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- Saturday, November 2, 2019
- Muncie, Indiana
- Results
Courtesy: Ball State Athletics
MUNCIE, Ind. – In the 2019-20 home opener Saturday afternoon, the Ball State University swimming and diving team competed against Wabash and Eastern Michigan with the men earning a victory and women falling just short.
Ball State’s men defeated Wabash by a score of 195.5-96.5 and the women were narrowly edged by Eastern Michigan in a 167-133 decision.
“It was a battle through and through today,” said head coach J. Agnew. “The bar was set high for our women to go against a tough Eastern Michigan team and the men had their work cut out for them as well. Our legs are really tired because we’ve been training really hard, so we’ll look forward to getting some rest and bouncing back against Grand Valley State at our next meet.”
The Cardinals were swimming on less than 24 hours rest as they traveled to Eastern Illinois for a meet Friday night. Both the men and women came away with victories at that competition. With Saturday’s results the men improved to 2-0 at duels for the season while the women fell to 2-2.
In the 200 Medley Relay to start the day, Ball State got a win on the men’s side with Ben Andrew, Jacob Powell, Bryce Handshoe and Owen Chaye clocking in at 1:34.91. Zachary Moody followed up that victory with a win of his own in the 1,000 Free (10:18.07).
The first win of the day on the women’s side came in the 100 Breast when Alex Bader claimed first with a time of 1:05.20. Apsara Sakbun added another one in the 100 Free (53.12) not long after.
“Alex has turned into a rock star for us in the 100 Breast,” Agnew said of Bader’s performance. “Apsara has been fantastic as well. She’s absolutely swimming her heart out right now.”
Diving was a strong point for the Cardinals Saturday afternoon as Rachel Bertram and Hunter Ongay swept wins on both boards. Ongay recorded a career best on the 1M (267.30) and also won the 3M with a score of 260.65. Bertram scored a 281.65 on 3M and 269.30 on 1M in victories. Her performance on 1M was a season best.
Trey Matheis also got in on the career day for the divers with a personal best of 198.55 on 3M, good for third place. Caitlin Locante scored a season best on 3M (268.40) in a second place effort, and freshmen Wyatt Blake and Madison Gatzlaff earned career bests on both boards.
The day ended strong for the Cardinals as Alexa McDonald, Peighton Gilbert, Anne Vormohr and Sakbun recorded a victory in the 200 Free Relay. Their time of 1:36.61 was good for first place and BSU also claimed second in the event.
Ball State now takes a two week break as its next meet is November 16 against Grand Valley State.
Courtesy: Eastern Michigan Athletics
MUNCIE, Ind. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University swimming and diving team continued the fall portion of its schedule with a 167-133 win over Mid-American Conference foe Ball State University Saturday, Nov. 2 at the Lewellen Aquatic Center.
The Green and White totaled 11 wins on the afternoon, while also setting two pool records at the Lewellen Aquatic Center.
The 400 medley relay team of senior Claire Young (Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.-Grosse Pointe South), junior Elli Machado (Reading, Pa.-Exeter Township), junior Ali Staver (Bettendorf, Iowa-Pleasant Valley) and senior Amelia Armstrong-Grant (Ypsilanti, Mich.-Saline) claimed the first win of the day for Eastern, while also setting a pool record with a time of 3:50.60.
The other broken pool record came courtesy of senior Casey Gavigan (East Setauket, N.Y.-Ward Melville) in the 100 backstroke, clocking in at 56.37. This is the second meet in a row the senior has taken the top spot in the 100 back.
Freshman Savanna Mouat (Tecumseh, Ontario-All Saints) claimed the title in the 1,000 freestyle for the second consecutive week, this time with a 10:34.23 mark.
Freshman Carlin Hudson (Chattanooga, Tenn.-Chattanooga School for the Arts & Sciences) recorded her first collegiate win, notching a 1:56.88 in the 200 freestyle. Junior Abby Rapien (Cincinnati, Ohio-Taylor) clinched her first butterfly event win, tapping the wall in 2:09.08 in 200 butterfly.
Also notable for the Eagles, junior Alyssa Shugarman (Oswego, Ill.-Oswego), Rapien and Gavigan swept the podium spots in the 500 freestyle for the third EMU podium sweep in two weeks. Shugarman took the top spot at 5:08.97, followed by Rapien at 5:11.87, and Gavigan at 5:14.37.
Eastern Michigan returns home to Jones Natatorium next Saturday, Nov. 9. Taking a break from MAC opponents, the Eagles will host Oakland and Florida Gulf Coast at 1 p.m.
Courtesy: Wabash Athletics
Wabash battled the NCAA Division I swimming and diving program from Ball State University Saturday afternoon. The Little Giants lost 195.5 to 96.5 to the host Cardinals in Muncie.
Anthony Mendez scored a first- and second-place finish for Wabash at the meet. He earned first-place points in the 200-yard individual medley with a time 2:08.72. Tyler Richmond scored a second-place finish with a time of 2:12.34. Daren Glore placed third by finishing in 2:18.88.
Mendez added a second-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly by completing the race in 55.92. Ricky Damron turned in a season-best time of 56.62 to place third.
Wesley Slaughter tied for first place in the 100-yard freestyle, matching the time of 48.07 turned in by Ball State’s Drew Weeks.
Justin Dusza raced to a second-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 55.96. Ben Klimczak placed third by finishing in 56.75. Justin Wallar claimed second place in the 500-yard freestyle by finishing in 5:09.62. Penrose touched the wall in 5:09.73 to place third.
Penrose added a third-place finish in the 1,000-yard freestyle by completing the race in 10:38.59. Tanner Carver placed third in the one-meter diving competition by scoring a total of 215.95 points.
Wabash closed out the meet with a victory in the 200-yard freestyle relay. Wesley Slaughter, Caleb McCarty, Wallar, and Isaac Temores combined for a time of 1:29.53 to score first-place points for the Little Giants. Damron, Nick Young, Klimczak, and Dusza claimed second place by finishing in 1:32.58. The quartet of Lucas Daniken, Adam El-Khalili, Jacob Penrose, and Kevin Sheridan placed third with a time of 1:35.08.
The 200-yard medley relay team of Dusza Temores, Mendez, and Slaughter place third in that event with a combined time of 1:39.50.
Wabash returns to action in late November when the Little Giants host the first Gail Moll Pebworth Invitational. The meet takes place Friday, Saturday, and Sunday November 22-24. The swimming events will be held at Crawfordsville High School with the diving events taking place at the Class of 1950 Natatorium.
