Men's Swimming & Diving Opens Busy Weekend Friday at Miami

MUNCIE, Ind. - - The Ball State men's swimming & diving program opens the championship portion of its 2023-24 schedule Friday, when it travels to Miami for a 1 p.m. Mid-American Conference showdown at the Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center.

The Cardinals then close the weekend Sunday at Fishers High School when it takes part in the Butler Invite starting at Noon.

Ball State enters the weekend with a 2-0 dual record and has not competed as a squad since the House of Champions Invite held Nov. 16-18. The Cardinals finished the three-day event with 1,108 points, five event wins and one program record.

Last season, Ball State suffered a 168-132 setback to the RedHawks at the Lewellen Aquatic Center on Jan. 21 and placed third of six teams at the Butler Invite on Jan. 29.

IN THE MAC RANKINGS:
In the latest NCAA Division I Top Time Rankings as compiled by CollegeSwimming.com, the Cardinals have 17 student-athletes ranked in scoring position in their respective events heading into Friday's dual at Miami.

Senior breaststroke specialist Joey Garberick is BSU's top-ranked student-athlete, holding the top spot in both the 100 (52.69) and 200 (1:58.67) events.

Men's Swimmers Currently Ranked in the MAC Top 16
50 Freestyle: 3rd - Owen Chaye (20.49) / 11th - Ethan Pheifer (20.63) / 11th - Joey Garberick (20.63)
100 Freestyle: 2nd - Owen Chaye (43.85) / 11th - Jacob Siewers (45.00)
200 Freestyle: 5th - Jacob Siewers (1:38.62) / 12th - Malcolm Slater (1:41.76) / 13th - Owen Chaye (1:40.78)
500 Freestyle: 4th - Malcolm Slater (4:31.09) / 5th - Tommy Brunner (4:32.09) / 15th- Seth Blossom (4:35.83)
1000 Freestyle: 5th - Malcolm Slater (9:34.27) / 13th - Alexander Eddy (9:55.10) / 14th - Tommy Brunner (9:57.08)
1650 Freestyle: 4th - Malcolm Slater (15:48.96) / 11th - Tommy Brunner (16:04.91) / 12th - Alexander Eddy (16:05.16) / 15th - Zach Zishka (16:17.78)
100 Backstroke: 5th - Joey Garberick (49.33) / 6th - Ethan Pheifer (49.58)
200 Backstroke: 10th - Max Kruglov (1:50.51) / 13th - Chance Buckles (1:52.00)
100 Breaststroke: 1st - Joey Garberick (52.69) / 5th - Michael Burns (55.21) / 7th - Aidan Biddle (55.51)
200 Breaststroke: 1st - Joey Garberick (1:58.67) / 5th - Michael Burns (2:01.36) / 13th Aidan Biddle (2:04.99)
100 Butterfly: 6th - Bryce Handshoe (48.19) / 15th - Benjamin Clarkston (50.10)
200 Butterfly: 4th - Bryce Handshoe (1:48.87) / 11th - Michael Mitsynskyy (1:50.85) / 12th - Malcolm Slater (1:50.90) / 13th - Benjamin Clarkston (1:51.28) / 15th - Reeve Ferber (1:51.73)
200 IM: 7th - Michael Burns (1:51.00) / 12th - Max Kruglov (1:52.29) / 15th - Ethan Pheifer (1:52.60)
400 IM: 6th - Malcolm Slater (4:01.07) / 9th - Max Kruglov (4:02.15) / 13th - Zach Zishka (4:05.14) / 14th - Tommy Brunner (4:05.74)
200 Freestyle Relay: 3rd (1:20.36)
400 Freestyle Relay: 3rd (2:58.95)
800 Freestyle Relay: 3rd (6:43.09)
200 Medley Relay: 3rd (1:28.01)
400 Medley Relay: 3rd (3:15.17)

FROM THE DIVING BOARDS:
Sophomore Porter Brovont leads the Cardinals on the 1M boards with a NCAA Zone Diving Qualifying score of 317.70, while senior Isaac Hunter has a team-best 3M score of 313.05.

Ball State Divers Top Results in 2023-24
Porter Brovont (So.) - 317.70* on 1M / 296.78 on 3M
Isaac Hunter (Sr.) - 292.95 on 1M / 313.05 on 3M
Wyatt Blake (5th Sr.) - 261.68 on 1M / 292.20 on 3M
* = NCAA Zone Diving Qualifying Score

MAC AWARD WINNERS:
Ball State has already claimed three Mid-American Conference weekly award this season with senior Joey Garberick earning two MAC Swimmer of the Week honors and fifty-year senior Owen Chaye claiming the other.

Award Winners:
10/18/2023 - Joey Garberick MAC Swimmer of the Week
10/25/2023 - Owen Chaye MAC Swimmer of the Week
11/22/2023 - Joey Garberick MAC Swimmer of the Week

EVENT WINNERS:
As a squad, the Cardinals have chalked up 25 individual event wins and five relay victories so far this season. Fifth-year senior Owen Chaye leads the group with eight individual victories and has swam on all five winning relay victories.

2023-24 Men's Individual Event Winners (25 Total)
8 - Owen Chaye (5th Sr.)
   Oct. 14 at UIC - 50 Freestyle (21.09) / 100 Freestyle (46.08)
   Oct. 21 at Dan Ross Indiana Intercollegiate - 50 Freestyle (20.49) / 100 Freestyle (45.54)
   Nov. 3 vs. IUPUI - 50 Freestyle (20.80) / 100 Freestyle (45.79)
   Nov. 16 at House of Champions - 50 Freestyle (20.03)
   Nov. 18 at House of Champions - 100 Freestyle (43.85)

5 - Malcolm Slater (Fr.)
   Oct. 14 at UIC - 200 Butterfly (1:52.57) / 500 Freestyle (4:41.78)
   Nov. 3 vs. IUPUI - 200 Butterfly (1:53.34) / 500 Freestyle (4:38.56) / 400 IM (4:08.19)

5 - Joey Garberick (Sr.)
   Oct. 14 at UIC - 100 Breaststroke (55.75) / 200 Breaststroke (2:04.28)
   Nov. 3 vs. IUPUI - 100 Breaststroke (55.61)
   Nov. 17 at House of Champions - 100 Breaststroke (52.86)
   Dec. 1 at Minnesota Invite - 100 Breaststroke (52.69)

2 - Bryce Handshoe (5th Sr.)
   Oct. 14 at UIC - 100 Butterfly (50.63)
   Nov. 3 vs. IUPUI - 100 Butterfly (50.39)

2 - Ethan Pheifer (Jr.)
   Oct. 14 at UIC - 100 Backstroke (51.68)
   Nov. 3 vs. IUPUI - 100 Backstroke (51.89)

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 - Jacob Siewers (So.)
Nov. 17 at House of Champions - 200 Freestyle (1:38.71)

2023-24 Men's Relay Event Winners (5 Total)
2 - 200 Medley Relay
   Oct. 14 at UIC - Ethan Pheifer, Joey Garberick, Bryce Handshoe, Owen Chaye - 1:31.68
   Nov. 3 vs. IUPUI - Ethan Pheifer, Joey Garberick, Bryce Handshoe, Owen Chaye - 1:31.46

3 - 400 Freestyle Relay
   Oct. 14 at UIC - Jacob Siewers, Joey Garberick, Ethan Pheifer, Owen Chaye - 3:05.87
   Nov. 3 vs. IUPUI - Jacob Siewers, Ethan Pheifer, Joey Garberick, Owen Chaye - 3:05.69
   Nov. 18 at House of Champions - Owen Chaye, Jacob Siewers, Joey Garberick, Ethan Pheifer - 2:58.95

Men's Swimming & Diving Opens Busy Weekend Friday at Miami

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Players Mentioned

Logan Ayres

Aidan Biddle

Seth Blossom

Porter Brovont

Tommy Brunner

Chance Buckles

Michael Burns

Owen Chaye

Benjamin Clarkston

Alexander Eddy

Reeve Ferber

Joey Garberick

Bryce Handshoe

Isaac Hunter

Max Kruglov

Michael Mitsynskyy

Ethan Pheifer

Jacob Siewers

Malcolm Slater

Zach Zishka