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Indiana Wesleyan Invitational - Indoor
Track & Field Scores Eight Wins At IWU Invitational
January 30, 2010 | Track & Field
MARION, Ind. - - Behind a three of first-place finishes from sophomore Janae Taylor (Richmond, Ind./Richmond H.S.), the Ball State women's indoor track & field team scored a total of eight event wins at Saturday's Indiana Wesleyan University Invitational, which was a non-scored event at the IWU Indoor Sports Complex.
Taylor scored event wins in the 60m (7.77) and 200m dash (25.64) and also ran the anchor leg for the first-place 4x200 relay which clocked in a 1:44.33. She was joined on the relay by Erica Campbell (Indianapolis, Ind./Pike H.S.), Sharise Logwood (Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence Central H.S.) and Ra'Jae Marable (Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer H.S.).
Renyae Owsley (Indianapolis, Ind./Northwest H.S.) captured the top spot in the 400m dash with a time of 58.28, while Jenna Schmitmeyer (Celina, Ohio/Celina H.S.) placed third with a time of 59.53.
Christine Talhelm (Indianapolis, Ind./Franklin Central H.S.) was BSU's lone competitor in the 600m run, coming through with a second-place time of 1:36.91.
MaryKate Mellen (Michigan City, Ind./Michigan City H.S.) posted the fastest time in the mile, at 5:16.17, while Brittany Ade (Fort Wayne, Ind./Bishop Dwenger H.S.) crossed the finish line in third at 5:20.88.
BSU's top event of the day was the 60m hurdles, where the team's runners claimed the top three spots. Katie Johnson (Evansville, Ind./Harrison H.S.) won the race in 8.67, while Marable placed second (8.80) and Thekla Lorenz (Hamburg, Germany) took third (9.20).
The Cardinals final track victory came in the distance medley relay, when Ade, Judah Smith (Cincinnati, Ohio/Colerain H.S.), Talhelm and Vanessa Gilbert (Kettering, Ohio/Fairmont H.S.) combined for a time of 12:22.81.
In the field events, Megan Cherry (Hobart, Ind./Hobart H.S.) and Alyssa Hurlburt (Huntington, Ind./Huntington North H.S.) combined for a 1-2 finish in the triple jump, with Cherry posting a leap of 35-00.50 and Hurlburt jumping 34-01.25. Tyra Schantz (Bloomfield, Ind./White River Valley H.S.) added a second-place effort (51-03.50) in the weight throw to round out BSU's top three individual finishers.
The Ball State women's indoor track & field team returns to action Feb. 5-6, when it competes in the Meyo Invitational hosted by Notre Dame.
60m Dash
1st - Janae Taylor (7.77)
4th - Erica Campbell (8.00)
8th - Sharise Logwood (8.17)
14th - Thekla Lorenz (8.26)
200m Dash
1st - Janae Taylor (25.64)
5th - Ra'Jae Marable (26.46)
6th - Erica Campbell (26.64)
9th - Renyae Owsley (26.89)
14th - Kelsey Stephens (27.37)
400m Dash
1st - Renyae Owsley (58.28)
3rd - Jenna Schmitmeyer (59.53)
4th - Judah Smith (1:00.10)
11th - Brandi Robinson (1:02.04)
14th - Kelsey Stephens (1:03.46)
17th - Katie Johnson (1:05.17)
23rd - Nicole MacLain (1:14.09)
600m Run
2nd - Christine Talhelm (1:36.91)
Mile Run
1st - MaryKate Mellen (5:16.17)
3rd - Brittany Ade (5:20.88)
3000m Run
4th - Vanessa Gilbert (10:35.71)
6th - Madeline Goheen (10:54.88)
5000m Run
7th - Allison Blanck (19:49.04)
9th - Kim Phan (20:01.15)
14th - Kayla Eiler (21:06.50)
60m Hurdles
1st - Katie Johnson (8.67)
2nd - Ra'Jae Marable (8.80)
3rd - Thekla Lorenz (9.20)
10th - Nicole MacLain (10.31)
4x200 Relay
1st - Erica Campbell, Sharise Logwood, Ra'Jae Marable, Janae Taylor (1:44.33)
4x400 Relay
2nd - Judah Smith, Jenna Schmitmeyer, Katie Johnson, Renyae Owsley (3:58.78)
5th - Kelsey Stephens, Christine Talhelm, Brandi Robinson, Brittany Ade (4:11.37)
4x800 Relay
4th - Kayla Eiler, Kim Phan, Allison Blanck, MaryKate Mellen (10:37.50)
Distance Medley Relay
1st - Brittany Ade, Judah Smith, Christine Talhelm, Vanessa Gilbert (12:22.81)
2nd - MaryKate Mellen, Renyae Owsley, Emilee Zets, Madeline Goheen (12:55.35)
High Jump
5th - Thekla Lorenz (4-11.75)
Pole Vault
10th - Tara Spitzer-Long (8-10.25)
Long Jump
6th - Sharise Logwood (17-00.50)
13th - Lindsay Bangert (16-01.75)
14th - Alyssa Hurlburt (16-00.50)
Triple Jump
1st - Megan Cherry (35-00.50)
2nd - Alyssa Hurlburt (34-01.25)
11th - Nicole MacLain (30-11)
Shot Put
4th -Melissa Dodaro (38-11.50)
11th - Thekla Lorenz (35-10.50)
14th - Elizabeth Flinner (34-02)
16th - Lywanna Melvin (33-02.50)
Weight Throw
2nd - Tyra Schantz (51-03.50)
18th - Jordan Puckett (40-05.50)
20th - Lywanna Melvin (39-03.25)
24th - Elizabeth Flinner (37-07.75)
27th - Melissa Dodaro (36-06.75)
MEET PREVIEW
MUNCIE, Ind. - - The Ball State women's indoor track & field team will travel to Marion, Ind., Saturday to compete in the Indiana Wesleyan University Invitational which starts at noon at the IWU Indoor Sports Complex.
The first field event will be the women's shot put starting at noon, while the first track event will be the women's distance medley race beginning at 12:30 p.m. In addition to BSU and IWU, Anderson, Bethel College (Ind.), Defiance, Grace, Hillsdale, Indianapolis, St. Joseph's and St. Mary's are scheduled to compete in the meet. Click the links above for a complete schedule of events and a heat sheet for the IWU Invitational.
Saturday's meet will mark the second straight season BSU has competed in the IWU Invitational. At the 2009 event, the Cardinals scored nine total event wins, while setting IWU Indoor Sports Complex records in four events.
Last weekend, the Cardinals turned in a solid showing at the 2010 Gladstein Invitational hosted by Indiana University. During the two-day, non-scored meet, the Cardinals posted 15 top five finishes including a 3-4-5 effort in the 60m dash.
Junior Thekla Lorenz (Hamburg, Germany) was one of Ball State's top individual performers at the meet, earning fourth place in the pentathlon (3614) and fifth in the long jump (18-7 ½). In the pentathlon events, Lorenz placed 2nd in the long jump (18-10), 4th in the 60m hurdles (9.13), 4th in the shot put (35-8.5), 4th in the 800m run (2:27.12) and 6th in the high jump (4-11.75).
On the track, sophomore Janae Taylor (Richmond, Ind./Richmond H.S.) was BSU's top sprinter, clocking in at 7.87 in the 60m dash to place third. She also placed fifth in the 200m dash invitational race, posting a BSU season-fast time of 25.47.
After the first two meets of the season, 10 of BSU's student-athletes rank in the top 20 in the Mid-American Conference rankings, along with one relay squad.
60m Dash
16th. - Janae Taylor (7.82)
60m Hurdles
5th - Katie Johnson (8.76)
8th - Ra'Jae Marable (8.82)
200m Dash
13th - Janae Taylor (25.47)
400m Dash
12th - Judah Smith (58.56)
19th - Renyae Owsley (59.56)
800m Run
20th - Christine Talhelm - 2:17.67
5,000m Run
5th - Vanessa Gilbert (17:52.50)
14th - MaryKate Mellen (18:41.63)
18th - Madeline Goheen (18:56.83)
4x400m Relay
4th - Ball State University (3:53.33)
Long Jump
8th - Thekla Lorenz (18-10)
Pentathlon
2nd - Thekla Lorenz (3614)
