Slater’s Program Record Leads Men’s S&D Thursday at Miami Invite
December 05, 2024 | Men's Swimming and Diving
OXFORD, Ohio - - Sophomore distance freestyle specialist Malcolm Slater turned in the Ball State men's first program record of the season, leading the squad on the opening day of the Miami Invitational.
Slater took second in the 500 freestyle, turning in a blistering time of 4:27.61 to knock off 0.77 off his own mark of 4:28.38 set at last season's final Mid-American Conference Championships.
It was one of four performances on the day to make the program's all-time top 10 list which started with a time of 4:33.04 in the 500 freestyle morning prelims by senior Alexander Eddy.
BSU's other two marks came in the evening relays. Up first was the 200 freestyle relay of freshman AJ Friend, junior Jacob Siewers, junior Benjamin Clarkston and senior Ethan Pheifer which turned in the eighth-fastest time program history at 1:21.10.
Three of the four would then close the night by combining for the fourth-fastest 400 medley relay in program history with Pheifer, sophomore Aidan Biddle, Friend and Siewers clocking in at 3:17.48.
Overall, the Cardinals turned in nine individual top 10 finals finishes on the opening day at the Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center, including a second-place score of 279.65 by junior Porter Brovont in one-meter diving and a third-place time of 4:33.80 by sophomore Tommy Brunner in the 500 freestyle.
After the opening day of competition, the Cardinals are currently third among the three-team field with 218 points. Host Miami leads the meet at 358, while Dartmouth is second at 260. Those team scores, however, do not factor in the day's diving events.
Action in the Miami Invitational resumes Friday with event prelims at 9:30 a.m. and event finals at 5 p.m.
Thursday Evening Finals Results
200 Freestyle Relay
3rd - AJ Friend, Jacob Siewers, Benjamin Clarkston, Ethan Pheifer - 1:21.10 (8th in program history)
6th - Michael Mitsynskyy, Mason Young, Nathan Harper, Dominick Perkowski - 1:23.55
8th - Reeve Ferber, Auston Shafer, Luke Pryor, Erkan Ozgen - 1:25.74
9th - Michael Burns, Aidan Biddle, Cutter Shipman, Kenny Reed - 1:26.76
500 Freestyle Finals
2nd - Malcolm Slater - 4:27.61 (Program Record)
3rd - Tommy Brunner - 4:33.80
8th - Alexander Eddy - 4:38.00
12th - Seth Blossom - 4:39.95
13th - Michael Mitsynskyy - 4:40.49
15th - Reeve Ferber - 4:42.29
200 IM Finals
7th - Michael Burns - 1:53.23
17th - Zach Zishka - 1:58.06
50 Freestyle Finals
6th - Jacob Siewers - 20.56
8th - Ethan Pheifer - 20.95
10th - Benjamin Clarkston - 20.82
T-14th - AJ Friend - 21.15
T-14th - Mason Young - 21.15
16th - Dominick Perkowski - 21.37
20th - Nathan Harper - 21.52
1M Diving Finals
2nd - Porter Brovont - 279.65
9th - Mitchell Mauck - 203.15
400 Medley Relay
4th - Ethan Pheifer, Aidan Biddle, AJ Friend, Jacob Siewers - 3:17.48 (4th in program history)
8th - Nathan Harper, Michael Burns, Benjamin Clarkston, Dominick Perkowski - 3:24.76
9th - Erkan Ozgen, Cutter Shipman, Malcolm Slater, Mason Young - 3:24.96
12th - Chance Buckles, Kenny Reed, Luke Pryor, Michael Mitsynskyy - 3:32.79
Thursday Morning Preliminary Results
500 Freestyle Prelims
2nd - Malcolm Slater - 4:32.37
3rd - Alexander Eddy - 4:33.04 (6th in program history)
5th - Tommy Brunner - 4:35.10
10th - Seth Blossom - 4:39.64
13th - Michael Mitsynskyy - 4:42.50
14th - Reeve Ferber - 4:42.76
200 IM Prelims
8th - Michael Burns - 1:51.81
15th - Zach Zishka - 1:56.82
50 Freestyle Prelims
4th - Jacob Siewers - 20.58
6th - Ethan Pheifer - 20.66
9th - AJ Friend - 20.73
10th - Benjamin Clarkston - 20.84
14th - Mason Young - 20.99
16th - Dominick Perkowski - 21.34
17th - Nathan Harper - 21.36
25th - Auston Shafer - 21.78
26th - Erkan Ozgen - 21.81
27th - Luke Pryor - 21.84
28th - Aidan Biddle - 22.01
30th - Kenny Reed - 22.20
31st - Cutter Shipman - 22.25
33rd - Chance Buckles - 22.76
1M Diving Prelims
2nd - Porter Brovont - 274.45
9th - Mitchell Mauck - 209.60
Slater took second in the 500 freestyle, turning in a blistering time of 4:27.61 to knock off 0.77 off his own mark of 4:28.38 set at last season's final Mid-American Conference Championships.
It was one of four performances on the day to make the program's all-time top 10 list which started with a time of 4:33.04 in the 500 freestyle morning prelims by senior Alexander Eddy.
BSU's other two marks came in the evening relays. Up first was the 200 freestyle relay of freshman AJ Friend, junior Jacob Siewers, junior Benjamin Clarkston and senior Ethan Pheifer which turned in the eighth-fastest time program history at 1:21.10.
Three of the four would then close the night by combining for the fourth-fastest 400 medley relay in program history with Pheifer, sophomore Aidan Biddle, Friend and Siewers clocking in at 3:17.48.
Overall, the Cardinals turned in nine individual top 10 finals finishes on the opening day at the Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center, including a second-place score of 279.65 by junior Porter Brovont in one-meter diving and a third-place time of 4:33.80 by sophomore Tommy Brunner in the 500 freestyle.
After the opening day of competition, the Cardinals are currently third among the three-team field with 218 points. Host Miami leads the meet at 358, while Dartmouth is second at 260. Those team scores, however, do not factor in the day's diving events.
Action in the Miami Invitational resumes Friday with event prelims at 9:30 a.m. and event finals at 5 p.m.
Thursday Evening Finals Results
200 Freestyle Relay
3rd - AJ Friend, Jacob Siewers, Benjamin Clarkston, Ethan Pheifer - 1:21.10 (8th in program history)
6th - Michael Mitsynskyy, Mason Young, Nathan Harper, Dominick Perkowski - 1:23.55
8th - Reeve Ferber, Auston Shafer, Luke Pryor, Erkan Ozgen - 1:25.74
9th - Michael Burns, Aidan Biddle, Cutter Shipman, Kenny Reed - 1:26.76
500 Freestyle Finals
2nd - Malcolm Slater - 4:27.61 (Program Record)
3rd - Tommy Brunner - 4:33.80
8th - Alexander Eddy - 4:38.00
12th - Seth Blossom - 4:39.95
13th - Michael Mitsynskyy - 4:40.49
15th - Reeve Ferber - 4:42.29
200 IM Finals
7th - Michael Burns - 1:53.23
17th - Zach Zishka - 1:58.06
50 Freestyle Finals
6th - Jacob Siewers - 20.56
8th - Ethan Pheifer - 20.95
10th - Benjamin Clarkston - 20.82
T-14th - AJ Friend - 21.15
T-14th - Mason Young - 21.15
16th - Dominick Perkowski - 21.37
20th - Nathan Harper - 21.52
1M Diving Finals
2nd - Porter Brovont - 279.65
9th - Mitchell Mauck - 203.15
400 Medley Relay
4th - Ethan Pheifer, Aidan Biddle, AJ Friend, Jacob Siewers - 3:17.48 (4th in program history)
8th - Nathan Harper, Michael Burns, Benjamin Clarkston, Dominick Perkowski - 3:24.76
9th - Erkan Ozgen, Cutter Shipman, Malcolm Slater, Mason Young - 3:24.96
12th - Chance Buckles, Kenny Reed, Luke Pryor, Michael Mitsynskyy - 3:32.79
Thursday Morning Preliminary Results
500 Freestyle Prelims
2nd - Malcolm Slater - 4:32.37
3rd - Alexander Eddy - 4:33.04 (6th in program history)
5th - Tommy Brunner - 4:35.10
10th - Seth Blossom - 4:39.64
13th - Michael Mitsynskyy - 4:42.50
14th - Reeve Ferber - 4:42.76
200 IM Prelims
8th - Michael Burns - 1:51.81
15th - Zach Zishka - 1:56.82
50 Freestyle Prelims
4th - Jacob Siewers - 20.58
6th - Ethan Pheifer - 20.66
9th - AJ Friend - 20.73
10th - Benjamin Clarkston - 20.84
14th - Mason Young - 20.99
16th - Dominick Perkowski - 21.34
17th - Nathan Harper - 21.36
25th - Auston Shafer - 21.78
26th - Erkan Ozgen - 21.81
27th - Luke Pryor - 21.84
28th - Aidan Biddle - 22.01
30th - Kenny Reed - 22.20
31st - Cutter Shipman - 22.25
33rd - Chance Buckles - 22.76
1M Diving Prelims
2nd - Porter Brovont - 274.45
9th - Mitchell Mauck - 209.60
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