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Program Record Ends Strong Run at House of Champions Invite
November 20, 2021 | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - - The Ball State swimming & diving program saved the best for last at the House of Champions Invitational, finishing the meet with the first program record of the season at the IUPUI Natatorium.
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The quartet of freshman Hannah Jones, freshman Gracey Payne, senior Alexa McDonald, and junior Apsara Sakbun combined for a time of 3:23.46 to break the program record in the 400 freestyle relay to cap an amazing three days of action for the men's and women's squads.
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The women's team would end up placing second among the nine-team field with a score of 1,347, being narrowly edged out by Illinois at 1,364.
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The men's squad climbed up the team rankings each day, placing fourth among the seven-team field with a score of 891.5. It was just three points behind UIC for third place.
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In addition to the program record, the women's squad also picked up two more event wins, taking the top spot in both the 200 breaststroke and 1650 freestyle. Senior Alex Bader won the 200 breaststroke with the third-best individual time in program history at 2:15.35. She edged out sophomore teammate Laura Wright who finished in 2:15.87, just off her career-best time of 2:15.29.
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The other win came from sophomore sensation Marcella Ribeiro, whose time of 16:46.89 in the 1650 freestyle was 15.74 faster than the second-place finisher.
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Other highlights on the women's side came from Sakbun and freshman Lilia Newkirk. Sakbun placed fifth in the 100 freestyle in 51.17, after tying the sixth-best individual time in program history by touching the wall in 51.00 in the prelims. Newkirk broke into BSU's top 10 in the 200 backstroke at seventh with a prelim clocking of 2:02.93.
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The men also closed the meet strong, with junior Jack Wolfred, junior Owen Chaye, senior Ryan Short, and senior Duncan McLarty combining for the ninth-best time in program history in the 400 freestyle at 3:03.15.
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Junior Bryce Handshoe and senior Hunter Ongay were the men's top individual finishers on the day. Handshoe claimed fifth in the 200 butterfly with the third-best individual effort in program history at 1:50.97, while Ongay earned fifth on the 1M diving board with a score of 274.75.
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Also breaking into the top 10 on BSU's event list was freshman Max Kruglov with the fifth-best mark in the 200 backstroke at 1:51.08.
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The Ball State men's and women's swimming & diving programs will now turn their attention back to training through the holiday break, returning to action Jan. 7 at Youngstown State.
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Saturday's Ball State Individual Finals Round Results at IUPUI House of Champions Invitational
Women's 200 Backstroke Finals
6th - Jessie Fraley - 2:03.92 (2:03.56 in prelims)
7th - Alexa Arkenberg - 2:04.39 (2:04.00 in prelims)
8th - Lilia Newkirk - 2:05.40 (2:02.93 in prelims - 7th in program history)
9th - Shelby Crist - 2:03.83
17th - Sophia Kuehn - 2:05.26
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Men's 200 Backstroke Finals
7th - Max Kruglov - 1:51.08 - 5th in program history
14th - Reece Manning - 1:53.47
15th - Sam Jennings - 1:53.72
18th - Aiden Maurer - 1:54.49
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Women's 100 Freestyle Finals
5th - Apsara Sakbun - 51.17 (51.00 in prelims - T-6th in program history)
12th - Gracey Payne - 51.63
13th - Alexa McDonald - 51.75
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Men's 100 Freestyle Finals
10th - Owen Chaye - 45.53
15th - Duncan McLarty - 46.43
16th - Jack Wolfred - 47.02 (46.61 in prelims)
17th - Patrick White - 46.63
22nd - Ethan Pheifer - 47.15
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Women's 200 Breaststroke Finals
1st - Alex Bader - 2:15.35 - 3rd in program history
2nd - Laura Wright - 2:15.87
15th - Abbie McCarter - 2:26.25 (2:26.14 in prelims)
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Men's 200 Breaststroke Finals
8th - Joey Garberick - 2:04.13 (2:03.54 in prelims)
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Women's 200 Butterfly Finals
4th - Phoebe Rensink - 2:04.00
5th - Katie Walker - 2:04.04 (2:03.86 in prelims)
7th - Abby Hartshorne - 2:04.72 (2:03.97 in prelims)
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Men's 200 Butterfly Finals
5th - Bryce Handshoe - 1:50.97 - 3rd in program history
10th - Michael Mitsynskyy - 1:52.73
13th - Landyn Riester - 1:55.15 (1:54.83 in prelims)
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Women's 3M Diving
9th - Ashleigh Provan - 220.35
13th - Madison Gatzlaff - 192.55
14th - Maddie Gleave - 187.85
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Men's 1M Diving
5th - Hunter Ongay - 274.75
17th - Isaac Hunter - 215.30
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Women's 1650 Freestyle
1st - Marcella Ribeiro - 16:46.89
9th - Mary Kate Phillips - 17:24.48
EX - Katie Walker - 17:11.21
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Men's 1650 Freestyle
11th - Zach Zishka - 16:17.90
15th - Alexander Eddy - 16:34.18
16th - Zachary Moody - 16:36.13
18th - Ryan Short - 16:50.16
EX - Max Kruglov - 16:23.14
EX - Sam Jennings - 16:55.30
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Women's 400 Freestyle Relay
3rd - Hannah Jones, Gracey Payne, Alexa McDonald, Apsara Sakbun - 3:23.46 - Program Record
EX - Kayleigh Witt, Elizabeth King, MaKayla Miller, Abby Hartshorne - 3:30.08
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Men's 400 Freestyle Relay
4th - Jack Wolfred, Owen Chaye, Ryan Short, Duncan McLarty - 3:03.15 - 9th in program history
EX - Landyn Riester, Ethan Pheifer, Erkan Ozgen, Patrick White - 3:04.64
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Saturday's Ball State Individual Preliminary Round Results at IUPUI House of Champions Invitational
Women's 200 Backstroke Prelims
6th - Lilia Newkirk - 2:02.93 - 7th in program history
7th - Jessie Fraley - 2:03.56
9th - Alexa Arkenberg - 2:04.00
12th - Shelby Crist - 2:05.27
22nd - Sophia Kuehn - 2:10.23
EX - Cecilia Moore - 2:06.61
EX - Meri Gray - 2:07.43
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Men's 200 Backstroke Prelims
8th - Max Kruglov - 1:52.42
13th - Sam Jennings - 1:53.94
15th - Reece Manning - 1:54.70
18th - Aiden Maurer - 1:56.17
EX - Philip Choroser - 1:56.75
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Women's 100 Freestyle Prelims
4th - Apsara Sakbun - 51.00 - 6th in program history
13th - Alexa McDonald - 52.01
17th - Gracey Payne - 52.35
29th - Elizabeth King - 53.20
EX - Hannah Jones - 52.23
EX - Kayleigh Witt - 52.93
EX - Marcella Ribeiro - 53.27
EX - MaKayla Miller - 53.84
EX - Gracie Saulman - 54.11
EX - Eliza Bader - 54.26
EX - Mary Kate Phillips - 54.42
EX - Emma Horton - 55.14
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Men's 100 Freestyle Prelims
14th - Jack Wolfred - 46.61
15th - Duncan McLarty - 46.69
16th - Owen Chaye - 46.90
17th - Patrick White - 46.94
19th - Ethan Pheifer - 47.19
EX - Ryan Short - 46.90
EX - Erkan Ozgen - 48.34
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Women's 200 Breaststroke Prelims
1st - Laura Wright - 2:16.06
2nd - Alex Bader - 2:18.75
16th - Abbie McCarter - 2:26.14
EX - Jenn Gillen - 2:19.97
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Men's 200 Breaststroke Prelims
7th - Joey Garberick - 2:03.54
EX - Michael Burns - 2:08.96
EX - Zachary Moody - 2:12.21
EX - Noah Berryman - 2:13.19
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Women's 200 Butterfly Prelims
4th - Katie Walker - 2:03.86
5th - Abby Hartshorne - 2:03.97
6th - Phoebe Rensink - 2:04.19
EX - Alexa Arkenberg - 2:06.63
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Men's 200 Butterfly Prelims
6th - Bryce Handshoe - 1:51.49 - 6th in program history
12th - Michael Mitsynskyy - 1:54.39
13th - Landyn Riester - 1:54.83
EX - Jackson Ketcham - 1:55.73
EX - Bennet Witteveen - 1:57.37
EX - Bryan Lower - 2:07.65
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The quartet of freshman Hannah Jones, freshman Gracey Payne, senior Alexa McDonald, and junior Apsara Sakbun combined for a time of 3:23.46 to break the program record in the 400 freestyle relay to cap an amazing three days of action for the men's and women's squads.
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The women's team would end up placing second among the nine-team field with a score of 1,347, being narrowly edged out by Illinois at 1,364.
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The men's squad climbed up the team rankings each day, placing fourth among the seven-team field with a score of 891.5. It was just three points behind UIC for third place.
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In addition to the program record, the women's squad also picked up two more event wins, taking the top spot in both the 200 breaststroke and 1650 freestyle. Senior Alex Bader won the 200 breaststroke with the third-best individual time in program history at 2:15.35. She edged out sophomore teammate Laura Wright who finished in 2:15.87, just off her career-best time of 2:15.29.
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The other win came from sophomore sensation Marcella Ribeiro, whose time of 16:46.89 in the 1650 freestyle was 15.74 faster than the second-place finisher.
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Other highlights on the women's side came from Sakbun and freshman Lilia Newkirk. Sakbun placed fifth in the 100 freestyle in 51.17, after tying the sixth-best individual time in program history by touching the wall in 51.00 in the prelims. Newkirk broke into BSU's top 10 in the 200 backstroke at seventh with a prelim clocking of 2:02.93.
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The men also closed the meet strong, with junior Jack Wolfred, junior Owen Chaye, senior Ryan Short, and senior Duncan McLarty combining for the ninth-best time in program history in the 400 freestyle at 3:03.15.
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Junior Bryce Handshoe and senior Hunter Ongay were the men's top individual finishers on the day. Handshoe claimed fifth in the 200 butterfly with the third-best individual effort in program history at 1:50.97, while Ongay earned fifth on the 1M diving board with a score of 274.75.
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Also breaking into the top 10 on BSU's event list was freshman Max Kruglov with the fifth-best mark in the 200 backstroke at 1:51.08.
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The Ball State men's and women's swimming & diving programs will now turn their attention back to training through the holiday break, returning to action Jan. 7 at Youngstown State.
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Saturday's Ball State Individual Finals Round Results at IUPUI House of Champions Invitational
Women's 200 Backstroke Finals
6th - Jessie Fraley - 2:03.92 (2:03.56 in prelims)
7th - Alexa Arkenberg - 2:04.39 (2:04.00 in prelims)
8th - Lilia Newkirk - 2:05.40 (2:02.93 in prelims - 7th in program history)
9th - Shelby Crist - 2:03.83
17th - Sophia Kuehn - 2:05.26
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Men's 200 Backstroke Finals
7th - Max Kruglov - 1:51.08 - 5th in program history
14th - Reece Manning - 1:53.47
15th - Sam Jennings - 1:53.72
18th - Aiden Maurer - 1:54.49
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Women's 100 Freestyle Finals
5th - Apsara Sakbun - 51.17 (51.00 in prelims - T-6th in program history)
12th - Gracey Payne - 51.63
13th - Alexa McDonald - 51.75
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Men's 100 Freestyle Finals
10th - Owen Chaye - 45.53
15th - Duncan McLarty - 46.43
16th - Jack Wolfred - 47.02 (46.61 in prelims)
17th - Patrick White - 46.63
22nd - Ethan Pheifer - 47.15
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Women's 200 Breaststroke Finals
1st - Alex Bader - 2:15.35 - 3rd in program history
2nd - Laura Wright - 2:15.87
15th - Abbie McCarter - 2:26.25 (2:26.14 in prelims)
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Men's 200 Breaststroke Finals
8th - Joey Garberick - 2:04.13 (2:03.54 in prelims)
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Women's 200 Butterfly Finals
4th - Phoebe Rensink - 2:04.00
5th - Katie Walker - 2:04.04 (2:03.86 in prelims)
7th - Abby Hartshorne - 2:04.72 (2:03.97 in prelims)
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Men's 200 Butterfly Finals
5th - Bryce Handshoe - 1:50.97 - 3rd in program history
10th - Michael Mitsynskyy - 1:52.73
13th - Landyn Riester - 1:55.15 (1:54.83 in prelims)
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Women's 3M Diving
9th - Ashleigh Provan - 220.35
13th - Madison Gatzlaff - 192.55
14th - Maddie Gleave - 187.85
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Men's 1M Diving
5th - Hunter Ongay - 274.75
17th - Isaac Hunter - 215.30
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Women's 1650 Freestyle
1st - Marcella Ribeiro - 16:46.89
9th - Mary Kate Phillips - 17:24.48
EX - Katie Walker - 17:11.21
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Men's 1650 Freestyle
11th - Zach Zishka - 16:17.90
15th - Alexander Eddy - 16:34.18
16th - Zachary Moody - 16:36.13
18th - Ryan Short - 16:50.16
EX - Max Kruglov - 16:23.14
EX - Sam Jennings - 16:55.30
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Women's 400 Freestyle Relay
3rd - Hannah Jones, Gracey Payne, Alexa McDonald, Apsara Sakbun - 3:23.46 - Program Record
EX - Kayleigh Witt, Elizabeth King, MaKayla Miller, Abby Hartshorne - 3:30.08
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Men's 400 Freestyle Relay
4th - Jack Wolfred, Owen Chaye, Ryan Short, Duncan McLarty - 3:03.15 - 9th in program history
EX - Landyn Riester, Ethan Pheifer, Erkan Ozgen, Patrick White - 3:04.64
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Saturday's Ball State Individual Preliminary Round Results at IUPUI House of Champions Invitational
Women's 200 Backstroke Prelims
6th - Lilia Newkirk - 2:02.93 - 7th in program history
7th - Jessie Fraley - 2:03.56
9th - Alexa Arkenberg - 2:04.00
12th - Shelby Crist - 2:05.27
22nd - Sophia Kuehn - 2:10.23
EX - Cecilia Moore - 2:06.61
EX - Meri Gray - 2:07.43
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Men's 200 Backstroke Prelims
8th - Max Kruglov - 1:52.42
13th - Sam Jennings - 1:53.94
15th - Reece Manning - 1:54.70
18th - Aiden Maurer - 1:56.17
EX - Philip Choroser - 1:56.75
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Women's 100 Freestyle Prelims
4th - Apsara Sakbun - 51.00 - 6th in program history
13th - Alexa McDonald - 52.01
17th - Gracey Payne - 52.35
29th - Elizabeth King - 53.20
EX - Hannah Jones - 52.23
EX - Kayleigh Witt - 52.93
EX - Marcella Ribeiro - 53.27
EX - MaKayla Miller - 53.84
EX - Gracie Saulman - 54.11
EX - Eliza Bader - 54.26
EX - Mary Kate Phillips - 54.42
EX - Emma Horton - 55.14
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Men's 100 Freestyle Prelims
14th - Jack Wolfred - 46.61
15th - Duncan McLarty - 46.69
16th - Owen Chaye - 46.90
17th - Patrick White - 46.94
19th - Ethan Pheifer - 47.19
EX - Ryan Short - 46.90
EX - Erkan Ozgen - 48.34
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Women's 200 Breaststroke Prelims
1st - Laura Wright - 2:16.06
2nd - Alex Bader - 2:18.75
16th - Abbie McCarter - 2:26.14
EX - Jenn Gillen - 2:19.97
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Men's 200 Breaststroke Prelims
7th - Joey Garberick - 2:03.54
EX - Michael Burns - 2:08.96
EX - Zachary Moody - 2:12.21
EX - Noah Berryman - 2:13.19
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Women's 200 Butterfly Prelims
4th - Katie Walker - 2:03.86
5th - Abby Hartshorne - 2:03.97
6th - Phoebe Rensink - 2:04.19
EX - Alexa Arkenberg - 2:06.63
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Men's 200 Butterfly Prelims
6th - Bryce Handshoe - 1:51.49 - 6th in program history
12th - Michael Mitsynskyy - 1:54.39
13th - Landyn Riester - 1:54.83
EX - Jackson Ketcham - 1:55.73
EX - Bennet Witteveen - 1:57.37
EX - Bryan Lower - 2:07.65
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