Saturday, February 3
Louisville, KY
1 p.m.
Ball State University
145.5
at
58.5
Bellarmine
Women’s Swimming Tops Bellarmine In Final Regular Season Dual
February 03, 2024 | Women's Swimming and Diving
LOUISVILLE, KY - - In its final dual of the 2023-24 regular season, the Ball State women's swimming team won nine of 11 events to score a 145.5-58.5 victory over Bellarmine Saturday afternoon at the Mary T. Meagher Aquatic Center.
Freshman Alexa Von Holtz turned in another solid performance for the Cardinals (5-1), winning both the 200 freestyle (1:57.46) and the 100 butterfly (57.84) to up her individual win total to 16 on the year.
BSU's swimmers opened the day with a winning time of 1:48.27 in the 200 medley relay, as junior Lilia Newkirk, freshman Julia Ofman, junior Hannah Jones and freshman Angelina Eliacin started a string of four straight event wins for the Cardinals.
Senior Marcella Ribeiro gave Ball State its first individual win with a final wall touch of 10:37.64 in the 1,000 freestyle.
The Cardinals also received individual wins from Jones in the 50 freestyle (25.06), sophomore Alyssa Messenger in the 100 freestyle (54.74), sophomore Payton Kelly in the 100 backstroke (59.33) and sophomore Kiran Stauffer in the 500 freestyle (5:17.34).
BSU would go on to close the meet with sophomore Haley Sakbun, Messenger, sophomore Callie Tuma and Kelly combining to win the 400 freestyle relay in 3:38.36.
Ball State's divers return to action next weekend at the Miami Classic (Feb. 9-10), while the entire squad enters the final training run for the 2024 MAC Women's Swimming & Diving Championships held Feb. 28 - March 2 at Ohio.
Ball State Individual Results at Bellarmine
200 Medley Relay | Program Record - 1:39.69 by Crist, Wright, Jones, A. Sakbun in 2023
1st - Lilia Newkirk, Julia Ofman, Hannah Jones, Angelina Eliacin - 1:48.27
2nd - Sophia Kuehn, Laura Wright, Mary Kate Phillips, Elizabeth King - 1:49.99
1000 Freestyle | Program Record - 10:01.21 by Marcella Ribeiro in 2021
1st - Marcella Ribeiro - 10:37.64
T2nd - Callie Tuma - 11:00.57
200 Freestyle | Program Record - 1:48.13 by Marcella Ribeiro in 2021
1st - Alexa Von Holtz - 1:57.46
2nd - Alyssa Messenger - 1:58.51
4th - Haley Sakbun - 1:59.50
5th - Mary Kate Phillips - 2:00.95
6th - Emma Horton - 2:03.79
50 Freestyle | Program Record - 22.32 by Payton Kelly in 2023
1st - Hannah Jones - 25.06
2nd - Natalie Marshall - 25.15
3rd - Elizabeth King - 25.24
8th - Julia Ofman - 26.40
9th - Laura Wright - 26.72
200 IM | Program Record - 2:00.85 by Alexa Von Holtz in 2023
2nd - Payton Kelly - 2:10.08
3rd - Sophia Kuehn - 2:11.29
5th - Eliza Bader - 2:18.88
7th - Neely Agnew - 2:22.29
100 Butterfly | Program Record - 53.64 by Mallory Miles in 2013
1st - Alexa Von Holtz - 57.84
2nd - Eliza Bader - 1:01.06
5th - Callie Tuma - 1:04.40
100 Freestyle | Program Record - 49.12 by Payton Kelly in 2023
1st - Alyssa Messenger - 54.74
2nd - Hannah Jones - 55.09
3rd - Natalie Marshall - 55.19
6th - Mary Kate Phillips - 57.13
7th - Angelina Eliacin - 57.75
100 Backstroke | Program Record - 54.44 by Hannah Jones in 2022
1st - Payton Kelly - 59.33
2nd - Sophia Kuehn - 59.79
3rd - Marcella Ribeiro - 1:01.91
500 Freestyle | Program Record - 4:48.37 by Marcella Ribeiro in 2021
1st - Kiran Stauffer - 5:17.34
3rd - Haley Sakbun - 5:23.74
100 Breaststroke | Program Record - 1:00.58 by Bridgette Ruehl in 2013
2nd - Julia Ofman - 1:07.81
4th - Elizabeth King - 1:14.26
400 Freestyle Relay | Program Record - 3:21.74 by Kelly, A. Sakbun, Ribeiro, Payne in 2023
1st - Haley Sakbun, Alyssa Messenger, Callie Tuma, Payton Kelly - 3:38.36
2nd - Marcella Ribeiro, Alexa Von Holtz, Eliza Bader, Natalie Marshall - 3:44.83
Freshman Alexa Von Holtz turned in another solid performance for the Cardinals (5-1), winning both the 200 freestyle (1:57.46) and the 100 butterfly (57.84) to up her individual win total to 16 on the year.
BSU's swimmers opened the day with a winning time of 1:48.27 in the 200 medley relay, as junior Lilia Newkirk, freshman Julia Ofman, junior Hannah Jones and freshman Angelina Eliacin started a string of four straight event wins for the Cardinals.
Senior Marcella Ribeiro gave Ball State its first individual win with a final wall touch of 10:37.64 in the 1,000 freestyle.
The Cardinals also received individual wins from Jones in the 50 freestyle (25.06), sophomore Alyssa Messenger in the 100 freestyle (54.74), sophomore Payton Kelly in the 100 backstroke (59.33) and sophomore Kiran Stauffer in the 500 freestyle (5:17.34).
BSU would go on to close the meet with sophomore Haley Sakbun, Messenger, sophomore Callie Tuma and Kelly combining to win the 400 freestyle relay in 3:38.36.
Ball State's divers return to action next weekend at the Miami Classic (Feb. 9-10), while the entire squad enters the final training run for the 2024 MAC Women's Swimming & Diving Championships held Feb. 28 - March 2 at Ohio.
Ball State Individual Results at Bellarmine
200 Medley Relay | Program Record - 1:39.69 by Crist, Wright, Jones, A. Sakbun in 2023
1st - Lilia Newkirk, Julia Ofman, Hannah Jones, Angelina Eliacin - 1:48.27
2nd - Sophia Kuehn, Laura Wright, Mary Kate Phillips, Elizabeth King - 1:49.99
1000 Freestyle | Program Record - 10:01.21 by Marcella Ribeiro in 2021
1st - Marcella Ribeiro - 10:37.64
T2nd - Callie Tuma - 11:00.57
200 Freestyle | Program Record - 1:48.13 by Marcella Ribeiro in 2021
1st - Alexa Von Holtz - 1:57.46
2nd - Alyssa Messenger - 1:58.51
4th - Haley Sakbun - 1:59.50
5th - Mary Kate Phillips - 2:00.95
6th - Emma Horton - 2:03.79
50 Freestyle | Program Record - 22.32 by Payton Kelly in 2023
1st - Hannah Jones - 25.06
2nd - Natalie Marshall - 25.15
3rd - Elizabeth King - 25.24
8th - Julia Ofman - 26.40
9th - Laura Wright - 26.72
200 IM | Program Record - 2:00.85 by Alexa Von Holtz in 2023
2nd - Payton Kelly - 2:10.08
3rd - Sophia Kuehn - 2:11.29
5th - Eliza Bader - 2:18.88
7th - Neely Agnew - 2:22.29
100 Butterfly | Program Record - 53.64 by Mallory Miles in 2013
1st - Alexa Von Holtz - 57.84
2nd - Eliza Bader - 1:01.06
5th - Callie Tuma - 1:04.40
100 Freestyle | Program Record - 49.12 by Payton Kelly in 2023
1st - Alyssa Messenger - 54.74
2nd - Hannah Jones - 55.09
3rd - Natalie Marshall - 55.19
6th - Mary Kate Phillips - 57.13
7th - Angelina Eliacin - 57.75
100 Backstroke | Program Record - 54.44 by Hannah Jones in 2022
1st - Payton Kelly - 59.33
2nd - Sophia Kuehn - 59.79
3rd - Marcella Ribeiro - 1:01.91
500 Freestyle | Program Record - 4:48.37 by Marcella Ribeiro in 2021
1st - Kiran Stauffer - 5:17.34
3rd - Haley Sakbun - 5:23.74
100 Breaststroke | Program Record - 1:00.58 by Bridgette Ruehl in 2013
2nd - Julia Ofman - 1:07.81
4th - Elizabeth King - 1:14.26
400 Freestyle Relay | Program Record - 3:21.74 by Kelly, A. Sakbun, Ribeiro, Payne in 2023
1st - Haley Sakbun, Alyssa Messenger, Callie Tuma, Payton Kelly - 3:38.36
2nd - Marcella Ribeiro, Alexa Von Holtz, Eliza Bader, Natalie Marshall - 3:44.83
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