Men?s Swimming & Diving In Action Saturday & Sunday

January 21, 2010 | Men's Swimming and Diving

By: Ball State Athletics

MUNCIE, Ind. - - The Ball State men's swimming & diving team returns to the road this weekend for a pair of meets starting Saturday with a 1 p.m. Mid-American Conference showdown at Eastern Michigan.

On Sunday, the Cardinals travel to North Central High School in Indianapolis for a three-team meet which will also feature Eastern Illinois and Valparaiso. The meet, which will be run in conjunction with the women's five-team contest, will be hosted by Butler and start at noon.

Ball State enters Saturday's meet at Eastern Michigan with a 4-3 (0-1 MAC) dual record after falling at No. 19 Purdue last Friday. The Eagles enter the week with a 3-1 (1-0 MAC) record after topping Oakland 202-98 in its last scored outing (Jan. 9). EMU, which has won 51 straight MAC dual meets, will host non-conference foe Wayne State Friday night, before facing Ball State Saturday.

Previewing Sunday's meet, the Cardinals have already faced both of its opponents earlier this season. Ball State scored a 169.5-112.5 dual meet victory over Eastern Illinois (Dec. 4) and topped Valparaiso in the three-team Ball State Relay Invitational (Jan. 9).

Entering Saturday's league showdown at Eastern Michigan, the Cardinals have won a league-high four MAC Swimmer of the Week awards. Senior Ben Battjes (Elkhart, Ind./Elkhart Memorial H.S.) is a two-time winner (Nov. 24 & Jan. 12), while sophomore Chris Krupa (Indianapolis, Ind./Pike H.S.) and senior Adam Dale (Brownsburg, Ind./Brownsburg H.S.) have each claimed on honor once, Dec. 8 and Dec. 15, respectively.

The following swimmers, divers and relays are ranked in the top 20 in the Mid-American Conference entering Saturday's meet at Eastern Michigan.

50 Freestyle
3. Austin Laska (21.15)
10. Ben Battjes (21.43)
17. Devon Hill (21.74)

100 Freestyle
12. Devon Hill (47.29)
15. Ben Battjes (47.75)
16. Austin Laska (47.94)

500 Freestyle
14. Ben Karwoski (4:47.33)
19. Andrew Hostetler (4:50.89)
20. Nicholas Stevens (4:51.51)

1000 Freestyle
11. Ben Karwoski (9:59.16)
12. Mark Golden (10:07.86)
15. Nicholas Stevens (10:11.30)
20. Ethan Hall (10:23.42)

1650 Freestyle
8. Ben Karwoski (16:48.55)
9. Mark Golden (16:55.07)
12. Nicholas Stevens (17:42.21)
14. Ethan Hall (17:39.14)
16. Ryan Gordyan (18:18.77)

100 Backstroke
12. Adam Dale (53.35)
16. Ryan Misener (53.85)

200 Backstroke
10. Adam Dale (1:54.10)
18. Tyler Dixon (1:59.14)
19. Andrew Hostetler (1:59.19)
20. Ryan Misener (2:00.32)

100 Breaststroke
9. Gavin McNeeley (58.88)
19. David Wood (1:00.91)
20. Jordan Rantz (1:01.13)

200 Breaststroke
14. Gavin McNeeley (2:13.30)
16. David Wood (2:15.18)
20. Jordan Rantz (2:16.43)

100 Butterfly
10. Chris Krupa (51.90)

200 Butterfly
10. Chris Krupa (1:57.49)
15. Ben Karwoski (1:59.35)
18. Andrew Hostetler (2:00.66)

200 IM
18. Chris Krupa (1:59.25)
19. Gavin McNeeley (1:59.51)

400 IM
12. Andrew Hostetler (4:17.60)
14. Tony DeBrota (4:23.29)
18. Adam Dale (4:31.42)

Three-Meter Diving
11. Quinton Rodriguez (266.45)
12. Jeremy Whited (227.10)
15. Chris Behrle (194.25)

Three-Meter Diving
9. Quinton Rodriguez (281.55)
11. Jeremy Whited (260.55)
13. Chris Behrle (213.53)

Relay Rankings
4th - 200 Freestyle Relay (1:25.48)
4th - 400 Freestyle Relay (3:10.82)
5th - 800 Freestyle Relay (7:18.89)
4th - 200 Medley Relay (1:35.29)
3rd - 400 Medley Relay (3:25.54)