The 400 freestyle relay crew of AJ Friend, William Raches, George Patterson and Jacob Siewers mixed for a silver-winning time of two:53.93. The unit minimize practically three seconds off its earlier program report of two:56.24 which the lads captured at House of Champions earlier this season (Nov. 22).
Prior to the silver end within the relay, Raches claimed the Cardinals’ highest particular person placement within the 100 freestyle, touching the wall at 43.71 to take fourth. His ending mark was .01 sooner than his prelim time, setting the second-fastest in Ball State historical past. Siewers adopted in eight (44.52) in addition to Patterson who completed eleventh (44.97).
After breaking this system report within the 200 backstroke throughout morning prelims to qualify for the championship warmth (1:46.43), Ike Ruszkowski turned in an eighth-place time of 1:48.15 later within the night. Ike was trailed shortly behind by Max Kruglov in twelfth (1:48.67) and Nathan Harper who positioned sixteenth (1:50.16).
Aidan Biddle concluded motion within the Deaconess Aquatic Center with a ninth-place end within the 200 breast, clocking in at 1:58.88 to earn the third-best time in Ball State’s prime 10.
At the top of the four-day championship, Ball State noticed eight males earn all-conference honors. Patterson, Biddle, Friend, Shaddy and Farmer have been named first crew All-MVC, whereas Siewers, Ruszkowski and Raches have been named honorable mentions.
Farmer was additionally awarded because the MVC Freshman Diver of the Year, claiming bronze on the 3-meter board (358.45) and 14th on the 1-meter (268.50).
As a crew, Ball State completed fifth within the eight-team area with 878.5 factors.
Up subsequent for the Cardinals are potential postseason competitions between the NCAA Zone Diving Championships (March Sept. 11) and the CSCAA National Invitational Championships (March 12-14).
Final Team Results
- Missouri State – 1446.5
- Miami (OH) – 1394.5
- Southern Illinois – 1189.5
- UMass – 925.5
- Ball State – 878.5
- UIC – 831.50
- Evansville – 397
- Valparaiso – 383
Ball State Results on Day 4 of the MVC Championships
SATURDAY EVENING FINALS RESULTS
1650 Freestyle | Program Record – 15:33.58 by Magnus Ohlsson in 1995
18th – Malcolm Slater – 16:13.22
nineteenth – Tommy Brunner – 16:15.37
twenty first – Seth Blossom – 16:25.79
200 Backstroke | Program Record – 1:47.38 by Ethan Pheifer in 2025
eighth – Ike Ruszkowski – 1:48.15
twelfth – Max Kruglov – 1:48.67
sixteenth – Nathan Harper – 1:50.16
100 Freestyle | Program Record – 43.58 by Owen Chaye in 2023
4th – William Raches – 43.71 – second in program historical past
eighth – Jacob Siewers – 44.52
eleventh – George Patterson – 44.97
200 Breaststroke | Program Record – 1:54.78 by Joey Garberick in 2024
ninth – Aidan Biddle – 1:58.88 – third in program historical past
400 Freestyle Relay | Program Record – 2:56.24 by Friend, Patterson, Raches, Siewers in 2025
2nd – AJ Friend, William Raches, George Patterson, Jacob Siewers – 2:53.93 – program report
SATURDAY MORNING PRELIMS RESULTS
200 Backstroke | Program Record – 1:47.38 by Ethan Pheifer in 2025
eighth – Ike Ruszkowski – 1:46.43 – Advances to A Final – program report
thirteenth – Max Kruglov – 1:49.49 – Advances to B Final
fifteenth – Nathan Harper – 1:49.73 – Advances to B Final – eighth in program historical past
EX: – Colin Walrond – 1:51.69
100 Freestyle | Program Record – 43.58 by Owen Chaye in 2023
third – William Raches – 43.72 – Advances to A Final
seventh – Jacob Siewers – 44.35 – Advances to A Final
tenth – George Patterson – 44.70 – Advances to B Final
twenty eighth – Dominick Perkowski – 46.30
EX – Zack Vervlied – 46.09
200 Breaststroke | Program Record – 1:54.78 by Joey Garberick in 2024
ninth – Aidan Biddle – 2:00.40 – Advances to B Final
twenty fourth – Reeve Ferber – 2:08.19