Track & Field Earns Pair of Event Wins at Fred Wilt Open

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - - Led by event wins in the 60m hurdles and 800m run, the Ball State indoor track & field team tallied 10 top five finishes Saturday afternoon at the Fred Wilt Open hosted by Purdue at Lambert Field House.

Junior Jazmin Smith continued to impress in the 60m hurdles, turning in a finals time of 8.52 to win the event by 0.05. Already a MAC Championship automatic qualifier, her time currently stands as the fourth-fastest in the league this season.

Sophomore Brooke Talhelm added a strong race of her own, winning the 800m run in 2:16.90. The effort was nearly two seconds faster than the remainder of the field.

Junior Peyton Stewart also improved her MAC Championship automatic qualifying time in the 60m dash, taking third in the finals with a time of 7.60.

Freshman Hailley Peters led a strong effort in the field events for the Cardinals, placing second in the high jump by clearing 1.59m (5'-2.5").

Senior Adrienne Mayfield added a career-best and third-place distance of 16.58m (54'-4.75") in the weight throw, while sophomore Kelsey Walters launched a fourth-place and career-best throw of 14.13m (46'-4.25") in the shot put. Walters' effort in the shot put is also the third-best individual mark in the indoor shot put in program history.

Overall, Ball State's student-athletes finished the meet with two event wins, 10 top five finishes and 15 career best performances.

Next up for the Cardinals will be the Akron Invitational which runs Feb. 2-3 at the Stile Athletics Field House.

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BALL STATE'S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS AT FRED WILT OPEN

60m Dash
   MAC Qualifying Standard: 7.62 ? School Record: 7.33 (c) by LaTasha Jenkins in 1998
3rd - Peyton Stewart - 7.60 (7.63 prelim)
10th - Jasmine Harris - 7.81
11th - Paris Carver - 7.87*
14th - Ivy McKee - 7.96

60m Hurdles
   MAC Qualifying Standard: 8.73 ? School Record: 8.19 by Amber Williams in 2007
1st - Jazmin Smith - 8.52 (8.75 prelim)
5th - Anasja Troutman - 9.01* (9.07 prelim)
6th - Anna-Kay West - 9.03 (9.15 prelim)

200m Dash
   MAC Qualifying Standard: 24.52 ? School Record: 23.25 by LaTasha Jenkins in 1999
7th - Jasmine Harris -25.48
9th - Dejah Johnson - 25.86*
10th - Ivy McKee - 25.98*
13th - Anna-Kay West - 26.06
16th - Paris Carver - 26.36*

400m Dash
   MAC Qualifying Standard: 55.70 ? School Record: 55.11 by Linise Gordon in 2000
6th - Dejah Johnson - 58.84*
7th - Amber Jones - 59.44*
8th - Gabby Sims - 59.56
9th - MaQuila Norman - 59.60
13th - Anasja Troutman - 1:01.60*

800m Run
   MAC Qualifying Standard: 2:12.02 ? School Record: 2:07.30 by Natasha Lothery in 2002
1st - Brooke Talhelm - 2:16.90
3rd - Peyton Kneadler - 2:22.04
12th - Kaylor Hoover - 2:36.04

Mile Run
   MAC Qualifying Standard: 4:53.21 ? School Record: 4:50.10 by MaryKate Mellen in 2013
13th - Emmalyne Tarsa - 5:24.44*
17th - Hannah Cummings - 5:35.61

3000m Run
   MAC Qualifying Standard: 9:47.13 ? School Record: 9:31.43 by Jill Scully in 2006
5th – Meliza Rodriguez – 10:54.01*

4x400m Relay
   School Record: 3:39.94 (c) by Jada Phelps, Angka Morris, Patricia Soman and Linise Gordon in 2001
4th – Amber Jones, Jazmin Smith, Gabby Sims, Wambui Watene – 3:56.67
9th – Kaylor Hoover, Emmalyne Tarsa, Hannah Cummings, Brooke Talhelm – 4:13.97

High Jump
   MAC Qualifying Standard: 1.69m / 5-6.5 ? School Record: 1.81m / 5-11.25 by Regan Lewis
2nd - Hailley Peters - 1.59m (5-2.5)

Shot Put
   MAC Qualifying Standard: 14.82m / 48-7.5 ? School Record: 14.77m / 48-5.75 by Gena Rusch in 1990
4th - Kelsey Walters - 14.13m (46-4.25)*
Foul - Jada Caldwell

Weight Throw
   MAC Qualifying Standard: 17.88m / 58-8 ? School Record: 18.55m / 60-10 by Marie Lumpkin in 2015
3rd - Adrienne Mayfield - 16.58m (54-4.75)*
7th - Princess Carter - 14.79m (48-6.25)*
8th - Kelsey Walters - 14.66m (48-1.25)*
13th - Megan Graves - 12.79m (41-11.5)*
22nd - Abby Denham - 11.11m (36-5.5)

*denotes career-best performance

Track & Field Earns Pair of Event Wins at Fred Wilt Open

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Jasmine Harris

Kaylor Hoover

Dejah Johnson

Amber Jones

Peyton Kneadler

Regan Lewis

Adrienne Mayfield

Ivy McKee

MaQuila Norman

Hailley Peters

Meliza Rodriguez

Gabby Sims

Jazmin Smith

Peyton Stewart

Brooke Talhelm

Emmalyne Tarsa

Anasja Troutman

Kelsey Walters

Wambui Watene

Anna-Kay West