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Women’s Swim and Dive To Battle Eastern Michigan and Indiana State This Weekend
January 18, 2018 | Women's Swimming and Diving
UPDATED: Friday's location has been moved to Milan High School (200 Big Red Dr, Milan, MI 48160) and meet time is set to begin at 5:30 p.m.
MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State women's swimming and diving team will compete in back-to-back action this weekend starting with a trip to Eastern Michigan (at Milan High School) on Friday, Jan. 19 at 5:30 p.m. On Saturday, Jan 20, the Cardinals will welcome in-state rival Indiana State to Lewellen at 1 p.m.
Below are notable Cardinal times and scores so far this season:
MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State women's swimming and diving team will compete in back-to-back action this weekend starting with a trip to Eastern Michigan (at Milan High School) on Friday, Jan. 19 at 5:30 p.m. On Saturday, Jan 20, the Cardinals will welcome in-state rival Indiana State to Lewellen at 1 p.m.
Below are notable Cardinal times and scores so far this season:
- Rachel Bertram is currently in the Mid-American Conference top 10 in the 1-meter and 3-meter dives. In the 1-meter, Bertram is fourth with a score of 288.90 that she set against Illinois State. Her score of 292.65 in the 3-meter board set against Toledo and Oakland earned her the sixth place spot in the conference.
- Rachel Smallwood is also in the MAC top 16 in the 1-meter. She posted a score of 260.75 against UIndy, Xavier and IUPUI to put her in the 11th spot.
- Audrey Schank and Anne Vormohr are both in the top 16 in the conference in the 100 backstroke. Schank is 13th with a time of 56.29 while Vormohr is in the 15th spot with a time 56.90. Schank and Vormohr also lead the team in multiple events. Schank leads the team with her time in the 100 backstroke along with leading the 200 backstroke (2:06.46). Vormohr leads the team in the 100 freestyle with a time of 52.83.
- Sophie Bader leads the team in three different events. Her time of 2:06.20 in the 200 butterfly leads the team along with being the 20th best time in the MAC. Bader also leads the team in the 200 IM (2:08.20) and in the 400 IM (4:35.55).
- Liz Madison and Kayla Molnar each sit atop multiple events on the Cardinal squad. Madison leads the team in the 200 freestyle (1:54.76), the 500 freestyle (5:06.40) and the 200 breaststroke (2:26.11). Molnar is in the top spot on the team in the 1000 freestyle with a time of 10:43.05. That time also places her 22nd in the conference. Molnar also leads the team in the 1650 freestyle after touching the wall at 17:48.03 at the Miami Invitational.
Players Mentioned
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