Track & Field Scores 9 Dual Wins, 8 Event Victories at Stan Lyons

INDIANAPOLIS - - The Ball State track & field program battled through the cold, snow, sleet, rain and windy conditions to open the outdoor season with eight event wins in a dominating showing at the Stan Lyons Invitational hosted by Butler Saturday.

Just as dominating as Ball State's individual medal total, was its head-to-head dual scores which saw the Cardinals go a perfect 9-0 versus NCAA Division I programs.

Ball State defeated Butler (75-33), Dayton (64-29), Evansville (75-39), Indiana (70-14), IUPUI (71-13), Loyola (74-30), Northern Kentucky (68-22), Wright State (64-59) and Xavier (70-48).

Leading the charge individually for the Cardinals was sophomore Amber Jones who won the 400m dash with a career-fast time of 58.05, plus ran in both the first-place 4x100m (49.31) and 4x400m (4.01.13) relays.

Sophomore hurdler Jasmine Harris also factored in the 4x100m relay win, while taking top billing in the 100m hurdles with a time of 14.69.

Jones and Harris were joined in the 4x100m relay by senior Anna-Kay West and freshman Ivy McKee. Freshman Dejah Johnson, freshman Kaylor Hoover and junior Peyton Stewart combined with Jones for the 4x400m relay victory.

Freshman Paris Carver also picked up an event win on the track, capturing the 200m dash title in a career-fast 26.01 in her outdoor collegiate debut.

Ball State was just as strong in the field events, taking top billing in all three events it had student-athletes compete in.

Sophomore Kelsey Walters picked up Ball State's first even win of the meet with a career-best shot put throw of 13.70m

Freshman Abby Denham followed with a career-best javelin mark of 39.12m, which was over 7.5m further than the event's runner-up.

Meanwhile, junior Regan Lewis kept doing her thing in the high jump, battling the adverse conditions to clear a winning height of 1.60m. She finished just ahead of freshman teammate Hailley Peters who successfully cleared 1.55m to take second.

In addition to the eight event wins, Ball State's student-athletes earned 18 career-best performances and collected 20 top five finishes on the day.

The Ball State track & field team will hope for better weather condition, but just as good of results, when it returns to action next Saturday (March 24) at the Indiana Wesleyan University Polar Bear Invitational.

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Ball State Individual Results at the Stan Lyons Invitational

200m Dash
MAC Qualifying Standard: 24.29 | School Record: 22.29 by LaTasha Jenkins in 1999
1st - Paris Carver - 26.01*
2nd - Ivy McKee - 26.20*

400m Dash
MAC Qualifying Standard: 55.36 | School Record: 53.68 by Yvonne Ferguson in 2006
1st - Amber Jones - 58.05*
2nd - Dejah Johnson - 59.06*
3rd - MaQuila Norman - 59.67*
4th - Bryeana Byrdsong - 1:00.65*

800m Run
MAC Qualifying Standard: 2:11.25 | School Record: 2:06.40 by Angie Stewart in 1997
3rd - Peyton Kneadler - 2:19.79
12th - Gabby Sims - 2:27.85*
14th - Kaylor Hoover - 2:29.85*

1500m Run
MAC Qualifying Standard: 4:30.18 | School Record: 4:25.67 by Katie Nowak in 2002
35th - Emma Maddelein - 5:14.31

3000m Run
3rd - Maritza Rodriguez - 10:10.22*
9th - Cayla Eckenroth - 10:23.06*
19th - Meliza Rodriguez - 10:46.71*
21st - Lauren Whitehouse - 10:47.67*
23rd - Kitty Taylor - 10:54.59
26th - Stephanie McElhaney - 10:55.03

100m Hurdles
MAC Qualifying Standard: 14.10 | School Record: 13.18 by Amber Williams in 2007
1st - Jasmine Harris - 14.69
2nd - Anasja Troutman - 14.80*
4th - Anna-Kay West - 15.25

400m Hurdles
MAC Qualifying Standard: 1:01.35 | School Record: 57.82 by Linise Gordon in 2000
3rd - Anasja Troutman - 1:07.93*

4x100m Relay
School Record: 45.42 by Jada Pehlps, Korinth Patterson, Tambra Stewart and Jennifer Dennie in 2001
1st - Anna-Kay West, Amber Jones, Ivy McKee, Jasmine Harris - 49.13

4x400m Relay
School Record: 3:38.05 by Jada Phelps, Angka Morris, Patricia Soman and Linise Gordon in 2001
1st - Dejah Johnson, Amber Jones, Kaylor Hoover, Peyton Stewart - 4:01.13
2nd - MaQuila Norman, Gabby Sims, Peyton Kneadler, Jazmin Smith - 4:03.71

High Jump
MAC Qualifying Standard: 1.69m / 5'-6.5" | School Record: 1.84m / 6-0.5 by Bonita Harrington in 1984
1st - Regan Lewis - 1.60m
2nd - Hailley Peters - 1.55m*

Shot Put
MAC Qualifying Standard: 14.74m / 48'-4.5" | School Record: 14.68m / 48-2 by Gena Rusch in 1991
1st - Kelsey Walters - 13.70m*
2nd - Jada Caldwell - 12.60m*

Javelin
MAC Qualifying Standard: 40.40m / 132'-6" | School Record: 47.78m / 140-4.5 by Kim Woodhouse in 1982
1st - Abby Denham - 39.12*

Track & Field Scores 9 Dual Wins, 8 Event Victories at Stan Lyons

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Jasmine Harris

Kaylor Hoover

Dejah Johnson

Amber Jones

Peyton Kneadler

Regan Lewis

Emma Maddelein

Stephanie McElhaney

Ivy McKee

MaQuila Norman

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Maritza Rodriguez

Meliza Rodriguez

Gabby Sims

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Peyton Stewart

Kitty Taylor

Anasja Troutman

Kelsey Walters

Anna-Kay West

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