2019-20 Track & Field Roster
Peyton Kneadler
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Twin Lakes
- Hometown:
- Monticello, Ind.
BALL STATE TOP PERFORMANCES: TFRRS Career Stats Link
Cross Country PRs: 5K - 18:25.6 (10/5/19) | 6K - 22:22.1 (10/18/19)
Indoor PRs: 600m - 1:36.89 (1/21/17) | 800m - 2:16.51 (2/4/17) | Mile - 5:01.92 (2/29/20) | 3000m - 10:07.27 (2/8/20)
Outdoor PRs: 800m - 2:15.53 (4/15/17) | 1500m - 4:41.03 (3/30/18)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- Academic All-MAC (Cross Country: 2017, 2018, 2019 | Indoor: 2018, 2019, 2020 | Outdoor: 2018, 2019)
2020 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Sr.): The 2020 outdoor season was canceled due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.
2020 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Sr.): Competed in seven meets ... Academic All-Mid-American Conference ... placed 13th in the mile at the MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 28) with a career-fast time of 5:01.92 ... also ran the opening leg for the seventh-place distance medley relay which clocked in at 11:52.20 at the MAC Championships ... won the 800m (2:16.58) and ran anchor for the first-place 4x400m relay at the Ball State Tune-Up (Feb. 21) ... credited with a career-fast 3000m run of 10:07.27 at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 8) ... ran leadoff for the winning distance medley relay which timed out at 12:05.72 at the Music City Challenge (Feb. 15).
2019 CROSS COUNTRY (Sr.): Competed in six meets ... Academic All-MAC ... finished among Ball State's top five runners in three meets ... team's third-fastest runner at the Louisville Classic (Oct. 5) with a career-fast 5K time of 19:25.6 ... placed seventh at the Cardinal Classic (Oct. 18) with a career-fast 6K effort of 22:22.1 ... placed 49th at the MAC Championships (Nov. 2) with a 6K effort of 23:20.4 ... was Ball State's fifth-fastest runner at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 15), clocking at at 22:49.1 on the 6K course.
2019 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Jr.): Competed in four meets ... Academic All-Mid-American Conference ... ran a season-fast 1500m of 4:48.81 to place 25th at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational (April 6) ... followed with a season-fast 800m of 2:25.46 at the Ball State Challenge (April 13) ... ran the third leg for the 4x400m relay which took top honors at the Stan Lyons Invitational in 4:07.73.
2019 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Jr.): Competed in seven meets ... Academic All-MAC ... ran the third leg for the 11th-place distance medley relay at the MAC Indoor Championships which finished in 12:22.43 ... ran a season-fast mile of 5:13.16 at the Vanderbilt Invitational (Jan. 19) ... turned in a season-fast 200m of 2:19.20 at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 2).
2018 CROSS COUNTRY (Jr.): Competed in five meets ... Academic All-MAC ... finished among Ball State's top five runners in four meets ... placed fourth on the squad and 11th overall with a season-fast 5K time of 18:45.1 to help guide the Cardinals to the Jenna Strong Invitational (Oct. 12) team championship ... ran a season-fast 6K of 23:30.2 to place 87th at the MAC Championships (Oct. 27).
2018 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (So.): Competed in six meets … Academic All-MAC ... placed 19th in the 1500m run (4:53.15) and 20th in the 800m run (2:20.69) at the Mid-American Conference Championships (May 10-12) … her career-fast 1500m time of 4:41.03 placed 94th at the Raleigh Relays (March 30) … her season-best 800m time of 2:17.13 came in a 23rd-place shoring at the Jesse Owens Track Classic (April 20).
2018 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (So.): Competed in seven meets … Academic All-MAC ... member of the 12th-place distance medley relay which clocked in at 12:34.73 at the MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 23) … collected a season-fast 800m time of 2:16.94 to place sixth at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 3) ... added a season-best mile time of 5:16.50 to place 48th at the Music City Challenge (Feb. 10).
2017 CROSS COUNTRY (So.): Competed in five meets … Academic All-MAC ... scored in Ball State’s top five once … earned a season-best 6K time of 23:10.2 to place fifth on the team and 70th overall at the MAC Championships (Oct. 28) … clocked a season-best 5K time of 19:45.9 to place 23rd at the Butler Twilight (Sep. 1).
2017 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Fr.): Competed in seven meets … placed 19th in both the 800m run (2:18.54) and the 1500m run (4:46.71) at the MAC Outdoor Championships (May 11-13) … placed third in the 800m run at the Ball State Challenge (April 15) with a career-fast time of 2:15.53 … her sixth-place time of 4:42.56 in the 1500m run at the Hillsdale “GINA” Relays (April 29) was a season-best performance.
2017 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Fr.): Competed in eight meets … member of the fourth-place distance medley relay which clocked a time of 11:51.32 at the MAC Championships (Feb. 25) … also placed 14th in the mile at the league meet with a time of 5:05.56 … took fifth in the mile at the Chipotle Marshall Invitational (Feb. 11) with a season-best time of 5:03.72 … added a career-fast 800m run time of 2:16.51 to place fourth at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 3).
2016 CROSS COUNTRY (Fr.): Competed in five meets … logged a season-fast 5K time of 19:28.9 to place ninth at the Ball State Cardinal Duals (Sept. 23) … crossed the finish line with a season-best 6K time of 25:05.0 at the MAC Championship (Oct. 29).
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three letters in cross country at Twin Lakes High School for coach David Schultheiss … was also a four-year letterwinner in track and field at Twin Lakes for coach James Creamer … CROSS COUNTRY: Second team all-conference as a senior … all-county selection as a sophomore, junior and senior … team’s Mental Attitude Award winner as a sophomore, and the Larry Crabb Sportsmanship Award honoree as a junior … placed 17th at regionals her senior season with a time of 20:17 … earned a career-best time of 20:16 at state her sophomore season to help the team finish 12th overall in its first-ever appearance at the state meet … helped guide the Indians to sectional titles her sophomore and senior seasons …TRACK & FIELD: Earned all-state honors as a senior after placing ninth in the 800m run at the state meet with a time of 2:17.58 … also placed third in regionals in the 800m run as a senior with a school-record time of 2:16.81 … also a regional qualifier in the 400m dash (59.58) as a senior … three-time First Team All-Conference honoree … Larry Crabb Sportsmanship Award winner as a freshman … most points scored on the team as a freshman … Girls Mental Attitude Award winner as a junior … sectional champion in the 800m run as a freshman (2:33) … sectional champion in the 400m dash as a sophomore (1:01.72) … placed 10th at regionals in the 800m run as a sophomore (2:20.49) … member of the school-record setting 4x800m relay (9:52.96) and 4x400m relay (4:11) … owns career-best times of 2:16.81 in the 800m run, 59.08 in the 400m dash and 26.24 in the 200m dash all set her senior season.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Virgil Kneadler and Courtney Bradshaw … full name is Peyton Michelle Kneadler … has two brothers, Cody and Alex … born July 9, 1997 in Monticello, Ind. … majoring in psychology.
