Saturday, February 3
Louisville, KY
1 p.m.
Ball State University
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at
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Bellarmine
Men’s Swimmers Top Bellarmine In Saturday Dual
February 03, 2024 | Men's Swimming and Diving
LOUISVILLE, KY - - The Ball State men's swimming program won eight of 11 events Saturday afternoon to earn a 127-78 victory over Bellarmine at the Mary T. Meagher Aquatic Center.
Sophomore Benjamin Clarkston was the big winner for the Cardinals (3-1), taking top honors in both the 50 (21.20) and 100 (57.98) freestyles. He also swam anchor for the first-place 200 medley relay (1:33.37).
Clarkston was joined in the opening relay by junior Ethan Pheifer, freshman Aidan Biddle and junior Michael Burns.
Freshman Tommy Brunner followed with a time of 9:46.92 in the day's longest event, the 1000 freestyle. It was the first of four straight individual event victories for the Cardinals.
The next came from Senior Owen Chaye in the 200 freestyle (1:43.11), and after Clarkston's win in the 50 freestyle, junior Max Kruglov touched the wall first in the 200 IM (1:56.19).
The Cardinals would close out the meet by winning the final two events, starting with Biddle in the 100 breaststroke (57.98).
Senior Joey Garberick, Pheifer, sophomore Jacob Siewers and Chaye followed by earning a final wall touch of 3:09.94 to win the 400 freestyle relay.
The Ball State men's swimming & diving program is set to close the regular season next weekend with the divers competing at the Miami Classic (Feb. 9-10) and the team competing at Southern Illinois (Feb. 10).
Ball State Individual Results at Bellarmine
200 Medley Relay | Program Record - 1:26.35 by Pheifer, Garberick, Handshoe, Chaye in 2023
1st - Ethan Pheifer, Aidan Biddle, Michael Burns, Benjamin Clarkston - 1:33.37
4th - Bryce Handshoe, Noah Berryman, Michael Mitsynskyy, Erkan Ozgen - 1:38.05
5th - Reece Manning, Kenny Reed, Reeve Ferber, Auston Shafer - 1:39.50
1000 Freestyle | Program Record - 9:25.50 by Magnus Ohlsson in 1995
1st - Tommy Brunner - 9:46.92
5th - Zach Zishka - 10:08.38
6th - Logan Ayres - 10:15.78
7th - Reeve Ferber - 10:16.45
200 Freestyle | Program Record - 1:38.62 by Jacob Siewers in 2023
1st - Owen Chaye - 1:43.11
3rd - Seth Blossom - 1:45.57
4th - Mason Young - 1:47.41
7th - Michael Mitsynskyy - 1:48.84
8th - Chance Buckles - 1:49.30
50 Freestyle | Program Record - 19.89 by Owen Chaye in 2023
1st - Benjamin Clarkston - 21.20
2nd - Joey Garberick - 21.52
3rd - Jacob Siewers - 21.61
11th - Noah Berryman - 23.67
13th - Bryan Lower - 24.10
200 IM | Program Record - 1:49.31 by Joe Morris in 2015
1st - Max Kruglov - 1:56.19
3rd - Michael Burns - 1:57.13
8th - Aidan Biddle - 2:02.73
9th - Alexander Eddy - 2:04.86
100 Butterfly | Program Record - 47.93 by Bryce Handshoe in 2023
2nd - Bryce Handshoe - 50.50
3rd - Kenny Reed - 52.52
4th - Ethan Pheifer - 52.69
7th - Owen Chaye - 55.85
100 Freestyle | Program Record - 43.58 by Owen Chaye in 2023
1st - Benjamin Clarkston - 47.33
2nd - Mason Young - 48.14
3rd - Michael Burns - 48.67
5th - Seth Blossom - 49.04
8th - Tommy Brunner - 49.91
100 Backstroke | Program Record - 48.32 by Jared Holder in 2021
2nd - Logan Ayres - 52.74
3rd - Chance Buckles - 53.48
6th - Auston Shafer - 55.22
7th - Erkan Ozgen - 55.56
10th - Reece Manning - 59.46
500 Freestyle | Program Record - 4:29.26 by Magnus Ohlsson in 1995
3rd - Alexander Eddy - 4:47.74
4th - Joey Garberick - 4:51.68
6th - Michael Mitsynskyy - 4:59.51
7th - Jacob Siewers - 5:00.66
100 Breaststroke | Program Record - 52.17 by Joey Garberick in 2023
1st - Aidan Biddle - 57.98
3rd - Noah Berryman - 1:00.17
6th - Max Kruglov - 1:01.81
7th - Zach Zishka - 1:03.29
400 Freestyle Relay | Program Record - 2:57.53 by Chaye, Siewers, Pheifer, Wolfred in 2023
1st - Joey Garberick, Ethan Pheifer, Jacob Siewers, Owen Chaye - 3:09.94
2nd - Auston Shafer, Kenny Reed, Bryce Handshoe, Mason Young - 3:11.98
4th - Tommy Brunner, Alexander Eddy, Reeve Ferber, Seth Blossom - 3:17.25
6th - Chance Buckles, Reece Manning, Logan Ayres, Bryan Lower - 3:24.26
Sophomore Benjamin Clarkston was the big winner for the Cardinals (3-1), taking top honors in both the 50 (21.20) and 100 (57.98) freestyles. He also swam anchor for the first-place 200 medley relay (1:33.37).
Clarkston was joined in the opening relay by junior Ethan Pheifer, freshman Aidan Biddle and junior Michael Burns.
Freshman Tommy Brunner followed with a time of 9:46.92 in the day's longest event, the 1000 freestyle. It was the first of four straight individual event victories for the Cardinals.
The next came from Senior Owen Chaye in the 200 freestyle (1:43.11), and after Clarkston's win in the 50 freestyle, junior Max Kruglov touched the wall first in the 200 IM (1:56.19).
The Cardinals would close out the meet by winning the final two events, starting with Biddle in the 100 breaststroke (57.98).
Senior Joey Garberick, Pheifer, sophomore Jacob Siewers and Chaye followed by earning a final wall touch of 3:09.94 to win the 400 freestyle relay.
The Ball State men's swimming & diving program is set to close the regular season next weekend with the divers competing at the Miami Classic (Feb. 9-10) and the team competing at Southern Illinois (Feb. 10).
Ball State Individual Results at Bellarmine
200 Medley Relay | Program Record - 1:26.35 by Pheifer, Garberick, Handshoe, Chaye in 2023
1st - Ethan Pheifer, Aidan Biddle, Michael Burns, Benjamin Clarkston - 1:33.37
4th - Bryce Handshoe, Noah Berryman, Michael Mitsynskyy, Erkan Ozgen - 1:38.05
5th - Reece Manning, Kenny Reed, Reeve Ferber, Auston Shafer - 1:39.50
1000 Freestyle | Program Record - 9:25.50 by Magnus Ohlsson in 1995
1st - Tommy Brunner - 9:46.92
5th - Zach Zishka - 10:08.38
6th - Logan Ayres - 10:15.78
7th - Reeve Ferber - 10:16.45
200 Freestyle | Program Record - 1:38.62 by Jacob Siewers in 2023
1st - Owen Chaye - 1:43.11
3rd - Seth Blossom - 1:45.57
4th - Mason Young - 1:47.41
7th - Michael Mitsynskyy - 1:48.84
8th - Chance Buckles - 1:49.30
50 Freestyle | Program Record - 19.89 by Owen Chaye in 2023
1st - Benjamin Clarkston - 21.20
2nd - Joey Garberick - 21.52
3rd - Jacob Siewers - 21.61
11th - Noah Berryman - 23.67
13th - Bryan Lower - 24.10
200 IM | Program Record - 1:49.31 by Joe Morris in 2015
1st - Max Kruglov - 1:56.19
3rd - Michael Burns - 1:57.13
8th - Aidan Biddle - 2:02.73
9th - Alexander Eddy - 2:04.86
100 Butterfly | Program Record - 47.93 by Bryce Handshoe in 2023
2nd - Bryce Handshoe - 50.50
3rd - Kenny Reed - 52.52
4th - Ethan Pheifer - 52.69
7th - Owen Chaye - 55.85
100 Freestyle | Program Record - 43.58 by Owen Chaye in 2023
1st - Benjamin Clarkston - 47.33
2nd - Mason Young - 48.14
3rd - Michael Burns - 48.67
5th - Seth Blossom - 49.04
8th - Tommy Brunner - 49.91
100 Backstroke | Program Record - 48.32 by Jared Holder in 2021
2nd - Logan Ayres - 52.74
3rd - Chance Buckles - 53.48
6th - Auston Shafer - 55.22
7th - Erkan Ozgen - 55.56
10th - Reece Manning - 59.46
500 Freestyle | Program Record - 4:29.26 by Magnus Ohlsson in 1995
3rd - Alexander Eddy - 4:47.74
4th - Joey Garberick - 4:51.68
6th - Michael Mitsynskyy - 4:59.51
7th - Jacob Siewers - 5:00.66
100 Breaststroke | Program Record - 52.17 by Joey Garberick in 2023
1st - Aidan Biddle - 57.98
3rd - Noah Berryman - 1:00.17
6th - Max Kruglov - 1:01.81
7th - Zach Zishka - 1:03.29
400 Freestyle Relay | Program Record - 2:57.53 by Chaye, Siewers, Pheifer, Wolfred in 2023
1st - Joey Garberick, Ethan Pheifer, Jacob Siewers, Owen Chaye - 3:09.94
2nd - Auston Shafer, Kenny Reed, Bryce Handshoe, Mason Young - 3:11.98
4th - Tommy Brunner, Alexander Eddy, Reeve Ferber, Seth Blossom - 3:17.25
6th - Chance Buckles, Reece Manning, Logan Ayres, Bryan Lower - 3:24.26
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