Men's S&D Set For Miami Invitational

MUNCIE, Ind. - - The Ball State men's swimming and diving program returns to action Thursday as it travels to Oxford, Ohio, to compete in the Miami Invitational.

The three-day contest, hosted by Miami, takes place at the Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center with prelims starting at 9:35 a.m. and the finals starting at 5:05 p.m., apart from day three's final which starts at 4:35 p.m. Events go on Dec. 5-7.

Thursday marks the program's first of two Invitational meets of the 2024-25 season, competing at the Butler Invitational Jan. 26, just before the Cardinals make a third trip to Oxford for the Missouri Valley Conference Championships.

Ball State last traveled to Miami in its second meet of the season, falling to the Redhawks 206-94 on Oct. 18. Standouts from that meet were Malcolm Slater and AJ Friend who took top honors in their respective freestyle events, as well as Porter Brovont who claimed top spots on both diving boards.

Fans can follow the action in the Miami Invitational via Meet Mobile.

IN THE MVC RANKINGS
In the latest NCAA Division I Top Time Rankings as compiled by CollegeSwimming.com, the Cardinals have four student-athletes ranked in scoring position in their respective events heading into the three-day Miami Invitational.

Men's Swimmers Currently Ranked in the MVC Top 16
50 Freestyle: N/A
100 Freestyle: N/A
200 Freestyle: N/A
500 Freestyle: 9th - Malcolm Slater (4:36.99)
1000 Freestyle: 7th - Malcolm Slater (9:36.95) / 11th – Tommy Brunner (9:44.94) / 15th Alexander Eddy (9:54.73)
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: N/A
200 IM: N/A
400 IM: N/A
200 Freestyle Relay: 7th - 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: 7th - 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 14 individual event wins and two relay victories so far this season.

2024-25 Men's Individual Event Winners (14)
6 - 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)
      Nov. 23 at Bellarmine: 500 Freestyle (4:41.30) / 1000 Freestyle (9:36.95)

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)

2 - Jacob Siewers (Jr.)
      Oct. 12 vs. UIC: 100 Freestyle (46.84)
      Nov. 23 at Bellarmine: 100 Freestyle (46.59)

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

2024-25 Men's Relay Winners (2)
2 - 400 Freestyle Relay
      Oct. 12 vs. UIC: Friend, Young, Clarkston, Siewers (3:08.05)
      Nov. 23 at Bellarmine: Clarkston, Friend, Perkowski, Siewers (3:07.99)

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Players Mentioned

Porter Brovont

Tommy Brunner

Alexander Eddy

AJ Friend

Mitchell Mauck

Ethan Pheifer

Jacob Siewers

Malcolm Slater