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Men’s Swimming & Diving Turns in Solid Effort at SIU
February 10, 2024 | Men's Swimming and Diving
CARBONDALE, Ill. - - In its final dual of the 2023-24 season, the Ball State men's swimming & diving program picked up five event wins, but it was not enough to carry the team to victory in a 181-118 setback at Southern Illinois.
The biggest effort of the day for the Cardinals (3-2) came from sophomore Porter Brovont in the diving well, as he swept the boards with scores of 307.73 on 1M and 328.50 on 3M.
In addition to picking up the win on 3M, Brovont's score was an NCAA Zone Diving qualifying mark, giving him qualifying scores on each board this season. Ball State is in Zone C for diving, which will send Brovont to the Ralph Wright Natatorium in Louisville, Kentucky, March 14-16 for the event.
Moving over to the Shea Natatorium pool, senior Joey Garberick earned another sweep of the breaststroke events, clocking in at 54.87 in the 100 and 2:03.97 in the 200. It's his fourth breaststroke meet sweep this season and raises his individual win total to 11 on the year.
Ball State's other event win came from fifth-year senior Bryce Handshoe who took home top honors in the 200 butterfly at 1:53.44. It's Handshoe's first 200 butterfly win of the season, with his other two event victories coming in the 100 butterfly.
The Ball State men's swimming & diving program will now focus its attention on training and tapering for the 2024 Mid-American Conference Championships which will be held back at SIU's Shea Natatorium March 6-9.
Ball State Individual Results at SIU
200 Medley Relay | Program Record - 1:26.35 by Pheifer, Garberick, Handshoe, Chaye in 2023
2nd - Ethan Pheifer, Joey Garberick, Bryce Handshoe, Owen Chaye - 1:30.50
4th - Logan Ayres, Aidan Biddle, Mason Young, Benjamin Clarkston - 1:34.59
5th - Erkan Ozgen, Noah Berryman, Bryan Lower, Auston Shafer - 1:35.20
6th - Reece Manning, Kenny Reed, Michael Mitsynskyy, Chance Buckles - 1:38.24
1000 Freestyle | Program Record - 9:25.50 by Magnus Ohlsson in 1995
2nd - Tommy Brunner - 9:42.84
3rd - Alexander Eddy - 9:59.21
4th - Zach Zishka - 10:07.26
200 Freestyle | Program Record - 1:38.62 by Jacob Siewers in 2023
3rd - Jacob Siewers - 1:42.21
4th - Benjamin Clarkston - 1:45.14
5th - Seth Blossom - 1:45.30
6th - Auston Shafer - 1:50.11
100 Backstroke | Program Record - 48.32 by Jared Holder in 2021
2nd - Erkan Ozgen - 51.85
3rd - Logan Ayres - 52.97
6th - Max Kruglov - 53.54
7th - Chance Buckles - 54.76
8th - Reece Manning - 56.08
100 Breaststroke | Program Record - 52.17 by Joey Garberick in 2023
1st - Joey Garberick - 54.87
5th - Aidan Biddle - 59.07
6th - Noah Berryman - 59.40
200 Butterfly | Program Record - 1:47.75 by Bryce Handshoe in 2023
1st - Bryce Handshoe - 1:53.44
4th - Bryan Lower - 1:56.81
5th - Michael Mitsynskyy - 1:57.05
7th - Kenny Reed - 2:01.95
50 Freestyle | Program Record - 19.89 by Owen Chaye in 2023
3rd - Owen Chaye - 21.23
5th - Ethan Pheifer - 21.75
6th - Mason Young - 21.94
1-Meter Diving | Program Record - 344.25 by Dave Keener in 1991
1st - Porter Brovont - 307.73
5th - Wyatt Blake - 231.53
6th - Isaac Hunter - 228.15
100 Freestyle | Program Record - 43.58 by Owen Chaye in 2023
4th - Jacob Siewers - 46.74
5th - Owen Chaye - 47.05
6th - Erkan Ozgen - 47.56
7th - Benjamin Clarkston - 47.78
200 Backstroke | Program Record - 1:48.22 by Logan Ackley in 2020
2nd - Max Kruglov - 1:55.78
4th - Logan Ayres - 1:56.87
6th - Ethan Pheifer - 1:59.08
7th - Chance Buckles - 2:01.74
200 Breaststroke | Program Record - 1:56.98 by Joe Morris in 2015
1st - Joey Garberick - 2:03.97
4th - Aidan Biddle - 2:12.99
5th - Noah Berryman - 2:14.39
500 Freestyle | Program Record - 4:29.26 by Magnus Ohlsson in 1995
2nd - Tommy Brunner - 4:45.40
3rd - Seth Blossom - 4:47.44
5th - Alexander Eddy - 4:55.01
100 Butterfly | Program Record - 47.93 by Bryce Handshoe in 2023
2nd - Bryce Handshoe - 50.83
5th - Mason Young - 52.23
7th - Kenny Reed - 52.56
8th - Bryan Lower - 53.06
EX - Auston Shafer - 53.61
EX - Reece Manning - 56.01
3M Diving | Program Record - 359.25 by Wyatt Blake in 2023
1st - Porter Brovont - 328.50 - NCAA Zone Diving qualifying mark
3rd - Wyatt Blake - 312.45
6th - Isaac Hunter - 263.18
200 IM | Program Record - 1:49.31 by Joe Morris in 2015
2nd - Ethan Pheifer - 1:53.44
4th - Max Kruglov - 1:54.73
7th - Zach Zishka - 1:55.72
8th - Michael Mitsynskyy - 1:58.14
200 Freestyle Relay | Program Record - 1:19.35 by Chaye, Garberick, Siewers, Wolfred in 2023
2nd - Joey Garberick, Jacob Siewers, Benjamin Clarkston, Owen Chaye - 1:21.47
5th - Erkan Ozgen, Auston Shafer, Bryce Handshoe, Mason Young - 1:25.12
6th - Chance Buckles, Tommy Brunner, Aidan Biddle, Reece Manning - 1:28.56
7th - Bryan Lower, Kenny Reed, Alexander Eddy, Noah Berryman - 1:30.43
The biggest effort of the day for the Cardinals (3-2) came from sophomore Porter Brovont in the diving well, as he swept the boards with scores of 307.73 on 1M and 328.50 on 3M.
In addition to picking up the win on 3M, Brovont's score was an NCAA Zone Diving qualifying mark, giving him qualifying scores on each board this season. Ball State is in Zone C for diving, which will send Brovont to the Ralph Wright Natatorium in Louisville, Kentucky, March 14-16 for the event.
Moving over to the Shea Natatorium pool, senior Joey Garberick earned another sweep of the breaststroke events, clocking in at 54.87 in the 100 and 2:03.97 in the 200. It's his fourth breaststroke meet sweep this season and raises his individual win total to 11 on the year.
Ball State's other event win came from fifth-year senior Bryce Handshoe who took home top honors in the 200 butterfly at 1:53.44. It's Handshoe's first 200 butterfly win of the season, with his other two event victories coming in the 100 butterfly.
The Ball State men's swimming & diving program will now focus its attention on training and tapering for the 2024 Mid-American Conference Championships which will be held back at SIU's Shea Natatorium March 6-9.
Ball State Individual Results at SIU
200 Medley Relay | Program Record - 1:26.35 by Pheifer, Garberick, Handshoe, Chaye in 2023
2nd - Ethan Pheifer, Joey Garberick, Bryce Handshoe, Owen Chaye - 1:30.50
4th - Logan Ayres, Aidan Biddle, Mason Young, Benjamin Clarkston - 1:34.59
5th - Erkan Ozgen, Noah Berryman, Bryan Lower, Auston Shafer - 1:35.20
6th - Reece Manning, Kenny Reed, Michael Mitsynskyy, Chance Buckles - 1:38.24
1000 Freestyle | Program Record - 9:25.50 by Magnus Ohlsson in 1995
2nd - Tommy Brunner - 9:42.84
3rd - Alexander Eddy - 9:59.21
4th - Zach Zishka - 10:07.26
200 Freestyle | Program Record - 1:38.62 by Jacob Siewers in 2023
3rd - Jacob Siewers - 1:42.21
4th - Benjamin Clarkston - 1:45.14
5th - Seth Blossom - 1:45.30
6th - Auston Shafer - 1:50.11
100 Backstroke | Program Record - 48.32 by Jared Holder in 2021
2nd - Erkan Ozgen - 51.85
3rd - Logan Ayres - 52.97
6th - Max Kruglov - 53.54
7th - Chance Buckles - 54.76
8th - Reece Manning - 56.08
100 Breaststroke | Program Record - 52.17 by Joey Garberick in 2023
1st - Joey Garberick - 54.87
5th - Aidan Biddle - 59.07
6th - Noah Berryman - 59.40
200 Butterfly | Program Record - 1:47.75 by Bryce Handshoe in 2023
1st - Bryce Handshoe - 1:53.44
4th - Bryan Lower - 1:56.81
5th - Michael Mitsynskyy - 1:57.05
7th - Kenny Reed - 2:01.95
50 Freestyle | Program Record - 19.89 by Owen Chaye in 2023
3rd - Owen Chaye - 21.23
5th - Ethan Pheifer - 21.75
6th - Mason Young - 21.94
1-Meter Diving | Program Record - 344.25 by Dave Keener in 1991
1st - Porter Brovont - 307.73
5th - Wyatt Blake - 231.53
6th - Isaac Hunter - 228.15
100 Freestyle | Program Record - 43.58 by Owen Chaye in 2023
4th - Jacob Siewers - 46.74
5th - Owen Chaye - 47.05
6th - Erkan Ozgen - 47.56
7th - Benjamin Clarkston - 47.78
200 Backstroke | Program Record - 1:48.22 by Logan Ackley in 2020
2nd - Max Kruglov - 1:55.78
4th - Logan Ayres - 1:56.87
6th - Ethan Pheifer - 1:59.08
7th - Chance Buckles - 2:01.74
200 Breaststroke | Program Record - 1:56.98 by Joe Morris in 2015
1st - Joey Garberick - 2:03.97
4th - Aidan Biddle - 2:12.99
5th - Noah Berryman - 2:14.39
500 Freestyle | Program Record - 4:29.26 by Magnus Ohlsson in 1995
2nd - Tommy Brunner - 4:45.40
3rd - Seth Blossom - 4:47.44
5th - Alexander Eddy - 4:55.01
100 Butterfly | Program Record - 47.93 by Bryce Handshoe in 2023
2nd - Bryce Handshoe - 50.83
5th - Mason Young - 52.23
7th - Kenny Reed - 52.56
8th - Bryan Lower - 53.06
EX - Auston Shafer - 53.61
EX - Reece Manning - 56.01
3M Diving | Program Record - 359.25 by Wyatt Blake in 2023
1st - Porter Brovont - 328.50 - NCAA Zone Diving qualifying mark
3rd - Wyatt Blake - 312.45
6th - Isaac Hunter - 263.18
200 IM | Program Record - 1:49.31 by Joe Morris in 2015
2nd - Ethan Pheifer - 1:53.44
4th - Max Kruglov - 1:54.73
7th - Zach Zishka - 1:55.72
8th - Michael Mitsynskyy - 1:58.14
200 Freestyle Relay | Program Record - 1:19.35 by Chaye, Garberick, Siewers, Wolfred in 2023
2nd - Joey Garberick, Jacob Siewers, Benjamin Clarkston, Owen Chaye - 1:21.47
5th - Erkan Ozgen, Auston Shafer, Bryce Handshoe, Mason Young - 1:25.12
6th - Chance Buckles, Tommy Brunner, Aidan Biddle, Reece Manning - 1:28.56
7th - Bryan Lower, Kenny Reed, Alexander Eddy, Noah Berryman - 1:30.43
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