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Hillsdale Invitational
T&F Turns In Strong Effort At Hillsdale Invite
April 12, 2015 | Track & Field
HILLSDALE, Mich. - - The Ball State outdoor track & field team earned two event wins and 17 career-best performances at Saturday's Hillsdale Invitational at Ken Herrick Track.
Leading the way for the Cardinals was sophomore Makelle Skelton (Fort Wayne, Ind./Northrop) who won the long jump (5.53m / 18-1.75) and turned in career-best times in the 100m dash (4th / 12.03) and 200m dash (7th / 25.64). Skelton also ran the second legs of the 4x100m (48.10) and 4x400m (3:51.42) relays.
Junior Marie Lumpkin (Losantville, Ind./Union) earned Ball State's other event victory with a career-best hammer throw of 52.31m (171-7). Lumpkin was also Ball State's top performer in the discus with a fourth-best mark of 42.73m (140-2).
The Ball State outdoor track & field team returns to action next Friday (April 17), when it hosts the Cardinal Invitational at University Track. Action in the meet is set to begin at 10 a.m. with the women's hammer throw. Track events are scheduled to begin at 12:10 p.m. with the women's 4x100m relay.
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Ball State Individual Results At Hillsdale Invitational
100m Dash
4th - Makelle Skelton - 12.03* (12.45 prelim)
12th - Gabrielle Perryman - 12.94p
14th - Christa Hammond - 13.08p
15th - Olivia Ashba - 13.12p*
22nd - Natalia Boykin - 13.43p*
25th - Kassidy Swenson - 13.78p*
200m Dash
7th - Makelle Skelton - 25.64*
8th - Hannah Lange - 25.77
9th - Anna-Kay West - 26.03*
10th - Gabby Sims - 26.12*
12th - Ariel Hune - 26.45
400m Dash
2nd - Hannah Lange - 58.19
8th - Gabby Sims - 1:01.32
9th - Ariel Hune - 1:02.40
800m Run
3rd - Danielle Dahl - 2:15.35
10th - Jordan Jenkins - 2:26.72*
1500m Run
5th - Courtney Edon - 4:48.65
5000m Run
5th - Courtney Edon - 18:08.56
7th - Caitlynn Edon - 18:32.88
14th - Jordan Timmons - 18:57.05*
32nd - Sarah Hoppes - 19:55.70*
100m Hurdles
7th - Rebecca Lomax - 15.60 (15.28p*)
10th - Anna-Kay West - 15.96p
400m Hurdles
3rd - Olivia Ashba - 1:03.81
5th - Natalia Boykin - 1:04.52*
8th - Kassidy Swenson - 1:06.21
3000m Steeplechase
4th - Ericka Rinehart - 11:56.53*
6th - Emma Manchess - 12:36.46
400m Relay
3rd - Anna-Kay West, Makelle Skelton, Gabrielle Perryman, Rebecca Lomax - 48.10
1600m Relay
3rd - Olivia Ashba, Makelle Skelton, Hannah Lange, Danielle Dahl - 3:51.42
6th - Rebecca Lomax, Gabby Sims, Kassidy Swenson, Ariel Hune - 4:05.38
High Jump
2nd - Rebecca Lomax - 1.65m (5-5)
Pole Vault
2nd - Elizabeth Eversole - 3.46m (11-4.25)
NH - Hannah Ciasto-Poor
Long Jump
1st - Makelle Skelton - 5.53m (18-1.75)
Triple Jump
5th - Gabrielle Perryman - 10.76m (35-3.75)
Shot Put
4th - Rebecca Lomax - 11.98m (39-3.75)*
Discus
4th - Marie Lumpkin - 42.73m (140-2)
8th - Michaela Hull - 38.14m (125-1)
FOUL - Adrienne Mayfield
Hammer Throw
1st - Marie Lumpkin - 52.31m (171-7)*
6th - Michaela Hull - 44.73m (146-9)*
17th - Adrienne Mayfield - 35.06m (115-0)*
Javelin
5th - Michaela Hull - 31.82m (104-5)
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