Slater Wins 1650 Freestyle To Lead Men’s S&D Saturday at Miami Invite
December 07, 2024 | Men's Swimming and Diving
OXFORD, Ohio - - Sophomore Malcolm Slater picked up Ball State's first event win of the weekend in the 1650 freestyle to lead a strong team effort on the final day of the Miami Invitational.
Slater's winning time of 15:44.50 was the third-fastest in program history and included a 1000 freestyle split of 9:31.78 which also the third-fastest effort on BSU's top 10 list.
Junior Jacob Siewers turned in the Cardinals' first top five finish of the night, taking fourth in the 100 freestyle with a time of 44.68.
His effort was followed by a strong showing in the 200 breaststroke with freshman Cutter Shipman placing fourth and sophomore Aidan Biddle taking fifth. Shipman's time of 2:02.00 was the fifth-fastest in program history, while Biddle's clocking of 2:02.09 was the sixth-fastest.
Ball State also closed the meet with the third-fastest 400 freestyle relay in program history, with freshman AJ Friend, junior Mason Young, senior Ethan Pheifer and Siewers combining for a time of 2:59.82.
Overall, the Cardinals turned in 11 individual top 10 finals finishes Saturday at the Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center, raising its meet total to 33.
With the effort, Ball State placed third among the three-team field with 827.5 points. Host Miami won the meet at 1210.5, followed by Dartmouth (1094).
The Ball State men's swimming & diving program returns to action after the holiday break, when it travels to Indiana State for a 1 p.m. quad meet with UIndy and Southern Illinois at 1 p.m.
The men will then join the women's squad to host Evansville for senior day on Jan. 11. The meet is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. at the Lewellen Aquatic Center.
Saturday Evening Finals Results
200 Backstroke
8th - Tommy Brunner - 1:55.20
12th - Logan Ayres - 1:54.23
13th - Seth Blossom - 1:56.93
14th - Nathan Harper - 1:57.48
100 Freestyle
4th - Jacob Siewers - 44.68
11th - AJ Friend - 45.79
12th - Ethan Pheifer - 45.83
14th - Mason Young - 46.63
15th - Dominick Perkowski - 46.76
16th - Auston Shafer - 47.41
20th - Alexander Eddy - 47.77
21st - Erkan Ozgen - 48.12
200 Breaststroke
4th - Cutter Shipman - 2:02.00 (5th in program history)
5th - Aidan Biddle - 2:02.09 (6th in program history)
7th - Michael Burns - 2:03.60
200 Butterfly
6th - Michael Mitsynskyy - 1:50.99
10th - Luke Pryor - 1:52.09
12th - Reeve Ferber - 1:54.21
13th - Benjamin Clarkston - 1:54.50
15th - Kenny Reed - 2:05.64
1650 Freestyle
1st - Malcolm Slater - 15:44.50 (3rd in program history)
3rd - Tommy Brunner - 15:45.80
6th - Alexander Eddy- 15:58.21
7th - Seth Blossom - 16:11.47
13th - Zach Zishka - 17:03.99
400 Freestyle Relay
3rd - AJ Friend, Mason Young, Ethan Pheifer, Jacob Siewers - 2:59.82 (3rd in program history)
6th - Dominick Perkowski, Benjamin Clarkston, Malcolm Slater, Auston Shafer - 3:07.50
7th - Nathan Harper, Alexander Eddy, Luke Pryor, Michael Mitsynskyy - 3:08.41
9th - Michael Burns, Reeve Ferber, Tommy Brunner, Aidan Biddle - 3:11.84
Saturday Morning Preliminary Results
200 Backstroke
8th - Tommy Brunner - 1:51.48
11th - Seth Blossom - 1:54.78
12th - Nathan Harper - 1:55.25
13th - Logan Ayres - 1:56.54
100 Freestyle
4th - Jacob Siewers - 44.99
9th - AJ Friend - 45.77
12th - Mason Young - 46.26
14th - Auston Shafer - 46.88
T-15th - Dominick Perkowski - 46.95
T-15th - Ethan Pheifer - 46.95
18th - Alexander Eddy - 47.37
20th - Luke Pryor - 47.40
23rd - Erkan Ozgen - 48.74
200 Breaststroke
4th - Aidan Biddle - 2:03.80
6th - Michael Burns - 2:04.55
8th - Cutter Shipman - 2:05.19
200 Butterfly
8th - Michael Mitsynskyy - 1:52.59
9th - Luke Pryor - 1:53.56
10th - Benjamin Clarkston - 1:53.95
11th - Reeve Ferber - 1:54.58
15th - Kenny Reed - 2:00.83
Slater's winning time of 15:44.50 was the third-fastest in program history and included a 1000 freestyle split of 9:31.78 which also the third-fastest effort on BSU's top 10 list.
Junior Jacob Siewers turned in the Cardinals' first top five finish of the night, taking fourth in the 100 freestyle with a time of 44.68.
His effort was followed by a strong showing in the 200 breaststroke with freshman Cutter Shipman placing fourth and sophomore Aidan Biddle taking fifth. Shipman's time of 2:02.00 was the fifth-fastest in program history, while Biddle's clocking of 2:02.09 was the sixth-fastest.
Ball State also closed the meet with the third-fastest 400 freestyle relay in program history, with freshman AJ Friend, junior Mason Young, senior Ethan Pheifer and Siewers combining for a time of 2:59.82.
Overall, the Cardinals turned in 11 individual top 10 finals finishes Saturday at the Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center, raising its meet total to 33.
With the effort, Ball State placed third among the three-team field with 827.5 points. Host Miami won the meet at 1210.5, followed by Dartmouth (1094).
The Ball State men's swimming & diving program returns to action after the holiday break, when it travels to Indiana State for a 1 p.m. quad meet with UIndy and Southern Illinois at 1 p.m.
The men will then join the women's squad to host Evansville for senior day on Jan. 11. The meet is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. at the Lewellen Aquatic Center.
Saturday Evening Finals Results
200 Backstroke
8th - Tommy Brunner - 1:55.20
12th - Logan Ayres - 1:54.23
13th - Seth Blossom - 1:56.93
14th - Nathan Harper - 1:57.48
100 Freestyle
4th - Jacob Siewers - 44.68
11th - AJ Friend - 45.79
12th - Ethan Pheifer - 45.83
14th - Mason Young - 46.63
15th - Dominick Perkowski - 46.76
16th - Auston Shafer - 47.41
20th - Alexander Eddy - 47.77
21st - Erkan Ozgen - 48.12
200 Breaststroke
4th - Cutter Shipman - 2:02.00 (5th in program history)
5th - Aidan Biddle - 2:02.09 (6th in program history)
7th - Michael Burns - 2:03.60
200 Butterfly
6th - Michael Mitsynskyy - 1:50.99
10th - Luke Pryor - 1:52.09
12th - Reeve Ferber - 1:54.21
13th - Benjamin Clarkston - 1:54.50
15th - Kenny Reed - 2:05.64
1650 Freestyle
1st - Malcolm Slater - 15:44.50 (3rd in program history)
3rd - Tommy Brunner - 15:45.80
6th - Alexander Eddy- 15:58.21
7th - Seth Blossom - 16:11.47
13th - Zach Zishka - 17:03.99
400 Freestyle Relay
3rd - AJ Friend, Mason Young, Ethan Pheifer, Jacob Siewers - 2:59.82 (3rd in program history)
6th - Dominick Perkowski, Benjamin Clarkston, Malcolm Slater, Auston Shafer - 3:07.50
7th - Nathan Harper, Alexander Eddy, Luke Pryor, Michael Mitsynskyy - 3:08.41
9th - Michael Burns, Reeve Ferber, Tommy Brunner, Aidan Biddle - 3:11.84
Saturday Morning Preliminary Results
200 Backstroke
8th - Tommy Brunner - 1:51.48
11th - Seth Blossom - 1:54.78
12th - Nathan Harper - 1:55.25
13th - Logan Ayres - 1:56.54
100 Freestyle
4th - Jacob Siewers - 44.99
9th - AJ Friend - 45.77
12th - Mason Young - 46.26
14th - Auston Shafer - 46.88
T-15th - Dominick Perkowski - 46.95
T-15th - Ethan Pheifer - 46.95
18th - Alexander Eddy - 47.37
20th - Luke Pryor - 47.40
23rd - Erkan Ozgen - 48.74
200 Breaststroke
4th - Aidan Biddle - 2:03.80
6th - Michael Burns - 2:04.55
8th - Cutter Shipman - 2:05.19
200 Butterfly
8th - Michael Mitsynskyy - 1:52.59
9th - Luke Pryor - 1:53.56
10th - Benjamin Clarkston - 1:53.95
11th - Reeve Ferber - 1:54.58
15th - Kenny Reed - 2:00.83
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