Seniors Lead The Way in Victory Over Bellarmine

Muncie, Ind. – The Ball State women's swimming & diving team celebrated senior day by winning 10 events Saturday afternoon in a dual meet versus the Bellarmine Knights.

The Cardinals (4-4) defeated the visiting Knights (3-14) 156-100 at the Lewellen Aquatic Center.

Seniors Jessie Fraley and MaKayla Miller started the dominance for Ball State with a first-place finish in the 200 medley relay (1:50.15). They were joined by juniors Laura Wright and Elizabeth King.

Freshmen Kiran Stauffer and Payton Kelly followed up the great start with their first-place finishes in the 1000 freestyle (10:46.95) and 500 freestyle (5:13.30), respectively.

The Cardinals would not stop rolling as junior Marcella Ribeiro and sophomore Lilia Newkirk earned first-place efforts in the 200 freestyle (1:54.97) and 100 backstroke (58.82), respectively.

Ribeiro would finish her day with a victory in the 100 freestyle (53.33).

Senior Apsara Sakbun would not be denied a win in her final home meet coming away with the victory in the 50 freestyle (23.90).

Sophomores Hannah Jones and Eliza Bader also made an appearance in the win column with their first-place efforts in the 200 backstroke (2:06.21) and 100 butterfly (59.14).

Senior Phoebe Rensink finished off her day, and her home career, with a victory in the 200 IM (2:12.74) and was followed close behind by senior Shelby Crist in 2:14.39.

The Cardinals ended the meet with the top time in the 400 freestyle relay led by freshman Haley Sakbun, Bader, Wright, and A. Sakbun in an exhibition clocking of 3:40.36.

The Ball State women's swimming & diving program will be back in action tomorrow (Sunday, Jan. 29) at noon when they travel to Fishers High School for the Butler Invite.

200 Medley Relay
1. Jessie Fraley, Laura Wright, MaKayla Miller, Elizabeth King – 1:50.15
2. Alyssa Messenger, Kenzie Pierce, Payton Kelly, Haley Sakbun – 1:50.83
5. Sophia Kuehn, Kenzie Pierce, Phoebe Rensink, Haley Sakbun - 1:50.93

1000 Freestyle
1. Kiran Stauffer - 10:46.95
3. Jenn Gillen – 11:19.21

200 Freestyle
1. Marcella Ribeiro – 1:54.97
2. Elizabeth King – 1:56.99
3. Haley Sakbun – 1:58.47
EXH. Sydney Dygert – 2:02.20
EXH. Laura Wright – 2:03.69

100 Backstroke
1. Lilia Newkirk – 58.82
2. Payton Kelly – 59.93
4. MaKayla Miller – 1:02.68

100 Breaststroke
2. Kenzie Pierce - 1:08.32
3. Phoebe Rensink – 1:09.96
6. Neely Agnew – 1:16.85

200 Butterfly
2. Mary Kate Phillips – 2:12.98
3. Callie Tuma – 2:16.54
4. Sophia Kuehn – 2:18.43

50 Freestyle
1. Apsara Sakbun – 23.90
2. Gracey Payne – 24.07
3. Hannah Jones – 24.92
EXH. Eliza Bader - 25.04
EXH. Shelby Crist – 25.79
EXH. Emma Horton – 26.56

100 Freestyle
1. Marcella Ribeiro – 53.33
3. MaKayla Miller – 55.86
4. Emma Horton – 57.83
EXH. Alyssa Messenger – 54.98
EXH. Neely Agnew – 1:00.44

200 Backstroke
1. Hannah Jones – 2:06.21
2. Apsara Sakbun – 2:07.81
3. Jessie Fraley – 2:08.51

200 Breaststroke
2. Jenn Gillen – 2:25.83
3. Sydney Dygert – 2:32.92
5. Sophia Kuehn – 2:33.55

500 Freestyle
1. Payton Kelly – 5:13.30
EXH. Gracey Payne – 5:19.48
EXH. Haley Sakbun – 5:19.92

100 Butterfly
1. Eliza Bader – 59.14
EXH. Lilia Newkirk – 1:00.27
EXH. Callie Tuma – 1:03.00
EXH. Mary Kate Phillips – 1:01.22
EXH. Laura Wright – 1:03.19

200 IM
1. Phoebe Rensink – 2:12.74
EXH. Shelby Crist – 2:14.39
EXH. Alyssa Messenger – 2:20.19

400 Freestyle Relay
EXH. Haley Sakbun, Eliza Bader, Laura Wright, Apsara Sakbun – 3:40.36
EXH. Kiran Stauffer, Hannah Jones, Mary Kate Phillips, MaKayla Miller – 3:41.35
EXH. Callie Tuma, Gracey Payne, Elizabeth King, Jessie Fraley – 3:45.19

1M Diving
EXH. Maddy Hischer – 279.68
EXH. Ashleigh Provan – 260.78
EXH. Hannah Justice – 225.90

3M Diving
EXH. Ashleigh Provan – 301.95
EXH. Maddy Hischer – 307.20

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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