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Tom Hathaway Classic
Next Up For T&F, The Tom Hathaway Classic Starting Friday
January 24, 2019 | Track & Field
MUNCIE, Ind.- - The Ball State track & field team continues its march to the 2019 Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships (Feb. 22-23) this weekend with a stop at UIndy for the Tom Hathaway Distance Classic.
Action in the two-day meet, which will be held at UIndy's Athletic Recreational Center, begins early Friday for the Cardinals, with freshman Karlie Zumbro competing in the pentathlon starting at 10:45 a.m.
Zumbro is looking to become the first Ball State student-athlete to complete the pentathlon since Rebecca Lomax placed fourth in the event at the 2015 MAC Indoor Championships.
The Cardinals are slated to compete in seven total events on Friday, concluding with the mile run at approximately 6:10 p.m. Ball State returns to the ARC for five more events Saturday, beginning at 11 a.m. with the shot put.
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This Weekend's Ball State Schedule:
Friday, Jan. 25 @ Tom Hathaway Distance Classic
Pentathlon (10:45 am):Â Karlie Zumbro
60m Hurdles (Prelims - 3:00 pm / Finals 4:55 pm):Â Jasmine Harris, Anasja Troutman
60m Dash (Prelims - 3:15 pm / Finals 5:00 pm):Â Ivy McKee, Bryeana Byrdsong, Jasmine Harris, Paris Carver, Michelle LehmannÂ
Long Jump (3:30 pm):Â Michelle Lehmann
Weight Throw (3:30 pm):Â Jada Caldwell, Kelsey Walters, Princess Carter, Megan Graves
400m Dash (5:10 pm):Â Anasja Troutman, Bryeana Byrdsong
Mile Run (6:10 pm):Â Peyton Kneadler, Emmalyne Tarsa, Karleigh Conner, Maddie Aul, Emma Cunningham, Aubrey Norris, Jamie Wells
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Saturday, Jan. 26 @ Tom Hathaway Distance Classic
Shot Put (11:00 am):Â Stella East, Princess Carter, Jada Caldwell, Kelsey Walters
High Jump (11:00 am):Â Hailley Peters
200m Dash (12:25 pm):Â Ivy McKee
800m Run (1:25 pm):Â Meghan Hedrick
3000m Run (1:47 pm):Â Cayla Eckenroth, Lauren Whitehouse
Three Things To Know Entering the Weekend
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No. 1: Ball State student-athletes lead the Mid-American Conference in the 60m hurdles (Jazmin Smith) and high jump (Regan Lewis), while holding down the No. 2 spot in the 60m (Peyton Stewart) and the No. 6 slot in the 800m (Karleigh Conner) and the 200m (Jazmin Smith),
In addition, the Cardinals have three student-athletes ranked in the Top 50 of the NCAA Rankings; 60m hurdles (Jazmin Smith, 24th), high jump (Regan Lewis, 28th) and 5000m (Maritza Rodriguez, 47th).
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— BallStateTrack&XC (@BallStateTFXC) January 23, 2019
Two Cardinals enter this weekend's Tom Hathaway Distance Classic leading @MACSports in their respective events, while three Cardinals rank in the top 5?0? among all @NCAATrackField Division I student-athletes ??#ChirpChirp | #WeFly | #MACtion | #ncaaTF pic.twitter.com/1QvSKDe6tG
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No. 2:Â Ball State enters the Tom Hathaway Distance Classic ranked 12th in the latest USTFCCCA Great Lakes Regional Rankings. It's the highest the Cardinals have been ranked in the region since before the 2008-09 season according to the USTFCCCA archives (Link).
Right now, the Cardinals are the fourth-highest ranked team from both the Mid-American Conference and the state of Indiana.
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— BallStateTrack&XC (@BallStateTFXC) January 23, 2019
Cardinals currently have 5?? student-athletes ranked in Top ?? nationally.
Great start to the indoor season, but we are still hungry for more!#ChirpChirp | #WeFly | #MACtion | #ncaaTF pic.twitter.com/fcWAvyKTAx
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No. 3:Â Last weekend's 5,000m run was a breakout performance for junior distance specialist Maritza Rodriguez, whose time of 17:10.45 in the event was BSU's best time in the indoor 5,000m since the 2009 MAC Championships (Ali Bishel, 16:39.80).
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Another breakout performance came from freshman Michelle Lehmann who turned in a career-best long jump of 5.59m. It's the best mark for a Ball State long jumper since the 2015 MAC Championships (Makelle Skelton, 5.88m).
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[RECAP] It was a good night
— BallStateTrack&XC (@BallStateTFXC) January 19, 2019
? - @K_walt18 w/a ?? in the shot put
? - @ritzaaaa__ w/a PR & BSU's best time since 2009 in the 5000m
? - @shell_bell3232 w/a PR & BSU's best mark in LJ since 2015#ChirpChirp | #WeFly | #ncaaTF
Read more about it here: https://t.co/q6eFACl3Wx pic.twitter.com/JAY8AaLLku
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Quotables:
" ... for us to look like that in mid-January is a really, really good sign that over the next four weeks things are going to continue to get better ..." - head coach Brian Etelman on how last week's performance impacts the rest of the year.
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" ... for us to look like that in mid-January is a really, really good sign that over the next four weeks things are going to continue to get better ..." - head coach Brian Etelman on how last week's performance impacts the rest of the year.#ChirpChirp | #WeFly | #ncaaTF pic.twitter.com/n4UgrCBvjF
— BallStateTrack&XC (@BallStateTFXC) January 24, 2019
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" ... for us to look like that in mid-January is a really, really good sign that over the next four weeks things are going to continue to get better ..." - head coach Brian Etelman on how last week's performance impacts the rest of the year.
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 Â"We have plenty of people on our roster capable of sneaking out points at the conference meet. We want to continue to give them opportunities to compete and get better..." - head coach Brian Etelman on building up the team this weekend at UIndy.#ChirpChirp | #WeFly | #ncaaTF pic.twitter.com/6EpXRTEQjx
— BallStateTrack&XC (@BallStateTFXC) January 24, 2019
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" ... I am happy with it, and I'm honestly just really hungry for more." – Maritza Rodriguez on her PR of 17:10.45 in the 5000m at last weekend's Vanderbilt Invitational.
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" ... I am happy with it, and I'm honestly just really hungry for more." - @ritzaaaa__ on her PR of 17:10.45 in the 5000m at last weekend's Vanderbilt Invitational.
— BallStateTrack&XC (@BallStateTFXC) January 23, 2019
She currently ranks 47th among all #ncaaTF runners in the event#ChirpChirp | #WeFly pic.twitter.com/d5plxAIxsv
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Last Time at Tom Hathaway Classic – Feb. 16, 2014 (Recap)
It's been five seasons since the Cardinals have competed at the Tom Hathaway Classic, with the team sending just four student-athlete to the meet in 2014. All four of those competitors walked away with top-10 finishes, however, including a then-junior distance runner Courtney Edon who win the 5,000m run at 18:17.75.
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The last time Ball State sent the full squad to the meet was in 2013, Feb. 3, 2013 to be exact, when the Cardinals won two events and picked up 11 top five finishes -Â Recap
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Last Time Out – Ball State Award Winners IWU Invitational / Vanderbilt Invitational
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Â?? @BallStateTFXC Track Athlete of the Week ??
— BallStateTrack&XC (@BallStateTFXC) January 21, 2019
Jazmin Smith continued to burn up the track last weekend, leading all runners in the 60m hurdles prelims at the Vanderbilt Invite ... before posting the best time in #MACtion in the finals: 8.35 ??#ChirpChirp | #WeFly | #ncaaTF pic.twitter.com/FSECiwW5zq
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Â?? @BallStateTFXC Field Athlete of the Week ??
— BallStateTrack&XC (@BallStateTFXC) January 21, 2019
It was another strong weekend for Kelsey Walters, who won the shot put (season-best 13.55m) and took second in the weight throw (career-best 16.17m) at the IWU Invitational#ChirpChirp | #WeFly | #ncaaTF pic.twitter.com/5bL4TnBcgS
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Â?? @BallStateTFXC Cardinal of the Week ??
— BallStateTrack&XC (@BallStateTFXC) January 21, 2019
Maritza Rodriguez placed 4th in the 5000m at the Vanderbilt Invite w/career-best time of 17:10.45 ... Not only is it BSU's best in the indoor 5000m since 2009 MAC Championships, it ranks 47th nationally.#ChirpChirp | #WeFly | #ncaaTF pic.twitter.com/HF8W84TXIt
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