Males’s Swimming Chosen Second in MAC Pre-Championship Ballot

ANNVILLE, Pa. – The Stevens Institute of Technology males’s swimming staff acquired almost half the first-place votes, sliding into second place within the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Pre-Championship ballot, the league workplace introduced Monday.
 
In the annual vote performed among the many league’s 11 head coaches, the six-time defending champion Ducks acquired 5 of 11 first-place votes for a complete of 91 factors. Despite ending a distant third finally 12 months’s championship meet, York nipped Stevens for the highest spot within the ballot, receiving 5 of the remaining six first-place votes, totaling 95 factors. Misericordia (72 factors), Arcadia (71 factors), and Widener (69) have been a tightly-bunched 3-4-5; Widener completed second in final 12 months’s championship meet; Misericordia completed fourth and Arcadia completed fifth.

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The Ducks have gained 5 of their six convention crowns by at the very least 150 factors, successful 4 by at the very least 325 factors, persevering with a practice of MAC swimming dynasties – solely Stevens, Albright, and Widener have gained convention titles since 1996. Dating again to this system’s tenure within the Empire 8 Conference, the Ducks have claimed 13 consecutive convention titles. 

Last season, the Ducks racked up 4 victories, 11 second-place finishes, and a pair of third-place finishes through the four-day occasion. The Ducks led after every of the primary three days (68 factors, 32 factors, 114 factors), ending 164.5 factors away from Widener when all was mentioned and performed.

The 2026 MAC Swimming Championships will happen on the Graham Aquatic Center Feb. 12-15 and shall be hosted by York.

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