Track & Field Sends Three to Finals on Opening Day of MAC Championships

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - - Three members of the Ball State track & field team qualified for Saturday finals on the opening day of the Mid-American Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships held Friday at Bowling Green's Perry Field House.

The Cardinals started the day strong, with reigning MAC indoor 60m hurdles champion Jazmin Smith qualifying for the event finals as the second seed with a time of 8.41. It's the second-fastest time of her career and .03 faster than her 2017 MAC championship winning time of 8.43.

Junior Peyton Stewart became the second Ball State student-athlete to advance to Saturday finals with a career-fast 60m dash time of 7.50 to earn the second seed in the championship heat. Stewart's time ties as the fifth-fastest individual performance in program history and would have placed second in the finals at last season's MAC Championships.

Sophomore Bryeana Byrdsong qualified for the 200m dash finals for the second-straight season, earning the seventh seed with a time of 24.80. Byrdsong finished fourth at last season's MAC Championships with a finals time of 24.93.

In Friday's individual event finals, senior Adrienne Mayfield placed 13th in the weight throw at 16.45m, while sophomore Maritza Rodriguez placed 15th in the 5000m run with a career-fast time of 17:26.39.

The Ball State track & field team concludes competition in the 2018 MAC Indoor Track & Field Championships Saturday with competitors in seven event finals, starting with sophomore Kelsey Walters and freshman Jada Caldwell in the shot put at 11 a.m.

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BALL STATE'S FRIDAY RESULTS AT MAC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
60m Hurdles Prelims
2nd - Jazmin Smith - 8.41 - Qualified for Saturday's Finals (2:10 p.m.)
20th - Anna-Kay West - 9.13

400m Dash Prelims
11th - Amber Jones - 57.10*

60m Dash Prelims
2nd - Peyton Stewart - 7.50* - Qualified for Saturday's Finals (3 p.m.)
9th - Bryeana Byrdsong - 7.64*

Weight Throw Finals
13th - Adrienne Mayfield - 16.45m

200m Dash Prelims
7th - Bryeana Byrdsong - 24.80 - Qualified for Saturday's Finals (3:40 p.m.)
16th - Jasmine Harris - 25.46

5000m Run Finals
15th - Maritza Rodriguez - 17:26.39*

Distance Medley Relay Finals
12th - Hannah Cummings, Dejah Johnson, Peyton Kneadler, Brooke Talhelm - 12:34.73

*Denotes Career-Best Performance

BALL STATE'S SATURDAY ENTRIES AT MAC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

Shot Put Finals - Saturday at 11 a.m.
11th - Kelsey Walters - 14.13m
15th - Jada Caldwell - 13.61m

High Jump Finals - Saturday at 1:30 p.m.
1st - Regan Lewis - 1.76m
11th - Hailley Peters - 1.65m

60m Hurdles Finals - Saturday at 2:10 p.m.
2nd - Jazmin Smith - 8.41

60m Dash Finals - Saturday at 3 p.m.
2nd - Peyton Stewart - 7.50

200m Dash Finals - Saturday at 3:40 p.m.
7th - Bryeana Byrdsong - 24.80

3000m Run Finals - Saturday at 4:10 p.m.
19th - Maritza Rodriguez - 10:05.85

4x400m Relay Finals - Saturday at 4:40 p.m.
5th - Dejah Johnson, Bryeana Byrdsong, MaQuila Norman, Amber Jones - 3:47.19

Track & Field Sends Three to Finals on Opening Day of MAC Championships

Players Mentioned

Bryeana Byrdsong

Jada Caldwell

Hannah Cummings

Jasmine Harris

Dejah Johnson

Amber Jones

Peyton Kneadler

Regan Lewis

Adrienne Mayfield

MaQuila Norman

Hailley Peters

Maritza Rodriguez

Jazmin Smith

Peyton Stewart

Brooke Talhelm

Kelsey Walters

Anna-Kay West

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