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Top Stories of 2016-17: Track & Field Success at MACs
June 27, 2017 | General, Track & Field
MUNCIE, Ind. – Another athletic year is in the books for the Cardinals. Ball State student-athletes, coaches and teams accomplished several notable feats in 2016-17 and left their mark on the university.
Through much discussion, BallStateSports.com has identified the top 10 storylines of the year. We will reveal the storylines one-by-one each week for the next 10 weeks. In early August, once they have all been announced, fans will be able to vote for their favorite stories of the year.
The stories will be revealed in chronological order, beginning with the fall season and running through the spring. We continue this week with a look back at the success of the Ball State Track & Field Program …
Track & Field Claims Five Medals in MAC Championship Competition
The 2016-17 season saw the Ball State track & field team earn five total medals at the Mid-American Conference Championships (combined indoor and outdoor), including three golds.
The effort marks the most individual event champions Ball State has had at the MAC Championships in one year since 2009. In addition, the five top three finishes tie with the 2010 squad as the most since the 2009 team captured 12.
Ball State was one of only five programs to have an event champion at both the 2017 MAC indoor and outdoor championships. In addition, the Cardinals' three gold medals tied as the fourth-most in the league for the 2017 campaign.
With a career-fast time of 8.43 in the 60m hurdles, sophomore Jazmin Smith became Ball State's first individual champion at the league's premier indoor meet since the 2009 season. She is the fourth different Ball State student-athlete to win the event, giving the program its fifth 60m hurdles title.
However, Smith was not alone on the podium in the race, as freshman Jasmine Harris earned the bronze medal by placing third with a career-fast time of her own at 8.51.
The Cardinals also saw a school record fall late in the MAC Indoor Championships, as sophomore Regan Lewis placed second in the high jump by successfully clearing the bar at 1.81m on her second attempt. The previous indoor program record was 1.77m held by both Ashley Gillies (2002) and Susan Setlack (2000).
Sophomore Peyton Stewart became Ball State's first MAC individual outdoor champion since 2012 when she crossed the finish line of the 100m dash in a career-fast time of 11.55. Stewart's winning time, which gave Ball State its 10th all-time title in the 100m dash at the MAC Outdoor Championships, is the fourth-best individual effort in program history.
Lewis followed with the Cardinals' second MAC individual outdoor championship, clearing a career-best height of 1.82m in the high jump. She became just the fourth MAC high jump champion in program history, and the first since Rebecca Lomax in 2011. In addition, her effort of 1.82m was the second-best outdoor mark in program history, trailing only Bonita Harrington's 1.84m set in 1984.
Previous Storylines
June 8 – James Gilbert Runs Wild at Buffalo
June 12 -Â Soccer Goes Back to Back
June 20 - Three Women's Basketball Players Score 1,000 Career Point
Through much discussion, BallStateSports.com has identified the top 10 storylines of the year. We will reveal the storylines one-by-one each week for the next 10 weeks. In early August, once they have all been announced, fans will be able to vote for their favorite stories of the year.
The stories will be revealed in chronological order, beginning with the fall season and running through the spring. We continue this week with a look back at the success of the Ball State Track & Field Program …
Track & Field Claims Five Medals in MAC Championship Competition
The 2016-17 season saw the Ball State track & field team earn five total medals at the Mid-American Conference Championships (combined indoor and outdoor), including three golds.
The effort marks the most individual event champions Ball State has had at the MAC Championships in one year since 2009. In addition, the five top three finishes tie with the 2010 squad as the most since the 2009 team captured 12.
Ball State was one of only five programs to have an event champion at both the 2017 MAC indoor and outdoor championships. In addition, the Cardinals' three gold medals tied as the fourth-most in the league for the 2017 campaign.
With a career-fast time of 8.43 in the 60m hurdles, sophomore Jazmin Smith became Ball State's first individual champion at the league's premier indoor meet since the 2009 season. She is the fourth different Ball State student-athlete to win the event, giving the program its fifth 60m hurdles title.
However, Smith was not alone on the podium in the race, as freshman Jasmine Harris earned the bronze medal by placing third with a career-fast time of her own at 8.51.
The Cardinals also saw a school record fall late in the MAC Indoor Championships, as sophomore Regan Lewis placed second in the high jump by successfully clearing the bar at 1.81m on her second attempt. The previous indoor program record was 1.77m held by both Ashley Gillies (2002) and Susan Setlack (2000).
Sophomore Peyton Stewart became Ball State's first MAC individual outdoor champion since 2012 when she crossed the finish line of the 100m dash in a career-fast time of 11.55. Stewart's winning time, which gave Ball State its 10th all-time title in the 100m dash at the MAC Outdoor Championships, is the fourth-best individual effort in program history.
Lewis followed with the Cardinals' second MAC individual outdoor championship, clearing a career-best height of 1.82m in the high jump. She became just the fourth MAC high jump champion in program history, and the first since Rebecca Lomax in 2011. In addition, her effort of 1.82m was the second-best outdoor mark in program history, trailing only Bonita Harrington's 1.84m set in 1984.
Previous Storylines
June 8 – James Gilbert Runs Wild at Buffalo
June 12 -Â Soccer Goes Back to Back
June 20 - Three Women's Basketball Players Score 1,000 Career Point
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