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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.
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.
Taylor also had an exceptional throw in the shot put, hitting a new personal best mark of 13.51 meters, good for second place.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
In the 800-meter run, Tori Jackson won with a three-second advantage, crossing the finish line with a time of 2:13.97.
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.
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.
Ball State Individual Results at Hoosier Horsepower Classic:
Field Events
Weight Throw
6th - Malena Higgins – 15.24m
7th - Brooklyn Taylor – 14.93m
12th - Sydney Miller – 13.67m*
Long Jump
1st - Sophie Daugard – 5.56m
3rd - Kylee Marshall – 5.41m
4th - Lindley Steele - 5.34m
Triple Jump
2nd - Brenna Lehrke – 11.21m
3rd - Emma Upp – 10.87m*
4th - Taylor Hickman – 10.84m
High Jump
1st - Malina Miller – 1.75m*
2nd - Kenli Nettles – 1.64m
3rd - Lexi Hale – 1.61m
Shot Put
2nd - Brooklyn Taylor – 13.51m*
4th - Sydney Miller – 12.46m
5th - Malena Higgins – 12.45m
Running Events
3k
4th - Jenna Schifferer – 10:37.74
10th - Jessica Velez – 10:44.43
16th - Kendyl Thrasher – 10:53.03*
3k Invitational
2nd - Carly Spletzer – 9:52.55*
60m Hurdles
1st - Jenelle Rogers – 8.70
2nd - Lauren Graham – 9.02
Prelims
4th – Jennah Rogers – 8.80
9th - Emma Upp – 9.53
11th - Makensie Kramer – 9.79
16th - Sophie Daugard – 10:35
60m Dash
1st - Alana Springer – 7.67
2nd - Moriah Johnson – 7.68
5th - Savannah Lake – 7.83
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
Mile
4th - Sarah Mahnensmith – 5:00.64
200m
1st - Alana Springer – 24.58
2nd - Jenna Oriani – 24.74
3rd - Moriah Johnson – 25.06
4th - Kylee Marshall – 25.40
8th - Savannah Lake – 25.75
12th - Jiah Davenport 26.42
4x400m Relay
3rd – Lauren Graham, Leila Williams-Molitor, Mikayla Mimnaugh, Lindley Steele - 4:02.31
* Indicates personal best
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