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Hoosier Horsepower Classic
Track and Field Continues to Improve at Hoosier Horsepower Classic
January 18, 2025 | Track & Field
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Track and field competed at the Hoosier Horsepower Classic Saturday (Jan. 18) in Indianapolis. This was the Cardinals third meet of the indoor season. Â
Competition opened once again with the weight throw. Brooklyn Taylor led the Cardinal throwers, finishing with a new personal best mark of 15.13 meters. Â
For the long jumpers, Jenelle Rogers was the Cardinals' top finisher, finishing third overall with a mark of 5.88 meters. In the triple jump, Mckenna Cinotte led the team with a jump of 11.79 meters and a third-place finish. Brenna Lehrke finished fifth and jumped a personal best mark of 11.57 meters. Â
The distance team saw a lot of success on the track, starting with two big personal bests in the mile. The first personal best performance came from Carly Spletzer who ran 10 seconds faster than her previous best, crossing the finish line with a time of 5:01.05 and placing third overall. Close behind Spletzer was Sarah Mahnensmith who finished fourth with a time of 5:01.34. Another big personal best in the mile was Jessica Velez who shaved 18 seconds off her time, finishing in 5:20.76. Â
Mikayla Mimnaugh also ran an impressive new personal best, finishing the 600-meter run in a time of 1:44.10, nearly 10 seconds faster than her previous best. Â
In the 3k, Kendyl Thrasher beat her personal best by over 12 seconds, finishing with a time of 10:57.15. Â
Jennah Rogers was the only Cardinal to move onto the finals in the 60-meter hurdles. In the finals, she finished fifth overall with a time of 8.69. Â
The meet closed with the 4x400-meter relay. Ball State's team of Emma Potter, Tori Jackson, Allison Valladay and Jenna Oriani finished with a collective time of 3:54.57, good for second place. Â
Ball State Individual Results at Hoosier Horsepower Classic: Â
Field EventsÂ
Weight ThrowÂ
20th - Brooklyn Taylor – 15.13m*Â
24th - Malena Higgins – 14.30mÂ
26th - Sydney Miller – 12.98mÂ
Long JumpÂ
3rd - Jenelle Rogers – 5.88mÂ
11th - Kylee Marshall – 5.50mÂ
21st - Brenna Lehrke – 5.18mÂ
27th - Emma Upp – 5.11mÂ
29th - Mckenna Cinotte – 5.05mÂ
31st - Lindley Steele – 5.02mÂ
32nd - Sophie Daugard – 5.01mÂ
Taylor Hickman - NM
Triple JumpÂ
3rd - Mckenna Cinotte – 11.79mÂ
5th - Brenna Lehrke – 11.57m*Â
Shot PutÂ
6th - Jenelle Rogers – 13.65mÂ
11th - Malena Higgins – 13.19mÂ
12th - Sydney Miller – 13.05m*
15th - Brooklyn Taylor – 12.64mÂ
21st - Kenli Nettles – 10.32mÂ
Sophie Daugard – NMÂ
High JumpÂ
5th - Malina Miller – 1.69mÂ
13th - Kenli Nettles – 1.64mÂ
14th - Lexi Hale – 1.59mÂ
Running EventsÂ
MileÂ
3rd - Carly Spletzer – 5:01.05*
4th - Sarah Mahnensmith – 5:01.34Â
10th - Shelby Christman – 5:08.77Â
13th - Jessica Velez – 5:20.76*Â
60m Hurdles FinalsÂ
5th – Jennah Rogers – 8.69Â
PrelimsÂ
10th - Jenelle Rogers – 8.84Â
11th – Sophie Daugard – 9.01*Â
25th - Makensie Kramer – 9.84Â
27th - Kenli Nettles – 9.89Â
60m Dash FinalsÂ
5th - Alana Springer – 7.62Â
PrelimsÂ
9th - Moriah Johnson – 7.74
16th - Savannah Lake – 7.935Â
17th - Kylee Marshall – 7.937Â
18th - Jiah Davenport – 7.94Â
600m Run Â
11th - Mikayla Mimnaugh – 1:44.10*Â
400m DashÂ
2nd - Jenna Oriani – 56.06Â
4th - Emma Potter – 56.58Â
17th - Allison Valladay – 1:00.30Â
800m RunÂ
7th - Tori Jackson – 2:15.99Â
17th - Leila Williams-Molitor – 2:26.06Â
200m DashÂ
4th - Alana Springer – 24.44Â
11th - Moriah Johnson – 25.10Â
20th - Savannah Lake – 25.88Â
24th - Jiah Davenport – 26.16Â
3kÂ
26th - Kendyl Thrasher – 10:57.15*Â
4x400m relayÂ
2nd – Emma Potter, Tori Jackson, Allison Valladay, Jenna Oriani – 3:54.57Â
9th – Lindley Steele, Sophie Daugard, Leila Williams-Molitor, Mikayla Mimnaugh – 4:03.66Â
*Indicates personal bestÂ
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