The MIAA champion is determined solely on the basis
of results at the MIAA championship meet.

Final Seasonal Standings

1. Hope
2. Kalamazoo
3. Olivet
4. Calvin
5. Alma
6. Albion

Wednesday, March 17-Saturday, March 20
At Minneapolis, Minn.

Team Scores (Final): 1. Kenyon, Ohio 696. 2. Denison, Ohio 272. 3. 2. Emory, Ga. 259.5. 4. Kalamazoo 244. 5. Amherst, Mass. 217. T26. Hope 34. T39. Alma 13. T41. Olivet 12. T46. Albion 7.

All-American Performances:
400 Medley Relay: Kalamazoo (Paul Ellis, Alfonso Espinosa, Barret Mueller, Craig Fleming) (2nd, 3:18.72)
50 Freestyle: Craig Fleming, Kalamazoo (3rd, :20.30); Brian Bazzell, Kalamazoo (7th, :20.58)
200 Medley Relay: Kalamazoo (Paul Ellis, Alfonso Espinosa, Barret Mueller, Brian Bazzell) (2nd, 1:29.39)
400 Individual Medley: Phil Heyboer, Hope (6th, 3:58.76)
200 Freestyle: Craig Fleming, Kalamazoo (7th, 1:41.10); Brian Bazzell, Kalamazoo (8th, 1:42.16)
100 Backstroke: Paul Ellis, Kalamazoo (1st, :48.36); Kellen Beckwith, Olivet (7th, :50.16)
800 Freestyle Relay: Kalamazoo (Brian Bazzell, Tyler Benmark, Chris Manning, Craig Fleming) (6th, 6:44.14)
100 Freestyle: Craig Fleming, Kalamazoo (7th, :45.07)
400 Freestyle Relay: Kalamazoo (Brian Bazzell, Paul Ellis, Chris Manning, Craig Fleming) (2nd, 3:00.58)

Honorable Mention All-American Performances:
200 Individual Medley: Phil Heyboer, Hope (15th, 1:53.18)
3-Meter Diving: Spencer Johnson, Alma (10th, 433.20 pts.); Ty Lattimore, Albion (14th, 403.40 pts.)
200 Medley Relay: Hope (Mitch Ruch, Brandon King, Ryan Nelis, Aaron Welsch) (15th, 1:33.73)
100 Butterfly: Paul Ellis, Kalamazoo (9th, :49.92)
400 Medley Relay: Hope (Mitch Ruch, Brandon King, Ryan Nelis, Aaron Welsch) (10th, 3:23.39)
100 Breaststroke: Alfonso Espinosa, Kalamazoo (9th, :56.24)
1-Meter Diving: Spencer Johnson, Alma (11th, 443.95 pts.); Ty Lattimore, Albion (13th, 428.10 pts)
100 Freestyle: Brian Bazzell, Kalamazoo (11th, :45.77)
200 Backstroke: Paul Ellis, Kalamazoo (9th, 1:48.18); Phil Heyboer, Hope (16th, 1:51.87)

MIAA Championships

Hosted by Calvin at Venema Aquatic Center, Grand Rapids
Thursday-Saturday, February 11-13

Final Team Scores: 1. Hope 878. 2. Kalamazoo 853. 3. Olivet 493. 4. Calvin 428. 5. Alma 277. 6. Albion 195.

Complete Results

2010 Champions
200 Freestyle Relay: Kalamazoo (Brian Bazzell, Paul Ellis, Alex Armstrong, Craig Fleming), 1:22.12 (dc)
500 Freestyle: Josh Grabijas, Hope, 4:35.47
200 Individual Medley: Chris Manning, Kalamazoo, 1:52.95
50 Freestyle: Craig Fleming, Kalamazoo, :20.46
1-Meter Diving: Spencer Johnson, Alma, 519.50 pts.
400 Medley Relay: Kalamazoo (Paul Ellis, Alfonso Espinosa, Barret Mueller, Craig Fleming), 3:19.88 (dc)
200 Medley Relay: Kalamazoo (Paul Ellis, Alfonso Espinosa, Dave Greiner, Brian Bazzell), 1:31.83 (dc)
400 Individual Medley: Phil Heyboer, Hope, 4:00.24 (dc, MIAA record)
100 Butterfly: Paul Ellis, Kalamazoo, :49.81
200 Freestyle: Craig Fleming, Kalamazoo, 1:40.16 (dc)
100 Breaststroke: Chris Manning, Kalamazoo, :57.01
100 Backstroke: Paul Ellis, Kalamazoo, :49.77 (dc)
800 Freestyle Relay: Kalamazoo (Brian Bazzell, Tyler Benmark, Chris Manning, Craig Fleming), 6:49.94 (dc)
1650 Freestyle: Josh Grabijas, Hope, 16:01.73
200 Backstroke: Paul Ellis, Kalamazoo, 1:49.72 (dc)
100 Freestyle: Craig Fleming, Kalamazoo, :44.87 (dc)
200 Breaststroke: Chris Manning, Kalamazoo, 2:06.01
200 Butterfly: Rafe Maxwell, Olivet, 1:54.80
3-Meter Diving: Spencer Johnson, Alma, 524.15 pts.
400 Freestyle Relay: Kalamazoo (Brian Bazzell, Paul Ellis, Chris Manning, Craig Fleming), 3:03.20

(dc)--denotes defending champion

MIAA Honors

Most Valuable Swimmer
Paul Ellis, Kalamazoo
Senior from Bloomfield Hills (Lahser HS)

Most Valuable Diver
Spencer Johnson, Alma
Senior from Grand Ledge (Grand Ledge HS)

All-MIAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Team
Josh Grabijas, Hope* (freshman from Howell/Howell HS)
Phil Heyboer, Hope**** (senior from Zeeland/Holland Christian HS)
Ryan Nelis, Hope**** (senior from Holland/West Ottawa HS)
Aaron Welsch, Hope** (senior from Saint Peters, Mo./Fort Zumwalt South HS)
Mitch Ruch, Hope*** (senior from Zeeland/Zeeland West HS)
Brandon King, Hope* (senior from Willowbrook, Ill./Hinsdale Central HS)
Michael Huisingh, Hope* (sophomore from Holland/Holland HS)
Jeff Shade, Hope** (sophomore from Davison/Davison HS)
Chris Manning, Kalamazoo** (sophomore from York, Pa./York Suburban HS)
Craig Fleming, Kalamazoo*** (junior from Clinton Township/Warren De La Salle HS)
Paul Ellis, Kalamazoo**** (senior from Bloomfield Hills/Lahser HS)
Brian Bazzell, Kalamazoo** (junior from Berkley/Berkley HS)
Alfonso Espinosa, Kalamazoo*** (senior from the Dominican Republic/Colegio Santa Teresa)
Kellen Beckwith, Olivet*** (junior from Farmington Hills/North Farmington HS)
Rafe Maxwell, Olivet* (junior from Bay City/Western HS)
Mark Rushlow, Calvin* (freshman from Goshen, Ind./Middlebury Northridge HS)
Spencer Johnson, Alma** (senior from Grand Ledge/Grand Ledge HS)
Ty Lattimore, Albion**** (senior from Grosse Pointe Farms/Grosse Pointe South HS)
* - denotes number of years All-MIAA

MIAA Meet Results

Saturday, January 30
Hope 176, Calvin 109 Results
Kalamazoo 180, Alma 64 Results
Olivet 143, Albion 124 Results

Friday, January 29
Calvin 151, Alma 77 Results

Saturday, January 23
Kalamazoo 153, Calvin 121 Results
Olivet 103, Alma 78 Results

Saturday, January 16
Albion 129, Alma 86 Results

Saturday, January 9
Calvin 141, Olivet 139 Results

Friday, January 8
Hope 148, Kalamazoo 139 Results

Saturday, November 14
Hope 103, Alma 87 Results
Kalamazoo 172, Olivet 106 Results
Calvin 171, Albion 124

Saturday, November 7
Kalamazoo 166.5, Albion 114.5 Results
Hope 162, Olivet 117 Results

Friday, October 30
Hope 140, Albion 90 Results

Saturday, October 24
MIAA Relays at Calvin (non-scoring meet) Results