Sakbun’s Win Leads Cardinals on Day One of Miami Invitational

Sakbun’s Win Leads Cardinals on Day One of Miami Invitational

December 05, 2019 | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving

OXFORD, Ohio. – It was a day full of season and career bests for the Ball State swimming and diving team, but it was Apsara Sakbun who won the 50 Free to lead the Cardinals on day one of the Miami Invitational.

Both the men and women finished the day in third place with the women scoring 301 points and the men tallying 344. The Cardinals stand in third place in the combined standings with 645 points behind Penn and Miami.

Sakbun recorded a time of 23.42 in the 50 Free final which moved her to fifth in school history in the event. Her win came after a time of 23.48 in the preliminary round Thursday morning. Bryce Handshoe and Jack Wolfred tied for seventh in the men's 50 Free.

The finals round started well for the Cardinals as a team of Alexa McDonald, Sukbun, Makayla Miller and Peighton Gilbert placed second in the 200 Free Relay with a time of 1:34.55. The men's team of Wolfred, Handshoe, Owen Chaye and Ben Andrew finished third in the same event by clocking in at 1:23.34.

Andrew also had a strong individual showing for Ball State, finishing third in the 200 IM on a 1:51.94 time. That marked a personal best for the senior and moved him into fifth in program history in the event. Sydney Dygert was the top finisher for the women in the same event with a time of 2:06.83, good for seventh place.

Katie Walker (5:01.96) and Ryan Short (4:37.61) were the top Cardinal finishers in the 500 Free for the night. Walker claimed eighth place in the event while short snagged an eighth-place result.

The night ended with the 400 Medley Relay in which the women claimed second and the men fifth. Audrey Schank, Alex Bader, Shelby Crist and Sakbun finished in 3:45.08 while Logan Ackley, Andrew, Handshoe and Drew Weeks clocked in at 3:23.11.

The Cardinals are back at it Friday with day two of the invitational. Results and a recap will be posted to BallStateSports.com at the end of the day. Live results can be followed on Meet Mobile.

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