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Polar Bear Invitational - Outdoor
Track & Field Opens Outdoor Season With 24 Top 10 Efforts
March 27, 2010 | Track & Field
MARION, Ind. - - The Ball State women's track & field team opened the 2010 outdoor season with three event wins and 24 top 10 efforts at the 22nd Annual Polar Bear Invitational hosted by Indiana Wesleyan University.
Leading the way for the Cardinals at the meet was senior Jenna Schmitmeyer (Celina, Ohio/Celina H.S.) who ran to a victory in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:04.59. Schmitmeyer also ran the opening leg for the first-place 4x400m relay which posted a time of 3:56.37. She was joined on the relay by junior Thekla Lorenz (Hamburg, Germany), sophomore Renyae Owsley (Indianapolis, Ind./Northwest H.S.) and freshman Judah Smith (Cincinnati, Ohio/Colerain H.S.).
Lorenz carried a big work load in the first outdoor meet of the season, competing in five events, including the victorious 4x400m relay. She added second-place finishes in both the javelin throw (112-9/34.38m) and 100m hurdles (14.95), while placing third in the high jump (5-1.75 / 1.57m) and 200m dash (25.73).
Ball State's third event win of the day came in the 1500m run, with redshirt junior Brittany Ade (Fort Wayne, Ind./Bishop Dwenger H.S.) posting a winning-time of 4:50.03. Ade also placed fourth in the 800m run with a time of 2:23.09.
In her return to the track after competing for the women's swimming & diving team during the indoor season, senior Sarah Kehe (Westville, Ind./Chesterton H.S.) finished second in the 5000m run with a time of 18:47.88.
The Ball State outdoor track & field team returns to action April 2-3, when it travels to Purdue for the Mike Poehlein Invitational.
100m Dash
18th - Alyssa Hurlburt (14.18)
200m Dash
3rd - Thekla Lorenz (25.73)
7th - Judah Smith (26.21)
11th - Kelsey Stephens (26.70)
17th - Brandi Robinson (27.44)
400m Dash
3rd - Kelsey Stephens (1:01.14)
5th - Brandi Robinson (1:01.66)
800m Run
4th - Brittany Ade (2:23.09)
7th - Emilee Zets (2:24.69)
8th - Judah Smith (2:24.77)
14th - Renyae Owsley (2:32.17)
1500m Run
1st - Brittany Ade (4:50.03)
7th - MaryKate Mellen (4:58.96)
12th - Renyae Owsley (5:09.39)
5000m Run
2nd - Sarah Kehe (18:47.88)
3rd - Kelsey Nielsen (18:48.93)
6th - Lisa Arrowsmith (19:29.64)
100m Hurdles
2nd - Thekla Lorenz (14.95)
400m Hurdles
1st Jenna Schmitmeyer (1:04.59)
4x400
1st - Jenna Schmitmeyer, Thekla Lorenz, Renyae Owsley and Judah Smith (3:56.37)
3rd - Brandi Robinson, Kelsey Stephens, Christine Talhelm and Brittany Ade (4:04.27)
High Jump
3rd - Thekla Lorenz (5-1.75 / 1.57m)
Pole Vault
11th Tara Spitzer-Long (8-10.25 / 2.70m)
NH - Amanda Lewis & Shannon Sullivan
Long Jump
7th - Alyssa Hurlburt (15-5.5 / 4.71m)
Triple Jump
t3rd - Alyssa Hurlburt (32-6.25 / 9.91m)
Shot Put
10th - Lywanna Melvin (33-4 / 10.16m)
13th - Elizabeth Flinner (33-1.25 / 10.09m)
Hammer Throw
5th - Tyra Schantz (139-8 / 42.51m)
7th - Jordan Puckett (136-7 / 41.63m)
10th - Elizabeth Flinner (116-04 / 35.47m)
12th - Lywanna Melvin (112 / 34.15)
Javelin Throw
2nd - Thekla Lorenz (112-9/34.38m)
