Saturday, October 11
West Lafayette, IN
12 pm
Ball State University
396.5
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Indiana Intercollegiates
Men's S&D Places Third at Indiana Intercollegiates to Start 2025-26 Season
October 11, 2025 | Men's Swimming and Diving
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The men's swimming and diving program earned a third place finish out of 10 teams at the Dan Ross Indiana Intercollegiates, earning 396.5 total points to open its 2025-26 campaign. Ball State finished behind IU Indy (500) and host Purdue (518).
The men earned a total of three event wins, including individual event wins from freshman George Patterson and senior Jacob Siewers. The Cardinals also had 15 podium finishes and 12 top five placements.
Patterson captured his first collegiate individual event win as he topped the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:38.99. Siewers captured his win in the 100 freestyle, touching the wall at 44.79, just 0.33 shy of his own personal best in the event.
Patterson and Siewers also teamed up alongside Benjamin Clarkston and AJ Friend to earn a victory in the 200 freestyle relay (1:21.90) to close the meet.
Junior transfer William Raches placed second in both the 50 freestyle (20.76) and 100 backstroke (49.62) in his first meet as a Cardinal, while
Aidan Biddle earned a third-place finish in the 100 breaststroke (54.66).
On the 3M board, Porter Brovont earned a podium finish, placing seventh (283.60).
The next stop for the men will be at UIC Oct. 24 with events beginning at 5 p.m. ET.
TEAM RESULTS:
Purdue - 518
IU Indy - 500
Ball State – 396.5
UIndy – 262.5
Valparaiso - 130
Southern Indiana - 107
Evansville - 99
Wabash - 60
Indiana Wesleyan - 58
Rose-Hulman - 54
BALL STATE INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:
200 Medley Relay | Program Record – 1:26.35 by Pheifer, Garberick, Handshoe, Chaye in 2023
3rd – Colin Walrond, Ike Ruszkowski, Henry Ko, Benjamin Clarkston - 1:31.75
9th – Max Kruglov, Reeve Ferber, Luke Pryor, Kenny Reed - 1:35.33
200 Free | Program Record – 1:37.05 by Jacob Siewers in 2024
1st – George Patterson – 1:38.09
3rd – Jacob Siewers – 1:38.99
4th – Malcolm Slater – 1:39.24
17th – Dominick Perkowski – 1:42.32
23rd – Nathan Harper - 1:43.40
41st – Tommy Brunner – 1:48.09
50 Free | Program Record – 19.89 by Owen Chaye in 2024
2nd – William Raches – 20.76
11th – Benjamin Clarkston – 21.29
14th – Zack Vervlied – 21.58
100 IM
7th – Aidan Biddle – 52.44
8th – Ike Ruszkowski – 52.48
12th – Max Kruglov – 53.09
100 Fly | Program Record – 47.84 by Bryce Handshoe in 2024
5th – AJ Friend – 49.09
6th – Henry Ko – 50.01
11th – Malcolm Slater – 50.78
12th – Reeve Ferber – 50.82
13th – Luke Pryor – 50.86
26th – Colin Walrond – 52.50
34th – Kenny Reed – 53.35
500 Free Relay
3rd – George Patterson, Dominick Perkowski, Zack Vervlied, William Raches - 3:33.18
100 Free | Program Record – 43.58 by Owen Chaye in 2023
1st – Jacob Siewers – 44.79
5th – George Patterson – 45.82
10th – AJ Friend – 46.36
16th – Zack Vervlied – 46.74
17th – Dominick Perkowski – 47.00
28th – Henry Ko – 48.00
100 Back | Program Record – 48.32 by Jared Holder in 2021
2nd – William Raches – 49.62
7th – Ike Ruszkowski – 50.76
12th – Colin Walrond – 51.23
13th – Benjamin Clarkston – 51.66
14th – Max Kruglov – 51.84
22nd – Nathan Harper – 53.19
27th – Tommy Brunner – 54.57
33rd – Logan Ayres – 56.15
100 Breast | Program Record – 51.93 by Joey Garberick in 2024
3rd – Aidan Biddle – 54.66
11th – Reeve Ferber – 57.05
33rd – Kenny Reed – 1:02.53
200 Free Relay | Program Record – 1.18.88 by Chaye, Garberick, Siewers, Pheifer
1st – Benjamin Clarkston, Jacob Siewers, George Patterson, AJ Friend – 1:21.90
6th – Dominick Perkowski, Malcolm Slater, Nathan Harper, Zack Vervlied – 1:25.67
9th – Colin Walrond, Ike Ruszkowski, Luke Pryor, Tommy Brunner – 1:28.05
1-Meter Diving | Program Record – 344.25 by Dave Keener in 1991
9th – Porter Brovont – 276.95
10th – Zach Shaddy – 276.70
13th – Mitchell Mauck – 238.70
17th – Emilio Perez – 204.90
3-Meter Diving | Program Record – 359.25 by Wyatt Blake in 2023
7th – Porter Brovont – 283.60
10th – Zach Shaddy – 260.35
15th – Mitchell Mauck – 191.10
The men earned a total of three event wins, including individual event wins from freshman George Patterson and senior Jacob Siewers. The Cardinals also had 15 podium finishes and 12 top five placements.
Patterson captured his first collegiate individual event win as he topped the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:38.99. Siewers captured his win in the 100 freestyle, touching the wall at 44.79, just 0.33 shy of his own personal best in the event.
Patterson and Siewers also teamed up alongside Benjamin Clarkston and AJ Friend to earn a victory in the 200 freestyle relay (1:21.90) to close the meet.
Junior transfer William Raches placed second in both the 50 freestyle (20.76) and 100 backstroke (49.62) in his first meet as a Cardinal, while
Aidan Biddle earned a third-place finish in the 100 breaststroke (54.66).
On the 3M board, Porter Brovont earned a podium finish, placing seventh (283.60).
The next stop for the men will be at UIC Oct. 24 with events beginning at 5 p.m. ET.
TEAM RESULTS:
Purdue - 518
IU Indy - 500
Ball State – 396.5
UIndy – 262.5
Valparaiso - 130
Southern Indiana - 107
Evansville - 99
Wabash - 60
Indiana Wesleyan - 58
Rose-Hulman - 54
BALL STATE INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:
200 Medley Relay | Program Record – 1:26.35 by Pheifer, Garberick, Handshoe, Chaye in 2023
3rd – Colin Walrond, Ike Ruszkowski, Henry Ko, Benjamin Clarkston - 1:31.75
9th – Max Kruglov, Reeve Ferber, Luke Pryor, Kenny Reed - 1:35.33
200 Free | Program Record – 1:37.05 by Jacob Siewers in 2024
1st – George Patterson – 1:38.09
3rd – Jacob Siewers – 1:38.99
4th – Malcolm Slater – 1:39.24
17th – Dominick Perkowski – 1:42.32
23rd – Nathan Harper - 1:43.40
41st – Tommy Brunner – 1:48.09
50 Free | Program Record – 19.89 by Owen Chaye in 2024
2nd – William Raches – 20.76
11th – Benjamin Clarkston – 21.29
14th – Zack Vervlied – 21.58
100 IM
7th – Aidan Biddle – 52.44
8th – Ike Ruszkowski – 52.48
12th – Max Kruglov – 53.09
100 Fly | Program Record – 47.84 by Bryce Handshoe in 2024
5th – AJ Friend – 49.09
6th – Henry Ko – 50.01
11th – Malcolm Slater – 50.78
12th – Reeve Ferber – 50.82
13th – Luke Pryor – 50.86
26th – Colin Walrond – 52.50
34th – Kenny Reed – 53.35
500 Free Relay
3rd – George Patterson, Dominick Perkowski, Zack Vervlied, William Raches - 3:33.18
100 Free | Program Record – 43.58 by Owen Chaye in 2023
1st – Jacob Siewers – 44.79
5th – George Patterson – 45.82
10th – AJ Friend – 46.36
16th – Zack Vervlied – 46.74
17th – Dominick Perkowski – 47.00
28th – Henry Ko – 48.00
100 Back | Program Record – 48.32 by Jared Holder in 2021
2nd – William Raches – 49.62
7th – Ike Ruszkowski – 50.76
12th – Colin Walrond – 51.23
13th – Benjamin Clarkston – 51.66
14th – Max Kruglov – 51.84
22nd – Nathan Harper – 53.19
27th – Tommy Brunner – 54.57
33rd – Logan Ayres – 56.15
100 Breast | Program Record – 51.93 by Joey Garberick in 2024
3rd – Aidan Biddle – 54.66
11th – Reeve Ferber – 57.05
33rd – Kenny Reed – 1:02.53
200 Free Relay | Program Record – 1.18.88 by Chaye, Garberick, Siewers, Pheifer
1st – Benjamin Clarkston, Jacob Siewers, George Patterson, AJ Friend – 1:21.90
6th – Dominick Perkowski, Malcolm Slater, Nathan Harper, Zack Vervlied – 1:25.67
9th – Colin Walrond, Ike Ruszkowski, Luke Pryor, Tommy Brunner – 1:28.05
1-Meter Diving | Program Record – 344.25 by Dave Keener in 1991
9th – Porter Brovont – 276.95
10th – Zach Shaddy – 276.70
13th – Mitchell Mauck – 238.70
17th – Emilio Perez – 204.90
3-Meter Diving | Program Record – 359.25 by Wyatt Blake in 2023
7th – Porter Brovont – 283.60
10th – Zach Shaddy – 260.35
15th – Mitchell Mauck – 191.10
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