BALL STATE VS IU INDY
- January 23, 2026
- Muncie, Ind.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: Ball State Athletics
MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State women’s swimming and diving program claimed 13 event wins, on top of seven top three finishes versus IU Indy inside the Lewellen Aquatic Center Friday evening, topping the Jaguars 199-95.
Anna Keen and Payton Kelly once again earned two individual event wins each. Keen took top placement in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.39) and 100 butterfly (56.92), while Payton Kelly took both the 50 (23.25) and 100 (52.01) freestyles. After this evening, Kelly and Keen pace the Cardinals with 15 and 11 individual wins on the season.
The duo also contributed to the winning 400 medley relay team, joining Addie Beasley and Reagan Graves to combine for a time of (3:51.00). Ball State has claimed a total of 16 relay wins thus far this season.
Graves and Beasley also saw individual success versus the Jaguars, with Graves placing first in the 200 butterfly (2:05.95) and Beasley taking the 500 freestyle (5:13.51).
McKenna Pottiger claimed her second straight win in the 1000 freestyle (10:23.40), swimming her fastest win in the event this year.
Ava Butterfield and Alyssa Messenger aided in helping the women’s squad sweep the backstrokes, as Butterfield finished first in the 100 (57.09) and Messenger claiming the 200 (2:05.20).
Ball State completed a sweep of the freestyle and breaststroke events after Alexa Von Holtz saw a top placement in the 200 freestyle (1:55.10) and McDonald earned first in the 200 breaststroke (2:25.96).
On the boards, Ella Penny picked up her first win of the season, taking first on the 1-meter (237.23). Hannah Justice earned season-high scores of 215.93 on the 1-meter and 238.50 on the 3-meter. Penny and Pavich also saw season-high scores on the 3-meter, scoring 201.30 and 180.38, respectively.
The women are back in action tomorrow afternoon with a trip to Ypsilanti, Mich. to battle Eastern Michigan at 1 p.m. ET.
400 Medley Relay | Program Record – 3:39.79 by Butterfield, McDonald, Keen, Kelly in 2025
1st – Payton Kelly, Addie Beasley, Anna Keen, Reagan Graves – 3:51.00
2nd – Alyssa Messenger, Maya McDonald, Savannah Farlee, Haley Sakbun – 3:52.75
3rd – Aubrey Simmons, Haley Johnson, Alexa Von Holtz, Kiran Stauffer – 3:56.93
1000 Freestyle | Program Record – 10:01.21 by Marcella Riberio in 2021
1st – McKenna Potteiger – 10:23.40
2nd – Milagros Amione – 10:51.77
200 Freestyle | Program Record – 1:47.27 by Payton Kelly in 2025
1st – Alexa Von Holtz – 1:55.10
2nd – Addy Czarnecki – 1:57.52
3rd – Ella Sears – 1:58.06
100 Backstroke | Program Record – 52.86 by Payton Kelly in 2025
1st – Ava Butterfield – 57.09
2nd – Lauren Fecher – 57.37
6th – Kiran Stauffer – 1:02.47
100 Breaststroke | Program Record – 1:00.58 by Bridgette Ruehl in 2013
1st – Anna Keen – 1:04.39
2nd – Addie Beasley – 1:05.17
3rd – Julia Ofman – 1:06.60
200 Butterfly | Program Record – 1:58.52 by Alexa Von Holtz in 2025
1st – Reagan Graves – 2:05.95
2nd – Haley Johnson – 2:07.09
50 Freestyle | Program Record – 22.23 by Payton Kelly in 2025
1st – Payton Kelly – 23.25
2nd – Haley Sakbun – 24.59
4th – Natalie Marshall – 24.93
1-Meter Diving | Program Record – 305.48 by Caitlin Locante in 2021
1st – Ella Penny – 237.23
3rd – Eeva-Liisa Gibson – 218.93
4th – Hannah Justice – 215.93
100 Freestyle | Program Record – 48.60 by Payton Kelly in 2025
1st – Payton Kelly – 52.01
2nd – Haley Sakbun – 53.47
3rd – Lauren Fecher – 54.05
200 Backstroke | Program Record – 1:57.93 by Ava Butterfield in 2025
1st – Alyssa Messenger – 2:05.20
2nd – Ella Sears – 2:07.28
3rd – McKenna Potteiger – 2:07.91
200 Breaststroke | Program Record – 2:11.77 by Bridgette Ruehl in 2013
1st – Maya McDonald – 2:25.96
2nd – Kiley Zoeller – 2:27.11
3rd – Julia Ofman – 2:27.83
500 Freestyle | Program Record – 4:48.37 by Marcella Ribeiro in 2021
1st – Addie Beasley – 5:13.51
2nd – Reagan Graves – 5:13.69
100 Butterfly | Program Record – 53.03 by Anna Keen in 2025
1st – Anna Keen – 56.92
2nd – Milagros Amione – 57.46
3rd – Aubrey Simmons – 58.52
3-Meter Diving | Program Record – 347.78 by Caitlin Locante in 2021
2nd – Eeva-Liisa Gibson – 238.50
4th – Ella Penny – 201.30
5th – Ava Pavich – 180.38
MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State men’s swimming and diving program claimed five event wins inside the Lewellen Aquatic Center versus IU Indy Friday evening, but ultimately fell to the Jaguars 175-124.
AJ Friend made up two of those event wins, taking first in both the 50 freestyle (20.92) and 100 butterfly (49.55). Friend also led the winning 200 freestyle relay team, joining William Raches, George Patterson and Benjamin Clarkston to combine for a time of 1:23.27.
George Patterson captured the sixth win of his freshman campaign after seeing another victory in the 200 freestyle (1:41.67). Dominick Perkowski and Seth Blossom followed to give the Cardinals a 1-2-3 finish in the event, with Perkowski placing second (1:43.63) and Blossom earning third (1:44.77).
In the 100 freestyle relay, Raches took first with a time of 46.95, giving him his third win of the season.
Ball State saw a number of second place finishes throughout the meet, including two by Aidan Biddle in the 100 (55.76) and 200 (2:08.09) breaststrokes. Malcolm Slater placed second in both the 1000 (9:34.50) and 500 (4:35.76) freestyles, while Henry Ko earned second in the 200 butterfly (55.76) and Nathan Harper finished second in the 200 backstroke (1:54.71).
On the boards, Zach Shaddy finished second on both the 1-meter (332.48) and 3-meter (258.05). Mitchell Mauck earned his season-best on the 1-meter (271.73) and Emilio Perez earned his season-best on the 3-meter (250.88).
The men’s squad next compete at the Butler Invitational Feb. 1 with event slated to start at 5:30 p.m. ET.
400 Medley Relay – 3:10.53 by Pheifer, Garberick, Handshoe and Chaye in 2024
2nd – Colin Walrond, Aidan Biddle, AJ Friend, William Raches – 3:21.99
3rd – Ike Ruszkowski, Reeve Ferber, Henry Ko, Benjamin Clarkston – 3:28.33
5th – Max Kruglov, Mason Young, Luke Pryor, Zack Vervlied – 3:29.62
1000 Freestyle | Program Record – 9:24.01 by Malcolm Slater in 2025
2nd – Malcolm Slater – 9:34. 50
5th – Tommy Brunner – 9:56.77
200 Freestyle | Program Record – 1:35.98 by George Patterson in 2025
1st – George Patterson – 1:41.67
2nd – Dominick Perkowski – 1:43.63
3rd – Seth Blossom – 1:44.77
100 Backstroke | Program Record – 48.32 by Jared Holder in 2021
3rd – William Raches – 52.34
4th Colin Walrond – 52.53
5th – Nathan Harper – 52.87
100 Breaststroke | Program Record – 51.93 by Joey Garberick in 2024
2nd – Aidan Biddle – 55.76
3rd – Reeve Ferber – 58.76
200 Butterfly | Program Record – 1:46.93 by Bryce Handshoe in 2024
2nd – Henry Ko – 1:52.54
4th – Luke Pryor – 1:56.43
6th – Kenny Reed – 2:01.77
50 Freestyle | Program Record – 19.89 by Owen Chaye on Two Occasions
1st – AJ Friend – 20.92
4th – Benjamin Clarkston – 21.60
6th – Mason Young – 21.73
1-Meter Diving | Program Record – 344.25 by Dave Keener in 1991
2nd – Zach Shaddy – 332.48
5th – Mitchell Mauck – 271.73
6th – Ryan Farmer – 267.45
100 Freestyle | Program Record – 43.58 by Owen Chaye in 2023
1st – William Raches – 46.95
3rd – Zack Vervlied – 47.70
4th – Dominick Perkowski – 47.86
200 Backstroke | Program Record – 1:47.38 by Ethan Pheifer in 2025
2nd – Nathan Harper – 1:54.71
3rd – Max Kruglov – 1:55.60
200 Breaststroke | Program Record – 1:54.78 by Joey Garberick in 2024
2nd – Aidan Biddle – 2:08.09
5th – Kenny Reed – 2:17.90
6th – Reeve Ferber – 2:20.50
500 Freestyle | Program Record – 4:27.13 by George Patterson in 2025
2nd – Malcolm Slater – 4:35.76
5th – Seth Blossom – 4:49.14
6th – Luke Pryor – 4:53.72
100 Butterfly | Program Record – 47.84 by Bryce Handshoe in 2024
1st – AJ Friend – 49.55
5th – Henry Ko – 51.43
6th – Benjamin Clarkston – 52.04
3-Meter Diving | Program Record – 359.25 by Wyatt Blake in 2023
2nd – Zach Shaddy – 258.05
3rd – Ryan Farmer – 324.68
6th – Mitchell Mauck – 252.98
7th – Emilio Perez – 250.88
400 IM | Program Record – 3:57.18 by Zach Zishka in 2023
4th – Tommy Brunner – 4:16.62
5th – Max Kruglov – 4:17.19
200 Freestyle Relay | Program Record – 1:18.88 by Chaye, Garberick, Siewers, Pheifer in 2024
1st – AJ Friend, William Raches, George Patterson, Benjamin Clarkston – 1:23.27
4th – Zack Vervlied, Dominick Perkowski, Colin Walrond, Mason Young – 1:27.09
5th – Nathan Harper, Reeve Ferber, Malcolm Slater, Aidan Biddle – 1:27.35
Courtesy: IU Indy Athletics
MUNCIE, Ind. – The IU Indianapolis men’s swimming and diving team earned a convincing 175–124 victory over Ball State, while the women’s team fell 199–95 in a Friday night dual in Muncie.
The Jaguars men were dominant throughout the meet, beginning with a win in the 400-yard medley relay, as Grayson Tidwell, Logan Kelly, Hugo Arteaga, and Yassin Abdelghany touched first in 3:19.36. Distance swimming was a strength for IU Indy, led by Luke Parsons, who won the 1000 free in 9:28.42, with teammates Michael Esdon placing third (9:34.78) and Youssef Magdy fourth (9:43.53). Parsons later added a win in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:34.60, while Esdon finished third (4:41.64) and Magdy fourth (4:45.20).
IU Indy swept the backstroke events on the men’s side, as Abdelghany won the 100 backstroke in 49.52, followed by Tidwell in second (49.86). Tidwell later claimed first in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:50.39. Logan Kelly continued his strong season with wins in the 100 breaststroke (53.52) and 200 breaststroke (2:00.49).
Butterfly events also favored the Jaguars, with Isaac Wilson winning the 200 butterfly in 1:52.45 and adding a second-place finish in the 100 butterfly (50.00). The men closed the meet with solid relay efforts, placing second (1:23.50) and third (1:26.00) in the 200 freestyle relay.
The IU Indy women earned points throughout the meet, highlighted by strong diving performances. Arianna Pagel won the 3-meter dive with a score of 240.68, while Lindi Jenkins finished third (229.28). Earlier, Jenkins placed second on the 1-meter board (223.28).
In the pool, Chloe Yerkes won the 200 individual medley in 2:13.12. Luca McGee led the Jaguars in the sprints, finishing third in the 50 freestyle (24.82) and fourth in the 100 freestyle (54.14). Addy Hirsbrunner added a pair of fourth-place finishes in the 100 (59.01) and 200 backstroke (2:09.06). Distance freestylers Kyrah Kittleson and Bella Tufts both placed in the top five of the 500 freestyle, finishing third (5:27.26) and fourth (5:27.29), respectively.
The Jaguars women closed the meet on a high note, winning the 200 freestyle relay, as McGee, Hirsbrunner, Grace Sharp, and Tufts combined for a time of 1:40.63.
The Jags will now return to Indy to host Wabash and Butler for senior day on Saturday, January 31.
