Ball State University Athletics
Lorenz Places 2nd In Heptathlon At MAC Championships
May 13, 2011 | Track & Field
DEKALB, Ill. - - Redshirt junior multi-event specialist Thekla Lorenz (Hamburg, Germany) earned eight points for the Cardinals with a second-place finish in the heptathlon on the second day of competition at the 2011 Mid-American Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships hosted by Northern Illinois at the NIU Track & Field Complex.
Due to severe weather in the area, the only two events to take place on the second day of the three-day meet were the completion of the heptathlon and the preliminaries of the 1,500m run.
With just five events scored, the Cardinals jumped to eighth in the overall standings thanks to Lorenz's eight-point effort. Kent State remains in the lead with 43 points, followed by Buffalo (21), Akron (20), Miami (15), Ohio (11), Central Michigan (10), Eastern Michigan (10), BSU (8), Bowling Green (8), Western Michigan (2), Toledo (2) and Northern Illinois (0).
Lorenz started the final day of the heptathlon with a 753-point and second-place effort in the long jump, posting a leap of 18-07.75. She followed with a second-place throw of 112-08 (559 points) in the javelin throw, while concluding the competition with a fourth-place time of 2:31.71 (672 points) in the 800m run. She finished the heptathlon with 4893 points.
In the 1500m run prelims, sophomore MaryKate Mellen (Michigan City, Ind./Michigan City H.S.) missed qualifying for the finals by 0.24 of a second, finishing the race in 13th with a time of 4:39.07. Kent State's Kelly Gephart edged her out for the final slot in the finals with a time of 4:38.83.
Due to today's weather delays, action on the final day of competition is slated to get underway at 8 a.m. (CT) with the women's long jump. Check the link above for the complete modified schedule.
Ball State's Individual Results
Heptathlon
2nd - Thekla Lorenz 4893 points (8 Team Points)
Friday's Events:
2nd - Long Jump (18-07.75 / 5.68m / 753 pts)
2nd - Javelin Throw (112-08 / 34.34m / 559 pts)
4th - 800m Run (2:31.71 / 672 pts)
1500m Run
13th - MaryKate Mellen (4:39.07)
26th - Tiffany Cange (5:04.49)
DAY 1 RESULTS
DEKALB, Ill. - - Redshirt junior multi-event specialist Thekla Lorenz (Hamburg, Germany) is second in the heptathlon through four events after the first day of the 2011 Mid-American Conference Outdoor Championships hosted by Northern Illinois at the NIU Track & Field Complex.
With four events completed, the Cardinals find themselves tied for 11th with no points. Kent State leads the 12-team field with 29 points, followed by Miami (25), Buffalo (21), Akron (20), Toledo (15), Ohio (14), Eastern Michigan (10), Western Michigan (9), Bowling Green (8), Central Michigan (5), BSU (0) and host Northern Illinois (0).
With four heptathlon events in the books, Lorenz is second among the five competitors with 2909 points. Her best event of the four was the shot put, in which she placed second with a toss of 37-11.50. Lorenz placed third in the other three heptathlon events on the opening day; 100m hurdles (14.88), high jump (4-11.50) and 200m dash (26.13).
Lorenz also competed in the javelin throw, placing 10th in the finals with a distance of 114-08.
Redshirt freshman Jorden Traver (Lafayette, Ind./Jefferson H.S.) also competed in the javelin throw, posting a career-best mark of 115-03 to finish a foot and two inches out of scoring position. Traver also placed 22nd in the hammer throw with a career-best toss of 130-06.
Also competing in the hammer throw for the Cardinals were sophomore Lywanna Melvin (Bowling Green, Ohio/Bowling Green H.S.) and senior Jordan Puckett (Washington, Ind./Washington H.S.) who placed 18th (career-best 146-10) and 21st (131-05), respectively.
Ball State did not have competitors in the pole vault and 10,000m run.
Action in the three-day MAC Championships continues Friday at 11:30 (CT) with the long jump portion of the heptathlon.
Ball State Individual Results
Heptathlon
2nd - Thekla Lorenz (2909 points after four events)
Events:
2nd - Shot Put (37-11.50 / 11.57m / 633 pts)
3rd - 100m Hurdles (14.88 / 858 pts)
3rd - High Jump (4-11.50 / 1.51m / 632 pts)
3rd - 200m Dash (26.13 / 786 pts)
Hammer Throw
18th - Lywanna Melvin (146-10 / 44.75m)
21st - Jordan Puckett (131-05 / 40.05m)
22nd - Jorden Traver (130-06/39.77m)
Javelin Throw
9th - Jorden Traver (115-03 / 35.12m)
10th - Thekla Lorenz (114-08 / 34.95m)
