Pair of Runner-Up Finishes Lead Men’s S&D Friday at Miami Invite

OXFORD, Ohio - - Juniors Jacob Siewers and Porter Brovont each earned a runner-up finish Friday evening to lead the men's swimming & diving program on the second day of the Miami Invitational.

Siewers finished second in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:38.04 to fall less than a second shy of his own program record set at last season's Mid-American Conference Championships. Meanwhile, Brovont place second on the three-meter diving board with a score of 304.85,

Back in the pool, the 200 freestyle also saw sophomore Malcolm Slater add his name to the event's top 10 list, placing sixth on the day at 1:39.61 which is seventh in program history.

Siewers was still able to break into the record book in the 200 medley relay, however, as both Ball State's "A" and "B" relays achieved top 10 marks. Senior Ethan Pheifer, sophomore Aidan Biddle, freshman AJ Friend and Siewers placed fourth overall with the fifth-fastest time in program history at 1:29.67.

Senior Michael Burns, freshman Cutter Shipman, junior Mason Young and junior Benjamin Clarkstonfollowed in seventh place with the eight-fastest 200 medley relay in program history at 1:31.05.

Friend would also lead the Cardinals to the finish line in the 100 butterfly with the ninth-fastest effort in program history at 49.46, while swimming leadoff for the third-place 800 freestyle relay which also produced the ninth-best effort in program history at 6:44.95. Friend was joined on the final relay by freshman Dominick Perkowski and senior Michael Mitsynskyy.

The Cardinals also turned in a solid effort in the 100 breaststroke, paced by a third-place time of 55.25 by Biddle. In addition, Burns would tie his own mark for the fourth-fastest in program history at 55.21 in the prelims, while Shipman's prelim time of 56.11 was the sixth-fastest on BSU's individual chart.

Overall, the Cardinals turned in 15 individual top 10 finals finishes on day, raising its meet total to 24.

After two days of competition at the Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center, the Cardinals are currently third among the three-team field with 577.5 points. Host Miami currently leads the meet at 852.5, followed by Dartmouth (759).

Action in the Miami Invitational concludes Saturday with event prelims at 9:30 a.m. and event finals starting at 4:30 p.m.

Friday Evening Finals Results

200 Medley Relay
4th - Ethan Pheifer, Aidan Biddle, AJ Friend, Jacob Siewers - 1:29.67 (5th in program history)
7th - Michael Burns, Cutter Shipman, Mason Young, Benjamin Clarkston - 1:31.05 (8th in program history)
9th - Erkan Ozgen, Reeve Ferber, Luke Pryor, Dominick Perkowski - 1:33.55
11th - Logan Ayres, Kenny Reed, Auston Shafer, Nathan Harper - 1:34.88

100 Butterfly
8th - AJ Friend - 49.46 (9th in program history)
9th - Mason Young - 50.05
10th - Michael Burns - 50.18
12th - Luke Pryor - 50.22
13th - Benjamin Clarkston - 50.56
14th - Michael Mitsynskyy - 50.72
16th - Auston Shafer - 51.18
18th - Reeve Ferber - 51.08
20th - Kenny Reed - 52.89

400 IM
6th - Tommy Brunner - 4:01.98
9th - Zach Zishka - 4:11.08

200 Freestyle
2nd - Jacob Siewers - 1:38.04
6th - Malcolm Slater - 1:39.61 (7th in program history)
8th - Dominick Perkowski - 1:41.30
12th - Nathan Harper - 1:42.28
13th - Seth Blossom - 1:42.66
14th - Alexander Eddy - 1:43.24

100 Breaststroke
3rd - Aidan Biddle - 55.25
7th - Michael Burns - 56.27
8th - Cutter Shipman - 56.27
10th - Reeve Ferber - 58.87
12th - Kenny Reed - 1:01.17

100 Backstroke
4th - Ethan Pheifer - 49.25
T-14th - Benjamin Clarkston - 52.19
16th - Logan Ayres - 52.38
17th - Nathan Harper - 52.49
18th - Erkan Ozgen - 55.09

800 Freestyle Relay
3rd - AJ Friend, Dominick Perkowski, Michael Mitsynskyy, Jacob Siewers - 6:44.95 (9th in program history)
4th - Tommy Brunner, Benjamin Clarkston, Auston Shafer, Reeve Ferber - 6:50.77
7th - Luke Pryor, Mason Young, Zach Zishka, Kenny Reed - 7:01.19
8th - Ball State "D" - 7:02.81

3M Diving
2nd - Porter Brovont - 304.85
7th - Mitchell Mauck - 206.40

Friday Morning Preliminary Results

100 Butterfly
10th - AJ Friend - 49.47
12th - Luke Pryor - 49.74
13th - Mason Young - 49.92
14th - Michael Burns - 49.99
15th - Michael Mitsynskyy - 50.39
16th - Benjamin Clarkston - 50.41
18th - Auston Shafer - 50.79
19th - Reeve Ferber - 51.36
25th - Kenny Reed - 53.75

400 IM
6th - Tommy Brunner - 4:02.96
10th - Zach Zishka - 4:15.18

200 Freestyle
2nd - Jacob Siewers - 1:38.38
6th - Malcolm Slater - 1:39.78
8th - Dominick Perkowski - 1:41.25
12th - Nathan Harper - 1:41.94
13th - Alexander Eddy - 1:42.11
15th - Seth Blossom - 1:42.43

100 Breaststroke
3rd - Aidan Biddle - 55.17
4th - Michael Burns - 55.21 (T-4th in program history)
6th - Cutter Shipman - 56.11 (6th in program history)
13th - Reeve Ferber - 59.28
14th - Kenny Reed - 1:02.02

100 Backstroke
4th - Ethan Pheifer - 49.28
14th - Benjamin Clarkston - 52.29
15th - Logan Ayres - 52.43
17th - Erkan Ozgen - 53.75
18th - Nathan Harper - 54.00

3M Diving
4th - Porter Brovont - 243.70
7th - Mitchell Mauck - 196.40

Pair of Runner-Up Finishes Lead Men’s S&D Friday at Miami Invite

Players Mentioned

Logan Ayres

Aidan Biddle

Seth Blossom

Porter Brovont

Tommy Brunner

Michael Burns

Benjamin Clarkston

Alexander Eddy

Reeve Ferber

AJ Friend

Nathan Harper

Mitchell Mauck

Michael Mitsynskyy

Erkan Ozgen

Dominick Perkowski

Ethan Pheifer

Luke Pryor

Kenny Reed

Auston Shafer

Cutter Shipman

Jacob Siewers

Malcolm Slater

Mason Young

Zach Zishka

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