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Joe Piane Invitational
Cross Country Runs Strong at Joe Piane Invitational
September 30, 2016 | Cross Country
NOTRE DAME, Ind. - - Seven of Ball State cross country's nine runners turned in career-best times Friday afternoon to help the team place 17th out of 28 teams in the Women's 5K Gold Race at the prestigious Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational.
Freshman Emily Tromp (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing) led the Cardinals to the finish line for the second consecutive meet placing 68th among scored runners with a career-fast time of 18:17.0. The effort was the fastest 5K for the Cardinals since Oct. 3, 2014 when then-senior Courtney Edon clocked in at 18:02.0 at the Notre Dame Invitational.
Junior Jessica Bryzek (Brownsburg, Ind./Indiana Academy) was Ball State's second-best runner Friday, placing 83rd among scored runners with a career-fast effort of 18:24.8. The time was over a minute faster than Bryzek's previous career-best mark of 19:30.60 set at the 2014 Notre Dame Invitational.
Ball State's final three scored runners also turned in career-best performance and finished within 1.1 seconds of each other to help the Cardinals post a combined time of 1:32.53 and a team score of 433 which edged out Mid-American Conference rival Western Michigan who placed 18th at 464.
Redshirt freshman Stephanie McElhaney (Huntington, Ind./Huntington North) led the group and placed 92nd with a time of 18:30.4. Freshman Brooke Talhelm (Indianapolis, Ind./Franklin Central) was next in 94th (18:30.9), while redshirt junior Jordan Timmons (Bargersville, Ind./Center Grove) rounded out Ball State's scored runners in 96th (18:31.5).
The Ball State cross country team will have one more tune-up before the 2016 MAC Championships, when it travels to Peoria, Ill., for the Bradley Pink Classic on Oct. 14.
For the most up-to-date news on Ball State cross country, follow @BallStateSports, @BallStateTFXC and @CoachE_BSU.
Ball State Times at Joe Piane Invitational
- BallStateSports.com -
Freshman Emily Tromp (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing) led the Cardinals to the finish line for the second consecutive meet placing 68th among scored runners with a career-fast time of 18:17.0. The effort was the fastest 5K for the Cardinals since Oct. 3, 2014 when then-senior Courtney Edon clocked in at 18:02.0 at the Notre Dame Invitational.
Junior Jessica Bryzek (Brownsburg, Ind./Indiana Academy) was Ball State's second-best runner Friday, placing 83rd among scored runners with a career-fast effort of 18:24.8. The time was over a minute faster than Bryzek's previous career-best mark of 19:30.60 set at the 2014 Notre Dame Invitational.
Ball State's final three scored runners also turned in career-best performance and finished within 1.1 seconds of each other to help the Cardinals post a combined time of 1:32.53 and a team score of 433 which edged out Mid-American Conference rival Western Michigan who placed 18th at 464.
Redshirt freshman Stephanie McElhaney (Huntington, Ind./Huntington North) led the group and placed 92nd with a time of 18:30.4. Freshman Brooke Talhelm (Indianapolis, Ind./Franklin Central) was next in 94th (18:30.9), while redshirt junior Jordan Timmons (Bargersville, Ind./Center Grove) rounded out Ball State's scored runners in 96th (18:31.5).
The Ball State cross country team will have one more tune-up before the 2016 MAC Championships, when it travels to Peoria, Ill., for the Bradley Pink Classic on Oct. 14.
For the most up-to-date news on Ball State cross country, follow @BallStateSports, @BallStateTFXC and @CoachE_BSU.
Ball State Times at Joe Piane Invitational
| 69th / 68th | Emily Tromp | 18:17.0* |
| 85th / 83rd | Jessica Bryzek | 18:24.8* |
| 94th / 92nd | Stephanie McElhaney | 18:30.4* |
| 96th / 94th | Brooke Talhelm | 18:30.9* |
| 98th / 96th | Jordan Timmons | 18:31.5* |
| 121st / 119th | Hannah Cummings | 18:49.2* |
| 132nd / 126th | Lauren Whitehouse | 18:56.5 |
| 154th | Maritza Rodriguez | 19:06.6 |
| 157th | Ericka Rinehart | 19:09.6* |
| * Denotes Career-Best 5K Time |
- BallStateSports.com -
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