Men’s Swimming Travels to Bellarmine for Saturday Dual

MUNCIE, Ind. - - The Ball State men's swimming program hits the road once more Saturday afternoon as it heads to Louisville, Kentucky, to battle Bellarmine. The contest is scheduled to begin in the Mary T. Meagher Aquatic Center at 1 p.m.

Since the 2020-21 season, the Cardinals have bested the Knights in each of their last four dual meetings. Ball State has come out on top by an average margin of 53.25 points during the four-season span, with the largest victory being a 165-96 win on Jan. 16, 2021.

When these two teams met last season, the Cardinals won eight of the 11 events, highlighted by Benjamin Clarkston's individual wins in both the 50 (21.20) and 100 (57.98) freestyles. Clarkston was also the anchor for the first-place 200 medley team (1:33.37) alongside Ethan Pheifer, Aidan Biddle and Michael Burns.

Fans can follow the action in Saturday's meet via Meet Mobile.

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

Men's Swimmers Currently Ranked in the MVC Top 16
50 Freestyle: N/A
100 Freestyle: N/A
200 Freestyle: 15th - Malcolm Slater (1:41.42)
500 Freestyle: 5th - Malcolm Slater (4:36.99)
1000 Freestyle: 7th - Malcolm Slater (9:38.82) / 11th – Tommy Brunner (9:44.94) / 15th Alexander Eddy (9:55.22)
1650 Freestyle: N/A
100 Backstroke: N/A
200 Backstroke: N/A
100 Breaststroke: N/A
200 Breaststroke: N/A
100 Butterfly: N/A
200 Butterfly: 16th – Michael Mitsynskyy (1:56.14)
200 IM: N/A
400 IM: 15th – Tommy Brunner (4:15.75)
200 Freestyle Relay: 6th - Ball State (1:24.96)
400 Freestyle Relay: 6th - Ball State (3:06.24)
800 Freestyle Relay: N/A
200 Medley Relay: 6th - Ball State (1:32.85)
400 Medley Relay: 6th - Ball State (3:27.76)

FROM THE DIVING BOARDS:
Junior Porter Brovont currently leads the Cardinals on both the 1M (293.03) and 3M (297.08) boards.

Ball State Divers Top Results in 2024-25
Porter Brovont (Jr.) – 293.03 on 1M / 297.08 on 3M
Mitchell Mauck (Fr.) – 239.63 on 1M / 233.93 on 3M
NCAA Zone Diving Qualifying Marks: 300 on 1M / 320 on 3M

MVC AWARD WINNERS:
So far this season, the Cardinals have already claimed three Missouri Valley Conference weekly award with freshman AJ Friend being named the MVC Men's Freshman of the Week twice and junior Porter Brovont earning MVC Diver of the Week honors once.

Swimming Award Winners:
10/16/2024 - AJ Friend MVC Freshman of the Week
10/23/2024 - AJ Friend MVC Freshman of the Week

Diving Award Winners:
10/23/2024 - Porter Brovont MVC Diver of the Week

EVENT WINNERS:
As a squad, the Cardinals have chalked up 11 individual event wins and one relay victory so far this season.

2024-25 Men's Individual Event Winners (11)
4 - Malcolm Slater (So.)
      Oct. 12 vs. UIC: 200 Freestyle (1:41.42) / 500 Freestyle (4:41.59)
      Oct. 18 at Miami: 500 Freestyle (4:36.99) / 1000 Freestyle (9:38.82)

3 - AJ Friend (Fr.)
      Oct. 12 vs. UIC: 50 Freestyle (21.43) / 100 Butterfly (51.38)
      Oct. 18 at Miami: 50 Freestyle (21.33)

2 – Porter Brovont (Jr.)
      Oct. 18 at Miami: 1M Diving (267.75) / 3M Diving (285.95)

1 - Jacob Siewers (Jr.)
      Oct. 12 vs. UIC: 100 Freestyle (46.84)

1 - Ethan Pheifer (Sr.)
      Oct. 12 vs. UIC: 100 Backstroke (52.08)

2024-25 Men's Relay Winners (1)
1 - 400 Freestyle Relay
      Oct. 12 vs. UIC: Friend, Young, Clarkston, Siewers (3:08.05)

Men’s Swimming Travels to Bellarmine for Saturday Dual

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Players Mentioned

Aidan Biddle

Porter Brovont

Tommy Brunner

Michael Burns

Benjamin Clarkston

Alexander Eddy

AJ Friend

Mitchell Mauck

Michael Mitsynskyy

Ethan Pheifer

Jacob Siewers

Malcolm Slater