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Track & Field Places Second At Ball State Quad
February 22, 2014 | Track & Field
MUNCIE, Ind. - - In its final tune-up before next weekend's Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships, the Ball State indoor track & field team added two more MAC automatic qualifying marks and placed second among the four teams at Friday's Ball State Quadrangular at the Field Sports Building.
Western Michigan won the meet for the 10th consecutive season, posting a team score of 165. The Cardinals finished second at 120.50, followed by Northern Illinois (115.50) and Miami (47).
In just her second collegiate meet, redshirt junior Mindy Marx (Grand Haven, Mich./Grand Haven) posted a MAC automatic qualifying mark in the high jump, winning the event by successfully clearing a career-high 1.70m (5'-7”). Marx, who finished her senior season on the Ball State women's volleyball team this past fall, joined the track & field program two weeks ago before the Hillsdale “Wide-Track” Classic (Feb. 7-8).
The Cardinals second league automatic qualifying mark came in the triple jump with sophomore Zenée Gadson (Glassboro, N.J./Glassboro) placing second overall with a career-best effort of 11.74m (38'-6.25”).
Overall, Ball State's student-athletes earned two event victories and 16 top five efforts on the day, while posting 11 career-best performances.
The Cardinals second event victory came in the 800m run, with sophomore Danielle Dahl (Chelsea, Mich./Chelsea) crossing the line in 2:17.31.
The Cardinals now have five individuals automatically qualified for the MAC Indoor Championships which will be run Feb. 28 – March 1 at the Kent State Field House.
Check BallStateSports.com next week for a complete list of Ball State student-athletes who will be competing in the league meet.
Ball State Individual Results From Friday's Ball State Quadrangular
Weight Throw - (MAC Indoor Championship Qualifying Standard: 56'-8"/17.72m)
2nd - Marie Lumpkin - 17.82m
5th - Erin Walker - 16.04m
8th - Jorden Traver - 14.44m
High Jump - (MAC Indoor Championship Qualifying Standard: 5'-6"/1.68m)
1st - Mindy Marx - 1.70m - CB - MAC Indoor Championships Qualifying Mark
2nd - Haley Austin - 1.65m
Shot Put - (MAC Indoor Championship Qualifying Standard: 47'-3.75"/14.42m)
8th - Michaela Hull - 12.00m
10th - Erin Walker - 10.93m
Long Jump - (MAC Indoor Championship Qualifying Standard: 18'-10.25"/5.75m)
2nd - Makelle Skelton - 5.49m
10th - Gabrielle Perryman - 4.90m
11th - Lexi Kavanaugh - 4.85m
Triple Jump - (MAC Indoor Championship Qualifying Standard: 38'-6.25"/11.74m)
2nd - Zenée Gadson - 11.74m - CB - MAC Indoor Championships Qualifying Mark
4th - Gabrielle Perryman - 10.70m – CB
7th - Alyssa Hurlburt - 9.60m
Pole Vault - (MAC Indoor Championship Qualifying Standard: 12'-2"/3.71m)
T-3rd - Hannah Ciasto-Poor - 3.36m
5th - Elizabeth Eversole - 3.36m
6th - Megan Dearlove - 3.06m – CB
7th - Rachael Walker - 2.91m
8th - Becca Carpenter - 2.76m
60m Dash - (MAC Indoor Championship Qualifying Standard: 7.66)
13th - Lexi Kavanaugh - 8.21
60m Hurdles - (MAC Indoor Championship Qualifying Standard: 8.72)
8th - Olivia Ashba - 9.32 finals/9.26 prelims
Mile Run - (MAC Indoor Championship Qualifying Standard: 4:57.92)
2nd - Madelyn Webster - 5:11.82 – CB
5th - Esther Tirado - 5:22.31 – CB
400m Dash - (MAC Indoor Championship Qualifying Standard: 56.61)
3rd - Hannah Lange - 58.35
7th - Makelle Skelton - 1:00.43
8th - Ariel Hune - 1:01.55
800m Run - (MAC Indoor Championship Qualifying Standard: 2:13.37)
1st - Danielle Dahl - 2:17.31
5th - Jordan Timmons - 2:21.09
6th - Becca Kropf - 2:21.28 – CB
8th - Courtney Edon - 2:23.54
10th - Madelyn Webster - 2:32.80
11th - Jordan Jenkins - 2:33.30 – CB
13th - Ashley Schmidgall - 2:58.49
200m Dash - (MAC Indoor Championship Qualifying Standard: 24.78)
8th - Olivia Ashba - 26.56 – CB
9th - Lexi Kavanaugh - 26.87 – CB
11th - Natalia Boykin - 28.30 – CB
12th - Ariel Hune - 29.20
3000m Run - (MAC Indoor Championship Qualifying Standard: 9:57.02)
4th - Caitlynn Edon - 10:35.58
7th - Katelyn DeVries - 10:49.53
10th - Ericka Rinehart - 11:08.96
4x400m Relay
4th - Makelle Skelton, Olivia Ashba, Danielle Dahl, Hannah Lange - 4:11.67
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