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Track & Field Turns In Strong Effort At Louisville Twilight
May 09, 2015 | Track & Field
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - - The Ball State outdoor track & field team concluded the 2015 regular season with a strong showing at Friday's Louisville Twilight meet, posting five career-best marks at Cardinal Park in Louisville, Ky.
Senior Rebecca Lomax (Indianapolis, Ind./Southport) led the charge at the non-scored meet with three individual top three finishes. She also looked to secure two more spots in next week's 2015 Mid-American Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships which will be held May 14-16 at Ball State's University Track at the Briner Sports Complex.
Lomax placed second in the long jump with a career-best effort of 5.78m (18-11.75), which puts her in the top 15 on the MAC's outdoor performance list based on results entering the week. Her career-best time of 12:01 in the prelims of the 100m dash also placed her in the top 10 of that event based on rankings entering the week, while she went on to place third overall at the Louisville Twilight with a finals time of 12.09.
Lomax had already posted an automatic qualifying mark in the high jump, and fell just shy of her career-best effort placing third in the event Friday afternoon with a leap of 1.75m (5-8.75).
Senior Hannah Lange (Martinsville, Ind./Martinsville) also looked to solidify her position in next week's league meet, placing fifth in the 400m dash with a time of 57.01. Based on last week's rankings, the effort would be a top 15 time.
Junior Zenée Gadson (Glassboro, N.J./Glassboro) also turned in what looks to be a top 10 effort in the triple jump, placing second at the Louisville Twilight with a distance of 11.74m (38-6.25), which is 0.7m shy of the MAC automatic qualifying mark for the event.
Check BallStateSports.com early next week for a complete list of student-athletes qualified for the 2015 MAC Outdoor Championships which will be hosted by the Cardinals May 14-16.
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Ball State Individual Results At Louisville Twilight
100m Dash ● MAC Qualifying Standard: 10.67
3rd - Rebecca Lomax (12.09 finals / 12.01* prelims)
400m Dash ● MAC Qualifying Standard: 55.74
5th - Hannah Lange (57.01)
9th - Gabby Sims (59.15)
1500m Run ● MAC Qualifying Standard: 4:32.20
12th - Jordan Timmons (4:58.22)
5000m Run ● MAC Qualifying Standard: 17:07.39
5th - Carley Shannon (18:34.41)
100m Hurdles ● MAC Qualifying Standard: 14.20
9th - Anna-Kay West (14.90 finals / 14.85* prelims)
400m Hurdles ● MAC Qualifying Standard: 1:01.89
4th - Olivia Ashba (1:03.19)
6th - Kassidy Swenson (1:03.79*)
High Jump ● MAC Qualifying Standard: 1.68m / 5'-6”
3rd - Rebecca Lomax (1.75m / 5-8.75)
8th - Haley Austin (1.55m / 5-1)
Long Jump ● MAC Qualifying Standard: 5.88m
2nd - Rebecca Lomax (5.78m / 18-11.75*) - 13th MAC
Triple Jump ● MAC Qualifying Standard: 11.81m
2nd - Zenée Gadson (11.74m / 38-6.25*) - 10th MAC
4th - Gabrielle Perryman (11.08m / 36-4.25)
* denotes career-best time/mark
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