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Men's S&D Opens Season With Victory at UIC
October 14, 2023 | Men's Swimming and Diving
CHICAGO, Ill. – The Ball State men's swimming and diving team had a strong start to their 2023-24 season, defeating Mid-American Conference rival UIC by a score of 187-113 Saturday afternoon at Flames Natatorium.
The Cardinals came away with 12 victories out of 16 events contested on the day, with senior Joey Garberick and fifth-year Owen Chaye leading the way with four victories apiece; two individual and two relay.
Both helped secure wins in the 200 medley relay (1:31.68) and the 400 free relay (3:05.87). Garberick also achieved individual wins in the 100 breaststroke (55.75) and the 200 breaststroke (2:04.28), while Chaye took first place in the 50 freestyle (21.09) and 100 freestyle (46.08).
Freshman Malcolm Slater was also a major asset for the Cardinals, coming away with a pair of victories in the 200 butterfly (1:52.57) and the 500 freestyle (4:41.78). He also had a strong second-place finish in the 400 IM (4:09.89).
Other individual wins for the Cardinals included Alexander Eddy in the 1000 freestyle (9:55.10), Ethan Pheifer in the 100 backstroke (51.68), Logan Ayres in the 200 backstroke (1:54.68) and Bryce Handshoe in the 100 butterfly (50.63).
Men's swimming and diving team will be back in action next Saturday (Oct. 21) when they head to Purdue for the Indiana Intercollegiates, which will also serve as the season-opener for the women's program..
BALL STATE INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:
3 Meter Diving
4th - Porter Brovont – 275.25
6th - Isaac Hunter – 249.15
7th - Wyatt Blake – 236.78
200 Medley Relay
1st - Ethan Pheifer, Joey Garberick, Bryce Handshoe, Owen Chaye – 1:31.68
3rd - Erkan Ozgen, Michael Burns, Mason Young, Benjamin Clarkston – 1:35.18
5th - Logan Ayres, Noah Berryman, Bryan Lower, Auston Shafer – 1:38.65
6th - Reece Manning, Reeve Ferber, Kenny Reed, Seth Blossom - 1:39.63
1000 Freestyle
1st - Alexander Eddy – 9:55.10
3rd - Tommy Brunner - 9:57. 44
5th - Zach Zishka – 10:12.73
200 Freestyle
2nd - Jacob Siewers – 1:44.12
3rd - Michael Mitsynskyy – 1:46.13
4th - Seth Blossom – 1:46.35
5th - Max Kruglov – 1:46.98
100 Backstroke
1st - Ethan Pheifer – 51.68
4th - Logan Ayres – 53.46
5th - Chance Buckles – 53.72
6th - Erkan Ozgen – 55.29
7th - Bryan Lower – 58.59
8th - Reece Manning – 58.79
100 Breaststroke
1st - Joey Garberick – 55.75
2nd - Michael Burns – 57.43
4th - Aidan Biddle – 59.06
7th - Noah Berryman – 1:01.31
200 Butterfly
1st - Malcolm Slater – 1:52.57
2nd - Bryce Handshoe – 1:53.76
5th - Reeve Ferber – 1:57.31
6th - Kenny Reed – 1:58.82
50 Freestyle
1st - Owen Chaye – 21.09
3rd - Benjamin Clarkston – 21.69
5th - Mason Young – 22.00
6th - Auston Shafer – 22.30
1 Meter Diving
4th - Porter Brovont – 276.98
6th - Wyatt Blake – 237.08
9th - Isaac Hunter – 181.43
100 Freestyle
1st - Owen Chaye – 46.08
2nd - Ethan Pheifer – 46.77
3rd - Jacob Siewers – 46.83
6th - Mason Young – 47.91
T-8th - Erkan Ozgen – 48.46
T-8th - Seth Blossom – 48.46
200 Backstroke
1st - Logan Ayres – 1:54.68
3rd - Max Kruglov – 1:56.48
4th - Chance Buckles – 1:58.51
6th - Benjamin Clarkston - 1:59.49
200 Breaststroke
1st - Joey Garberick – 2:04.28
3rd - Michael Burns – 2:10.78
5th - Noah Berryman – 2:21.94
500 Freestyle
1st - Malcolm Slater – 4:41.78
2nd - Tommy Brunner – 4:51.10
5th - Alexander Eddy – 4:56.74
100 Butterfly
1st - Bryce Handshoe – 50.63
2nd - Reeve Ferber – 51.98
5th - Kenny Reed – 53.26
6th - Auston Shafer – 53.38
8th - Reece Manning – 56.27
9th - Bryan Lower – 57.13
400 IM
2nd - Malcolm Slater – 4:09.05
4th - Max Kruglov – 4:15.42
5th - Zach Zishka – 4:18.06
6th - Michael Mitsynskyy – 4:25.76
400 Free Relay
1st - Jacob Siewers, Joey Garberick, Ethan Pheifer, Owen Chaye – 3:05.87
3rd - Benjamin Clarkston, Kenny Reed, Auston Shafer, Mason Young – 3:12.85
4th - Seth Blossom, Erkan Ozgen, Chance Buckles, Bryce Handshoe – 3:15.29
The Cardinals came away with 12 victories out of 16 events contested on the day, with senior Joey Garberick and fifth-year Owen Chaye leading the way with four victories apiece; two individual and two relay.
Both helped secure wins in the 200 medley relay (1:31.68) and the 400 free relay (3:05.87). Garberick also achieved individual wins in the 100 breaststroke (55.75) and the 200 breaststroke (2:04.28), while Chaye took first place in the 50 freestyle (21.09) and 100 freestyle (46.08).
Freshman Malcolm Slater was also a major asset for the Cardinals, coming away with a pair of victories in the 200 butterfly (1:52.57) and the 500 freestyle (4:41.78). He also had a strong second-place finish in the 400 IM (4:09.89).
Other individual wins for the Cardinals included Alexander Eddy in the 1000 freestyle (9:55.10), Ethan Pheifer in the 100 backstroke (51.68), Logan Ayres in the 200 backstroke (1:54.68) and Bryce Handshoe in the 100 butterfly (50.63).
Men's swimming and diving team will be back in action next Saturday (Oct. 21) when they head to Purdue for the Indiana Intercollegiates, which will also serve as the season-opener for the women's program..
BALL STATE INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:
3 Meter Diving
4th - Porter Brovont – 275.25
6th - Isaac Hunter – 249.15
7th - Wyatt Blake – 236.78
200 Medley Relay
1st - Ethan Pheifer, Joey Garberick, Bryce Handshoe, Owen Chaye – 1:31.68
3rd - Erkan Ozgen, Michael Burns, Mason Young, Benjamin Clarkston – 1:35.18
5th - Logan Ayres, Noah Berryman, Bryan Lower, Auston Shafer – 1:38.65
6th - Reece Manning, Reeve Ferber, Kenny Reed, Seth Blossom - 1:39.63
1000 Freestyle
1st - Alexander Eddy – 9:55.10
3rd - Tommy Brunner - 9:57. 44
5th - Zach Zishka – 10:12.73
200 Freestyle
2nd - Jacob Siewers – 1:44.12
3rd - Michael Mitsynskyy – 1:46.13
4th - Seth Blossom – 1:46.35
5th - Max Kruglov – 1:46.98
100 Backstroke
1st - Ethan Pheifer – 51.68
4th - Logan Ayres – 53.46
5th - Chance Buckles – 53.72
6th - Erkan Ozgen – 55.29
7th - Bryan Lower – 58.59
8th - Reece Manning – 58.79
100 Breaststroke
1st - Joey Garberick – 55.75
2nd - Michael Burns – 57.43
4th - Aidan Biddle – 59.06
7th - Noah Berryman – 1:01.31
200 Butterfly
1st - Malcolm Slater – 1:52.57
2nd - Bryce Handshoe – 1:53.76
5th - Reeve Ferber – 1:57.31
6th - Kenny Reed – 1:58.82
50 Freestyle
1st - Owen Chaye – 21.09
3rd - Benjamin Clarkston – 21.69
5th - Mason Young – 22.00
6th - Auston Shafer – 22.30
1 Meter Diving
4th - Porter Brovont – 276.98
6th - Wyatt Blake – 237.08
9th - Isaac Hunter – 181.43
100 Freestyle
1st - Owen Chaye – 46.08
2nd - Ethan Pheifer – 46.77
3rd - Jacob Siewers – 46.83
6th - Mason Young – 47.91
T-8th - Erkan Ozgen – 48.46
T-8th - Seth Blossom – 48.46
200 Backstroke
1st - Logan Ayres – 1:54.68
3rd - Max Kruglov – 1:56.48
4th - Chance Buckles – 1:58.51
6th - Benjamin Clarkston - 1:59.49
200 Breaststroke
1st - Joey Garberick – 2:04.28
3rd - Michael Burns – 2:10.78
5th - Noah Berryman – 2:21.94
500 Freestyle
1st - Malcolm Slater – 4:41.78
2nd - Tommy Brunner – 4:51.10
5th - Alexander Eddy – 4:56.74
100 Butterfly
1st - Bryce Handshoe – 50.63
2nd - Reeve Ferber – 51.98
5th - Kenny Reed – 53.26
6th - Auston Shafer – 53.38
8th - Reece Manning – 56.27
9th - Bryan Lower – 57.13
400 IM
2nd - Malcolm Slater – 4:09.05
4th - Max Kruglov – 4:15.42
5th - Zach Zishka – 4:18.06
6th - Michael Mitsynskyy – 4:25.76
400 Free Relay
1st - Jacob Siewers, Joey Garberick, Ethan Pheifer, Owen Chaye – 3:05.87
3rd - Benjamin Clarkston, Kenny Reed, Auston Shafer, Mason Young – 3:12.85
4th - Seth Blossom, Erkan Ozgen, Chance Buckles, Bryce Handshoe – 3:15.29
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