Women's Swimming & Diving Back Home Saturday Versus Toledo

Saturday, January 20

Muncie, IN

2 p.m.

Ball State University

Toledo

Women's Swimming & Diving Back Home Saturday Versus Toledo

January 19, 2024 | Women's Swimming and Diving

MUNCIE, Ind. - - The Ball State women's swimming & diving program opens the championship portion of its 2023-24 season Saturday, when it hosts Toledo in a 2 p.m. dual at the Lewellen Aquatic Center.

In the first of three regular season meets remaining for the entire squad before the MAC Championships (Feb. 28-March 2), the Cardinals will look to remain undefeated both in league action and at home.

Ball State owns a 3-0 dual record, including a 2-0 mark against league foes, and is a perfect 2-0 at home. The Cardinals also won the 13-team IUPUI House of Champions Invite (Nov. 16-18) and placed second among 10 teams at the Indiana Intercollegiates (Oct. 21) falling behind only host Purdue.

Toledo enters the meet with a 3-1 dual record, including a 1-1 mark in league play.

Saturday's swim at Lewellen, the first meet for the entire squad since the HOC Invite, will feature the following events: 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 IM, 400 Freestyle Relay

Live Results for the meet will be available on Meet Mobile

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 heading into the House of Champions invitational.

Leading the way are sophomore Payton Kelly who is first in the Mid-American Conference in the 50 freestyle with her program record time of 22.32 and freshman Kayla Newman who is first in the league in the 1000 freestyle at 10:10.05.

Women's Swimmers Currently Ranked in the MAC Top 16
50 Freestyle: 1st - Payton Kelly (22.32)
100 Freestyle: 3rd - Payton Kelly (49.12)
200 Freestyle: 5th - Payton Kelly (1:48.24) / 15th - Kiran Stauffer (1:50.49)
500 Freestyle: 10th - 5th - Kiran Stauffer (4:54.01) / 7th - Kayla Newman (4:55.50)
1000 Freestyle: 1st - Kayla Newman (10:10.05)/ 6th - Callie Tuma (10:20.47) / 13th - Marcella Ribeiro (10:23.99)
1650 Freestyle: 2nd- Kayla Newman (15:50.07) / 6th- Callie Tuma (17:03.19)
100 Backstroke: 7th - Hannah Jones (54.82) / 9th - Payton Kelly (54.91)
200 Backstroke: 10th - Lilia Newkirk (2:00.15)
100 Breaststroke: 3rd - Laura Wright (1:01.66)
200 Breaststroke: 6th - Laura Wright (2:15.47)
200 Butterfly: 4th - Alexa Von Holtz (2:00.06)
200 IM: 5th - Alexa Von Holtz (2:00.85)
400 IM: 7th - Alexa Von Holtz (4:21.75)
200 Freestyle Relay: 5th (1:33.08)
400 Freestyle Relay: 5th (3:23.14)
800 Freestyle Relay: 3rd (7:26.09)
200 Medley Relay: 5th (1:41.65)
400 Medley Relay: 5th (3:42.56)

FROM THE DIVING BOARDS:
Heading into the championship portion of the season, senior transfer Grace Walker leads the Cardinals on both diving boards with a 1M score of 286.28 and a 3M score of 286.20, both of which are NCAA Zone Diving qualifying marks.

Ball State Divers Top Results in 2023-24
Grace Walker (Sr.) - 286.28* on 1M / 286.20* on 3M
Leelah Fettig (Fr.) - 227.40 on 1M / 215.55 on 3M
Ella Penny (Fr.) - 217.73 on 1M / 185.18 on 3M
Ava Pavich (Fr.) - 197.78 on 1M
Hannah Justice (So.) - 189.65 on 1M
* = NCAA Zone Diving Qualifying Score

MAC AWARD WINNERS:
Ball State has already claimed a pair of Mid-American Conference weekly awards this season, with sophomore freestyle sprint specialist Payton Kelly earning MAC Swimmer of the Week honors twice.

Award Winners:
10/25/2023 - Payton Kelly MAC Swimmer of the Week
11/8/2023 - Payton Kelly MAC Swimmer of the Week

EVENT WINNERS:
As a squad, the Cardinals have chalked up 38 individual event wins and nine relay victories so far this season. Freshman Alexa Von Holtz leads the way with 11 individual event wins, while sophomore Payton Kelly is right behind with 10. Kelly has also had a hand in eight of the relay wins, while Von Holtz has swam on three.

2023-24 Women's Individual Event Winners (38 Total)
11 - Alexa Von Holtz (Fr.)
   Oct. 28 at Buffalo - 100 Butterfly (56.42) / 200 Butterfly (2:02.98) / 200 IM (2:07.44)
   Nov. 3 vs. IUPUI - 200 Butterfly (2:05.42) / 400 IM (4:34.37)
   Nov. 4 vs. Eastern Michigan - 200 Butterfly (2:04.37) / 100 Butterfly (56.92) / 200 IM (2:07.15)
   Nov. 16 at House of Champions – 200 IM (2:00.85)
   Nov. 17 at House of Champions - 400 IM (4:21.75)
Nov. 18 at House of Champions - 200 Butterfly (2:00.06)

10 - Payton Kelly (So.)
   Oct. 21 at Dan Ross Indiana Intercollegiate - 50 Freestyle (23.12) / 100 Freestyle (50.82)
   Oct. 28 at Buffalo - 50 Freestyle (23.05) / 100 Freestyle (50.58)
   Nov. 3 vs. IUPUI - 200 Freestyle (1:52.14) / 100 Freestyle (50.97)
   Nov. 4 vs. Eastern Michigan - 50 Freestyle (23.16) / 100 Freestyle (50.83)
   Nov. 16 at House of Champions - 50 Freestyle (22.32) (program record)
   Nov. 18 at House of Champions - 100 Freestyle (49.12) (program record)

7 - Laura Wright (Sr.)
   Oct. 21 at Dan Ross Indiana Intercollegiate - 100 Breaststroke (1:04.07)
   Oct. 28 at Buffalo - 100 Breaststroke (56.88) / 200 Breaststroke (2:19.98)
   Nov. 3 vs. IUPUI - 100 Breaststroke (1:04.57) / 200 Breaststroke (2:20.60)
   Nov. 4 vs. Eastern Michigan - 100 Breaststroke (1:05.06) / 200 Breaststroke (2:21.33)

3 - Kayla Newman (Fr.)
   Oct. 28 at Buffalo - 500 Freestyle (5:04.58) / 1000 Freestyle (10:20.96)
   Nov. 4 vs. Eastern Michigan - 1000 Freestyle (10:24.44)

2 - Lilia Newkirk (Jr.)
   Nov. 3 vs. IUPUI - 100 Backstroke (57.58) / 200 Backstroke (2:06.02)

2 - Marcella Ribeiro (Sr)
   Nov. 4 vs. Eastern Michigan - 200 Freestyle (1:54.22) / 500 Freestyle (5:05.86)

2 - Grace Walker (Sr.)
   Nov. 3 vs. IUPUI - 3M Diving (275.25) / 1M Diving (286.28)

1 - Hannah Jones (Jr.)
   Nov. 3 vs. IUPUI - 50 Freestyle (24.89)

2023-24 Women's Relay Event Winners (9 Total)
3 - 200 Medley Relay
   Oct. 28 at Buffalo - Lilia Newkirk, Laura Wright, Hannah Jones, Payton Kelly (1:44.60)
   Nov. 3 vs. IUPUI - Hannah Jones, Laura Wright, Eliza Bader, Payton Kelly (1:45.10)
   Nov 17 at House of Champions- Lilia Newkirk, Laura Wright, Hannah Jones, Payton Kelly (1:41:65)

3 - 400 Medley Relay
   Oct. 28 at Buffalo - Marcella Ribeiro, Kiran Stauffer, Haley Sakbun, Payton Kelly (3:26.82)
   Nov. 4 vs. Eastern Michigan - Lilia Newkirk, Laura Wright, Alexa Von Holtz, Payton Kelly (3:49.52)
   Nov. 16 at House of Champions - Hannah Jones, Laura Wright, Alexa Von Holt, Payton Kelly (3:42.56)

1 - 200 Freestyle Relay
   Nov. 4 vs. Eastern Michigan - Natalie Marshall, Kiran Stauffer, Hannah Jones, Payton Kelly (1:35.89)

1- 400 Freestyle Relay
   Nov. 18 at House of Champions - Kiran Stouffer, Haley Sakbun, Hannah Jones, Payton Kelly (3:23.14)

1- 800 Freestyle Relay
   Nov. 17 at House of Champions - Kiran Stouffer, Haley Sakbun, Alexa Von Holtz, Kayla Newman (7:26.09)