Track and Field Comes Home with New Program Record from Wisconsin Midwest Invitational

CHICAGO, Ill. -- Ball State track and field opened 2025 with an exceptional performance at the Wisconsin Midwest Invitational on Saturday in Chicago, Illinois.

First to begin was the long jump where three Cardinals advanced to the final rounds. Jenelle Rogers dominated the event, winning with a mark of 6.04 meters. Finishing third was freshman Kylee Marshall who jumped a mark of 5.68 meters. Sophie Daugard finished fifth with a mark of 5.56 meters.

All three Ball State competitors advanced to finals in the weight throw competition. The group was led by Malena Higgins who finished sixth overall with a throw of 15.02 meters. Brooklyn Taylor finished seventh, throwing a big personal best mark of 14.75 meters and Sydney Miller finished ninth with a mark of 12.88 meters.

Miller also competed really well in the shot put, hitting a new personal best mark of 12.84 meters and finishing sixth. Rogers finished fourth in the event with a throw of 14.73 meters.

The high jump was the final field event of the day. Ball State finished on a high note with a third-place finish for Malina Miller's jump of 1.70 meters.

On the track, Rogers won her second event of the day, crossing the finish line with a time of 8.69 meters in the 60-meter hurdles. Also in the finals were Jennah Rogers (8.74), Lauren Graham (9.09) and Sophie Daugard who finished with a personal best time of 9.13.

Two Cardinals made the 60-meter finals, including Marshall and Alana Springer. Springer finished fourth with a time of 7.61, followed by Marshall who finished eighth with a time of 7.85.

One of the biggest successes of the evening came in the 300-meter dash as Jenna Oriani broke her own program record that she previously set last year. Oriani shaved .2 seconds off her time to set a new Ball State 300-meter record of 39.2 and get the event win. Also running new personal bests were Springer (40.25), Allison Valladay (41.94) and Lindley Steele (43.61).

The distance team also collected a few personal bests on the day. In the 3,000-meter run, Jessica Velez and Kendyl Thrasher both crushed their previous bests by more than 10 seconds, finishing in 10:37.77 and 11:10.88 respectively.

Ball State track and field will now shift its focus to the Crossroads of America Classic. The meet is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 18 and will be held in Indianapolis.

Ball State Individual. Results at Wisconsin Midwest Invitational:
Field Events

Long Jump
1st - Jenelle Rogers – 6.04m
3rd - Kylee Marshall – 5.68m
5th - Sophie Daugard – 5.56m
12th - Mckenna Cinotte – 5.25m
13th - Emma Upp – 5.13m
14th - Taylor Hickman – 5.12m*
15th - Brenna Lehrke – 5.08m
17th - Lindley Steele - 5.01m

Weight Throw
6th - Malena Higgins – 15.02m
7th - Brooklyn Taylor – 14.75m*
9th - Sydney Miller – 12.88m

Triple Jump
5th - Mckenna Cinotte – 11.76m
6th - Brenna Lehrke – 11.42m

Shot Put
4th - Jenelle Rogers – 14.73m
6th - Sydney Miller – 12.84m*
7th - Malena Higgins – 12.54m
8th - Brooklyn Taylor – 12.47m
10th - Sophie Daugard – 12.04m

High Jump
3rd - Malina Miller – 1.70m
10th - Lexi Hale – 1.60

Running Events

60m Hurdles
1st - Jenelle Rogers – 8.69
3rd - Jennah Rogers – 8.74
6th - Lauren Graham – 9.09
7th - Sophie Daugard – 9.13*
Prelims
Emma Upp - 9.49*
Makensie Kramer – 10.65

600m
7th - Leila Williams-Molitor – 1:41.68

60m Dash
4th - Alana Springer – 7.61
8th - Kylee Marshall – 7.85
Prelims
Jenna Oriani – 7.84
Jiah Davenport – 7.88*
Allison Valladay – 7.98
Savannah Lake – 8.02

1000m Run
10th - Tori Jackson – 3:02.14

300m
1st - Jenna Oriani – 39.28*
3rd - Alana Springer – 40.25*
8th - Emma Potter – 40.70
18th - Allison Valladay – 41.94*
21st - Savannah Lake – 42.16
27th - Jiah Davenport – 43.44
28th - Lindley Steele – 43.61*

3000m Run
4th - Jessica Velez – 10:37.77*
6th - Kendyl Thrasher – 11:10.88*

4x400m Relay
3rd - Lauren Graham, Sophie Daugard, Tori Jackson, Emma Potter – 4:05.53

Track and Field Comes Home with New Program Record from Wisconsin Midwest Invitational

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Mckenna Cinotte

Sophie Daugard

Jiah Davenport

Lauren Graham

Lexi Hale

Taylor Hickman

Malena Higgins

Tori Jackson

Makensie Kramer

Savannah Lake

Brenna Lehrke

Kylee Marshall

Malina Miller

Sydney Miller

Jenna Oriani

Emma Potter

Alana Springer

Lindley Steele

Brooklyn Taylor

Kendyl Thrasher

Allison Valladay

Jessica Velez

Leila Williams-Molitor