Men's S&D Finishes Third at Indiana Intercollegiate

Saturday, October 24

West Lafayette, IN

Noon

Ball State University

424.5

Indiana Intercollegiates

Results (PDF)

William Raches at Indiana Intercollegiate 10/11/2025

October 24, 2026 | Men's Swimming and Diving

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The Ball State men's swimming and diving team continued its opening week of competition at Purdue for the 2026 Indiana Intercollegiate, placing third overall in the field of seven teams with 424.5 points Saturday afternoon.

On the diving boards, Zach Shaddy led Ball State in both the 1-meter (325.85) and 3-meter (394.75) diving competitions, placing fifth and third. His score on 3M shattered his own program record of 365.70, which he set at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships last season.

William Raches had the Cardinals' highest individual placement of the day, turning in a second-place finish in the 100 freestyle with a time of 44.35. Raches was just 0.4 seconds ahead of fellow Cardinal George Patterson, who placed fourth (44.75). Patterson also turned in a third-place finish in the 200 freestyle (1:37.78).

Anthony Korchnak and Aidan Biddle each earned fourth-place finishes inside the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center, with Korchnak touching the wall at 50.21 in the 100 backstroke and Biddle ending the 100 breaststroke at 54.50.

In relay action, the team of Raches, Biddle, AJ Friend and Patterson opened the day in the 200 medley relay, combining for a time of 1:28.03 to take fifth. To close the meet, Friend, Braden Fuller, Gustavsson and Henry Ko placed second in the 500 freestyle relay (3:25.49).

The men's team is back in action on Oct. 30 as the Cardinals host Miami (OH) for Ball State's home opener at the Lewellen Aquatic Center. Competition is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. ET.

BALL STATE RESULTS AT INDIANA INTERCOLLEGIATE

200 Medley Relay | Program Record - 1:26.35 by Pheifer, Garberick, Handshoe, Chaye in 2023
5th – William Raches, Aidan Biddle, AJ Friend, George Patterson – 1:28.03
7th – Colin Walrond, Ike Ruszkowski, …, Leo Gustavsson – 1:31.38
12th – Kade Opsal, Jaron Schwartz, Luke Pryor, Braden Fuller – 1:32.37
13th – Anthon Korchnak, Reeve Ferber, Zack Vervlied, … - 1:32.52

200 Freestyle | Program Record - 1:34.79 by George Patterson in 2026
3rd – George Patterson – 1:37.78
7th – Malcolm Slater – 1:40.26
13th – William Raches – 1:41.32
17th – Anthony Korchnak – 1:41.69
18th – Dominick Perkowski – 1:42.00
21st – Lochlan Huerth – 1:42.51
25th – Diesel Molin – 1:43.91
28th – Seth Blossom – 1:44.72
31st – Tommy Brunner – 1:45.72

50 Freestyle | Program Record - 19.87 AJ Friend in 2026
3rd – AJ Friend – 20.38
5th – Leo Gustavsson – 20.81
8th – Kade Opsal – 21.13
10th – Zack Vervlied – 21.15
18th – Braden Fuller – 21.53
23rd – Aidan Biddle – 22.00

200 IM | Program Record - 1:46.80 by George Patterson in 2026
8th – Ike Ruszkowski – 1:53.11
13th – Nathan Harper – 1:55.24
20th – Jaron Schwartz – 1:59.07
22nd – Brogan Wilson – 1:59.86

100 Butterfly | Program Record - 47.11 by AJ Friend in 2026
6th – Henry Ko – 50.23
9th – Luke Pryor – 50.92
11th – Reeve Ferber – 51.31
16th – Colin Walrond – 52.39

100 Freestyle | Program Record - 43.58 by Owen Chaye in 2023
2nd – William Raches – 44.35
4th – George Patterson – 44.75
8th – Zack Vervlied – 46.03
11th – Lochlan Huerth – 46.15
12th – Leo Gustavsson – 46.20

17th – Dominick Perkowski – 46.20
18th – Diesel Molin – 46.56
22nd – Henry Ko – 46.99
42nd – Braden Fuller – 50.80

100 Backstroke | Program Record - 47.88 by William Raches in 2026
4th – Anthony Korchnak – 50.21
7th – Kade Opsal – 50.53
8th – Colin Walrond – 50.93
10th – Ike Ruszkowski – 50.96
11th – Nathan Harper – 52.32
13th – Malcolm Slater – 52.38
17th – Luke Pryor – 52.84
26th – Tommy Brunner – 54.98
28th – Seth Blossom – 55.40

100 Breaststroke | Program Record - 51.93 by Joey Garberick in 2024
4th – Aidan Biddle – 54.50
12th – Brogan Wilson – 57.43
17th – Reeve Ferber – 58.71
19th – Jaron Schwartz – 59.11

500 Freestyle Relay
2nd – AJ Friend, Braden Fuller, Leo Gustavsson, Henry Ko – 3:25.49

1-Meter Diving | Program Record - 360.15 by Zach Shaddy in 2026
5th – Zach Shaddy – 325.85
8th – Emilio Perez – 268.25
9th – Mitchell Mauck – 256.00
10th – Ryan Farmer – 254.60

3-Meter Diving | Program Record - 365.70 by Zach Shaddy in 2026
3rd – Zach Shaddy – 394.75 - 1st in program history
5th – Ryan Farmer – 337.75
7th – Emilio Perez – 273.40
12th – Mitchell Mauck – 234.15