Men’s S&D Sets More Records on Day 2 of MAC Championships
March 07, 2024 | Men's Swimming and Diving
CARBONDALE, Ill. - - The Ball State men's swimming & diving program earned medals in two more events and broke two more program records Thursday on the second day of the 2024 Mid-American Conference Championships at SIU's Shea Natatorium.
The first record came in the day's longest event when freshman Malcolm Slater won the consolation heat of the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:28.38. Classmate Tommy Brunner was right being, posting the third-best individual time in program history to take 10th at 4:30.17.
Ball State earned its first medal of the night moments later when senior Owen Chaye tied his own program mark in the 50 freestyle to take home bronze. It was his third consecutive bronze medal in the event.
In the diving well, senior Wyatt Blake earned another individual podium finish for the Cardinals, taking seventh on the 1M board with a score of 270.80.
Ball State rounded out the night with another record performance and more medals, as junior Ethan Pheifer, senior Joey Garberick, senior Bryce Handshoe and Chaye clocked in at 3:10.53 to place second in the 400 medley relay. The effort was nearly two seconds faster than the same quartets time at last season's MAC Championships.
Also earning individual points for the Cardinals on Thursday were junior Michael Burns with a 15th-place finish in the 200 IM (1:51.18), sophomore Jacob Siewers with an 11th-place swim in the 50 freestyle, Garberick with a 12th-place time of 20.55 in the 50 freestyle and senior Isaac Hunter with a 14th-place score of 233.10 on the 1M diving board.
As a team, the Cardinals are currently fifth among the seven-team field with 156 total points. Miami leads the meet with 263 points, one ahead of second place Missouri State.
Action in the 2024 MAC Championships continues Friday with five more individual swimming events, prelims and consolation finals of 3-meter diving, and the 200 freestyle relay. Prelims start at 11:30 a.m. ET and finals at 7 p.m. CT
Ball State Results on Day 2 of MAC Championships
FINALS SESSION
500 Freestyle | Program Record - 4:28.38 by Malcolm Slater in 2024
9th - Malcolm Slater - 4:28.38 - Program Record
10th - Tommy Brunner - 4:30.17 - 3rd in Program History
200 IM | Program Record - 1:49.31 by Joe Morris in 2015
15th - Michael Burns - 1:51.18
50 Freestyle | Program Record - 19.89 by Owen Chaye on Two Occasions
3rd - Owen Chaye - 19.89
11th - Jacob Siewers - 20.42 - 7th in Program History
12th - Joey Garberick - 20.55
1-Meter Diving | Program Record - 344.25 by Dave Keener in 1991
7th - Wyatt Blake - 270.80
14th - Isaac Hunter - 233.10
400 Medley Relay | Program Record - 3:10.53 by Pheifer, Garberick, Handshoe, Chaye in 2024
2nd - Ethan Pheifer, Joey Garberick, Bryce Handshoe, Owen Chaye - 3:10.53
MORNING SESSION
500 Freestyle | Program Record - 4:29.26 by Magnus Ohlsson in 1995
Advanced to B Finals - 9th - Malcolm Slater - 4:30.23
Advanced to B Finals - 15th - Tommy Brunner - 4:33.51
Prelims
22nd - Seth Blossom - 4:38.36
24th - Reeve Ferber - 4:40.36
26th - Michael Mitsynskyy - 4:41.95
27th - Alexander Eddy - 4:43.55
EX - Logan Ayres - 4:47.09
200 IM | Program Record - 1:49.31 by Joe Morris in 2015
Advanced to B Finals - 12th - Michael Burns - 1:50.08 - 2nd in Program History
Prelims
20th - Max Kruglov - 1:53.10
24th - Zach Zishka - 1:54.49
26th - Aidan Biddle - 1:55.45
40th - Reece Manning - 1:55.20
50 Freestyle | Program Record - 19.89 by Owen Chaye in 2023
Advanced to A Finals - 4th - Owen Chaye - 20.24
Advanced to B Finals - 9th - Joey Garberick - 20.48
Advanced to B Finals - 14th - Jacob Siewers - 20.61
Prelims
20th - Ethan Pheifer - 20.69
25th - Mason Young - 20.94
27th - Benjamin Clarkston - 20.98
30th - Bryce Handshoe - 21.14
EX - Kenny Reed - 21.51
EX - Chance Buckles - 21.58
EX - Auston Shafer - 22.22
EX - Noah Berryman - 23.01
1-Meter Diving | Program Record - 344.25 by Dave Keener in 1991
Advanced to A Finals - 8th - Wyatt Blake - 264.80
Advanced to B Finals - 12th - Isaac Hunter - 239.55
Prelims
18th - Porter Brovont - 214.45
The first record came in the day's longest event when freshman Malcolm Slater won the consolation heat of the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:28.38. Classmate Tommy Brunner was right being, posting the third-best individual time in program history to take 10th at 4:30.17.
Ball State earned its first medal of the night moments later when senior Owen Chaye tied his own program mark in the 50 freestyle to take home bronze. It was his third consecutive bronze medal in the event.
In the diving well, senior Wyatt Blake earned another individual podium finish for the Cardinals, taking seventh on the 1M board with a score of 270.80.
Ball State rounded out the night with another record performance and more medals, as junior Ethan Pheifer, senior Joey Garberick, senior Bryce Handshoe and Chaye clocked in at 3:10.53 to place second in the 400 medley relay. The effort was nearly two seconds faster than the same quartets time at last season's MAC Championships.
Also earning individual points for the Cardinals on Thursday were junior Michael Burns with a 15th-place finish in the 200 IM (1:51.18), sophomore Jacob Siewers with an 11th-place swim in the 50 freestyle, Garberick with a 12th-place time of 20.55 in the 50 freestyle and senior Isaac Hunter with a 14th-place score of 233.10 on the 1M diving board.
As a team, the Cardinals are currently fifth among the seven-team field with 156 total points. Miami leads the meet with 263 points, one ahead of second place Missouri State.
Action in the 2024 MAC Championships continues Friday with five more individual swimming events, prelims and consolation finals of 3-meter diving, and the 200 freestyle relay. Prelims start at 11:30 a.m. ET and finals at 7 p.m. CT
Ball State Results on Day 2 of MAC Championships
FINALS SESSION
500 Freestyle | Program Record - 4:28.38 by Malcolm Slater in 2024
9th - Malcolm Slater - 4:28.38 - Program Record
10th - Tommy Brunner - 4:30.17 - 3rd in Program History
200 IM | Program Record - 1:49.31 by Joe Morris in 2015
15th - Michael Burns - 1:51.18
50 Freestyle | Program Record - 19.89 by Owen Chaye on Two Occasions
3rd - Owen Chaye - 19.89
11th - Jacob Siewers - 20.42 - 7th in Program History
12th - Joey Garberick - 20.55
1-Meter Diving | Program Record - 344.25 by Dave Keener in 1991
7th - Wyatt Blake - 270.80
14th - Isaac Hunter - 233.10
400 Medley Relay | Program Record - 3:10.53 by Pheifer, Garberick, Handshoe, Chaye in 2024
2nd - Ethan Pheifer, Joey Garberick, Bryce Handshoe, Owen Chaye - 3:10.53
MORNING SESSION
500 Freestyle | Program Record - 4:29.26 by Magnus Ohlsson in 1995
Advanced to B Finals - 9th - Malcolm Slater - 4:30.23
Advanced to B Finals - 15th - Tommy Brunner - 4:33.51
Prelims
22nd - Seth Blossom - 4:38.36
24th - Reeve Ferber - 4:40.36
26th - Michael Mitsynskyy - 4:41.95
27th - Alexander Eddy - 4:43.55
EX - Logan Ayres - 4:47.09
200 IM | Program Record - 1:49.31 by Joe Morris in 2015
Advanced to B Finals - 12th - Michael Burns - 1:50.08 - 2nd in Program History
Prelims
20th - Max Kruglov - 1:53.10
24th - Zach Zishka - 1:54.49
26th - Aidan Biddle - 1:55.45
40th - Reece Manning - 1:55.20
50 Freestyle | Program Record - 19.89 by Owen Chaye in 2023
Advanced to A Finals - 4th - Owen Chaye - 20.24
Advanced to B Finals - 9th - Joey Garberick - 20.48
Advanced to B Finals - 14th - Jacob Siewers - 20.61
Prelims
20th - Ethan Pheifer - 20.69
25th - Mason Young - 20.94
27th - Benjamin Clarkston - 20.98
30th - Bryce Handshoe - 21.14
EX - Kenny Reed - 21.51
EX - Chance Buckles - 21.58
EX - Auston Shafer - 22.22
EX - Noah Berryman - 23.01
1-Meter Diving | Program Record - 344.25 by Dave Keener in 1991
Advanced to A Finals - 8th - Wyatt Blake - 264.80
Advanced to B Finals - 12th - Isaac Hunter - 239.55
Prelims
18th - Porter Brovont - 214.45
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