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Clark Wood/Lenny Lyles Invitational - Outdoor
T&F Scores 20 Top 10s At Clark Wood/Lenny Lyles Invitational
April 16, 2010 | Track & Field
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - - The Ball State women's outdoor track & field team posted 20 top 10 efforts, including five top three finishes, at the 2010 Clark Wood/Lenny Lyles Invitational hosted by Louisville Friday afternoon. The meet was schedule to run the whole day, but with severe weather in the forecast, action was completed in a condensed time frame.
The Cardinals scored 46 total points to place fifth in the five team meet which won by host and 21st-ranked Louisville with 144 points. Illinois State followed in a close second with 143 points, followed by Central Michigan (132) and Ohio State (81).
Junior Ra'Jae Marable (Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer) was the Cardinals top finisher, scoring a second-place time of 14.18 in the 100m hurdles. In addition to being a career-best effort, the time is the second-fastest in the league so far this season.
Senior Jenna Schmitmeyer (Celina, Ohio/Celina H.S.) added another solid effort in the 400m hurdles, placing third overall with a season-fast time of 1:02.93.
Redshirt sophomore multi-event specialist Thekla Lorenz (Hamburg, Germany) also had a strong meet, posting top-10 efforts in all four individual events she competed in. Lorenz's top event was the javelin throw, where she placed third overall with a throw of 109-03 (33.29m). She also placed fifth in the long jump (18-9.75/5.73m), seventh in the 100m hurdles (14.91) and 10th in the high jump (5-2.25/1.58m).
Freshman Tara Spitzer-Long (New Haven, Ind./New Haven) added her first career top-three outdoor finish, posting a height of 9-6.25 (2.90m) in the pole vault.
The Cardinals 4x400m relay of sophomore Renyae Owsley (Indianapolis, Ind./Northwest H.S.), Lorenz, Schmitmeyer and freshman Judah Smith (Cincinnati, Ohio/Colerain H.S.) posted the Cardinals fifth and final top three effort in the meet, combining to cross the finish line in third at 3:58.65.
The Ball State women's outdoor track & field team returns to action next Saturday, when it travels to Indianapolis, Ind., for the Stan Lyons Invitational hosted by Butler.
Ball State Individual Results
4x100m Relay
4th - Ra'Jae Marable, Brandi Robinson, Renyae Owsley, Judah Smith (49.72) - 4pts
1500m
11th - Brittany Ade (4:46.59)
14th - MaryKate Mellen (4:52.24)
100m Hurdles
2nd - Ra'Jae Marable (14.18) - 8pts
7th - Thekla Lorenz (14.91)
400m Dash
5th - Judah Smith (57.55) - 2pts
10th - Renyae Owsley (59.81)
13th - Brandi Robinson (1:04.74)
100m Dash
No Runners
800m Run
8th - Brittany Ade (2:21.68)
11th - Emilee Zets (2:25.23)
400m Hurdles
3rd - Jenna Schmitmeyer (1:02.93) - 6pts
200m Dash
10th - Judah Smith (25.61)
14th - Renyae Owsley (26.90)
3000m Steeplechase
4th - Sarah Kehe (11:36.91) - 4pts
5th - MaryKate Mellen (12:18.65) - 2pts
4x400m Relay
3rd - Renyae Owsley, Thekla Lorenz, Jenna Schmitmeyer, Judah Smith (3:58.65) - 6pts
Javelin Throw
3rd - Thekla Lorenz (109-03/33.29m) - 6pts
8th - Jordan Puckett (89-02/27.18m)
Hammer Throw
9th - Tyra Schantz (157-05/47.99m)
13th - Jordan Puckett (135-03/41.23m)
Pole Vault
3rd - Tara Spitzer-Long (9-6.25/2.90m) - 6pts
NH - Amanda Lewis
High Jump
10th - Thekla Lorenz (5-2.25/1.58m)
Long Jump
5th - Thekla Lorenz (18-9.75/5.73m) - 2pts
9th - Lindsay Bangert (17-5.50/5.32m)
Discus
9th - Tyra Schantz (122-03/37.26m)
Triple Jump
7th - Megan Cherry (36-6.25/11.13m)
Foul - Tyra Schantz
Foul - Jordan Puckett
