Men's S&D Prepare for 2025 House of Champions

MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State men's swimming and diving program is set to travel to the IU Natatorium for competition at the 2025 House of Champions, hosted by IU Indy. The three-day meet takes place Nov. 20-22, with prelims beginning at 10 a.m. and finals beginning at 5 p.m. each day. Diving sessions will take place at 12:30 p.m.

The other competing teams at House of Champions include IU Indy, Lewis, Milwaukee, UIC, Missouri State, Lynn, Northern Kentucky, Saint Louis, Southern Indiana, and Montevallo.

The men most recently appeared at the House of Champions invitational during the 2023-24 season, scoring 1,108 points to place second out of 10 teams. The Cardinals trailed only the hosting Jaguars, who finished first with a score of 1383.5.

When the Cardinals were last in action, the men's squad hosted a 152-53 victory over Bellarmine, putting together an 11-event sweep and earning their second-consecutive dual win thus far.

Fans can follow the action during the three-day competition via Meet Mobile.

IN THE MVC RANKINGS
In the latest NCAA Division I Top Time Rankings as compiled by CollegeSwimming.com, the Cardinals have 10 student-athletes ranked in scoring position in their respective events heading into this week's meet at IU Indy.

Men's Swimmers Currently Ranked in the MVC Top 16
50 Freestyle: 14th – AJ Friend (20.72) / 15th – William Raches (20.76)
100 Freestyle: 5th – Jacob Siewers (44.79) / 12th – William Raches (45.67) / 15th – George Patterson (45.82)
200 Freestyle: 4th – George Patterson (1:38.09) / 7th – Jacob Siewers (1:38.99) / 9th – Malcolm Slater (1:39.24)
500 Freestyle: 15th – Malcolm Slater (4:37.98)
1000 Freestyle: 8th – Malcolm Slater (9:36.66) / 16th – Tommy Brunner (9:48.34)
1650 Freestyle: N/A
100 Backstroke: 7th – William Raches (49.62) / 16th – Ike Ruszkowski (50.76)
200 Backstroke: N/A
100 Breaststroke: 5th – Aidan Biddle (54.66) / 14th – Reeve Ferber (57.05)
200 Breaststroke: N/A
100 Butterfly: 10th – AJ Friend (49.09) / 12th – Henry Ko (50.01)
200 Butterfly: 16th – Henry Ko (1:53.59)
200 IM: 16th – George Patterson (1:54.71)
400 IM: N/A
200 Freestyle Relay: 3rd – Ball State (1:21.90)
400 Freestyle Relay: 7th – Ball State (3:04.31)
800 Freestyle Relay: N/A
200 Medley Relay: 4th – Ball State (1:31.75)
400 Medley Relay: 4th – Ball State (3:20.74)

FROM THE DIVING BOARDS:
Junior Zach Shaddy currently leads the Cardinals on the 1M board (305.40) and 3M board (322.58).

Ball State Divers Top Results in 2025-26
Zach Shaddy (Jr.) – 305.40* on 1M / 322.58* on 3M
Porter Brovont (Sr.) – 286.88 on 1M / 322.35* on 3M
Mitchell Mauck (So.) - 258.98 on 1M / 240.90 on 3M
Emilio Perez (So.) – 234.83 on 1M / 250.43 on 3M
NCAA Zone Diving Qualifying Marks: 300 on 1M / 320 on 3M

EVENT WINNERS:
As a squad, the Cardinals have chalked up 19 individual event wins, and five relay wins so far this season.

2025-26 Men's Individual Event Winners (19)
4 – Jacob Siewers (Sr.)
       Oct. 11 at Indiana Intercollegiates: 100 Freestyle (44.79)
       Oct. 24 at UIC: 100 Freestyle (45.28)
       Nov. 8 vs. Bellarmine: 50 Freestyle (21.33) / 100 Freestyle (45.87)

3 – George Patterson (Fr.)
       Oct. 11 at Indiana Intercollegiates: 200 Freestyle (1:38.09)
       Oct. 24 at UIC: 200 Freestyle (1:41.64)
       Nov. 8 vs. Bellarmine: 200 Individual Medley (1:54.71)

3 – Malcolm Slater (Jr.)
       Oct. 24 at UIC: 1000 Freestyle (9:36.66) / 500 Freestyle (4:37.98)
       Nov. 8 vs. Bellarmine: 200 Freestyle (1:42.09)

2 – Aidan Biddle (Jr.)
       Oct. 24 at UIC: 100 Breaststroke (56.06)
       Nov. 8 vs. Bellarmine: 100 Breaststroke (56.51)

2– Henry Ko (Fr.)
       Oct. 24 at UIC: 200 Butterfly (1:53.59)
       Nov. 8 vs. Bellarmine: 500 Freestyle (4:46.32)

1 – William Raches (Jr.)
       Oct. 24 at UIC: 100 Backstroke (51.02)

1 – Ike Ruszkowski (So.)
       Oct. 24 at UIC: 200 Backstroke (1:53.53)

1 – Tommy Brunner (Jr.)
       Nov. 8 vs. Bellarmine: 1000 Freestyle (9:58.23)

1 – Colin Walrond (Fr.)
       Nov. 8 vs. Bellarmine: 100 Backstroke (51.40)

1 – Benjamin Clarkston (Sr.)
       Nov. 8 vs. Bellarmine: 100 Butterfly (50.69)

2025-26 Men's Relay Winners (5)
2 - 200 Freestyle Relay
       Oct. 11 at Indiana Intercollegiates: Clarkston, Siewers, Patterson and Friend (1:21.90)
       Oct. 24 at UIC: Friend, Raches, Clarkston, Siewers (1:22.76)

1 – 400 Medley Relay
       Oct. 24 at UIC: Raches, Biddle, Friend, Siewers (3:20.74)

1 – 200 Medley Relay
       Nov. 8 vs. Bellarmine: Raches, Biddle, Friend, Clarkston (1:31.34)

1 – 400 Freestyle Relay
       Nov. 8 vs. Bellarmine: Friend, Siewers, Patterson, Clarkston (3:04.31)

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Players Mentioned

Aidan Biddle

Porter Brovont

Tommy Brunner

Benjamin Clarkston

Reeve Ferber

AJ Friend

Henry Ko

Mitchell Mauck

George Patterson

Emilio Perez

William Raches

Ike Ruszkowski

Zach Shaddy

Jacob Siewers

Malcolm Slater

Colin Walrond