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Saturday, November 6
Toledo, OH
12 p.m.
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Swimming & Diving Wins Eight Events to Top Toledo
November 06, 2021 | Women's Swimming and Diving
TOLEDO, Ohio - - The Ball State women's swimming & diving team picked up eight event wins, including three 1-2-3 finishes, to earn a 172-128 victory over Toledo in Mid-American Conference dual action Saturday afternoon at the Student Recreation Center Pool.
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Leading the way for the Cardinals (2-1; 1-1 MAC) with a pair of event wins were sophomore freestyle specialist Marcella Ribeiro and freshman backstroke specialist Lilia Newkirk.
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Ribeiro swept the two longest events of the day, winning the 1000 freestyle in 10:21.95 and the 500 freestyle in 5:03.76. Both were season-best times for the program record holder in each event.
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Newkirk would also add a pair of season best efforts, winning the 100 backstroke in 57.47 and the 200 backstroke in 2:05.05.
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Junior Apsara Sakbun continued her strong start, earning her third win of the season in the 50 freestyle with a time of 23.91.
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Also picking up individual event wins for the Cardinals were freshman Gracey Payne in the 200 freestyle (1:55.20), senior Alex Bader in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.20) and sophomore Laura Wright in the 200 breaststroke (2:20.97).
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Newkirk would lead a 1-2-3 finish in both of her wins, while Riberio lead one in the 500 freestyle.
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In the diving well, freshman Ashleigh Provan turned in another solid showing, taking second on both the 1M (246.23) and 3M (260.48) boards.
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Next up for the Ball State women's swimming & diving team will be the IUPUI House of Champions meet held Nov. 18-20 at the IUPUI Natatorium.
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BALL STATE INDIVIDUAL RESULTS AT TOLEDO
400 Medley Relay
2nd - Hannah Jones, Alex Bader, Abby Hartshorne, Apsara Sakbun - 3:50.37
3rd - Lilia Newkirk, Laura Wright, Phoebe Rensink, Alexa McDonald - 3:55.44
4th - Cecilia Moore, Abbie McCarter, Eliza Bader, Gracie Saulmann - x3:59.49
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1000 Freestyle
1st - Marcella Ribeiro - 10:21.95
2nd - Katie Walker - 10:25.32
4th - Mary Kate Phillips - 10:41.10
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200 Freestyle
1st - Gracey Payne - 1:55.20
4th - Kayleigh Witt - 1:57.67
5th - Jessie Fraley - 1:58.72
6th - Elizabeth King - X1:59.32
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100 Backstroke
1st - Lilia Newkirk - 57.47
2nd - Hannah Jones - 57.50
3rd - Shelby Crist - 57.94
6th - Cecilia Moore - x1:00.81
EX - Eliza Bader - x1:01.42
EX - Meri Gray - X1:22.87
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100 Breaststroke
1st - Alex Bader - 1:04.20
3rd - Abbie McCarter - 1:05.52
4th - Laura Wright - 1:05.80
6th - Jenn Gillen - X1:10.10
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200 Butterfly
2nd - Abby Hartshorne - 2:06.91
3rd - Phoebe Rensink - 2:09.26
4th - Alexa Arkenberg - 2:12.09
5th - Sophia Kuehn - X2:12.15
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50 Freestyle
1st - Apsara Sakbun - 23.91
4th - Elizabeth King - 24.75
5th - Alexa McDonald - 25.08
7th - Gracie Saulman - X25.74
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1M Diving
2nd - Ashleigh Provan - 246.23
5th - Madison Gatzlaff - 223.43
7th - Maddie Gleave - 215.55
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100 Freestyle
2nd - Apsara Sakbun - 51.84
3rd - Gracey Payne - 52.84
5th - Alexa McDonald - 54.54
7th - Gracie Saulman - x56.13
EX - Elizabeth King - x54.16
EX - Kya Pawli - x54.45
EX - Kayleigh Witt - x55.01
EX - Emma Horton - x56.75
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200 Backstroke
1st - Lilia Newkirk - 2:05.05
2nd - Jessie Fraley - 2:06.27
3rd - Alexa Arkenberg - 2:07.07
6th - Cecilia Moore - 2:12.80
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200 Breaststroke
1st - Laura Wright - 2:20.97
3rd - Alex Bader - 2:27.24
4th - Jenn Gillen - 2:28.68
6th - Abbie McCarter - x2:29.20
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500 Freestyle
1st - Marcella Ribeiro - 5:03.76
2nd - Katie Walker - 5:06.94
3rd - Mary Kate Phillips - 5:07.26
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3M Diving
2nd - Ashleigh Provan - 260.48
5th - Maddie Gleave - 214.50
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200 IM
2nd - Sophia Kuehn - 2:09.81
3rd - Phoebe Rensink - 2:11.71
4th - Alexa Arkenberg - 2:12.25
5th - Alex Bader - x2:16.37
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200 Freestyle Relay
2nd - Gracey Payne, Hannah Jones, Abby Hartshorne, Apsara Sakbun - 1:36.52
3rd - Gracie Saulman, Elizabeth King, Kayleigh Witt, Alexa McDonald - 1:39.20
4th - Eliza Bader, Shelby Crist, Abbie McCarter, Marcella Ribeiro - x1:41.47
6th - Lilia Newkirk, Cecilia Moore, Meri Gray, Emma Horton - x1:43.18
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Leading the way for the Cardinals (2-1; 1-1 MAC) with a pair of event wins were sophomore freestyle specialist Marcella Ribeiro and freshman backstroke specialist Lilia Newkirk.
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Ribeiro swept the two longest events of the day, winning the 1000 freestyle in 10:21.95 and the 500 freestyle in 5:03.76. Both were season-best times for the program record holder in each event.
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Newkirk would also add a pair of season best efforts, winning the 100 backstroke in 57.47 and the 200 backstroke in 2:05.05.
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Junior Apsara Sakbun continued her strong start, earning her third win of the season in the 50 freestyle with a time of 23.91.
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Also picking up individual event wins for the Cardinals were freshman Gracey Payne in the 200 freestyle (1:55.20), senior Alex Bader in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.20) and sophomore Laura Wright in the 200 breaststroke (2:20.97).
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Newkirk would lead a 1-2-3 finish in both of her wins, while Riberio lead one in the 500 freestyle.
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In the diving well, freshman Ashleigh Provan turned in another solid showing, taking second on both the 1M (246.23) and 3M (260.48) boards.
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Next up for the Ball State women's swimming & diving team will be the IUPUI House of Champions meet held Nov. 18-20 at the IUPUI Natatorium.
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BALL STATE INDIVIDUAL RESULTS AT TOLEDO
400 Medley Relay
2nd - Hannah Jones, Alex Bader, Abby Hartshorne, Apsara Sakbun - 3:50.37
3rd - Lilia Newkirk, Laura Wright, Phoebe Rensink, Alexa McDonald - 3:55.44
4th - Cecilia Moore, Abbie McCarter, Eliza Bader, Gracie Saulmann - x3:59.49
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1000 Freestyle
1st - Marcella Ribeiro - 10:21.95
2nd - Katie Walker - 10:25.32
4th - Mary Kate Phillips - 10:41.10
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200 Freestyle
1st - Gracey Payne - 1:55.20
4th - Kayleigh Witt - 1:57.67
5th - Jessie Fraley - 1:58.72
6th - Elizabeth King - X1:59.32
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100 Backstroke
1st - Lilia Newkirk - 57.47
2nd - Hannah Jones - 57.50
3rd - Shelby Crist - 57.94
6th - Cecilia Moore - x1:00.81
EX - Eliza Bader - x1:01.42
EX - Meri Gray - X1:22.87
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100 Breaststroke
1st - Alex Bader - 1:04.20
3rd - Abbie McCarter - 1:05.52
4th - Laura Wright - 1:05.80
6th - Jenn Gillen - X1:10.10
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200 Butterfly
2nd - Abby Hartshorne - 2:06.91
3rd - Phoebe Rensink - 2:09.26
4th - Alexa Arkenberg - 2:12.09
5th - Sophia Kuehn - X2:12.15
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50 Freestyle
1st - Apsara Sakbun - 23.91
4th - Elizabeth King - 24.75
5th - Alexa McDonald - 25.08
7th - Gracie Saulman - X25.74
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1M Diving
2nd - Ashleigh Provan - 246.23
5th - Madison Gatzlaff - 223.43
7th - Maddie Gleave - 215.55
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100 Freestyle
2nd - Apsara Sakbun - 51.84
3rd - Gracey Payne - 52.84
5th - Alexa McDonald - 54.54
7th - Gracie Saulman - x56.13
EX - Elizabeth King - x54.16
EX - Kya Pawli - x54.45
EX - Kayleigh Witt - x55.01
EX - Emma Horton - x56.75
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200 Backstroke
1st - Lilia Newkirk - 2:05.05
2nd - Jessie Fraley - 2:06.27
3rd - Alexa Arkenberg - 2:07.07
6th - Cecilia Moore - 2:12.80
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200 Breaststroke
1st - Laura Wright - 2:20.97
3rd - Alex Bader - 2:27.24
4th - Jenn Gillen - 2:28.68
6th - Abbie McCarter - x2:29.20
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500 Freestyle
1st - Marcella Ribeiro - 5:03.76
2nd - Katie Walker - 5:06.94
3rd - Mary Kate Phillips - 5:07.26
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3M Diving
2nd - Ashleigh Provan - 260.48
5th - Maddie Gleave - 214.50
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200 IM
2nd - Sophia Kuehn - 2:09.81
3rd - Phoebe Rensink - 2:11.71
4th - Alexa Arkenberg - 2:12.25
5th - Alex Bader - x2:16.37
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200 Freestyle Relay
2nd - Gracey Payne, Hannah Jones, Abby Hartshorne, Apsara Sakbun - 1:36.52
3rd - Gracie Saulman, Elizabeth King, Kayleigh Witt, Alexa McDonald - 1:39.20
4th - Eliza Bader, Shelby Crist, Abbie McCarter, Marcella Ribeiro - x1:41.47
6th - Lilia Newkirk, Cecilia Moore, Meri Gray, Emma Horton - x1:43.18
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