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Ciasto-Poor?s School Record Leads T&F At Illini Classic
January 18, 2015 | Track & Field
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - - Senior pole vaulter Hannah Ciasto-Poor (Bloomington, Ind./Bloomington South) established her second program record to help lead the Ball State track & field team to a fifth-place showing at Saturday's Illini Classic hosted at the UI Armory.
Host Illinois won the 10-team meet with 145 points, followed by Northern Illinois (103), Eastern Illinois (85), Southeast Missouri State (80.5), Ball State (44), Loyola-Chicago (35), Western Illinois (27), Bradley (25), Butler (20) and Saint Louis (19.5).
By successfully clearing a height of 3.75m (12-3.5) in the pole vault, Ciasto-Poor placed third overall in the event and topped the previous school record in the indoor pole vault of 3.65m (12-0) set by Lauren McNichols in 2008. Last season, Ciasto-Poor set Ball State's outdoor standard in the event by clearing 3.72m (12-2.5) at the Dave Rankin Invitational (May 3, 2014).
Overall, Ball State's student-athletes scored eight career-best efforts at Saturday's Illini Classic, to go along with six top five finishes.
In her second high jump competition since suffering a season-ending injury late in the 2013-14 indoor campaign, senior Rebecca Lomax (Indianapolis, Ind./Southport) successfully cleared a height of 1.68m (5-6) to placed third in Saturday's meet.
Junior Marie Lumpkin (Losantville, Ind./Union) also collected a top three effort for Ball State, placing third in the weight throw with a toss of 16.49m (54-1.25).
The Ball State indoor track & field program returns to action next Friday, when it opens competition in the two-day Gladstein Invitational hosted by Indiana.
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BALL STATE INDIVIDUAL RESULTS AT THE ILLINI CLASSIC
60m Dash
15th - Christina Crawford (8.05)
16th - Anna-Kay West (8.07*)
20th - Zenée Gadson (8.16)
20th - Christa Hammond (8.16)
33rd - Gabrielle Perryman (8.41)
200m Dash
12th – Christina Crawford (26.73)
19th - Ariel Hune (27.31)
22nd - Anna-Kay West (27.44*)
23rd – Christa Hammond (27.51)
400m Dash
6th - Olivia Ashba (59.42*, 3 pts)
7th - Gabby Sims (59.89*, 2 pts)
8th - Makelle Skelton (59.95*, 1 pt)
11th - Ariel Hune (1:01.72)
600m Run
9th - Jordan Jenkins (1:43.25)
800m Run
9th - Danielle Dahl (2:19.78)
10th - Becca Kropf (2:22.37)
27th - Natalia Boykin (2:35.44*)
Mile Run
16th - Caitlynn Edon (5:18.90*)
3000m Run
23rd - Caitlynn Edon (10:47.14)
28th - Ericka Rinehart (10:58.07)
60m Hurdles
8th - Rebecca Lomax (10.82 Finals, 1 pt – 9.54 prelim)
9th - Olivia Ashba (9.58)
4x400m Relay
5th - Ashba, Skelton, Sims, Dahl (4:04.27, 4 pts)
7th - Jenkins, Hune, Lomax, Boykin (4:08.52)
High Jump
3rd - Rebecca Lomax (1.68m / 5-6, 6 pts)
Pole Vault
3rd - Hannah Ciasto-Poor (3.75m / 12-3.5*, 6 pts) – Ball State Indoor Track & Field Record
6th - Elizabeth Eversole (3.45m / 11-3.75, 3 pts)
Long Jump
4th - Christina Crawford (5.54m / 18-2.25, 5 pts)
7th - Makelle Skelton (5.32m / 17-5.50, 2 ps)
14th - Rebecca Lomax (4.62m / 15-2)
Triple Jump
5th - Gabrielle Perryman (10.73m / 35-2.5, 4 pts)
FOUL - Zenée Gadson
Shot Put
8th - Michaela Hull (12.58m / 41-3.2, 1 pt)
Weight Throw
3rd - Marie Lumpkin (16.49m / 54-1.25, 6 pts)
13th - Michaela Hull (13.62m / 44-8.25)
FOUL - Adrienne Mayfield
* = Career Best Performance
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