Men's S&D Fall to the RedHawks

Friday, January 16

Oxford, OH

2 pm

Ball State University

135.5

163.5

Miami University (OH)

January 16, 2026 | Men's Swimming and Diving

OXFORD, Ohio – The Ball State men's swimming and diving program delivered a strong competitive performance against the Miami (OH) RedHawks, taking six event wins, along with 19 top three finishes. In the end, the Cardinals fell to the RedHawks, 163.5 –135.5 at the Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center Friday afternoon.

Ball State's George Patterson added another win to his freshman total, placing first in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:39.81. In his first collegiate season, Patterson has tallied five individual event wins, leading the men's squad.

The Cardinals finished first in the next two events that followed, with William Raches earning top prize in the 100 backstroke (51.69) and Aidan Biddle claiming the 100 breaststroke (56.22). Biddle earned his third win this season in the 100 breaststroke, while Raches earned his second in the backstroke.

In the 100 butterfly, AJ Friend earned his first individual event win of the season after touching the wall with a time of 49.23. Friend also finished second in the 50 freestyle with a time of 20.58.

Raches, Biddle, Friend and Patterson joined forces at the opening of the meet, placing second in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:30.96. At the conclusion of the afternoon, Friend, Raches and Patterson teamed up with Benjamin Clarkston to place second in the 400 freestyle relay.

Malcolm Slater topped the men's 500 freestyle, placing first with a time of 4:37.31. Slater has improved his individual event win total to four in the 2025-26 season.

On the diving board, Zach Shaddy secured his first event wins as a Cardinal, scoring 316.70 on the 1-meter board and 321.15 on 3-meter. Ryan Farmer improved his season high on the 1-meter board (280.00), topping his previous best of 274.00. Mitchell Mauck rose his season high on the 3-meter board from 240.90 to 257.70.

The men's squad will be back in action with the women at the Lewellen Aquatic Center Jan. 23 as both programs host IU Indy for senior day. Senior athletes from the men's and women's programs will be honored prior to the meet. Events are slated to begin at 5:30 p.m.

BALL STATE RESULTS
200 Medley Relay | Program Record – 1:26.35 by Pheifer, Garberick, Handshoe, Chaye in 2023
2nd – William Raches, Aidan Biddle, AJ Friend, George Patterson – 1:30.96
5th – Ike Ruszkowski, Max Kruglov, Zack Vervlied, Mason Young – 1:37.20

1000 Freestyle | Program Record – 9:24.01 by Malcolm Slater in 2025
2nd – Malcolm Slater – 9:35.98
3rd – Seth Blossom – 9:50.62
4th – Tommy Brunner – 9:57.46

200 Freestyle | Program Record – 1:35.98 by George Patterson in 2025
1st – George Patterson – 1:39.81
4th – Dominick Perkowski – 1:43.92
5th – Nathan Harper – 1:45.17

100 Backstroke | Program Record – 48.32 by Jared Holder in 2021
1st – William Raches – 51.69
3rd – Colin Walrond – 52.23
5th – Max Kruglov – 53.58

100 Breaststroke | Program Record – 51.93 by Joey Garberick in 2024
1st – Aidan Biddle – 56.22
5th – Ike Ruszkowski – 58.98
6th – Reeve Ferber – 59.10

200 Butterfly | Program Record – 1:46.93 by Bryce Handshoe in 2024
2nd – Henry Ko – 1:51.25
3rd – Luke Pryor – 1:53.85
5th – Kenny Reed – 2:04.89

50 Freestyle | Program Record – 19.89 by Owen Chaye in 2024
2nd – AJ Friend – 20.58
4th – Benjamin Clarkston – 21.25
5th – Zack Vervlied – 21.76
6th – Mason Young – 21.78

100 Freestyle | Program Record – 43.58 by Owen Chaye in 2023
3rd – William Raches – 45.84
4th – George Patterson – 46.13
5th – Zack Vervlied – 46.75
7th – Mason Young – 47.98

200 Backstroke | Program Record – 1:47.38 by Ethan Pheifer in 2025
4th – Nathan Harper – 1:56.07
5th – Max Kruglov – 1:57.31
6th – Colin Walrond – 1:58.61

200 Breaststroke | Program Record – 1:54.78 by Joey Garberick in 2024
2nd – Ike Ruszkowski – 2:08.27
3rd – Aidan Biddle – 2:08.41
4th – Reeve Ferber – 2:14.37
6th – Kenny Reed – 2:26.36

500 Freestyle | Program Record – 4:27.13 by George Patterson in 2025
1st – Malcolm Slater – 4:37.31
4th – Tommy Brunner – 4:47.91
5th – Seth Blossom – 4:48.95
6th – Dominick Perkowski – 4:50.49

100 Butterfly | Program Record – 47.84 by Bryce Handshoe in 2024
1st – AJ Friend – 49.23
3rd – Henry Ko – 50.87
T-4th – Luke Pryor – 51.26
6th – Benjamin Clarkston – 51.43

200 Individual Medley | Program Record – 1:49.31 by Joe Morris in 2015
4th – Ike Ruszkowski – 1:57.34
5th – Max Kruglov – 1:58.82
6th – Nathan Harper – 1:59.82
7th – Kenny Reed – 2:06.92

400 Freestyle Relay | Program Record – 2:56.24 by Friend, Patterson, Raches, Siewers in 2025
2nd – AJ Friend, William Raches, Benjamin Clarkston, George Patterson – 3:04.52
3rd – Mason Young, Dominick Perkowski, Malcolm Slater, Zack Vervlied – 3:07.69
5th – Aidan Biddle, Colin Walrond, Seth Blossom, Luke Pryor – 3:16.31

1-Meter Diving | Program Record – 344.25 by Dave Keener in 1991
1st – Zach Shaddy – 316.70
5th Ryan Farmer – 280.00
6th – Porter Brovont – 263.80
7th – Mitchell Mauck – 237.95
8th – Emilio Perez – 229.95

3-Meter Diving | Program Record – 359.25 by Wyatt Blake in 2023
1st – Zach Shaddy – 321.15
5th – Porter Brovont – 278.10
6th – Mitchell Mauck – 257.70
7th – Ryan Farmer – 255.05
8th – Emilio Perez – 219.70