T&F Takes Third Place at BSU Quadrangular Friday

MUNCIE, Ind. - With wins in three of 14 events, the Ball State indoor track & field team placed third among four teams at the annual Ball State Quadrangular, Friday evening at the Field Sports Building.

Western Michigan won the meet with 167 points, followed by Northern Illinois (109), Ball State (106) and Miami (72).

The Cardinals' first win of the day came during the field events in the high jump as freshman Haley Austin (Avon, Ind./Avon) and sophomore Rebecca Lomax (Indianapolis, Ind./Southport H.S.) tallied a one-two finish with leaps of 5-7.00 and 5-5.00, respectively.

Ball State returned to pick up a win in the 3000m run, as freshman Courtney Edon (New Palestine, Ind./New Palestine) picked up a first-place finish with a time of 10:30.11.

The Cardinals also recorded top performance in the mile as juniors MaryKate Mellen (Michigan City, Ind./Michigan City) and Madeline Goheen (Fort Wayne, Ind./Bishop Dwenger) posted another one-two finish on the day with times of 5:05.49 and 5:10.90, respectively.

Next up for the squad, the Cardinals head to the Mid-American Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships in Akron, Ohio February 24-25.

60m Dash Prelims

4th - Janae Taylor (7.68)

8th - Rebecca Lomax (7.96)

10th - Christina Crawford (7.99)

60m Dash

3^rd – Janae Taylor (7.69)

8^th – Rebecca Lomax (8.18)

200m Dash

3^rd – Janae Taylor (25.28)

11th - Jordan McMillan (26.78)

400m Dash

13th - Katie Behrendt (1:01.98)

800m Run

5^th – Judah Smith (2:23.69)

7^th – Madelyn Webster (2:25.15)

Mile

1st - MaryKate Mellen (5:05.49)

2nd - Madeline Goheen (5:10.90)

3000m Run

1^st – Courtney Edon (10:30.11)

3^rd – Allison Blanck (10:40.94)

60m Hurdles Prelims

14th - Jazmine Gray (9.99)

16th - Lindsay Wallace (10.03)

17th - Brooke Fox (10.34)

High Jump

1^st - Haley Austin (5-7.00)

2^nd – Rebecca Lomax (5-5.00)

Pole Vault

6^th – Hannah Ciasto-Poor (10-9.00)

10^th – Tara Spitzer-Long (8-6.25)

Long Jump

6^th – Christina Crawford (17-3.25)

7^th – Alyssa Hurlburt (17-0.50)

9^th – Lindsay Wallace (16-3.00)

Triple Jump

3^rd – Alyssa Hurlburt (35-10.50)

Shot Put

8^th – Tiffany Ray (39-3.00)

9^th – Jorden Traver (32-8.25)

10^th – Lywanna Melvin (31-10.25)

Weight Throw

4^th – Jorden Traver (46-4.25)

6^th – Melissa Dodaro (42-1.25)

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Players Mentioned

Allison Blanck

Courtney Edon

Madeline Goheen

Alyssa Hurlburt

Rebecca Lomax

Melissa Melgarez

MaryKate Mellen

Lywanna Melvin

Judah Smith

Tara Spitzer-Long

Janae Taylor

Jorden Traver

Madelyn Webster