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Crawford Wins 3 Events At Jerry England Alumni Open
December 07, 2014 | Track & Field
MUNCIE, Ind. - - Junior Christina Crawford (Belleville, Mich./Romulus) won three events to help the Ball State track & field team open the indoor season with a strong showing at Saturday's Jerry England Alumni Open hosted by the University of Indianapolis at the Athletic Recreational Center (ARC).
Overall, Ball State head coach Randy Heisler, a 1984 graduate of UIndy, saw his Cardinals earn wins in eight of the non-scored meet's 16 events. Ball State's student-athletes also recorded 13 career-best efforts.
Crawford turned in a pair of the career-best efforts in winning the 60m dash (7.70) and 200m dash (26.28). Crawford was also able to defend her event title in the long jump with a winning leap of 5.76m / 18'-10.75”.
Another of Ball State's top performances came from senior Hannah Ciasto-Poor (Bloomington, Ind./Bloomington South) who defended her event title in the pole vault by clearing a career-best height of 3.64m / 11'-11.25”. The mark is just 0.01m / 0.75” shy of the school record of 3.65m / 12'-0” set by Lauren McNichols in 2008.
Also defending their individual event titles were junior Danielle Dahl (Chelsea, Mich./Chelsea) in the 800m run (2:21.50) and junior Marie Lumpkin (Losantville, Ind./Union) in the weight throw (17.09m / 56'-1”).
Rounding out Ball State's event winners Saturday were sophomore Olivia Ashba (Ellettsville, Ind./Edgewood) in the 60m hurdles (9.35) and the 4x400m relay of sophomores Christa Hammond (Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence North), Kassidy Swenson (Valparaiso, Ind./Valparaiso), Makelle Skelton (Fort Wayne, Ind./Northrop) and freshman Gabby Sims (Columbus, Ind./Columbus North) who combined to cross the finish line in 4:06.65.
Next up for Ball State's pole vaulters will be the Akron Pole Vault Summit (Jan. 3), while the complete squad returns to action at the Bowling Green Opener (Jan. 10).
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Ball State's Individual Results at the Jerry England Alumni Open
60m Dash
1st - Christina Crawford - 7.70 (Career Best)
5th - Christa Hammond 8.05
60m Hurdles
1st - Olivia Ashba - 9.35
2nd - Kassidy Swenson - 9.39 (Ties Career Best)
200m Dash
1st - Christina Crawford - 26.28 (Career Best)
3rd - Olivia Ashba - 26.84
4th - Ariel Hune - 26.99 (Career Best)
7th - Christa Hammond - 27.19
17th - Kassidy Swenson - 28.20 (Career Best)
400m Dash
2nd - Ariel Hune - 1:00.79
3rd - Makelle Skelton - 1:01.90
4th - Gabby Sims - 1:02.21 (Career Best)
800m Dash
1st - Danielle Dahl - 2:21.50
2nd - Becca Kropf - 2:24.69
4th - Jordan Jenkins - 2:28.85 (Career Best)
10th - Natalia Boykin - 2:36.02 (Career Best)
Mile Run
2nd - Courtney Edon - 5:16.56
8th - Caitlynn Edon - 5:32.14
10th - Emma Manchess - 5:43.94
3000m Run
5th - Ericka Rinehart - 11:08.90
6th - Jessica Bryzek - 11:25.07 (Career Best)
8th - Sarah Hoppes - 11:40.34 (Career Best)
High Jump
NH - Haley Austin
Long Jump
1st - Christina Crawford - 5.76m / 18'-10.75"
2nd - Makelle Skelton - 5.75m / 18'-10.5 (Career Best)
Triple Jump
2nd - Zenée Gadson - 10.76m / 35'-3.75"
3rd - Gabrielle Perryman - 10.45m / 34'-3.5"
Pole Vault
1st - Hannah Ciasto-Poor 3.64m / 11'-11.25" (Career Best)
2nd - Elizabeth Eversole - 3.49m / 11'-5.25"
Shot Put
4th - Michaela Hull - 11.84m / 38'-10.25"
Weight Throw
1st - Marie Lumpkin - 17.09m / 56'-1"
4th - Michaela Hull - 14.91m / 48'-11"
12th - Adrienne Mayfield - 11.68m / 38'-4" (Career Best)
4x400m Relay
1st - Hammond, Swenson, Skelton, Sims - 4:06.65
2nd - Boykin, Kropf, Ashba, Hune - 4:07.08
8th - Dahl, Jenkins, Edon, Edon - 4:27.63
DNF - Rinehart, Manchess, Bryzek, Hoppes
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