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Fred Wilt Invitational
Lomax Wins Pentathlon To Lead T&F At Fred Wilt
February 14, 2015 | Track & Field
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - - Senior Rebecca Lomax (Indianapolis, Ind./Southport) posted the second-best score in program history to win the pentathlon and lead the Ball State indoor track & field team at the Fred Wilt Invitational hosted by Purdue this weekend.
Lomax finished the pentathlon with a career-best 3747 points, including wins in the high jump (1.70m / 5-7) and shot put (13.40m / 43-11.75). She placed second among pentathlon participants in the 60m hurdles (9.20), 800m run (2:31.29) and long jump (5.12m / 16-9.75). Her time in the 800m run and mark in the shot put where both personal-best efforts.
Overall, the Cardinals tallied 13 top 10 finishes and 10 personal-best marks over the course of the two-day, non-scored meet.
Aside from Lomax, Ball State's best individual finish came from junior Danielle Dahl (Chelsea, Mich./Chelsea) who placed fifth in the 800m run with a time of 2:16.45. Dahl also ran leadoff for the sixth-place 4x400m relay which clocked in at 4:08.17.
Ball State's runners also posted another solid effort in the 3000m run, with all four Cardinals in the race logging personal-best times. Senior Caitlynn Edon (New Palestine, Ind./New Palestine) led the group with a time of 10:20.28.
The Ball State indoor track & field team returns to action Friday, when it hosts the Ball State Open in the Field Sports Building. Action in the meet is scheduled to get underway at 5 p.m.
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BALL STATE INDIVIDUAL RESULTS AT FRED WILT INVITATIONAL
60m Dash
13th - Christina Crawford - 7.87
22nd - Anna-Kay West - 8.07*
27th - Christa Hammond - 8.21
200m Dash
20th - Christina Crawford - 26.21
28th - Anna-Kay West - 27.03
30th - Christa Hammond - 27.35
400m Dash
13th - Olivia Ashba - 58.92*
14th - Makelle Skelton - 58.99
21st - Gabby Sims - 1:00.28
24th - Ariel Hune - 1:01.19
600m Run
9th - Jordan Jenkins - 1:41.85
12th - Natalia Boykin - 1:44.53
800m Run
5th - Danielle Dahl - 2:16.45
3000m Run
9th - Caitlynn Edon - 10:20.28*
20th - Jessica Bryzek - 10:49.68*
21st - Ericka Rinehart - 10:51.09*
24th - Emma Manchess - 11:08.69*
60m Hurdles
10th - Olivia Ashba - 9.40
12th - Anna-Kay West - 9.50
4x400m Relay
5th - Makelle Skelton, Gabby Sims, Olivia Ashba, Rebecca Lomax - 3:59.06
6th - Danielle Dahl, Ariel Hune, Becca Kropf, Jordan Jenkins - 4:08.17
Pole Vault
6th - Hannah Ciasto-Poor - 3.64m (11-11.25)
8th - Elizabeth Eversole - 3.64m (11-11.25)
Long Jump
4th - Makelle Skelton - 5.52m (18-1.5)
7th - Christina Crawford - 5.44m (17-10.25)
FOUL - Rebecca Lomax
Triple Jump
9th - Zenée Gadson - 11.37m (37-3.75)
10th - Gabrielle Perryman - 10.86m (35-7.75)
Shot Put
12th - Michaela Hull - 12.47m (40-11)
Weight Throw
7th - Marie Lumpkin - 17.47m (57-3.75)
16th - Michaela Hull - 15.15m (49-8.5)
19th - Adrienne Mayfield - 12.51m (41-0.5)*
Pentathlon
1st - Rebecca Lomax - 3747 points*
2nd - 60m H - 9.20 / 869 pts
1st - High Jump - 1.70m (5-7) / 855 pts
1st - Shot Put - 13.40m (43-11.75)* / 754 pts
2nd - Long Jump - 5.12m (16-9.75) / 592 pt
2nd - 800m run - 2:31.29* / 677 pts
* - Denotes Career-Best Mark
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