Women's S&D Set For Saturday Meet at Buffalo

Saturday, October 28

Buffalo, NY

11 a.m.

Ball State University

Buffalo

October 27, 2023 | Women's Swimming and Diving

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MUNCIE, Ind. - - The Ball State women's swimming & diving team returns to action Saturday with its first dual meet of the 2023-24 season when it travels to Mid-American Conference rival Buffalo for an 11 a.m. swim at Alumni Arena Natatorium & Dorsi Raynolds Pool.

The Cardinals and Bulls last meet in dual action during the 2021-22 season, with Buffalo earning a narrow 158-141 victory at the Lewellen Aquatic Center. Ball State won four of the final five swimming events, and six total events on the day, to give Buffalo its toughest league dual of the season.

Returning individual Ball State event winners from the meet included senior Marcella Ribeiro (400 free & 800 free), senior Laura Wright (150 breaststroke) and senior Sophia Kuehn (200 IM).

SATURDAY'S EVENT LINEUP:
200 Medley Relay, 1000 Freestyle, 200 Freestyle, 100 Backstroke, 100 Breaststroke, 200 Butterfly, 50 Freestyle, 1M Diving, 100 Freestyle, 200 Backstroke, 200 Breaststroke, 500 Freestyle, 100 Butterfly, 3M Diving, 200 Individual Medley, 400 Freestyle Relay

Fans unable to attend Saturday's meet can watch the action live on YouTube courtesy of Buffalo athletics: WATCH LIVE

IN THE MAC RANKINGS:
In the latest NCAA Division I Top Time Rankings as compiled by CollegeSwimming.com, the Cardinals have nine student-athletes ranked in scoring position in their respective events after the Dan Ross Indiana Intercollegiate (Oct. 21).

Leading the way is sophomore Payton Kelly who is first in the Mid-American Conference in the 50 freestyle with her relay split of 22.64 and is fourth in the 100 freestyle at 50.82.

Women's Swimmers Currently Ranked in the MAC Top 16
50 Freestyle: 1st - Payton Kelly (22.64 - relay split)
100 Freestyle: 4th - Payton Kelly (50.82)
200 Freestyle: 11th - Marcella Ribeiro (1:53.44) / 13th - Kiran Stauffer (1:54.08)
500 Freestyle: 8th - Marcella Ribeiro (5:03.27) / 11th - Kiran Stauffer (5:05.27)
100 Backstroke: 13th - Lilia Newkirk (57.17) / 14th - Hannah Jones (57.30)
100 Breaststroke: 6th - Laura Wright (1:04.07)
100 Butterfly: 11th - Alexa Von Holtz (56.87)
100 IM: 2nd - Lilia Newkirk (1:00.95) / 5th - Sophia Kuehn (1:01.73) / 6th - Laura Wright (1:02.27) / 9th - Julia Ofman (1:03.94)
200 Freestyle Relay: 3rd (1:33.41)
200 Medley Relay: 8th (1:46.21)

FROM THE DIVING BOARDS:
One meet into the season and senior transfer Grace Walker leads the Cardinals on diving boards with a 1M score of 235.10 and a 3M score of 246.50.

Ball State Divers Top Results in 2023-24
Grace Walker (Sr.) - 235.10 on 1M / 246.50 on 3M
Leelah Fettig (Fr.) - 224.85 on 1M / 198.90 on 3M
Ella Penny (Fr.) - 208.20 on 1M
Hannah Justice (So.) - 189.65 on 1M
Ava Pavich (Fr.) - 170.35 on 1M

MAC AWARD WINNERS:
One week in and Ball State has already claimed one Mid-American Conference weekly award with sophomore Payton Kelly earning MAC Swimmer of the Week honors after winning both 50 and 100 freestyle events at the Dan Ross Indiana Intercollegiate

Award Winners:
10/25/2023 - Payton Kelly MAC Swimmer of the Week

EVENT WINNERS:
As a squad, the Cardinals have chalked up three individual event wins so far this season, with two from sophomore Payton Kelly and one from senior Laura Wright.

2023-24 Women's Individual Event Winners (3 Total)
2 - Payton Kelly (So.)
Oct. 21 at Dan Ross Indiana Intercollegiate - 50 Freestyle (23.12) / 100 Freestyle (50.82)

1 - Laura Wright (Sr.)
Oct. 21 at Dan Ross Indiana Intercollegiate - 100 Breaststroke (1:04.07)