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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.
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.
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.
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.
Junior Apsara Sakbun continued her strong start, earning her third win of the season in the 50 freestyle with a time of 23.91.
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).
Newkirk would lead a 1-2-3 finish in both of her wins, while Riberio lead one in the 500 freestyle.
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.
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.
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
1000 Freestyle
1st - Marcella Ribeiro - 10:21.95
2nd - Katie Walker - 10:25.32
4th - Mary Kate Phillips - 10:41.10
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
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
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
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
50 Freestyle
1st - Apsara Sakbun - 23.91
4th - Elizabeth King - 24.75
5th - Alexa McDonald - 25.08
7th - Gracie Saulman - X25.74
1M Diving
2nd - Ashleigh Provan - 246.23
5th - Madison Gatzlaff - 223.43
7th - Maddie Gleave - 215.55
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
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
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
500 Freestyle
1st - Marcella Ribeiro - 5:03.76
2nd - Katie Walker - 5:06.94
3rd - Mary Kate Phillips - 5:07.26
3M Diving
2nd - Ashleigh Provan - 260.48
5th - Maddie Gleave - 214.50
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
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
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.
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.
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.
Junior Apsara Sakbun continued her strong start, earning her third win of the season in the 50 freestyle with a time of 23.91.
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).
Newkirk would lead a 1-2-3 finish in both of her wins, while Riberio lead one in the 500 freestyle.
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.
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.
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
1000 Freestyle
1st - Marcella Ribeiro - 10:21.95
2nd - Katie Walker - 10:25.32
4th - Mary Kate Phillips - 10:41.10
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
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
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
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
50 Freestyle
1st - Apsara Sakbun - 23.91
4th - Elizabeth King - 24.75
5th - Alexa McDonald - 25.08
7th - Gracie Saulman - X25.74
1M Diving
2nd - Ashleigh Provan - 246.23
5th - Madison Gatzlaff - 223.43
7th - Maddie Gleave - 215.55
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
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
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
500 Freestyle
1st - Marcella Ribeiro - 5:03.76
2nd - Katie Walker - 5:06.94
3rd - Mary Kate Phillips - 5:07.26
3M Diving
2nd - Ashleigh Provan - 260.48
5th - Maddie Gleave - 214.50
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
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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