Jones Captures 200m Title on Day 2 of Gladstein Invite

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Jones Captures 200m Title on Day 2 of Gladstein Invite

January 25, 2020 | Track & Field

2020 Gladstein Invite Complete Results

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - - Senior sprinter Amber Jones (Matteson, Ill./Rich South) clocked in at a career-fast 24.65 to win her section of the 200m Saturday afternoon to lead the Ball State indoor track and field team on the final day of the Gladstein Invitational.

Jones, who was one of three Cardinals to record a personal-best time in the 200m, also ran the second leg of the fourth-place 4x400m relay which finished in 3:52.48. On Friday, Jones placed second in the 400m at 56.95.

Ball State also added three second-place finishes Saturday, with freshman Charity Griffith (Arlington, Ind./Rushville) clearing 1.60m (5-3) on the high jump, senior Kelsey Walters (Troy, Ohio/Troy) tossing 14.49m (47-6.5) in the shot put and junior MaQuila Norman (Garfield Heights, Ohio/Lutheran West) clocking in at 24.88 in the 200m. All three were career-best performances.

Walters' shot put effort keeps her second all-time in the Ball State's record book, as it was 0.12m further than her previous career-best mark of 14.37m (47-1.75) which held the same spot.

Overall, the Cardinals finished the two-day Gladstein Invitational with two event victories, six runner-up finishes and 24 top 10 performances. Ball State's student-athletes also recorded 13 career best performances, including six on the final day of competition.

Next up for the Ball State indoor track & field team, the Meyo Invitational hosted by Notre Dame which begins Feb. 7.

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Ball State Results on Final Day of the Gladstein Invitational
High Jump  / MAC Qualifying Standard: 1.69m / 5-6.5  / Program Record: 1.81m / 5-11.25 by Regan Lewis
T-2nd - Charity Griffith - 1.60m / 5-3*

200m Dash  / MAC Qualifying Standard: 24.48  / Program Record: 23.25 by LaTasha Jenkins in 1999
1st - Amber Jones - 24.65*
2nd - MaQuila Norman - 24.88*
3rd - Ivy McKee - 25.01*

600m Dash
5th - Karlie Zumbro - 1:40.09

800m Run / MAC Qualifying Standard: 2:11.14 / Program Record: 2:07.30 by Natasha Lothery in 2002
6th - Madison Kiser - 2:17.51*

Shot Put  / MAC Qualifying Standard: 14.93m / 48-11.75  / Program Record: 14.77m / 48-5.75 by Gena Rusch in 1990
2nd - Kelsey Walters - 14.49m / 47-6.5* - 2nd in Program History
FOUL - Jada Caldwell

Long Jump  / MAC Qualifying Standard: 5.82m / 19-1.25  / Program Record: 6.43m / 21-1.5 by Patricia Soman in 2003
12th - Michelle Lehmann - 5.02m / 16-5.75

4x800m Relay
4th - Grace Dean, Vivian Van Eck, Peyton Kneadler, Hannah Cummings - 9:32.83

4x400m Relay  / Program Record: 3:39.94 (c) by Jada Phelps, Angka Morris, Patricia Soman and Linise Gordon in 2001
4th - MaQuila Norman, Amber Jones, Madison Kiser, Dejah Johnson - 3:52.48

* - denotes career-best performance