MUNCIE, Ind. - The Ball State track & field team returns to action Thursday when it opens competition in the 2012 Mid-American Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships, hosted by Central Michigan at Lyle Bennett Outdoor Track.
The women’s portion of the 2012 three-day meet (Thursday-Saturday) begins 11 a.m. Thursday, with the heptathlon. Ball State heads into the meet after posting four event victories Friday versus Western Michigan in the scored meet from the Kanley Track & Field Complex.
In the sprint events, Janae Taylor (Richmond, Ind./Richmond) tallied a victory in the 100m dash with a time of 12.48 and added a fifth-place finish in the 200m dash (25.4h).
In the mid-distance events, MaryKate Mellen (Michigan City, Ind./Michigan City) posted a win in the 1500m run with a time of 4:44.86, in addition to adding a second-place finish in the 800 run (2:17.81), while Courtney Edon (New Palestine, Ind./New Palestine) and Caitlynn Edon (New Palestine, Ind./New Palestine) posted second-place (10:32.41) and fifth-place (10:48.32) times on the 3000m run, respectively.
Thekla Lorenz (Hamburg, Germany) posted a victory in the javelin throw (103-6), earned second place in the long jump (19-5.25) and added fourth and seventh-place finishes in the 100m hurdles (15.24) and 400m hurdles (1:10.86).
Also in the field events, Rebecca Lomax (Indianapolis, Ind./Southport) placed first in the high jump with a leap of 5-7.00, while Haley Austin (Avon, Ind./Avon High) placed third (5-3.00).
Additional top performances for the Cardinals include third-place finishes in the pole vault (10-11.75) and triple jump (34-8.50) from Hannah Hannah Ciasto-Poor (Bloomington, Ind./Bloomington South) and Alyssa Hurlburt (Huntington, Ind./Huntington North), respectively.
Melissa Dodaro (Reynoldsburg, Ohio/Reynoldsburg) posted third-place and fourth-place throws in the shot put (43-9.25) and discus (145-1/44.22m), while Marie Lumpkin (Losantville, Ind./Union) finished in second in the hammer throw (163-7/49.86m).
Below is a complete list of where the Cardinals rank in the Mid-American Conference, entering the championships.
Cardinals in the MAC:
|
100m |
15th |
Janae Taylor |
12.05 |
|
800m |
18th |
Christine Talhelm |
2:14.48 |
|
1500m |
11th |
MaryKate Mellen |
4:35.50 |
|
3000m |
20th |
Courtney Edon |
10:32.41 |
|
5000m |
20th |
Madeline Goheen |
17:40.90 |
|
10000m |
18th |
Allison Blanck |
38:54.02 |
|
Steeplechase |
14th |
Courtney Edon |
11:21.15 |
|
|
18th |
Caitlynn Edon |
11:47.80 |
|
400m Hurdles |
8th |
Thekla Lorenz |
1:02.32 |
|
4x100m Relay |
10th |
Ball State |
47:17 |
|
4x400m Relay |
11th |
Ball State |
3:56.27 |
|
High Jump |
1st |
Rebecca Lomax |
5-10.00 |
|
|
10th |
Haley Austin |
5-5.75 |
|
Long Jump |
18th |
Alyssa Hurlburt |
35-0.25 |
|
Discus |
10th |
Melissa Dodaro |
146-9.00 |
|
Hammer Throw |
10th |
Marie Lumpkin |
163-7.00 |
|
Javelin Throw |
13th |
Jorden Traver |
109-2.00 |
|
|
19th |
Thekla Lorenz |
103-6.00 |
|
Shot Put |
16th |
Melissa Dodaro |
43-9.25 |
|
Pole Vault |
18th |
Hannah Ciasto-Poor |
11-3.75 |
