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Women's S&D Leave House of Champions on Top
November 22, 2025 | Women's Swimming and Diving
INDIANAPOLIS – The Ball State women's swimming and diving program put the exclamation point on an assertive victory at the 2025 House of Champions, earning wins in eight of nine event to end the three-day meet with 2,995.5 points.
The Cardinals saw three new standards set on day three at the IU Natatorium. Sophomore Ava Butterfield captured the first individual program record of her career, touching the wall first during morning prelims in the 200 backstroke (1:57.93). In the championship final hours later, Butterfield placed first once more.
Along with Butterfield, Ball State made up half of the final heat in the 200 backstroke, including Alyssa Messenger, who placed third (2:00.49); Olivia Owens, who placed fourth (2:00.61); and Ella Sears, who placed eighth (2:04.18).
In the event that followed, senior Payton Kelly claimed her third program record in three days, placing first in the finals of the 100 freestyle with a time of 48.60.
The 400 freestyle relay team of Anna Keen, Butterfield, Reagan Graves and Kelly joined forces for a winning time of 3:20.28, the new top mark in program history.
Keen gave Ball State two individual event wins Saturday evening, taking first place honors in both the 50 butterfly (23.57), as well as the 100 individual medley (54.71). Four Cardinals also made up the championship heat of the 100 IM, as Kelly placed third (57.03), Addie Beasley placed fifth (57.29) and Aubrey Simmons placed seventh (58.66).
Claiming victory in the longest event of the meet was freshman Addy Czarnecki, who swam a time of 16:51.96 to take the win in her first 1650 freestyle of the year.
Alexa Von Holtz took first place in the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:58.54, just 0.02 shy of her program record, which she set at the Mid-American Conference Championship last season (March 1).
On the platform diving board, graduate student Grace Walker kept her win streak alive as she took first during prelims (209.75) and in the finals later in the evening (246.05). Roughly halfway through the 2025-26 season, Walker has yet to see defeat on the boards.
After a successful three-day trip to IU Indy, the women's squad takes a breather before returning to league action versus Buffalo Jan. 17 at 11 a.m. inside their home Lewellen Aquatic Center.
FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
1. Ball State – 2,995.5
2. Missouri State – 2,115.5
3. UIC – 2,029.5
4. Little Rock – 1,673
5. Milwaukee – 1,616.5
6. IU Indy – 1,488.5
7. Lynn – 1,059
8. Saint Louis – 1,024
9. Butler – 951.5
10. Southern Indiana - 620
11. Montevallo - 332
12. Northern Kentucky - 296
13. Kenyon - 48
BALL STATE RESULTS – DAY 3 AT HOUSE OF CHAMPIONS
1650 Freestyle | Program Record - 16:32.61 by Marcella Ribeiro in 2021
1st – Addy Czarnecki – 16:51.96
7th – McKenna Potteiger – 17:06.30
8th – Callie Tuma – 17:11.90
12th – Kayla Newman – 17:27.36
50 BUTTERFLY
Finals
1st – Anna Keen – 23.57
14th - Savannah Farlee – 25.70
20th - Haley Johnson – 26.20
31st – Natalie Marshall – 26.87
Prelims
1st – Anna Keen – 24.21 – Advanced A Final
16th – Savannah Farlee – 25.85 – Advanced to B Final
20th – Haley Johnson – 25.91 – Advanced to C Final
34th – Natalie Marshall – 27.06
200 Backstroke | Program Record - 1:57.93 by Ava Butterfield in 2025
Finals
1st – Ava Butterfield – 1:58.24
3rd - Alyssa Messenger – 2:00.49
4th - Olivia Owens – 2:00.61
8th - Ella Sears – 2:04.18
17th - Aubrey Simmons – 2:02.04
24th - Lauren Fecher – 2:06.37
Prelims
1st – Ava Butterfield – 1:57.93 – Advanced to A Final (1st in program history)
2nd – Alyssa Messenger – 1:59.24 – Advanced to A Final (3rd in program history)
3rd – Olivia Owens – 2:00.00 – Advanced to A Final
6th – Ella Sears – 2:02.17 – Advanced to A Final
17th – Aubrey Simmons – 2:03.99 – Advanced to C Final
18th – Lauren Fecher – 2:04.54 – Advanced to C Final
39th – Kiran Stauffer – 2:08.17
100 Freestyle | Program Record - 48.82 by Payton Kelly in 2025
Finals
1st – Payton Kelly – 48.60 (1st in program history)
16th - Haley Sakbun – 52.11
21st - Kiley Zoeller – 52.11
Prelims
1st – Payton Kelly – 49.11 – Advanced to A Final
14th – Haley Sakbun – 51.91 – Advanced to B Final
23rd – Kiley Zoeller – 52.62 – Advanced to C Final
38th – Natalie Marshall – 53.36
200 Breaststroke | Program Record - 2:11.77 by Bridgette Ruehl in 2013
Finals
4th – Julia Ofman – 2:18.25
10th - Maya McDonald – 2:20.10
13th - Addie Beasley – 2:21.69
19th - Milagros Amione – 2:22.63
Prelims
4th – Julia Ofman – 2:19.23 – Advanced to A Final
10th – Maya McDonald – 2:21.53 – Advanced to B Final
12th – Addie Beasley – 2:22.42 – Advanced to B Final
17th – Milagros Amione – 2:23.17 – Advanced to C Final
200 Butterfly | Program Record - 1:58.52 by Alexa Von Holtz in 2025
Finals
1st – Alexa Von Holtz – 1:58.54
4th - Reagan Graves – 2:02.72
8th - Haley Johnson – 2:07.41
Prelims
2nd – Alexa Von Holtz – 2:00.44 – Advanced to A Final
3rd – Reagan Graves – 2:02.19 – Advanced to A Final (7th in program history)
7th – Haley Johnson – 2:04.46 – Advanced to A Final
14th – McKenna Potteiger – 2:07.19 – Advanced to B Final
21st – Callie Tuma – 2:08.91 – Advanced to C Final
38th – Savannah Farlee – 2:15.49
100 Individual Medley
Finals
1st – Anna Keen – 54.71
3rd - Payton Kelly – 57.03
5th - Addie Beasley – 57.29
7th - Aubrey Simmons – 58.66
12th - Kiley Zoeller – 58.71
15th - Milagros Amione – 58.93
18th - Haley Sakbun – 59.36
21st - Julia Ofman – 59.88
23rd - Maya McDonald –
26th - Alyssa Messenger – 1:00.75
Prelims
1st – Anna Keen – 55.51 – Advanced to A Final
3rd – Payton Kelly – 57.72 – Advanced to A Final
6th – Addie Beasley – 57.98 – Advanced to A Final
7th – Aubrey Simmons –58.35 – Advanced to A Final
9th – Milagros Amione – 58.65 – Advanced to B Final
11th – Kiley Zoeller – 58.75 – Advanced to B Final
20th – Haley Sakbun – 59.29 – Advanced to C Final
24th – Maya McDonald – 1:00.02 – Advanced to C Final
25th – Julia Ofman – 1:00.08 – Advanced to D Final
29th – Alyssa Messenger – 1:00.38 – Advanced to D Final
400 Freestyle Relay | Program Record - 3:20.82 by Keen, Kelly, Butterfield, Tuma in 2025
1st – Anna Keen, Ava Butterfield, Reagan Graves, Payton Kelly – 3:20.28 (1st in program history)
EX – Milagros Amione, Addie Beasley, Kiley Zoeller, Haley Sakbun - 3:28.12
EX – Kiran Stauffer, Ella Sears, Aubrey Simmons, Natalie Marshall - 3:29.91
Platform Diving
Finals
1st – Grace Walker – 246.05
Prelims
1st – Grace Walker – 209.75
The Cardinals saw three new standards set on day three at the IU Natatorium. Sophomore Ava Butterfield captured the first individual program record of her career, touching the wall first during morning prelims in the 200 backstroke (1:57.93). In the championship final hours later, Butterfield placed first once more.
Along with Butterfield, Ball State made up half of the final heat in the 200 backstroke, including Alyssa Messenger, who placed third (2:00.49); Olivia Owens, who placed fourth (2:00.61); and Ella Sears, who placed eighth (2:04.18).
In the event that followed, senior Payton Kelly claimed her third program record in three days, placing first in the finals of the 100 freestyle with a time of 48.60.
The 400 freestyle relay team of Anna Keen, Butterfield, Reagan Graves and Kelly joined forces for a winning time of 3:20.28, the new top mark in program history.
Keen gave Ball State two individual event wins Saturday evening, taking first place honors in both the 50 butterfly (23.57), as well as the 100 individual medley (54.71). Four Cardinals also made up the championship heat of the 100 IM, as Kelly placed third (57.03), Addie Beasley placed fifth (57.29) and Aubrey Simmons placed seventh (58.66).
Claiming victory in the longest event of the meet was freshman Addy Czarnecki, who swam a time of 16:51.96 to take the win in her first 1650 freestyle of the year.
Alexa Von Holtz took first place in the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:58.54, just 0.02 shy of her program record, which she set at the Mid-American Conference Championship last season (March 1).
On the platform diving board, graduate student Grace Walker kept her win streak alive as she took first during prelims (209.75) and in the finals later in the evening (246.05). Roughly halfway through the 2025-26 season, Walker has yet to see defeat on the boards.
After a successful three-day trip to IU Indy, the women's squad takes a breather before returning to league action versus Buffalo Jan. 17 at 11 a.m. inside their home Lewellen Aquatic Center.
FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
1. Ball State – 2,995.5
2. Missouri State – 2,115.5
3. UIC – 2,029.5
4. Little Rock – 1,673
5. Milwaukee – 1,616.5
6. IU Indy – 1,488.5
7. Lynn – 1,059
8. Saint Louis – 1,024
9. Butler – 951.5
10. Southern Indiana - 620
11. Montevallo - 332
12. Northern Kentucky - 296
13. Kenyon - 48
BALL STATE RESULTS – DAY 3 AT HOUSE OF CHAMPIONS
1650 Freestyle | Program Record - 16:32.61 by Marcella Ribeiro in 2021
1st – Addy Czarnecki – 16:51.96
7th – McKenna Potteiger – 17:06.30
8th – Callie Tuma – 17:11.90
12th – Kayla Newman – 17:27.36
50 BUTTERFLY
Finals
1st – Anna Keen – 23.57
14th - Savannah Farlee – 25.70
20th - Haley Johnson – 26.20
31st – Natalie Marshall – 26.87
Prelims
1st – Anna Keen – 24.21 – Advanced A Final
16th – Savannah Farlee – 25.85 – Advanced to B Final
20th – Haley Johnson – 25.91 – Advanced to C Final
34th – Natalie Marshall – 27.06
200 Backstroke | Program Record - 1:57.93 by Ava Butterfield in 2025
Finals
1st – Ava Butterfield – 1:58.24
3rd - Alyssa Messenger – 2:00.49
4th - Olivia Owens – 2:00.61
8th - Ella Sears – 2:04.18
17th - Aubrey Simmons – 2:02.04
24th - Lauren Fecher – 2:06.37
Prelims
1st – Ava Butterfield – 1:57.93 – Advanced to A Final (1st in program history)
2nd – Alyssa Messenger – 1:59.24 – Advanced to A Final (3rd in program history)
3rd – Olivia Owens – 2:00.00 – Advanced to A Final
6th – Ella Sears – 2:02.17 – Advanced to A Final
17th – Aubrey Simmons – 2:03.99 – Advanced to C Final
18th – Lauren Fecher – 2:04.54 – Advanced to C Final
39th – Kiran Stauffer – 2:08.17
100 Freestyle | Program Record - 48.82 by Payton Kelly in 2025
Finals
1st – Payton Kelly – 48.60 (1st in program history)
16th - Haley Sakbun – 52.11
21st - Kiley Zoeller – 52.11
Prelims
1st – Payton Kelly – 49.11 – Advanced to A Final
14th – Haley Sakbun – 51.91 – Advanced to B Final
23rd – Kiley Zoeller – 52.62 – Advanced to C Final
38th – Natalie Marshall – 53.36
200 Breaststroke | Program Record - 2:11.77 by Bridgette Ruehl in 2013
Finals
4th – Julia Ofman – 2:18.25
10th - Maya McDonald – 2:20.10
13th - Addie Beasley – 2:21.69
19th - Milagros Amione – 2:22.63
Prelims
4th – Julia Ofman – 2:19.23 – Advanced to A Final
10th – Maya McDonald – 2:21.53 – Advanced to B Final
12th – Addie Beasley – 2:22.42 – Advanced to B Final
17th – Milagros Amione – 2:23.17 – Advanced to C Final
200 Butterfly | Program Record - 1:58.52 by Alexa Von Holtz in 2025
Finals
1st – Alexa Von Holtz – 1:58.54
4th - Reagan Graves – 2:02.72
8th - Haley Johnson – 2:07.41
Prelims
2nd – Alexa Von Holtz – 2:00.44 – Advanced to A Final
3rd – Reagan Graves – 2:02.19 – Advanced to A Final (7th in program history)
7th – Haley Johnson – 2:04.46 – Advanced to A Final
14th – McKenna Potteiger – 2:07.19 – Advanced to B Final
21st – Callie Tuma – 2:08.91 – Advanced to C Final
38th – Savannah Farlee – 2:15.49
100 Individual Medley
Finals
1st – Anna Keen – 54.71
3rd - Payton Kelly – 57.03
5th - Addie Beasley – 57.29
7th - Aubrey Simmons – 58.66
12th - Kiley Zoeller – 58.71
15th - Milagros Amione – 58.93
18th - Haley Sakbun – 59.36
21st - Julia Ofman – 59.88
23rd - Maya McDonald –
26th - Alyssa Messenger – 1:00.75
Prelims
1st – Anna Keen – 55.51 – Advanced to A Final
3rd – Payton Kelly – 57.72 – Advanced to A Final
6th – Addie Beasley – 57.98 – Advanced to A Final
7th – Aubrey Simmons –58.35 – Advanced to A Final
9th – Milagros Amione – 58.65 – Advanced to B Final
11th – Kiley Zoeller – 58.75 – Advanced to B Final
20th – Haley Sakbun – 59.29 – Advanced to C Final
24th – Maya McDonald – 1:00.02 – Advanced to C Final
25th – Julia Ofman – 1:00.08 – Advanced to D Final
29th – Alyssa Messenger – 1:00.38 – Advanced to D Final
400 Freestyle Relay | Program Record - 3:20.82 by Keen, Kelly, Butterfield, Tuma in 2025
1st – Anna Keen, Ava Butterfield, Reagan Graves, Payton Kelly – 3:20.28 (1st in program history)
EX – Milagros Amione, Addie Beasley, Kiley Zoeller, Haley Sakbun - 3:28.12
EX – Kiran Stauffer, Ella Sears, Aubrey Simmons, Natalie Marshall - 3:29.91
Platform Diving
Finals
1st – Grace Walker – 246.05
Prelims
1st – Grace Walker – 209.75
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