MUNCIE, Ind.— Members of both the Ball State men's basketball and men's volleyball programs are currently in Sao Paulo, Brazil, competing in the FISU America Games. Tayler Persons and Parker Swartz were two of the 96 U.S. student-athletes selected for the Games.
The FISU America Games are a multi-sport event sanctioned by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The FISU America Games are a regional multi-sport event similar to the Pan-American Games for FISU member countries of North and South America held in even-numbered years. The Games invite all the countries of the world for the biennial events.