TRACK AND FIELD: Ball State takes 11 top-10 finishes
April 17, 2011Despite cold and windy weather, the Ball State track and field team tallied 11 top-10 finishes at the Dave Rankin Invitational at Purdue University Saturday.
Despite cold and windy weather, the Ball State track and field team tallied 11 top-10 finishes at the Dave Rankin Invitational at Purdue University Saturday.
After the first two rounds of the Cardinals' home tournament, the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational, they have a comfortable 19-stroke lead ahead of second place Northern Illinois and Bowling Green.
The Ball State women's tennis team lost its second match of the weekend Saturday, falling 0-7 to Mid-American Conference foe Miami.
Due to inclement weather, the scheduled game between Ball State and Central Michigan has been postponed.
Going 1-1 in its opening weekend series against Eastern Michigan, Ball State continued its season struggles with consistency on both sides of the ball.
Ball State (10-23, 7-4 MAC) picked up its third Mid-American Conference series victory of the season Friday by sweeping a double-header against the Buffalo Bulls (7-25, 0-11 MAC).
In a night that kicked off the Don Shondell/Active Ankle Challenge, Ball State came out with a fury of energy and toppled No. 9 Penn State on Worthen Arena Friday 3-0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-22).
Brittany Kelly, a senior member of the Ball State women's golf team, has been selected as the Ball State Sports Administration Female Student of the Year.
It was the most important match of Ball State's season, yet the opportunity to take down Preseason Mid-American Conference favorite Western Michigan never presented itself.
Everything went Ball State's way in a dominating 3-0 win.
A night after upsetting Penn State, Ball State concluded the Don Shonell/Active Ankle Challenge with a 3-1 (25-15, 23-25, 25-23, 25-20) over St. Francis.
Ball State men's golf begins play at 9 a.m. this morning in its only home tournament.
Even with conference play in the books, the Ball State men's volleyball team will not be taking its final two matches of the regular season lightly.
With a 7-11 overall record and a 1-3 record in the Mid-American Conference, the Ball State women's tennis team will look to gain momentum in as it closes in on the end of the season.
The Ball State track and field team will compete Friday and Saturday at the Dave Rankin Invitational at Purdue University.
Balance has been an issue for Ball State all season long.
The Ball State men's volleyball team beat Penn State 3-0 (25-23, 25-21, 25-22) Friday in Worthen Arena.
After winning as an individual in the Adidas Hoosier Invitational, freshman Tyler Merkel was awarded by being named the Mid-American Conference Golfer of the Week.
After splitting two mid-week non-conference games, Ball State (8-23, 5-4 MAC) resumes Mid-American Conference play with a three-game series against Buffalo (7-23, 0-9 MAC).
With the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth, shortstop T.J. Baumet was hit by a pitch from Warriors pitcher Daniel Puckett, bringing in the winning run.
