Ball State University Athletics
Indoor Track & Field To Host BSU Quadrangular Friday
February 16, 2009 | Track & Field
MUNCIE, Ind. - - The Ball State indoor track and field team will host the Ball State Quadrangular Friday at 4:30 p.m. in the BSU Field Sports Building. BSU's only home meet of the season features three other Mid-American Conference opponents in Miami, Northern Illinois and Western Michigan.
Fifth-year senior Amber Williams, last week's MAC Women's Indoor Track Athlete of the Week, holds three times that rank in the top two in the conference. The 2007 NCAA All-American ranks first in the 60-meter hurdles (8.44/IWU Invitational) and second in the 60-meter dash (7.54/Meyo Invitational) and the 200-meter dash (24.56/Meyo Invitational).
BSU also boasts two other sprinters in the top four of the 60-meter hurdles, with sophomore Ra'Jae Marable ranking second (8.68/Meyo Invitational) and junior Katie Johnson fourth (8.72/Gladstein Invitational).
Junior Ali Bishel, meanwhile, leads the league in the 3,000 and 5,000-meter runs, with times of 9:34.16 (Gladstein Invitational) and 16:55.46 (BGSU Challenge), respectively.
Also ranking in the top ten in the MAC for BSU are senior Lauren McNichols and sophomore Lindsay Bangert. McNichols holds the eighth-best pole vault mark (11-09.75/IWU Invitational), while Bangert's leap of 18-11.75 (Gladstein Invitational) ranks fourth in the long jump.
Western Michigan enters the meet with eight top five conference marks, including a pair of MAC-leading efforts, while Miami has seven top five marks and one top time. Northern Illinois ranks in the top five in one event.
The BSU Quadrangular will begin at 4:30 p.m. with the weight throw, pole vault and long jump. The 4x400 relay is the final event and slated to start at 7:00 p.m.
2009 Ball State University Quadrangular Schedule of Events
4:30 p.m. ? Weight Throw
Pole Vault
Long Jump ? Triple Jump to follow
4:45 p.m. ? High Jump
5:30 p.m. ? 60m Hurdle (Prelims)
5:40 p.m. ? 60m Dash (Prelims)
5:50 p.m. ? Mile
6:00 p.m. ? 60m Hurdle (Final)
6:10 p.m. ? 60m Dash (Final)
6:15 p.m. ? 400m
6:25 p.m. ? 800m
6:35 p.m. ? 200m
6:45 p.m. ? 3,000m
7:00 p.m. ? 4x400 Relay
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