Friday, September 2
Kenosha, WI
6:00 PM ET
Ball State University
at
Vic Godfrey Open
Photo by: Ball State Athletics
Pack running highlights Ball State’s first run of the season
September 02, 2022 | Cross Country
Cardinals finish fourth at the Vic Godfrey Open
KENOSHA, Wis. – The Ball State cross country team completed its first run of the 2022 season at the Vic Godfrey Open Friday night. The Cardinals had its top-four finishers – all of which finished inside the top 20 – within 35 seconds of each other.
Ball State placed fourth with 85 points in the 4k race.
"Today was an excellent opportunity to work on pack running, which is key to a successful team cross-country performance," head coach Adrian Wheatley said. "I know this has been an emphasis in their preparation, and as the season progresses, this pack will continue to tighten up."
Sarah Mahnensmith led the way with a time of 15:06.5 and an eighth-place finish in her first competition since the NCAA Great Lakes Regional last season.
In her first 4k race as a Cardinal, Mahnensmith lost her shoe during the middle of the run and still managed to climb to a top-10 finish.
Sarah Greer, competing in her first cross country race for Ball State, placed 13th with a time of 15:34.0.
Meanwhile, Juliana Stogsdill (15th) and Vivian Van Eck (17th) were close behind with times of 15:37.1 and 15:41.1, respectively.
Rounding out the scoring, Jessica Velez finished 34th with a time of 16:21.1.
Autumn Spence made her collegiate debut Friday and placed 37th after crossing the line in 16:33.6.
The Cardinals return to action Sept. 16 for the Spartan Invite in East Lansing, Mich.
Ball State placed fourth with 85 points in the 4k race.
"Today was an excellent opportunity to work on pack running, which is key to a successful team cross-country performance," head coach Adrian Wheatley said. "I know this has been an emphasis in their preparation, and as the season progresses, this pack will continue to tighten up."
Sarah Mahnensmith led the way with a time of 15:06.5 and an eighth-place finish in her first competition since the NCAA Great Lakes Regional last season.
In her first 4k race as a Cardinal, Mahnensmith lost her shoe during the middle of the run and still managed to climb to a top-10 finish.
Sarah Greer, competing in her first cross country race for Ball State, placed 13th with a time of 15:34.0.
Meanwhile, Juliana Stogsdill (15th) and Vivian Van Eck (17th) were close behind with times of 15:37.1 and 15:41.1, respectively.
Rounding out the scoring, Jessica Velez finished 34th with a time of 16:21.1.
Autumn Spence made her collegiate debut Friday and placed 37th after crossing the line in 16:33.6.
The Cardinals return to action Sept. 16 for the Spartan Invite in East Lansing, Mich.
.@sarah2mahn breaks down what running in a pack does to help the Cardinals as they wrapped up their first run of the season tonight in Wisconsin.#ChirpChirp x #WeFly pic.twitter.com/LeacNJE81H
— BallStateTrack&XC (@BallStateTFXC) September 3, 2022
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