Men's S&D Fall to Jaguars in Season Opener - Ball State University Athletics

Thursday, October 22

Indianapolis, IN

3 pm

Ball State University

160

210

IU Indy

Results (PDF)

October 22, 2026 | Men's Swimming and Diving

Results (PDF)

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Ball State men's swimming & diving program opened the 2026-27 season Thursday afternoon, capturing six event wins and 18 top-three placements, but ultimately fell to IU Indy, 210-160, inside the IU Natatorium.

The Cardinals started the afternoon with a top placement in the 400 medley relay, as the team of William Raches, Aidan Biddle, AJ Friend and George Patterson combined for a winning time of 3:14.64.

All four men were also responsible for four of the five individual event wins, as Raches took first in the 100 backstroke (49.38), Patterson placed atop the 200 freestyle (1:38.33), Biddle claimed victory in the 100 breaststroke (54.56) and Friend finished on top of the 200 butterfly (1:48.94).

On the diving boards, Zach Shaddy picked up his first win of the season on the 1-meter board, scoring 347.85. Shaddy also turned in a second-place performance on the 3-meter board with a score of 336.30. Ryan Farmer followed on 3M, placing third with a score of 324.98. On 1M, Emilio Perez finished third with a score of 273.08, earning a career best.

In the 100 butterfly, Friend finished second with a time of 47.91 – only 0.8 shy of his program-record time of 47.11, which he set at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships last season (Feb. 26).

Also contributing second-place performances were Malcolm Slater in the 1000 freestyle (9:27.33), Raches in the 100 freestyle (44.62) and Anthony Korchnak in the 200 backstroke (1:49.43). Korchnak's time in the backstroke put him seventh on the program's top-10 list.

To close the day, Friend, Patterson, Leo Gustavsson and Raches rallied to place second in the 200 freestyle relay, finishing with a time of 1:20.98.

Up next for the Cardinals is a trip to West Lafayette, Ind., as the squad competes at the Dan Ross Indiana Intercollegiate, hosted by Purdue. Competition Saturday begins at noon. Live swimming results can be found here, and diving results will be available on DiveMeets.

BALL STATE RESULTS AT IU INDY

400 Medley Relay | Program Record - 3:10.53 by Pheifer, Garberick, Handshoe, Chaye in 2024
1st – William Raches, Aidan Biddle, AJ Friend, George Patterson – 3:14.64
5th – Colin Walrond, Ike Ruszkowski, Henry Ko, Leo Gustavsson – 3:21.30
6th – Anthony Korchnak, Brogan Wilson, Luke Pryor, Zack Vervlied – 3:23.36
7th – Kade Opsal, Reeve Ferber, Braden Fuller, Diesel Molin – 3:25.08

1000 Freestyle | Program Record - 9:24.01 by Malcolm Slater in 2025
2nd – Malcolm Slater – 9:27.33
5th – Seth Blossom – 9:45.55
6th – Tommy Brunner – 9:55.18

200 Freestyle | Program Record - 1:34.79 by George Patterson in 2026
1st – George Patterson – 1:38.33
4th – Lochlan Huerth – 1:41.97
6th – Nathan Harper – 1:42.40
7th – Dominick Perkowski – 1:42.47

100 Backstroke | Program Record - 47.88 by William Raches in 2026
1st – William Raches – 49.38
3rd – Anthony Korchnak – 50.05 – Tied 10th in program history
5th – Kade Opsal – 50.45
6th – Colin Walrond – 50.74

100 Breaststroke | Program Record - 51.93 by Joey Garberick in 2024
1st - Aidan Biddle – 54.56
5th – Ike Ruszkowski – 56.73
7th – Reeve Ferber – 58.14
8th – Brogan Wilson – 58.67

200 Butterfly | Program Record - 1:46.93 by Bryce Handshoe in 2024
1st – AJ Friend – 1:48.94
3rd – Henry Ko – 1:49.89
4th – Luke Pryor – 1:52.90

50 Freestyle | Program Record - 19.87 AJ Friend in 2026
3rd – Leo Gustavsson – 20.70
6th – Zack Vervlied – 21.08
7th – Braden Fuller – 21.18
8th – Diesel Molin – 21.44

3-Meter Diving | Program Record - 365.70 by Zach Shaddy in 2026
2nd – Zach Shaddy – 336.30
3rd – Ryan Farmer – 324.98
4th – Emilio Perez – 295.13
7th – Mitchell Mauck – 242.40

100 Freestyle | Program Record - 43.58 by Owen Chaye in 2023
2nd – William Raches – 44.62
3rd – George Patterson – 44.98
6th – Zack Vervlied – 45.98
7th – Leo Gustavsson – 46.34
EXH – Diesel Molin – 46.83
EXH – Kade Opsal – 47.70

200 Backstroke | Program Record - 1:46.43 by Ike Ruszkowski in 2026
2nd – Anthony Korchnak – 1:49.43 – 7th in program history
3rd – Ike Ruszkowski – 1:50.74
6th – Nathan Harper – 1:54.41
8th – Colin Walrond – 1:54.58

200 Breaststroke | Program Record - 1:54.78 by Joey Garberick in 2024
4th – Aidan Biddle – 2:03.66
6th – Brogan Wilson – 2:08.55
7th – Jaron Schwartz – 2:08.91
8th – Reeve Ferber – 2:13.88

500 Freestyle | Program Record - 4:27.13 by George Patterson in 2025
5th – Malcolm Slater – 4:39.94
6th – Seth Blossom – 4:47.34
7th – Dominick Perkowski – 4:51.63
8th – Lochlan Huerth – 4:54.04

100 Butterfly | Program Record - 47.11 by AJ Friend in 2026
2nd - AJ Friend – 47.91
6th – Henry Ko – 50.87
7th – Braden Fuller – 51.09
8th – Luke Pryor – 51.10

1-Meter Diving | Program Record - 360.15 by Zach Shaddy in 2026
1st – Zach Shaddy – 347.85
3rd – Emilio Perez – 273.08
4th – Mitchell Mauck – 266.63
6th – Ryan Farmer – 252.08

400 IM | Program Record - 3:57.18 by Zach Zishka in 2023
5th – Ike Ruszkowski – 4:13.48
6th – Jaron Schwartz – 4:15.35
7th – Tommy Brunner – 4:19.78

200 Freestyle Relay | Program Record - 1:18.88 by Chaye, Garberick, Siewers, Pheifer in 2024
2nd – AJ Friend, George Patterson, Leo Gustavsson, William Raches – 1:20.98 – 7th in program history
5th – Zack Vervlied, Kade Opsal, Diesel Molin, Braden Fuller – 1:24.11
6th – Colin Walrond, Lochlan Huerth, Dominick Perkowski, Henry Ko – 1:25.01
8th – Aidan Biddle, Jaron Schwartz, Malcolm Slater, Nathan Harper – 1:27.40