Track and Field Schedule
Jan. 13-14 Kentucky Invitational, Lexington, Kentucky
Jan. 20 Gladstein Invitational, Bloomington, Indiana
Feb. 3 Akron Invitational, Akron, Ohio
Feb.10-11 Chipotle Marshall Invitational, Huntington, West Virginia
Feb. 17 Ball State Quadrangular, Muncie, Indiana
Ball State track and field recorded 12 career-best performances on Jan. 7 as they opened the 2017 indoor season with a dual meet at Western Michigan.
Head coach Brian Etelman said the meet was a big test coming off of winter break.
"We wanted to use that as an opportunity to kind of measure where we are with our training," Etelman said. "I thought that the kids that did really really well showed that they took the break seriously and did what they needed to.”
Freshman Bryeana Byrdsong placed third in the 200m dash with a career-best time of 25.96.
Amber Jones placed 10th in the 400m dash with a career-best time of 1:04.04.
In the 800m run, Emily Tromp placed second with a career-best time of 2:22.31. Following Tromp in third, freshman Peyton Kneadler also ran a career best with a time of 2:22.62.
In the mile run, freshman Brooke Talhelm placed second with a career-best time of 5:15.21. Freshman Meliza Rodriguez came in at ninth place with her career-best time of 5:39.71.
In the 3000m run, second place went to redshirt freshman Stephanie McElhaney with a career-best time of 10:45.65. Freshman Maritza Rodriguez followed McElhaney with a third place finish and a career-best time of 10:45.66.
Freshman Lauren Whitehouse came in seventh with a career-best time of 11:12.71.
In the high jump, freshman Megan Graves recorded a career-best distance of 1.45m (4-9) placing her in fifth.
In the triple jump, senior Makelle Skelton recorded a career-best distance of 10.09m (33-1.25) landing her in third place.
In the weight throw, junior Adrienne Mayfield took home a first place finish and a career-best mark recording a throw of 15.65m (51-4.25).
Etelman said he thought Mayfield did a really good job for the Cardinals.
"She was kind of the pleasant surprise of the meet," Etelman said.
Other notable performances for the Cardinals included sophomore Regan Lewis who took home first place in the high jump clearing the bar at 1.70m (5-7) and setting an invitational record.
"She did well, but we expect that from her," Etelman said of Lewis.
Sophomore Peyton Stewart placed first in the 60m Dash with a time of 7.64
Etelman said he also expects that kind of performance out of Stewart as well.
Despite the 12 career-best performances, the Cardinals fell to the Broncos by a score of 81-58. Etelman said the team's performance is a good measuring point for the rest of the season.
“We would just like to increase the quality of competition every week,” Etelman said.
The team returns to competition Jan. 13 at the two-day Kentucky Invitational.
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