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Thursday, March 12
Ocala, FL
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CSCAA National Invitational Championships
Swimming Sends Five to Finals on Day One of 2026 CSCAA NIC
March 12, 2026 | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving
OCALA, Fla. – Ball State opened the 2026 CSCAA National Invitational Championships with two medals Thursday evening at the FAST (Florida Aquatics Swimming & Training) Facility.
Junior Aidan Biddle stamped a third-place finish in the 50 breaststroke (24.26), shaving .46 off his prelim time of 24.26, to capture bronze in the event. Biddle also joined the 400 medley relay team of William Raches, AJ Friend and George Patterson to combine for an eighth-place time of 3:13.92 – the third-fastest time in program history.
Friend and Patterson both made it to the finals action on day one, with Friend placing seventh in the 50 butterfly (21.45) and Patterson taking seventh in the 200 individual medley (1:48.54).
On the women's side, sophomore Anna Keen turned in a bronze-winning finish in the 50 butterfly, claiming third with a time of 23.84. Keen also aided the 200 freestyle relay team of Ava Butterfield, Addie Beasley and Addy Czarnecki which claimed 20th (1:33.86).
Freshman Addie Beasley made a finals appearance in her first trip to the NIC, advancing to the consolation heat of the 50 breaststroke and placing 10th with a time of 28.72.
The Cardinals continue competition Friday at the CSCAA National Invitational Championships, with prelims beginning at 9:30 a.m. and finals at 6 p.m.
Thursday NIC Results – MEN
THURSDAY EVENING FINALS
200 Freestyle Relay | Program Record – 1:18.88 by Chaye, Garberick, Siewers and Pheifer in 2024
DQ – Aidan Biddle, Ike Ruszkowski, Malcolm Slater, Henry Ko
50 Butterfly
7th – AJ Friend – 21.45
200 Individual Medley | Program Record – 1:46.30 by George Patterson in 2026
7th – George Patterson – 1:48.54
50 Breaststroke
3rd – Aidan Biddle – 24.26
400 Medley Relay | Program Record – 3:10.53 by Pheifer, Garberick, Handshoe and Chaye in 2024
8th – William Raches, Aidan Biddle, AJ Friend, George Patterson – 3:13.92
THURSDAY MORNING PRELIMS
50 Backstroke
38th – William Raches – 23.33
500 Freestyle | Program Record – 4:27.13 by George Patterson in 2026
28th – Malcolm Slater – 4:41.41
50 Butterfly
7th – AJ Friend – 21.55
200 Individual Medley | Program Record – 1:46.30 by George Patterson in 2026
5th – George Patterson – 1:48.40
27th – Ike Ruszkowski – 1:52.31
50 Breaststroke
7th – Aidan Biddle – 24.72
50 Freestyle | Program Record – 19.87 by AJ Friend in 2026
29th – AJ Friend – 20.52
Thursday NIC Results – WOMEN
THURSDAY EVENING FINALS
200 Freestyle Relay | Program Record – 1:30.42 by Keen, Zoeller, Butterfield, Kelly in 2026
20th – Anna Keen, Ava Butterfield, Addie Beasley, Addy Czarnecki – 1:33.86
50 Butterfly
3rd – Anna Keen – 23.84
50 Breaststroke
10th – Addie Beasley – 28.72
400 Medley Relay | Program Record – 3:37.07 by Butterfield, Beasley, Keen and Kelly in 2026
22nd – Ava Butterfield, Addie Beasley, Alexa Von Holtz, Addy Czarnecki – 3:46.48
THURSDAY MORNING PRELIMS
50 Backstroke
34th – Ava Butterfield – 25.87
500 Freestyle | Program Record – 4:48.37 by Marcella Ribeiro in 2021
31st – Addy Czarnecki – 4:58.59
39th – Callie Tuma – 5:01.41
50 Butterfly
7th – Anna Keen – 24.30
200 Individual Medley | Program Record – 2:00.85 by Alexa Von Holtz in 2023
46th – Alexa Von Holtz – 2:05.79
50 Breaststroke
9th – Addie Beasley – 28.52
22nd – Anna Keen – 28.94
Junior Aidan Biddle stamped a third-place finish in the 50 breaststroke (24.26), shaving .46 off his prelim time of 24.26, to capture bronze in the event. Biddle also joined the 400 medley relay team of William Raches, AJ Friend and George Patterson to combine for an eighth-place time of 3:13.92 – the third-fastest time in program history.
Friend and Patterson both made it to the finals action on day one, with Friend placing seventh in the 50 butterfly (21.45) and Patterson taking seventh in the 200 individual medley (1:48.54).
On the women's side, sophomore Anna Keen turned in a bronze-winning finish in the 50 butterfly, claiming third with a time of 23.84. Keen also aided the 200 freestyle relay team of Ava Butterfield, Addie Beasley and Addy Czarnecki which claimed 20th (1:33.86).
Freshman Addie Beasley made a finals appearance in her first trip to the NIC, advancing to the consolation heat of the 50 breaststroke and placing 10th with a time of 28.72.
The Cardinals continue competition Friday at the CSCAA National Invitational Championships, with prelims beginning at 9:30 a.m. and finals at 6 p.m.
Thursday NIC Results – MEN
THURSDAY EVENING FINALS
200 Freestyle Relay | Program Record – 1:18.88 by Chaye, Garberick, Siewers and Pheifer in 2024
DQ – Aidan Biddle, Ike Ruszkowski, Malcolm Slater, Henry Ko
50 Butterfly
7th – AJ Friend – 21.45
200 Individual Medley | Program Record – 1:46.30 by George Patterson in 2026
7th – George Patterson – 1:48.54
50 Breaststroke
3rd – Aidan Biddle – 24.26
400 Medley Relay | Program Record – 3:10.53 by Pheifer, Garberick, Handshoe and Chaye in 2024
8th – William Raches, Aidan Biddle, AJ Friend, George Patterson – 3:13.92
THURSDAY MORNING PRELIMS
50 Backstroke
38th – William Raches – 23.33
500 Freestyle | Program Record – 4:27.13 by George Patterson in 2026
28th – Malcolm Slater – 4:41.41
50 Butterfly
7th – AJ Friend – 21.55
200 Individual Medley | Program Record – 1:46.30 by George Patterson in 2026
5th – George Patterson – 1:48.40
27th – Ike Ruszkowski – 1:52.31
50 Breaststroke
7th – Aidan Biddle – 24.72
50 Freestyle | Program Record – 19.87 by AJ Friend in 2026
29th – AJ Friend – 20.52
Thursday NIC Results – WOMEN
THURSDAY EVENING FINALS
200 Freestyle Relay | Program Record – 1:30.42 by Keen, Zoeller, Butterfield, Kelly in 2026
20th – Anna Keen, Ava Butterfield, Addie Beasley, Addy Czarnecki – 1:33.86
50 Butterfly
3rd – Anna Keen – 23.84
50 Breaststroke
10th – Addie Beasley – 28.72
400 Medley Relay | Program Record – 3:37.07 by Butterfield, Beasley, Keen and Kelly in 2026
22nd – Ava Butterfield, Addie Beasley, Alexa Von Holtz, Addy Czarnecki – 3:46.48
THURSDAY MORNING PRELIMS
50 Backstroke
34th – Ava Butterfield – 25.87
500 Freestyle | Program Record – 4:48.37 by Marcella Ribeiro in 2021
31st – Addy Czarnecki – 4:58.59
39th – Callie Tuma – 5:01.41
50 Butterfly
7th – Anna Keen – 24.30
200 Individual Medley | Program Record – 2:00.85 by Alexa Von Holtz in 2023
46th – Alexa Von Holtz – 2:05.79
50 Breaststroke
9th – Addie Beasley – 28.52
22nd – Anna Keen – 28.94
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