Track and Field Finishes Fourth at MAC Indoor Championships

YPSILANTI, Mich. – Ball State track and field tied for fourth at the Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships after two full days of competition in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The Cardinals finished with a score of 70.5, sharing the fourth-place spot with Kent State.

The championships opened Friday with the pentathlon. Ball State had three athletes representing in the event, including Jenelle Rogers, Sophie Daugard and Kenli Nettles. Leading in four of the five events, Rogers won the pentathlon championship for the second year in a row with a score of 3,998. Daugard finished seventh with 3,415 points and Nettles finished eighth with 3,289 points.

Friday's track events started with the mile preliminaries. Sarah Mahnensmith qualified for finals with a time of 4:55.61. Mahnensmith competed in the finals on Saturday, finishing eighth with a time of 5:01.34.

Also qualifying for finals in their respective events were Jennah Rogers and Jenelle Rogers in the 60-meter hurdles, Emma Potter and Jenna Oriani in the 400-meter dash and Alana Springer and Moriah Johnson in the 60-meter dash. Springer also qualified in the 200-meter dash.

On Saturday, the Rogers sisters finished second and third in the 60-meter hurdle finals. Jennah crossed with a time of 8.39, a new personal best, followed by Jenelle with a time of 8.52.

In a close race, Potter pulled off a third-place finish in the 400-meter dash with a time of 55.12. Oriani was right behind her, crossing in 55.13 for fourth.
Springer had two strong races in the 60 and 200-meter finals. In the 60, Springer finished third with a time of 7.48, followed by a fifth-place finish in the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.44. Also in the 60-meter dash was Johnson who ran a new personal best time of 7.57 for fifth place.

The final event on the track was the 4x400-meter relay. Ball State's team made up of Springer, Oriani, Allison Valladay and Potter finished in fourth with a collective time of 3:50.06.

Saturday's field events started with the shot put. Jenelle Rogers threw a mark of 15.09 meters, good for fourth place.

Closing the Cardinals successful weekend was Malina Miller who finished sixth in the high jump with a mark of 1.72 meters.

Continuing in the postseason, Jenelle Rogers will look to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships in the pentathlon. Rogers is currently ranked 14^th nationally with her score of 4188 from the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational. The top 16 will qualify.

Ball State Individual Results at MAC Indoor Championships:
Friday
Pentathlon
1^st – Jenelle Rogers – 3998
7^th – Sophie Daugard – 3415
8^th – Kenli Nettles - 3289

    60m Hurdles
    1^st – Jenelle Rogers – 8.55
    4^th – Sophie Daugard – 8.90
    11^th – Kenli Nettles – 11.45

    High Jump
    1^st – Jenelle Rogers – 1.70m
    4^th – Kenli Nettles – 1.64m
    10^th – Sophie Daugard – 1.43m

    Shot Put
    1^st - Jenelle Rogers – 13.67m
    4^th - Sophie Daugard – 12.32m
    5^th - Kenli Nettles – 11.10m

    Long Jump
    1^st – Jenelle Rogers – 5.73m
    3^rd – Kenli Nettles – 5.54m
    7^th – Sophie Daugard – 5.31m

    800m
    2^nd – Kenli Nettles – 2:27.30
    9^th – Sophie Daugard – 2:36.52
    10^th – Jenelle Rogers – 2:37.94

Field Events
Weight Throw
17^th – Malena Higgins – 15.44m
20^th – Brooklyn Taylor – 14.78m

Long Jump
4^th - Jenelle Rogers - 5.84m
14^th - Kylee Marshall - 5.47m
19^th - Sophie Daugard - 4.23m

Running Events
5k
11^th – Carly Spletzer – 17:09.17
16^th – Shelby Christman – 17:42.34

800m Trials
16^th - Tori Jackson - 2:16.83

Distance Medley Relay
10^th – Jessica Velez, Allison Valladay, Leila Williams-Molitor, Jenna Schifferer – 12:32.70

Saturday
Field Events

Shot Put
4^th – Jenelle Rogers – 15.09m
10^th – Sydney Miller – 13.54m*
17^th – Brooklyn Taylor – 12.62m

Triple Jump
10^th – Mckenna Cinotte – 12.00m
14^th – Brenna Lehrke – 11.75m*
18^th – Emma Upp – 11.24m

High Jump
6^th – Malina Miller – 1.72m
13^th – Jenelle Rogers – 1.68m

Running Events
Mile Final
8^th – Sarah Mahnensmith – 5:01.34
Prelims
7^th - Sarah Mahnensmith - 4:55.61Q

60m Hurdles Final
2^nd – Jennah Rogers – 8.39*
3^rd – Jenelle Rogers – 8.52
Prelims
2^nd – Jennah Rogers – 8.52Q
4^th – Jenelle Rogers – 8.53Q
15^th – Lauren Graham – 9.09
18^th – Sophie Daugard – 10.54

400m Final
3^rd – Emma Potter – 55.12
4^th – Jenna Oriani – 55.13
Prelims
3^rd – Emma Potter – 55.45q
6^th – Jenna Oriani – 55.74q

60m Final
3^rd – Alana Springer – 7.48
5^th – Moriah Johnson – 7.57*
Prelims
4^th – Alana Springer – 7.47Q*
8^th – Moriah Johnson – 7.65q
18^th – Kylee Marshall – 7.75
22^nd – Savannah Lake – 7.85

200m Final
5^th – Alana Springer – 24.44
Prelims
6^th – Alana Springer – 24.45q
9^th – Jenna Oriani – 24.62
17^th – Moriah Johnson – 25.32

3k
10^th – Carly Spletzer – 9:54.96
18^th – Shelby Christman – 10:10.46
19^th – Sarah Mahnensmith – 10:11.26

4x400m Relay
4^th – Alana Springer, Jenna Oriani, Allison Valladay, Emma Potter – 3:50.06

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Players Mentioned

Shelby Christman

Mckenna Cinotte

Sophie Daugard

Lauren Graham

Malena Higgins

Tori Jackson

Moriah Johnson

Savannah Lake

Brenna Lehrke

Sarah Mahnensmith

Kylee Marshall

Malina Miller

Sydney Miller

Kenli Nettles

Jenna Oriani

Emma Potter

Jenna Schifferer

Carly Spletzer

Alana Springer

Brooklyn Taylor

Allison Valladay

Jessica Velez

Leila Williams-Molitor