Track & Field Opens 2017 with Saturday Dual at Western Michigan

MUNCIE, Ind. - - The Ball State women's track & field team opens the 2017 portion of its indoor schedule Saturday, Jan. 7, when it travels to Kalamazoo, Mich., for a 2 p.m. dual meet with the Western Michigan Broncos at University Arena.

Dubbed the WMU "Ice Breaker", the Cardinals will be looking to do exactly that in its first appearance at the Broncos' annual indoor meet after turning in a strong showing at the Mastodon Opener held over a month ago.

Based on their performances opening weekend, sophomore high jumper Regan Lewis (Greenfield, Ind./Greenfield-Central) and freshman sprinter Jasmine Harris (Moreland Hills, Ohio/Orange) continue to hold the top spots in the Mid-American Conference in their respective events.

Lewis enters the meet ranked 10th nationally in the high jump after clearing the bar at a career-best height of 1.75m, while Harris is 20th nationally in the 60m hurdles with her career-best time of 8.61 in prelims. Both efforts are MAC Indoor Championship automatic qualifying marks.

Sophomore Jazmin Smith (Cincinnati, Ohio/North College Hill), who edged Harris by 0.01 for first-place in the finals heat of the 60m hurdles at Fort Wayne time of 8.71, also enters Saturday's meet at WMU as a MAC automatic qualifier.

Saturday's meet at University Arena is free and open to the public. UPDATE: Live results will now be available at: http://results.tfmeetpro.com/Fairchild_Sports_Timing/2017_WMU_v_Ball_State/

Fans can follow the action with live updates from both team twitter accounts: @BallStateTFXC and @WMU_TFXC.

For the most up-to-date news on Ball State cross country and track & field, follow @BallStateSports, @BallStateTFXC and @CoachE_BSU.

COMPLETE WMU "ICE BREAKER" SCHEDULE
2:00 PM – Weight Throw
2:30 PM – Long Jump
2:40 PM – Shot Put
3:30 PM – High Jump
4:00 PM – Alumni 4x200m Relay
4:15 PM – Mile Run
4:30 PM – 60m Hurdles
4:45 PM – 400m Dash
4:55 PM – 60m Dash
5:10 PM – 800m Dash
5:20 PM – 200m Dash
5:35 PM – 3,000m Run
5:50 PM – 4x400m Relay

Points will be awarded on a 5-3-2-1 basis with the top two athletes from each team scoring. Relays will be scored 5-3.

- BallStateSports.com -

Ball State University Athletics

Track & Field Opens 2017 with Saturday Dual at Western Michigan

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