Ball State University Athletics
Swimming & Diving Makes Moves on Day 2 at House of Champions
November 19, 2021 | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - - It was another strong day for the Ball State swimming and diving program as the women's squad took the lead in its nine-team field and the men climbed to fifth on the second day of the House of Champions Invitational at the IUPUI Natatorium.
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Using three event wins on the second day, the women's squad raised its point total to 898 which is 18 points ahead of second place Illinois. The men used 11 top 10 performances to raise its total to 574.5 which is just 20 points behind third-place UIC In the seven-team field.
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The women started the finals session with back-to-back event victories, starting with a time of 1:41.30 in the 200 medley relay. Junior Shelby Crist, senior Alex Bader, freshman Hannah Jones and junior Apsara Sakbun combined for the fifth-fastest time in program history.
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Freshman Hannah Jones made it back-to-back event wins with the third-fastest effort on BSU's individual top 10 list with a time of 54.55 in the 100 butterfly. She was one of three Cardinals to compete in the championship heat of the event finals.
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Freshman Abby Hartshorne placed sixth in 55.95, while junior Phoebe Rensink took seventh in the finals after turning in the fourth-fastest time in BSU annals at 55.17 in the prelims.
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Ball State's third event win came in the 100 breaststroke with A. Bader's final touch coming in at 1:01.86. In addition to the three event wins, the Ball State women's squad earned 17 top 10 finishes and registered six more times on the BSU top 10 list.
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One of those came from freshman Alexa Arkenberg who place fourth in the 400 IM at 4:24.25 for the third-best individual effort in the BSU record books. The other top times came in the 100 backstroke, with Jones registering the fifth-best time to place third in the finals at 55.25, while freshman Lilia Newkirk added the seventh-best time of 56.16 in the prelims.
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On the men's side, the Cardinals opened finals competition at the IUPUI Natatorium with the third-best effort in program history in the 200 medley relay at 1:30.93. The time compiled by freshman Ethan Pheifer, sophomore Joey Garberick, junior Bryce Handshoe and junior Jack Wolfred also placed fourth in the meet.
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Handshoe would go on to place seventh in the 100 butterfly, clocking in at 49.30 to move into sixth on BSU's all-time charts.
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BSU's best individual finish came from senior Hunter Ongay who took third in the 3m diving competition with a score of 293.85. Not far behind was Garberick in the 100 breaststroke with a sixth-place clocking of 55.50.
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Freshman Michael Burns also had a strong showing in the 100 breaststroke with the ninth-fastest individual time in program history at 56.92.
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Overall, the men's squad turned in seven of the top 10 individual efforts in program history on the day, with two coming in the 100 backstroke. Pheifer clocked in at 50.90 to take over ninth on BSU's all-time list, while classmate Reece Manning added a time of 51.00 to move into 10th.
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The other top marks were a 10th-best effort of 4:05.59 by freshman Max Kruglov in the 400 IM, while the 800 freestyle relay clocked in at 6:49.38 to tie the current 10th-best mark. Junior Landyn Riester, junior Aiden Maurer, freshman Michael Mitsynskyy and senior Ryan Short comprised that quartet.
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The Ball State swimming & diving program closes competition in the IUPUI House of Champions Invitational Saturday with more preliminaries at 10 a.m., diving at 1 p.m. and finals at 6 p.m. at the IUPUI Natatorium.
Friday's Ball State Individual Finals Round Results at IUPUI House of Champions Invitational
Women's 200 Medley Relay
1st - Shelby Crist, Alex Bader, Hannah Jones, Apsara Sakbun - 1:41.30 - 5th in program history
EX - Lilia Newkirk, Laura Wright, Phoebe Rensink, Alexa McDonald - 1:44.36
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Men's 200 Medley Relay
4th - Ethan Pheifer, Joey Garberick, Bryce Handshoe, Jack Wolfred - 1:30.93 - 3rd in program history
EX - Reece Manning, Michael Burns, Duncan McLarty, Owen Chaye - 1:32.46
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Women's 100 Butterfly Finals
1st - Hannah Jones - 54.55 - 3rd in program history
6th - Abby Hartshorne - 55.95
7th - Phoebe Rensink - 56.23 (55.17 in prelims - 4th in program history)
24th - Lilia Newkirk - 59.21 (57.31 in prelims)
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Men's 100 Butterfly Finals
7th - Bryce Handshoe - 49.30 - 6th in program history
15th - Landyn Riester - 51.24 (50.89 in prelims)
18th - Duncan McLarty - 50.80
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Women's 400 IM Finals
4th - Alexa Arkenberg - 4:24.25 - 3rd in program history
7th - Katie Walker - 4:31.84 (4:28.97 in prelims)
14th - Sophia Kuehn - 4:34.39 (4:33.20 in prelims)
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Men's 400 IM Finals
9th - Zach Zishka - 4:05.14
10th - Max Kruglov - 4:05.59 - 10th in program history
12th - Zachary Moody - 4:08.39
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Women's 200 Freestyle Finals
3rd - Marcella Ribeiro - 1:51.60 (1:51.24 in prelims)
6th - Gracey Payne - 1:52.54
9th - Mary Kate Phillips - 1:52.78
22nd - Elizabeth King - 1:55.77 (1:55.38 in prelims)
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Men's 200 Freestyle Finals
9th - Aiden Maurer - 1:41.94
10th - Ryan Short - 1:42.29
17th - Patrick White - 1:42.56
19th - Owen Chaye - 1:43.81 (1:43.80 in prelims)
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Women's 100 Breaststroke Finals
1st - Alex Bader - 1:01.86
5th - Laura Wright - 1:03.51 (1:02.95 in prelims)
7th - Alexa McDonald - 1:04.02
11th - Abbie McCarter - 1:04.65
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Men's 100 Breaststroke Finals
6th - Joey Garberick - 55.50
11th - Michael Burns - 56.92 - 9th in program history
23rd - Jack Wolfred - 1:00.56 (59.77 in prelims)
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Women's 100 Backstroke Finals
3rd - Hannah Jones - 55.25 - 5th in program history
8th - Lilia Newkirk - 56.87 (56.16 in prelims - 7th in program history)
9th - Shelby Crist - 55.76
17th - Jessie Fraley - 57.79
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Men's 100 Backstroke Finals
7th - Reece Manning - 51.00 - 10th in program history
9th - Ethan Pheifer - 50.90 - 9th in program history
21st - Sam Jennings - 53.23 (53.10 in prelims)
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Women's 1M Diving
9th - Ashleigh Provan - 228.40
12th - Maddie Gleave - 209.55
17th - Madison Gatzlaff - 186.25
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Men's 3M Diving
3rd - Hunter Ongay - 293.85
14th - Isaac Hunter - 214.15
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Women's 800 Freestyle Relay
4th - Gracey Payne, Katie Walker, Apsara Sakbun, Marcella Ribeiro - 7:35.06
EX - Kayleigh Witt, Phoebe Rensink, Elizabeth King, Mary Kate Phillips - 7:42.67
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Men's 800 Freestyle Relay
5th - Landyn Riester, Aiden Maurer, Michael Mitsynskyy, Ryan Short - 6:49.38 T-10th in program history
EX - Sam Jennings, Patrick White, Alexander Eddy, Duncan McLarty - 6:57.47
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Friday's Ball State Individual Preliminary Round Results at IUPUI House of Champions Invitational
Women's 100 Butterfly Prelims
2nd - Hannah Jones - 54.94
3rd - Phoebe Rensink - 55.17
6th - Abby Hartshorne - 56.08
17th - Lilia Newkirk - 57.31
25th - Shelby Crist - 58.06
EX - Alex Bader - 56.38
EX - Eliza Bader - 58.27
EX - Meri Gray - 59.37
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Men's 100 Butterfly Prelims
7th - Bryce Handshoe - 49.50
13th -Â Landyn Riester -Â 50.89
20th - Duncan McLarty - 51.48
26th - Michael Burns - 52.14
27th - Michael Mitsynskyy - 52.26
EX - Joey Garberick - 51.72
EX - Reece Manning - 52.34
EX - Jackson Ketcham - 53.13
EX - Bryan Lower - 53.71
EX - Philip Choroser - 56.34
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Women's 400 IM Prelims
4th - Alexa Arkenberg - 4:25.17
6th - Katie Walker - 4:28.97
10th - Sophia Kuehn - 4:33.20
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Men's 400 IM Prelims
9th - Max Kruglov - 4:09.65
13th - Zach Zishka - 4:11.65
14th - Zachary Moody - 4:11.65
EX - Bennet Witteveen - 4:17.74
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Women's 200 Freestyle Prelims
3rd - Marcella Ribeiro - 1:51.24
7th - Gracey Payne - 1:53.42
11th - Mary Kate Phillips - 1:54.25
24th - Elizabeth King - 1:55.38
EX - Phoebe Rensink - 1:54.74
EX - Kayleigh Witt - 1:55.51
EX - Abby Hartshorne - 1:56.08
EX - Emma Horton - 2:01.08
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Men's 200 Freestyle Prelims
T-9th - Ryan Short - 1:42.34
11th - Aiden Maurer - 1:42.41
20th - Owen Chaye - 1:43.80
23th - Patrick White - 1:45.37
27th - Alexander Eddy - 1:46.84
EX - Landyn Riester - 1:42.02
EX - Michael Mitsynskyy - 1:43.89
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Women's 100 Breaststroke Prelims
1st - Alex Bader - 1:02.87
2nd - Laura Wright - 1:02.95
7th - Alexa McDonald - 1:04.21
9th - Abbie McCarter - 1:04.74
EX - Jenn Gillen - 1:05.81
EX - Gracie Saulman - 1:06.26
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Men's 100 Breaststroke Prelims
7th - Joey Garberick - 55.91
13th - Michael Burns - 57.67
20th - Jack Wolfred - 59.77
EX - Noah Berryman - 59.64
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Women's 100 Backstroke Prelims
3rd - Hannah Jones - 55.31
6th - Lilia Newkirk - 56.16
9th - Shelby Crist - 56.42
17th - Jessie Fraley - 58.49
EX - Apsara Sakbun - 57.05
EX - Meri Gray - 58.44
EX - Cecilia Moore - 58.61
EX - Eliza Bader - 59.86
EX - Kayleigh Witt - 59.97
EX - Sophia Kuehn - 1:02.95
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Men's 100 Backstroke Prelims
9th - Reece Manning - 51.07
10th - Ethan Pheifer - 51.19
22nd - Sam Jennings - 53.10
EX - Aiden Maurer - 52.64
EX - Erkan Ozgen - 53.33
EX - Philip Choroser - 54.12
EX - Bryan Lower - 55.80
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Using three event wins on the second day, the women's squad raised its point total to 898 which is 18 points ahead of second place Illinois. The men used 11 top 10 performances to raise its total to 574.5 which is just 20 points behind third-place UIC In the seven-team field.
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The women started the finals session with back-to-back event victories, starting with a time of 1:41.30 in the 200 medley relay. Junior Shelby Crist, senior Alex Bader, freshman Hannah Jones and junior Apsara Sakbun combined for the fifth-fastest time in program history.
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Freshman Hannah Jones made it back-to-back event wins with the third-fastest effort on BSU's individual top 10 list with a time of 54.55 in the 100 butterfly. She was one of three Cardinals to compete in the championship heat of the event finals.
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Freshman Abby Hartshorne placed sixth in 55.95, while junior Phoebe Rensink took seventh in the finals after turning in the fourth-fastest time in BSU annals at 55.17 in the prelims.
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Ball State's third event win came in the 100 breaststroke with A. Bader's final touch coming in at 1:01.86. In addition to the three event wins, the Ball State women's squad earned 17 top 10 finishes and registered six more times on the BSU top 10 list.
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One of those came from freshman Alexa Arkenberg who place fourth in the 400 IM at 4:24.25 for the third-best individual effort in the BSU record books. The other top times came in the 100 backstroke, with Jones registering the fifth-best time to place third in the finals at 55.25, while freshman Lilia Newkirk added the seventh-best time of 56.16 in the prelims.
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On the men's side, the Cardinals opened finals competition at the IUPUI Natatorium with the third-best effort in program history in the 200 medley relay at 1:30.93. The time compiled by freshman Ethan Pheifer, sophomore Joey Garberick, junior Bryce Handshoe and junior Jack Wolfred also placed fourth in the meet.
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Handshoe would go on to place seventh in the 100 butterfly, clocking in at 49.30 to move into sixth on BSU's all-time charts.
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BSU's best individual finish came from senior Hunter Ongay who took third in the 3m diving competition with a score of 293.85. Not far behind was Garberick in the 100 breaststroke with a sixth-place clocking of 55.50.
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Freshman Michael Burns also had a strong showing in the 100 breaststroke with the ninth-fastest individual time in program history at 56.92.
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Overall, the men's squad turned in seven of the top 10 individual efforts in program history on the day, with two coming in the 100 backstroke. Pheifer clocked in at 50.90 to take over ninth on BSU's all-time list, while classmate Reece Manning added a time of 51.00 to move into 10th.
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The other top marks were a 10th-best effort of 4:05.59 by freshman Max Kruglov in the 400 IM, while the 800 freestyle relay clocked in at 6:49.38 to tie the current 10th-best mark. Junior Landyn Riester, junior Aiden Maurer, freshman Michael Mitsynskyy and senior Ryan Short comprised that quartet.
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The Ball State swimming & diving program closes competition in the IUPUI House of Champions Invitational Saturday with more preliminaries at 10 a.m., diving at 1 p.m. and finals at 6 p.m. at the IUPUI Natatorium.
Friday's Ball State Individual Finals Round Results at IUPUI House of Champions Invitational
Women's 200 Medley Relay
1st - Shelby Crist, Alex Bader, Hannah Jones, Apsara Sakbun - 1:41.30 - 5th in program history
EX - Lilia Newkirk, Laura Wright, Phoebe Rensink, Alexa McDonald - 1:44.36
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Men's 200 Medley Relay
4th - Ethan Pheifer, Joey Garberick, Bryce Handshoe, Jack Wolfred - 1:30.93 - 3rd in program history
EX - Reece Manning, Michael Burns, Duncan McLarty, Owen Chaye - 1:32.46
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Women's 100 Butterfly Finals
1st - Hannah Jones - 54.55 - 3rd in program history
6th - Abby Hartshorne - 55.95
7th - Phoebe Rensink - 56.23 (55.17 in prelims - 4th in program history)
24th - Lilia Newkirk - 59.21 (57.31 in prelims)
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Men's 100 Butterfly Finals
7th - Bryce Handshoe - 49.30 - 6th in program history
15th - Landyn Riester - 51.24 (50.89 in prelims)
18th - Duncan McLarty - 50.80
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Women's 400 IM Finals
4th - Alexa Arkenberg - 4:24.25 - 3rd in program history
7th - Katie Walker - 4:31.84 (4:28.97 in prelims)
14th - Sophia Kuehn - 4:34.39 (4:33.20 in prelims)
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Men's 400 IM Finals
9th - Zach Zishka - 4:05.14
10th - Max Kruglov - 4:05.59 - 10th in program history
12th - Zachary Moody - 4:08.39
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Women's 200 Freestyle Finals
3rd - Marcella Ribeiro - 1:51.60 (1:51.24 in prelims)
6th - Gracey Payne - 1:52.54
9th - Mary Kate Phillips - 1:52.78
22nd - Elizabeth King - 1:55.77 (1:55.38 in prelims)
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Men's 200 Freestyle Finals
9th - Aiden Maurer - 1:41.94
10th - Ryan Short - 1:42.29
17th - Patrick White - 1:42.56
19th - Owen Chaye - 1:43.81 (1:43.80 in prelims)
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Women's 100 Breaststroke Finals
1st - Alex Bader - 1:01.86
5th - Laura Wright - 1:03.51 (1:02.95 in prelims)
7th - Alexa McDonald - 1:04.02
11th - Abbie McCarter - 1:04.65
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Men's 100 Breaststroke Finals
6th - Joey Garberick - 55.50
11th - Michael Burns - 56.92 - 9th in program history
23rd - Jack Wolfred - 1:00.56 (59.77 in prelims)
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Women's 100 Backstroke Finals
3rd - Hannah Jones - 55.25 - 5th in program history
8th - Lilia Newkirk - 56.87 (56.16 in prelims - 7th in program history)
9th - Shelby Crist - 55.76
17th - Jessie Fraley - 57.79
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Men's 100 Backstroke Finals
7th - Reece Manning - 51.00 - 10th in program history
9th - Ethan Pheifer - 50.90 - 9th in program history
21st - Sam Jennings - 53.23 (53.10 in prelims)
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Women's 1M Diving
9th - Ashleigh Provan - 228.40
12th - Maddie Gleave - 209.55
17th - Madison Gatzlaff - 186.25
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Men's 3M Diving
3rd - Hunter Ongay - 293.85
14th - Isaac Hunter - 214.15
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Women's 800 Freestyle Relay
4th - Gracey Payne, Katie Walker, Apsara Sakbun, Marcella Ribeiro - 7:35.06
EX - Kayleigh Witt, Phoebe Rensink, Elizabeth King, Mary Kate Phillips - 7:42.67
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Men's 800 Freestyle Relay
5th - Landyn Riester, Aiden Maurer, Michael Mitsynskyy, Ryan Short - 6:49.38 T-10th in program history
EX - Sam Jennings, Patrick White, Alexander Eddy, Duncan McLarty - 6:57.47
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Friday's Ball State Individual Preliminary Round Results at IUPUI House of Champions Invitational
Women's 100 Butterfly Prelims
2nd - Hannah Jones - 54.94
3rd - Phoebe Rensink - 55.17
6th - Abby Hartshorne - 56.08
17th - Lilia Newkirk - 57.31
25th - Shelby Crist - 58.06
EX - Alex Bader - 56.38
EX - Eliza Bader - 58.27
EX - Meri Gray - 59.37
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Men's 100 Butterfly Prelims
7th - Bryce Handshoe - 49.50
13th -Â Landyn Riester -Â 50.89
20th - Duncan McLarty - 51.48
26th - Michael Burns - 52.14
27th - Michael Mitsynskyy - 52.26
EX - Joey Garberick - 51.72
EX - Reece Manning - 52.34
EX - Jackson Ketcham - 53.13
EX - Bryan Lower - 53.71
EX - Philip Choroser - 56.34
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Women's 400 IM Prelims
4th - Alexa Arkenberg - 4:25.17
6th - Katie Walker - 4:28.97
10th - Sophia Kuehn - 4:33.20
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Men's 400 IM Prelims
9th - Max Kruglov - 4:09.65
13th - Zach Zishka - 4:11.65
14th - Zachary Moody - 4:11.65
EX - Bennet Witteveen - 4:17.74
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Women's 200 Freestyle Prelims
3rd - Marcella Ribeiro - 1:51.24
7th - Gracey Payne - 1:53.42
11th - Mary Kate Phillips - 1:54.25
24th - Elizabeth King - 1:55.38
EX - Phoebe Rensink - 1:54.74
EX - Kayleigh Witt - 1:55.51
EX - Abby Hartshorne - 1:56.08
EX - Emma Horton - 2:01.08
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Men's 200 Freestyle Prelims
T-9th - Ryan Short - 1:42.34
11th - Aiden Maurer - 1:42.41
20th - Owen Chaye - 1:43.80
23th - Patrick White - 1:45.37
27th - Alexander Eddy - 1:46.84
EX - Landyn Riester - 1:42.02
EX - Michael Mitsynskyy - 1:43.89
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Women's 100 Breaststroke Prelims
1st - Alex Bader - 1:02.87
2nd - Laura Wright - 1:02.95
7th - Alexa McDonald - 1:04.21
9th - Abbie McCarter - 1:04.74
EX - Jenn Gillen - 1:05.81
EX - Gracie Saulman - 1:06.26
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Men's 100 Breaststroke Prelims
7th - Joey Garberick - 55.91
13th - Michael Burns - 57.67
20th - Jack Wolfred - 59.77
EX - Noah Berryman - 59.64
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Women's 100 Backstroke Prelims
3rd - Hannah Jones - 55.31
6th - Lilia Newkirk - 56.16
9th - Shelby Crist - 56.42
17th - Jessie Fraley - 58.49
EX - Apsara Sakbun - 57.05
EX - Meri Gray - 58.44
EX - Cecilia Moore - 58.61
EX - Eliza Bader - 59.86
EX - Kayleigh Witt - 59.97
EX - Sophia Kuehn - 1:02.95
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Men's 100 Backstroke Prelims
9th - Reece Manning - 51.07
10th - Ethan Pheifer - 51.19
22nd - Sam Jennings - 53.10
EX - Aiden Maurer - 52.64
EX - Erkan Ozgen - 53.33
EX - Philip Choroser - 54.12
EX - Bryan Lower - 55.80
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