Ohio vs Ball State (Women)
- January 27, 2024
- Athens, Ohio
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: Ohio Athletics
ATHENS, Ohio – The Ohio swimming and diving team (7-0) returned to action on Saturday afternoon (Jan. 27) for its final dual meet of the regular season, defeating Ball State (4-1), 219-81, inside the Ohio University Aquatics Center on Senior Day.
Prior to the meet, the Bobcats honored their 11 seniors: Gabby Brust, Riley Bunstine, Cecelia Creviston, Morgan Croaning, Caroline Dunigan, Peyton Farrell, Gabrielle Loring, Grace Matocha, Maddie Montalbano, Olivia Morlok and Meg Voigt.
In the 200-yard medley relay, the Ohio ‘A’ Team of senior Gabrielle Brust (Granville, Ohio), sophomore Casadie DiBetta (St. Clairsville, Ohio), senior Peyton Farrell (Beavercreek, Ohio) and senior Caroline Dunigan (Lansdale, Pa) placed first with a time of 1:43.73.
In the 500-yard freestyle, the Bobcats took the top-four spots, with junior Gabrielle McKee (Gilbertsville, Pa.) earned the victory, finishing with a time of 10:19.20. Senior Morgan Croaning (Carmel, Ind.) finished second (10:25.54), followed by freshman Ashley Sallows (Delaware, Ohio) in third (10:29.08) and senior Olivia Morlok (Columbus, Ind.) in fourth with a time of 10:32.11).
Freshman Zita Szoke (Hodmezovasarhely, Hungary) won the 200 free, touching in with a time of 1:51.07, while senior Meg Voigt (Bryan, Ohio) placed second (1:54.63) and sophomore Anna McGrath (Lewis Center, Ohio) finished third in 1:55.04. In the 100-yard backstroke, Melanie Schweikert (Maineville, Ohio,) finished first with a time of 57.73, followed by senior Riley Bunstine (Alexandria, Ohio) in second (57.81), while sophomore Allison Schrank (Blaine, Minn.) placed fourth with a time of 58.25.
DiBetta picked up the victory in the 100-yard breaststroke, finishing with a time of 1:03.32, while junior Julia Strine (Shippensburg, Pa.) finished third (1:04.34), junior Edie Sawyer (Cranberry Township, Pa.) in fourth (1:05.42) and sophomore Emily Ellsworth (Westerville, Ohio) in fifth (1:05.58). In the 200-yard butterfly, Brust placed second with a time of 2:03.69, followed by McKee in third (2:05.53) and Farrell in fourth (2:07.83).
In the 50 free, graduate student McKenzie Grau (Mason, Ohio) finished second with a time of 23.68, followed by Dunigan in third (24.05) and sophomore Alexandra Wayner (Savannah, Ga.) in fourth with a time of 24.46. In the 100 free, Szoke placed first with a time of 50.52, while Grau placed third (52.33), Voigt in fourth (52.65) and Dunigan in fifth with a time of 53.18.
In the 200 back, Schweikert earned her second win of the day, touching in with a time of 2:04.17, while Bunstine finished third in 2:06.17. In the 200-yard breaststroke, DiBetta placed first, touching in with a time of 2:18.24. Ellsworth finished the event in third place (2:19.48), while Strine finished fourth (2:19.86) and Sawyer finished fifth (2:23.11).
In the 500 free, Croaning finished first with a time of 5:04.90, followed by McGrath in second (5:07.09) and Sallows in fourth (5:08.60). Brust won the 100 fly, finishing in 56.07, while Szoke finished second (56.40), Farrell in fourth (58.25) and Wayner in fifth (58.420. The 400-yard IM saw McKee picked up another victory, finishing the race in 4:25.89, followed by Elsworth in second (4:28.72) and Croaning in fourth (4:35.16).
In the final event of the day, the 200-yard freestyle relay, the Ohio ‘A’ team of, Szoke, Voigt, Dunigan and Grau placed first, securing a time of 1:34.20.
In the 3-meter dive, freshman Astrid Pichardo (Guanajuato, Mexico) earned the win with a score of 291.30, earning her NCAA Zone cut in the event. Meanwhile, freshman Savanna Bos (Cincinnati, Ohio) finished third with a score of 255.60. In the 1-meter event, Pichardo picked up her second win of the day with a score of, 275.33, followed by Bos in third (230.10) and junior Sophie Cooper (Milford, Ohio) in fourth (228.75).
Up next, the Bobcats will have a few weeks off before returning to action Feb. 16-18 at the 2024 Ohio State Winter Invite in Columbus, Ohio.
Courtesy: Ball State Athletics
ATHENS, Ohio – – The Ball State women’s swimming & diving team suffered its first dual loss of the season Saturday afternoon, dropping a 219-81 decision to an undefeated Ohio squad.
In its toughest meet of the season to date, the Cardinals (4-1; 3-1 MAC) were still able to pick up a pair of event wins against the Bobcats (7-0; 4-0 MAC) with freshman Alexa Von Holtz winning the 200 butterfly and sophomore Payton Kelly taking top billing in the 50 freestyle (23.53).
Senior Laura Wright added a pair of second-place individual finished in the pool, clocking in at 1:03.63 in the 100 breaststroke and 2:18.77 in the 200 breaststroke.
In the diving well, senior Grace Walker added a pair of second-place effort of her own, scoring 270.08 on 1M and 258.00 on 3M.
The Cardinals also received runner-up finishes from Kelly in the 100 freestyle (52.28) and sophomore Alyssa Messenger in the 200 backstroke (2:05.70). BSU also turned in second-place effort in both the 200 medley (1:44.89) and 200 freestyle (1:37.78) relays.
The Ball State women’s swimming & diving program competes in its final scheduled regular season dual next Saturday when it travels to Bellarmine for a 1 p.m. start at the Mary T Meagher Aquatic Center.
Ball State Individual Results at Ohio
200 Medley Relay | Program Record – 1:39.69 by Crist, Wright, Jones, A. Sakbun in 2023
2nd – Lilia Newkirk, Laura Wright, Hannah Jones, Payton Kelly – 1:44.89
5th – Alyssa Messenger, Haley Sakbun, Alexa Von Holtz, Natalie Marshall – 1:50.47
6th – Sophia Kuehn, Neely Agnew, Eliza Bader, Angelina Eliacin – 1:50.57
1000 Freestyle | Program Record – 10:01.21 by Marcella Ribeiro in 2021
5th – Kayla Newman – 10:33.52
6th – Mary Kate Phillips – 10:52.02
7th – Callie Tuma – 10:59.62
200 Freestyle | Program Record – 1:48.13 by Marcella Ribeiro in 2021
4th – Marcella Ribeiro – 1:55.98
6th – Elizabeth King – 1:59.72
7th – Kiran Stauffer – 2:01.07
100 Backstroke | Program Record – 54.44 by Hannah Jones in 2022
3rd – Lilia Newkirk – 57.96
5th – Alyssa Messenger – 58.61
7th – Hannah Jones – 58.89
8th – Eliza Bader – 1:01.56
100 Breaststroke | Program Record – 1:00.58 by Bridgette Ruehl in 2013
2nd – Laura Wright – 1:03.63
6th – Neely Agnew – 1:10.76
7th – Haley Sakbun – 1:10.95
200 Butterfly | Program Record – 1:59.93 by Mallory Miles in 2013
1st – Alexa Von Holtz – 2:02.53
6th – Sophia Kuehn – 2:12.44
50 Freestyle | Program Record – 22.32 by Payton Kelly in 2023
1st – Payton Kelly – 23.53
5th – Natalie Marshall – 24.53
7th – Angelina Eliacin – 25.55
8th – Emma Horton – 26.46
1M Diving | Program Record – 305.48 by Caitlin Locante in 2021
2nd – Grace Walker – 270.08
5th – Leelah Fettig – 223.50
6th – Ella Penny – 213.98
8th – Ava Pavich – 184.13
100 Freestyle | Program Record – 49.12 by Payton Kelly in 2023
2nd – Payton Kelly – 52.28
6th – Haley Sakbun – 54.36
7th – Natalie Marshall – 54.56
8th – Elizabeth King – 55.03
9th – Emma Horton – 57.52
10th – Angelina Eliacin – 57.98
200 Backstroke | Program Record – 1:58.73 by Emily Wisolek in 2013
2nd – Alyssa Messenger – 2:05.70
4th – Lilia Newkirk – 2:06.90
200 Breaststroke | Program Record – 2:11.77 by Bridgette Ruehl in 2013
2nd – Laura Wright – 2:18.77
6th – Neely Agnew – 2:35.27
7th – Callie Tuma – 2:36.16
500 Freestyle | Program Record – 4:48.37 by Marcella Ribeiro in 2021
3rd – Marcella Ribeiro – 5:08.53
6th – Mary Kate Phillips – 5:22.31
100 Butterfly | Program Record – 53.64 by Mallory Miles in 2013
3rd – Hannah Jones – 57.62
6th – Eliza Bader – 1:00.73
3-Meter Diving | Program Record – 347.78 by Caitlin Locante in 2021
2nd – Grace Walker – 258.00
5th – Leelah Fettig – 218.10
7th – Ella Penny – 184.95
8th – Ava Pavich – 150.23
400 IM | Program Record – 4:20.22 by Mallory Miles in 2011
3rd – Alexa Von Holtz – 4:31.94
6th – Sophia Kuehn – 4:41.12
200 Freestyle Relay | Program Record – 1:31.38 by Kelly, A. Sakbun, Jones, Payne in 2023
2nd – Natalie Marshall, Haley Sakbun, Hannah Jones, Payton Kelly – 1:37.78
4th – Elizabeth King, Eliza Bader, Angelina Eliacin, Marcella Ribeiro – 1:41.34
