Women’s Swimming Travels to Bellarmine for Saturday Dual

Saturday, November 23

Louisville, KY

1 p.m.

Ball State University

Bellarmine

Women’s Swimming Travels to Bellarmine for Saturday Dual

November 21, 2024 | Women's Swimming and Diving

MUNCIE, Ind. - - The Ball State women'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.

The Cardinals posted a 145.4-58.5 victory against the Knights just before heading into the Mid-American Conference Championships last season. Ball State has come out on top versus Bellarmine in four straight duals since the 2020-21 season.

In their showdown last season, the Cardinals won nine of the 11 events with six swimmers picking up individual wins. Alexa Van Holtz picked up a pair of individual wins in both the 200 freestyle (1:57.46) and 100 butterfly (57.84).

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

IN THE MAC RANKINGS
In the latest NCAA Division I Top Time Rankings as compiled by CollegeSwimming.com, the Cardinals have 10 student-athletes ranked in scoring position in their respective events heading into Saturday's dual at Bellarmine.

Women's Swimmers Currently Ranked in the MAC Top 16
50 Freestyle: T-8th - Payton Kelly (23.60)
100 Freestyle: N/A
200 Freestyle: 5th - Payton Kelly (1:51.25)
500 Freestyle: 7th - Kiran Stauffer (5:05.13)
1000 Freestyle: 6th – McKenna Potteiger (10:28.48)
1650 Freestyle: N/A
100 Backstroke: 9th - Payton Kelly (56.55*) / 16th - Alyssa Messenger (57.65*)
200 Backstroke: 11th - Alyssa Messenger (2:04.16) / 13th - Lilia Newkirk (2:05.10)
100 Breaststroke: 11th - Laura Wright (1:04.71) / 14th – Julia Ofman (1:05.36)
200 Breaststroke: 14th - Laura Wright (2:21.08)
100 Butterfly: 14th - Anna Keen (56.99)
200 Butterfly: 3rd - Alexa Von Holtz (2:02.62)
200 IM: 11th – Alexa Von Holtz (2:07.28)
400 IM: 6th - Alexa Von Holtz (4:32.57)
200 Freestyle Relay: 4th – Ball State (1:35.37)
400 Freestyle Relay: 7th - Ball State (3:30.84)
800 Freestyle Relay: N/A
200 Medley Relay: 7th - Ball State (1:44.68)
400 Medley Relay: 5th – Ball State (3:50.25)

FROM THE DIVING BOARDS:
Graduate Grace Walker currently leads the Cardinals on both the 1M (293.10) and 3M (276.68) boards, with her 1M score being an NCAA Zone Diving Qualifying mark and the fourth-best individual score for six dives in program history.

Ball State Divers Top Results in 2024-25
Grace Walker (Gr.) - 293.10* on 1M / 276.68 on 3M
Leelah Fettig (So.) – 253.05 on 1M / 245.40 on 3M
Hannah Justice (Jr.) - 214.95 on 1M / 196.73 on 3M
Eeva-Liisa Gibson (Fr.) – 196.50 on 1M / 194.10 on 3M
Tommy-Anne Marriott (Fr.) - 185.85 on 1M / 237.30 on 3M
NCAA Zone Diving Qualifying Marks: 265 on 1M / 280 on 3M

EVENT WINNERS:
As a squad, the Cardinals have chalked up 29 individual event wins and three relay victories so far this season.

2024-25 Women's Individual Event Winners (29)
6 - Laura Wright (Gr.)
      Oct. 12 vs. UIC: 100 Butterfly (1:04.76) / 200 Butterfly (2:23.46)
      Oct. 18 at Miami: 100 Butterfly (1:04.90) / 200 Butterfly (2:21.96)
      Nov. 8 at IU Indy: 100 Breaststroke (1:04.71) / 200 Breaststroke (2:21.08)

5 - Payton Kelly (Jr.)
      Oct. 12 vs. UIC: 100 Freestyle (51.97) / 200 Freestyle (1:51.25)
      Oct. 18 at Miami: 50 Freestyle (23.60) / 100 Freestyle (51.83)
      Nov. 8 at IU Indy: 100 Freestyle (52.30)

3 - Alexa Von Holtz (So.)
      Oct. 12 vs. UIC: 200 Butterfly (2:05.06)
      Nov. 8 at IU Indy: 200 Butterfly (2:02.62) / 200 IM (2:07.28)

3- Alyssa Messenger (Jr.)
      Nov. 8 at IU Indy: 100 Backstroke (57.65) / 200 Backstroke (2:04.16)

3 - Grace Walker (Gr.)
      Oct. 12 vs. UIC: 1M Diving (293.10) / 3M Diving (276.68)
      Oct. 18 at Miami: 1M Diving (283.50)

2 - Leelah Fettig (So.)
      Nov. 8 at IU Indy: 1M Diving (253.05) / 3M Diving (242.63)

2 - Anna Keen (Fr.)
      Oct. 12 vs. UIC: 50 Freestyle (24.61)
      Nov. 8 at IU Indy: 50 Freestyle (23.69)

2 - Lilia Newkirk (Sr.)
      Oct. 12 vs. UIC: 100 Backstroke (57.69) / 200 Backstroke (2:05.10)

2 - Kiran Stauffer (Jr.)
      Oct. 18 at Miami: 200 Butterfly (2:03.88) / 400 IM (4:32.57)

1 – McKenna Potteiger (Fr.)
      Oct. 18 at Miami: 1000 Freestyle (10:28.48)

2024-25 Women's Relay Winners (3)
2 - 200 Medley Relay
      Oct. 12 vs. UIC: Keen, Sakbun, Stauffer, Kelly (3:30.84)
      Nov. 8 at IU Indy: Messenger, Ofman, Keen, Kelly (1:44.92)

1 - 400 Freestyle Relay
      Oct. 12 vs. UIC: Newkirk, Wright, Keen, Kelly (1:44.68)