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Eight Eagles Qualify for Thursday Night's Championship Heats

CARBONDALE, Ill. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University men's swimming and diving team will send eight Eagles into Thursday night's championship heats at the Mid-American Conference Championships after a strong showing in the preliminary session, March 2.

Eastern Michigan opened the day with a display of their depth in the 500 Freestyle, as the Eagles claimed seven slots in the top-22. Senior Kyle Lichtenberg (Clarkston, Mich.) paced the Green and White's showing, turning in a season-best time of 4:24.98, good for the second-best time in the session. Freshman Alex Arrieta (Miami, Fla.