2017-18 Track & Field Roster
Stephanie McElhaney
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- High School:
- Huntington North
- Hometown:
- Huntington, Ind.
BALL STATE TOP PERFORMANCES: TFRRS Career Stats Link
Cross Country PRs: 5K - 18:30.40 (9/30/16) | 6K - 22:33.6 (11/11/16)
Indoor PRs: 3000m - 10:42.83 (2/17/17) | 5000m - 18:20.63 (2/3/18)
Outdoor PRs: 1500m - 5:03.23 (4/22/17) | 3000m - 10:44.38 (3/18/17) | 5000m - 17:55.59 (4/1/17) | 10,000m - 38:59.33 (5/11/17)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- Academic All-MAC (Cross Country: 2016 & 2017 | Indoor: 2017 | Outdoor: 2017)
2018 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (R-So.): Competed in two meets … ran a season-fast 3000m of 10:55.03 to place 26th at the Stan Lyons Invitational (March 17) ... followed with a season-fast 5000m time of 18:59.47 to place 34th at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational (March 30).
2018 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (R-So.): Competed in three meets … logged a career-fast 5000m run time of 18:20.63 to place ninth at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 23) ... ran a season-fast 3000m of 10:56.78 to place 44th at the Kentucky Invitational (Jan. 13).
2017 CROSS COUNTRY (R-So.): Competed in six meets … Academic All-MAC ... scored in Ball State’s top five in four meets … placed 77th among scored runners at the Mid-American Conference Championships (Oct. 28) with a 6K time of 23:29.6 … Ball State’s fifth-best runner at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 10), clocking in with a 6K time of 23:44.5 … posted a season-best 6K time of 22:54.5 to place third on the squad and 82nd among scored runners at the Bradley Pink Classic (Oct. 13) … earned a season-best 5K time of 18:51.49 at the Louisville Invite (Sep. 30).
2017 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (R-Fr.): Academic All-Mid-American Conference … competed in six meets … placed 24th in the 10,000m run at the MAC Outdoor Championships (May 11) with a career-fast time of 38:59.33 … opened the outdoor season with a career-best 3,000m run time of 10:44.38 at the Stan Lyons Invitational (March 18) … followed with a career-best 5,000m run effort of 17:55.59 at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational (April 1) … earned a personal-best 1,500m run time of 5:03.23 at the Illinois Twilight (April 22).
2017 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (R-Fr.): Academic All-MAC … competed in five meets … ran a career-fast 3000m of 10:42.83 at the Ball State Tune-up (Feb. 17) to place third at the meet … turned in a season-best 5000m time of 18:22.27 at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 3).
2016 CROSS COUNTRY (R-Fr.): Competed in six meets … led the Cardinals to the finish line at the MAC Championships (Oct. 29), placing 41st among scored runners in a 6K time of 22:49.3 … team’s third-fastest runner at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 11) with a career-fast 6K time of 22:33.6 to place 130th overall … clocked a career-fast 5K time of 18:30.4 to place 94th at the Joe Piane Invitational (Sept. 30).
INDIANA UNIVERSITY (Fr.): Competed for Indiana Cross Country Club coached by Dustin Spanbauer … turned in a career-best 6K time of 23:52 in cross country … added career-best 5K times of 18:47 in indoor track and 18:38 in outdoor track.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three letters in cross country at Huntington North High School for coach Carrie Boxell … was also a four-year letterwinner in track & field at Huntington North for coach Matt Ditzler … CROSS COUNTRY: Three-time state qualifier … three-time All-Conference honoree … helped guide the Vikings to conference and sectional championships all three years … named the team’s Most Improved Athlete after her sophomore season, her first on the team … logged a career-best time of 20:24 at the regional meet her senior year … TRACK & FIELD: State qualifier as a sophomore and junior … helped lead the Vikings to a pair of conference titles, as well as back-to-back sectional championships, in 2013 & 2014 … all-state in the indoor distance medley relay as a sophomore and senior … helped establish the school record in the 4x800m relay at 9:32 … all-conference honoree her final three seasons … placed third at sectionals in the 800m as a senior, while earning sectional titles in the 4x400m relay and the 4x800m relay … named team captain as a senior, after earning Rookie of the Year accolades as a freshman … owns career-best times of 1:02 in the 400m, 2:27 in the 800m and 5:34 in the 1600m.
