Stewart, Talhelm and Lewis Post Individual Wins at Chipotle Invitational

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - - The Ball State track & field squad produced three wins and 11 top-five performances at the Chipotle Invitational hosted by Marshall this weekend. Seventeen teams representing 10 conferences competed at the two-day event.

Sophomore Peyton Stewart won the 60m dash with a career-best time of 7.52 seconds. Freshman Bryeana Byrdsong won her heat in the same event and finished fourth in the finals with personal-best time of 7.66 seconds.

In the 800m, freshman Brooke Talhelm beat her personal best by more than a second and took home first place with a time of 2:14.08. Sophomore Regan Lewis tallied Ball State's other top finish by clearing 1.75m in the high jump.

Freshman Jasmine Harris and sophomore Jazmin Smith posted identical third and fourth place finishes in the 60m hurdles and 200m dash. Both sprinters notched career bests in the 200m. Harris set a track record in the 60m hurdles preliminaries with a time of 8.54 seconds.

Freshman Peyton Kneadler, in her first collegiate mile race, posted Ball State's best time and placed fifth overall with a time of 5:03.72.

In the relay events, the 4x400m group of Kneadler, junior Gabby Sims, freshman Amber Jones and senior Olivia Ashba crossed the finish line in second place at 3:49.17.

Ball State has one more indoor meet before the MAC Indoor Championships. The Cardinals will host the Ball State Tune-Up in the Field Sports Building this Friday afternoon, Feb. 17.

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BALL STATE INDIVIDUAL RESULTS AT CHIPOTLE MARSHALL INVITATIONAL
60m Dash:
   MAC Qualifying Standard: 7.62 • School Record: 7.33 (c) by LaTasha Jenkins in 1998
1st - Peyton Stewart – 7.52* finals / 7.63 prelim, won prelim heat
4th - Bryeana Byrdsong – 7.66* finals / 7.75 prelim, won prelim heat

60m Hurdles:
   MAC Qualifying Standard: 8.73 • School Record: 8.19 by Amber Williams in 2007
3rd - Jasmine Harris – 8.64 finals / 8.54 prelim, won prelim
4th - Jazmin Smith – 8.73 finals / 8.76 prelim, won prelim
18th - Kassidy Swenson – 9.17
23rd - Anna-Kay West – 9.34

200m Dash:
   MAC Qualifying Standard: 24.52 • School Record: 23.25 by LaTasha Jenkins in 1999
3rd - Jasmine Harris – 24.86*
4th - Jazmin Smith – 25.07*
7th - Anna-Kay West – 25.51*
24th - Kassidy Swenson – 26.52*

400m Dash:
   MAC Qualifying Standard: 55.70 • School Record: 55.11 by Linise Gordon in 2000
7th - Gabby Sims – 57.68
9th - Olivia Ashba – 58.07*

800m Run:
   MAC Qualifying Standard: 2:12.02 • School Record: 2:07.30 by Natasha Lothery in 2002
1st - Brooke Talhelm – 2:14.08*
11th - Emily Tromp 2:18.18*

Mile Run:
   MAC Qualifying Standard: 4:53.21 • School Record: 4:50.10 by MaryKate Mellen in 2013
5th - Peyton Kneadler – 5:03.72*
11th - Hannah Cummings – 5:09.25*
15th - Jordan Timmons – 5:15.03

4x400m Relay:
   School Record: 3:39.94 (c) by Jada Phelps, Angka Morris, Patricia Soman and Linise Gordon in 2001
2nd - Gabby Sims, Amber Jones, , Olivia Ashba, Peyton Kneadler – 3:49.17

High Jump:
   MAC Qualifying Standard: 1.69m / 5-6.5 • School Record: 1.77m / 5-9.75 by Ashley Gillies in 2002 & Susan Setlack in 2000
1st - Regan Lewis – 1.75m

Shot Put:
   MAC Qualifying Standard: 14.82m • School Record: 14.77m / 48-5.75 by Gena Rusch in 1990
5th – Kelsey Walters – 12.83m

Weight Throw:
   MAC Qualifying Standard: 17.88m / 58-8 • School Record:18.55m / 60-10 by Marie Lumpkin in 2015
9th - Adrienne Mayfield - 15.75m

* Denotes Career Best Mark

Stewart, Talhelm and Lewis Post Individual Wins at Chipotle Invitational

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Players Mentioned

Olivia Ashba

Bryeana Byrdsong

Hannah Cummings

Jasmine Harris

Amber Jones

Peyton Kneadler

Regan Lewis

Marie Lumpkin

Adrienne Mayfield

Gabby Sims

Jazmin Smith

Peyton Stewart

Kassidy Swenson

Brooke Talhelm

Jordan Timmons

Emily Tromp

Kelsey Walters

Anna-Kay West