Growing up fencing, Deats knew he wanted to continue his passion for the game. With no colleges in his home state of Kansas offering any sort of fencing club or program, he looked further to find the Ball State fencing club.
The crowd inside the Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center anxiously awaited the Mid-American Conference award presentation following the conclusion of the MAC Championships.
Going into the last day of the Mid-American Conference Championships, Ball State Women’s Swim and Dive already obtained 15 top-10 times in various events. The Cardinals finished with 20 top-10 times after Saturday including the 200-yard freestyle relay.
Since last year's Mid-American Conference Championships, junior Logan Ackley has been eye`ing his own record in the 200 backstroke (1:48.81). Little by little, his time has been inching toward a new record. The main difference in his stroke this season is the way he is able to propel quickly to the surface off of every turn.
Vormohr had finished 12th and 14th in the backstroke events at last season’s Mid-American Conference Championships. A pair of Cardinals earned top-16 finishes in two different events at those championships: juniors Vormohr and Rachel Bertram.
Over the past couple of days, the Ball State Men’s Swim and Dive has traveled more than 366 miles on the road. The majority of those miles was spent en route to and from Terre Haute on Saturday.
Ball State Men’s and Women’s Swim and Dive finished the end of the fall semester at the Miami Invitational Saturday.
For the third straight season, junior Rachel Bertram obtained an NCAA Diving Zone C Championship qualifying point total of 290.48 on three-meter event for the Ball State Women’s Diving. Bertram is the first Cardinal this season to obtain this qualification.
In it second meeting with Grand Valley State in two seasons, Ball State Men’s and Women’s Swim and Dive were unable to defeat Grand Valley State as the men fell, 199-96, and the women, 175.5-124.5. The Cardinals saw six first place finishes on the day.
The table is set as families gather around the dinner table. Plates are piled high with mashed potatoes, turkey and stuffing. For Ball State swimmers and divers, however, while their plates may be full, they still try to stick to their dietary plans.
Junior Luke Nondorf (second from bottom) swims in the men’s 100 yard breaststroke at the Butler Invitational Jan. 27, 2019 at Fishers High School. Nondorf won this heat and finished ninth overall in the event. Patrick Murphy,DN
Sophomore Davis Meyn prepares for the men’s 100 yard freestyle at the Butler Invitational Jan. 27, 2019 at Fishers High School. Going into this event, Meyn had a seed time of 46.90 seconds. Patrick Murphy,DN
A small scoreboard reads what event and heat it is at the Butler Invitational Jan. 27, 2019 at Fishers High School. This was the 10th year Butler University has hosted this invitational. Patrick Murphy,DN
A Fishers High School scoreboard reads the times at the Butler Invitational Jan. 27, 2019. This was the 10th year Butler University hosted this invitational. Patrick Murphy,DN
A man bows his head and raises his hands up in the air during a moment of prayer at the Fileds of Faith Nov. 1, 2018, at Worthen Arena. The event began at 6:30 p.m. Patrick Murphy, DN
Junior Rebecca Herrington attempts to return the ball against a Detroit Mercy player in the first day of the Hidden Dual tournament. Herrington won this singles match, 6-2, 6-1. Patrick Murphy,DN
Senior Peyton Gollhofer attempts to return the ball back to her Detroit Mercy opponent in her singles match. Peyton enters this fall season with a singles overall record of 45-26. Patrick Murphy,DN
Associate Professor of Music Composition Amelia Kaplan has collected 10 metronomes for her concert in December at Sursa Performance Hall. If Kaplan bought all 100 metronomes, then she would have spent around $2,000. Patrick Murphy,DN
The statue of Charles Willard looks out from the Delaware County Historical Society. Willard is of downtown Muncie’s oldest business owners. Patrick Murphy, DN
The statue of Charles Willard stands proudly outside the Delaware County Historical Society at 120 E. Washignton St. The statue will be unveiled to the public on Oct. 4. Patrick Murphy,DN
