Next Up For Men's S&D; Dan Ross Indiana Intercollegiate On Saturday

MUNCIE, Ind. - - After a successful opening weekend which saw the Ball State men's swimming & diving program earn a 187-113 victory at UIC, the Cardinals will look to build momentum Saturday when it travels to the Boilermaker Aquatic Center for the Dan Ross Indiana Intercollegiate hosted by Purdue.

In addition to the Cardinals and host Boilermakers, the 10-team men's field features Anderson, Bethel, Franklin, Indiana Wesleyan, IUPUI, Rose-Hulman, Southern Indiana and Wabash. Action in the meet begins at Noon.

Last season, the Ball State men's squad placed third among eight teams at the event, with Joey Garberick taking home the team's lone event win in the 100 IM.

SATURDAY'S EVENT LINEUP:
200 Medley Relay, 200 Freestyle, 50 Freestyle, 100 Individual Medley, 100 Freestyle, 100 Backstroke, 500 Freestyle, 100 Breaststroke, 200 Freestyle Relay, 1M Diving and 3M Diving

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IN THE MAC RANKINGS:
In the latest NCAA Division I Top Time Rankings as compiled by CollegeSwimming.com, the Cardinals have 15 student-athletes ranked in scoring position in their respective events after the win at UIC (Oct. 14).

Three-time defending MAC 100 breaststroke champion Joey Garberick is Ball State's top-ranked swimmer, holding the top spot in the 200 breaststroke (2:04.28) and the third spot in the 100 breaststroke (55.75).

Men's Swimmers Currently Ranked in the MAC Top 16
50 Freestyle: 8th - Owen Chaye (21.09)
100 Freestyle: 8th - Owen Chaye (46.08) / 11th - Jacob Siewers (46.42) / 14th – Ethan Pheifer (46.77)
200 Freestyle: 11th - Jacob Siewers (1:44.12)
500 Freestyle: 3rd - Malcolm Slater (4:41.78) / 12th - Tommy Brunner (4:51.10)
1000 Freestyle: 6th - Alexander Eddy (9:55.10) / 10th - Tommy Brunner (9:57.44)
100 Backstroke: 7th - Ethan Pheifer (51.68)
200 Backstroke: 8th - Logan Ayres (1:54.68) / 13th - Max Kruglov (1:56.48)
100 Breaststroke: 3rd - Joey Garberick (55.75) / 9th - Michael Burns (57.43) / 13th - Aidan Biddle (59.06)
200 Breaststroke: 1st - Joey Garberick (2:04.28) / 14th - Michael Burns (2:10.78)
100 Butterfly: 7th - Bryce Handshoe (50.63) / 14th - Reeve Ferber (51.98)
200 Butterfly: 4th - Malcolm Slater (1:52.57) / 8th - Bryce Handshoe (1:53.76) / 15th - Reeve Ferber (1:57.31)
400 IM: 6th - Malcolm Slater (4:09.05) / 13th - Max Kruglov (4:15.42) / 14th - Zach Zishka (4:17.00)
400 Freestyle Relay: 4th (3:05.87)
200 Medley Relay: 4th (1:31.68)

FROM THE DIVING BOARDS:
Sophomore Porter Brovont leads the Cardinals on both diving boards after the opening meet of the season with a 1M score of 276.98 and a 3M score of 275.25.

Ball State Divers Top Results in 2023-24
Porter Brovont (So.) - 276.98 on 1M / 275.25 on 3M
Wyatt Blake (5th Sr.) - 237.08 on 1M / 236.78 on 3M
Isaac Hunter (Sr.) - 181.43 on 1M / 249.15 on 3M

MAC AWARD WINNERS:
One week in and Ball State has already claimed one Mid-American Conference weekly award with senior Joey Garberick earning the first 2023-24 MAC Swimmer of the Week honor after winning both the 100 and 200 breaststroke events in the team's 187-113 victory at UIC (Oct. 14).

Award Winners:
10/18/2023 – Joey Garberick MAC Swimmer of the Week

EVENT WINNERS:
As a squad, the Cardinals have chalked up 10 individual event wins and two relay victories so far this season. Ball State has three student-athletes tied for the team lead with two event wins each, while four others have one event victory.

2023-24 Men's Individual Event Winners (10 Total)
2 - Owen Chaye (5th Sr.)
   Oct. 14 at UIC - 50 Freestyle (21.09) / 100 Freestyle (46.08)

2 - Joey Garberick (Sr.)
   Oct. 14 at UIC - 100 Breaststroke (55.75) / 200 Breaststroke (2:04.28)

2 - Malcolm Slater (Fr.)
   Oct. 14 at UIC - 200 Butterfly (1:52.57) / 500 Freestyle (4:41.78)

1 - Logan Ayres (So.)
   Oct. 14 at UIC - 200 Backstroke (1:54.68)

1 - Alexander Eddy (Jr.)
   Oct. 14 at UIC - 1000 Freestyle (9:55.10)

1 - Bryce Handshoe (5th Sr.)
   Oct. 14 at UIC - 100 Butterfly (50.63)

1 - Ethan Pheifer (Jr.)
   Oct. 14 at UIC - 100 Backstroke (51.68)

2023-24 Men's Relay Event Winners (2 Total)
1 - 200 Medley Relay
   Oct. 14 at UIC - Ethan Pheifer, Joey Garberick, Bryce Handshoe, Owen Chaye - 1:31.68

1 - 400 Freestyle Relay
   Oct. 14 at UIC - Jacob Siewers, Joey Garberick, Ethan Pheifer, Owen Chaye - 3:05.87

Next Up For Men's S&D; Dan Ross Indiana Intercollegiate On Saturday

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Players Mentioned

Logan Ayres

Aidan Biddle

Porter Brovont

Tommy Brunner

Michael Burns

Owen Chaye

Alexander Eddy

Reeve Ferber

Joey Garberick

Bryce Handshoe

Max Kruglov

Ethan Pheifer

Jacob Siewers

Malcolm Slater

Zach Zishka