Men's S&D Third After Two Days At Miami Invitational

OXFORD, Ohio - - Junior Joey Garberick's third-place swim in the 100 breaststroke led a strong Ball State effort on the second day of the Miami Invitational Friday evening.

The program record holder in the 100 breaststroke, Garberick finished the event in 54.62. Not far behind was sophomore Michael Burns who placed 12th overall in 56.80 after posting the seventh-best individual time in program history in the prelims at 56.72.

Garberick started Friday's evening session by swimming the second leg of the second-place 200 medley relay which clocked in at 1:28.60. He was joined by sophomore Reece Manning and seniors Bryce Handshoe and Owen Chaye.

Chaye, freshman Jacob Siewers, senior Landyn Riester and Garberick would end the day with the 10th-best 800 freestyle relay in program history at 6:48.77, to place sixth overall. Earlier in the day, Siewers added the sixth-best 200 freestyle in program history at 1:39.87 in the preliminary round.

After two days at the Nixon Aquatic Center, the Cardinals stand in third among the eight-team field with 450 points. Action in the meet concludes Saturday, with prelims at 9 a.m. and finals at 4 p.m.

Men's Team Scores Through Friday (15 Events):
1. Grand Canyon – 762.5
2. Miami – 599.5
3. Ball State - 450
4. Dartmouth – 392.5
5. Youngstown State – 376.5
6. Ouachita Baptist - 114
7. Ashland - 58
8. Anderson - 32

Ball State's Friday Event Results
200 Medley Relay
2. Reece Manning, Joey Garberick, Bryce Handshoe, Owen Chaye – 1:28.60
12. Ethan Pheifer, Michael Burns, Ben Clarkston, Jack Wolfred – 1:31.93
15. Logan Ayres, Noah Berryman, Mason Young, Jacob Siewers – 1:33.37

100 Butterfly
6. Bryce Handshoe – 48.89
16. Michael Burns – 51.02
17. Reece Manning – 50.71
18. Mason Young – 51.28
22. Ben Clarkston – 51.52
Prelims
29. Patrick White – 52.20
32. Kenny Reed – 52.42
37. Bryan Lower – 53.67

400 IM
9. Max Kruglov – 4:01.63
10. Zach Zishka – 4:03.72
13. Michael Mitsynskyy – 4:11.00 (4:06.73 in prelims)
15. Zachary Moody – 4:16.14 (4:12.36 in prelims)

200 Freestyle
6. Owen Chaye – 1:40.43
7. Jacob Siewers – 1:40.73 (1:39.87 in prelims – 6th in program history)
12. Landyn Riester – 1:42.10 (1:42.08 in prelims)
18. Aiden Maurer – 1:41.98
Prelims
25. Alexander Eddy – 1:44.09
33. Erkan Ozgen – 1:48.83

100 Breaststroke
3. Joey Garberick – 54.62
12. Michael Burns – 56.80 (56.72 in prelims – 7th in program history)
17. Jack Wolfred – 57.46
Prelims
29. Noah Berryman – 58.64

100 Backstroke
9. Ethan Pheifer – 50.24
14. Reece Manning – 51.64 (51.30 in prelims)
17. Logan Ayres – 51.52
18. Sam Jennings – 51.88
19. Ben Clarkston – 51.99 (51.85 in prelims)
24. Erkan Ozgen – 53.75 (52.95 in prelims)
Prelims
29. Bryan Lower – 55.53

3M Diving
T-7. Wyatt Blake – 274.80
T-7. Isaac Hunter – 274.80 (289.20 in prelims)
9. Porter Brovont – 272.15 (289.20 in prelims)

800 Freestyle Relay
6. Owen Chaye, Jacob Siewers, Landyn Riester, Joey Garberick – 6:48.77 – 10th in program history
10. Zach Zishka, Alexander Eddy, Sam Jennings, Zachary Moody – 6:56.89
11. Max Kruglov, Ben Clarkston, Kenny Reed, Patrick White – 6:57.50
12. Aiden Maurer, Michael Mitsynskyy, Jack Wolfred, Ethan Pheifer – 6:57.81

Men's S&D Third After Two Days At Miami Invitational

Players Mentioned

Logan Ayres

Noah Berryman

Wyatt Blake

Porter Brovont

Michael Burns

Owen Chaye

Benjamin Clarkston

Alexander Eddy

Joey Garberick

Bryce Handshoe

Isaac Hunter

Sam Jennings

Max Kruglov

Bryan Lower

Reece Manning

Aiden Maurer

Michael Mitsynskyy

Zachary Moody

Erkan Ozgen

Ethan Pheifer

Kenny Reed

Landyn Riester

Jacob Siewers

Patrick White

Jack Wolfred

Mason Young

Zach Zishka