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Cardinals Rack up 49 Points on Final Day of MAC Championships
May 11, 2019 | Track & Field
Byrdsong named meet’s Most Valuable Performer after nearly pulling off the 100, 200 double
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MUNCIE, Ind. – Bryeana Byrdsong came within one-hundredth of a second of sweeping the 100 and 200 meters Saturday, leading Ball State to its highest point total at the MAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships in a decade. For her performance, she was named the Most Valuable Performer of the championships.
Byrdsong won the 100m in a time of 11.51 which would have been both a MAC Championship meet and University Track record were it not for wind readings that were too high. The junior from Indianapolis then ran a PR of 23.53 in the 200m and was barely edged by Kent State's Nicole Yeargin.
Byrdsong also helped the Cardinals to a second-place finish in the 4x100 meter relay and a third-place result in the 4x400. She teamed with Peyton Stewart, Ivy McKee and Jasmine Harris in the 4x100 to break the school record with a time of 45.20, finishing less than two-tenths behind Eastern Michigan.
The success in the sprints helped Ball State rack up 49 points Saturday to run its total to 57 for the championship, its highest mark since 2009. The Cardinals finished ninth as a team over the three days at the Briner Sports Complex.
Fourth-place finishes from Norman in the 400m and freshman Karleigh Connor in the 800m also aided Saturday's effort.
Norman outperformed her No. 8 seed entering the championships and after the prelims. Her time of 53.94 was the second-best individual mark in program history, nearly a second and a half faster than her previous best.
Norman was also the anchor leg of the 4x400 team and surged the Cardinals to third place on the home stretch. She teamed with Amber Jones, Dejah Johnson and Byrdsong to run it in a time of 3:43.65 which ranks fifth all-time in program history.
The Cardinals lost a chance for more points in the running events when Harris had to be scratched from the 200m and 100m hurdles finals. Harris, the last leg of Ball State's second-place 4x100 team, unfortunately pulled up with an injury as she crossed the finish line.
In the field events, 2018 Second Team All-American Regan Lewis scored for the Cardinals with a fourth-place finish in the high jump. Lewis, who has been limited all year by a foot injury, jumped 1.66m but could not add to her career MAC Championship tally which includes two titles in the outdoor high jump and two in the indoor.
Princess Carter was the other Cardinal competing in Saturday's field events and finished just outside of the points in the discus. Her throw of 47.18m was more than a full meter farther than her previous best and gave her the third-best individual mark in program history.
For the most up-to-date news on Ball State track & field, follow @BallStateSports and @BallStateTFXC.
Top Teams
1. Akron, 120
2. Central Michigan, 117.5
3. Eastern Michigan, 77
4. Kent State, 75.5
5. Northern Illinois, 71
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9. Ball State, 57
Ball State's Saturday Results at the MAC Outdoor Championships:
4x100m Relay
Previous School Record: 45.28 by Jazmin Smith, Bryeana Byrdsong, Jasmine Harris, Peyton Stewart in 2018
2nd – Peyton Stewart, Bryeana Byrdsong, Ivy McKee, Jasmine Harris – 45.20 – school record – 8 points
100m Hurdles
Scratched – Jasmine Harris
400m
Program Record: 53.68 by Yvonne Ferguson in 2006
4th – MaQuila Norman – 53.94 (PR) – 5 points
Discus
Program Record: 47.82m/156-11 by Christy Richart in 1995
9th – Princess Carter – 47.18m (PR)
100m
Program Record: 11.08 by LaTasha Jenkins in 1999
1st – Bryeana Byrdsong – 11.51* – 10 points
7th – Peyton Stewart – 11.82 – 2 points
*not eligible for records because of wind readings
High Jump
Program Record: 1.84m/6-05 by Bonita Harrington in 1984
4th – Regan Lewis – 1.66m – 5 points
12th – Hailley Peters – 1.61m
800m
Program Record: 2:06.40 by Angie Stewart in 1997
4th – Karleigh Conner – 2:11.17 – 5 points
200m
Program Record: 22.29 by LaTasha Jenkins in 1999
2nd – Bryeana Byrdsong – 23.53 (PR) – 8 points
9th – Ivy McKee – 24.79
Scratched – Jasmine Harris
5,000m
Program Record: 16:21.66 by Ali Bishel in 2008
9th – Maritza Rodriguez – 17:16.96
17th – Cayla Eckenroth – 17:46.11
4x400m Relay (4:45p - Finals)
School Record: 3:38.05 by Jada Phelps, Angka Morris, Patricia Soman and Linise Gordon in 2001
3rd – Amber Jones, Dejah Johnson, Bryeana Byrdsong, MaQuila Norman – 3:43.65
Ball State's Friday Results at the MAC Outdoor Championships:
Shot Put
Program Record: 14.77m/48-05.5 by Kelsey Walters in 2018
12th – Kelsey Walters – 13.84m
NM – Jada Caldwell
100m Hurdles Prelims
Program Record: 13.18 by Amber Williams in 2007
8th – Jasmine Harris – 13.94 – Qualified for Saturday's Finals
11th – Anasja Troutman – 14.07 (PR)
Long Jump
Program Record: 6.60m/21-08 by Patricia Soman in 2003
18th – Michelle Lehmann – 5.12m
400m Prelims
Program Record: 53.68 by Yvonne Ferguson in 2006
8th – MaQuila Norman – 55.67 – Qualified for Saturday's Finals
15th – Dejah Johnson – 57.45
100m Prelims
Program Record: 11.08 by LaTasha Jenkins in 1999
3rd – Bryeana Byrdsong – 11.74 – Qualified for Saturday's Finals
7th – Peyton Stewart – 11.95 – Qualified for Saturday's Finals
15th – Michelle Lehmann – 12.37
800m Prelims
Program Record: 2:06.40 by Angie Stewart in 1997
2nd – Karleigh Conner – 2:11.90 – Qualified for Saturday's Finals
3,000m Steeplechase (7:25p - Finals)
School Record: 10:34.05 by Katie Nowak in 2002
6th – Emmalyne Tarsa – 10:44.62 (PR) – 3 points
Ball State's Thursday Results at the MAC Outdoor Championships:
Hammer Throw
Program Record: 56.33m/184-10 by Sarah Martin in 2001
17th – Megan Graves - 47.46m
Javelin
Program Record: 42.78m/140-04.5 by Kim Woodhouse in 1982
7h – Abby Denham – 42.38m (PR) – 2 points
14th – Stella East – 31.98
400m Hurdles
Program Record: 57.82 by Linise Gordon in 2000
16th – Karlie Zumbro – 105.64
200m Prelims
Program Record: 22.29 by LaTasha Jenkins in 1999
1st – Bryeana Byrdsong – 23.74 (PR) – Qualified for Saturday's Finals
8h – Jasmine Harris – 24.30 – Qualified for Saturday's Finals
10th – Ivy McKee – 24.38 (PR) – Qualified for Saturday's Finals
10,000m
Program Record: 33:54.66 by Jill Scully in 2006
6th – Maritza Rodriguez – 36:37.01 – 3 points
MUNCIE, Ind. – Bryeana Byrdsong came within one-hundredth of a second of sweeping the 100 and 200 meters Saturday, leading Ball State to its highest point total at the MAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships in a decade. For her performance, she was named the Most Valuable Performer of the championships.
Byrdsong won the 100m in a time of 11.51 which would have been both a MAC Championship meet and University Track record were it not for wind readings that were too high. The junior from Indianapolis then ran a PR of 23.53 in the 200m and was barely edged by Kent State's Nicole Yeargin.
Byrdsong also helped the Cardinals to a second-place finish in the 4x100 meter relay and a third-place result in the 4x400. She teamed with Peyton Stewart, Ivy McKee and Jasmine Harris in the 4x100 to break the school record with a time of 45.20, finishing less than two-tenths behind Eastern Michigan.
The success in the sprints helped Ball State rack up 49 points Saturday to run its total to 57 for the championship, its highest mark since 2009. The Cardinals finished ninth as a team over the three days at the Briner Sports Complex.
Fourth-place finishes from Norman in the 400m and freshman Karleigh Connor in the 800m also aided Saturday's effort.
Norman outperformed her No. 8 seed entering the championships and after the prelims. Her time of 53.94 was the second-best individual mark in program history, nearly a second and a half faster than her previous best.
Norman was also the anchor leg of the 4x400 team and surged the Cardinals to third place on the home stretch. She teamed with Amber Jones, Dejah Johnson and Byrdsong to run it in a time of 3:43.65 which ranks fifth all-time in program history.
The Cardinals lost a chance for more points in the running events when Harris had to be scratched from the 200m and 100m hurdles finals. Harris, the last leg of Ball State's second-place 4x100 team, unfortunately pulled up with an injury as she crossed the finish line.
In the field events, 2018 Second Team All-American Regan Lewis scored for the Cardinals with a fourth-place finish in the high jump. Lewis, who has been limited all year by a foot injury, jumped 1.66m but could not add to her career MAC Championship tally which includes two titles in the outdoor high jump and two in the indoor.
Princess Carter was the other Cardinal competing in Saturday's field events and finished just outside of the points in the discus. Her throw of 47.18m was more than a full meter farther than her previous best and gave her the third-best individual mark in program history.
For the most up-to-date news on Ball State track & field, follow @BallStateSports and @BallStateTFXC.
Top Teams
1. Akron, 120
2. Central Michigan, 117.5
3. Eastern Michigan, 77
4. Kent State, 75.5
5. Northern Illinois, 71
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9. Ball State, 57
Ball State's Saturday Results at the MAC Outdoor Championships:
4x100m Relay
Previous School Record: 45.28 by Jazmin Smith, Bryeana Byrdsong, Jasmine Harris, Peyton Stewart in 2018
2nd – Peyton Stewart, Bryeana Byrdsong, Ivy McKee, Jasmine Harris – 45.20 – school record – 8 points
100m Hurdles
Scratched – Jasmine Harris
400m
Program Record: 53.68 by Yvonne Ferguson in 2006
4th – MaQuila Norman – 53.94 (PR) – 5 points
Discus
Program Record: 47.82m/156-11 by Christy Richart in 1995
9th – Princess Carter – 47.18m (PR)
100m
Program Record: 11.08 by LaTasha Jenkins in 1999
1st – Bryeana Byrdsong – 11.51* – 10 points
7th – Peyton Stewart – 11.82 – 2 points
*not eligible for records because of wind readings
High Jump
Program Record: 1.84m/6-05 by Bonita Harrington in 1984
4th – Regan Lewis – 1.66m – 5 points
12th – Hailley Peters – 1.61m
800m
Program Record: 2:06.40 by Angie Stewart in 1997
4th – Karleigh Conner – 2:11.17 – 5 points
200m
Program Record: 22.29 by LaTasha Jenkins in 1999
2nd – Bryeana Byrdsong – 23.53 (PR) – 8 points
9th – Ivy McKee – 24.79
Scratched – Jasmine Harris
5,000m
Program Record: 16:21.66 by Ali Bishel in 2008
9th – Maritza Rodriguez – 17:16.96
17th – Cayla Eckenroth – 17:46.11
4x400m Relay (4:45p - Finals)
School Record: 3:38.05 by Jada Phelps, Angka Morris, Patricia Soman and Linise Gordon in 2001
3rd – Amber Jones, Dejah Johnson, Bryeana Byrdsong, MaQuila Norman – 3:43.65
Ball State's Friday Results at the MAC Outdoor Championships:
Shot Put
Program Record: 14.77m/48-05.5 by Kelsey Walters in 2018
12th – Kelsey Walters – 13.84m
NM – Jada Caldwell
100m Hurdles Prelims
Program Record: 13.18 by Amber Williams in 2007
8th – Jasmine Harris – 13.94 – Qualified for Saturday's Finals
11th – Anasja Troutman – 14.07 (PR)
Long Jump
Program Record: 6.60m/21-08 by Patricia Soman in 2003
18th – Michelle Lehmann – 5.12m
400m Prelims
Program Record: 53.68 by Yvonne Ferguson in 2006
8th – MaQuila Norman – 55.67 – Qualified for Saturday's Finals
15th – Dejah Johnson – 57.45
100m Prelims
Program Record: 11.08 by LaTasha Jenkins in 1999
3rd – Bryeana Byrdsong – 11.74 – Qualified for Saturday's Finals
7th – Peyton Stewart – 11.95 – Qualified for Saturday's Finals
15th – Michelle Lehmann – 12.37
800m Prelims
Program Record: 2:06.40 by Angie Stewart in 1997
2nd – Karleigh Conner – 2:11.90 – Qualified for Saturday's Finals
3,000m Steeplechase (7:25p - Finals)
School Record: 10:34.05 by Katie Nowak in 2002
6th – Emmalyne Tarsa – 10:44.62 (PR) – 3 points
Ball State's Thursday Results at the MAC Outdoor Championships:
Hammer Throw
Program Record: 56.33m/184-10 by Sarah Martin in 2001
17th – Megan Graves - 47.46m
Javelin
Program Record: 42.78m/140-04.5 by Kim Woodhouse in 1982
7h – Abby Denham – 42.38m (PR) – 2 points
14th – Stella East – 31.98
400m Hurdles
Program Record: 57.82 by Linise Gordon in 2000
16th – Karlie Zumbro – 105.64
200m Prelims
Program Record: 22.29 by LaTasha Jenkins in 1999
1st – Bryeana Byrdsong – 23.74 (PR) – Qualified for Saturday's Finals
8h – Jasmine Harris – 24.30 – Qualified for Saturday's Finals
10th – Ivy McKee – 24.38 (PR) – Qualified for Saturday's Finals
10,000m
Program Record: 33:54.66 by Jill Scully in 2006
6th – Maritza Rodriguez – 36:37.01 – 3 points
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