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Track and Field Totals Seven Event Wins at Bellarmine Classic
January 24, 2025 | Track & Field
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Ball State track and field continued to impress early in the indoor season Friday (Jan. 24) at the Bellarmine Classic in Louisville, Kentucky. Â
The Cardinals' throwers got things started early Friday morning in the ring. In the weight throw, Malena Higgins and Brooklyn Taylor both qualified for the finals. Higgins finished sixth with a throw of 15.24 meters, followed by a seventh-place finish from Taylor who threw 14.93 meters. Sydney Miller finished twelfth with a new personal best of 13.67 meters. Â
Taylor also had an exceptional throw in the shot put, hitting a new personal best mark of 13.51 meters, good for second place. Â
Sophie Daugard led the Cardinals in the long jump, hitting a mark of 5.56 meters and winning the event. Behind Daugard was Kylee Marshall who finished third with a mark of 5.41 meters and Lindley Steele who finished fourth with a mark of 5.34 meters. Â
Brenna Lehrke secured a second-place finish in the triple jump with a mark of 11.21 meters. Finishing in third was Emma Upp who jumped a new personal best, hitting a mark of 10.87 meters. Taylor Hickman finished close behind in fourth with a 10.84-meter jump. Â
It was a top three sweep in the high jump under the lead of Malina Miller. She hit a new personal best height of 1.75 meters to take first place. Kenli Nettles finished second with a mark of 1.64 meters, followed by Lexi Hale's third place jump of 1.61 meters. Â
On the track, Ball State continued to hit the leaderboards. Jenelle Rogers and Lauren Graham secured the top two places in the 60-meter hurdle finals, finishing in times of 8.70 and 9.02 respectively. Â
All six competing Cardinals ran their way into the 60-meter dash finals. Alana Springer won the event with a time of 7.67, just beating Moriah Johnson's finish of 7.68. Savannah Lake finished fifth with a time of 7.83 and Jiah Davenport followed in sixth crossing the finish line in 7.92. Â
Springer won her second event of the day with a 24.58 200-meter performance. Rounding out the top four behind her were Jenna Oriani (24.74), Moriah Johnson (25.06) and Kylee Marshall (25.40). Â
Oriani also picked up a victory, winning the 400-meter dash with a time of 55.15. Emma Potter finished second, crossing the finish line in 56.39. Â
In the 800-meter run, Tori Jackson won with a three-second advantage, crossing the finish line with a time of 2:13.97. Â
For the distance team, Carly Spletzer ran a new personal best time of 9:52.55 in the seeded 3,000, good for second place. Â
Next up, the Cardinals will split in preparation for Notre Dame's Meyo Invitational and Louisville's PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational. Both meets will take place on Jan. 31-Feb. 1. Â Â
Ball State Individual Results at Hoosier Horsepower Classic:Â
Field EventsÂ
Weight Throw
6th - Malena Higgins – 15.24mÂ
7th - Brooklyn Taylor – 14.93mÂ
12th - Sydney Miller – 13.67m*Â
Long JumpÂ
1st - Sophie Daugard – 5.56mÂ
3rd - Kylee Marshall – 5.41mÂ
4th - Lindley Steele - 5.34mÂ
Triple JumpÂ
2nd - Brenna Lehrke – 11.21m
3rd - Emma Upp – 10.87m*
4th - Taylor Hickman – 10.84m
High JumpÂ
1st - Malina Miller – 1.75m*
2nd - Kenli Nettles – 1.64mÂ
3rd - Lexi Hale – 1.61mÂ
Shot PutÂ
2nd - Brooklyn Taylor – 13.51m*
4th - Sydney Miller – 12.46mÂ
5th - Malena Higgins – 12.45mÂ
Running EventsÂ
3k Â
4th - Jenna Schifferer – 10:37.74
10th - Jessica Velez – 10:44.43
16th - Kendyl Thrasher – 10:53.03*
3k InvitationalÂ
2nd - Carly Spletzer – 9:52.55*
60m Hurdles
1st - Jenelle Rogers – 8.70Â
2nd - Lauren Graham – 9.02Â
Prelims
4th – Jennah Rogers – 8.80 Â
9th - Emma Upp – 9.53
11th - Makensie Kramer – 9.79Â
16th - Sophie Daugard – 10:35Â
60m Dash
1st - Alana Springer – 7.67
2nd - Moriah Johnson – 7.68
5th - Savannah Lake – 7.83Â
6th - Jiah Davenport – 7.92
800m
1st - Tori Jackson – 2:13.97
6th - Leila Williams-Molitor – 2:24.83
14th - Mikayla Mimnaugh – 2:27.39*
400m
1st - Jenna Oriani – 55.15
2nd - Emma Potter – 56.39
7th - Allison Valladay – 59.93
MileÂ
4th - Sarah Mahnensmith – 5:00.64Â
200m
1st - Alana Springer – 24.58Â
2nd - Jenna Oriani – 24.74
3rd - Moriah Johnson – 25.06
4th - Kylee Marshall – 25.40 Â
8th - Savannah Lake – 25.75
12th - Jiah Davenport 26.42 Â
4x400m RelayÂ
3rd – Lauren Graham, Leila Williams-Molitor, Mikayla Mimnaugh, Lindley Steele - 4:02.31
* Indicates personal best
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