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Tom Wright Open
Cardinals Open the Indoor Track and Field Season with Strong Performances at the Tom Wright Open
December 07, 2024 | Track & Field
BOWLING GREEN, Oh. -- The Ball State track and field team opened its indoor season at the Tom Wright Open in Bowling Green on Saturday. Â
It was a strong opening appearance for the Cardinals with a multitude of personal bests and promising performances from the true freshmen. Â
The day started with the weight throw where all three of Ball State's competitors landed in the finals. Malena Higgins finished fifth overall with a mark of 14.96 meters. In sixth was Brooklyn Taylor (13.92m), followed by Sydney Miller in ninth (13.49m), each throwing personal best marks. Miller also threw a personal best in the shot put, hitting a mark of 13.49 meters. Â
Leading the jumpers, freshman Kylee Marshall won her first long jump event with a mark of 5.79 meters. Also jumping well were Sophie Daugard, landing in the third-place spot (5.59m), and Mckenna Cinotte who finished fourth (4.43m). Â
Malina Miller performed well in the high jump, matching her personal best height of 1.74 meters and finishing second. Â
On the track Emma Potter opened her season with a personal best finish in the 300-meter run. She crossed the finish line second with a time of 39.82. Close behind, in third, was Jenna Oriani who crossed the line with a time of 39.84. Â
Three Cardinals moved on to the 60-meter hurdles finals, including Jennah Rogers (8.63), Lauren Graham (9.11) and Sophie Daugard (9.23). Rogers's race resulted in a new personal best time and a second-place finish. Â
The 60-meter dash was another strong event for Ball State with five of the seven Cardinals qualifying for finals. Alana Springer led the group, finishing second overall with a time of 7.66. Next in was Moriah Johnson finishing third (7.68), Marshall finishing fifth (7.80), Oriani finishing sixth (7.80) and Jiah Davenport finishing seventh (7.90). Â
The meet concluded with the 4x400-meter relay. Among the two Ball State teams that competed in the event, the squad made up of Emma Potter, Allison Valladay, Paige Kirtz and Moriah Johnson secured the second-place spot with a time of 4:01.20. Â Â
Following Christmas break, the Cardinals will prepare for the Wisconsin Midwest Invitational (Jan. 11), hosted by the University of Wisconsin at the Gately Track and Field Center in Chicago, Illinois. Â
Ball State Individual Results at Tom Wright OpenÂ
Field EventsÂ
Weight ThrowÂ
5th – Malena Higgins – 14.96mÂ
6th – Brooklyn Taylor – 13.92m*
9th – Sydney Miller – 13.49m*
Shot PutÂ
5th – Sophie Daugard – 12.80mÂ
6th – Sydney Miller – 12.71m*
7th – Brooklyn Taylor – 12.40mÂ
9th - Malena Higgins – 12.26mÂ
Long JumpÂ
1st – Kylee Marshall – 5.79mÂ
3rd – Sophie Daugard – 5.59mÂ
4th – Mckenna Cinotte – 5.43mÂ
7th - Brenna Lehkre – 5.24m*
8th – Lindley Steele – 5.24m Â
10th – Emma Upp – 5.18mÂ
11th – Taylor Hickman – 5.04m*
High Jump Â
2nd – Malina Miller – 1.74mÂ
4th – Lexi Hale – 1.55mÂ
Triple JumpÂ
2nd – Mckenna Cinotte – 11.50mÂ
3rd – Brenna Lehrke – 11.50m Â
4th – Taylor Hickman – 10.67mÂ
5th – Emma Upp – 10.55mÂ
Running EventsÂ
600mÂ
3rd – Mikayla Mimnaugh – 1:45.83*
300mÂ
2nd – Emma Potter – 39.82*
3rd – Jenna Oriani – 39.84Â
9th – Allison Valladay – 42.48Â
12th – Lindley Steele – 44.16Â
60m HurdleÂ
2nd – Jennah Rogers – 8.63*
6th – Lauren Graham – 9.11Â
7th – Sophie Daugard – 9.23Â
60m DashÂ
2nd – Alana Springer – 7.66Â
3rd – Moriah Johnson – 7.68Â
5th – Kylee Marshall – 7.80Â
6th – Jenna Oriani – 7.80Â
7th – Jiah Davenport – 7.90Â
4x400m RelayÂ
2nd – Emma Potter, Allison Valladay, Paige Kirtz, Moriah Johnson – 4:01.20Â
5th – Alana Springer, Jiah Davenport, Savannah Lake, Mikayla Mimnaugh – 4:11.47Â
* Indicates personal bestÂ
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