Indoor Track & Field Opens Season at Bowling Green

January 13, 2012 | Track & Field

By: Ball State Athletics

MUNCIE, Ind. - The Ball State indoor track & field team opens its 2012 season Saturday as the squad travels to Mid-American Conference foe Bowling Green for the Bowling Green Invitational at the Perry Fieldhouse.

IPFW, Miami, Toledo, Western Michigan and Wright State will join Ball State and Bowling Green. Action in the field events begins at 10:30 a.m., while track events start at noon.

Under the guidance of sixth-year head coach Randy Heisler and first-year assistant coach Ali Bishel, the Cardinals return 20 student-athletes from last season's indoor squad. The BSU roster also features 15 new members.

Looking to lead the Cardinals during the 2012 indoor campaign is a talented duo of sophomore Rebecca Lomax (Indianapolis, Ind./Broad Ripple) and senior Thekla Lorenz (Hamburg, Germany).Joining Lorenz in the three-member senior class are Christine Talhelm (Indianapolis/Franklin Central) and Janae Taylor (Richmond, Ind./Richmond).

Also leading the way for Ball State during the 2012 season is an 10-member junior class in Allison Blanck (Indianapolis, Ind./Franklin Central), Melissa Dodaro (Reynoldsburg, Ohio/Reynoldsburg), Alyssa Hurlburt (Huntington, Ind./Huntington North), MaryKate Mellen (Michigan City, Ind./Michigan City), Lywanna Melvin (Bowling Green, Ohio/Bowling Green), Emily Peregrine (Wheatfield, Ind./Kankakee Valley), Judah Smith (Cincinnati, Ohio/Colerain), Tara Spitzer-Long (New Haven, Ind./New Haven), Jorden Traver (Lafayette, Ind./Harrison) and Emilee Zets (Berlin Center, Ohio/West Branch).

Ball State indoor track and field opens its home schedule Friday, Feb. 17 for the Ball State Quad at 5 p.m.

Schedule of Events

Field Events:

10:30 Weight Throw (Shot Put to Follow) Finals

Long Jump (Triple Jump to Follow) Finals

High Jump Finals

Pole Vault Finals

Running Events:

Noon	5000 Finals
12:25	60m Hurdles Prelims
12:45	60m Dash Prelims
1:00	Mile Finals
1:15	400m Finals
1:30	Intermission
1:45	60m Hurdles Finals
1:55	60m Dash Finals
2:05	800m Finals
2:20	600m Finals
2:30	200m Finals
2:55	3000m Finals
3:30	4x400m Relay Finals