Ball State University
Indiana Intercollegiate
Swimming & Diving Sweeps Second At Indiana Intercollegiates
October 18, 2008 | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - - Both the men's and women's swimming & diving squads captured second Saturday afternoon at the four-team Indiana Intercollegiates hosted by Purdue.
On the men's side, Ball State scored 386.5 points, trailing only Purdue which tallied 887.5 points. Indianapolis (341.5) placed third, while IUPUI (132.2) rounded out the field.
The Boilermakers also captured the women's title, scoring 718 points, followed by BSU (647), Indianapolis (308) and IUPUI (143).
The meet opened with the women's one-meter diving competition as Lisa Maertin was the Cardinals' top performer, taking home seventh place with a score of 225.55. The men's 3-meter event followed, with David Linn pacing the Cardinals with a score of 223.05 to take home fifth.
On the women's 3-meter board, Maertin once again paced the Cardinals with a seventh-place score of 223.30, while David White finished fifth on the men's 1-meter board with an effort of 202.20.
In the first swimming event of the meet, the women's 200 Medley Relay team of Kaitlin Jasmon, Lauren Harger, Maria Gramelspacher and Katie Bylsma posted a time of 1:49.78 to finish second behind Purdue's A squad. The men's top team of Tyler Dixon, Jordan Rantz, Chris Krupa and Ben Battjes placed fourth with a time of 1:39.55.
In the 200 freestyle, Mary Ehresman was the top non-Boilermaker, placing fifth with a clocking of 1:58.79, while Mark Golden paced the men with a ninth-place showing of 1:49.01. In the 50 free, Nicole Saulters placed third for BSU with a time of 24.75, while Austin Laska placed second with a clocking of 21.53.
Megan Ploetz followed with a third-place showing in the 200 IM, posting a time of 2:14.33, while Andrew Hostetler was the top male finisher, collecting 10th with a time of 2:05.33. Gramelspacher was BSU's top women's performer in the 100 butterfly, taking home fifth with a time of 59.14, while Krupa paced the men with a fourth-place effort of 53.10.
Gramelspacher paced the BSU women for a second time in the 100 free (53.98), while Laksa earned his second top BSU finish of the day for the men, with a time of 48.19. Sara Hostetler followed with a second-place showing in the 100 backstroke, clocking in with a time of 1:00.47, while Dixon placed ninth (55.89) to lead the men.
In the longest event of the afternoon, Ehresman captured fourth for the women in the 500 free (5:10.16), while A. Hostetler collected eighth (4:54.16) for the men.
In the final individual event, Harger gave BSU its first and only first-place effort of the day, posting a time of 1:06.80 to win the 100 breast. On the men's side Rantz placed 10th to lead the men with a time of 1:02.07.
The final event of the day saw Saulters, Kelly Johnson, Joan Cullen and Andrea Campeau claim second in the 200 freestyle (1:40.26) for the women, while Laska, Casey Schroeder, Chris Steindorff and Josh Young took home third (1:28.02) for the men.
The Ball State swimming and diving program will have to wait until Oct. 31 to return to the pool, when the women's squad travels to Toledo for its Mid-American Conference opener at 6 p.m.
Women's Individual Results
1-Meter Diving
7. Lisa Maertin (225.55)
8. Christina Riordan (218.25)
9. Whitney Adams (211.90)
10. Whitney Johnson (193.10)
12. Jessica Elzinga (185.10)
13. Nicole Niccum (159.95)
3-Meter Diving
7. Lisa Maertin (223.20)
8. Christina Riordan (221.65)
9. Whitney Adams (217.25)
10. Whitney Johnson (209.80)
11. Jessica Elzinga (208.80)
13. Nicole Niccum (143.55)
200 Medley Relay
2. Kaitlin Jasmon , Lauren Harger, Maria Gramelspacher and Katie Bylsma (1:49.78)
3. Alanna Bader, Emily Hurst, Sara Hostetler and Erika Paul (1:53.03)
200 Freestyle
5. Mary Ehresman (1:58.79)
6. Elizabeth Spilman (1:59.59)
8. Meghan Patterson (2:01.13)
9. Shelli Kopetsky (2:01.23)
10. Emily Collins (2:01.93)
13. Chelsea Giuffre (2:04.51)
50 Freestyle
3. Nicole Saulters (24.75)
4. Katie Bylsma (24.96)
7. Andrea Campeau (25.32)
9. Lauren Harger (25.41)
10. Joan Cullen (25.63)
11. Kelly Johnson (25.67)
14. Katie Balko (26.51)
18. Anna Zuchowsku (27.70)
200 IM
3. Megan Ploetz (2:14.33)
7. Emily Hurst (2:17.11)
9. Sara Hostetler (2:17.34)
100 Butterfly
5. Maria Gramelspacher (59.14)
6. Alanna Bader (59.35)
7. Megan Ploetz (59.86)
8. Erika Paul (1:01.69)
11. Emily Collins (1:02.73)
12. Catherine Ingram (1:02.75)
13. Joan Cullen (1:03.06)
16. Rebekah Gingerich (1:04.10)
100 Freestyle
4. Maria Gramelspacher (53.98)
6. Katie Bylsma (55.18)
7. Kelly Johnson (55.53)
8. Andrea Campeau (55.94)
100 Backstroke
2. Sara Hostetler (1:00.47)
3. Nicole Saulters (1:00.58)
5. Shelli Kopetsky (1:01.32)
6. Alanna Bader (1:01.93)
7. Erika Paul (1:02.29)
8. Kaitlin Jasmon (1:02.34)
9. Katie Balko (1:02.47)
14. Anna Zuchowski (1:05.64)
500 Freestyle
4. Mary Ehresman (5:10.16)
7. Meghan Patterson (5:16.10)
10. Chelsea Giuffre (5:28.92)
13. Catherine Ingram (5:35.39)
100 Breaststroke
1. Lauren Harger (1:06.80)
5. Emily Haifley (1:09.24)
7. Elizabeth Spilman (1:10.03)
10. Emily Hurst (1:10.96)
12. Rebekah Gingerich (1:12.47)
200 Freestyle Relay
2. Nicole Saulters, Kelly Johnson, Joan Cullen and Andrea Campeau (1:40.26)
4. Emily Collins, Katie Balko, Shelli Kopetzky and Mary Ehresman (1:44.04)
5. Megan Ploetz, Meghan Patterson, Chelsea Giuffre and Elizabeth Spilman (1:44.98)
Men's Individual Results
3-Meter Diving
5. David Linn (223.05)
6. Jeremy Whited (181.45)
7. David White (180.85)
8. Chris Behrle (165.40)
1-Meter Diving
5. David White (202.20)
6. David Linn (198.40)
7. Jeremy Whited (189.25)
8. Chris Behrle (177.30)
200 Medley Relay
4. Tyler Dixon, Jordan Rantz, Chris Krupa and Ben Battjes (1:39.55)
7. Adam Dale, Gavin McNeely, Todd Wenger and Dane Mishler (1:41.72)
10. Adam Thieling, Robby Muller, Andrew Hostetler and Eric Hercamp (1:44.71)
200 Freestyle
9. Mark Golden (1:49.01)
11. Mark Augustyn (1:49.36)
15. Kyle Hembree (1:51.54)
17. Zach Coquillard (1:52.41)
19. Anthony DeBrota (1:53.66)
50 Freestyle
2. Austin Laska (21.53)
6. Ben Battjes (22.10)
10. Casey Schroeder (22.25)
12. Josh Young (22.28)
13. Chris Steindorff (22.31)
14 .Dane Mishler (22.55)
21. Ryan Misener (23.22)
200 IM
10. Andrew Hostetler (2:05.33)
15. Adam Dale (2:08.02)
16. Jordan Rantz (2:09.86)
18. Eric Hercamp (2:11.85)
19. Robby Muller (2:12.85)
100 Butterfly
4. Chris Krupa (53.10)
12. Todd Wenger (55.25)
14. Zach Coquillard (55.62)
15. Adam Thieling (55.99)
17. Chris Steindorff (56.14)
20. Tyler Dixon (56.64)
21. Mark Augustyn (56.80)
100 Freestyle
4. Austin Laska (48.19)
7. Ben Battjes (48.97)
8. Josh Young (49.23)
9. Casey Schroeder (49.59)
15. Gavin McNeely (51.93)
100 Backstroke
9. Tyler Dixon (55.89)
11. Adam Thieling (56.58)
13. Adam Dale (56.84)
14. Dane Mishler (57.25)
16. Ryan Misener (57.38)
500 Freestyle
8. Andrew Hostetler (4:54.16)
9. Kyle Hembree (4:54.33)
10. Mark Golden (4:54.59)
12. Eric Hercam (5:09.09)
13. Anthony DeBrota (5:12.24)
100 Breaststroke
10. Jordan Rantz (1:02.07)
13. Todd Wenger (1:02.91)
15. Gavin McNeely (1:03.11)
17. Chris Krupa (1:03.46)
22. Robby Muller (1:05.46)
200 Freestyle Relay
3. Austin Laska, Casey Schroeder, Chris Steindorff and Josh Young (1:28.02)
6. Zach Coquillard, Anthony DeBrota, Mark Augustyn and Ryan Misener (1:30.96)
PRE-MEET NOTES
MUNCIE, Ind. - The Ball State swimming & diving teams will compete in their first multi-team meet of the season Saturday, when they head to West Lafayette for the Indiana Intercollegiates, hosted by Purdue at noon.
Ball State swimming & diving fans can follow the action with live stats, courtesy of Purdue by CLICKING HERE
Fresh off victories over Eastern Illinois last weekend, both the BSU men's and women's swimming & diving team will compete against the Boilermakers, Indianapolis and IUPUI in the event.
Last weekend, the Cardinals' programs combined to score first-place efforts in 25 of a possible 32 events against EIU. Seven members of the men's squad posted individual victories last weekend, while 10 different women scored event wins.
Individual event winners for the men's squad included:
- Kyle Hembree (1000 freestyle; 10:07.85) & (500 freestyle; 4:57.53)
- Tyler Dixon (100 backstroke; 55.20) & (200 backstroke; 2:00.44)
- Austin Laska (50 freestyle; 21.70) & (100 freestyle; 48.58)
- Mark Augustyn (200 freestyle; 1:48.80)
- Andrew Hostetler (200 butterfly; 2:02.98)
- David White (1-meter diving; 236.25)
- David Linn (3-meter diving; 239.70)
Individual event winners for the women's squad included:
- Mary Ehresman (1000 freestyle; 10:43.60)
- Maria Gramelspacher (200 freestyle; 2:00.11) & (100 butterfly; 1:00.40)
- Lauren Harger (100 breaststroke; 1:08.00)
- Megan Ploetz (200 butterfly; 2:08.90)
- Katie Bylsma (50 freestyle; 25.25)
- Lisa Maertin (1-meter diving; 246.23)
- Shelli Kopetzky (200 backstroke; 2:12.08)
- Emily Hurst (500 freestyle; 5:25.65)
- Whitney Johnson (3-meter diving; 289.73)
- Erika Paul (200 IM; 2:15.30)
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