Track & Field Travels To Butler For Stan Lyons Invite Saturday

April 22, 2010 | Track & Field

By: Ball State Athletics

MUNCIE, Ind. - - The Ball State women's outdoor track and field teams hits the road again Saturday, when it travels to Indianapolis, Ind., for the 2010 Stan Lyons Invitational hosted by Butler. Field events are set to begin at 10 a.m., while running events start at 4 p.m.

With an 80 percent chance of rain in the forecast for Saturday, the Cardinals will look to dodge the raindrops as they attempt to build on more season-best efforts set at last weekend's Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational hosted by Louisville.

At the meet, the Cardinals scored 20 top 10 efforts, including a second-place finish by junior Ra'Jae Marable (Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer H.S.) in the 100m hurdles. Marable clocked in with a career-fast time of 14.18 in the event, which is currently the fourth-fastest time in the league this season.

Thrower Tyra Schantz (Bloomfield, Ind./White River Valley H.S.) continued her solid senior campaign with a career-long toss of 157-5 (47.98) in the hammer throw. The effort has her ranked 14th among all league throwers in the event.

In the 400m dash, freshman Judah Smith (Cincinnati, Ohio/Colerain H.S.) paced the Cardinals at the meet, clocking a career-fast 57.57 which is the 15th-best time in the league this season.

In the 400m hurdles, senior Jenna Schmitmeyer (Celina, Ohio/Celina H.S.) improved upon her previous best time of the year, crossing the finish line in 1:02.93. The effort is currently the seventh-best among MAC hurdlers this year.

In the jumps, junior Megan Cherry (Hobart, Ind./Hobart H.S.) turned in a career-best triple jump of 36-6.25 (11.13m), while redshirt sophomore Thekla Lorenz (Hamburg, Germany) added a season-best high jump of 5-2.25 (1.58m).

Rounding out BSU's season-best performances in the meet were senior Sarah Kehe (Westville, Ind./Chesterton H.S.) and freshman MaryKate Mellen (Michigan City, Ind./Michigan City H.S.) with times of 11:36.91 and 12:18.65, respectively, in the 3,000m steeplechase.

Entering Saturday's Stan Lyons Invitational, the Cardinals have 12 different student-athletes ranked in the top 20 in the league rankings in their respective events.

Ball State Student-Athletes In The MAC Rankings

100m Hurdles
4th - Ra'Jae Marable (14.18)
6th - Katie Johnson (14.31)
16th - Thekla Lorenz (14.85)

400m Dash
14th - Renyae Owsley (57.31)
15th - Judah Smith (57.57)
20th - Jenna Schmitmeyer (58.19)

400m Hurdles
7th - Jenna Schmitmeyer (1:02.93)

800m Run
20th - Emilee Zets (2:19.54)

5000m Run
4th - Ali Bishel (17:27.32)

3,000m Steeplechase
12th - Sarah Kehe (11:36.91)
19th - MaryKate Mellen (12:18.65)

4x100m Relay
10th - Ball State (48.55)

4x400m Relay
5th - Ball State (3:50.40)

High Jump
20th - Thekla Lorenz (5-2.25/1.58m)

Long Jump
8th - Thekla Lorenz (18-9.75/5.73m)

Triple Jump
16th - Megan Cherry (36-6.25/11.13m )