Back in action after the memorable Senior Night meet when Ball State saw victory, the men’s swimming and diving team traveled to Indianapolis to compete in the Butler Invitational on Sunday afternoon.
Wisconsin-Green Bay placed first in the meet with 778, followed by Xavier with 689, Ball State with 546 and IUPUI finishing fourth with 480.
“The guys are getting their times down close to where they were in December,” coach Bob Thomas said. “That’s very good.”
The Cardinals have continuously proved themselves throughout the season as they have placed on top of their individual events. The trend continued at the Butler Invitational.
Senior Michael Weber took first place in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 51:41.
Junior Joe Morris once again swept the 100 and 200-yard breaststrokes. He finished with a time of 56:75 in the 100 back and a 2:05.16 in the 200 back.
Junior Drew Tharp came out on top of the 200-yard butterfly finishing in 1:52.66.
The 200-yard medley relay team of Weber, Morris, Tharp and junior Michael Oaks took first with a time of 1:34.66.
“I thought we did an excellent job and now we get a little break before our last dual meet,” Thomas said.
Mid-American Conference East Division rival Miami of Ohio is next on the schedule for Ball State, but the team will get some time to rest and prepare before the meet.
Ball State will look forward at the opportunity to beat Miami in its home pool. Weber said earlier in the season that he and the team will look for revenge as they have fallen short to the RedHawks the past five seasons.
The team will swim its last conference meet of the season in Oxford, Ohio on Feb. 9.
The meet will also be the final meet for the team to prepare for the MAC Championships, which will be held in Carbondale, Ill., on March 7 to March 9.
