Saturday, October 11
West Lafayette, IN
12 pm
Ball State University
584.5
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Indiana Intercollegiates
Photo by: Bobby Ellis/Ball State University
Women's S&D Victorious at Indiana Intercollegiates to Open 2025-26 Season
October 11, 2025 | Women's Swimming and Diving
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Eight event wins and 22 individual podium finishes, including 24 total top five finishes led the women's swimming and diving program to a first-place finish at the Don Ron Indiana Intercollegiates. Ball State totaled 584.5 points, followed by host Purdue (583) and IU Indy (252.5).
Sophomore Anna Keen and senior Payton Kelly led the afternoon with three event wins each. Keen topped the 100 individual medley (55.90) and 100 breaststroke (1:03.21), and Kelly took first in both the 50 (22.52) and 100 (49.18) freestyles.
The Cardinals completed a 1-2-3 finish in the 100 breaststroke, with Maya McDonald following Keen's top placement with a second place finish (1:03.48), just barely ahead of Addie Beasley who placed third (1:03.57).
Keen and Kelly opened and closed the meet with contributions to winning relay efforts. The two joined sophomore Lauren Fecher and freshman Addie Beasley in a first-place finish in the 200 medley relay (1:41.26), earning the ninth-best time in program history. To close, the two combined with Haley Sakbun and Kiley Zoeller to place first in the 200 freestyle relay (1:32.70).
Freshman Aubrey Simmons earned the first individual event win of her collegiate career, touching the wall with a time of 56.17, 0.36 seconds ahead of Alexa Von Holtz who placed second (56.53). Simmons also earned a third-place finish in the 100 backstroke (56.17), shortly behind Ava Butterfield who earned second (55.27).
Also showing a strong effort in her first collegiate meet was freshman Reagan Graves, capturing the ninth-best time in program history in the 200 freestyle (1:50.95) and placing third. Graves also placed third in the 100 freestyle (51.83) and was the leadoff for the first place 500 freestyle relay team (4:01.62), joining Sakbun, Natalie Marshall and Ella Sears.
Ball State had three women earn a podium finish on the 1M board, as senior Grace Walker finish fifth with 269.70 points, followed by Leelah Fettig who place seventh (226.35). Fettig also earned a sixth-place finish on the 3M board (225.10).
Next up, the Cardinals travel to Toledo Oct. 25, with events beginning at noon.
TEAM RESULTS:
1. Ball State - 584.5
2. Purdue - 583
3. IU Indy - 252.5
4. UIndy - 167
5. Butler - 165
6. Southern Indiana - 129
7. Evansville - 101
8. Valparaiso - 93
9. Indiana Wesleyan - 64
10. Rose-Hulman - 46
BALL STATE FINAL RESULTS:
200 Medley Relay | Program Record - 1:39.56 by Newkirk, Wright, Keen, Kelly in 2025
1st – Lauren Fecher, Addie Beasley, Anna Keen, Payton Kelly – 1:41.26 – 9th in program history
3rd – Ava Butterfield, Maya McDonald, Savannah Farlee, Kiley Zoeller – 1:44.11
5th – Alyssa Messenger, Julia Ofman, Haley Johnson, Aubrey Simmons – 1:45.99
200 Free | Program Record - 1:47.27 by Payton Kelly in 2025
3rd – Reagan Graves – 1:50.95 – 9th in program history
9th – Addy Czarnecki – 1:52.99
11th – Milagros Amione – 1:53.69
12th - Magdalena Lechowska – 1:53.83
14th – Alexa Von Holtz – 1:54.78
15th – McKenna Potteiger – 1:54.90
16th – Kayla Newman – 1:55.41
22nd – Olivia Owens - 1:58.67
50 Free | Program Record – 22.23 by Payton Kelly in 2025
1st – Payton Kelly – 22.52
5th – Kiley Zoeller – 24.21
7th – Haley Sakbun – 24.32
8th – Ella Sears – 24.40
9th – Natalie Marshall - 24.42
15th – Lauren Fecher – 24.89
18th – Maya McDonald – 25.00
21st – Kiran Stauffer – 25.17
100 IM
1st – Anna Keen – 55.90
4th – Addie Beasley – 58.87
5th – Milagros Amione – 59.12
15th – Ava Butterfield – 59.85
20th – Julia Ofman – 1:00.54
29th – Alyssa Messenger – 1:01.66
100 Fly | Program Record – 53.03 by Anna Keen in 2025
1st – Aubrey Simmons – 56.17
2nd – Alexa Von Holtz – 56.53
5th – Savannah Farlee – 57.37
11th – Haley Johnson – 58.54
12th – McKenna Potteiger – 58.58
13th – Callie Tuma – 58.64
500 Free Relay
1st – Reagan Graves, Haley Sakbun, Natalie Marshall, Ella Sears – 4:01.62
100 Free | Program Record – 48.82 by Payton Kelly in 2025
1st – Payton Kelly – 49.18
3rd – Reagan Graves – 51.83
8th – Haley Sakbun – 53.07
9th – Addy Czarnecki – 53.17
10th – Kiley Zoeller – 53.30
13th – Kayla Newman – 54.15
13th – Natalie Marshall – 54.15
22nd – Kiran Stauffer – 55.19
100 Back | Program Record – 53.52 by Payton Kelly in 2025
2nd – Ava Butterfield – 55.27
3rd – Aubrey Simmons – 56.17
5th – Lauren Fecher – 56.42
12th – Alyssa Messenger – 57.49
13th – Olivia Owens – 57.55
15th – Ella Sears – 57.80
100 Breast | Program Record – 1:00.58 by Bridgette Ruehl in 2013
1st – Anna Keen – 1:03.21
2nd – Maya McDonald – 1:03.48
3rd – Addie Beasley – 1:03.57
5th – Julia Ofman – 1:04.54
21st – Haley Johnson – 1:08.82
22nd – Callie Tuma – 1:09.12
200 Free Relay | Program Record – 1:31.38 by Kelly, A. Sakbun, Jones, Payne in 2023
1st – Anna Keen, Payton Kelly, Haley Sakbun, Kiley Zoeller – 1:32.70 – 6th in program history
7th – Milagros Amione, Reagan Graves, Ella Sears, Aubrey Simmons – 1:37.46
11th – Olivia Owens, McKenna Potteiger, Julia Ofman, Callie Tuma – 1:39.81
12th – Alexa Von Holtz, Natalie Marshall, Addy Czarnecki, Kiran Stauffer – 1:39.98
1-Meter Diving | Program Record – 305.48 by Caitlin Locante in 2021
5th – Grace Walker – 269.70
7th – Leelah Fettig – 226.35
17th – Eeva-Liisa Gibson – 185.55
21st – Ava Pavich – 157.50
22nd – Ella Penny – 153.90
3-Meter Diving | Program Record – 347.78 by Caitlin Locante in 2021
6th – Leelah Fettig – 225.10
12th – Eeva-Liisa Gibson - 189.10
20th – Ava Pavich - 121.55
Sophomore Anna Keen and senior Payton Kelly led the afternoon with three event wins each. Keen topped the 100 individual medley (55.90) and 100 breaststroke (1:03.21), and Kelly took first in both the 50 (22.52) and 100 (49.18) freestyles.
The Cardinals completed a 1-2-3 finish in the 100 breaststroke, with Maya McDonald following Keen's top placement with a second place finish (1:03.48), just barely ahead of Addie Beasley who placed third (1:03.57).
Keen and Kelly opened and closed the meet with contributions to winning relay efforts. The two joined sophomore Lauren Fecher and freshman Addie Beasley in a first-place finish in the 200 medley relay (1:41.26), earning the ninth-best time in program history. To close, the two combined with Haley Sakbun and Kiley Zoeller to place first in the 200 freestyle relay (1:32.70).
Freshman Aubrey Simmons earned the first individual event win of her collegiate career, touching the wall with a time of 56.17, 0.36 seconds ahead of Alexa Von Holtz who placed second (56.53). Simmons also earned a third-place finish in the 100 backstroke (56.17), shortly behind Ava Butterfield who earned second (55.27).
Also showing a strong effort in her first collegiate meet was freshman Reagan Graves, capturing the ninth-best time in program history in the 200 freestyle (1:50.95) and placing third. Graves also placed third in the 100 freestyle (51.83) and was the leadoff for the first place 500 freestyle relay team (4:01.62), joining Sakbun, Natalie Marshall and Ella Sears.
Ball State had three women earn a podium finish on the 1M board, as senior Grace Walker finish fifth with 269.70 points, followed by Leelah Fettig who place seventh (226.35). Fettig also earned a sixth-place finish on the 3M board (225.10).
Next up, the Cardinals travel to Toledo Oct. 25, with events beginning at noon.
TEAM RESULTS:
1. Ball State - 584.5
2. Purdue - 583
3. IU Indy - 252.5
4. UIndy - 167
5. Butler - 165
6. Southern Indiana - 129
7. Evansville - 101
8. Valparaiso - 93
9. Indiana Wesleyan - 64
10. Rose-Hulman - 46
BALL STATE FINAL RESULTS:
200 Medley Relay | Program Record - 1:39.56 by Newkirk, Wright, Keen, Kelly in 2025
1st – Lauren Fecher, Addie Beasley, Anna Keen, Payton Kelly – 1:41.26 – 9th in program history
3rd – Ava Butterfield, Maya McDonald, Savannah Farlee, Kiley Zoeller – 1:44.11
5th – Alyssa Messenger, Julia Ofman, Haley Johnson, Aubrey Simmons – 1:45.99
200 Free | Program Record - 1:47.27 by Payton Kelly in 2025
3rd – Reagan Graves – 1:50.95 – 9th in program history
9th – Addy Czarnecki – 1:52.99
11th – Milagros Amione – 1:53.69
12th - Magdalena Lechowska – 1:53.83
14th – Alexa Von Holtz – 1:54.78
15th – McKenna Potteiger – 1:54.90
16th – Kayla Newman – 1:55.41
22nd – Olivia Owens - 1:58.67
50 Free | Program Record – 22.23 by Payton Kelly in 2025
1st – Payton Kelly – 22.52
5th – Kiley Zoeller – 24.21
7th – Haley Sakbun – 24.32
8th – Ella Sears – 24.40
9th – Natalie Marshall - 24.42
15th – Lauren Fecher – 24.89
18th – Maya McDonald – 25.00
21st – Kiran Stauffer – 25.17
100 IM
1st – Anna Keen – 55.90
4th – Addie Beasley – 58.87
5th – Milagros Amione – 59.12
15th – Ava Butterfield – 59.85
20th – Julia Ofman – 1:00.54
29th – Alyssa Messenger – 1:01.66
100 Fly | Program Record – 53.03 by Anna Keen in 2025
1st – Aubrey Simmons – 56.17
2nd – Alexa Von Holtz – 56.53
5th – Savannah Farlee – 57.37
11th – Haley Johnson – 58.54
12th – McKenna Potteiger – 58.58
13th – Callie Tuma – 58.64
500 Free Relay
1st – Reagan Graves, Haley Sakbun, Natalie Marshall, Ella Sears – 4:01.62
100 Free | Program Record – 48.82 by Payton Kelly in 2025
1st – Payton Kelly – 49.18
3rd – Reagan Graves – 51.83
8th – Haley Sakbun – 53.07
9th – Addy Czarnecki – 53.17
10th – Kiley Zoeller – 53.30
13th – Kayla Newman – 54.15
13th – Natalie Marshall – 54.15
22nd – Kiran Stauffer – 55.19
100 Back | Program Record – 53.52 by Payton Kelly in 2025
2nd – Ava Butterfield – 55.27
3rd – Aubrey Simmons – 56.17
5th – Lauren Fecher – 56.42
12th – Alyssa Messenger – 57.49
13th – Olivia Owens – 57.55
15th – Ella Sears – 57.80
100 Breast | Program Record – 1:00.58 by Bridgette Ruehl in 2013
1st – Anna Keen – 1:03.21
2nd – Maya McDonald – 1:03.48
3rd – Addie Beasley – 1:03.57
5th – Julia Ofman – 1:04.54
21st – Haley Johnson – 1:08.82
22nd – Callie Tuma – 1:09.12
200 Free Relay | Program Record – 1:31.38 by Kelly, A. Sakbun, Jones, Payne in 2023
1st – Anna Keen, Payton Kelly, Haley Sakbun, Kiley Zoeller – 1:32.70 – 6th in program history
7th – Milagros Amione, Reagan Graves, Ella Sears, Aubrey Simmons – 1:37.46
11th – Olivia Owens, McKenna Potteiger, Julia Ofman, Callie Tuma – 1:39.81
12th – Alexa Von Holtz, Natalie Marshall, Addy Czarnecki, Kiran Stauffer – 1:39.98
1-Meter Diving | Program Record – 305.48 by Caitlin Locante in 2021
5th – Grace Walker – 269.70
7th – Leelah Fettig – 226.35
17th – Eeva-Liisa Gibson – 185.55
21st – Ava Pavich – 157.50
22nd – Ella Penny – 153.90
3-Meter Diving | Program Record – 347.78 by Caitlin Locante in 2021
6th – Leelah Fettig – 225.10
12th – Eeva-Liisa Gibson - 189.10
20th – Ava Pavich - 121.55
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