Bryeana Byrdsong

Photo by: Ball State University Creative Services

Photo by: BSU Photo Services

Photo by: Ball State University Creative Services

Position:
Sprints
Class:
Fifth Year
High School:
Warren Central
Hometown:
Indianapolis, Ind.

BALL STATE TOP PERFORMANCES - TFRRS Career Stats Link

Indoor PRs: 60m Dash – 7.45 (2/28/20) | 200m Dash – 23.99 (2/22/19) | 300m Dash - 41.04 (12/2/17)
Outdoor PRs: 100m Dash – 11.69 (4/13/18) | 200m Dash – 23.53 (5/11/19) | 400m Dash - 58.26 (4/6/19)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- Most Valuable Performer of the 2019 Mid-American Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships
- 2019 MAC Outdoor Champion in the 100m at 11.51w (2.7)
- First Team All-MAC (Outdoor: 2019 in 100m)
- Second Team All-MAC (Outdoor: 2018 in 4x100m Relay / 2019 in 200m & 4x100m Relay)
- Qualified for the 2019 NCAA East Preliminary Championships in the 100m (38th in 11.83) and 200m (38th in 23.96)
- Ran the second leg for the program-record setting 4x100m relay (outdoors) which clocked in at 45.20 to place second at the 2019 MAC Outdoor Championships (May 11, 2019)
- Ran the third leg for the 4x400m relay which placed fourth at the 2018 MAC Outdoor Championships (May 12, 2018) with the third-best time in program history at 3:42.24.
- Second-best individual performance in program history in the outdoor 200m dash with a time of 23.53 on May 11, 2019
- Third-best individual time in program history in the indoor 200m dash with a time of 23.99 on Feb. 22, 2019
- Fourth-best individual performance in program history in the indoor 60m with a time of 7.45 in the prelims at the 2020 MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 28, 2020)
- Five-time MAC Outdoor Championship medalist, earning one gold (2019 in 100m), three silver (2018 in 4x100m relay, 2019 in 200m & 4x100m relay) and one bronze (2019 in 4x400m relay)
- Two-time MAC Indoor Championship medalist, earning two bronze (2019 in 200m and 2020 in 200m)
- Two-time MAC Track Athlete of the Week (March 26, 2019 and Jan. 14, 2020)

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 ... turned in the Mid-American Conference's fastest time of the season in the 60m, clocking in at 7.45 in the preliminary round of the MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 28) ... the time is also the fourth-best individual performance in program history ... she went on to finish fourth in the event with a finals time of 7.59 one day later (Feb. 29) ... placed third in the 200m at the MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 29) with a season-fast time of 24.22 ... won both the 60m (7.56) and the 200m (24.64) at the Ball State Tune-Up (Feb. 21) ... ran the third leg for the 4x400m relay which took eighth at the Music City Challenge (Feb. 15) with a time of 3:47.18 ... named MAC Track Athlete of the Week after clocking a time of 7.58 in the prelims of the 60m at the Gene Edmonds Memorial Invitational (Jan. 11).

2019 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Jr.): Competed in seven meets ... Most Valuable Performer of the MAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships after helping account for 32 total points at the meet ... First Team All-MAC in the 100m ... Second Team All-MAC in the 200m and 4x100m relay ... won the MAC title in the 100m with a time of 11.51w (2.7) at the MAC Championships (May 11) which would have been a career-best effort, the track record and the MAC championship meet record were it not for the wind ... placed second in the 200m at the MAC Championships (May 11) with a career-fast time of 23.53 which also ranks as the second-best individual performance in program history ... ran the second leg for the 4x100m relay which placed second at the MAC Championships (May 11) with a school record time of 45.20 ... also ran the third leg for the 4x400m relay which placed third at the MAC Championships (May 11) with a time of 3:43.65 ... advanced to the NCAA East Preliminary Championships (May 23-25) in the 100m and 200m, placing 38th in both events with times of 11.83 and 23.96, respectively ... clocked a career-fast 400m time of 58.26 at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational (April 6) ... named MAC Track Athlete of the Week after clocking in at 11.79 in the 100m and 23.88 in the 200m at the Vanderbilt Black & Gold Invitational (March 23).

2019 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Jr.): Competed in five meets ... placed third in the 200m at the MAC Championships (Feb. 23) with a finals time of 24.03 ... her preliminary time of 23.99 one day earlier (Feb. 22) was a career-best effort ... also placed eighth in the 60m at the MAC Championships (Feb. 23) with a time 7.57 ... recorded a career-fast 60m of 7.53 at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 2) to place third at the meet ... won the 60m in 7.58 at the Tom Hathaway Distance Classic (Jan. 26).

2018 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (So.): Competed in six meets … Second Team All-MAC in the 4x100m relay ... ran the second leg for the second-place 4x100m relay which timed out at 45.57 at the MAC Outdoor Championships (May 12) ... also placed fourth in the 100m (11.71) and the 200m (23.87) at the MAC Championships (May 12) ... won both the 100m (11.69) and the 200m (23.79) at the Ball State Challenge (April 12) ... the 100m time is a career-best effort, while the 200m time was a season-best mark ... ran the second leg for 4x100m relay which placed fourth at the War Eagle Invitational (April 20) with a time of 45.28, which was the program record at the time and is currently second in program history ... won both the 100m (12.00) and the 200m (24.25) at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational (March 31) ... earned a season-best 400m time of 1:00.65 to place fourth at the Stan Lyons Invitational (March 17).

2018 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (So.): Competed in seven meets ... placed eighth in the 200m dash at the MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 24) with a time of 25.05 ... used her season-fast 60m time of 7.64 to place ninth at the MAC Championships (Feb. 23) ... also ran on the 10th-place 4x400m relay which clocked in at 3:58.71 at the league championships ... placed 15th in the 200m at the Music City Challenge (Feb. 9) with a season-fast time of 24.73 ... also ran the third leg for the 4x400m relay which run a season-fast 3:47.19 to place eighth on the second day of the meet held in Nashville ... won the 200m dash at the Ball State Tune-Up (Feb. 16) with a time of 25.20.

2017 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Fr.): Competed in five meets … placed seventh in the 100m dash (12.01) and ninth in the 200m dash (24.41) at the MAC Outdoor Championships (May 11-13) … her 200m dash time of 24.41 at the meet was a season-best performance … was also a member of the seventh-place 4x100m relay (46.22) and the 10th-place 4x400m relay (3:50.76) at the league meet … logged a season-best 100m dash time of 11.94 at the Southern Miss Open (Feb. 29) … helped the 4x400m relay place first at the Illinois Twilight (April 22) and the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational (Apr. 1).

2017 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Fr.): Competed in eight meets … placed fourth in the 200m dash at the MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 24-25) with a time of 24.93, after recording a season-fast effort of 24.52 in the prelims … finished seventh in the 60m dash at the MAC Championships with a finals time of 7.71, which was 0.07 off her season-best time of 7.64 in the prelims … also a member of the eighth-place 4x400m relay which clocked in at 3:49.96 … finished second in the 200m dash at the Ball State Tune-Up (Feb. 17) with a time of 25.05 … also earned a runner-up finish in the 60m dash at the season-opening Mastodon Opener (Dec. 3), while helping guide the 4x400m relay to an event win at the meet with a time of 4:01.43.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters in track & field at Warren Central High School for coach Le’gretta Smith … helped guide the program to the 2016 IHSAA State Championship her senior season, after the Warriors finished as state runner-up her junior campaign … the team also captured sectional and regional titles in each of her four seasons … placed second in the 100m dash (11.80) and third in the 200m dash (24.60) at the state meet her senior season … also ran the second leg for the first-place 4x100m (46.17) and 4x400m (3:48.88) relays at the state meet as a senior … her time of 11.80 in the 100m finals was a career-best effort, while she turned in a career-best 200m time of 24.30 to place second in the event at the MIC Championships … placed seventh in the 200m dash (25.05) and ran the second leg for the second-place 4x100m relay (47.20) at the state meet her junior year … placed sixth in the 200m dash with a time of 25.23 at the state meet her sophomore season, while running the second leg for the state champion 4x100m relay which crossed the finish line in 47.33 …. as a freshman, she placed 22nd at the state meet in the 200m dash and was a member of the 10th-place 4x100m relay.

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