Track & Field Earns Pair of Saturday Wins at Gladstein Invite

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - - The Ball State track & field team closed the Gladstein Invitational hosted by Indiana with a pair of event wins Saturday afternoon at Gladstein Fieldhouse.

For the second straight weekend, sophomore high jumper Regan Lewis (Greenfield, Ind./Greenfield-Central) cleared the bar at a career-best height of 1.76m (5-9.25). This time, the effort landed her on top of the podium as no one else in the field was able to clear better than 1.72m (5-7.75). Lewis' leap of 1.76m (5-9.25) is currently tied as the third-best individual performance in program history.

The Cardinals also captured the event title in the 4x800m relay, with the freshman quartet of Hannah Cummings (Ann Arbor, Mich./Saline), Peyton Kneadler (Monticello, Ind./Twin Lakes), Brooke Talhelm (Indianapolis, Ind./Franklin Central) and Emily Tromp (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing) pacing the field by almost seven seconds at 9:13.44. The effort nearly broke the school record of 9:12.20 and was the fastest time for the Cardinals since at least the 2010 season.

Kneadler also turned in an impressive showing in the 600m dash, winning her heat with a career-fast time of 1:36.89 to place fourth overall. Tromp finished the 600m run in 1:38.15 to earn seventh.

Rounding out Ball State's top performances on the final day of the meet was freshman Kelsey Walters (Troy, Ohio/Troy) who placed 14th in the shot put with a career-best throw of 12.85m (42-2).

The Ball State indoor track & field team will turn its focus back to training for the next two weeks before returning to action Feb. 3-4 at the Akron Invitational.

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BALL STATE'S FRIDAY RESULTS AT THE GLADSTEIN INVITATIONAL
600m Run:
4th - Peyton Kneadler – 1:36.89* - Heat Winner
7th - Emily Tromp – 1:38.15

4x400m Relay:
   School Record: 3:39.94 (c) by Jada Phelps, Angka Morris, Patricia Soman and Linise Gordon in 2001
8th - Amber Jones, Bryeana Byrdsong, Olivia Ashba, Gabby Sims – 3:54.16

4x800m Relay:
   School Record: 9:12.20
1st - Hannah Cummings, Peyton Kneadler, Brooke Talhelm, Emily Tromp – 9:13.44

High Jump:
   MAC Qualifying Standard: 1.69m / 5-6.5 • School Record: 1.77m / 5-9.75 by Ashley Gillies in 2002 & Susan Setlack in 2000
1st - Regan Lewis - 1.76m (5-9.25)*

Shot Put:
   MAC Qualifying Standard: 14.82m / 48-7.5 • School Record: 14.77m / 48-5.75 by Gena Rusch in 1990
14th - Kelsey Walters – 12.85m (42-2)*

* Denotes career-best performance

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Track & Field Earns Pair of Saturday Wins at Gladstein Invite

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Players Mentioned

Olivia Ashba

Bryeana Byrdsong

Hannah Cummings

Amber Jones

Peyton Kneadler

Regan Lewis

Gabby Sims

Brooke Talhelm

Emily Tromp

Kelsey Walters