Ball State vs Bellarmine
- Saturday, January 28, 2023
- Muncie, Ind.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
- Team Scores
- Women: Ball State 156, Bellarmine 100
- Men: Ball State 144, Bellarmine 111
Courtesy: Ball State Sports
Muncie, Ind. – The Ball State women’s swimming & diving team celebrated senior day by winning 10 events Saturday afternoon in a dual meet versus the Bellarmine Knights.
The Cardinals (4-4) defeated the visiting Knights (3-14) 156-100 at the Lewellen Aquatic Center.
Seniors Jessie Fraley and MaKayla Miller started the dominance for Ball State with a first-place finish in the 200 medley relay (1:50.15). They were joined by juniors Laura Wright and Elizabeth King.
Freshmen Kiran Stauffer and Payton Kelly followed up the great start with their first-place finishes in the 1000 freestyle (10:46.95) and 500 freestyle (5:13.30), respectively.
The Cardinals would not stop rolling as junior Marcella Ribeiro and sophomore Lilia Newkirk earned first-place efforts in the 200 freestyle (1:54.97) and 100 backstroke (58.82), respectively.
Ribeiro would finish her day with a victory in the 100 freestyle (53.33).
Senior Apsara Sakbun would not be denied a win in her final home meet coming away with the victory in the 50 freestyle (23.90).
Sophomores Hannah Jones and Eliza Bader also made an appearance in the win column with their first-place efforts in the 200 backstroke (2:06.21) and 100 butterfly (59.14).
Senior Phoebe Rensink finished off her day, and her home career, with a victory in the 200 IM (2:12.74) and was followed close behind by senior Shelby Crist in 2:14.39.
The Cardinals ended the meet with the top time in the 400 freestyle relay led by freshman Haley Sakbun, Bader, Wright, and A. Sakbun in an exhibition clocking of 3:40.36.
The Ball State women’s swimming & diving program will be back in action tomorrow (Sunday, Jan. 29) at noon when they travel to Fishers High School for the Butler Invite.
200 Medley Relay
1. Jessie Fraley, Laura Wright, MaKayla Miller, Elizabeth King – 1:50.15
2. Alyssa Messenger, Kenzie Pierce, Payton Kelly, Haley Sakbun – 1:50.83
5. Sophia Kuehn, Kenzie Pierce, Phoebe Rensink, Haley Sakbun – 1:50.93
1000 Freestyle
1. Kiran Stauffer – 10:46.95
3. Jenn Gillen – 11:19.21
200 Freestyle
1. Marcella Ribeiro – 1:54.97
2. Elizabeth King – 1:56.99
3. Haley Sakbun – 1:58.47
EXH. Sydney Dygert – 2:02.20
EXH. Laura Wright – 2:03.69
100 Backstroke
1. Lilia Newkirk – 58.82
2. Payton Kelly – 59.93
4. MaKayla Miller – 1:02.68
100 Breaststroke
2. Kenzie Pierce – 1:08.32
3. Phoebe Rensink – 1:09.96
6. Neely Agnew – 1:16.85
200 Butterfly
2. Mary Kate Phillips – 2:12.98
3. Callie Tuma – 2:16.54
4. Sophia Kuehn – 2:18.43
50 Freestyle
1. Apsara Sakbun – 23.90
2. Gracey Payne – 24.07
3. Hannah Jones – 24.92
EXH. Eliza Bader – 25.04
EXH. Shelby Crist – 25.79
EXH. Emma Horton – 26.56
100 Freestyle
1. Marcella Ribeiro – 53.33
3. MaKayla Miller – 55.86
4. Emma Horton – 57.83
EXH. Alyssa Messenger – 54.98
EXH. Neely Agnew – 1:00.44
200 Backstroke
1. Hannah Jones – 2:06.21
2. Apsara Sakbun – 2:07.81
3. Jessie Fraley – 2:08.51
200 Breaststroke
2. Jenn Gillen – 2:25.83
3. Sydney Dygert – 2:32.92
5. Sophia Kuehn – 2:33.55
500 Freestyle
1. Payton Kelly – 5:13.30
EXH. Gracey Payne – 5:19.48
EXH. Haley Sakbun – 5:19.92
100 Butterfly
1. Eliza Bader – 59.14
EXH. Lilia Newkirk – 1:00.27
EXH. Callie Tuma – 1:03.00
EXH. Mary Kate Phillips – 1:01.22
EXH. Laura Wright – 1:03.19
200 IM
1. Phoebe Rensink – 2:12.74
EXH. Shelby Crist – 2:14.39
EXH. Alyssa Messenger – 2:20.19
400 Freestyle Relay
EXH. Haley Sakbun, Eliza Bader, Laura Wright, Apsara Sakbun – 3:40.36
EXH. Kiran Stauffer, Hannah Jones, Mary Kate Phillips, MaKayla Miller – 3:41.35
EXH. Callie Tuma, Gracey Payne, Elizabeth King, Jessie Fraley – 3:45.19
1M Diving
EXH. Maddy Hischer – 279.68
EXH. Ashleigh Provan – 260.78
EXH. Hannah Justice – 225.90
3M Diving
EXH. Ashleigh Provan – 301.95
EXH. Maddy Hischer – 307.20
MUNCIE, Ind. – – The Ball State men’s swimming & diving team celebrated senior day by winning 10 events Saturday afternoon in a dual meet versus the Bellarmine Knights.
The Cardinals (2-3) defeated the visiting Knights (4-11) 144-111 at the Lewellen Aquatic Center.
In the last home meet of the season, a pair of Ball State’s seniors, Bryce Handshoe and Owen Chaye, started the day off by swimming the anchor two legs of the first-place 200 medley relay win finished in 1:31.20. They were joined by sophomore Ethan Pheifer and junior Joey Garberick.
Garberick would add to his solid season later in the meet with victories in the 100 freestyle (47.26) and the 200 IM (1:55.77).
Chaye then tied his own pool record he set last weekend with his victory in the 50 freestyle, repeating his time of 20.72.
A few events later the Cardinals had a 1-2-3 finish in the 100 backstroke with Pheifer taking home the victory (53.31), sophomore Michael Burns finishing second (53.64), and junior Sam Jennings placing third (54.85).
Senior Landyn Riester ended his home career taking first in the 200 freestyle (1:45.02), and senior Jack Wolfred would not be denied a farewell victory taking first in the 100 breaststroke (59.78).
Sophomores Max Kruglov and Michael Mitsynskyy joined in on the winning effort with their first-place finishes in the 1000 freestyle (10:00.19) and 200 butterfly (1:55.59), respectively.
Freshman Logan Ayres kept the wins coming for the Cardinals taking home a victory in the 200 backstroke with his time of 1:55.19.
The Cardinals finished the meet sending off their seniors with the fastest time in the 400 freestyle relay made up of all upcoming graduates, Wolfred, Riester, Patrick White, and Chaye (3:07.31).
The Ball State men’s swimming & diving program will be back in action tomorrow (Sunday, Jan. 29) at noon when they travel to Fishers High School for the Butler Invite.
200 Medley Relay
1. Ethan Pheifer, Joey Garberick, Bryce Handshoe, Owen Chaye – 1:31.20
2. Erkan Ozgen, Kenny Reed, Michael Mitsynskyy, Benjamin Clarkston – 1:35.71
3. Aiden Maurer, Noah Berryman, Patrick White, Jack Wolfred – 1:36.84
1000 Freestyle
1. Max Kruglov – 10:00.09
3. Zach Zishka – 10:04.73
4. Alexander Eddy – 10:05.05
200 Freestyle
1. Landyn Riester – 1:45.02
3. Jacob Siewers – 1:45.24
5. Logan Ayres – 1:48.81
100 Backstroke
1. Ethan Pheifer – 53.31
2. Michael Burns – 53.64
3. Sam Jennings – 54.85
100 Breaststroke
1. Jack Wolfred – 59.78
5. Bryce Handshoe – 1:04.17
6. Patrick White – 1:06.24
EXH. Noah Berryman – 59.98
EXH. Zachary Moody – 1:02.20
200 Butterfly
1. Michael Mitsynskyy – 1:55.59
3. Kenny Reed – 1:57.38
4. Bryan Lower – 2:06.75
50 Freestyle
1. Owen Chaye – 20.72
2. Benjamin Clarkston – 21.57
3. Erkan Ozgen – 22.25
100 Freestyle
1. Joey Garberick – 47.26
3. Mason Young – 48.13
4. Landyn Riester – 48.16
EXH. Michael Mitsynskyy – 48.05
EXH. Erkan Ozgen – 48.33
200 Backstroke
1. Logan Ayres – 1:55.19
2. Benjamin Clarkston – 1:55.32
5. Zachary Moody – 2:03.27
200 Breaststroke
2. Ethan Pheifer – 2:12.85
3. Kenny Reed – 2:14.32
4. Noah Berryman – 2:14.43
500 Freestyle
EXH. Alexander Eddy – 4:51.89
EXH. Aiden Maurer – 4:59.95
EXH. Jacob Siewers – 5:01.35
100 Butterfly
EXH. Bryce Handshoe – 50.43
EXH. Owen Chaye – 53.27
EXH. Jack Wolfred – 55.03
EXH. Reece Manning – 54.04
200 IM
1. Joey Garberick – 1:55.77
EXH. Max Kruglov – 1:59.12
EXH. Noah Berryman – 2:05.92
400 Freestyle Relay
EXH. Jack Wolfred, Landyn Riester, Patrick White, Owen Chaye – 3:00.96
EXH. Benjamin Clarkston, Kenny Reed, Mason Young, Jacob Siewers – 3:08.16
EXH. Alexander Eddy, Sam Jennings, Zachary Moody, Zach Zishka – 3:15.95
1M Diving
EXH. Isaac Hunter – 249.90
EXH. Wyatt Blake – 293.63
3M Diving
EXH. Isaac Hunter – 310.13
EXH. Wyatt Blake – 318.83
Courtesy: Bellarmine Athletics
MUNCIE, Ind. — The Bellarmine men’s and women’s swim teams wrapped up their regular season on Saturday with duals at Ball State University.
The Ball State women earned a 156-100 win, while the Ball State men claimed a 144-111 victory.
Between the men’s and women’s squads, Bellarmine totaled seven first-place finishes and 33 top-three finishes.
Notable finishes for the women’s team included:
400 Freestyle Relay Team (1st Place, 3:42.14) – Lauren Diercks, Morgan Bender, Grace Lough, Liz Stevenson
Alexandra Pierce – 1st place in the 100 breaststroke (1:07.95), 1st in the 200 breaststroke (2:25.88)
Anna Holt – 1st place in the 200 butterfly (2:11.67), 2nd in the 500 freestyle (5:19.54)
Luiza Bonardi – 2nd place in the 1000 freestyle (11:04.34), 3rd in the 500 freestyle (5:29.90)
Mackenzie Conger – 2nd place in the 100 butterfly (1:03.46)
Caroline McMillin – 2nd place in the 200 IM (2:14.93)
Liz Stevenson – 3rd place in the 100 butterfly (1:03.66)
Lauren Diercks – 3rd place in the 100 backstroke (1:00.70)
Grace Lough – 3rd place in the 100 freestyle (56.01)
Olivia Hopper – 3rd place in the 200 IM (2:24.27)
Notable finishes for the men’s team included:
400 Freestyle Relay Team (1st Place, 3:15.23) – Will O’Connor, Logan Jackson, Keegan Henderson, John Paul Metzner
Brandon Thomas – 1st place in the 200 breaststroke (2:11.29), 2nd in the 200 freestyle (1:45.14), 2nd in the 200 IM (1:57.97)
Sam Jones – 1st place in the 500 freestyle (4:47.41)
Jacob Dray – 1st place in the 100 butterfly (50.19)
Sam Russell – 2nd place in the 500 freestyle (5:07.44)
Liam Connelly – 2nd place in the 1000 freestyle (10:01.58)
Cason Henderson – 2nd place in the 200 butterfly (1:55.81), 3rd in the 100 butterfly (52.36)
Logan Jackson – 2nd place in the 100 freestyle (48.05)
John Paul Metzner – 2nd place in the 100 breaststroke (1:00.85), 2nd in the 100 butterfly (50.94)
Andrew Nguyen – 3rd place in the 100 breaststroke (1:01.01)
Brendan Verna – 3rd place in the 500 freestyle (5:22.99)
Keegan Henderson – 3rd place in the 200 backstroke (2:00.33)
