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Men's S&D Travels to Southern Illinois for MAC Championships
March 01, 2022 | Men's Swimming and Diving
MUNCIE, Ind. - - The Ball State men's swimming & diving team will look to finish the season on a strong note this week when it heads to Shea Natatorium on the campus of Southern Illinois for the 2022 Mid-American Conference Swimming & Diving Championships.
Joining the Cardinals and host Salukis at the four-day meet are Evansville, Miami, Missouri State, and Valparaiso.
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The fast and fierce competition kicks off at 7:30 p.m. ET / 6:30 p.m. CT Wednesday with the 200 medley relay and concludes Saturday evening with the 400 freestyle relay.
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Ball State will be looking to build upon last season's MAC Championships meet in which it broke five program records, saw the program's first MAC individual swimming champion since 2006, and had the program's first MAC individual diving champion since 1998.
Overall, the Cardinals have been trending upwards under the leadership of fourth-year head coach J. Agnew, including tallying 511.50 total points at last season's meet. It was the program's highest point total at the MAC Championships since the 2005 event when Ball State finished third at 571.
AT THE 2021 MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:
The men's swimming & diving program opened the meet with a bang, as Hunter Ongay captured BSU's first medal of the competition with a second-place effort on the 1-meter diving board. Overall, 12 different Cardinals scored at least two points of the first day of competition, with five different student-athletes finishing in the top eight of their respective events.
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As good a day one went, the second was even better. The biggest highlight came when Joey Garberick became Ball State's first individual swimming champion since the 2006 season when he won the 100 breaststroke in 54.29, after breaking the program record in prelims with a time of 53.99.
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Garberick's effort was one of five program records on the day, and he also combined with Jared Holder, Bryce Handshoe and Jack Wolfred for the 200 medley relay mark at 1:29.44.
Zach Zishka tuned in BSU's second individual program record of the meet by breaking the 21-year old mark in the 400 Individual Medley with a time of 3:58.51. In addition, Jared Holder broke his own record in the 100 backstroke set at the 2020 league meet with a time of 48.32.
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Rounding out the record-setting day were Davis Meyn, Landyn Riester, Drew Weeks, and Jack Wolfred who swooped in to capture the program record in the 800 freestyle relay at 6:39.96.
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Third day of the championship gave BSU its second event champion, when Ongay capture the top spot on the 3-meter diving board with a score of 310.55. Ongay became Ball State's first MAC diving champion since 1998 when Dave Garrow won the 1-meter. Garrow was also BSU's last 3-meter champion, winning that title in 1997.
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For their effort over the three-day MAC Championships, Ball State's team was presented with the following awards:
Hunter Ongay - MAC Most Outstanding Diver / First Team All-MAC
Isaac Hunter - MAC Freshman Diver of the Year
Joey Garberick - First Team All-MAC
Jacob Brehmer - MAC Diving Coach of the Year
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SO FAR THIS SEASON:
The Cardinals capped off a solid regular season with a dominating win against Valparaiso (153-95), following dual meet wins over Eastern Illinois (161-95) and Bellarmine (162-100) earlier in the year.
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During the regulation season, Ball State's student-athletes tallied 32 individual event wins and four relay victories. Joey Garberick and Owen Chaye lead the way with six individual event wins apiece.
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The 2021-22 Cardinals proved collectively they are ready to compete and rise to the next level, with 16 different individuals collecting at least one event win. In addition, 13 different Cardinals enter the MAC Championship ranked in the top 16 in the league in their respective events.
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MEN SWIMMERS CURRENTLY RANKED IN MAC TOP 16:
50 Freestyle: Joey Garberick (20.65 - 9th)
500 Freestyle: Aiden Maurer (4:37.17 – 12th), Ryan Short (4:38.78 – 15th)
1000 Freestyle: Zach Zishka (10:02.84 – 14th), Max Kruglov (10:07.62 – 15th), Zachary Moody (10:08.19 – 16th)
1650 Freestyle: Zach Zishka (16:17.90 – 6th), Max Kruglov (16:23.14 – 7th), Alexander Eddy (16:34.18 – 11th), Zachary Moody (16:36.13 – 12th), Ryan Short (16:50.16 – 14th), Aiden Maurer (16:54.87 – 16th)
100 Backstroke: Joey Garberick (49.96 – 9th), Max Kruglov (50.72 – 13th), Ethan Pheifer (50.90 – 15th)
 200 Backstroke: Max Kruglov (1:51.08 – 8th), Reece Manning (1:53.47 – 15th)
100 Breaststroke: Joey Garberick (55.50 – 4th), Michael Burns (56.92 – 15th)
200 Breaststroke: Joey Garberick (2:03.54 – 9th)
100 Butterfly: Bryce Handshoe (49.30 – 8th)
200 Butterfly: Bryce Handshoe (1:50.97 – 11th), Eli Germain (1:52.27 – 13th), Michael Mitsynskyy (1:52.73 – 15th)
400 Individual Medley:  Zach Zishka (4:05.14 – 12th), Max Kruglov (4:05.59 – 15th)
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2021-22 Men's Individual Event Winners (31 Total Wins):
6 - Owen Chaye (Jr.)
  10/28 vs. Miami: 50 Freestyle (21.13)
  10/29 at Eastern Illinois: 50 Freestyle (21.38) / 100 Freestyle (47.46)
   1/28 at Bellarmine: 50 Freestyle (21.65)
  2/5 vs. Valparaiso: 50 Freestyle (21.31) / 100 Freestyle (46.81)
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6 - Joey Garberick (So.)
  10/28 vs. Miami: 100 Breaststroke (56.67)
  10/29 at Eastern Illinois: 100 Breaststroke (58.16) / 200 Breaststroke (2:13.51)
   1/28 at Bellarmine: 100 Breaststroke (57.97) / 200 Breaststroke (2:07.98)
  2/5 vs. Valparaiso: 100 Backstroke (51.99)
4 - Bryce Handshoe (Jr.)
  10/28 vs. Miami: 100 Butterfly (50.39)
  10/29 vs. Eastern Illinois: 200 Butterfly (1:56.36) / 100 Butterfly (50.47)
   1/28 at Bellarmine: 100 Butterfly (50.96)
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3 - Aiden Maurer (Jr.)
  10/29 at Eastern Illinois: 100 Backstroke (53.64) / 200 Backstroke (1:58.31)
  2/5 vs. Valparaiso: 200 Freestyle (1:44.37)
2 - Hunter Ongay (Sr.)
  10/28 vs. Miami: 3M Diving (303.83)
   1/20 vs. IUPUI: 3M Diving (294.60)
1 – Noah Berryman (Jr.)
  2/5 vs. Valparaiso: 200 Breaststroke (2:14.60)
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1 - Wyatt Blake (Jr.)
  10/28 vs. Miami: 1M Diving (320.10 - NCAA Zone Diving Cut)
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1 – Michael Burns (Fr.)
  2/5 vs. Valparaiso: 100 Breaststroke (1:00.37)
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1 – Eli Germain (Fr.)
  2/5 vs. Valparaiso: 200 Butterfly (1:56.30)
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1 – Sam Jennings (So.)
  2/5 vs. Valparaiso: 200 Backstroke (1:58.77)
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1 – Max Kruglov (Fr.)
  2/5 vs. Valparaiso: 1000 Freestyle (10:07.62)
1 – Ethan Pheifer (Fr.)
   1/28 at Bellarmine: 100 Backstroke (52.91)
1 – Landyn Riester (Jr.)
   1/28 at Bellarmine: 200 Freestyle (1:44.22)
1 - Ryan Short (Sr.)
  10/29 at Eastern Illinois: 1000 Freestyle (10:12.20)
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1 – Jack Wolfred (Jr.)
   1/28 at Bellarmine: 100 Freestyle (47.69)
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2021-22 Men's Relay Event Winners (4 Total Wins)
2 - 400 Medley Relay
  10/29 at Eastern Illinois: Ethan Pheifer, Joey Garberick, Bryce Handshoe, Owen Chaye (3:29.43)
   1/28 at Bellarmine: Ethan Pheifer, Joey Garberick, Bryce Handshoe, Owen Chaye (3:30.37)
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1 – 200 Freestyle Relay
   1/28 at Bellarmine: Owen Chaye, Jack Wolfred, Joey Garberick, Duncan McLarty (1:25.15)
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1 – 200 Medley Relay
  2/5 vs. Valparaiso: Joey Garberick, Michael Burns, Bryce Handshoe, Duncan McLarty (1:35.00)
Joining the Cardinals and host Salukis at the four-day meet are Evansville, Miami, Missouri State, and Valparaiso.
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The fast and fierce competition kicks off at 7:30 p.m. ET / 6:30 p.m. CT Wednesday with the 200 medley relay and concludes Saturday evening with the 400 freestyle relay.
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2022 MAC Men's Swimming & Diving Championship Schedule
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| Wednesday, March 2 | Thursday, March 3 | Friday, March 4 | Saturday, March 5 |
| Finals - 6:30 p.m. CT | Prelims - 10:30 a.m. CT | Prelims - 10:30 a.m. CT | Prelims - 10:30 a.m. CT |
| Â 200 Medley Relay | Â 500 Freestyle | Â 100 Butterfly | Â 200 Backstroke |
| Â 800 Freestyle Relay | Â 200 IM | Â 400 IM | Â 100 Freestyle |
| Â 50 Freestyle | Â 200 Freestyle | Â 200 Breaststroke | |
| Prelims - 1 p.m. CT | Â Â 100 Breaststroke | Â Â 200 Butterfly | |
|   1M Diving |   100 Backstroke | Finals - 4:45 p.m. CT | |
| Finals - 6:30 p.m. CT | Prelims - 1 p.m. CT |   1650 Freestyle - First Heat of Time Finals | |
|  500 Freestyle |   3M Diving | Finals - 6:15 p.m. CT | |
|   200 IM | Finals - 6:30 p.m. CT |   Senior Recognition | |
| Â Â 50 Freestyle | Â Â 100 Butterfly | Â Â 1650 Freestyle - Championship Heat | |
| Â Â 1M Diving | Â Â 400 IM | Â Â 200 Backstroke | |
| Â Â 200 Freestyle Relay | Â Â 200 Freestyle | Â Â 100 Freestyle | |
| Â Â | Â Â 100 Breaststroke | Â Â 200 Breaststroke | |
| Â Â 100 Backstroke | Â Â 200 Butterfly | ||
| Â Â 3M Diving - Consolation | Â Â 3M Diving - Championship | ||
| Â Â 400 Medley Relay | Â Â 400 Freestyle Relay |
Ball State will be looking to build upon last season's MAC Championships meet in which it broke five program records, saw the program's first MAC individual swimming champion since 2006, and had the program's first MAC individual diving champion since 1998.
Overall, the Cardinals have been trending upwards under the leadership of fourth-year head coach J. Agnew, including tallying 511.50 total points at last season's meet. It was the program's highest point total at the MAC Championships since the 2005 event when Ball State finished third at 571.
AT THE 2021 MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:
The men's swimming & diving program opened the meet with a bang, as Hunter Ongay captured BSU's first medal of the competition with a second-place effort on the 1-meter diving board. Overall, 12 different Cardinals scored at least two points of the first day of competition, with five different student-athletes finishing in the top eight of their respective events.
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As good a day one went, the second was even better. The biggest highlight came when Joey Garberick became Ball State's first individual swimming champion since the 2006 season when he won the 100 breaststroke in 54.29, after breaking the program record in prelims with a time of 53.99.
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Garberick's effort was one of five program records on the day, and he also combined with Jared Holder, Bryce Handshoe and Jack Wolfred for the 200 medley relay mark at 1:29.44.
Zach Zishka tuned in BSU's second individual program record of the meet by breaking the 21-year old mark in the 400 Individual Medley with a time of 3:58.51. In addition, Jared Holder broke his own record in the 100 backstroke set at the 2020 league meet with a time of 48.32.
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Rounding out the record-setting day were Davis Meyn, Landyn Riester, Drew Weeks, and Jack Wolfred who swooped in to capture the program record in the 800 freestyle relay at 6:39.96.
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Third day of the championship gave BSU its second event champion, when Ongay capture the top spot on the 3-meter diving board with a score of 310.55. Ongay became Ball State's first MAC diving champion since 1998 when Dave Garrow won the 1-meter. Garrow was also BSU's last 3-meter champion, winning that title in 1997.
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For their effort over the three-day MAC Championships, Ball State's team was presented with the following awards:
Hunter Ongay - MAC Most Outstanding Diver / First Team All-MAC
Isaac Hunter - MAC Freshman Diver of the Year
Joey Garberick - First Team All-MAC
Jacob Brehmer - MAC Diving Coach of the Year
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SO FAR THIS SEASON:
The Cardinals capped off a solid regular season with a dominating win against Valparaiso (153-95), following dual meet wins over Eastern Illinois (161-95) and Bellarmine (162-100) earlier in the year.
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During the regulation season, Ball State's student-athletes tallied 32 individual event wins and four relay victories. Joey Garberick and Owen Chaye lead the way with six individual event wins apiece.
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The 2021-22 Cardinals proved collectively they are ready to compete and rise to the next level, with 16 different individuals collecting at least one event win. In addition, 13 different Cardinals enter the MAC Championship ranked in the top 16 in the league in their respective events.
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MEN SWIMMERS CURRENTLY RANKED IN MAC TOP 16:
50 Freestyle: Joey Garberick (20.65 - 9th)
500 Freestyle: Aiden Maurer (4:37.17 – 12th), Ryan Short (4:38.78 – 15th)
1000 Freestyle: Zach Zishka (10:02.84 – 14th), Max Kruglov (10:07.62 – 15th), Zachary Moody (10:08.19 – 16th)
1650 Freestyle: Zach Zishka (16:17.90 – 6th), Max Kruglov (16:23.14 – 7th), Alexander Eddy (16:34.18 – 11th), Zachary Moody (16:36.13 – 12th), Ryan Short (16:50.16 – 14th), Aiden Maurer (16:54.87 – 16th)
100 Backstroke: Joey Garberick (49.96 – 9th), Max Kruglov (50.72 – 13th), Ethan Pheifer (50.90 – 15th)
 200 Backstroke: Max Kruglov (1:51.08 – 8th), Reece Manning (1:53.47 – 15th)
100 Breaststroke: Joey Garberick (55.50 – 4th), Michael Burns (56.92 – 15th)
200 Breaststroke: Joey Garberick (2:03.54 – 9th)
100 Butterfly: Bryce Handshoe (49.30 – 8th)
200 Butterfly: Bryce Handshoe (1:50.97 – 11th), Eli Germain (1:52.27 – 13th), Michael Mitsynskyy (1:52.73 – 15th)
400 Individual Medley:  Zach Zishka (4:05.14 – 12th), Max Kruglov (4:05.59 – 15th)
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2021-22 Men's Individual Event Winners (31 Total Wins):
6 - Owen Chaye (Jr.)
  10/28 vs. Miami: 50 Freestyle (21.13)
  10/29 at Eastern Illinois: 50 Freestyle (21.38) / 100 Freestyle (47.46)
   1/28 at Bellarmine: 50 Freestyle (21.65)
  2/5 vs. Valparaiso: 50 Freestyle (21.31) / 100 Freestyle (46.81)
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6 - Joey Garberick (So.)
  10/28 vs. Miami: 100 Breaststroke (56.67)
  10/29 at Eastern Illinois: 100 Breaststroke (58.16) / 200 Breaststroke (2:13.51)
   1/28 at Bellarmine: 100 Breaststroke (57.97) / 200 Breaststroke (2:07.98)
  2/5 vs. Valparaiso: 100 Backstroke (51.99)
4 - Bryce Handshoe (Jr.)
  10/28 vs. Miami: 100 Butterfly (50.39)
  10/29 vs. Eastern Illinois: 200 Butterfly (1:56.36) / 100 Butterfly (50.47)
   1/28 at Bellarmine: 100 Butterfly (50.96)
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3 - Aiden Maurer (Jr.)
  10/29 at Eastern Illinois: 100 Backstroke (53.64) / 200 Backstroke (1:58.31)
  2/5 vs. Valparaiso: 200 Freestyle (1:44.37)
2 - Hunter Ongay (Sr.)
  10/28 vs. Miami: 3M Diving (303.83)
   1/20 vs. IUPUI: 3M Diving (294.60)
1 – Noah Berryman (Jr.)
  2/5 vs. Valparaiso: 200 Breaststroke (2:14.60)
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1 - Wyatt Blake (Jr.)
  10/28 vs. Miami: 1M Diving (320.10 - NCAA Zone Diving Cut)
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1 – Michael Burns (Fr.)
  2/5 vs. Valparaiso: 100 Breaststroke (1:00.37)
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1 – Eli Germain (Fr.)
  2/5 vs. Valparaiso: 200 Butterfly (1:56.30)
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1 – Sam Jennings (So.)
  2/5 vs. Valparaiso: 200 Backstroke (1:58.77)
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1 – Max Kruglov (Fr.)
  2/5 vs. Valparaiso: 1000 Freestyle (10:07.62)
1 – Ethan Pheifer (Fr.)
   1/28 at Bellarmine: 100 Backstroke (52.91)
1 – Landyn Riester (Jr.)
   1/28 at Bellarmine: 200 Freestyle (1:44.22)
1 - Ryan Short (Sr.)
  10/29 at Eastern Illinois: 1000 Freestyle (10:12.20)
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1 – Jack Wolfred (Jr.)
   1/28 at Bellarmine: 100 Freestyle (47.69)
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2021-22 Men's Relay Event Winners (4 Total Wins)
2 - 400 Medley Relay
  10/29 at Eastern Illinois: Ethan Pheifer, Joey Garberick, Bryce Handshoe, Owen Chaye (3:29.43)
   1/28 at Bellarmine: Ethan Pheifer, Joey Garberick, Bryce Handshoe, Owen Chaye (3:30.37)
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1 – 200 Freestyle Relay
   1/28 at Bellarmine: Owen Chaye, Jack Wolfred, Joey Garberick, Duncan McLarty (1:25.15)
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1 – 200 Medley Relay
  2/5 vs. Valparaiso: Joey Garberick, Michael Burns, Bryce Handshoe, Duncan McLarty (1:35.00)
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