Ball State v. Grand Valley State
- Saturday, November 16, 2019
- Muncie, Indiana
- PDF RESULTS
Courtesy: Ball State Athletics
MUNCIE, Ind. – The Women of the Ball State swimming and diving team dominated Grand Valley State Saturday afternoon, claiming a 197-103 victory with multiple sweeps and first place finishes.
The men also competed Saturday and fell by a score of 187.5-112.5. The men dropped to 2-1 in duals this season while the women improved to 3-2.
“We’re trying to build a program and a culture,” said head coach J. Agnew. “We’re looking for swimmers who are ready to fight. We’re excited about where we are headed and today was a step in the right direction. This team is fearless.”
It was a fast start to the day for BSU as Audrey Schank, Alex Bader, Shelby Crist and Peighton Gilbert claimed a win in the 200 Medley Relay. Their time of 1:45.76 got the Cardinals out in front in the first event of the meet. Both Crist and Schank were part of Ball State’s next win as well, as Crist won the 100 Back while Schank finished second. Anne Vormohr joined them to claim third for the sweep.
Alex Bader and Apsara Sakbun both owned their respective events on the day with Bader winning both the 100 Breast (1:05.98) and 200 Breast (2:26.93). Sakbun earned victories in both the 50 Free (24:30) and 100 Free (52.82). Gilbert and Alexa McDonald finished second and third, respectively, in the 50 free for the sweep.
Sweeping first, second and third was a theme for the Cardinals Saturday afternoon as Sydney Dygert, Phoebe Rensink and Sophie Bader finished in the top three in the 200 Fly. Schank, Vormohr and Cecilia Moore followed suit in the 200 Back, and Crist, Rensink and Makenna Bottorff added another one in the 100 Fly.
On the diving boards, Caitlin Locante earned a zone cut on 1M by finishing first and scoring a 265.50, a career best. Freshman Madison Gatzlaff finished fifth in the same event with a total of 194.63. Hunter Ongay scored a 281.55 on 1M for first place and a career best, and Wyatt Blake earned third by registering a 253.20, which was also a career high. Locante also scored a 255.83 on 3M to place second while Gatzlaff notched a personal best and earned fourth with a 239.93. Ongay added a score of 256.20 on 3M to place second.
Jack Wolfred won the lone individual men’s event of the day for Ball State, claiming first in the 50 Free with a time of 21.44. Owen Chaye finished right behind him in second after clocking in at 21.51.
Just like it began, the day ended strong for the Cardinals with both the men and women winning the 200 Free Relay. Gilbert, McDonald, Vormohr and Sakbun clocked in at 1:37.13 to earn first while the men’s team made up of Ben Andrew, Wolfred, Bryce Handshoe and Chaye swam a 1:25.66 for the victory.
The Cardinals now have some time off until the Miami Invitational which opens December 5. Ball State is home again January 16 against Toledo.
Courtesy: Grand Valley State Athletics
The Grand Valley State men claimed a 187.5-112.5 victory over Ball State Saturday afternoon, while the women dropped a 197-103 non-league decision. The Lakers will next be in action at the Calvin Invitational December 5-7.
Men – The Laker men won 13 events and went 1-2-3 in three events.
200 Medley Relay – 1. GVSU 1:34.45 (Harry Shalamon, Ahmed Nabih, Oscar Saura-Armengol, Roger Miret Sala)
1000 Freestyle – 1. Jesse Goodyear (9:38.69); 2. Mortiz Bartels (9:44.02); 3. Jonathan Loshinskie (10:08.47)
200 Freestyle – 1. Oscar Saura-Armengol (1:44.65); 3. Cade Vruggink (1:45.85)
100 Backstroke – 1. Harry Shalamon (52.89); 3. Noah Ellis (53.99)
100 Breaststroke – 1. Ahmed Nabih (57.58); 3. Evan Dies (59.72)
200 Butterfly – 1. Roger Miret Sala (1:54.81); 3. Jesse Goodyear (1:59.62)
50 Free – 3. Jake Hart (22.19)
1-Meter Diving – 2. Illusha Gerasimchuk (272.70); 4. Christopher Kelly (249.38)
100 Freestyle – 1. Oscar Saura-Armengol (47.07)
200 Backstroke – 1. Harry Shalamon (1:52.42); 2. Roger Miret Sala (1:54.32)
200 Breaststroke – 1. Ahmed Nabih (2:07.06); 2. Evan Dies (2:14.65); 3. Trevor Sallee (2:17.29)
500 Freestyle – 1. Jesse Goodyear (4:45.33); 2. Mortiz Bartels (4:49.43)
100 Butterfly – 1. Oscar Saura-Armengol (51.64); 4. Roger Miret Sala (52.49)
3-Meter Diving – 1. Christopher Kelly (276.23); 3. Illusha Gerasimchuk (245.55); 4. Wrigley Fields (215.78)
400 IM – 1. Austin Cade (4:17.70); 2. Ahmed Nabih (4:17.89); 3. Trevor Sallee (4:22.60)
200 Free Relay – 3. GVSU 1:27.28 (Hart, Shalamon, Owen Ganzer, David Turner)
Women
200 Medley Relay – 3. GVSU 1:49.85 (Melina De Cort, Delaney Wihebrink, Freyja Garbaccio, Kelly Peasley)
1000 Freestyle – 1. Neta Shiff (10:28.89)
200 Freestyle – 1. Melina Goebel (1:57.07)
100 Backstroke – 4. Melina De Cort (1:00.64)
100 Breaststroke – 2. Delaney Wihebrink (1:07.17)
200 Butterfly – 4. Melina Goebel (2:11.92)
50 Freestyle – 4. Rebecca Farber (25.34)
1-Meter Diving – 2. Mikayla Karasek (260.70); 3. Nicole Taormina (253.20); 4. Allyson Schafer (249.38)
100 Freestyle – 2. Kelly Peasley (54.23); 3. Rebecca Farber (54.78)
200 Backstroke – 4. Melina De Cort (2:14.13)
200 Breaststroke – 2. Delaney Wihebrink (2:27.82)
500 Free – 1. Neta Shiff (5:10.41); 4. Melina Goebel (5:17.55)
100 Butterfly – 4. Melina De Cort (1:02.79)
3-Meter Diving – 1. Nicole Taormina (264.45); 3. Mikayla Karasek (243.75)
400 IIM – 1. Neta Shiff (4:38.27); 3. Samantha Laurich (4:42.01)
200 Free Relay – 3. GVSU 1:39.53 (Peasley, Claire Meeuwsen, Meda Kulbaciauskaite, Farber)