Ball State University Athletics
Track & Field Hosts Ball State Challenge Friday & Saturday
April 14, 2016 | Track & Field
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MUNCIE, Ind. - - After being limited due to weather during its first three meets, the Ball State outdoor track & field team will look to enjoy some picture perfect weather this weekend when it hosts the Ball State Challenge Friday and Saturday at University Track in the Briner Sports Complex.
With temperatures forecast to be in the low 70s and an abundance of sunshine over the two-day meet, the 10 women's teams, nine men's teams entered and numerous unattached athletes entered in the event will be poised for a great competition. Admission to the meet is FREE for all fans wishing to attend.
Teams entered in the meet include: Ball State (W), Bowling Green (W), Butler (M/W), Dayton (M), Indiana Tech (W), IPFW (M/W), IUPUI (M), Miami (Ohio) (M/W), Rio Grande (M/W), Toledo (M/W), Wright State (M/W) and Xavier (M/W).
Action in the two-day meet officially gets underway at 1 p.m. Friday with the men's hammer throw, followed by the women's hammer throw (2 p.m.), men's javelin throw (3:45 p.m.) and women's javelin throw (4:30 p.m.). The lone running event on the opening day of competition will be the men's 10,000m run slated for 5:30 p.m.
Saturday's action will begin with field events starting at 10 a.m., while action on the track will commence at Noon. The meet is scheduled to conclude at 4:20 p.m. with the women's 4x400m relay. A complete schedule of events can be found by CLICKING HERE.
In addition to the action, the Ball State track & field program will host an alumni & friends social gathering at Vera Mae's in downtown Muncie Friday, April 15 at 7:00 p.m. for pre-registered guests. On Saturday, a hospitality tent will be available for alumni to meet and greet during the track meet.
Despite the limited opportunities to compete so far this outdoor campaign, the Cardinals already have one student-athlete with a Mid-American Conference Outdoor Championship automatic qualifying mark in senior Marie Lumpkin, who enters the weekend ranked seventh in the league in the hammer throw with a distance of 55.40m / 181'-9” set at the IWU Polar Bear Invitational (March 24).
Ball State also has another senior thrower looking to solidify her spot at the MAC Outdoor Championships, as Michaela Hull enters the weekend ranked seventh in the league in the javelin throw (38.01m / 124'-8”) and 10th in the discus (44.94m / 147'-5”). Both marks were set at the IWU Polar Bear Invitational, with her discus effort being a career best distance.
Freshman Regan Lewis looks to turn in another solid performance in the high jump, as she enters the Ball State Challenge ranked ninth in the league by successfully clearing 1.67m (5'-5.75”) at the Stan Lyons Invitational (March 19). The effort is just shy of the MAC Championship standard of 1.68m (5'-6”).
Rounding out Ball State's top-ranked field athletes on the MAC performance list entering the weekend are senior Zenée Gadson and junior Gabrielle Perryman who are 12th (11.30m / 37'-1”) and 13th (10.85m / 35'-7.25”), respectively, in the triple jump.
On the track, junior Kassidy Swenson enters the Ball State Challenge ranked 11th in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:03.99, while sophomore Anna-Kay West is 18th in the 100m hurdles at 14.56. Both times came at the weather-shortened Miami Duals (April 2).
Fans can get the most up-to-date news on Ball State track & field by following the team on Twitter: @BallStateSports, @BallStateTFXC and @CoachE_BSU.
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