Sunday, January 28
Fishers, IN
12 p.m.
Ball State University
at
Butler Invite
Men’s Swimming Takes Top Spot at Sunday’s Butler Invite
January 28, 2024 | Men's Swimming and Diving
FISHERS, Ind. - - The Ball State men's swimming program closed a busy week by earning three event wins and 18 top five finishes to take home the Butler Invitational title Sunday afternoon at Fishers High School.
The Cardinals won the six-team event with a score of 1205.5, exactly 100 points better than second place UIndy (1105.5).
Once again, BSU was led by a solid performance from senior Joey Garberick who swept the breaststroke events for the second time in three days, this time clocking in at 53.71 in the 100 and 2:01.79 in the 200. He also swam the second leg for the second place 400 medley relay (3:18.53) to open the meet, and leadoff for the second place 200 freestyle relay (1:22.33) to end the day.
Ball State also received a dominating performance in the day's longest event, sweeping the top three spot in the 1650 freestyle. Freshman Seth Blossom won the event with the fifth-fastest time in program history, at 15:58.40, just out-touching classmate Tommy Brunner who placed second in 15:58.51.
Junior Alexander Eddy closed out the 1-2-3 finish in the 1650 freestyle with a time of 16:27.30.
The Cardinals also received a second-place finish from junior Michael Mitsynskyy in the 200 freestyle (1:42.70).
Senior Owen Chaye nabbed third place finishes in both the 50 (20.84) and 100 (46.51) freestyle events, while junior Max Kruglov placed third in the 100 backstroke (52.06), sophomore Benjamin Clarkston placed third in the 200 butterfly (1:56.34) and sophomore Logan Ayres placed third in the 200 backstroke (1:56.53).
The Ball State men's swimming & diving team returns to action Saturday (Feb. 3) when it travels to Bellarmine for a 1 p.m. dual.
Team Results
1st - Ball State - 1205.5
2nd - UIndy - 1105.5
3rd - Xavier - 857
4th - Lewis - 792
5th - Valparaiso - 659
6th - Eastern Illinois - 470
Ball State Individual Results at Miami
400 Medley Relay | Program Record - 3:12.42 by Pheifer, Garberick, Handshoe, Chaye in 2023
2nd - Ethan Pheifer, Joey Garberick, Bryce Handshoe, Owen Chaye - 3:18.53
6th - Ball State "B" - 3:28.46
7th - Ball State "C" - 3:28.50
11th - Ball State "D" - 3:32.15
1650 Freestyle | Program Record - 15:33.58 by Magnus Ohlsson in 1995
1st - Seth Blossom - 15:58.40 (5th in program history)
2nd - Tommy Brunner - 15:58.51 (6th in program history)
3rd - Alexander Eddy - 16:27.30
200 Freestyle | Program Record - 1:38.62 by Jacob Siewers in 2023
2nd - Michael Mitsynskyy - 1:42.70
10th - Alexander Eddy - 1:45.00
15th - Tommy Brunner - 1:46.49
21st - Auston Shafer - 1:48.19
100 Backstroke | Program Record - 48.32 by Jared Holder in 2021
3rd - Max Kruglov - 52.06
4th - Ethan Pheifer - 52.68
5th - Logan Ayres - 52.79
T-7th - Reece Manning - 53.25
10th - Chance Buckles - 53.88
13th - Michael Burns - 54.31
14th - Erkan Ozgen - 55.24
18th - Bryan Lower - 56.89
100 Breaststroke | Program Record - 52.17 by Joey Garberick in 2023
1st - Joey Garberick - 53.71
6th - Aidan Biddle - 58.20
7th - Noah Berryman - 59.42
9th - Reeve Ferber - 59.58
200 Butterfly | Program Record - 1:47.75 by Bryce Handshoe in 2023
3rd - Benjamin Clarkston - 1:56.34
6th - Kenny Reed - 1:58.53
10th - Zach Zishka - 2:04.27
50 Freestyle | Program Record - 19.89 by Owen Chaye in 2023
3rd - Owen Chaye - 20.84
8th - Ethan Pheifer - 21.34
10th - Jacob Siewers - 21.52
11th - Bryce Handshoe - 21.56
16th - Mason Young - 21.95
23rd - Chance Buckles - 22.35
100 Freestyle | Program Record - 43.58 by Owen Chaye in 2023
3rd - Owen Chaye - 46.51
5th - Jacob Siewers - 47.28
8th - Benjamin Clarkston - 47.58
15th - Mason Young - 48.43
18th - Auston Shafer - 48.98
200 Backstroke | Program Record - 1:48.22 by Logan Ackley in 2020
3rd - Logan Ayres - 1:56.53
6th - Chance Buckles - 1:58.84
8th - Tommy Brunner - 2:00.21
12th - Seth Blossom - 2:04.31
200 Breaststroke | Program Record - 1:56.98 by Joe Morris in 2015
1st - Joey Garberick - 2:01.79
5th - Aidan Biddle - 2:12.09
11th - Noah Berryman - 2:16.41
500 Freestyle | Program Record - 4:29.26 by Magnus Ohlsson in 1995
7th - Reeve Ferber - 4:40.35
8th - Michael Mitsynskyy - 4:42.18
12th - Max Kruglov - 4:49.42
13th - Alexander Eddy - 4:49.57
15th - Zach Zishka - 4:54.13
100 Butterfly | Program Record - 47.93 by Bryce Handshoe in 2023
6th - Bryce Handshoe - 50.17
11th - Michael Burns - 52.32
13th - Kenny Reed - 52.50
14th - Mason Young - 52.68
18th - Reece Manning - 53.71
26th - Bryan Lower - 55.14
200 IM | Program Record - 1:49.31 by Joe Morris in 2015
4th - Max Kruglov - 1:55.33
6th - Michael Burns - 1:56.83
7th - Ethan Pheifer - 1:56.89
11th - Zach Zishka - 1:58.74
21st - Aidan Biddle - 2:02.32
35th - Noah Berryman - 2:09.62
200 Freestyle Relay | Program Record - 1:19.35 by Chaye, Garberick, Siewers, Wolfred in 2023
2nd - Joey Garberick, Jacob Siewers, Benjamin Clarkston, Owen Chaye - 1:22.33
6th - Bryce Handshoe, Erkan Ozgen, Michael Mitsynskyy, Mason Young - 1:26.14
11th - Auston Shafer, N/A, Chance Buckles, Kenny Reed - 1:27.60
The Cardinals won the six-team event with a score of 1205.5, exactly 100 points better than second place UIndy (1105.5).
Once again, BSU was led by a solid performance from senior Joey Garberick who swept the breaststroke events for the second time in three days, this time clocking in at 53.71 in the 100 and 2:01.79 in the 200. He also swam the second leg for the second place 400 medley relay (3:18.53) to open the meet, and leadoff for the second place 200 freestyle relay (1:22.33) to end the day.
Ball State also received a dominating performance in the day's longest event, sweeping the top three spot in the 1650 freestyle. Freshman Seth Blossom won the event with the fifth-fastest time in program history, at 15:58.40, just out-touching classmate Tommy Brunner who placed second in 15:58.51.
Junior Alexander Eddy closed out the 1-2-3 finish in the 1650 freestyle with a time of 16:27.30.
The Cardinals also received a second-place finish from junior Michael Mitsynskyy in the 200 freestyle (1:42.70).
Senior Owen Chaye nabbed third place finishes in both the 50 (20.84) and 100 (46.51) freestyle events, while junior Max Kruglov placed third in the 100 backstroke (52.06), sophomore Benjamin Clarkston placed third in the 200 butterfly (1:56.34) and sophomore Logan Ayres placed third in the 200 backstroke (1:56.53).
The Ball State men's swimming & diving team returns to action Saturday (Feb. 3) when it travels to Bellarmine for a 1 p.m. dual.
Team Results
1st - Ball State - 1205.5
2nd - UIndy - 1105.5
3rd - Xavier - 857
4th - Lewis - 792
5th - Valparaiso - 659
6th - Eastern Illinois - 470
Ball State Individual Results at Miami
400 Medley Relay | Program Record - 3:12.42 by Pheifer, Garberick, Handshoe, Chaye in 2023
2nd - Ethan Pheifer, Joey Garberick, Bryce Handshoe, Owen Chaye - 3:18.53
6th - Ball State "B" - 3:28.46
7th - Ball State "C" - 3:28.50
11th - Ball State "D" - 3:32.15
1650 Freestyle | Program Record - 15:33.58 by Magnus Ohlsson in 1995
1st - Seth Blossom - 15:58.40 (5th in program history)
2nd - Tommy Brunner - 15:58.51 (6th in program history)
3rd - Alexander Eddy - 16:27.30
200 Freestyle | Program Record - 1:38.62 by Jacob Siewers in 2023
2nd - Michael Mitsynskyy - 1:42.70
10th - Alexander Eddy - 1:45.00
15th - Tommy Brunner - 1:46.49
21st - Auston Shafer - 1:48.19
100 Backstroke | Program Record - 48.32 by Jared Holder in 2021
3rd - Max Kruglov - 52.06
4th - Ethan Pheifer - 52.68
5th - Logan Ayres - 52.79
T-7th - Reece Manning - 53.25
10th - Chance Buckles - 53.88
13th - Michael Burns - 54.31
14th - Erkan Ozgen - 55.24
18th - Bryan Lower - 56.89
100 Breaststroke | Program Record - 52.17 by Joey Garberick in 2023
1st - Joey Garberick - 53.71
6th - Aidan Biddle - 58.20
7th - Noah Berryman - 59.42
9th - Reeve Ferber - 59.58
200 Butterfly | Program Record - 1:47.75 by Bryce Handshoe in 2023
3rd - Benjamin Clarkston - 1:56.34
6th - Kenny Reed - 1:58.53
10th - Zach Zishka - 2:04.27
50 Freestyle | Program Record - 19.89 by Owen Chaye in 2023
3rd - Owen Chaye - 20.84
8th - Ethan Pheifer - 21.34
10th - Jacob Siewers - 21.52
11th - Bryce Handshoe - 21.56
16th - Mason Young - 21.95
23rd - Chance Buckles - 22.35
100 Freestyle | Program Record - 43.58 by Owen Chaye in 2023
3rd - Owen Chaye - 46.51
5th - Jacob Siewers - 47.28
8th - Benjamin Clarkston - 47.58
15th - Mason Young - 48.43
18th - Auston Shafer - 48.98
200 Backstroke | Program Record - 1:48.22 by Logan Ackley in 2020
3rd - Logan Ayres - 1:56.53
6th - Chance Buckles - 1:58.84
8th - Tommy Brunner - 2:00.21
12th - Seth Blossom - 2:04.31
200 Breaststroke | Program Record - 1:56.98 by Joe Morris in 2015
1st - Joey Garberick - 2:01.79
5th - Aidan Biddle - 2:12.09
11th - Noah Berryman - 2:16.41
500 Freestyle | Program Record - 4:29.26 by Magnus Ohlsson in 1995
7th - Reeve Ferber - 4:40.35
8th - Michael Mitsynskyy - 4:42.18
12th - Max Kruglov - 4:49.42
13th - Alexander Eddy - 4:49.57
15th - Zach Zishka - 4:54.13
100 Butterfly | Program Record - 47.93 by Bryce Handshoe in 2023
6th - Bryce Handshoe - 50.17
11th - Michael Burns - 52.32
13th - Kenny Reed - 52.50
14th - Mason Young - 52.68
18th - Reece Manning - 53.71
26th - Bryan Lower - 55.14
200 IM | Program Record - 1:49.31 by Joe Morris in 2015
4th - Max Kruglov - 1:55.33
6th - Michael Burns - 1:56.83
7th - Ethan Pheifer - 1:56.89
11th - Zach Zishka - 1:58.74
21st - Aidan Biddle - 2:02.32
35th - Noah Berryman - 2:09.62
200 Freestyle Relay | Program Record - 1:19.35 by Chaye, Garberick, Siewers, Wolfred in 2023
2nd - Joey Garberick, Jacob Siewers, Benjamin Clarkston, Owen Chaye - 1:22.33
6th - Bryce Handshoe, Erkan Ozgen, Michael Mitsynskyy, Mason Young - 1:26.14
11th - Auston Shafer, N/A, Chance Buckles, Kenny Reed - 1:27.60
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