Women’s S&D Back in Action Friday at IU Indy

Friday, November 8

Indianapolis, IN

5:30 p.m.

Ball State University

IU Indy

November 07, 2024 | Women's Swimming and Diving

MUNCIE, Ind. - - The Ball State women's swimming & diving program returns to action Friday when it travels to the IU Natatorium to battle in-state rival IU Indy. Action is set to begin at 5:30 p.m.

Last season, the Cardinals earned a 171-119 dual win over the Jaguars at the Lewellen Aquatic Center. It was Ball State's second straight quad win over IU Indy, while the Cardinals also won the 10-team House of Championship meet two weeks later with the host Jaguars finishing sixth.

In last season's dual, the Cardinals won 11 of the 16 events with four swimmers and one diver each picking up a pair of individual wins. All five student-athletes will look to defend their titles from last season.

Those individuals are Payton Kelly (100 & 200 Freestyle), Laura Wright (100 & 200 Breaststroke), Lilia Newkirk (100 & 200 Backstroke), Alexa Von Holtz (200 Butterfly, 400 IM) and Grace Walker (1M & 3M Diving).

Fans can follow the action in Friday'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 nine student-athletes ranked in scoring position in their respective events heading into Friday's dual at IU Indy.

Women's Swimmers Currently Ranked in the MAC Top 16
50 Freestyle: T-7th - Payton Kelly (23.60)
100 Freestyle: N/A
200 Freestyle: 4th - Payton Kelly (1:51.25)
500 Freestyle: 6th - Kiran Stauffer (5:05.13)
1000 Freestyle: 4th – McKenna Potteiger (10:28.48)
1650 Freestyle: N/A
100 Backstroke: 9th - Payton Kelly (56.55*) / 15th - Alyssa Messenger (57.65*)
200 Backstroke: 12th - Lilia Newkirk (2:05.10) / 14th - Alyssa Messenger (2:05.73)
100 Breaststroke: 10th - Laura Wright (1:04.76)
200 Breaststroke: 14th - Laura Wright (2:21.96)
100 Butterfly: N/A
200 Butterfly: 4th - Alexa Von Holtz (2:03.88)
200 IM: N/A
400 IM: 4th - Alexa Von Holtz (4:32.57) / 8th - Magdalena Lechowska (4:37.77) / 13th - Callie Tuma (4:39.97)
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.) - 244.28 on 1M / 245.40 on 3M
Hannah Justice (Jr.) - 214.95 on 1M / 163.50 on 3M
Eeva-Liisa Gibson (Fr.) – 199.05 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 19 individual event wins and two relay victories so far this season.

2024-25 Women's Individual Event Winners (19)
4 - 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)

4 - 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)

3 - Kiran Stauffer (Jr.)
      Oct. 18 at Miami: 1000 Freestyle (10:28.48)
      Oct. 18 at Miami: 200 Butterfly (2:03.88) / 400 IM (4:32.57)

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

1 - Anna Keen (Fr.)
      Oct. 12 vs. UIC: 50 Freestyle (24.61)

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

1 - Alexa Von Holtz (So.)
      Oct. 12 vs. UIC: 200 Butterfly (2:05.06)

2024-25 Women's Relay Winners (2)
1 - 400 Freestyle Relay
      Oct. 12 vs. UIC: Newkirk, Wright, Keen, Kelly (1:44.68)

1 - 200 Medley Relay
      Oct. 12 vs. UIC: Keen, Sakbun, Stauffer, Kelly (3:30.84)