Regan Lewis

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Regan Lewis - 2019 MAC Indoor High Jump Champion

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Position:
Jumps
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Greenfield-Central
Hometown:
Greenfield, Ind.

BALL STATE TOP PERFORMANCES: TFFRS.org Career Results Link
Indoor PRs: High Jump - 1.81m / 5-11.25 (2/25/17) | Long Jump - 4.70m / 15-5 (1/7/17)
Outdoor PRs: High Jump - 1.82m / 5-11.5 (5/13/17) | Javelin - 35.07m / 115-1 (4/14/17)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- 2018-19 MAC Medal of Excellence Award
- 2019 CoSIDA / Google Cloud Academic All-District 5 First Team
- Placed 10th in the high jump at the 2018 NCAA Championships to earn All-America Second Team honors
- Placed eighth in the high jump at the 2018 NCAA East Preliminary Outdoor Championships
- Placed 21st in the high jump at the 2017 NCAA East Preliminary Outdoor Championships
- Four-Time Mid-American Conference High Jump Champion (Indoor: 2018 & 2019 | Outdoor: 2017 & 2018)
- Four-Time First Team All-MAC (Indoor: 2018 & 2019 | Outdoor: 2017 & 2018)
- Second Team All-MAC (Indoor: 2017)
- Program record of 1.81m (5-11.25) in the indoor high jump on Feb. 25, 2017
- Second-best mark in program history in the outdoor high jump at 1.82m (5-11.5) on May 26, 2017
- Four-Time MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete (Indoor: 2017 & 2018 | Outdoor: 2017 & 2018)
- Six-Time Academic All-MAC (Indoor: 2017, 2018 & 2019 | Outdoor: 2017, 2018 & 2019)
- Six-Time MAC Medalist in the High Jump: Gold (2017 outdoor, 2018 indoor & outdoor, 2019 indoor), Silver (2017 indoor), Bronze (2016 outdoor)
- Named MAC Field Athlete of the Week on March 28, 2017

2019 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Sr.): Competed in five meets ... Academic All-Mid-American Conference ... placed fourth in the high jump at the MAC Outdoor Championships (May 11) by clearing 1.66m (5'-5.25") ... cleared a season-best 1.71m (5'-7.25") to place third at the Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational (April 27) ... won the high jump at the Ball State Challenge (April 13) at 1.65m (5'-5").

2019 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Sr.): Competed in two meets ... First Team All-MAC ... Academic All-MAC ... won the MAC Indoor Championship (Feb. 23) in the high jump by successfully clearing 1.69m (5'-6.5") in a jump off ... was one of three student-athletes to clear 1.69m (5'-6.5") in the finals to force the jump off, then was one of two to clear 1.67m (5'-5.75") in the third round of the jump off ... three rounds later, Lewis cleared 1.69m (5'-6.5") for a third time in the competition to win her fourth consecutive high jump title ... opened the season by clearing 1.75m (5'-8.75") at the BGSU Opener (Dec. 1), but was injured in the meet and did not compete again until the MAC Indoor Championships.

2018 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Jr.): Competed in eight meets … All-America Second Team ... First Team All-MAC ... Academic All-MAC ... placed 10th in the high jump at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 9) after successfully clearing 1.78m (5'-10") to earn All-America Second Team honors ... becomes the sixth NCAA Outdoor Track & Field All-American in program history, and the first since 2007 ... is the second Ball State track & field student-athlete to earn NCAA Outdoor Track & Field All-America honors in the high jump, joining two-time honoree Bonita Harrington (1984 & 1983) ... placed eighth in the high jump at the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 24) after clearing a season-best height of 1.80m (5'-10.75") ... won the MAC Outdoor Championship (May 12) in the high jump after clearing 1.79m (5'10.5"), winning the event by .15m after no other competitor was able to clear higher than 1.64m on the cold, blustery day in Buffalo ... cleared 1.79m to win the high jump competition at the War Eagle Invitational (April 21) hosted by Auburn … placed fourth in the high jump at the prestigious Penn Relays (April 28), clearing 1.74m … won the high jump at the Stan Lyons Invitational (March 17), while placing second at both the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational (March 31) and the Ball State Challenge (April 13).

2018 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Jr.): Competed in six meets ... First Team All-MAC ... Academic All-MAC and MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete ... won the MAC Indoor Championship (Feb. 24) in the high jump at a season-best 1.76m (5'-9.25"), successfully clearing the first four heights (1.62m, 1.67m, 1.72m and 1.76m) on her first attempt to become the first indoor high jump MAC Champion in program history … also cleared 1.76m (5'-9.25") to place second at the Music City Challenge (Feb. 9) … won the high jump at the Mastodon Opener (1.73m) and the IWU Invitational (1.68m).

2017 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (So.): Competed in seven meets … First Team All-MAC … Academic All-MAC and MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete ... MAC Field Athlete of the Week (March 28) … placed 21st in the high jump at the NCAA East Preliminary Championships (May 26) by clearing the bar at 1.74m (5’-8.5”) … is just the second Ball State student-athlete to compete in the high jump at the NCAA East Preliminary Championships, joining Rebecca Lomax who qualified three times (2011, 2012, 2015) after the championship format was changed following the 2009 season … became just the firth MAC outdoor high jump champion in program history when she cleared a career-best 1.82m (5’-11.5”) to win the event at the MAC Outdoor Championships … her effort of 1.82m (5’-11.5”) is the second-best mark in program history, trailing only the mark of 1.84m (6’-0.5”) set by Bonita Harrington in 1984 … also won the high jump competition at the Stan Lyons Invitational (March 18) and the Southern Miss Open (April 29) … cleared at least 1.66m (5’-5.25”) in all seven meets she competed in … also turned in a career-best javelin throw of 35.07m (115’-1”) at the Ball State Challenge (April 14).

2017 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (So.): Competed in eight meets … All-MAC Second Team … Academic All-MAC and MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete … placed second in the high jump at the MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 25) after clearing a career-best and school-record height of 1.81m (5’-11.25”) … the program's previous indoor record was 1.77m held by both Ashley Gillies (2002) and Susan Setlack (2000) … Lewis’ second-place finish is the best for Ball State in the high jump at the MAC Indoor Championships since Rebecca Lomax won the event as a freshman in 2011 … won the high jump competition at five of the remaining meets; Mastodon Opener (Dec. 3), WMU Ice Breaker (Jan. 7), Gladstein Invitational (Jan. 21), Chipotle Marshall Invitational (Feb. 11) and Ball State Tune-up (Feb. 17) … cleared at least 1.70m (5’-7”) in all eight meets … placed eighth in the long jump at the WMU Ice Breaker with a career-best distance of 4.70m (15’-5”).

2016 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Fr.): Competed in seven meets … earned six points at the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Championships (May 14) with a third place finish in the high jump after successfully clearing 1.66m (5’-5.25”) in her first attempt … only six of the 19 competitors were able to clear the height, with Lewis and event champion Claudia Garcia Jou (Akron) being the only ones to do so on their first attempt … with her third-place finish in the high jump, Lewis became the first medalist for the Ball State at the MAC Outdoor Championships since Thekla Lorenz won the heptathlon in 2012 … placed sixth in the high jump at the Jesse Owens Track & Field Classic hosted by Ohio State with a season-best leap of 1.68m (5’-6”) … opened the outdoor campaign with a mark of 1.67m (5’-5.75”) in the high jump and a career best javelin throw of 33.18m (108’-10”) at the Stan Lyons Invitational (March 9) … won the high jump competition at the Miami Duals (April 2) by clearing 1.55m (5’-1”) in extremely adverse weather conditions.

2016 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Fr.): Competed in eight meets … placed 10th in the high jump at the MAC Indoor Championships after clearing 1.64m (5’-4.5”) … opened her collegiate career with a season-best and MAC automatic qualifying mark of 1.68m (5’-6”) at the Mastodon Opener (Dec. 5) … placed eighth in the high jump at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 6) after clearing 1.67m (5’-5.75”) … won the high jump at the Ball State Tune-up (Feb. 19) by clearing 1.59m (5’-2.5”).

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters in track & field for coach Jan Hacker at Greenfield-Central High School … a four-time All-State selections, Lewis placed seventh in the high jump at the 2015 IHSAA State Championship meet with a leap of 5’-3” … she captured the regional title her senior year by clearing the bar at 5’-6” … named the team’s Most Valuable Performer all four years and was a four-time team captain … helped guide the Cougars to three conference titles … holds the school record in the high jump, clearing 5’-9” as a senior, and the 4x400 relay, helping log a time of 4:02 as a junior … placed fourth at the state meet in the high jump as a sophomore, clearing 5’-5” … also successfully cleared 5’-5” in the high jump at the state meet as a freshman and junior, to place fifth and sixth, respectively … also owns a career-best long jump of 16’-2 set as a senior … also played basketball at Greenfield-Central, earning all-conference accolades as a sophomore and junior.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Kimberly Lewis … full name is Regan Louise Lewis … has one sister, Jordan … her sister Jordan was a four-year letterwinner in women’s basketball at Evansville … born Sept. 24, 1996 in Indianapolis, Ind. … maintains a 3.779 grade point average as a nursing major.