Ball State University Athletics
October 22, 2026 | Women's Swimming and Diving
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Ball State women's swimming & diving program captured 14 event wins, including 31 top-three finishes, to open its 2026-27 campaign at IU Indy Thursday afternoon. The Cardinals earned their first win of the season with a score of 235-132 over the Jaguars.
Anna Keen led individually with two wins in the 100 breaststroke (1:02.76) and 100 freestyle (50.35). Keen also swam on the first-place 400 medley and 200 freestyle relay teams. In the 400 medley relay, Keen was alongside Naomi Haines, Addie Beasley and Ava Butterfield, combining for a time of 3:42.64. In the 200 freestyle relay, the team of Kiley Zoeller, Grace Oertle, Haines and Keen banded together for a time of 1:32.90.
Ball State swept the top three positions of the 200 butterfly and 400 individual medley, with Haley Johnson leading the 200 fly (2:04.54) and Milagros Amione leading the medley (4:21.90). Johnson claimed the first win of her collegiate career, while Amione's finish put her second in the program's top 10 times list.
In the 200 fly, Johnson was followed by Reagan Graves (2:05.21) and first year Addy Matern (2:08.74). In the 400 IM, Amione was joined in the top three by Alexa Von Holtz (4:27.61) and McKenna Potteiger (4:30.23).
In the first collegiate meet of their careers, Haines and Eryn McMahon stamped their first individual wins as Haines took the top prize in the 100 butterfly (55.19) and McMahon claimed the 1-meter board (258.23). Haines also turned in a second-place finish in the 50 freestyle with a time of 23.70.
On the 3-meter board, Leelah Fettig picked up her first win of the season, topping the event with a score of 249.23.
In the longest event of the afternoon, Addy Czarnecki cruised to the top position of the 1000 freestyle, touching the wall with a time of 10:03.39 – nearly 16 seconds ahead of Potteiger who placed second (10:19.06). Czarnecki also placed fifth in the 100 freestyle (52.43).
Also earning individual wins at the IU Natatorium were Ava Butterfield in the 500 freestyle (5:02.63), Aubrey Simmons in the 100 backstroke (55.60), Olivia Owens in the 200 backstroke (2:01.33) and Addie Beasley in the 200 breaststroke (2:20.04).
Up next for the Cardinals is a trip to West Lafayette, Ind., on Saturday as the squad competes at the Dan Ross Indiana Intercollegiate, hosted by Purdue. Competition begins at noon, with live swimming results available here and diving results available on DiveMeets.
BALL STATE RESULTS AT IU INDY
400 Medley Relay | Program Record - 3:37.07 by Butterfield, Beasley, Keen, Kelly in 2026
1st – Naomi Haines, Addie Beasley, Anna Keen, Ava Butterfield – 3:42.64 – 7th in program history
4th – Lauren Fecher, Maya McDonald, Savannah Farlee, Kiley Zoeller – 3:48.37
5th – Olivia Owens, Julia Ofman, Addy Matern, Reagan Graves – 3:48.55
6th – Aubrey Simmons, Polina Sopova, Alexa Von Holtz, Ella Sears – 3:52.48
1000 Freestyle | Program Record – 10:01.21 by Marcella Riberio in 2021
1st – Addy Czarnecki – 10:03.39
2nd – McKenna Potteiger – 10:19.06
200 Freestyle | Program Record - 1:47.27 by Payton Kelly in 2025
2nd – Ava Butterfield – 1:51.96
3rd – Milagros Amione – 1:52.61
4th – Alexa Von Holtz – 1:52.87
5th – Addie Beasley – 1:53.00
EXH – Magdalena Lechowska – 1:55.94
100 Backstroke | Program Record - 52.07 by Payton Kelly in 2026
1st – Aubrey Simmons – 55.60
2nd – Olivia Owens – 56.01
4th – Lauren Fecher – 56.77
7th – Savannah Farlee – 1:01.42
100 Breaststroke | Program Record - 1:00.43 by Addie Beasley in 2026
1st – Anna Keen – 1:02.76
3rd – Maya McDonald – 1:04.14
4th – Kiley Zoeller – 1:04.59
5th – Polina Sopova – 1:07.50
200 Butterfly | Program Record - 1:58.52 by Alexa Von Holtz in 2025
1st – Haley Johnson – 2:04.54
2nd – Reagan Graves – 2:05.21
3rd – Addy Matern – 2:08.74
50 Freestyle | Program Record - 21.18 by Payton Kelly in 2026
2nd – Naomi Haines – 23.70
3rd – Natalie Marshall – 24.28
5th – Grace Oertle – 24.32
8th – Ella Sears – 24.61
EXH – Julia Ofman – 25.89
1M Diving | Program Record - 305.48 by Caitlin Locante in 2021
1st – Eryn McMahon – 258.23
3rd – Leelah Fettig – 220.73
4th – Tommy-Anne Marriott – 217.35
7th – Eeva-Liisa Gibson – 207.98
8th – Ella Penny – 196.13
100 Freestyle | Program Record - 48.58 by Payton Kelly in 2026
1st – Anna Keen – 50.35
4th – Kiley Zoeller – 52.33
5th – Addy Czarnecki – 52.43
6th – Lauren Fecher – 53.03
EXH – Grace Oertle – 52.95
200 Backstroke | Program Record - 1:56.93 by Ava Butterfield in 2026
1st – Olivia Owens – 2:01.33
3rd – Aubrey Simmons – 2:04.18
4th – Ella Sears – 2:08.00
7th – Ava Butterfield – 2:11.34
200 Breaststroke | Program Record - 2:11.77 by Bridgette Ruehl in 2013
1st – Addie Beasley – 2:20.04
3rd – Maya McDonald – 2:21.14
4th – Polina Sopova – 2:22.98
5th – Julia Ofman – 2:25.88
500 Freestyle | Program Record - 4:48.37 by Marcella Ribeiro in 2021
1st – Ava Butterfield – 5:02.63
3rd – Reagan Graves – 5:06.83
100 Butterfly | Program Record - 52.22 by Anna Keen in 2026
1st – Naomi Haines – 55.19 – 6th in program history
3rd – Addy Matern – 56.57
4th – Haley Johnson – 56.72
6th – Savannah Farlee – 59.90
EXH – Natalie Marshall – 59.98
3-Meter Diving | Program Record - 347.78 by Caitlin Locante in 2021
1st – Leelah Fettig – 249.23
4th – Eryn McMahon – 228.60
5th – Tommy-Anne Marriott – 219.68
7th – Eeva-Liisa Gibson – 207.98
8th – Ella Penny – 185.10
400 IM | Program Record - 4:19.33 by Alexa Von Holtz in 2026
1st – Milagros Amione – 4:21.90 – 2nd in program history
2nd – Alexa Von Holtz – 4:27.61
3rd – McKenna Potteiger – 4:30.23
200 Freestyle Relay | Program Record - 1:30.42 by Keen, Zoeller, Butterfield, Kelly in 2026
1st – Kiley Zoeller, Grace Oertle, Naomi Haines, Anna Keen – 1:32.90 – 9th in program history
3rd – Natalie Marshall, Ella Sears, Aubrey Simmons, Addie Beasley – 1:36.23
5th – Maya McDonald, Addy Matern, Reagan Graves, Lauren Fecher – 1:37.71
Anna Keen led individually with two wins in the 100 breaststroke (1:02.76) and 100 freestyle (50.35). Keen also swam on the first-place 400 medley and 200 freestyle relay teams. In the 400 medley relay, Keen was alongside Naomi Haines, Addie Beasley and Ava Butterfield, combining for a time of 3:42.64. In the 200 freestyle relay, the team of Kiley Zoeller, Grace Oertle, Haines and Keen banded together for a time of 1:32.90.
Ball State swept the top three positions of the 200 butterfly and 400 individual medley, with Haley Johnson leading the 200 fly (2:04.54) and Milagros Amione leading the medley (4:21.90). Johnson claimed the first win of her collegiate career, while Amione's finish put her second in the program's top 10 times list.
In the 200 fly, Johnson was followed by Reagan Graves (2:05.21) and first year Addy Matern (2:08.74). In the 400 IM, Amione was joined in the top three by Alexa Von Holtz (4:27.61) and McKenna Potteiger (4:30.23).
In the first collegiate meet of their careers, Haines and Eryn McMahon stamped their first individual wins as Haines took the top prize in the 100 butterfly (55.19) and McMahon claimed the 1-meter board (258.23). Haines also turned in a second-place finish in the 50 freestyle with a time of 23.70.
On the 3-meter board, Leelah Fettig picked up her first win of the season, topping the event with a score of 249.23.
In the longest event of the afternoon, Addy Czarnecki cruised to the top position of the 1000 freestyle, touching the wall with a time of 10:03.39 – nearly 16 seconds ahead of Potteiger who placed second (10:19.06). Czarnecki also placed fifth in the 100 freestyle (52.43).
Also earning individual wins at the IU Natatorium were Ava Butterfield in the 500 freestyle (5:02.63), Aubrey Simmons in the 100 backstroke (55.60), Olivia Owens in the 200 backstroke (2:01.33) and Addie Beasley in the 200 breaststroke (2:20.04).
Up next for the Cardinals is a trip to West Lafayette, Ind., on Saturday as the squad competes at the Dan Ross Indiana Intercollegiate, hosted by Purdue. Competition begins at noon, with live swimming results available here and diving results available on DiveMeets.
BALL STATE RESULTS AT IU INDY
400 Medley Relay | Program Record - 3:37.07 by Butterfield, Beasley, Keen, Kelly in 2026
1st – Naomi Haines, Addie Beasley, Anna Keen, Ava Butterfield – 3:42.64 – 7th in program history
4th – Lauren Fecher, Maya McDonald, Savannah Farlee, Kiley Zoeller – 3:48.37
5th – Olivia Owens, Julia Ofman, Addy Matern, Reagan Graves – 3:48.55
6th – Aubrey Simmons, Polina Sopova, Alexa Von Holtz, Ella Sears – 3:52.48
1000 Freestyle | Program Record – 10:01.21 by Marcella Riberio in 2021
1st – Addy Czarnecki – 10:03.39
2nd – McKenna Potteiger – 10:19.06
200 Freestyle | Program Record - 1:47.27 by Payton Kelly in 2025
2nd – Ava Butterfield – 1:51.96
3rd – Milagros Amione – 1:52.61
4th – Alexa Von Holtz – 1:52.87
5th – Addie Beasley – 1:53.00
EXH – Magdalena Lechowska – 1:55.94
100 Backstroke | Program Record - 52.07 by Payton Kelly in 2026
1st – Aubrey Simmons – 55.60
2nd – Olivia Owens – 56.01
4th – Lauren Fecher – 56.77
7th – Savannah Farlee – 1:01.42
100 Breaststroke | Program Record - 1:00.43 by Addie Beasley in 2026
1st – Anna Keen – 1:02.76
3rd – Maya McDonald – 1:04.14
4th – Kiley Zoeller – 1:04.59
5th – Polina Sopova – 1:07.50
200 Butterfly | Program Record - 1:58.52 by Alexa Von Holtz in 2025
1st – Haley Johnson – 2:04.54
2nd – Reagan Graves – 2:05.21
3rd – Addy Matern – 2:08.74
50 Freestyle | Program Record - 21.18 by Payton Kelly in 2026
2nd – Naomi Haines – 23.70
3rd – Natalie Marshall – 24.28
5th – Grace Oertle – 24.32
8th – Ella Sears – 24.61
EXH – Julia Ofman – 25.89
1M Diving | Program Record - 305.48 by Caitlin Locante in 2021
1st – Eryn McMahon – 258.23
3rd – Leelah Fettig – 220.73
4th – Tommy-Anne Marriott – 217.35
7th – Eeva-Liisa Gibson – 207.98
8th – Ella Penny – 196.13
100 Freestyle | Program Record - 48.58 by Payton Kelly in 2026
1st – Anna Keen – 50.35
4th – Kiley Zoeller – 52.33
5th – Addy Czarnecki – 52.43
6th – Lauren Fecher – 53.03
EXH – Grace Oertle – 52.95
200 Backstroke | Program Record - 1:56.93 by Ava Butterfield in 2026
1st – Olivia Owens – 2:01.33
3rd – Aubrey Simmons – 2:04.18
4th – Ella Sears – 2:08.00
7th – Ava Butterfield – 2:11.34
200 Breaststroke | Program Record - 2:11.77 by Bridgette Ruehl in 2013
1st – Addie Beasley – 2:20.04
3rd – Maya McDonald – 2:21.14
4th – Polina Sopova – 2:22.98
5th – Julia Ofman – 2:25.88
500 Freestyle | Program Record - 4:48.37 by Marcella Ribeiro in 2021
1st – Ava Butterfield – 5:02.63
3rd – Reagan Graves – 5:06.83
100 Butterfly | Program Record - 52.22 by Anna Keen in 2026
1st – Naomi Haines – 55.19 – 6th in program history
3rd – Addy Matern – 56.57
4th – Haley Johnson – 56.72
6th – Savannah Farlee – 59.90
EXH – Natalie Marshall – 59.98
3-Meter Diving | Program Record - 347.78 by Caitlin Locante in 2021
1st – Leelah Fettig – 249.23
4th – Eryn McMahon – 228.60
5th – Tommy-Anne Marriott – 219.68
7th – Eeva-Liisa Gibson – 207.98
8th – Ella Penny – 185.10
400 IM | Program Record - 4:19.33 by Alexa Von Holtz in 2026
1st – Milagros Amione – 4:21.90 – 2nd in program history
2nd – Alexa Von Holtz – 4:27.61
3rd – McKenna Potteiger – 4:30.23
200 Freestyle Relay | Program Record - 1:30.42 by Keen, Zoeller, Butterfield, Kelly in 2026
1st – Kiley Zoeller, Grace Oertle, Naomi Haines, Anna Keen – 1:32.90 – 9th in program history
3rd – Natalie Marshall, Ella Sears, Aubrey Simmons, Addie Beasley – 1:36.23
5th – Maya McDonald, Addy Matern, Reagan Graves, Lauren Fecher – 1:37.71
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