Ball State University Athletics
2025-26 Track & Field Roster

Sadey Seyferth
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- East Grand Rapids HS
- Hometown:
- Grand Rapids, Mich.
Sadey Seyferth TFFRS Results and Statistics
Before Ball State: Four-year varsity letter winner at East Grand Rapids High School … earned first-team all-state honors in track as a sophomore, junior and senior … first-team all-conference selection in track as a sophomore, junior and senior … served as team captain for track and cross country as a senior … named Rookie of the Year as a sophomore … earned Academic All-State honors in cross country all four years … first-team all-conference in cross country as a freshman, sophomore, junior and senior … named team MVP in cross country as a junior and senior … helped lead her track team to a state championship as a sophomore and a regional championship as a senior … helped lead her cross country team to a state championship as a freshman, state runner-up as a sophomore and regional championships as a freshman, sophomore and junior … posted notable personal bests of 10:51 in the 3,200 meters, 5:04 in the 1,600 meters, 2:23 in the 800 meters and 18:20 in the 5K, which ranks sixth all-time on her school’s cross country record board.
Personal: Daughter of Lyndsay and Kurt Seyferth … has one brother, Cooper … grandfather, Mike Burns, played baseball at Alma College and in Minor League Baseball … father played baseball at Muskegon Community College … member of the National Honor Society … enjoys playing pickleball … favorite food is pasta.
Before Ball State: Four-year varsity letter winner at East Grand Rapids High School … earned first-team all-state honors in track as a sophomore, junior and senior … first-team all-conference selection in track as a sophomore, junior and senior … served as team captain for track and cross country as a senior … named Rookie of the Year as a sophomore … earned Academic All-State honors in cross country all four years … first-team all-conference in cross country as a freshman, sophomore, junior and senior … named team MVP in cross country as a junior and senior … helped lead her track team to a state championship as a sophomore and a regional championship as a senior … helped lead her cross country team to a state championship as a freshman, state runner-up as a sophomore and regional championships as a freshman, sophomore and junior … posted notable personal bests of 10:51 in the 3,200 meters, 5:04 in the 1,600 meters, 2:23 in the 800 meters and 18:20 in the 5K, which ranks sixth all-time on her school’s cross country record board.
Personal: Daughter of Lyndsay and Kurt Seyferth … has one brother, Cooper … grandfather, Mike Burns, played baseball at Alma College and in Minor League Baseball … father played baseball at Muskegon Community College … member of the National Honor Society … enjoys playing pickleball … favorite food is pasta.
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