Ball State University
NCAA Great Lakes Regional
Cardinals Wrap Up the 2023 Season
November 10, 2023 | Cross Country
MADISON, Wi. -- Ball State cross country closed its season Friday morning at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional meet in Madison, Wisconsin. The team finished 23rd out of the 32 competing teams.
Sarah Mahnensmith led the Cardinals, finishing 71st with a time of 21.47.1. She finished over ten places ahead of where she finished last year and 13 seconds faster than her last race this season.
Carly Spletzer was close behind, finishing 83rd with a time of 21:58.4. This was 20 seconds better than her last NCAA Regional competition from her freshman season.
For the rest of the Cardinal pack, this was their first experience running in a NCAA Division I regional meet. Shelby Christman crossed the finish line in 22:40.4, followed by Jessica Velez who finished in 23:20.6
Ella Fullmer was the next to finish, running a time of 24:06.4. Maci Hoskins rounded out the Cardinal competitors finishing with a time of 2:59.6.
The team will now look ahead to the 2024 indoor track and field season.
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