Track & Field Grabs Two More MAC Auto Marks Saturday

AUBURN, Ala. / LEXINGTON, Ky. - - There was plenty to be excited about Saturday as the Ball State track & field team turned in strong efforts at both the War Eagle Invitational and the Kentucky Open.

First at the War Eagle Invitational, the Cardinals earned six top 10 finishes and saw one more sprinter lock up a spot in the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Championships as junior Jasmine Harris placed fifth in the 200m with a career-fast time of 24.02.

Ball State's top finisher at Auburn's Hutsell-Rosen Track, junior Bryeana Byrdsong who improved upon her previous MAC auto mark in the 200m by placing fourth at 23.86. Her previous season-best in the 200m was 23.88 at the Vanderbilt Black & Gold Invitational.

Byrdsong also improved on her MAC auto mark in the 100m with another fourth-place finish at 11.76. Her previous season-best in the 100m was 11.79 also set at Vanderbilt.

Ball State's 4x100m relay also shined at the meet, as senior Peyton Stewart, Byrdsong, sophomore Ivy McKee and Harris combined to tie the fifth-fastest time in program history of 45.52 which was also clocked last weekend at the Ball State Challenge.

Moving to the Kentucky Open, the Cardinals earned 15 more top 10 performances, including an event victory by junior Maritza Rodriguez. Rodriguez would jump out to an early lead in the 5000m and never look back, clocking a career-best 16:58.87 after leading wire-to-wire.

Another impressive time came from sophomore Emmalyne Tarsa in the 3000m steeplechase, as she earned a MAC auto mark in the event by placing fifth at 10:52.23. The effort also improved her hold on the third spot on Ball State's individual record chart.

Sophomore Princess Carter also etched her name in the Ball State record books at the UK Outdoor Track & Field Complex, collecting the fourth-best individual mark in program history in the discus at 45.99m.

Rounding out Ball State's top performers at the meet were sophomore Abby Denham with a second-place toss of 38.28m in the javelin and freshman Karleigh Conner with a second-place time of 2:14.79 in the 800m.

The Ball State track & field team will return to action next Friday and Saturday at the Lenny Lyles / Clark Wood Invitational hosted by Louisville.

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War Eagle Invitational
100m Dash
MAC Qualifying Standard: 11.87 / Program Record: 11.08 by LaTasha Jenkins in 1999
4th - Bryeana Byrdsong - 11.76
14th - Michelle Lehmann - 12.05
20th - Peyton Stewart - 12.14
25th - Ivy McKee - 12.28

200m Dash
MAC Qualifying Standard: 24.25 / Program Record: 22.29 by LaTasha Jenkins in 1999
4th - Bryeana Byrdsong - 23.86
5th - Jasmine Harris - 24.02*
11th - Ivy McKee - 24.42*
22nd - Michelle Lehmann - 25.00*

100m Hurdles
MAC Qualifying Standard: 13.99 / Program Record: 13.18 by Amber Williams in 2007
10th - Jasmine Harris - 14.59

4x100m Relay
School Record: 45.28 by Jazmin Smith, Bryeana Byrdsong, Jasmine Harris, Peyton Stewart in 2018
6th - Peyton Stewart, Bryeana Byrdsong, Ivy McKee Jasmine Harris - 45.52

High Jump
MAC Qualifying Standard: 1.69m/5-6.5 / Program Record: 1.84m/6-05 by Bonita Harrington in 1984
T-10th - Regan Lewis 1.66m

Long Jump
MAC Qualifying Standard: 5.92m/19-5.25 / Program Record: 6.60m/21-08 by Patricia Soman in 2003
14th - Michelle Lehmann - 4.76m

Kentucky Track and Field Invitational
200m Dash
MAC Qualifying Standard: 24.25 / Program Record: 22.29 by LaTasha Jenkins in 1999
5th - MaQuila Norman - 25.30
11th - Dejah Johnson - 26.23

800m Dash
MAC Qualifying Standard: 2:11.09 / Program Record: 2:06.40 by Angie Stewart in 1997
2nd - Karleigh Conner - 2:14.79
8th - Meghan Hedrick - 2:21.09*
9th - Madison Kiser - 2:21.52
15th - Karlie Zumbro - 2:23.14*

1,500m Run
MAC Qualifying Standard: 4:29.34 / Program Record: 4:25.67 by Katie Nowak in 2002
9th - Cayla Eckenroth - 4:45.90
19th - Peyton Kneadler - 4:53.18
22nd - Emma Cunningham - 4:57.27
27th - Maddie Aul - 4:59.07*

5000m Run
MAC Qualifying Standard: 16:46.02 / Program Record: 16:15.29 by Katie Nowak in 2003
1st - Maritza Rodriguez - 16:58.87*

100m Hurdles
MAC Qualifying Standard: 13.99 / Program Record: 13.18 by Amber Williams in 2007
4th - Anasja Troutman - 14.30*

3000m Steeplechase
MAC Qualifying Standard: 10:55.07/ School Record: 10:34.05 by Katie Nowak in 2002
5th - Emmalyne Tarsa - 10:52.23*

4x400m Relay
School Record: 3:38.05 by Jada Phelps, Angka Morris, Patricia Soman and Linise Gordon in 2001
2nd - Dejah Johnson, Karlie Zumbro, MaQuila Norman, Anasja Troutman - 4:05.33

High Jump
MAC Qualifying Standard: 1.69m/5-6.5 / Program Record: 1.84m/6-05 by Regan Lewis
T-7th - Hailley Peters - 1.55m

Shot Put
MAC Qualifying Standard: 14.84m/48-08.25 / Program Record: 14.77m/48-05.5 by Kelsey Walters in 2018
8th - Kelsey Walters - 14.33m
12th - Jada Caldwell - 11.66m

Discus
MAC Qualifying Standard: 47.93m/157-3 / Program Record: 47.82m/156-11 by Christy Richart in 1995
9th - Princess Carter - 45.99m*

Hammer Throw
MAC Qualifying Standard: 54.80m/ 179-9.5 / Program Record: 56.33m/184-10 by Sarah Martin in 2001
8th - Megan Graves - 47.57m

Javelin
MAC Qualifying Standard: 41.21m/135-02.5 / Program Record: 42.78m/140-04.5 by Kim Woodhouse in 1982
2nd - Abby Denham - 38.28m
9th - Stella East - 28.18m

* - denotes career-best performance

Track & Field Grabs Two More MAC Auto Marks Saturday

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Stella East

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