Ike Ruszkowski

Position:
Backstroke
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
South Bend, Ind.
High School:
James Whitcomb

Career Honors
- Honorable Mention All-MVC (2026)
Four Appearances in the Top 10 Times in Ball State History
- No. 1 in program history in the 200 backstroke (1:46.43)
- No. 5 in program history in the 200 IM (1:80.89)
- No. 6 in program history in the 100 backstroke (49.72)
- No. 8 in program history in the 200 breaststroke (2:03.11)

2025-26: Sophomore
- Honorable Mention All-MVC.
- Captured two individual event wins.
- Set the program record in the 200 backstroke (1:46.43) at the MVC Championships (Feb. 28), advancing to the A Final and placing eighth.
- Tied the sixth-fastest time in program history in the 100 backstroke (49.72) at the MVC Championships (Feb. 27).
- Earned the eighth-best time in Ball State history in the 200 breaststroke (2:03.11) at House of Champions (Nov. 22).
- Captured the fifth-fastest time in program history in the 200 individual medley (1:50.89) at the MVC Championships (Feb. 25), placing 18th in the final.
- Qualified for CSCAA National Invitational Championships (March 12-14), competing in the 100 and 200 backstroke, 200 breaststroke, 200 IM and 200 freestyle relay.

2024-25: Freshman
- Did not swim.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year varsity swimmer at James Whitcomb Riley High School under coach John Vandriessche … two-time All-American ... three-time NIC Champion … seven-time sectional champion … named team captain his senior year … placed sixth at Senior State in the 200 backstroke (1:49.20) … helped the Wildcats to a sectional championship in 2023 … swam 12 years for the South Bend Swim club team under coach John VanDriessche … 10-time Futures qualifier … 14-time Speedo Sectionals qualifier … four-time Junior National qualifier … 21-time Senior State qualifier.