Swimming & Diving Starts Strong at House of Champions

Swimming & Diving Starts Strong at House of Champions

November 18, 2021 | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving

Thursday's Final Results Thursday's Prelim Results

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - - The Ball State swimming & diving program got off to a strong start Thursday afternoon, with seven performances which broke into the top 10 in program history on the opening day of the IUPUI House of Champions Invitational.

The women's 500 freestyle set a blistering tone to open the day at the IUPUI Natatorium, carrying over a strong preliminary effort in the morning to a solid finish in the finals. Sophomore standout Marcella Ribeiro led the way, winning the event in 4:53.07 after also leading taking top billing in the prelims.

Sophomore Mary Kate Phillips also added a solid finals run, taking fourth overall with the eighth-fastest effort in program history at 4:59.14. While she finished seventh in the finals, Katie Walker's prelim time of 4:58.78 was the seventh-best individual effort in the BSU record books.

That strong start helped the women's squad accumulate 354 total points over the first five events, to rank second among the nine-team field. The effort is just five points shy of first-place Indianapolis which scored 359 points.

The women also turned in the third-fastest time in program history in the 400 medley relay (3:44.03), the fourth-best clocking in the 200 freestyle relay (1:33.67), and the 10th-best effort in the 400 medley relay (3:48.14).

Freshman Alexa Arkenberg also registered the eighth-fastest 200 IM on BSU's all-time list at 2:07.52 to finish seventh in the event. Junior Apsara Sakbun added a fourth-place finish in the 50 freestyle to lead the Cardinals in that event.

Overall, Ball State's women's squad turned in eight top 10 performances against a highly talented field.

On the men's side, the Cardinals tallied 196.5 points and finished the day sixth among the seven-team field. Sophomore Joey Garberick was BSU's top individual performer, taking 12th in the 50 freestyle with a finals time of 20.71.

Senior Ryan Short led Ball State's men's squad in the 500 freestyle with a 14th-place time of 4:38.78, while freshman Max Kruglov led the charge in the 200 IM in 17th at 1:53.43.

Ball State went on to close the day with the third-best effort in program history in the 400 medley relay at 3:19.48.

Action continues in the IUPUI House of Champions Invitational on Friday, with swimming prelims starting at 10 a.m., diving at 1 p.m. and swimming finals at 6 p.m. at the IUPUI Natatorium.

Thursday's Ball State Individual Finals Round Results at IUPUI House of Champions Invitational
Women's 200 Freestyle Relay
2nd - Gracey Payne, Abby Hartshorne, Hannah Jones, Apsara Sakbun - 1:33.67 - 4th in program history
EX - Gracie Saulman, Alex Bader, Elizabeth King, Alexa McDonald - 1:35.02

Men's 200 Freestyle Relay
5th - Joey Garberick, Bryce Handshoe, Ethan Pheifer, Patrick White - 1:22.53
EX - Jack Wolfred, Erkan Ozgen, Duncan McLarty, Owen Chaye - 1:23.89

Women's 500 Freestyle Finals
1st -  Marcella Ribeiro - 4:53.07
4th - Mary Kate Phillips -  4:59.14 - 8th in program history
7th - Katie Walker - 5:02.50 (4:58.78 in prelims - 7th in program history)
16th - Jessie Fraley - 5:09.58 (5:05.68 in prelims)

Men's 500 Freestyle Finals
14th - Ryan Short - 4:38.78
15th - Landyn Riester - 4:40.10 (4:40.05 in prelims)
17th - Aiden Maurer - 4:37.17
22nd - Alexander Eddy - 4:43.44 (4:42.76 in prelims)
24th -  Michael Mitsynskyy - 4:49.35 (4:42.41 in prelims)

Women's 200 IM Finals
7th - Alexa Arkenberg - 2:07.52 (2:05.70 in prelims - 8th in program history)
8th - Sophia Kuehn - 2:09.88 (2:05.70 in prelims)
13th - Phoebe Rensink - 2:08.42 (2:07.56 in prelims)
14th - Laura Wright - 2:08.57

Men's 200 IM Finals
17th - Max Kruglov - 1:53.43
18th - Reece Manning - 1:53.45
19th - Zach Zishka - 1:54.13
20th - Michael Burns - 1:56.10

Women's 50 Freestyle Finals
4th - Apsara Sakbun - 23.29 (23.26 in prelims)
12th - Hannah Jones - 23.63
14th - Gracey Payne - 23.70
16th - Abby Hartshorne - 23.99 (23.79 in prelims)
18th - Alex Bader - 23.84
20th - Alexa McDonald - 23.95
29th - Elizabeth King - 24.34

Men's 50 Freestyle Finals
12th - Joey Garberick - 20.71 (20.65 in prelims)
T-18th - Jack Wolfred - 21.04
20th - Ethan Pheifer - 21.05
23rd - Bryce Handshoe - 21.29 (21.22 in prelims)
24th - Patrick White - 21.33 (21.27 in prelims)
28th - Owen Chaye - 21.33
32nd - Duncan McLarty - 21.70 (21.61 in prelims)

Women's 400 Medley Relay
2nd - Hannah Jones, Alex Bader, Abby Hartshorne, Apsara Sakbun - 3:44.03 - 3rd in program history
EX - Lilia Newkirk, Abbie McCarter, Phoebe Rensink, Gracey Payne - 3:48.14 0- 10th in program history

Men's 400 Medley Relay
4th - Ethan Pheifer, Joey Garberick, Bryce Handshoe, Jack Wolfred - 3:19.48 - 3rd in program history
EX - Max Kruglov, Michael Burns, Landyn Riester, Owen Chaye - 3:27.05

Thursday's Ball State Individual Preliminary Round Results at IUPUI House of Champions Invitational
Women's 500 Freestyle Prelims
1st -  Marcella Ribeiro - 4:53.33
3rd - Katie Walker - 4:58.78
4th - Mary Kate Phillips -  4:59.35
16th - Jessie Fraley - 5:05.68

Men's 500 Freestyle Prelims
13th - Ryan Short - 4:39.45
15th - Landyn Riester - 4:40.05
18th - Aiden Maurer - 4:41.70
19th -  Michael Mitsynskyy - 4:42.41
21st - Alexander Eddy - 4:42.76
26th - Zachary Moody - 4:55.71
27th - Sam Jennings - 4:46.00
EX - Zach Zishka - 4:48.58
EX - Jackson Ketcham - 4:55.85

Women's 200 IM Prelims
T-4th - Alexa Arkenberg - 2:05.70
T-4th - Sophia Kuehn - 2:05.70
T-9th - Phoebe Rensink - 2:07.56
14th - Laura Wright - 2:08.87
EX - Cecilia Moore. - 2:12.52

Men's 200 IM Prelims
17th - Reece Manning - 1:55.03
18th - Max Kruglov - 1:55.47
22nd - Zach Zishka - 1:56.81
23rd - Michael Burns - 1:57.07
EX - Bennet Witteveen - 2:00.87
EX - Noah Berryman - 2:04.14

Women's 50 Freestyle Prelims
3rd - Apsara Sakbun - 23.26
13th - Gracey Payne - 23.72
15th - Abby Hartshorne - 23.79
16th - Hannah Jones - 23.83
T-18th - Alex Bader - 23.89
20th - Alexa McDonald - 23.98
28th - Elizabeth King - 24.34
36th - Abbie McCarter - 24.67
EX - Gracie Saulman - 24.07
EX - Kayleigh Witt - 24.65
EX - Eliza Bader - 24.82
EX - MaKayla Miller - 25.00
EX - Shelby Crist - 25.16
EX - Emma Horton - 25.20
EX - Meri Gray - 25.67
EX - Jenn Gillen - 31.20

Men's 50 Freestyle Prelims
10th - Joey Garberick - 20.65
19th - Bryce Handshoe - 21.22
20th - Ethan Pheifer - 21.23
23rd - Patrick White - 21.27
24th - Jack Wolfred - 21.29
27th - Owen Chaye - 21.41
32nd - Duncan McLarty - 21.61
EX - Erkan Ozgen - 21.73
EX - Bryan Lower - 22.99