Women's Swim & Dive Captures Six Victories Against Miami

MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State women's swimming & diving team turned in a solid effort Saturday afternoon, picking up six event wins in a dual meet versus Miami at the Lewellen Aquatic Center.

Despite the six wins, the Cardinals (3-4) suffered a 167-132 setback to the visiting RedHawks (5-2).

Junior Laura Wright got the meet started with a first-place finish in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:04.43. Wright then followed up with an additional victory in the 200 breaststroke (2:19.72).

The Cardinals also had a great showing in the sprint freestyles, starting with a 1-2 finish in the 50. Payton Kelly took home the victory in 24.08, while Apsara Sakbun was a hundredth off the pace in second at 24.09.

Sakbun would not be denied an event win, however, as she took top billing in the 100 freestyle in 52.72.

Sophomore Ashleigh Provan continued her great start to the second half of the season taking home victories on both the 1M (274.73) and 3M (277.58) diving boards. Provan's score of 274.73 on the 1M board was a NCAA Zone Diving qualifying mark.

The Ball State women's swimming & diving program will be back in action next Saturday, Jan. 28, at noon when it hosts Bellarmine on Senior Day at the Lewellen Aquatic Center.

The Cardinals will then close their regular season next Sunday, Jan. 29, at the Butler Invite held at Fishers High School.

Ball State Event-By-Event Results at Indiana State

200 Medley Relay
2. Shelby Crist, Laura Wright, Hannah Jones, Payton Kelly - 1:44.73
4. Lilia Newkirk, Jenn Gillen, Eliza Bader, Apsara Sakbun - 1:49.03
5. Sophia Kuehn, Kenzie Pierce, Phoebe Rensink, Haley Sakbun - 1:50.93

1000 Freestyle
2. Marcella Ribeiro - 10:34.78
4. Mary Kate Phillips - 10:53.19

200 Freestyle
2. Kiran Stauffer - 1:54.25
4. Gracey Payne - 1:55.42
5. Elizabeth King - 1:57.64

100 Backstroke
2. Hannah Jones – 57.53
4. Lilia Newkirk - 57.77
5. Shelby Crist - 58.24

100 Breaststroke
1. Laura Wright - 1:04.43
4. Jenn Gillen - 1:08.78
6. Kenzie Pierce - 1:08.90

200 Butterfly
3. Sydney Dygert - 2:09.37
4. Phoebe Rensink - 2:11.28
5. Callie Tuma – 2:15.83

50 Freestyle
1. Payton Kelly - 24.08
2. Apsara Sakbun - 24.09
6. Haley Sakbun - 24.83
EXH. MaKayla Miller - 25.10
EXH. Eliza Bader - 25.12
EXH. Emma Horton – 26.35

3M Diving
1. Ashleigh Provan – 277.58
3. Maddy Hischer - 247.05

100 Freestyle
1. Apsara Sakbun - 52.72
3. Gracey Payne – 52.98
4. Payton Kelly - 53.35

200 Backstroke
3. Lilia Newkirk - 2:06.90
5. Jessie Fraley - 2:09.13
6. Alyssa Messenger - 2:09.23

200 Breaststroke
1. Laura Wright – 2:19.72
3. Jenn Gillen – 2:25.83
6. Neely Agnew – 2:37.79

500 Freestyle
2. Marcella Ribeiro – 5:08.37
3. Kiran Stauffer – 5:09.70
6. Callie Tuma – 5:24.83

100 Butterfly
2. Hannah Jones – 58.21
5. Phoebe Rensink – 59.42
6. Shelby Crist – 59.60

400 IM
2. Sophia Kuehn – 4:38.19
3. Kenzie Pierce – 4:43.13
4. Sydney Dygert – 4:44.70

400 Freestyle Relay
2. Payton Kelly, Apsara Sakbun, Marcella Ribeiro, Gracey Payne – 3:30.23
3. Haley Sakbun, Elizabeth King, Kiran Stauffer, Hannah Jones – 3:34.19
6. Alyssa Messenger, Mary Kate Phillips, MaKayla Miller, Emma Horton – 3:44.43

1M Diving
1. Ashleigh Provan – 274.73
6. Maddy Hischer – 219.15
7. Hannah Justice – 207.15

Women's Swim & Dive Captures Six Victories Against Miami

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Neely Agnew

Eliza Bader

Shelby Crist

Sydney Dygert

Jessie Fraley

Jenn Gillen

Maddy Hischer

Emma Horton

Hannah Jones

Hannah Justice

Payton Kelly

Elizabeth King

Sophia Kuehn

Alyssa Messenger

MaKayla Miller

Lilia Newkirk

Gracey Payne

Mary Kate Phillips

Kenzie Pierce

Ashleigh Provan

Phoebe Rensink

Marcella Ribeiro

Apsara Sakbun

Haley Sakbun

Kiran Stauffer

Callie Tuma

Laura Wright