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Friday, March 20
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Ball State Completes Final Day at TCU Alumni Invite
March 21, 2026 | Track & Field
FORT WORTH, Texas --Laya'Lapri Ratney finished in fourth place in the 100-meter hurdles, and Ball State logged three different seventh-place finishes on Saturday, to lead the Cardinals on the final day of competition at the TCU Alumni Invite.
Ratney, the Mid-American Conference indoor champion two weeks ago in the 60-meter hurdles, finished the race in a personal-record of 13.71 seconds and recorded the Cardinals' fourth top-five finish of the meet. Ball State high jumpers Nina Garner and Malina Miller notched a first- and second-place finishes in Friday's opening event, with Bella Jackson right behind them in fifth.
Early in the day, in the 4x100 meter relay, Lauren Graham anchored the Cardinals' team that finished ahead of Grambling at the finish line. Jiah Davenport opened the race for Ball State, handing the baton to Amina Hadziahmetovic, then Savannah Lake and Graham for a finish of 48.27 seconds.
Kenli Nettles led three Ball State long jumpers with a seventh-place distance of 5.82 meters.
Ball State finished the day with another seventh-place relay finish, this time in the 4x400 meter relay. Hadziahmetovic ran her second relay leg to lead off the Cardinals' unit, before handing to Paige Kirtz and Abby Brennan. Kenli Nettles ran the anchor leg as Ball State finished the 1,600-meter race in 3:54.05 second, behind invitational host and sixth-place TCU.
The Cardinals return to the Midwest for a split week with distance runners at Washington University in St. Louis, and a second track unit competing in a two-day meet at Eastern Illinois.
Ball State entries at the TCU Alumni Invite:
FRIDAY EVENTS
High Jump
1st, Nina Garner, Fr. -- 1.75m
2nd, Malina Miller, Jr. -- 1.70m
5th, Bella Jackson, Sr. -- 1.70m
Discus
8th, Sydney Miller, Jr. -- 45.78m PR
115h, Malena Higgins, Sr. -- 42.47m PR
Hammer Throw
17th, Malena Higgins, Sr. -- 44.04m
NM, Sydney Miller, Jr. -- foul
SATURDAY EVENTS
Shot Put
10th, Malena Higgins, Sr. -- 12.98
12th, Sydney Miller, Jr. -- 12.52
Long Jump
13th, Kenli Nettles, Sr. -- 5.82m
15th, Kylee Marshall, So. -- 5.69m
24th, Anisa Barnett, Fr. -- 5.37m
Javelin
20th, Maci Easton, Sr. -- 29.53m
4x100m Relay
7th, Jiah Davenport, Amina Hadziahmetovic, Savannah Lake, Lauren Graham -- 48.27
Laya'Lapri Ratney, Kylee Marshall, Paige Kirtz, Alana Springer -- DNF
100m Hurdles
4th, Laya'Lapri Ratney, So. -- 13.71
18th, Lia Patterson, Fr. -- 14.63
22nd, Lauren Graham, Sr. -- 14.87
400m Dash
11th, Paige Kirtz, Jr. -- 56.67
23rd, Abby Brennan, Sr. -- 59.65
100m Dash
29th, Savannah Lake, So. -- 12.28
30th, Jiah Davenport, So. -- 12.45
Alana Springer, Sr. -- DNS
400m Hurdles
7th, Kenli Nettles, Sr. -- 1:03.18
10th, Lia Patterson, Fr. -- 1:05.79
11th, Amina Hadziahmetovic, Fr. -- 1:05.80
Triple Jump
NM, Anisa Barnett, Fr. -- foul
200m Dash
29th, Kylee Marshall, So. -- 29.16
33rd, Jiah Davenport, So. -- 25.67
Savannah Lake, So. -- DNS
Laya'Lapri Ratney, So. -- DNS
4x400m Relay
7th, Amina Hadziahmetovic, Paige Kirtz, Abby Brennan, Kenli Nettles -- 3:54.05
Ratney, the Mid-American Conference indoor champion two weeks ago in the 60-meter hurdles, finished the race in a personal-record of 13.71 seconds and recorded the Cardinals' fourth top-five finish of the meet. Ball State high jumpers Nina Garner and Malina Miller notched a first- and second-place finishes in Friday's opening event, with Bella Jackson right behind them in fifth.
Early in the day, in the 4x100 meter relay, Lauren Graham anchored the Cardinals' team that finished ahead of Grambling at the finish line. Jiah Davenport opened the race for Ball State, handing the baton to Amina Hadziahmetovic, then Savannah Lake and Graham for a finish of 48.27 seconds.
Kenli Nettles led three Ball State long jumpers with a seventh-place distance of 5.82 meters.
Ball State finished the day with another seventh-place relay finish, this time in the 4x400 meter relay. Hadziahmetovic ran her second relay leg to lead off the Cardinals' unit, before handing to Paige Kirtz and Abby Brennan. Kenli Nettles ran the anchor leg as Ball State finished the 1,600-meter race in 3:54.05 second, behind invitational host and sixth-place TCU.
The Cardinals return to the Midwest for a split week with distance runners at Washington University in St. Louis, and a second track unit competing in a two-day meet at Eastern Illinois.
Ball State entries at the TCU Alumni Invite:
FRIDAY EVENTS
High Jump
1st, Nina Garner, Fr. -- 1.75m
2nd, Malina Miller, Jr. -- 1.70m
5th, Bella Jackson, Sr. -- 1.70m
Discus
8th, Sydney Miller, Jr. -- 45.78m PR
115h, Malena Higgins, Sr. -- 42.47m PR
Hammer Throw
17th, Malena Higgins, Sr. -- 44.04m
NM, Sydney Miller, Jr. -- foul
SATURDAY EVENTS
Shot Put
10th, Malena Higgins, Sr. -- 12.98
12th, Sydney Miller, Jr. -- 12.52
Long Jump
13th, Kenli Nettles, Sr. -- 5.82m
15th, Kylee Marshall, So. -- 5.69m
24th, Anisa Barnett, Fr. -- 5.37m
Javelin
20th, Maci Easton, Sr. -- 29.53m
4x100m Relay
7th, Jiah Davenport, Amina Hadziahmetovic, Savannah Lake, Lauren Graham -- 48.27
Laya'Lapri Ratney, Kylee Marshall, Paige Kirtz, Alana Springer -- DNF
100m Hurdles
4th, Laya'Lapri Ratney, So. -- 13.71
18th, Lia Patterson, Fr. -- 14.63
22nd, Lauren Graham, Sr. -- 14.87
400m Dash
11th, Paige Kirtz, Jr. -- 56.67
23rd, Abby Brennan, Sr. -- 59.65
100m Dash
29th, Savannah Lake, So. -- 12.28
30th, Jiah Davenport, So. -- 12.45
Alana Springer, Sr. -- DNS
400m Hurdles
7th, Kenli Nettles, Sr. -- 1:03.18
10th, Lia Patterson, Fr. -- 1:05.79
11th, Amina Hadziahmetovic, Fr. -- 1:05.80
Triple Jump
NM, Anisa Barnett, Fr. -- foul
200m Dash
29th, Kylee Marshall, So. -- 29.16
33rd, Jiah Davenport, So. -- 25.67
Savannah Lake, So. -- DNS
Laya'Lapri Ratney, So. -- DNS
4x400m Relay
7th, Amina Hadziahmetovic, Paige Kirtz, Abby Brennan, Kenli Nettles -- 3:54.05
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