2025 Missouri Valley Conference Championships (MEN)
- Dates: Wednesday, February 19–Saturday, February 22
- Location: Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center, Oxford, OH
- Defending Champions: N/A (inaugural event)
- Live Results (Available on MeetMobile)
- Live Video
- Championship Central
- Fan Guide
- Teams: Ball State*, Evansville*, Miami (OH)*, Missouri State*, Southern Illinois*, UIC*, Valparaiso*
- Results: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3
- Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2
TEAM SCORES (THRU DAY 3)
- Miami (OH) – 569
- Southern Illinois – 452
- Missouri State – 401
- UIC – 325.5
- Ball State – 237.5
- Valparaiso –113
- Evansville – 79
Day 3 of the 2025 MVC Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships saw Miami (OH) expand their lead over the field.
One of the biggest swims of the night came on the first event. Southern Illinois’ Alex Santiago ripped a 45.30 to win the 100 fly. With the performance, Santiago set a new MVC meet and conference record, along with a new Miami pool record. The swim was massive for Santiago, as his career best coming into the day was 46.25 from the Purdue Invite in November.
Miami’s Henju Duvenhage pulled off an impressive double tonight. He started out by coming in 2nd in the 100 fly with a 45.94. Duvenhage then went on to win the 100 back in 46.31, setting a new conference record in the process.
Duvenhage would then help the RedHawks to victory in the 200 free relay. Tegan Barrier (20.03), Duvenhage (19.67), Scott Spear (19.38), and Jack Herczeg (19.51) teamed up for a 1:18.59.
SIU clocked a 1:17.45 in the relay, but was disqualified for a false start. Santiago led the Saluki relay off in 19.30. Had the time stood, it would have marked a new conference record.
Southern Illinois’ Tiago Faleiros won the 100 breast in a very tight race. He swam a 53.34, touching out Missouri State’s Luigi Da Silva, who came in 2nd with a 53.39. Faleiros’ performance marks yet another conference record in the event. Da Silva was out faster tonight, splitting 24.66 on the opening 50 to Faleiros’ 24.75, but Faleiros came home faster.
Bryce Menchhofer (Miami) picked up a win in the 200 free, touching out Missouri State’s Reese Hodgins, who swam a 1:36.70. Menchhofer clipped his own conference record from the fall, which stood at 1:36.67.
Miami also earned the win in the 400 IM, where Allen Cotton swam a 3:47.06, marking a new conference record.
Evansville needs to stop DQing their relays, or they will finish behind Valpo in the team standings
Wow .22 what an early take off
They probably shouldn’t post the reaction times in official results that clearly shows no early take off while getting DQd for ETO 🙄 +.22 is not ETO. No GoPros at the ends to aid in confirmation this year it seems.
It was a false start. Not early take off.
Dual confirmation needed so at least 2 sets of eyes saw.
Happens to the best
Absolutely embarrassing call from the officiating crew on that SIU 200 free relay!! They should be ashamed!! The swimmer they claim left “early” had a reaction time of 0.22 (tied for the slowest of their 3 exchanges) and the race video confirms this – He still had 2 feet on the blocks!!! Call the cops because the Dawgs just got ROBBED!!!
Why was siu dqd when all the relay exchanges were >+.20
ICYMI: Saluki men went a 1:17 200 free relay but were DQ’d for an early take-off. RJP showed +0.21 on the exchange and the live stream had clear evidence on the safety of the exchange. Weirdly enough 2 officials made a call on the first exchange. If you’re curious the live stream is on demand on chatterbox. These athletes work way too hard all year to get screwed by bad officiating. It’s disappointing knowing these teams join a new conference and don’t receive the qualify of fairness that a power 4 school would receive.
Southern Illinois being disqualified on an exchange with a +.22 reaction time on the 4×50 relay. Destroying their own Missouri Valley record in the swim as well. SMH.