Track & Field Earns 18 Top 10s Saturday at Gene Edmonds Invite

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - - Senior thrower Kelsey Walters opened the final day of the Gene Edmonds Memorial Invite with a third-place finish in the shot put to spark another strong showing for the Ball State indoor track & field team Saturday at Purdue's Lambert Fieldhouse.

Walters' toss of 14.09m was the first of 18 top 10 finishes for the Cardinals on the day, and one of 22 for the team over the course of the two-day meet.

Ball State's best individual finish of the afternoon came from junior sprinter Dejah Johnson, who took second in the 400m dash with a career-fast time of 57.48. The Cardinals also received a fifth-place showing from senior Amber Jones (57.81) and a sixth-place effort from junior MaQuila Norman (58.04) in the event.

Also earning individual third-place finishes for Ball State on Saturday were junior Anasja Troutman in the 60m hurdles (8.73) and redshirt sophomore Madison Kiser in the 800m (2:20.49). Troutman's time was a career-best, as was her effort of 26.75 in the 200m.

The day also saw the Cardinals post a pair of solid finishes in the distance events, with freshman Juliana Stogsdill placing fourth in the mile in a career-fast 5:09.86 and senior Maritza Rodriguez crossing the finish line in fourth in the 3000m at 10:04.91.

Ball State closed the day with a third-place time of 3:53.88 in the 4x400m relay, which was led off by Jones, followed by Johnson, Kiser and Norman.

Overall, the Cardinals secured eight career-best performances Saturday, while earning 13 over the course of the competition.

Up next for the Ball State track & field program, the two-day Gladstein Invitational hosted by Indiana which begins Jan. 24 at IU's Gladstein Fieldhouse.

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Ball State Results on Final Day of Gene Edmonds Memorial Invite
Shot Put  / MAC Qualifying Standard: 14.93m / 48-11.75  / Program Record: 14.77m / 48-5.75 by Gena Rusch in 1990
3rd - Kelsey Walters - 14.09m
17th - Abby Denham 9.46m

60m Hurdles / MAC Qualifying Standard: 8.64 / Program Record: 8.19 by Amber Williams in 2007
3rd - Anasja Troutman - 8.73*
6th - Kennedy Batts – 8.88*

60m Dash  / MAC Qualifying Standard: 7.60 / Program Record: 7.33 (c) by LaTasha Jenkins in 1998
5th - Bryeana Byrdsong - 7.69

Mile Run /  MAC Qualifying Standard: 4:51.38 / Program Record: 4:50.10 by MaryKate Mellen in 2013
4th - Juliana Stogsdill – 5:09.86*
10th - Peyton Kneadler – 5:23.03
11th - Grace Dean – 5:23.68*

400m Dash  /  MAC Qualifying Standard: 55.51 / Program Record: 55.11 by Linise Gordon in 2000
2nd - Dejah Johnson - 57.48*
5th - Amber Jones - 57.81
6th - MaQuila Norman - 58.04
DNF - Bryeana Byrdsong

High Jump  / MAC Qualifying Standard: 1.69m / 5-6.5  / Program Record: 1.81m / 5-11.25 by Regan Lewis
7th - Charity Griffith - 1.56m

800m Run /  MAC Qualifying Standard: 2:11.14 / Program Record: 2:07.30 by Natasha Lothery in 2002
3rd - Madison Kiser - 2:20.49
6th - Grace Dean - 2:23.10*
8th - Peyton Kneadler - 2:25.09
14th - Karlie Zumbro - 2:34.28

200m Dash  / MAC Qualifying Standard: 24.48  / Program Record: 23.25 by LaTasha Jenkins in 1999
5th - Ivy McKee - 25.75
15th - Anasja Troutman - 26.75*
19th - Kennedy Batts - 26.93*

Long Jump  / MAC Qualifying Standard: 5.82m / 19-1.25  / Program Record: 6.43m / 21-1.5 by Patricia Soman in 2003
19th - Michelle Lehmann - 4.80m

3000m Run  / MAC Qualifying Standard: 9:41.68  / Program Record: 9:31.43 by Jill Scully in 2006
4th - Maritza Rodriguez - 10:04.91
7th - Vivian Van Eck - 10:22.54
9th - Cayla Eckenroth - 10:31.03

4x400m Relay  / Program Record: 3:39.94 (c) by Jada Phelps, Angka Morris, Patricia Soman and Linise Gordon in 2001
3rd - Ball State "A" (Amber Jones, Dejah Johnson, Madison Kiser, MaQuila Norman) - 3:53.88

* - denotes career-best performance

Track & Field Earns 18 Top 10s Saturday at Gene Edmonds Invite

Players Mentioned

Kennedy Batts

Bryeana Byrdsong

Grace Dean

Abby Denham

Cayla Eckenroth

Charity Griffith

Dejah Johnson

Amber Jones

Madison Kiser

Peyton Kneadler

Michelle Lehmann

Regan Lewis

Ivy McKee

MaQuila Norman

Maritza Rodriguez

Juliana Stogsdill

Anasja Troutman

Vivian Van Eck

Kelsey Walters

Karlie Zumbro

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