Ball State University
USF Bulls Invitational - Outdoor
T&F Posts 11 Career-Bests On Day 2 Of Bulls Invite
March 22, 2014 | Track & Field
TAMPA, Fla. - - The Ball State outdoor track & field team closed competition in the USF Bulls Invitational with 11 career-best efforts Friday afternoon at the USF Track & Field Stadium.
In addition to the 11 career-best performances, the Cardinals picked up five individual top 10 efforts with a limited squad at the two-day meet.
Redshirt junior Hannah Lange (Martinsville, Ind./Martinsville) was one of three Cardinals to earn a sixth-place individual finish, turning in a career-fast time of 57.40 in the 400m dash.
Freshman Olivia Ashba (Ellettsville, Ind./Edgewood) placed sixth in the 400m hurdles, crossing the finish line in 1:04.02 in her first collegiate race in the event.
Rounding out Ball State's top individual performers was junior Haley Austin (Avon, Ind./Avon) with a sixth-place finish in the high jump, successfully clearing the bar at 1.63m.
The Ball State outdoor track & field team is scheduled to return to action next Friday (March 28), when it travels to Purdue for the two-day Mike Poehlein Invitation.
Ball State's Results at the USF Bulls Invitational
100m Dash (11.95 – MAC Outdoor Championships Auto Qualifying Standard)
19th - Christina Crawford - 12.85 (CB)
200m Dash (24.45 – MAC Outdoor Championships Auto Qualifying Standard)
13th - Hannah Lange - 25.88 (CB)
23rd - Ariel Hune - 27.03 (CB)
400m Dash (56.05 – MAC Outdoor Championships Auto Qualifying Standard)
6th - Hannah Lange - 57.40 (CB)
10th - Ariel Hune - 1:00.16 (CB)
400m Hurdles (1:02.17 – MAC Outdoor Championships Auto Qualifying Standard)
6th - Olivia Ashba - 1:04.02 (CB)
9th - Becca Kropf - 1:04.35 (CB)
11th - Makelle Skelton - 1:04.85 (CB)
12th - Kassidy Swenson - 1:06.28 (CB)
4x400m Relay
3rd - Makelle Skelton, Olivia Ashba, Ariel Hune, Hannah Lange - 3:59.36
5th - Christina Crawford, Kassidy Swenson, Becca Kropf, Gabrielle Perryman - 4:12.24
High Jump (1.68m – MAC Outdoor Championships Auto Qualifying Standard)
6th - Haley Austin - 1.63m
11th - Mindy Marx - 1.53m (CB)
Triple Jump (11.77m – MAC Outdoor Championships Auto Qualifying Standard)
7th - Gabrielle Perryman - 10.44m (CB)
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