Nettles Shines on Cardinals' Two-Meet Week

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – It was a big week for Ball State track and field with competitors representing out at the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, California and back in Terre Haute, Indiana for the Gibson Invitational.

Shelby Christman kick-started the Cardinals' week on Wednesday morning when she competed in the 10,000-meter run at Azusa Pacific University. In her first 10k race as a Ball State athlete, Christman finished in an impressive time of 36:11.49.

Meanwhile, multis athletes Kenli Nettles and Kendra Keesling began their first heptathlon of the season Thursday morning at Indiana State. Nettles immediately got off to a strong start, finishing fourth in the 100-meter hurdles and first in the high jump to take the lead. She marked two personal bests, a throw of 11.51-meters in the shot put and a finish of 24.65 in the 200-meter dash, to maintain her lead over the field. Closing the two-day competition on Friday, Nettles finished second in the long jump, javelin throw and 800-meter run, winning the heptathlon with a new personal best score of 5,517 points. Her new score is over 300 points better than her previous best and has catapulted her into the Ball State record book where she now holds the third highest event score in program history.

Also coming away with a win on Friday was thrower, Sydney Miller. Miller won the discus throw with a mark of 45.65 meters, a new PR.

Under rainy and stormy conditions on Saturday, Brooklyn Taylor continued adding to the Cardinals' list of personal bests on the weekend. Taylor threw nearly three meters farther than her previous best mark in the hammer throw, recording a distance of 44.48 meters.

Looking ahead, Ball State track and field will now begin preparing for next weekend's trip to Orlando, Florida for the Knights Invitational. Competition will start on Friday, April 25 at the UCF Track and Field Complex.

Brian Clay Individual Results
10k
34^th – Shelby Christman – 36.11.49

Gibson Invitational Individual Results
Friday
Field Events
Heptathlon
1^st – Kenli Nettles – 5517 points
                  4^th - 100m Hurdles – 14.24
                  1^st – High Jump – 1.70m
                  5^th – Shot Put – 11.51m*
                  4^th – 200m – 24.65*
                  2^nd – Long Jump – 5.72m
                  2^nd – Javelin – 37.76m
          2^nd - 800m – 2:23.27

23rd – Kendra Keesling – 3872*
                  26^th – 100m Hurdles – 16.51
                  28^th – High Jump – 1.37m
                  24^th – Shot Put – 9.00m
                  24^th – 200m – 27.16
                  12^th – Long Jump – 5.24m
                  15^th – Javelin – 28.29m
          22nd - 800m - 2:46.06

Discus
1^st – Sydney Miller – 45.65m*
11^th – Malena Higgins – 39.42m
19^th – Brooklyn Taylor – 36.90m

Javelin
16^th – Maci Easton – 33.19m*
25^th – Brooklyn Taylor – 26.85m

Track Events
5k
15^th – Jessica Velez – 18:31.80
30^th – Jenna Schifferer – 19:07.71
43^rd – Autumn Spence – 20:32.58

Saturday
Field Events
Long Jump
31^st – Taylor Hickman – 4.77m

Triple Jump
8^th - Taylor Hickman – 10.83m

High Jump
6^th - Lexi Hale – 1.60m

Shot Put
15^th – Brooklyn Taylor – 12.38m
17^th – Malena Higgins – 12.34m
18^th – Sydney Miller – 12.10m

Hammer Throw
12^th - Brooklyn Taylor – 44.48m*
16^th - Sydney Miller – 44.08m
20^th - Malena Higgins – 42.20m

Track Events
100m Hurdles
32^nd – Makensie Kramer – 15.93

100m
23^rd – Savannah Lake – 12.44

800m
25^th Mikayla Mimnaugh – 2:26.37

400m Hurdles
21^st – Leila Williams-Molitor – 1:07.15

200m
33^rd – Savannah Lake – 26.28

*Indicates personal best

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Players Mentioned

Shelby Christman

Maci Easton

Lexi Hale

Taylor Hickman

Malena Higgins

Kendra Keesling

Makensie Kramer

Savannah Lake

Sydney Miller

Mikayla Mimnaugh

Kenli Nettles

Jenna Schifferer

Autumn Spence

Brooklyn Taylor

Jessica Velez

Leila Williams-Molitor