Cardinals Travel to South Bend for Meyo Invitational

Friday, February 3

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Meyo Invitational

Cardinals Travel to South Bend for Meyo Invitational

February 02, 2023 | Track & Field

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SOUTH BEND, IN – The Ball State track and field team is set to compete at the Loftus Sports Center in South Bend, Indiana, for the Meyo Invitational on Friday, Feb. 3 and Saturday, Feb. 4.

The Cardinals picked up two first-place finishes last weekend at the IU Relays, raising its indoor total to 12 event wins on the season. Ball State's student-athletes faced tough competition at the IU Relays, preparing them for another weekend of challenging matchups at the Meyo Invitational.

The Cardinals have 19 student-athletes set to compete in nine events on Friday, Feb. 3. The first event, the pentathlon, is slated for noon EST.

There are 15 student-athletes set to compete in six events on Saturday, Feb.4. Day two of competition is scheduled to begin at 10:25 a.m. EST with the 3000m run.

BALL STATE ENTRIES IN THE MEYO INVITATIONAL

Friday, Feb. 3
Pentathlon (12:00 p.m.) - Lea-Marie Diedicke, Charity Griffith, Jenelle Rogers
Long Jump (4:00 p.m.) – Moriah Johnson
Shot Put (4:00 p.m.) – Malena Higgins
60 M Hurdles – Prelim (4:30 p.m.) – Makensie Kramer, Jennah Rogers
60 M Dash – Prelim (5:10 p.m.) – Moriah Johnson, Jenna Oriani, Alana Springer, Lindley Steele
600 M Run (5:50 p.m.) – Leila Williams-Molitor
Distance Medley Relay (6:10 p.m.) – Kayla Jones, Evie Noel, Juliana Stogsdill, Vivian Van Eck
200 M Dash (6:40 p.m.) - Moriah Johnson, Jenna Oriani, Alana Springer, Lindley Steele
5000 M Run (7:40 p.m.) – Jenna Schifferer, Carly Spletzer

Saturday, Feb. 4
3000 M Run (10:25 a.m.) – Shelby Christman, Sarah Mahnensmith
Triple Jump (11:00 a.m.) – McKenna Cinotte
Mile Run (11:10 a.m.) – Grace Dean
400 M Dash (12:40 p.m.) – Taylor Hickman, Emma Potter, Alexis Thigpen, Allison Valladay
800 M Run (1:30 p.m.) – Grace Dean, Kayla Jones, Evie Noel
4x400 M Relay (3:45 p.m.) – A – Emma Potter, Allison Valladay, Jenna Oriani, Jenelle Rogers
B – Leila Williams-Molitor, Grace Dean, Taylor Hickman, Vivian Van Eck

Semi and Finals Times for Saturday, Feb. 4
60 M Hurdles Semi (11:40 p.m.)
60 M Dash Semi (12:00 p.m.)
60 M Hurdles Final (2:05 p.m.)
60 M Dash Final (2:15 p.m.)
400 M Dash Final (2:25 p.m.)
800 M Run (2:35 p.m.)
Mile Run Final (2:50 p.m.)
3000 M Run (3:10 p.m.)

With two event wins and several personal best performances at last weekend's IU Relays, 11 Cardinals find themselves ranked in the top 16 on the MAC performance list. Six Cardinals are ranked in the top five in their respective events.

CARDINALS IN THE MAC RANKINGS
With 11 Cardinals placing in the top 16 on the MAC performance list, both Charity Griffith (high jump) and Kayla Jones (800m) lead in their respective events.
60m: 2. Jenna Oriani (7.54), 7. Alana Springer (7.62)
200m: 3. Jenna Oriani (24.59) 6. Alana Springer (24.68)
400m: 5. Kayla Jones (56.68), 8. Jenna Oriani (57.16), 9. Emma Potter (57.17), 16. Allison Valladay (58.13)
800m: 1. Kayla Jones (2:10.00)
60 Hurdles: 7. Jennah Rogers (8.75), T-11. Jenelle Rogers (8.81) T-11. Charity Griffith (8.81)
4x400 Relay: 5. Ball State (3:53.19)
Distance Medley Relay: Carly Spletzer, Jenna Oriani, Emma Potter, Sarah Mahnensmith (12:00.21)
High Jump: 1. Charity Griffith (1.85m / 6-0.75)
Long Jump: 5. Charity Griffith (5.91m / 19'-4.75"), 6. Jenelle Rogers (5.88m / 19'-3.5")
Shot Put: 14. Malena Higgins (13.06m / 42'-10.25")

CARDINALS IN THE NCAA RANKINGS
The Cardinals also have one student-athlete ranked in the Top 100 on the NCAA Division I performance list. Charity Griffith is tied for seventh in the high jump (1.85m / 6-0.75).
High Jump: T-7. Charity Griffith (1.85m / 6-0.75)

EVENT WINNERS
The Cardinals have 12 total event wins from seven different student-athletes this season. The student-athletes tallied two more event wins last weekend in Bloomington, Indiana, with Jenelle Rogers earning her first event win of the indoor season while Charity Griffith tallied her third. Griffith and Jenna Oriani lead the team with three event wins each.

IU Relays
Long Jump: Charity Griffith (5.91m / 19-4.75)
60m Hurdles: Jenelle Rogers (8.802)

Gladstein Invitational
3,000m: Carly Spletzer (10:11.62)
60m: Jenna Oriani (7.58)
600m: Kayla Jones (1:30.69)
200m: Jenna Oriani (24.59)

Hawkeye Invitational
High Jump: Charity Griffith (1.85m / 6-0.75)

Tom Wright Open
60m: Jenna Oriani (7.58)
200m: Alana Springer (25.18)
60m Hurdles: Jennah Rogers (8.78)
Long Jump: Charity Griffith (5.71m)
800m: Kayla Jones (2:12.51)