Alexa Von Holtz claimed the Cardinals’ remaining gold medal of the week, storming by the ultimate lap of the 200 butterfly to tie Akron’s Felicia Klintemar with a time of 1:58.75. With the location, Von Holtz earned the primary gold of her collegiate profession.
Senior Payton Kelly took her third particular person medal of the week within the 100 freestyle (48.58), incomes silver whereas shaving .03 seconds off her earlier program normal to set a brand new Ball State document.
Freshman Addy Czarnecki claimed her first collegiate medal, grabbing silver with a 16:44.23 end within the 1650 freestyle. Czarnecki was adopted carefully behind by Callie Tuma, who positioned fourth with a time of 16:45.69.
To shut the week’s occasions, the 400 freestyle relay staff of Anna Keen, Reagan Graves, Ava Butterfield and Kelly mixed for a program-leading time of 3:19.59, inserting fourth general within the occasion.
After an awesome week of competitors, 5 Cardinals have been honored with all-conference awards. Grace Walker, Kelly, Keen, and Von Holtz have been named first staff All-MAC, whereas Czarnecki was named second staff All-MAC.
To shut her final MAC Championship, Kelly earned the league’s Most Outstanding Senior and Swimmer awards. Kelly completed the week with six whole medals, together with three particular person and three relay, whereas additionally recording NCAA qualifying marks in each the 50 freestyle (21.88) and 100 backstroke (52.07).
As he guided the ladies’s staff to phenomenal 2025-26 season, capped by a historic end on the J. Ocasek Natatorium, Ball State head coach J Agnew was voted because the 2026 MAC Women’s Swimming Coach of the Year.
Up subsequent for a number of Cardinals are attainable postseason competitions between the NCAA Zone Diving Championships (March 9-10), the CSCAA National Invitational Championships (March 12-14) and the NCAA Championships (March 18-21).
Final Team Results
1.Akron – 771
2.Ohio – 559
3.Ball State – 500
4.Miami (OH) – 492
5.Buffalo – 446
6.Eastern Michigan – 263
7.UMass – 195
8.Toledo – 174
9.Bowling Green – 159
Ball State Results on Day 4 of the MAC Championships
SATURDAY EVENING FINALS RESULTS
1650 Freestyle | Program Record – 16:32.61 by Marcella Ribeiro in 2021
2nd – Addy Czarnecki – 16:44.23 – third in program historical past
4th – Callie Tuma – 16:45.69
twelfth – McKenna Potteiger – 17:07.66
200 Backstroke | Program Record – 1:57.93 by Ava Butterfield in 2025
fifth – Ava Butterfield – 1:57.44
ninth – Alyssa Messenger – 1:58.00 – second in program historical past
sixteenth – Olivia Owens – 2:00.11
100 Freestyle | Program Record – 48.60 by Payton Kelly in 2025
2nd – Payton Kelly – 48.58 – program document
200 Breaststroke | Program Record – 2:11.77 by Bridgette Ruehl in 2013
eighth – Julia Ofman – 2:15.54 – fourth in program historical past
thirteenth – Maya McDonald – 2:17.75 – fifth in program historical past
sixteenth – Milagros Amione – 2:19.00 – tenth in program historical past
200 Butterfly | Program Record – 1:58.52 by Alexa Von Holtz in 2025
1st – Alexa Von Holtz – 1:58.75
fifth – Reagan Graves – 2:00.37 – third in program historical past
tenth – Haley Johnson – 2:02.32 – eighth in program historical past
400 Freestyle Relay | Program Record – 3:20.28 by Keen, Butterfield, Graves, Kelly in 2025
4th – Anna Keen, Reagan Graves, Ava Butterfield, Payton Kelly – 3:19.59 – program document
SATURDAY MORNING PRELIMS RESULTS
200 Backstroke | Program Record – 1:57.93 by Ava Butterfield in 2025
4th – Ava Butterfield – 1:56.93 – Advances to A Final – program document
twelfth – Alyssa Messenger – 1:59.41 – Advances to B Final
fifteenth – Olivia Owens – 2:00.33 – Advances to B Final
twenty sixth – Lauren Fecher – 2:03.77
EX: Ella Sears – 2:00.23
EX: Aubrey Simmons – 2:01.83
100 Freestyle | Program Record – 48.60 by Payton Kelly in 2025
2nd – Payton Kelly – 49.35 – Advances to A Final
thirtieth – Kiley Zoeller – 52.11
EX: Haley Sakbun – 51.28
EX: Kiran Stauffer – 52.33
EX: Natalie Marshall – 52.35
200 Breaststroke | Program Record – 2:11.77 by Bridgette Ruehl in 2013
eighth – Julia Ofman – 2:15.81 – Advances to A Final
thirteenth – Maya McDonald – 2:18.59 – Advances to B Final
fifteenth – Milagros Amione – 2:19.38 – Advances to B Final
18th – Addie Beasley – 2:19.74
200 Butterfly | Program Record – 1:58.52 by Alexa Von Holtz in 2025
2nd – Alexa Von Holtz – 1:59.69 – Advances to A Final
4th – Reagan Graves – 2:00.97 – Advances to A Final
eleventh – Haley Johnson – 2:02.70 – Advances to B Final