Miami (OH) vs Ball State (Men)
- January 26, 2024
- Oxford, Ohio
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: Miami (OH) Athletics
OXFORD, Ohio– The Miami University men’s swimming and diving teams came out on top today against Ball State on Friday, Jan. 26 at home, finishing 190-110.
How It Happened:
- Starting with the 200-yard medley relay, Miami’s A team, Owen Blazer, Adrian Dulay, Henju Duvenhage and Ian Kmiliauskis, finished first with a combined time of 1:30.45. The B team coming in second, was made up of Mason Miller, Benjamin Eichberg, Gabriel Perseguin and Jack Herczeg and they finished in 1:31.77.
- Following that, in the 1000-yard freestyle, Yonatan Rosin placed first with a time of 9:36.94. He later took third place in the 500-yard freestyle finishing in 4:43.57.
- Bryce Menchhofer had two first-place finishes during the meet, first in the 200-yard freestyle (1:41.44) and again in the 500-yard freestyle (4:40.33).
- Blazer also had top finishes today, coming in first in the 100-yard backstroke (49.78) and the 200-yard backstroke (1:50.83).
- Other top performances came from Allen Cotton, finishing first in the 200-yard butterfly (1:49.27), alongside Duvenhage in second (1:49.62) and Perseguin in third (1:50.89). Miami again took the top three finishes in the 200-yard IM with Duvenhage in first (1:50.59), Cotton in second (1:51.72) and Dulay in third (1:55.98).
- Perseguin also secured first place in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 49.34, alongside Aidan Jacobs in third with a time of 50.73.
- Miami had multiple other standout finishes on the board today as well. Second-place finishers were Tegan Barrier in the 200-yard freestyle (1:41.49), Ian Van Gorp in the 100-yard backstroke (51.85), Dulay in the 100-yard breaststroke (57.01), Kmiliauskis in the 50-yard freestyle (20.94) as well as the 100-yard freestyle (45.63) and Eichberg in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:03.79).
- Third-place finishes today came from Ian Wihebrink in the 100-yard breaststroke (57.12), Herczeg in the 50-yard freestyle (21.04), Barrier in the 100-yard freestyle (46.05), Clark Pabst in the 200-yard backstroke (1:55.23) and Paul Brosky in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:07.61).
- In diving events, Victor Hearn placed first in the 1 meter earning 293.78 points and Jackson Miller in third (285.15). In the 3-meter dive, Miller placed first with a total of 313.05 points.
- The 200-yard freestyle relay concluded the meet with the A team in second, seeing Kmiliauskis, Herczeg, Perseguin and Duvenhage finish with a time of 1:24.04, along with the C team, Wihebrick, Blazer, Van Gorp and Scott Spear in third with a time of 1:25.64.
Up Next:
The women will next compete on Friday, Feb. 2 at 1 p.m. at home. The next co-ed competition will be Saturday, Feb. 3 at 1 p.m. at home to recognize the seniors.
Courtesy: Ball State Athletics
OXFORD, Ohio – – The Ball State men’s swimming & diving team picked up five event wins but could not get past a solid Miami squad in a 190-110 setback Friday afternoon at the Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center.
Senior Joey Garberick turned in another solid all-around performance, sweeping the breaststroke events and swimming the second leg of the first-place 200 freestyle relay to help account for three of the Cardinals’ (2-1; 0-1 MAC) five victories.
Garberick’s first win came in the 100 breaststroke with an effort of 55.34. He followed by taking top honors in the 200 breaststroke with a clocking of 2:03.41. Garberick closed the day by combining for a winning time of 1:23.19 in the 200 freestyle relay with senior Owen Chaye, sophomore Benjamin Clarkston and sophomore Jacob Siewers.
Chaye and Siewers also picked up an individual wins on the day, with Chaye winning the 50 freestyle in 20.75 and Siewers taking top honors in the 100 freestyle at 45.56.
Sophomore Porter Brovont led the Cardinals in the diving well, placing second on both 1M (293.25) and 3M (299.63). His 3M score was a season best performance.
Another highlight of the day came from freshman Tommy Brunner, who place second in the 1000 freestyle with the fourth-fastest individual time in program history at 9:37.64.
The Ball State men’s swimming & diving team returns to action Sunday at Noon when it competes in the Butler Invite at Fishers High School.
Ball State Individual Results at Miami
200 Medley Relay | Program Record – 1:26.35 by Pheifer, Garberick, Handshoe, Chaye in 2023
2nd – Ethan Pheifer, Joey Garberick, Bryce Handshoe, Owen Chaye – 1:30.56
4th – Michael Burns, Aidan Biddle, Mason Young, Benjamin Clarkston – 1:33.46
6th – Logan Ayres, Noah Berryman, Reeve Ferber, Michael Mitsynskyy – 1:36.61
1000 Freestyle | Program Record – 9:25.50 by Magnus Ohlsson in 1995
2nd – Tommy Brunner – 9:37.64 (4th in program history)
3rd – Alexander Eddy – 9:57.07
5th – Zach Zishka – 10:02.73
200 Freestyle | Program Record – 1:38.62 by Jacob Siewers in 2023
3rd – Jacob Siewers – 1:42.16
4th – Seth Blossom – 1:44.23
5th – Kenny Reed – 1:46.23
6th – Max Kruglov – 1:46.85
100 Backstroke | Program Record – 48.32 by Jared Holder in 2021
3rd – Logan Ayres – 52.61
4th – Ethan Pheifer – 52.98
6th – Chance Buckles – 53.08
8th – Reece Manning – 56.17
100 Breaststroke | Program Record – 52.17 by Joey Garberick in 2023
1st – Joey Garberick – 55.34
5th – Michael Burns – 58.07
6th – Aidan Biddle – 59.23
7th – Noah Berryman – 59.34
200 Butterfly | Program Record – 1:47.75 by Bryce Handshoe in 2023
5th – Bryce Handshoe – 1:54.61
6th – Reeve Ferber – 1:54.99
7th – Michael Mitsynskyy – 1:56.77
8th – Bryan Lower – 2:05.05
50 Freestyle | Program Record – 19.89 by Owen Chaye in 2023
1st – Owen Chaye – 20.75
5th – Benjamin Clarkston – 21.37
6th – Jacob Siewers – 21.40
7th – Mason Young – 21.63
1-Meter Diving | Program Record – 344.25 by Dave Keener in 1991
2nd – Porter Brovont – 293.25
5th – Wyatt Blake – 242.55
6th – Isaac Hunter – 228.60
100 Freestyle | Program Record – 43.58 by Owen Chaye in 2023
1st – Jacob Siewers – 45.56
5th – Owen Chaye – 46.98
7th – Mason Young – 48.04
EX – Erkan Ozgen – 48.67
200 Backstroke | Program Record – 1:48.22 by Logan Ackley in 2020
2nd – Logan Ayres – 1:54.05
5th – Max Kruglov – 1:56.16
7th – Chance Buckles – 1:58.46
8th – Zach Zishka – 2:01.51
200 Breaststroke | Program Record – 1:56.98 by Joe Morris in 2015
1st – Joey Garberick – 2:03.41
4th – Michael Burns – 2:11.05
6th – Aidan Biddle – 2:13.71
7th – Noah Berryman – 2:17.41
500 Freestyle | Program Record – 4:29.26 by Magnus Ohlsson in 1995
2nd – Tommy Brunner – 4:43.04
4th – Seth Blossom – 4:43.83
7th – Alexander Eddy – 4:56.54
100 Butterfly | Program Record – 47.93 by Bryce Handshoe in 2023
2nd – Bryce Handshoe – 50.48
5th – Benjamin Clarkston – 51.61
7th – Reeve Ferber – 52.48
8th – Michael Mitsynskyy – 53.08
EX – Auston Shafer – 53.54
EX – Bryan Lower – 55.00
EX – Reece Manning – 56.45
3M Diving | Program Record – 359.25 by Wyatt Blake in 2023
2nd – Porter Brovont – 299.63
3rd – Isaac Hunter – 281.48
5th – Wyatt Blake – 271.20
200 IM | Program Record – 1:49.31 by Joe Morris in 2015
4th – Max Kruglov – 1:57.82
6th – Kenny Reed – 1:58.76
7th – Zach Zishka – 2:00.79
8th – Michael Burns – 2:01.61
200 Freestyle Relay | Program Record – 1:19.35 by Chaye, Garberick, Siewers, Wolfred in 2023
1st – Owen Chaye, Joey Garberick, Benjamin Clarkston, Jacob Siewers – 1:23.19
4th – Mason Young, Bryce Handshoe, Michael Mitsynskyy, Erkan Ozgen – 1:26.06
6th – Auston Shafer, Seth Blossom, Reeve Ferber, Aidan Biddle – 1:30.56
