Chaye's 100 Free Record Leads S&D On Final Day Of Miami Invite

OXFORD, Ohio - - It was another big day for Ball State men's swimming & diving senior Owen Chaye, who broke his third program record in as many days with a 100 freestyle preliminary time of 44.36 on the final day of the Miami Invitational.

Chaye, who opened the three-day meet with program records in the 50 freestyle (19.91) and 200 freestyle relay (1:20.21) on Thursday, finished second in Saturday's 100 freestyle finals with a mark of 44.51.

Freshman Jacob Siewers also had a strong swim in the 100, turning in the fifth-fastest time in program history at 45.02.

Chaye and Siewers closed out the meet with one more solid effort, combining with senior Jack Wolfred and junior Joey Garberick for the fourth-fastest 400 freestyle relay on BSU's all-time list at 3:01.24. The effort earned the quartet third overall at the meet.

Another strong performance came from senior Bryce Handshoe, who became just the second swimmer in program history go sub-1:50 in the 200 butterfly, clocking in at 1:49.33 in the finals to take fifth in the race.

Overall, the Cardinals placed third among the nine teams at the Nixon Aquatic Center with 595.5 points. Grand Canyon won the competition at 1107.5, while host Miami took second at 881.

The Ball State men's swimming & diving program will once again turn its attention to training over the holiday break, with its next competition taking place Jan. 14 in a tri-meet at Indiana State with Southern Illinois.

Men's Team Scores Through Friday (22 Events):
1. Grand Canyon – 1107.5
2. Miami – 881
3. Ball State – 595.5
4. Youngstown State – 578
5. Dartmouth – 544
6. Ouachita Baptist - 173
7. Ashland - 84
8. Anderson - 38

Ball State's Friday Event Results
200 Backstroke
6. Max Kruglov – 1:50.62
13. Sam Jennings – 1:53.99
16. Logan Ayres – 1:54.69 (1:52.28 in prelims)
17. Ben Clarkston – 1:54.98
22. Aiden Maurer – 2:01.51 (1:59.16 in prelims)
Prelims
22. Reece Manning – 1:58.91

100 Freestyle
2. Owen Chaye – 44.51 (44.36 in prelims – PROGRAM RECORD)
6. Jacob Siewers – 45.02 – 5th in program history
17. Jack Wolfred – 45.62
23. Ethan Pheifer – 46.44 (46.25 in prelims)
24. Mason Young – 46.69 (46.35 in prelims)
Prelims
27. Landyn Riester – 46.67
37. Erkan Ozgen – 47.65
38. Patrick White – 47.68
42. Alexander Eddy – 48.25

200 Breaststroke
8. Joey Garberick – 2:05.98 (2:01.79 in prelims)
21. Michael Burns – 2:07.09
Prelims
28. Noah Berryman – 2:10.88

200 Butterfly
5. Bryce Handshoe – 1:49.33 – 2nd in program history
14. Michael Mitsynskyy – 1:54.24
22. Bryan Lower – 2:00.19 (1:58.92 in prelims)
23. Zach Zishka – 2:03.23 (1:58.24 in prelims)
DQ - Kenny Reed (1:58.08 in prelims)
Prelims
30. Zachary Moody – 2:01.29

1650 Freestyle
8. Zach Zishka – 16:11.72
12. Alexander Eddy – 16:21.83
16. Zachary Moody – 16:47.35
17. Sam Jennings – 17:00.08

Platform Diving
10. Porter Brovont – 205.40

400 Freestyle Relay
3. Jack Wolfred, Jacob Siewers, Joey Garberick, Owen Chaye – 3:01.24 – 4th in program history
10. Mason Young, Landyn Riester, Patrick White, Ethan Pheifer – 3:05.19
12. Ben Clarkston, Bryce Handshoe, Erkan Ozgen, Michael Mitsynskyy – 3:07.74

Chaye's 100 Free Record Leads S&D On Final Day Of Miami Invite

Players Mentioned

Logan Ayres

Noah Berryman

Porter Brovont

Michael Burns

Owen Chaye

Benjamin Clarkston

Alexander Eddy

Joey Garberick

Bryce Handshoe

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