Saturday, January 18
3:00 PM
Ball State University
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Intrasquad Scrimmage
Cardinals Honor Seniors with Win Against Indiana State
January 18, 2020 | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving
MUNCIE, Ind. – In a meet that came down to the very last event, the Ball State University women's swimming and diving team defeated Indiana State, 159-141, as it celebrated its seniors Saturday at Lewellen Aquatic Center.
The victory gave BSU its third-straight win in dual meets this season and pushed its record to 5-2 for the year. The men's team was originally slated to face Youngstown State as part of the competition but was forced to participate in an intrasquad scrimmage after YSU was unable to make the trip due to travel concerns associated with bad weather.
"I thought we showed a lot of resilience today," said head coach J. Agnew. "Our senior class stood tall and got some great racing in. We were better today than we were yesterday, which is a tribute to the type of character we have on this team. I'm proud of our team and our seniors in particular."
Relays were a big part of Ball State's victory as they started and ended the day with wins. In the first event of the afternoon, Shelby Crist, Alex Bader, Makenna Bottorff and Apsara Sakbun took first in the 200 Medley Relay (1:45.61). Then, holding a narrow advantage heading into the final event, Peighton Gilbert, Alexa McDonald, Sakbun and Anne Vormohr sealed the victory by finishing first in the 400 Free Relay (3:32.43).
Along with her success in the relay, Crist took home a first-place finish in the 100 Back (56.69). She was followed by Bader who won the 100 Breast (1:04.93) and 200 Breast (2:23.06) Her sister, Sophie Bader, joined in on the fun by winning the 200 IM (2:10.62). Sakbun then capped off her own big day with wins in both the 50 Free (24.10) and 100 Free (52.16).
Caitlin Locante had a career day on the diving boards by sweeping wins on both 3M (293.40) and 1M (259.50). Her score on 3M moved her into sixth in school history in the event. Madison Gatzlaff claimed second on 1M (235.87) and third on 3M (221.85) while senior Rachel Bertram finished second on 3M (277.43).
Saturday's meet marked the end of Ball State's home schedule for the 2019-20 campaign. The women's team went 3-1 at Lewellen Aquatic Center this season while the men finished 1-1.
Up next for the men's team is the Butler Invitational on Sunday, Jan. 26, while the women will travel to Ohio for another MAC dual the day before.
For all the latest on Ball State swimming and diving, follow @BallStateSwim on Twitter and visit BallStateSports.com.
The victory gave BSU its third-straight win in dual meets this season and pushed its record to 5-2 for the year. The men's team was originally slated to face Youngstown State as part of the competition but was forced to participate in an intrasquad scrimmage after YSU was unable to make the trip due to travel concerns associated with bad weather.
"I thought we showed a lot of resilience today," said head coach J. Agnew. "Our senior class stood tall and got some great racing in. We were better today than we were yesterday, which is a tribute to the type of character we have on this team. I'm proud of our team and our seniors in particular."
Relays were a big part of Ball State's victory as they started and ended the day with wins. In the first event of the afternoon, Shelby Crist, Alex Bader, Makenna Bottorff and Apsara Sakbun took first in the 200 Medley Relay (1:45.61). Then, holding a narrow advantage heading into the final event, Peighton Gilbert, Alexa McDonald, Sakbun and Anne Vormohr sealed the victory by finishing first in the 400 Free Relay (3:32.43).
Along with her success in the relay, Crist took home a first-place finish in the 100 Back (56.69). She was followed by Bader who won the 100 Breast (1:04.93) and 200 Breast (2:23.06) Her sister, Sophie Bader, joined in on the fun by winning the 200 IM (2:10.62). Sakbun then capped off her own big day with wins in both the 50 Free (24.10) and 100 Free (52.16).
Caitlin Locante had a career day on the diving boards by sweeping wins on both 3M (293.40) and 1M (259.50). Her score on 3M moved her into sixth in school history in the event. Madison Gatzlaff claimed second on 1M (235.87) and third on 3M (221.85) while senior Rachel Bertram finished second on 3M (277.43).
Saturday's meet marked the end of Ball State's home schedule for the 2019-20 campaign. The women's team went 3-1 at Lewellen Aquatic Center this season while the men finished 1-1.
Up next for the men's team is the Butler Invitational on Sunday, Jan. 26, while the women will travel to Ohio for another MAC dual the day before.
For all the latest on Ball State swimming and diving, follow @BallStateSwim on Twitter and visit BallStateSports.com.
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Fly, IM, Free
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Diving
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Free
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
Back, Free
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
Dive
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
Free, Breast
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Diving
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Free
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
Free, Back
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