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Byrdsong Ends Successful Run at NCAA East Prelims
May 24, 2019 | Track & Field
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - - Junior sprinter Bryeana Byrdsong ended a highly successful stretch run to the 2019 outdoor season with a 38th-place finish in the first round of the 200m Friday evening at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field East Preliminary Championships held at North Florida's Hodges Stadium.
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Byrdsong clocked in at 23.96 to finish sixth in her heat and 38th out of the 48 runners in the field. On Thursday, she placed 38th in the 100m with a time of 11.83.
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A native of Indianapolis, Indiana, Byrdsong earned her spots in the NCAA East Preliminary Championships after a spectacular performance at the 2019 Mid-American Conference Outdoor Championships which saw her earn Most Valuable Performer honors after helping account for 32 of the Cardinals' 57 points at the meet.
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She was named to the All-MAC First Team after winning the 2019 MAC Outdoor title in the 100m with a time of 11.51w (2.7). Byrdsong then placed second in the 200m with a career-fast time of 23.53. The time is the second-fastest individual effort in program history.
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In relay action, she ran the second leg for the second-place 4x100m relay which clocked a school record time of 45.20. Byrdsong also ran the third leg for the third-place 4x400m relay which logged the fifth-best time in program history at 3:43.65.
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Byrdsong clocked in at 23.96 to finish sixth in her heat and 38th out of the 48 runners in the field. On Thursday, she placed 38th in the 100m with a time of 11.83.
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A native of Indianapolis, Indiana, Byrdsong earned her spots in the NCAA East Preliminary Championships after a spectacular performance at the 2019 Mid-American Conference Outdoor Championships which saw her earn Most Valuable Performer honors after helping account for 32 of the Cardinals' 57 points at the meet.
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She was named to the All-MAC First Team after winning the 2019 MAC Outdoor title in the 100m with a time of 11.51w (2.7). Byrdsong then placed second in the 200m with a career-fast time of 23.53. The time is the second-fastest individual effort in program history.
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In relay action, she ran the second leg for the second-place 4x100m relay which clocked a school record time of 45.20. Byrdsong also ran the third leg for the third-place 4x400m relay which logged the fifth-best time in program history at 3:43.65.
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For the most up-to-date news on Ball State track & field, follow @BallStateSports and @BallStateTFXC.
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