events. The Bears were headlined by Moffatt's first-place performance in the 1000-yard freestyle, breaking a Breech Pool record with a time of 9:10.53. Moffatt's time also ranks the fastest this season in the event by any Bear and currently ranks No. 1 in the MAC and No. 6 across all mid-majors. Moffatt's performance in the dual resulted in him being named MAC Swimmer of the Week on Jan. 25. In other events, Krawczyk earned first in the 200-yard freestyle (1:37.58), and the quartet of Robbie Hill,
Nicholas Schuster, Krawczyk and
Lucas Chadwell grabbed first in the 200-yard medley relay (1:29.75). The Bears fell to the Panthers, 145-98.
• In the dual against TCU on Jan. 28, Krawczyk led the way for the Missouri State men's club, as he was responsible for three out of MSU's four wins that day. Krawczyk won the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:33.66 with Moffatt (4:38.28) and
Jonathan Hill (4:46.47) finishing right behind him in second and third. Krawczyk (1:49.29) and Huskey (1:52.54) also combined for the top two spots in the 200-yard butterfly, and Huskey won the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 1:55.18. The boards were highlighted by
Logan Schelfaut's third-place score of 327.00 in three-meter diving action, his personal best in the event. However, Big 12 TCU defeated MSU, 177-123.
• The 2023 iteration of the MAC Championships marks the 14
th time Missouri State has competed in the four-day meet. MSU became an affiliate member of the conference in 2010. MSU most recently won the MAC Championship crown in 2020 after an 892 point performance. Over the nearly decade-and-a-half span, the Bears have three conference titles (2014, 2018, 2020), been runners-up five times (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021) and three third-place finishes (2010, 2016, 2022). The Bears have only finished outside of the top three twice (2011-12).
• Last season, the Bears placed third in the championships, earning 688 overall points and four first-place finishes. In total, MoState has garnered 23 gold medals at the MAC Championship.
Bears to Watch
Pawel Krawczyk, Warsaw, Poland, Senior
• Owns the MSU record in the 500 freestyle (4:19.40), set at the 2021 MAC Championships (4/8/21)
• 2021-22 MAC silver medalist in the 200 free and 200 butterfly
• 2021-22 MAC bronze medalist in the 500 free and 400 free relay
• 2020-21 MAC gold medalist in the 200 free, 500 free and 800 free relay
• 2020-21 MAC silver medalist in the 200 butterfly
• 2019-20 MAC gold medalist in the 500 free and 800 free relay
• 2019-20 MAC silver medalist in the 200 and 1650 free
• 2018-19 MAC gold medalist in the 200, 500, and 1650 free
• 2018-19 MAC silver medalist in the 800 free relay
• 2022 MAC Outstanding Senior
• 2019 MAC Freshman Swimmer of the Year
• All-MAC First Team (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
• All-MAC Academic Team (2020)
• MAC Swimmer of the Week (1/29/20)
Dylan Moffatt, Independence, Iowa, Junior
• Owns the MAC and MSU record in the 1650 freestyle (14:55.60), set at the 2022 MAC Championships (3/5/22)
• 2021-22 MAC gold medalist in the 1650 freestyle, 500 freestyle and 800 freestyle relay
• 2021-22 MAC bronze medalist in the 400 IM
• 2020-21 MAC gold medalist in the 1650 freestyle and 800 freestyle relay
• 2020-21 MAC silver medalist in the 500 freestyle and 400 IM
• MAC Swimmer of the Year (2022)
• All-MAC First Team (2021, 2022)
Brunno Suzuki-Tomiyama, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sophomore
• 2021-22 MAC gold medalist in the 200 free and 800 free relay
• All-MAC First Team (2022)
• Placed 15th (2:03.12) in the 200 breaststroke finals at the Purdue Invitational (11/18/22)
• Placed third in the 800 freestyle relay (6:37.83) at the Purdue Invitational (11/17/22)
• Placed first in the 200 freestyle (1:39.31) at the Miami (Ohio) Dual (11/5/22)
Jonathan Hill, Kansas City, Mo., Senior
• 2020-21 MAC bronze medalist in 1,650 freestyle
• 2020-21 MAC gold medalist in 800 freestyle relay
• 2019-20 MAC gold medalist in 800 freestyle relay
• All-MAC First Team (2022)
• All-MAC Second Team (2020, 2021)
• Placed 10th in the 1650 freestyle (15:49.32) at the Purdue Invitational (11/18/22)
Austin Huskey (AJ), Columbia, Mo., Junior
• 2021-22 MAC silver medalist in 200 IM and 400 IM
• 2020-21 MAC bronze medalist in 200 IM, 200 butterfly and 400 IM
• All-MAC First Team - (2021, 2022)
• Placed sixth in the 400 IM finals (3:56.29) at the Purdue Invitational (11/17/22)
• Placed eight in the 200 IM finals (1:49.24) at the Purdue Invitational (11/18/22)
Tyler Lewis, Fenton, Mo., Senior
• 2019-20 MAC silver medalist in the 400 IM
• All-MAC Second Team (2020, 2022)
• Finished 16
th (4:05.82) in the 400 IM finals at the Purdue Invitational (11/17/22)
• Finished 25th (1:50.19) in the 200 IM finals at the Purdue Invitational (11/16/22)
Nicholas Schuster, Muskego, Wisc., Junior
• 2021-2022 MAC bronze medalist in the 200 breaststroke
• Placed seventh in the 200 breaststroke finals at the MAC Championships
• Placed ninth in the 200 Medley Relay finals (1:29.12) at the Purdue Invitational (11/17/22)
• Placed 11th in the 100 Breaststroke finals (54.92) at the Purdue Invitational (11/17/22)
• Placed 13th in the 200 Breaststroke finals (2:01.84) at the Purdue Invitational (11/18/22)
Robert Hill, Kansas City, Mo., Junior
• All-MAC First Team (2022)
• 2022 MAC fourth-place finisher in the 100 backstroke
• 2022 MAC fifth-place finisher in the 200 backstroke
• 2022 MAC sixth-place finisher in the 200 IM
• MAC Swimmer of the Week (11/11/21)
• Finished second (50.05) in the 100 IM at the Missouri Dual (12/3/22)
• Finished second (1:47.45) in the 200 backstroke at the Missouri Dual (12/3/22)
• Finished 12
th in the 100 backstroke finals (49.39) at the Purdue Invitational (11/17/22)
Lucas Chadwell, Springfield, Mo., Freshman
• Placed 10
th in the 50 freestyle finals (20.23) at the Purdue Invitational (11/16/22)
• Placed 27
th in the 100 freestyle finals (45.11) at the Purdue Invitational (11/18/22)
Up Next
The MAC Championships concludes the 2022-23 campaign for the MoState men's team unless it produces an NCAA qualifier. The Men's Championships are slated for March 22-25 in Minneapolis, Minn.
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