
10/30/2026 10:35:00 PM | Swimming and Diving
Muncie, Ind. — The Miami University swimming and diving team's home opener of the 2026-2027 season was against Ball State University on Friday, Oct. 30, 2026. The women fell to Ball State 126-174, while the men defeated the Cardinals 175-125.
How it Happened:
UP NEXT: The RedHawks swimming and diving team head home to take on the University of Toledo and Northern Kentucky University Friday, Nov. 6. Events will begin at 3:00 P.M.
How it Happened:
- The meet kicked off with the women's 200-yard medley where the RedHawk A team finished second. Chrisna Bezuidenhout, Natalie Gilson, Ella Ziegert and Kaylin Herbet turned in a combined time of 1:45.38.
- The men's 200-yard medley followed where the A team finished second as well. Jensen Nelson, Ian Wihebrink, Duncan Salmen and Tegan Barrier posted a combined time of 1:30.93.
- Gracie Gregory finished first in the women's 1000-yard freestyle, earning a time of 10:14.31.
- The men's 1000-yard freestyle was next where Elijah Rolfsen was first, turning in a time of 9:25.44.
- After that came the women's 200-yard freestyle, where Bezuidenhoutt finished fourth, recording a time of 1:55.07.
- Next came the men's 200-yard freestyle. Brady Stenson came in second with a time of 1:41.08. Ian Rodrigues-Kmiliauskis was behind him in third with a time of 1:41.91.
- The women's 100-yard backstroke was next, where Ziegert was second, earning a time of 56.51.
- Drew Watson finished first in the men's 100-yard backstroke, turning in a time of 50.48. Joel Silver took second with a time of 51.04.
- After that was the women's 100-yard breaststroke. Herbet came in second, earning a time of 1:04.45.
- The men's 100-yard breaststroke followed, where Wihebrink turned in a time of 58.25, good for second-place.
- The women's 200-yard butterfly was next where Elizabeth Gregory finished second putting up a time of 2:06.93. Alexandra Casanovas followed her in third, posting a time of 2:08.57.
- William Pugh was first in the men's 200-yard butterfly, earning a time of 1:50:25. Owen Hoban finished third with a time of 1:52.72.
- The women's 50-yard freestyle was next where Gilson finished second with a time of 23.82..
- The men's 50-yard freestyle followed. Barrier earned a first-place finish, turning in a time of 21.15. Salmen was third, earning a time of 21.20
- Up next was the women's 100-yard freestyle, where Herbet finished first with a time of 51.75. Elizabeth Gregory was third, posting a time of 52.95
- Rodrigues-Kmiliauski was first in the men's 100-yard freestyle putting up a time of 46.21. Owen Fowler was third earning a time of 46.45.
- The women's 200-yard backstroke followed, where Bezuidenhout finished first, posting a time of 2:01.33. Madison was after her in second, earning a time of 2:05.59.
- The men's 200-yard backstroke followed, where Watson was first, turning in a time of 1:50.43. Silver finished second with a time of 1:51.99.
- After that was the women's 200-yard breaststroke, where Gilson finished first, recording a time of 2:21.48.
- The men's 200-yard breaststroke was next, where Liam Quigley finished first, posting a time of 2:06.23. Hoban was second with a time of 2:06.63
- The women's 500-yard freestyle was next, where Gracie Gregory finished first, turning in a time of 5:02.37. Sarah Pophal was fourth with a time of 5:14.72.
- The men's 500-yard freestyle followed, where Rolfsen finished first with a time of 4:34.33. Pugh and Stenson followed in second and third, earning times of 4:34.43 and 4:38.99 respectively.
- Next was the women's 100-yard butterfly. Ziegert was third, posting a time of 58.61.
- Salmen finished first in the men's 100-yard butterfly earning a time of 49.01.
- The women's 200 IM was next where Alyssa Uhlman finished third, posting a time of 2:10.21.
- The men's 200 IM followed where Hoban finished first with a time of 1:52.16.
- The women's 400-yard freestyle relay was next, where the RedHawk A team finished first and the B team finished third. Herbet, Ziegert, Elizabeth Gregory and Gilson turned in a combined time of 3:27.18. Milla Hoffman, Bezuidenhout, Madison Camden and Evelyn Mulvihill earned a combined time of 3:35.17
- Swimming events concluded with the men's 400-yard freestyle relay, where the RedHawk A team finished first. Rodrigues-Kmiliauski, Salmen, Fowler and Barrier posted a combined time of 3:03.74.
- For diving events, Gretchen Osmun earned a third-place finish in the women's 1M dive with a score of 243.30
- The men's 1M dive was next where Noam Kulbak posted a score of 294.15, which was good for second-place. Tuck Gregory earned a score of 289.05, good for third-place.
- Osmun earned a second-place finish in the women's 3M dive with a score of 250.05. Avery Potrzebowski posted a score of 2:36.10, good for third.
- Paul Hong placed first in the men's 3M dive, scoring 348.30.
UP NEXT: The RedHawks swimming and diving team head home to take on the University of Toledo and Northern Kentucky University Friday, Nov. 6. Events will begin at 3:00 P.M.
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