T&F Prepares for Jesse Owens Classic

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ball State track and field team is slated to compete at the Jesse Owens Classic, hosted by Ohio State University, on Friday, April 21 and Saturday, April 22.

The Cardinals hosted the We Fly Challenge last weekend where they picked up six event wins and had the chance to compete in front of their home crowd.

The Cardinals begin the Jesse Owens Classic on Friday, April 21 at 1:00 p.m. with the javelin and end the day with the 5000m run.

Entries in the Jesse Owens Classic

Friday, April 21

Javelin (1:00 p.m.): Lea-Marie Diedicke, Charity Griffith, Jenelle Rogers
Long Jump (4:00 p.m.): McKenna Cinotte, Lea-Marie Diedicke, Charity Griffith, Jenelle Rogers
400m hurdles (4:30 p.m.): Lea-Marie Diedicke, Mary Porter, Leila Williams-Molitor
1500m Run (5:00 p.m.): Vivian Van Eck
200m dash (6:00 p.m.): Taylor Hickman, Moriah Johnson, Jenna Oriani, Emma Potter, Alana Springer, Lindley Steele, Alexis Thigpen, Allison Valladay
5000m Run (7:00): Shelby Christman, Sarah Mahnensmith

Saturday, April 22

Shot Put (11:00 a.m.): Malena Higgins, Jenelle Rogers
Triple Jump (11:00 a.m.): McKenna Cinotte
High Jump (1:00 p.m.): Mary Porter
100m Hurdles (1:00 p.m.): Charity Griffith, Makensie Kramer, Mary Porter, Jennah Rogers
Discus (1:30 p.m.): Malena Higgins
100m Dash (1:35 p.m.): Taylor Hickman, Moriah Johnson, Jenelle Rogers, Alana Springer, Lindley Steele
4x100m Relay (2:20 p.m.): Ball State A
400m Dash (2:40 p.m.): Jenna Oriani, Emma Potter, Alexis Thigpen, Allison Valladay
800m Run (3:15 p.m.): Leila Williams-Molitor
4x400m Relay (5:20 p.m.): Ball State A, Ball State B

CARDINALS IN THE MAC RANKINGS
Here are some Cardinals earning a spot on the current Mid-American Conference outdoor performance list.

100M: 2. Alana Springer (11.72), 7. Jenna Oriani (11.95), 12. Lindley Steele (12.07), 15. Moriah Johnson (12.12)
4x100m Relay: 1. Ball State (45.54)
200m: 4. Jenna Oriani (24.14), 6. Alana Springer (24.23),13. Allison Valladay (24.78). 14. Lindley Steele (24.79)
400m: 5. Jenna Oriani (56.46), 6. Allison Valladay (56.61), 7. Emma Potter (56.78)
100m Hurdles: 3. Charity Griffith (13.75), 7. Jennah Rogers (14.19), 10. Jenelle Rogers (14.19)
4x400m Relay: 2. Ball State (3:50.46)
5000m: 11. Shelby Christman (17:01.44)
3000 Steeplechase: 9. Juliana Stogsdill (11:27.41)
Shot Put: 11. Jenelle Rogers (13.34m / 43-9.25), 12. Malena Higgins (13.28m / 43-7.0)
400m Hurdles: 11. Lea-Marie Diedicke (1:04.15)
Long Jump: 4. Charity Griffith (5.88m / 19-3.5)
Heptathlon: 1. Charity Griffith (5517), 2. Lea-Marie Diedicke (4827)
High Jump: 1. Charity Griffith (1.82m / 5-11.75)

CARDINALS IN THE NCAA RANKINGS
The Cardinals find themselves ranked on the NCAA outdoor performance list under two events.

High Jump: T-12. Charity Griffith (1.82m / 5-11.75)
Heptathlon: 20. Charity Griffith (5517), 78. Lea-Marie Diedicke (4827)

EVENT WINNERS
The Cardinals have tallied 14 event wins throughout the outdoor season. They earned six more at last weekend's We Fly Challenge in front of their home crowd.

We Fly Challenge
High Jump: Charity Griffith
10,000m: Jenna Schifferer
1500m: Sarah Mahnensmith
100m Hurdles: Charity Griffith
400m: Jenna Oriani
400m Hurdles: Lea-Marie Diedicke

Joe Walker Invitational
Heptathlon: Charity Griffith (5517)

Margaret Simmons Invite
4x100m Relay: Moriah Johnson, Alana Springer, Lindley Steele, Jenna Oriani (45.60)
100m: Alana Springer (11.87)
200m: Jenna Oriani (24.56)
800m: Grace Dean (2:21.35)

Blizzard Buster
100m: Alana Springer (11.91)
200m: Emma Potter (25.65)
4x100m Relay: Moriah Johnson, Alana Springer, Lindley Steele, Jenna Oriani (47.06)

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Players Mentioned

Shelby Christman

Mckenna Cinotte

Taylor Hickman

Malena Higgins

Moriah Johnson

Makensie Kramer

Sarah Mahnensmith

Jenna Oriani

Mary Porter

Emma Potter

Jenelle Rogers

Jennah Rogers

Jenna Schifferer

Alana Springer

Lindley Steele

Alexis Thigpen

Allison Valladay

Leila Williams-Molitor