Women's S&D Maintain Lead After Two Days at House of Champions

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Women's S&D Maintain Lead After Two Days at House of Champions

November 21, 2025 | Women's Swimming and Diving

INDANAPOLIS – The Ball State women's swimming and diving program picked up right where it left off 24 hours ago at the IU Natatorium, maintaining first place out of 13 other teams with 1,893.5 points after two days at the 2025 House of Champions. The women sit comfortably ahead of UIC (1,383.5) and Missouri State (1,201.5).

With five event wins, along 11 top five placements, Ball State also saw a trifecta of program records.
Senior Payton Kelly notched a first-place performance in the A Final of the 100 backstroke with a time of 52.86, besting a record mark of 53.23 which she claimed during prelims earlier in the day. Both times beat her original mark of 53.52, which previously stood as the program standard heading into the day.

Besides Kelly, the A Final of the 100 backstroke saw four other Cardinals qualify, including Ava Butterfield (second place, 54.24), Lauren Fecher (fifth place, 55.82), Olivia Owens (sixth place, 55.88), and Alyssa Messenger (eighth place, 56.21).

Sophomore Anna Keen found herself in second place in three different final events on day two. Keen opened the individual portion of the evening with a finishing time of 28.49 in the 50 backstroke, followed by a time of 53.97 in the 100 butterfly. In the 100 breaststroke, Keen secured the fourth-best time in program history, touching the wall at 1:01.77.

Grace Walker once again shined on the diving board, taking first in the final on the 1-meter board with a score of 281.20.

The Cardinals opened and closed the day again with relay wins. The team of Fecher, Addie Beasley, Keen and Kelly turned in a winning performance in the 200 medley relay (1:40.00), while the team of Kelly, Milagros Amione, Alexa Von Holtz, Reagan Graves joined forces for a program-leading time of 7:21.87 in the 800 freestyle relay.

The women's squad looks to wrap up their trip tomorrow for the third and final day at House of Champions, with prelims beginning at 10 a.m and finals at 5 p.m.

BALL STATE RESULTS – DAY 2 AT HOUSE OF CHAMPIONS
200 Medley Relay | Program Record – 1:39.56 by Newkirk, Wright, Keen, Kelly in 2025
1st - Lauren Fecher, Addie Beasley, Anna Keen, Payton Kelly – 1:40.00
EX – Olivia Owens, Maya McDonald, Alexa Von Holtz, Kiley Zoeller - 1:43.59
EX –Alyssa Messenger, Julia Ofman, Haley Johnson, Haley Sakbun – 1:44.94

50 Breaststroke
Finals
2nd – Anna Keen – 28.49
3rd – Addie Beasley – 28.82
5th – Maya McDonald – 29.35
12th – Julia Ofman – 29.52
15th – Kiley Zoeller – 30.17
26th – Haley Sakbun – 30.66
29th – Callie Tuma – 31.23
Prelims
2nd – Anna Keen – 28.69 – Advances to A Final
4th – Addie Beasley – 29.11 – Advances to A Final
7th – Maya McDonald – 29.33 – Advances to A Final
11th – Julia Ofman – 29.65 – Advances to B Final
16th – Kiley Zoeller – 30.09 – Advances to B Final
29th – Haley Sakbun – 31.20 – Advances to D Final
32nd – Callie Tuma – 31.53 – Advances to D Final

100 Butterfly | Program Record - 53.03 by Anna Keen in 2025
Finals
2nd – Anna Keen – 53.97
8th – Ava Butterfield – 55.87
11th – Savannah Farlee – 55.94
13th - Reagan Graves – 56.36
22nd – Ella Sears – 57.56
30th – Aubrey Simmons – 57.95
Prelims
1st – Anna Keen – 54.24 – Advances to A Final
8th – Ava Butterfield – 55.63 – Advances to A Final
13th – Haley Johnson – 56.48 – Advances to B Final
15th – Reagan Graves – 56.58 – Advances to B Final
16th – Savannah Farlee – 56.62 – Advances to B Final
26th – Ella Sears – 57.74 – Advances to D Final
29th – Aubrey Simmons – 58.01 – Advances to D Final
37th – Natalie Marshall – 59.31

400 IM | Program Record - 4:20.22 by Mallory Miles in 2011
Finals
3rd – Alexa Von Holtz – 4:22.14
4th – Milagros Amione – 4:24.26 (5th in program history)
12th – McKenna Potteiger – 4:29.25
18th – Callie Tuma – 4:30.02
19th – Haley Johnson – 4:30.25
Prelims
5th – Alexa Von Holtz – 4:26.67 – Advances to A Final
6th – Milagros Amione – 4:27.25 – Advances to A Final
11th – McKenna Potteiger – 4:29.68 – Advances to B Final
17th – Haley Johnson – 4:33.32 – Advances to C Final
21st – Callie Tuma – 4:34.90 – Advances to C Final

200 Freestyle | Program Record - 1:47.27 by Payton Kelly in 2025
Finals
11th – Reagan Graves – 1:51.71
17th – Kiran Stauffer – 1:52.95
19th – Addy Czarnecki – 1:53.18
Prelims
12th – Reagan Graves – 1:52.70 – Advances to B Final
18th – Kiran Stauffer – 1:53.62 – Advances to C Final
23rd – Addy Czarnecki – 1:54.46 – Advances to C Final
43rd – Kayla Newman – 1:56.28
46th – Haley Sakbun – 1:56.55

100 Breaststroke | Program Record - 1:00.58 by Bridgette Ruehl in 2013
Finals
2nd – Anna Keen – 1:01.77 (4^th in program history)
3rd – Addie Beasley – 1:02.39 (5th in program history)
5th – Julia Ofman – 1:03.78
9th – Maya MacDonald – 1:04.17
19th - Kiley Zoeller – 1:06.05
Prelims
2nd – Anna Keen – 1:02.68 - Advances to A Final
5th – Addie Beasley – 1:03.27 – Advances to A Final
8th – Julia Ofman – 1:03.84 – Advances to A Final
9th – Maya McDonald – 1:04.04 – Advances to B Final
22nd – Kiley Zoeller – 1:05.90 - Advances to C Final

100 Backstroke | Program Record - 53.23 by Payton Kelly in 2025
Finals
1st – Payton Kelly – 52.86 (1st in program history)
2nd – Ava Butterfield – 54.24 (2nd in program history)
5th – Lauren Fecher – 55.82 (T-9th in program history)
6th – Olivia Owens – 55.88
8th – Alyssa Messenger – 56.21
12th – Aubrey Simmons – 56.34
14th – Ella Sears – 56.45
Prelims
1st – Payton Kelly – 53.23 – Advances to A Final
3rd – Ava Butterfield – 55.15 – Advances to A Final
5th – Olivia Owens – 55.93 – Advances to A Final
6th – Alyssa Messenger – 56.16 – Advances to A Final
7th – Lauren Fecher – 56.18 – Advances to A Final
9th – Ella Sears – 56.44 – Advances to B Final
15th – Aubrey Simmons – 56.65 – Advances to B Final
45th – Savannah Farlee – 59.40

800 Freestyle Relay | Program Record - 7:22.09 by Payne, Ribeiro, Kelly, Stauffer in 2013
1st – Payton Kelly, Milagros Amione, Alexa Von Holtz, Reagan Graves - 7:21.87 (1st in program history)
EX – Olivia Owens, Haley Sakbun, Ella Sears, Callie Tuma - 7:45.86

1M Diving | Program Record - 305.48 by Caitlin Locante in 2021
Finals
1st – Grace Walker – 281.20
Prelims
1st – Grace Walker – 283.65 – Advanced to A Final
17th – Ella Penny – 209.65
18th – Hannah Justice – 207.40
23rd – Eeva-Liisa Gibson – 196.15
32nd – Ava Pavich – 136.25