OXFORD, Ohio. — The Miami University swimming and diving team hosted Ball State University in their 2024-2025 home opener, defeating both Ball State teams today at the Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center. The women's team posted a score of 164, while the men's team put up a score of 206. Head coach Samantha Pitter earned her first victories with the program.

How it Happened:

• The RedHawks' home opener started with the women's 400 medley, where the women's A finished in first place. Madeline Padavic, Emma Schueler, Erin Szczupakiewicz and Kaylin Herbet turned in a combined time of 3:46.13. The RedHawks B and C came in third and fourth, with times of 3:51.56 and 3:54.30, respectively.
• The men's 400-yard medley followed, where the men's B finished in first. Drew Watson, Adrian Dulay, Owen Hoban and Ian Kmiliauskis turned in a combined time of 3:20.28. The men's A came next in second with a time of 3:22.78, followed by the men's C with a time of 3:24.97.
• In the women's 1000-yard freestyle, Casey Stephens placed second, clocking a time of 10:31.14. Lauren Gualtieri came next in third, earning a time of 10:39.69.
• Yonatan Rosin came in second in the men's 1000-yard freestyle, achieving a time of 9:47.78. James Schardt finished next in third with a time of 9:54.35.
• After that came the women's 200-yard freestyle, where Kaylin Herbet came in first, recording a time of 1:53.26. Julia Waechter placed third with a time of 1:54.95.
• The men's 200-yard freestyle followed where Allen Cotton finished first with a time of 1:39.90. Tegan Barrier was right behind him, placing second with a time of 1:41.76. Kmiliauskis finished third with a time of 1:41.85.
• Ella Ziegert came in first in the women's 100-yard backstroke, turning in a time of 55.75. Angelina Cakuls earned a second-place finish, recording a time of 56.70.
• Jensen Nelson finished first in the men's 100-yard backstroke with a time of 50.62. Aaron Black finished right after him in second with a finish of 52.89. Clark Pabst finished third, clocking a time of 53.03.
• The women's 100-yard breaststroke was next on the agenda, where Natalie Gilson placed second, achieving a time of 1:04.96. Ashley Sego finished fifth with a time of 1:07.94.
• The men's 100-yard breaststroke followed, where Dulay ran away with a first-place finish, turning in a time of 56.73. Brady Miller came in second, recording a time of 56.96, followed by Danila Litikin, who placed third with a time of 58.60.
• Mady Bachmeier achieved a second-place finish in the women's 200-yard butterfly, earning a time of 2:05.86. Emily Rinker was next in third with a time of 2:11.55.
• Aidan Jacobs finished first in the men's 200-yard butterfly, clocking a time of 1:54.24. Tommy Frye was next in second, turning in a time of 1:55.26, followed by Maguire Sheppard who placed third with a time of 1:56.27.
• The women's 50-yard freestyle was next, where Padavic placed second, recording a time of 23.81. Taylor Connors earned a fourth-place finish, earning a time of 24.37.
• After that was the men's 50-yard freestyle, where Kevin Donaldson had a second-place finish with a time of 21.65. Josh Smith came in fourth, recording a time of 21.75.
• Jenna Halliday came in second in the women's 100-yard freestyle, turning in a time of 52.53. Taylor Connors came away with a fourth-place finish, achieving a time of 54.56.
• In the men's 100-yard freestyle, Kmiliauski placed first, clocking a time of 45.04. Donaldson had a fourth place finish with a time of 47.80.
• Cakuls came away with a first-place finish in the women's 200 yard backstroke, recording a time of 2:01.76. Chrisna Bezuidenhout was second with a time of 2:02.66, followed by Bachmeier, who recorded a time of 2:04.74.
• Zach Bann was first in the men's 200-yard backstroke, earning a time of 1:51.82. Drew Watson placed third with a time of 1:52.82.
• After that came the women's 200-yard breaststroke, where Zofia Janaszek-Seydlitz earned herself a second place finish, recording a time of 2:24.59.
• Benjamin Eichberg finished first in the men's 200-yard breaststroke, clocking a time of 2:06.14. Paul Brosky was next in second with a time of 2:07.36. Litikin was right behind him, finishing third turning in a time of 2:08.94.
• Audrey Conley placed second in the women's 500 yard freestyle, earning a time of 5:05.90. Katheryn Antonowich took third with a time of 5:11.64.
• Tommy Frye came in second in the men's 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:37.27. Bryce Menchhofer followed, finishing third recording a time of 4:41.92. Sheppard finished right behind him in fourth, turning in a time of 4:46.25
• The women's 100-yard butterfly followed, where Herbet recorded a time of 55.83 that was good for first place. Szczupakiewicz placed second with a time of 55.83, and Ziegert finished third earning a time of 57.65.
• The men's 100-yard butterfly was right after that, where Scott Spear finished first clocking a time of 49.95. Dulay came in second with a time of 50.60.
• Sego placed second in the women's 400 IM, recording a time of 4:35.23. Rinker came in fourth with a time of 4:37.94.
• Cotton finished first in the men's 400 IM, posting a time of 3:59.94. Hoban was right behind him, finishing second with a time of 4:01.78. Brosky placed third, earning a time of 4:08.09.
• The women's 200-yard freestyle relay was next, where the women's A finished first. Gilson, Halliday, Herbert and Padavic turned in a combined time of 1:33.47.
• The men's 200-yard freestyle relay followed where the men's A finished first. Barrier, Spear, Ian Wihebrink and Ben Eichberg put up a combined time of 1:23.56.
• For diving events, Mia Meinhardt placed second in the women's 1-meter dive, putting up a score of 270.56. Sydney Rice came in third with a score of 262.80.
• Jackson Miller earned a second place finish in the men's 1-meter dive with a score of 262.15. Victor Hearn came in third, turning in a score of 236.60.
• Rice came away with a first-place finish, scoring 283.90 in the women's 3-meter dive. Meinhardt placed second with a score of 253.35, and Nora Kowalski came in third posting a score of 239.40.
• Miller came second in the men's 3-meter dive, recording a score of 238.05. Hearn placed third, tallying a score of 231.45.

UP NEXT:
The women will return to the pool against Ohio University on Saturday, Nov. 9 at 1 p.m. in the Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center. Following this, both the men and women compete together in a home meet versus Oakland University on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 3 p.m.