Track & Field Wins 8 Events at IWU Invitational

Saturday, January 20

Marion, IN

11 a.m.

Ball State University

IWU Invitational

Photo by: Ball State University Creative Services

January 20, 2018 | Track & Field

IWU Invitational Complete Results

MARION, Ind. - - It was a great day for the Ball State indoor track & field team which won eight of the nine events it competed in at the Indiana Wesleyan University Invitational Saturday afternoon at Troyer Indoor Fieldhouse.

Competing against student-athletes from six other collegiate programs, the Cardinals also managed to record 20 top 5 marks and 12 career-best performances.

On a day full of strong individual efforts, junior sprinter Peyton Stewart provided perhaps the biggest highlight with her first-place time of 7.61 in the 60m dash. The effort is a Mid-American Conference Indoor Championship automatic qualifying mark, making her the third Ball State student-athlete to lock up a spot in the championships so far this season.

Ball State's best overall race of the day was the 1000m, with Cardinals taking the top four spots led by a winning time of 3:01.39 from sophomore Brooke Talhelm.

Senior Gabby Sims took top honors in the 400m dash, clocking in at 59.30, while sophomore twin sisters Maritza Rodriguez and Meliza Rodriguez each recorded personal-bests on their way to first (5:17.61) and third-place (5:33.35) finishes, respectively, in the mile run.

The Cardinals also picked up a pair of relay victories, taking top honors in both the 4x400m and the 4x800m. Amber Jones, Bryeana Byrdsong, Paris Carver and Jazmin Smith combined for a time of 4:03.40 to win the 4x400m. Emmalyne Tarsa, Cayla Eckenroth, Kaylor Hoover and Hannah Cummings finished the 4x800m relay with a winning time of 9:57.78.

In the field events, junior Regan Lewis took first place in the high jump (1.68m / 5'-6"), while senior Adrienne Mayfield won the weight throw (16.09m / 52'-9.5").

Next up for the Ball State indoor track & field team is the Fred Wilt Open hosted by Purdue Jan. 26-27.

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Ball State Individual Results at the IWU Invitational

60m Dash
   MAC Qualifying Standard: 7.62 - School Record: 7.33 (c) by LaTasha Jenkins in 1998
1st - Peyton Stewart – 7.61
2nd - Jazmin Smith – 7.74*
5th - Bryeana Byrdsong – 7.83
6th - Jasmine Harris – 7.87 (7.85 prelim)
7th - Paris Carver – 7.89*
8th - MaQuila Norman – 7.98 (7.92* prelim)
DNP - Ivy McKee – 7.91 prelim
DNP - Amber Jones – 8.00 prelim
DNP - Anna-Kay West – 8.00 prelim
DNP - Dejah Johnson – 8.02 prelim

400m Dash
   MAC Qualifying Standard: 55.70 - School Record: 55.11 by Linise Gordon in 2000
1st - Gabby Sims – 59.30

1000m Run
1st - Brooke Talhelm – 3:01.39*
2nd - Emmalyne Tarsa – 3:08.65*
3rd - Hannah Cummings – 3:09.41*
4th - Cayla Eckenroth – 3:15.63*

Mile Run
   MAC Qualifying Standard: 4:53.21 - School Record: 4:50.10 by MaryKate Mellen in 2013
1st - Maritza Rodriguez – 5:17.61*
3rd - Meliza Rodriguez – 5:33.35*
6th - Kitty Taylor – 5:39.98
7th - Lauren Whitehouse – 5:44.77

4x400m Relay
   School Record: 3:39.94 (c) by Jada Phelps, Angka Morris, Patricia Soman and Linise Gordon in 2001
1st – Amber Jones, Bryeana Byrdsong, Paris Carver, Jazmin Smith – 4:03.40
2nd – Anna-Kay West, Brooke Talhelm, Emmalyne Tarsa, Kaylor Hoover – 4:03.55
3rd – Gabby Sims, MaQuila Norman, Ivy McKee, Dejah Johnson – 4:03.81

4x800m Relay
1st – Emmalyne Tarsa, Cayla Eckenroth, Kaylor Hoover, Hannah Cummings - 9:57.78

High Jump
   MAC Qualifying Standard: 1.69m / 5-6.5 - School Record: 1.81m / 5-11.25 by Regan Lewis
1st - Regan Lewis – 1.68m (5-6)
4th - Hailley Peters – 1.65m (5-5)*

Shot Put
   MAC Qualifying Standard: 14.82m / 48-7.5 - School Record: 14.77m / 48-5.75 by Gena Rusch in 1990
2nd - Kelsey Walters – 12.95m (42-6)
DNP - Jada Caldwell - NM

Weight Throw
   MAC Qualifying Standard: 17.88m / 58-8 - School Record: 18.55m / 60-10 by Marie Lumpkin in 2015
1st - Adrienne Mayfield – 16.09m (52-9.5)
4th - Princess Carter – 14.34m (47-0.75)*
5th - Kelsey Walters – 13.95m (45-9.25)
8th - Abby Denham - 12.77m (41-10.75)*
9th - Megan Graves - 12.64m (41-5.75)
14th - Jada Caldwell – 10.43m (34-2.75)

* Denotes Career-Best Performance