Men's S&D Tops Bellarmine

Saturday, November 8

Muncie, IN

1 pm

Ball State University

152

Bellarmine University

Photo by: Samantha Blankenship / Ball State University

November 08, 2025 | Men's Swimming and Diving

MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State men's swimming and diving program put together a dominating performance versus Bellarmine inside of the packed Lewellen Aquatic Center, putting together 11 event wins to defeat the Knights 152-53.

Jacob Siewers picked up two freestyle victories, placing first in the 50 (21.33) and 100 (45.87) freestyles.

The men opened and closed the afternoon with relay victories, as the team of William Raches, Aidan Biddle, AJ Friend and Benjamin Clarkston started things off with a time of 1:31.34 in the 200 medley relay. Friend and Clarkston later joined forces with Siewers and George Patterson to place first in the 400 freestyle relay (3:04.31).

Tommy Brunner claimed the top placement in the longest event of the afternoon, placing first in the 1000 freestyle (9:58.23).

Patterson continued his early collegiate success, picking up a win in the 200 IM (1:54.71) and earning his third individual event win of the season. Freshmen Henry Ko and Colin Walrond also hit their strides, with Ko taking first in the 500 freestyle (4:46.32) and Walrond earning his inaugural collegiate win in the 100 backstroke (51.40)

Malcolm Slater rounded out the men's freestyle success with a win in the 200 (1:42.09).

Also earning individual event wins against the Knights were Biddle in the 100 breaststroke (56.51) and Benjamin Clarkston in the 100 butterfly (50.69).

On the boards, Zach Shaddy and Porter Brovont earned NCAA Zone Diving qualifying marks, with Shaddy scoring 305.40 in the 1M and 322.58 on the 3M, and Brovont scoring 322.35 on the 3M.

Following the win at home, the men travel to IU Indy Nov. 20-22 to compete at House of Champions.

BALL STATE INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
200 Medley Relay | Program Record - 1:26.35 by Pheifer, Garberick, Handshoe, Chaye in 2023
1st – William Raches, Aidan Biddle, AJ Friend, Benjamin Clarkston – 1:31.34
2nd – Colin Walrond, Reeve Ferber, Henry Ko, Zack Vervlied – 1:34.13
4th – Ike Ruszkowski, George Patterson, Luke Pryor, Mason Young – 1:35.55

1000 Freestyle | Program Record - 9:25.50 by Magnus Ohlson in 1995
1st – Tommy Brunner – 9:58.23
3rd – Max Kruglov – 10:08.70
4th – Kenny Reed – 10:13.88

200 Freestyle | Program Record - 1:37.05 by Jacob Siewers in 2024
1st – Malcolm Slater – 1:42.09
4th – Seth Blossom – 1:46.59
6th – William Raches – 1:47.37

50 Freestyle | Program Record - 19.89 by Owen Chaye on Two Occasions
1st – Jacob Siewers – 21.33
3rd – Zack Vervlied – 21.76
4th – Dominick Perkowski – 22.11

200 IM | Program Record - 1:49.31 by Joe Morris in 2015
1st – George Patterson – 1:54.71
3rd – Ike Ruszkowski – 1:57.42
5th – Aidan Biddle – 2:01.73

100 Butterfly | Program Record - 47.84 by Bryce Handshoe in 2024
1st – Benjamin Clarkston – 50.69
2nd – Luke Pryor – 51.77
4th – Mason Young – 52.46

100 Freestyle | Program Record - 43.58 by Owen Chaye in 2023
1st – Jacob Siewers – 45.87
3rd – AJ Friend – 46.32
4th – William Raches – 47.79

100 Backstroke | Program Record - 48.32 by Jared Holder in 2021
1st – Colin Walrond – 51.40
3rd - Nathan Harper – 54.17
5th – Logan Ayres – 55.71
500 Freestyle | Program Record - 4:28.38 by Malcolm Slater in 2024
1st – Henry Ko – 4:46.32
2nd – Tommy Brunner – 4:50.34
5th – Seth Blossom – 4:53.78

100 Breaststroke | Program Record – 51.93 by Joey Garberick in 2024
1st – Aidan Biddle – 56.51
2nd – Reeve Ferber – 59.33
3rd – Ike Ruszkowski – 59.36

400 Freestyle Relay | Program Record – 2:57.16 by Chaye, Siewers, Gerberick, Pheifer in 2024
1st – AJ Friend, Jacob Siewers, George Patterson, Benjamin Clarkston – 3:04.31
2nd – Zack Vevlied, Malcolm Slater, Dominick Perkowski, Mason Young – 3:08.39
4th – Seth Blossom, Max Kruglov, Nathan Harper, Henry Ko – 3:15.40