KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The Ball State outdoor track & field team posted four event victories Friday versus Western Michigan, but the Cardinals fell to the Broncos, 121-66, 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).
Next up for Ball State, the Cardinals head to the Mid-American Conference otdoor Track & field Championships in Mount Pleasant, Mich. Thursday-Saturday from the Lyle Bennett Outdoor Track.
100m Dash
1st - Janae Taylor (12.48)
5th - Christina Crawford (13.30)
100m Hurdles
4th - Thekla Lorenz (15.24)
200m Dash
5th - Janae Taylor (25.4h)
6th - Jordan McMillan (25.6h)
400m Dash
6th – Judah Smith (59.11)
8th – Hannah Lange (59.63)
400m Hurdles
7th - Thekla Lorenz (1:10.86)
800m Run
2nd - MaryKate Mellen (2:17.81)
1500m Run
1st - MaryKate Mellen (4:44.86)
3000m Run
2nd - Courtney Edon (10:32.41)
5th - Caitlynn Edon (10:48.32)
4x100m Relay
2nd - (48.16)
4x400m Relay
4th - (4:13.66)
High Jump
1st - Rebecca Lomax (5-7.00/1.70m)
3rd - Haley Austin (5-3.00/1.60m)
Pole Vault
3rd - Hannah Ciasto-Poor (10-11.75/3.35m)
4th - Tara Spitzer-Long (9-6.25/2.90m)
Long Jump
2nd – Thekla Lorenz (19-5.25/5.92m)
5th - Christina Crawford (17-10.75/5.45m)
Triple Jump
3rd – Alyssa Hurlburt (34-8.50/10.58m)
4th - Lindsay Wallace (33-5.75/10.20m)
Shot Put
3rd - Melissa Dodaro (43-9.25/13.34)
5th - Tiffany Ray (37-10/11.53m)
Discus Throw
4th – Melissa Dodaro (145-1/44.22m)
5th – Marie Lumpkin (123-3/38.18m)
Hammer Throw
2nd – Marie Lumpkin (163-7/49.86m)
5th – Lywanna Melvin (142/43.28m)
Javelin Throw
1st – Thekla Lorenz (103-6/31.54m)
