Ball State University Athletics
Men?s Swimming & Diving Travels To No. 19 Purdue Friday
January 14, 2010 | Men's Swimming and Diving
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MUNCIE, Ind. - - The Ball State men's swimming & diving team returns to the road Friday when it travels to West Lafayette, Ind., to face 19th-ranked Purdue in a 6 p.m. swim at the Boilermaker Aquatic Center.
The Cardinals enter the week with a 4-2 dual record, despite suffering a 183-117 setback to another Big Ten program, Michigan State, in its last dual outing Dec. 12. The Boilermakers are a perfect 5-0 in dual meets this season, including a 244-124 victory over the Spartans last weekend.
Ball State enters Friday's meet at Purdue fresh off a victory in last Saturday's Ball State Relay Invitational, in which the Cardinals won 11 of 12 events. Overall, the Cardinals scored 210 points to top Valparaiso (126) and IUPUI (74) in the three-team meet.
For his efforts in leading off four first-place relays at the meet, senior Ben Battjes (Elkhart, Ind./Elkhart Memorial H.S.) was named the Mid-American Conference Men's Swimmer of the Week, earning the honor for the second time this season. In all, the BSU men's program has won the last four MAC Swimmer of the Week awards.
Sophomore Chris Krupa (Indianapolis, Ind./Pike H.S.) was another four-event winner at the Ball State Relay Invitational, while seniors Ben Karwoski (Bluffton, Ind./Bluffton H.S.), Ryan Misener (Elkhart, Ind./Elkhart Memorial) and Austin Laska (Palos Park, Ill./A.A. Stagg), along with sophomore Gavin McNeeley (North Manchester, Ind./Manchester H.S.) and freshman Devon Hill (Muncie, Ind./Central H.S.) were each a part of three first-place relays.
The following swimmers, divers and relays are ranked in the top 10 in the Mid-American Conference entering Friday's meet at Purdue.
50 Freestyle
3. Austin Laska (21.15)
10. Ben Battjes (21.43)
1650 Freestyle
8. Ben Karwoski (16:48.55)
9. Mark Golden (16:55.07)
200 Backstroke
10. Adam Dale (1:54.10)
100 Breaststroke
9. Gavin McNeeley (58.88)
100 Butterfly
10. Chris Krupa (51.90)
200 Butterfly
10. Chris Krupa (1:57.49)
Three-Meter Diving
9. Quinton Rodriguez (281.55)
3rd - 400 Medley Relay (3:25.54)
4th - 200 Freestyle Relay (1:25.48)
4th - 400 Freestyle Relay (3:10.82)
4th - 200 Medley Relay (1:35.29)
5th - 800 Freestyle Relay (7:18.89)
