● ● ● 2011 BALL STATE UNIVERS
◄ BALL STATE TRACK & FIELD SCHEDULE/QUICK FACTS
- 2011 Ball State Track & Field Schedules 2011 Indoor Track & Field Schedule
2011 Outdoor Track & Field Schedule
at Bowling Green, Ohio March 26
at Bloomington, Ind. April 2
Jan. 15
Bowling Green Challenge
Jan. 21-22
Gladestine Invitational
Jan. 29
Indiana Wesleyan
Feb. 4-5
Meyo Invitational
at Marion, Ind. April 8-9
at Notre Dame, Ind. April 15-16
Feb. 11
Hoosier Hills
at Bloomington, Ind.
Feb. 18
Ball State Quadrangular
Feb. 25-26
2011 MAC Championships
March 4-5
Alex Wilson
March 11-12 2011 NCAA Championships
Indiana Wesleyan Open
Purdue Invitational
at Marion, Ind.
at W. Lafayette, Ind.
Miami Invitational
Dave Rankin Invitational
at Oxford, Ohio
at W. Lafayette, Ind.
April 22-23
Jesse Owens Classic
April 30
Stan Lyons
at Indianapolis, Ind.
May 6
Billy Hayes Invitational
at Bloomington, Ind.
May 13-14
2011 MAC Championships
at DeKalb, Ill.
May 26-28
at College Station, Texas June 9-11
2011 NCAA East Regionals
at Bloomington, Ind.
2011 NCAA Championships
at Des Moines, Iowa
Muncie, Ind.
at Bowling Green, Ohio
at Notre Dame, Ind.
June 23-26
at Columbus, Ohio
2011 USA Championships
at Eugene, Ore.
- Track & Field Quick Facts -
- Table of Contents Schedule & Quick Facts.................... 2
2011 Roster ....................................... 3
2011 Q&A With Coach Heisler ........ 4
Head Coach Randy Heisler .............. 5
Assistant Coaches & Support Staff .. 6
Player Profiles .............................. 7-13
2010 Cross Country Recap ............14
2010 Track & Field Recap .............15
Ball State Indoor Records ........ 16-17
LaTasha Jenkins .............................. 17
Ball State Outdoor Records...... 18-19
Ball State Facility Records .............19
All-Americans/NCAA Qualifiers .....20
MAC Champions & Awards ............ 21
Ball State University .................. 22-25
Ball State University:
Location ..........................Muncie, IN 47306
Founded ................................................. 1918
Enrollment ..........................................17,728
Nickname ....................................... Cardinals
Indoor Facility .....BSU Field Sports Building
Outdoor Facility ...................University Track
Affiliation ..............................NCAA Division I
Conference ........Mid-American Conference
President......................... Dr. Jo Ann M. Gora
Athletics Director ....................... Tom Collins
Coaching Staff Information:
Head Coach ............................ Randy Heisler
Alma Mater .................... Indianapolis, 1984
Years Coaching/At Ball State ............. 23/4
Best MAC Finishes .. 5th (XC)/3rd (In)/4th (Out)
Office Phone ..........................765.285.5168
Assistant Coach .......................... Sunder Nix
Alma Mater ........................... Indiana (1986)
Graduate Assistant ........................Yue Dang
Alma Mater ... Wisconsin-Eau Claire (2008)
Team Information:
2010 MAC Cross Country Finish.......... 10th
2010 MAC Indoor Finish ....................... 10th
2010 MAC Outdoor Finish .................... 10th
2010 MAC Indoor Event Championships ..... 0
2010 MAC Outdoor Event Championships .. 1
Player Information:
Returning Student-Athletes ..................... 27
Indoor Letterwinners Returning/Lost .........22/9
Outdoor Letterwinners Returning/Lost ......21/9
Newcomers.................................................11
Athletics Media Relations:
T&F Contact ............................... Brad Caudill
Email .............................. bcaudill2@bsu.edu
Office Phone ..........................765.285.8242
Office Fax ...............................765.285.8929
Website ...............www.ballstatesports.com
The 2011 Ball State Track & Field Digital Guide Credits:
Design/Layout/Editor: Brad Caudill
Cover: Becca Dixon
Assistant Editors: Matt McCollester and Shelby Johnson
Photography: Ball State Photo Services
Publishing: 180 Communications, Inc. - Tallahassee, Fla.
2003 MAC CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONS ● 1996, 1998 & 2001 MAC INDOOR TRACK & FIE
ITY TRACK & FIELD DIGITAL GUIDE ● ● ●
2011 BALL STATE TRACK & FIELD ROSTER ►
Name
Brittany Ade
Lindsay Bangert
Ali Bishel
Allison Blanck
Kathleen Branson
Erica Campbell
Tiffany Cange
Megan Cherry
Melissa Dodaro
Elizabeth Flinner
Starr Garrett
Madeline Goheen
Dana Graunke
Alyssa Hurlburt
Kelsey Jackson
Kate Krull
Hannah Lange
Sharise Logwood
Rebecca Lomax
Thekla Lorenz
Ra’Jae Marable
MaryKate Mellen
Lywanna Melvin
Kelsey Nielsen
Emily Peregrine
Jordan Puckett
Tiffany Raber
Lacy Raef
Sami Rife
Brandi Robinson
Judah Smith
Tara Spitzer-Long
Kelsey Stephens
Christine Talhelm
Janae Taylor
Esther Tirado
Jorden Traver
Emilee Zets
Class/Elig.
Events
In/0ut (XC)
5th/Sr.
Distance
3/3 (4)
Sr./Sr.
Sprints/Jumps
3/3
5th/Sr.
Distance
3/4 (4)
So./So.
Distance
1/1 (2)
Sr./Jr.
High Jump
2/1
So./So.
Sprints
1/1
Fr./Fr.
Distance
0/0 (1)
5th/Sr.
Jumps
2/2
So./So./Fr.
Throws
1/0
Jr./So.
Throws
1/1
Fr./Fr.
Throws
0/0
Jr./So.
Distance
1/1 (1)
So./Fr.
High Jump
0/0
So./So.
Sprints/Jumps
1/1
Fr./Fr.
High Jump
0/0
Fr./Fr.
Throws
0/0
Fr./Fr.
Sprints/Jumps
0/0
So./So.
Sprints
1/1
Fr./Fr.
Multi
0/0
Sr./Sr./Jr.
Multi
3/2
Sr./Sr.
Hurdles/Sprints
3/3
So./So.
Distance
1/1 (2)
So./So.
Throws
1/1
5th/Sr.
Distance
3/3 (4)
So./Fr.
Throws
0/0
Sr./Sr.
Throws
3/3
Fr./Fr.
Hurdles/Long Jump
0/0
Fr./Fr.
Sprints/Jumps
0/0
Fr./Fr.
High Jump
0/0
Sr./Sr.
Jumps
3/3 (1)
So./So.
Mid-Distance
1/1
So./So.
Pole Vault
1/1
Jr./Jr.
Sprints
2/2
Jr./Jr.
Distance
2/2 (2)
Jr./Jr./So.
Sprints
2/1
Fr./Fr.
Distance
0/0 (1)
So./Fr.
Throws
0/0
So./So.
Distance
1/1 (1)
Hometown (High School)
Fort Wayne, Ind. (Bishop Dwenger)
Milwaukee, Wis. (Homestead)
Chesterton, Ind. (Chesterton)
Indianapolis, Ind. (Franklin Central)
Indianapolis, Ind. (Franklin Central)
Indianapolis, Ind. (Pike)
Noblesville, Ind. (Noblesville)
Hobart, Ind. (Hobart)
Reynoldsburg, Ohio (Reynoldsburg)
Canton, Ohio (Massillon Perry)
Indianapolis, Ind. (Broad Ripple)
Fort Wayne, Ind. (Bishop Dwenger)
Colgate, Wis (Germantown)
Huntington, Ind. (Huntington North)
Muncie, Ind. (Wes-Del)
Schererville, Ind. (Lake Central)
Martinsville, Ind. (Martinsville)
Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence Central)
Indianapolis, Ind. (Southport)
Hamburg, Germany
Ann Arbor, Mich. (Pioneer)
Michigan City, Ind. (Michigan City)
Bowling Green, Ohio (Bowling Green)
Bremen, Ind. (Bremen)
Wheatfield, Ind. (Kankakee Valley)
Washington, Ind. (Washington)
Peru, Ind. (Peru)
Selma, Ind. (Wapahani)
Star City, Ind. (Winamac Community)
Chicago, Ill. (Morgan Park)
Cincinnati, Ohio (Colerain)
New Haven, Ind. (New Haven)
Ft. Wayne, Ind. (Northrop)
Indianapolis, Ind. (Franklin Central)
Richmond, Ind. (Richmond)
Lafayette, Ind. (Jefferson)
Lafayette, Ind. (Harrison)
Berlin Center, Ohio (West Branch)
In = Indoor Letters Won / Out = Outdoor Letters Won / XC= Cross Country Letters Won
Head Coach: Randy Heisler (University of Indianapolis, 1984) - Fifth Season
Assistant Coach: Sunder Nix (Indiana, 1986) - Fifth Season
Graduate Assistant Coach: Yue Dang
Volunteer Assistant Coaches: Johnathon Hill and Dave Luce
Team Manager: Cameron Heisler, Jeff Hutchinson, Gage Puckett and Jared Rogers
ELD CHAMPIONS ● 1996, 1998, 2000 & 2001 MAC OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONS
● ● ● 2011 BALL STATE UNIVERS
◄ Q&A WITH HEAD COACH RANDY HEISLER
Embed Heisler Q&A Video
Question: What is your coaching philosophy?
Q: Who do you see making an impact on the squad
this season?
Randy Heisler: My coaching philosophy reflects back
on me specifically as an athlete, and the coaches who
worked with me. It is to do the things in life and in the
sport which allow you to simply be the best you can be.
If you do those things as a self motto, then I believe
success and performance take care of themselves.
RH: We redshirted a number of our team members
last year with the thought of letting them develop. At
the top of the list would be Janae Taylor. Janae could
be a factor for us on a lot of levels. She could score
major points for us at the MAC Championship in the
60, the 200 and possibly as a leg on the 4x400 relay.
Q: What is one thing you are trying to accomplish with She is definitely someone we are going to count on.
this year’s team?
We have freshman Rebecca Lomax who is going
RH: We have won more MAC individual titles in the to be a multi-event athlete for us. She won her first
last four to five years then most of the other league collegiate meet for us at Bowling Green, and was
schools. Yet, our team finish has not been nearly as pretty excited. It is obvious watching her that she is a
high as I would have expected. That is something we talented athlete.
are working on this year with depth, and still trying to
get the young ladies who have experience winning to Lywanna Melvin as a sophomore, has really developed
continue to excel.
and is probably our strongest overall thrower. We have
expectations for her to place in the weight indoor.
Q: Who are you looking to as leaders?
Q: Why do your student-athletes choose Ball State?
RH: We have distance runners, sprinters, hurdlers and
multi-event athletes that have really risen to the top RH: I have found that most of our student-athletes
as far as their leadership and roles within the team. choose Ball State for their academic interests. They
I named all those girls captains early in the year, and see the big picture, that 10-15 years down the road,
they have done a good job.
they are going to be working and using their degree.
2003 MAC CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONS ● 1996, 1998 & 2001 MAC INDOOR TRACK & FIE
ITY TRACK & FIELD DIGITAL GUIDE ● ● ●
HEAD COACH RANDY HEISLER ►
◄ Randy Heisler
● Head Coach
● Fifth Year
● Indianapolis (1984)
● Top MAC XC Finish: 5th (2007)
● Top MAC Indoor Finish: 3rd (Twice)
● Top MAC Outdoor Finish: 4th (2007)
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES: ............... 7
NCAA ALL-AMERICANS: ........................................ 1
MAC INDOOR EVENT CHAMPIONS: ..................... 12
MAC OUTDOOR EVENT CHAMPIONS: .................... 8
A member of the 1988 United States Olympic
Team, Randy Heisler enters his fifth season as
the head track & field/cross country coach at Ball
State looking to guide the Cardinals back to the
top of the Mid-American Conference standings.
In his four previous seasons, Heisler has
coached his student-athletes to 12 MAC indoor
and eight MAC outdoor event championships.
His student-athletes have also made seven
appearances at the NCAA Championships, with
Amber Williams becoming the latest NCAA AllAmerican in program history for her 15th-place
effort in the 60m hurdles at the 2007 NCAA
Outdoor Champions.
This past track & field season, Katie Johnson
won her second career MAC outdoor title in the
100m hurdles, posting a time of 13.71 in the
finals to earn First Team All-MAC honors. The
effort qualified her for the NCAA East Regional in
Greensboro, N.C., where she placed 44th overall.
Johnson also earned Second Team All-MAC
accolades during the indoor season, while Jenna
Schmitmyer and Thekla Lorenz garnered second
team status during the outdoor season.
During the 2009 cross country season, Heisler
helped coach junior Ali Bishel back to the NCAA
Championships, as she placed 67th at the meet
with a career-fast 6K clocking of 21:04.7. She also
earned All-MAC First Team and Academic All-MAC
accolades after placing fourth at the 2009 MAC
Cross Country Championships with a 6K time of
22:33.0.
Heisler’s Indoor MAC Champions
Year Athlete
Event(s)
2009 Amber Williams ............. 60m Dash, 60m Hurdles
& 200m Dash
Ali Bishel ................... 3,000m Run & 5,000m Run
2008 Ra’Jae Marable ................................... 60m Hurdles
Ali Bishel .................................. Mile & 3,000m Run
(Lisa Arrowsmith, Jenna Schmitmeyer, ...Distance
Brittany Ade & Ali Bishel)
Medley Relay
Terri Abraham..........................................Long Jump
Thekla Lorenz ..........................................Pentathlon
2007 Amber Williams .................................. 60m Hurdles
Heisler’s Outdoor MAC Champions
Year
2010
2009
2008
Athlete
Event(s)
Katie Johnson ....................................100m Hurdles
Amber Williams ......100m Dash & 100m Hurdles
Katie Johnson ....................................100m Hurdles
Terri Abraham..........................................Long Jump
2007 Amber Williams ......100m Dash & 100m Hurdles
Rose Lehe ............................3,000m Steeplechase
Heisler’s NCAA Indoor Championship Qualifiers
Year
2009
2008
2007
Athlete
Amber Williams
Ali Bishel
Amber Williams
Event
60m Hurdles
5,000m Run
60m Hurdles
Finish
12th
16th
15th
Heisler’s NCAA Outdoor Championship Qualifiers
Year Athlete
2008 Amanda Barnhart
2007 Amber Williams
Event
Long Jump
100m Hurdles
Finish
26th
18th
Heisler’s NCAA Cross Country Championship Qualifiers
Year Athlete
2009 Ali Bishel
2007 Ali Bishel
Time
21:04.7 (6K)
21:12 (6K)
Finish
67th
52nd
ELD CHAMPIONS ● 1996, 1998, 2000 & 2001 MAC OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONS
● ● ● 2011 BALL STATE UNIVERS
◄ TRACK & FIELD SUPPORT STAFF
Track & Field Support Staff
◄ Sunder Nix
● Assistant Coach
● Fifth Year
● Indiana (1986)
A 1984 Olympic Gold Medalist in the 4x400meter relay and a World Record holder in the 440yard dash, Sunder Nix enters his fifth season as
the assistant track and field coach at Ball State
University.
“To have the opportunity to have someone
of Sunder Nix’s caliber on our staff here at Ball
State shows the commitment the University has
for track & field,” said Ball State head coach
Randy Heisler. “Sunder’s credentials speak for
themselves. He was an Olympic gold medalist,
and one of the fastest 400 meter runners of all
time. His experiences and knowledge of sprinting,
and track & field in general, are a huge asset to
the Ball State program. He knows how to win and
how to train to be successful.”
In his previous four seasons with the Cardinals,
Nix has helped mentor Ball State’s sprinters and
hurdlers to 11 MAC individual titles. In addition,
BSU’s sprinters and hurdlers have made three
appearances at the NCAA Championships, with
Amber Williams becoming the latest NCAA AllAmerican in program history after her 15th-place
effort in the 60m hurdles at the 2007 NCAA
Outdoor Champions.
During the 2010 season, Nix helped coach
Katie Johnson to her second career MAC outdoor
title in the 100m hurdles, with her time of 13.71
in the finals earning her First Team All-MAC
accolades. The effort was also an NCAA East
Regional qualifying mark. Johnson also finished
as the runner-up in the 60m hurdles at the MAC
indoor championships, while Jenna Schmitmeyer
placed second in the 400m hurdles at the MAC
outdoor meet.
Yue Dang
Johnathon Hill
Graduate Assistant Coach
Volunteer Assistant Coach
Dave Luce
Cameron Heisler
Volunteer Assistant Coach
Team Manager
Jeff Hutchinson
Gage Puckett
Team Manager
Team Manager
Jared Rogers
Team Manager
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2003 MAC CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONS ● 1996, 1998 & 2001 MAC INDOOR TRACK & FIE
ITY TRACK & FIELD DIGITAL GUIDE ● ● ●
2011 STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES ►
◄ Brittany Ade
◄ Lindsay Bangert
● Class: 5th-Year Senior
● Letters: 4 (XC) ● 3 (In) ● 3 (Out)
● Events: Distance
● Hometown: Fort Wayne, Ind.
● High School: Bishop Dwenger
● Class: Senior
● Letters: 3 (In) ● 3 (Out)
● Events: Sprints/Jumps
● Hometown: Milwaukee, Wis.
● High School: Homestead
2008 MAC Indoor Champion in the Distance Medley Relay
2010-11 (5th-Year Sr.): Cross Country - Earned fourth cross
country letter . . . competed in six of BSU’s seven meets . . . turned
in a season-best 5K time of 19:13 to place 67th at the Notre
Dame Invitational . . . clocked a season-best 6K time of 23:42.0
to place 74th at the Mid-American Conference Championship.
2009-10 (Sr.): Cross Country - Redshirted . . . Indoor - Earned
third indoor letter . . . ran the first leg for the eighth-place distance
medley relay which posted a time of 12:08.42 at the MAC
Championships . . . ranked second on the team in the 800m run
with a season-fast time of 2:19.14 at the Meyo Invitational . . .
her season-fast clocking of 5:20.88 in the mile run was the thirdfastest individual time of the year for the Cardinals . . . Outdoor
- Earned third outdoor letter . . . ranked second on the squad in
the 1,500m run with a season-fast time of 4:46.59 at the Clark
Wood/Lenny Lyles Invitational.
2009-10 (Jr.): Indoor - Earned third indoor letter . . . ranked
second on the team with a season-best long jump of 17-4.25 at
the Ball State Quadrangular . . . placed 25th in the long jump at
the Mid-American Conference Championships with a distance of
16-8.75 . . . added a season-best 60-meter dash time of 8.53 at
the BGSU Challenge . . . Oudoor - Earned third outdoor letter . . .
turned in a season-best effort of 17-5.50 in the long jump at the
Clark Wood/Lenny Lyles Invitational to rank second on the squad
. . . placed 23rd at the MAC Championships with a distance of
16-11.50 in the long jump.
2008-09 (So.): Indoor - Earned second indoor letter . . . ranked
second on the team and sixth in the MAC in the long jump,
recording a season-best leap of 18-11.75 at the Gladstein
Invitational . . . tied for BSU’s best mark in the triple jump
with a career-best (35-9.25) while tying for second at the IWU
Invitational.
◄ Ali Bishel
● Class: 5th-Year Senior
● Letters: 4 (XC) ● 3 (In) ● 4 (Out)
● Events: Distance
● Hometown: Chesterton, Ind.
● High School: Chesterton
2009 MAC Indoor Champion in 3,000m Run & 5,000m Run
2008 MAC Indoor Champion in Mile Run, 3,000m Run & DMR
2008 NCAA Indoor Championships Qualifier in 5,000m Run
2007 & 2009 NCAA Cross Country Championship Qualifier
2008-09 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Second Team
2007 & 2009 Cross Country All-MAC First Team
2007 & 2009 Cross Country NCAA All-Region Selection
2009 MAC Women’s Most Outstanding Track Performer - Indoor
2008 & 2009 Indoor Track & Field First Team All-MAC
2009 Outdoor Track & Field Second Team All-MAC
2008 U.S. TFCCCA All-Academic Team
Seven-Time Academic All-MAC Selection
2010-11 (5th-Year Sr.): Cross Country - Earned fourth cross
country letter . . . Academic All-Mid-American Conference . . .
led the Cardinals in all six meets she competed in . . . placed
third at the Indiana Intercollegiates with a season-fast 5K time of
17:42.10 . . . paced BSU at the MAC Championship with a 19thplace 6K time of 21:37.7.
ELD CHAMPIONS ● 1996, 1998, 2000 & 2001 MAC OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONS
● ● ● 2011 BALL STATE UNIVERS
◄ 2011 STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES
◄ Megan Cherry
● Class: 5th-Year Senior
● Letters: 2 (In) ● 2 (Out)
● Events: Jumps
● Hometown: Hobart, Ind.
● High School: Hobart
2009-10 (Sr.): Indoor - Earned second indoor letter . . . placed
17th in the triple jump at the Mid-American Conference
Championships with a career-best leap of 36-6.25 . . . placed
fourth in the triple jump at the Hoosier Hills Invitational with a
jump of 35-7.50 . . . Outdoor - Earned second outdoor letter . . .
placed seventh in the triple jump at the Clark Wood/Lenny Lyles
Invitational with a career-best jump of 36-6.25 . . . the effort was
the best of a Ball State jumper during the season.
2008-09 (Jr.): Indoor - Earned first indoor letter . . . recorded a
seventh-place finish in the triple jump (33-7 1/4) and placed
16th with a personal-best long jump (15-10 1/4) at the BGSU
Challenge . . . turned in a season best in the triple jump (34-11
3/4) to finish seventh at the Gladstein Invitational . . . tallied
Ball State’s best triple jump mark and tied her season-best (3411 3/4) at the MAC Championships . . . Outdoor - Earned first
outdoor letter . . . registered a season-long and BSU’s secondbest triple jump of the year (35-8) at the MAC Championships.
◄ Ra’Jae Marable
● Class: Senior
● Letters: 3 (In) ● 3 (Out)
● Events: Hurdles/Sprints
● Hometown: Ann Arbor, Mich.
● High School: Pioneer
2008 MAC Indoor Champion in 60m Hurdles
2008 Indoor Track & Field First Team All-MAC
◄ Thekla Lorenz
● Class: Senior
● Letters: 3 (In) ● 2 (Out)
● Events: Multi-Events
● Hometown: Hamburg, Germany
2008 MAC Indoor Champion in Pentathlon
2009 Indoor Track & Field Second Team All-MAC
2009 Outdoor Track & Field Second Team All-MAC
2008 Indoor Track & Field First Team All-MAC
Two-Time Academic All-MAC
2009-10 (Jr.): Indoor - Earned third outdoor letter . . . Academic
All-Mid-American Conference . . . placed third in the pentathlon
at the MAC Championships with an NCAA Provisional Qualifying
mark of 3,771 . . . turned in career-best efforts in the long jump
(19-8.75) and high jump (5-5) at the Ball State Quadrangular, to
go along with a season-best time of 9.05 in the 60-meter hurdles
. . . her long jump and high jump efforts paced the squad, while
her 60-meter hurdles time ranked as the third-best individual
effort on the team . . . also posted BSU’s second-best shot put
(39-3 at the Hoosier Hills Invitational), fourth-best 800-meter
run (2:27.12 at the Gladstein Invitational), sixth-best 60-meter
dash (8.26 at the Indiana Wesleyan Invitational) and eighth-best
200-meter dash (27.17 at the BGSU Challenge).
2009-10 (Jr.): Indoor - Earned third indoor letter . . . placed
eighth in the 60-meter hurdles at the Mid-American Conference
Championships with a finals time of 8.95 . . . placed 19th in the
60-meter dash at the league meet, crossing the finish line in 7.90
. . . turned in season-best efforts in the 60-meter dash (7.82) and
60-meter hurdles (8.55) at the Ball State Quadrangular . . . both
efforts ranked second on the squad . . . posted BSU’s fifth-best
200-meter dash time of 26.25 at the Hoosier Hills Invitational
. . . Outdoor - Earned third outdoor letter . . . placed 12th in the
100-meter hurdles at the MAC Championships with a time of
14.34 . . . clocked a season-best 100-meter hurdles time of
14.18 at the Clark Wood/Lenny Lyles Invitational . . . the effort
ranked second on the team.
2003 MAC CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONS ● 1996, 1998 & 2001 MAC INDOOR TRACK & FIE
ITY TRACK & FIELD DIGITAL GUIDE ● ● ●
2011 STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES ►
◄ Jordan Puckett
● Class: Senior
● Letters: 3 (In) ● 3 (Out)
● Events: Throws
● Hometown: Washington, Ind.
● High School: Washington
◄ Kelsey Nielsen
2009-10 (Jr.): Indoor - Earned third indoor letter . . . turned
in a season-best weight throw of 45-7.25 at the Ball State
Quadrangular . . . the effort ranked her second on the squad . . .
Outdoor - Earned third outdoor letter . . . tossed up a career-best
in the hammer throw with a distance of 143 at the Pacesetter
Invitational . . . added a season-best javelin throw of 89-2
at the Clark Wood/Lenny Lyles Invitational . . . placed 17th in
the hammer throw (138-1) at the Mid-American Conference
Championships.
● Class: 5th-Year Senior
● Letters: 4 (XC) ● 3 (In) ● 3 (Out)
● Events: Distance
● Hometown: Bremen, Ind.
● High School: Bremen
2008-09 (So.): Indoor - Earned second indoor letter . . .
accomplished a season-best in the weight throw (41-0 1/4) at
the IWU Invitational . . . Outdoor - Earned second outdoor letter
. . . recorded a season-best in the hammer throw (142-8) and
a career-best in the javelin (98-5) . . . high mark in the hammer
throw earned her 24th at the Stan Lyons Invitational and BSU’s
2010-11 (5th-Year Sr.): Cross Country - Earned fourth cross second-best individual mark of the season.
country letter . . . one of just two Cardinals to compete in all seven
meets . . . posted a season-best 5K time of 19:10 at the Notre
Dame Invitational . . . the effort was the third-best individual time
for the Cardinals during the year . . . BSU’s second-best runner at
the Mid-American Conference Championship, completing the 6K
course in 22:57.3 to place 55th overall.
◄ Brandi Robinson
● Class: Senior
2009-10 (Sr.): Cross Country - Redshirted . . . Indoor - Redshirted
● Letters: 1 (XC) ● 3 (In) ● 3 (Out)
. . . Outdoor - Earned third outdoor letter . . . logged a season-best
● Events: Sprints/Jumps
time of 18:19.98 in the 5,000m run at the Stan Lyons Invitational
● Hometown: Chicago, Ill.
. . . placed 18th in the 10,000m run at the MAC Championships
● High School: Morgan Park
with a season-best time of 39:12.77 . . . both efforts ranked as
the second-best individual times for Ball State over the course of 2009-10 (Jr.): Cross Country - Earned first cross country letter
the season.
. . . BSU’s second-best runner in the women’s open race at the
Indiana Intercollegiates (23:54.9) . . . Indoor - Earned third indoor
letter . . . posted the Cardinals’ fourth-best individual time of the
year in the 400-meter dash, clocking in at 1:00.79 at the Hoosier
Hills Invitational . . . Outdoor - Earned third outdoor letter . . .
ranked fourth in the squad in the 400-meter dash (59.99 at the
Pacesetter Invitational) and sixth in the 200-meter dash (27.44
at the Polar Bear Invitational) . . .placed 25th in the 400-meter
dash at the Mid-American Conference Championships with a
time of 1:00.73.
2009-10 (Jr.): Cross Country - Redshirted . . . Indoor - Earned
second indoor letter . . . helped Ball State to a third-place finish at
the BGSU Challenge posting a personal-best in the 200m (27.69)
and finishing sixth in the triple jump (33-11.25) . . . registered a
season-best in the triple jump (35-1.75) at the IWU Invitational.
ELD CHAMPIONS ● 1996, 1998, 2000 & 2001 MAC OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONS
● ● ● 2011 BALL STATE UNIVERS
◄ 2011 STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES
◄ Kathleen Branson
◄ Elizabeth Flinner
● Class: Senior
● Letters: 2 (In) ● 1 (Out)
● Events: High Jump
● Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.
● High School: Franklin Central
● Class: Junior
● Letters: 1 (In) ● 1 (Out)
● Events: Throws
● Hometown: Canton, Ohio
● High School: Massillon Perry
2009-10 (Jr.): Indoor - Redshirted . . . Outdoor - Did Not Compete. 2009-10 (So.): Indoor - Earned first indoor letter . . . ranked fourth
on the team in the shot put with a career-long toss of 35-0.25
2009-10 (Jr.): Indoor - Earned second indoor letter . . . registered at the BGSU Challenge . . . her career-best weight throw of 41a season-best high jump mark of 5-2 1/4 to finish ninth at the 0.5 at the Ball State Quadrangular ranked fifth on the squad . . .
Ball State Quadrangular . . . Outdoor - Redshirted.
Outdoor - Earned first outdoor letter.
◄ Madeline Goheen
● Class: Junior
● Letters: 1 (XC) ● 2 (In) ● 2 (Out)
● Events: Distance
● Hometown: Fort Wayne, Ind.
● High School: Bishop Dwenger
2010-11 (Jr.): Cross Country - Earned first cross country letter
. . . one of just two Cardinals to compete in all seven meets . . .
collected the Cardinals’ second-best individual 5K effort of the
season, clocking in with a career-fast time of 19:05 at the Notre
Dame Invitational.
◄ Kelsey Stephens
◄ Christine Talhelm
● Class: Junior
● Letters: 2 (In) ● 2 (Out)
● Events: Sprints
● Hometown: Fort Wayne, Ind.
● High School: Northrop
● Class: Junior
● Letters: 2 (XC) ● 2 (In) ● 2 (Out)
● Events: Distance
● Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.
● High School: Franklin Central
2009-10 (So.): Indoor - Earned second indoor letter . . . logged
season-best clockings in the 200-meter dash (27.13) and
400-meter dash (1:00.92) at the Hoosier Hills Invitational . . . the
efforts ranked seventh and fifth, respectively, on the squad . . .
Outdoor - Earned second outdoor letter.
2010-11 (So.): Cross Country - Earned second cross country letter
. . . competed in six of BSU’s seven meets . . . the Cardinals’ fifthbest runner at the Mid-American Conference Championship with
a career-fast 6K time of 23:34.7 to place 71st overall . . . turned
in a season-best 5K time of 19:35 at the Notre Dame Invitational.
◄ Janae Taylor
● Class: Junior
● Letters: 2 (In) ● 1 (Out)
● Events: Sprints
● Hometown: Richmond, Ind.
● High School: Richmond
2009-10 (So.): Indoor - Earned second indoor letter . . . Turned in
BSU’s fastest time of the season in the 60-meter dash, crossing
the finish line in 7.69 at the Ball State Quadrangular . . . placed
14th in the 60-meter dash at the Mid-American Conference
Championships at 7.77.
2003 MAC CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONS ● 1996, 1998 & 2001 MAC INDOOR TRACK & FIE
ITY TRACK & FIELD DIGITAL GUIDE ● ● ●
2011 STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES ►
◄ Allison Blanck
◄ Erica Campbell
● Class: Sophomore
● Letters: 2 (XC) ● 1 (In) ● 1 (Out)
● Events: Distance
● Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.
● High School: Franklin Central
● Class: Sophomore
● Letters: 1 (In) ● 1 (Out)
● Events: Sprints
● Hometown: Indianapolis
● High School: Pike
2010-11 (So.): Cross Country - Earned second cross country
letter . . . competed in five of BSU’s seven meets . . . recorded a
season-best 5K effort of 20:18 at the Notre Dame Invitational . .
. crossed the finish line with a career-fast 6K time of 24:43.0 at
the Mid-American Conference Championship.
2009-10 (Fr.): Indoor - Earned first indoor letter . . . turned in
a season-fast time of 7.96 in the 60-meter dash at the Indiana
Wesleyan Invitational to rank fourth on the squad . . . added
a season-best 200-meter time of 26.34 at the Ball State
Quadrangular to rank sixth on the team.
◄ Melissa Dodaro
◄ Dana Graunke
● Class: Sophomore
● Letters: 1 (In) ● 0 (Out)
● Events: Throws
● Hometown: Reynoldsburg, Ohio
● High School: Reynoldsburg
● Class: Sophomore
● Letters: 0 (In) ● 0 (Out)
● Events: High Jump
● Hometown: Colgate, Wis.
● High School: Germantown
2009-10 (Fr.): Indoor - Earned first indoor letter . . . led BSU in
the shot put with a season-best toss of 41-9.75 at the Ball State
Quadrangular . . . ranked fourth on the squad with a career-long
weight throw of 42-5.50 at the BSU Quadrangular . . . 20th in the
shot put at the MAC Championships with a distance of 38-6.75.
2009-10 (Fr.): Swam for the Ball State women’s swimming &
diving team . . . Used redshirt year for indoor and outdoor track
& field . . . posted BSU’s sixth-best individual times of the season
with career-fast clocking in the 100 breast (1:09.58) and 200
breast (2:36.62) at the MAC Championships (2/24).
◄ Alyssa Hurlburt
◄ Sharise Logwood
● Class: Sophomore
● Letters: 1 (In) ● 1 (Out)
● Events: Sprints/Jumps
● Hometown: Huntington, Ind.
● High School: Huntington North
● Class: Sophomore
● Letters: 1 (In) ● 1 (Out)
● Events: Sprints
● Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.
● High School: Lawrence Central
2009-10 (Fr.): Indoor - Earned first indoor letter . . . posted the
Cardinals’ second-best effort of the season in the triple jump,
with a career-best distance of 34-1.25 at the Indiana Wesleyan
Invitational . . . placed 24th at the Mid-American Conference
Championships with a triple jump distance of 32-3.75.
2009-10 (Fr.): Indoor - Earned first indoor letter . . . turned in the
team’s third-best long jump of the season with a distance of 170.5 at the Indiana Wesleyan Invitational . . . placed 19th in the
long jump at the Mid-American Conference Championships with
a leap of 16-8.
◄ MaryKate Mellen
● Class: Sophomore
● Letters: 2 (XC) ● 1 (In) ● 1 (Out)
● Events: Distance
● Hometown: Michigan City, Ind.
● High School: Michigan City
2010-11 (So.): Cross Country - Earned scond cross country letter . .
. competed in six of BSU’s seven meets . . . crossed the finish line with
a career-fast 5K time of 19:10.80 at the Indiana Intercollegiates
. . . career-best 6K time of 23:32.7 to place fourth among BSU
runners at the Mid-American Conference Championship.
ELD CHAMPIONS ● 1996, 1998, 2000 & 2001 MAC OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONS
● ● ● 2011 BALL STATE UNIVERS
◄ 2011 STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES
◄ Lywanna Melvin
◄ Emily Peregrine
● Class: Sophomore
● Letters: 1 (In) ● 1 (Out)
● Events: Throws
● Hometown: Bowling Green, Ohio
● High School: Bowling Green
● Class: Sophomore
● Letters: 0 (In) ● 0 (Out)
● Events: Throws
● Hometown: Wheatfield, Ind.
● High School: Kankakee Valley
2009-10 (Fr.): Indoor - Earned first indoor letter . . . ranked third
on the squad in both the shot put (36-7.50) and the weight throw
(44-6.75) . . . Outdoor - Earned first outdoor letter . . . competed
in just the Polar Bear Invitational, posting career-best in the shot
put (33-4) and hammer throw (112).
2009-10 (Fr.): Indoor & Outdoor - Redshirted at Ball State.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters in track & field at Kankakee
Valley High School . . . Second Team All-Conference and allconference honorable mention in the discus over her career.
◄ Tara Spitzer-Long
● Class: Sophomore
● Letters: 1 (In) ● 1 (Out)
● Events: Pole Vault
● Hometown: New Haven, Ind.
● High School: New Haven
2009-10 (Fr.): Indoor - Earned first indoor letter . . . BSU’s top
performer in the pole vault with a height of 8-10.25 at the Indiana
Wesleyan Invitational . . . Outdoor - Earned first outdoor letter . .
. BSU’s top performer in the pole vault with a height of 9-6.25 at
the Clark Wood/Lenny Lyles Invitational.
◄ Judah Smith
◄ Jorden Traver
● Class: Sophomore
● Letters: 1 (In) ● 1 (Out)
● Events: Mid-Distance
● Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
● High School: Colerain
● Class: Sophomore
● Letters: 0 (In) ● 0 (Out)
● Events: Throws
● Hometown: Lafayette, Ind.
● High School: Harrison
2009-10 (Fr.): Indoor - Earned first indoor letter . . . member of
the seventh-place 4x400 relay (3:56.02) at the Mid-American
Conference Championships . . . placed 18th in the 400-meter
dash (59.10) at the league meet . . . clocked a season-best 57.62
in the 400-meter dash at the Meyo Invitational.
2009-10 (Fr.): Indoor & Outdoor - Redshirted at Ball State.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters in track & field at Harrison
High School . . . helped Harrison to city, sectional and county
championships as a senior . . . earned all-sectional honors.
◄ Emilee Zets
● Class: Sophomore
● Letters: 1 (XC) ● 1 (In) ● 1 (Out)
● Events: Distance
● Hometown: Berlin Center, Ohio
● High School: West Branch
2010-11 (So.): Cross Country - Redshirted.
2009-10 (Fr.): Cross Country - Earned first cross country letter . . .
competed in four meets for BSU . . . top 5K time (21:15) came at
the Indiana Intercollegiates.
2003 MAC CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONS ● 1996, 1998 & 2001 MAC INDOOR TRACK & FIE
ITY TRACK & FIELD DIGITAL GUIDE ● ● ●
2011 STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES ►
◄ Tiffany Cange
◄ Starr Garrett
● Class: Freshman
● Letters: 1 (XC) ● 0 (In) ● 0 (Out)
● Events: Distance
● Hometown: Noblesville, Ind.
● High School: Noblesville
● Class: Freshman
● Letters: 0 (In) ● 0 (Out)
● Events: Throws
● Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.
● High School: Broad Ripple
◄ Kelsey Jackson
◄ Kate Krull
● Class: Freshman
● Letters: 0 (In) ● 0 (Out)
● Events: High Jump
● Hometown: Muncie, Ind.
● High School: Wes-Del
● Class: Freshman
● Letters: 0 (In) ● 0 (Out)
● Events: Throws
● Hometown: Schererville, Ind.
● High School: Lake Central
◄ Hannah Lange
◄ Rebecca Lomax
● Class: Freshman
● Letters: 0 (In) ● 0 (Out)
● Events: Sprints/Jumps
● Hometown: Martinsville, Ind.
● High School: Martinsville
● Class: Freshman
● Letters: 0 (In) ● 0 (Out)
● Events: Mulit-Events
● Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.
● High School: Southport
◄ Tiffany Raber
◄ Lacy Raef
● Class: Freshman
● Letters: 0 (In) ● 0 (Out)
● Events: Hurdles/High Jump
● Hometown: Peru, Ind.
● High School: Peru
● Class: Freshman
● Letters: 0 (In) ● 0 (Out)
● Events: Sprints/Jumps
● Hometown: Selma, Ind.
● High School: Wapahani
◄ Sami Rife
◄ Esther Tirado
● Class: Freshman
● Letters: 0 (In) ● 0 (Out)
● Events: High Jump
● Hometown: Star City, Ind.
● High School: Winamac Community
● Class: Freshman
● Letters: 0 (In) ● 0 (Out)
● Events: Distance
● Hometown: Lafayette, Ind.
● High School: Jefferson
ELD CHAMPIONS ● 1996, 1998, 2000 & 2001 MAC OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONS
● ● ● 2011 BALL STATE UNIVERS
◄ 2010 BALL STATE CROSS COUNTRY RECAP
► MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: The Ball State
women’s cross country team turned in an
average 6K time of 22:57.2 to place 10th
overall among 12 teams at the 2010 MidAmerican Conference Championships hosted
by Western Michigan at the Pine View Golf Club
. . . The Cardinals were led by a pair of fifth-year
seniors . . . Ali Bishel paced the Cardinals with
a season-best 6K time of 21:37.7 to place 19th
overall among the 105 runners in the field . .
. Fellow fifth-year senior Kelsey Nielsen was
BSU’s second-best runner, clocking a time of
22:57.3 to place 55th overall.
2010 Ball State Cross Country Team (L to R):
Front Row (L to R): Christine Talhelm, Madeline Goheen, Shelbi Goble, Allison Blanck and Emilee Zets
Middle Row: Esther Tirado, Tiffany Cange, Kelsey Nielsen, Ali Bishel, Brittany Ade, MaryKate Mellen
Back Row: Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer Rebecca Fitzgerald, Student Manager Cameron Heisler, Head
Coach Randy Heisler, Student Manager Geoff Hutchinson and Student Manager Gage Puckett
2010 Cross Country Roster
Name
Brittany Ade
Ali Bishel
Allison Blanck
Tiffany Cange
Madeline Goheen
MaryKate Mellen
Kelsey Nielsen
Christine Talhelm
Ester Tirado
Emilee Zets
Cl./Elig.
5th/Sr.
5th/Sr.
So./So.
Fr./Fr.
Jr./So.
So./So.
5th/Sr.
Jr./So.
Fr./Fr.
So./So.
Letters*
4
4
2
1
1
2
4
2
1
1~
Hometown (High School)
Fort Wayne, Ind. (Bishop Dwenger)
Chesterton, Ind. (Chesterton)
Indianapolis, Ind. (Franklin Central)
Noblesville, Ind. (Noblesville)
Fort Wayne, Ind. (Bishop Dwenger)
Michigan City, Ind. (Michigan City)
Bremen, Ind. (Bremen)
Indianapolis, Ind. (Franklin Central)
Lafayette, Ind. (Lafayette Jefferson)
Berlin Center, Ohio (West Branch)
► ACADEMIC ALL-MAC: Ball State senior
cross country runner Ali Bishel was named
to the 2010 Academic All-Mid-American
Conference Cross Country Team as announced
by the league office . . . Bishel, a landscape
architecture major with a 3.59 grade-point
average, led the Ball State cross country
program in all six races she competed in during
the 2010 season . . . A seven-time Academic
All-MAC selection over her cross country and
track & field career, Bishel finished the year
with a 46th-place time of 21:47.59 at the 6K
NCAA Great Lakes Regional hosted by Oakland
University (Nov. 13).
2010 Cross Country Schedule
Date
Sept. 3
Event
Great American Legends
Distance
5K
Sept. 10
Sept. 17
Oct. 1
Oct. 16
Oct. 30
Nov. 13
Sycamore Invitational
Indiana Intercollegiates
Notre Dame Invitational
Pre-Nationals
2010 MAC Championships
NCAA Great Lakes Regional
Head Coach: Randy Heisler
Student Managers: Cameron Heisler, Geoff Hutchinson and Gage Puckett
*=Includes 2010 letters earned / ~=Redshirted in 2010
Location
Non-Scored
(Two Runners in the Top 10)
5K
2nd of 6 Teams
5K
6th of 20 Teams
5K
10th of 19 Teams
6K
38th of 38 Teams
6K
10th of 12 Teams
6K
Three Runners Competed
Ali Bishel, 46th - 21:47.59
Madeline Goheen, 168th - 23:54.0
Kelsey Nielsen, 172nd - 23:58.85
2010 Cross Country Schedule & Individual Results
Ali Bishel
MaryKate Mellen
Madeline Goheen
Kelsey Nielsen
Brittany Ade
Tiffany Cange
Christine Talhelm
Allison Blanck
Esther Tirado
Great American
Legends
9/3 (5K)
18:37.01/5th
19:47.66/10th
19:48.95/11th
19:49.52/12th
20:02.03/13th
20:42.14/16th
20:44.03/17th
20:52.81/19th
20:41.79/15th
Sycamore
Invitational
9/11 (5K)
DNR
19:31/12th
19:31/11th
19:28/9th
20:13/18th
20:47/22nd
20:02/15th
20:49/23rd
21:33/28th
Indiana
Intercollegiates
9/17 (5K)
17:42.10/3rd
19:10.80/40th
19:14.70/45th
19:11.60/42nd
19:32.80/52nd
20:27.60/86th
19:36.10/55th
20:49.80/100th
20:42.30/96th
Notre Dame
Invitational
10/1 (5K)
17:48/3rd
19:16/72nd
19:05/56th
19:10/63rd
19:13/67th
20:02/115th
19:35/89th
20:18/127th
20:45/134th
Pre-Nationals
10/16 (6K)
21:47.9/111th
24:02.0/249th
23:23.6/239th
23:24.0/242nd
24:55.7/255th
24:48.6/253rd
24:18.4/252nd
DNR
DNR
2010 MAC
Championships
10/30 (6K)
21:37.7/19th
23:32.7/70th
23:03.4/59th
22:57.3/55th
23:42.0/74th
24:23.3/82nd
23:34.7/71st
24:43.0
24:44.7
NCAA Great
Lakes Regional
11/13 (6K)
21:47.59/46th
DNR
23:54.00/168th
23:58.85/172nd
DNR
DNR
DNR
DNR
DNR
2003 MAC CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONS ● 1996, 1998 & 2001 MAC INDOOR TRACK & FIE
ITY TRACK & FIELD DIGITAL GUIDE ● ● ●
2010 BALL STATE TRACK & FIELD RECAP ►
2010 Indoor Schedule & Top Times
2010 Outdoor Schedule & Top Times
Event
Results
Polar Bear Invitational
24 Top 10 Finishes
Mike Poehlein Invitational
6 Top 10 Finishes
Miami Invitational
T-3rd of 15 Teams
Clark Wood/Lenny Lyles Invitational
5th of 5 Teams
Stan Lyons Invitational
4 Event Victories
Pacesetter Invitational
4 Event Victories
MAC Championships
10th of 12 Teams
NCAA East Regional
Katie Johnson
44th in 100m hurdles (14.00)
100-Meter Dash
60-Meter Dash
4/10/2010
12.72* (+0.8)
Indoor Track & Field Notebook Katie Johnson
Janae Taylor
2/19/2010
7.69
Erica Campbell
4/10/2010
12.82* (+1.6)
Ra’Jae Marable
2/19/2010
7.82
MAC HONORS: Katie Johnson earned All- 200-Meter Dash
MAC Second Team accolades after placing second Judah Smith
200-Meter Dash
4/16/2010
25.61* (+3.8)
Janae Taylor
2/12/2010
25.08 in the 60m hurdles at the MAC championship.
Thekla Lorenz
5/15/2010
25.65
Katie Johnson
2/27/2010
25.69
400-Meter Dash
ACADEMIC ALL-MAC: Thekla Lorenz and Renyae Owsley
5/1/2010
55.65
400-Meter Dash
Vanessa Gilbert were named to the Academic Judah Smith
5/1/2010
56.26
Jenna Schmitmeyer 2/7/2010
57.33 All-MAC team . . . 28 athletes were named to the
800-Meter Run
Renyae Owsley
2/12/2010
57.55
squad representing 10 of the 12 league schools.
MaryKate Mellen 4/24/2010
2:18.49
Emilee Zets
4/10/2010
2:19.54
800-Meter Run
Christine Talhelm 2/19/2010
2:14.87 PROVISIONAL MARK: Junior Thekla Lorenz 1,500-Meter Run
Brittany Ade
2/7/2010
2:19.14 posted an NCAA Provisional Qualifying mark of MaryKate Mellen 5/1/2010
4:46.23
3771 in the pentathlon.
Brittany Ade
4/16/2010
4:46.59
3,000-Meter Run
5,000-Meter Run
Vanessa Gilbert
2/27/2010
10:09.44
Ali Bishel
5/15/2010
17:24.52
Madeline Goheen 2/19/2010
10:43.93
4/24/2010
18:19.98
Outdoor Track & Field Notebook Kelsey Nielsen
10,000-Meter Run
5,000-Meter Run
5/15/2010
36:13.11
Vanessa Gilbert
2/27/2010
17:31.99 JOHNSON IN NCAA REGIONALS: Senior Ali Bishel
5/15/2010
39:12.77
MaryKate Mellen 1/23/2010
18:41.63 hurdler Katie Johnson advanced to the NCAA Kelsey Nielsen
East Regional in the 100m hurdles with a season- 100-Meter Hurdles
Mile Run
fast time of 13.71 at the 2010 MAC Championships Katie Johnson
5/15/2010
13.71* (+3.2)
Vanessa Gilbert
2/19/2010
5:00.69 . . . Johnson went on to place 44th in the regional Ra’Jae Marable
4/16/2010
14.18* (+2.1)
MaryKate Mellen
2/7/2010
5:06.61 meet with a time of 14.00.
400-Meter Hurdles
Jenna Schmitmeyer 5/15/2010
1:00.86
60-Meter Hurdles
Katie Johnson
2/27/2010
8.50 MAC CHAMPION: Katie Johnson earned first 4x100-Meter Relay
4/10/2010
48.55
Ra’Jae Marable
2/19/2010
8.55 team All-MAC accolades after capturing the event Ra’Jae Marable
title in the 100m hurdles at the 2010 MAC Outdoor Erica Campbell, Sharise Logwood & Katie Johnson
4x400-Meter Relay
Championships with a season-fast clocking of 4x400-Meter Relay
Judah Smith
1/23/2010
3:53.33 13.71 . . . It was her second title in the last three Renyae Owsley
5/15/2010
3:47.25
Thekla Lorenz, Jenna Schmitmeyer & Renyae Owsley
Thekla Lorenz, Jenna Schmitmeyer & Judah Smith
years in the event.
High Jump
Distance Medley Relay
5/15/2010
5-2.5 / 1.59m
Brittany Ade
2/27/2010
12:08.42 SCHMITMEYER TAKES SECOND: In her final Thekla Lorenz
Jenna Schmitmeyer, Christine Talhelm, MaryKate Mellen career meet, senior Jenna Schmitmeyer posted Long Jump
4/24/2010 19-1.50 / 5.83m
a career-fast time of 1:00.86 in the 400m hurdles Thekla Lorenz
High Jump
4/16/2010 17-5.50 / 5.32m
to place second at the MAC Championships . . . She Lindsay Bangert
Thekla Lorenz
2/19/2010
5-5/1.65m earn second team All-MAC honors for the effort.
Triple Jump
Megan Cherry
4/16/2010 36-6.25 / 11.13m
Long Jump
Alyssa Hurlburt
3/27/2010 32-6.25 / 9.91m
Thekla Lorenz
2/19/2010 19-8.75/6.01m LORENZ ADDS RUNNER-UP EFFORT:
Shot
Put
Redshirt
sophomore
Thekla
Lorenz
also
earned
Lindsay Bangert
2/19/2010 17-4.25/5.29m
5/15/2010
38-9 / 11.81m
second team All-MAC honors after placing second Thekla Lorenz
3/27/2010
33-4 / 10.16m
in the heptathlon with a career-best score of 5125. Lywanna Melvin
Triple Jump
Javelin
Megan Cherry
2/12/2010 35-7.50/10.86m
4/10/2010 126-4 / 38.51m
Alyssa Hurlburt
1/30/2010 34-1.25/10.39m ACADEMIC ALL-MAC: Thekla Lorenz and Thekla Lorenz
4/16/2010
89-2 / 27.18m
Sarah Kehe were named to the Academic All- Jordan Puckett
Shot Put
MAC team . . . 27 athletes were named to the Discus
Melissa Dodaro
2/19/2010 41-9.75/12.74m squad representing 11 of the 12 league schools.
Tyra Schantz
4/10/2010 129-10 / 39.57m
Thekla Lorenz
2/12/2010
39-3/11.96m
Hammer Throw
4/16/2010 157-5 / 47.98m
RECORD RESULTS: Thekla Lorenz’s career- Tyra Schantz
20-Lb. Weight
Jordan Puckett
5/1/2010
143 / 43.59m
best
heptathlon
score
of
5125
at
the
MAC
Tyra Schantz
2/12/2010 52-10/16.10m
Pole
Vault
Championships
is
the
second-best
individual
score
Jordan Puckett
2/19/2010 45-7.25/13.90m
9-6.25 / 2.90m
in program history . . . Jenna Schmitmeyer’s Tara Spitzer-Long 4/16/2010
4/24/2010
8-0.50 / 2.45m
Pole Vault
career-best time of 1:00.86 in the 400 meter hurdles Amanda Lewis
Tara Spitzer-Long 1/30/2010 8-10.25/2.70m at the league meet is the fifth-best individual time Heptathlon
5/15/2010
5125
Shannon Sullivan 2/19/2010
8-6.00/2.59m in program history . . . Freshman Tara Spitzer- Thekla Lorenz
Long turned in the third-best individual score in Steeplechase
Pentathlon
4/16/2010
11:36.91
the pole vault in program history with a height of Sarah Kehe
Thekla Lorenz
2/27/2010
3771 9-6.25 at the Clark Wood/Lenny Lyles Invitational. MaryKate Mellen 4/16/2010
12:18.65
Date
Jan. 16
Jan. 22-23
Jan. 30
Feb. 5-6
Feb. 12
Feb. 19
Feb. 26-27
Event
BGSU Challenge
Gladstein Invitational
Indiana Wesleyan Invitational
Meyo Invitational
Hoosier Hills Invitational
Ball State Quadrangular
MAC Championships
Results
6th of 10 Teams
15 Top 5 Finishes
Eight Event Wins
One Top 10 Finish
14 Top 10 Finishes
2nd of 4 Teams
10th of 12 Teams
Date
March 27
April 2-3
April 10
April 16
April 24
May 1
May 13-15
May 27-29
ELD CHAMPIONS ● 1996, 1998, 2000 & 2001 MAC OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONS
● ● ● 2011 BALL STATE UNIVERS
◄ BALL STATE INDOOR TRACK & FIELD RECORDS
55-Meter Hurdles
55-Meter Dash
Name
1. LaTasha Jenkins
Time
6.85
Name
1. Ayesha George
Darjul Claiborne
Year
1998
60-Meter Hurdles
Name
1. Amber Williams
2. Katie Johnson
3. Linise Gordon
4. Ayesha George
Darjul Claiborne
Time
8.19
8.42
8.44
8.45c
8.45c
Year
2007
2009
2000
2000
1993
Williams
200-Meter Dash
Borders
300-Yard Dash
Name
1. Melinda Barfield
Name
1. LaTasha Jenkins
2. Tameka Borders
3. Patricia Soman
4. Amber Williams
5. Jada Phelps
Time
23.25
24.05
24.20
24.25
24.63
Year
1999
1996
2003
2006
2001
Peterson
Time
2:07.30
2:11.93
2:12.42
2:12.84
2:12.90
Ponsot
Nowak
Name
1. Laura Didion
2. Katie Nowak
3. Ali Bishel
4. Jill Scully
5. Carrie Sheffield
Setlack
Name
Height
1. Ashley Gillies
5-9.75
Susan Setlack
5-9.75
3. Bonnie Harrington 5-9
4. Ann Marie Quinn 5-8.5
Sue Austin
5-8.5
Year
2002
2006
2000
1986
1997
Time
4:50.87
4:51.87
4:53.72
4:54.52
4:54.81
1,500-Meter Run
Name
1. Laura Didion
Scully
High Jump
Name
1. Jill Scully
2. Ali Bishel
3. Kathy Kadziolka
4. Katie Nowak
5. Patty Baker
Time
9:31.43
9:34.16
9:50.15
9:50.86
9:53.11
Year
2006
2009
2000
2002
1993
5,000-Meter Run
Bishel
Name
1. Ali Bishel
2. Jill Scully
3. Katie Nowak
4. Kathy Kadziolka
5. Patty Baker
Caldwell
Name
1. Patricia Soman
2. Linise Gordon
3. Charmayne Caldwell
4. Terri Abraham
5. Tameka Borders
Long Jump
Year
2002
2000
1981
1998
1988
Soman
Time Year
4:38.85 1987
Didion
Freeman
3,000-Meter Run
Year
1988
2002
2008
2006
1998
Year
2000
2007
2003
2006
2001
Lothery
Name
Time Year
1. Jennifer Freeman 2:53.60 1994
Mile Run
Time
55.11
55.22
55.25
55.38
55.68
Name
Time Year
1. Natasha Lothery 1:33.23 2003
1,000-Meter Run
800-Meter Run
Name
1. Linise Gordon
2. Yvonne Ferguson
3. Crystal Winfrey
4. Christina Whitt
5. Jada Phelps
600-Meter Run
Time Year
1:16.00 1986
Showley
Name
1. Natasha Lothery
2. Amanda Ponsot
3. Ann Brady
4. Lisa Showley
5. Angie Stewart
Time Year
26.99 1995
400-Meter Dash
Gordon
Name
1. Lisa Showley
Time Year
59.44 1987
Year
1998
2007
1996
1996
2002
Kirtz
500-Meter Run
440-Yard Dash
Time
7.33c
7.42c
7.43c
7.49c
7.50c
200-Meter Hurdles
Name
Time Year
1. Yvonne Ferguson 39.61 2005
2. Melinda Barfield 40.90 1980
Ferguson
Name
1. LaTasha Jenkins
2. Amber Williams
3. Tameka Borders
4. Jada Prothro
5. Tambra Stewart
Name
1. Simone Kirtz
300-Meter Dash
Time Year
36.86 1980
Barfield
Name
1. Ulrika Peterson
60-Meter Dash
Year
2000
1993
Claiborne
Jenkins
Johnson
Time
7.88
7.88
Name
Dist. Year
1. Patricia Soman 21-1.5 2003
2. Terri Abraham
20-5 2006
3. Amanda Barnhart 20-4.5 2005
4. Jada Phelps
20-3 1999
5. D’Andrea White 20-0.25 1987
Time
16:21.66
16:31.26
16:45.67
16:50.39
16:55.04
Year
2008
2006
2002
2000
1993
Triple Jump
Dist.
43-2.5
41-11.5
41-3.25
41-1
41-0.5
Year
2003
2000
1998
2006
1996
2003 MAC CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONS ● 1996, 1998 & 2001 MAC INDOOR TRACK & FIE
ITY TRACK & FIELD DIGITAL GUIDE ● ● ●
BALL STATE INDOOR TRACK & FIELD RECORDS & LATASHA JENKINS ►
Pole Vault
Pentathlon
1999 NCAA Champion
McNichols
Name
Height
1. Lauren McNichols 12-0
2. Melissa Smith
10-10
3. Shannon Sullivan 9-6.25
4. Candace Sielschott 9-5.75
5. Emily Harner
9-0.25
Year
2008
2003
2009
2005
2003
Lorenz
Name
1. Thekla Lorenz
2. Jennifer McCoy
3. Lanae Stovall
4. Nicci Miller
5. Ayesha George
Collins
Name
1. Cara Collins
Janee Longhorne
3. Sarah Martin
4. Amanda Cope
5. Becky Baer
Shot Put
Rusch
Height
3,797
3,739
3,523
3,478
3,466
Year
2008
2006
2007
1995
1999
LaTasha Jenkins: 200-meter dash
20lb. Weight Throw
Name
Dist. Year
1. Gena Rusch
48-5.75 1990
2. Amanda Cope
46-2 2002
3. Cara Collins
45-9.75 2008
4. Janee Longhorne 45-8.5 1999
5. Megan Hefner
44-11.5 2000
800-Meter Relay
Dist.
60-7.75
60-7.75
55-8
54-6.75
52-11
Year
2008
2002
2001
2002
1997
Mile Relay
Phelps
Kinniard
Morris
Young
Gordon
Surratt
Soman
Fletcher
Name
Time
1. Jada Phelps, Angka Morris,
1:40.37
Patricia Soman, Linise Gordon
Year
2001
Name
Time
1. Micheala Kinniard, Kelly Young, 3:53.93
Shelli Fletcher, Karin Surratt
1,600-Meter Relay
Year
1989
LaTasha Jenkins posted a time of 22.29
seconds -- the fourth-fastest time by a
college athlete in track and field history and
an American collegiate record at the time
-- as she sprinted to the NCAA national
championship in the 200-meter dash June
6, 1999. She became BSU’s first national
champion in women’s track and field. Two
weeks later, Jenkins finished second in the
200 to Olympic medalist Marion Jones with
a time of 22.36 at the USA Track and Field
Championships. She was also featured in
“Faces in the Crowd” in the June 28, 1999
issue of Sports Illustrated (See Below).
Distance Medley Relay
Ferguson
Harless
Williams
Gordon
Winfrey
Nowak
Lothery
Whitt
Name
Time
1. Jada Phelps, Angka Morris,
3:39.94c
Patricia Soman, Linise Gordon
2. Yvonne Ferguson, Amber Williams, 3:42.53
Christina Whitt, Crystal Winfrey
3. Angka Morris, Keisha Pedigo, 3:43.01
Patricia Soman, Crystal Winfrey
4. LaTasha Jenkins, Crystal Bonewitz, 3:45.43
Linise Gordon, Brandi Smiley
5. Angka Morris, Keisha Pedigo, 3:45.90
Natasha Lothery, Crystal Winfrey
Year
2001
2005
2003
1998
2003
Name
Time
1. Donna Harless, Linise Gordon, 11:34.14
Natasha Lothery, Katie Nowak
2. Lindsay Keazer, Angka Morris, 11:39.30
Natasha Lothery, Katie Nowak
3. Kathy Kadziolka, Angka Morris, 11:40.25
Ann Brady, Katie Nowak
4. Rose Lehe, Amanda Ponsot, 11:42.14
Jill Scully, Crystal Winfrey
5. Lisa Arrowsmith, Ali Bishel,
11:44.33
Brittany Ade, Jenna Schmitmeyer
Year
2001
2002
2000
2004
2008
ELD CHAMPIONS ● 1996, 1998, 2000 & 2001 MAC OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONS
● ● ● 2011 BALL STATE UNIVERS
◄ BALL STATE OUDOOR TRACK & FIELD RECORDS
100-Meter Hurdles
100-Meter Dash
Jenkins
Name
1. LaTasha Jenkins
2. Tameka Borders
3. Amber Williams
4. Jada Prothro
5. Stephanie Henry
Time
11.08
11.46
11.54
11.60
11.71
Ferguson
Name
1. Yvonne Ferguson
2. Jada Phelps
3. Crystal Winfrey
4. Christina Whitt
5. Patricia Soman
Year
1999
1996
2007
1996
1992
Kirtz
400-Meter Dash
Time
53.68
53.97
54.17
54.97
55.05
Year
2006
2000
2004
2007
2001
Time
4:25.67
4:28.61
4:28.83
4:32.61
4:33.44
Year
2002
1995
2000
1998
2000
Nowak
Scully
Name
1. Jill Scully
2. Ali Bishel
3. Kathy Kadziolka
4. Patty Baker
5. Blythe Rogers
Lewis
Name
Dist. Year
1. Patricia Soman 44-0.75 2003
2. Tamecla Lewis 41-10.5 2006
3. Linise Gordon
41-6.5 2000
4. Charmayne Caldwell 41-3.25 1997
5. Tameka Borders 40-11.75 1996
Year
2006
2008
2001
1992
2000
Gordon
Didion
Name
1. Laura Didion
2. Kathy Kadziolka
3. Amy Beatty
4. Julie Focht
5. Jill Scully
200-Meter Dash
Williams
Name
1. LaTasha Jenkins
2. Amber Williams
Jada Phelps
Tameka Borders
5. Patricia Soman
Year
2000
1995
1995
2005
2010
Stewart
Name
Time
1. Angie Stewart
2:06.40
2. Natasha Lothery 2:06.55
3. Lisa Showley
2:09.74
4. Jennifer Freeman 2:11.22
5. Diane Phillips
2:11.31
Time
9:35.69
9:37.25
9:42.88
9:46.43
9:49.98
Year
1988
2000
2000
1996
2004
Lehe
Time
10:34.05
10:46.87
11:15.15
11:30.34
11:35.27
Bishel
High Jump
Long Jump
Harrington
Name
Height Year
1. Bonita Harrington 6-0.5 1984
2. Susan Setlak
5-9.75 1998
3. Sue Austin
5-9.25 1987
4. Ashley Gillies
5-8 2002
Alicia Jones
5-8 1984
Soman
Name
Dist. Year
1. Patricia Soman
21-8 2003
2. Jada Phelps
20-10.75 2000
3. Amanda Barnhart 20-4.5 2005
Jada Prothro
20-4.5 1996
5. Terri Abraham
20-3 2005
McNichols
Name
1. Lauren McNichols
2. Shannon Sullivan
3. Tara Spitzer-Long
4. Candace Sielschott
5. Kim Howe
Rusch
Name
Dist. Year
1. Gena Rusch
48-2 1991
2. Amanda Cope
46-8 2002
3. Becky Baer
45-9.75 1999
4. Megan Hefner 43-10.75 2000
5. Janee Langhorn 43-10.75 2000
Martin
Name
1. Sarah Martin
2. Cara Collins
3. Tyra Schantz
4. Becky Baer
5. Holly Flittner
McCoy
Name
1. Jennifer McCoy
2. Thekla Lorenz
3. Nicci Miller
4. Gloria Tyree
5. Ayesha George
Pole Vault
Height
12-1.5
9-10
9-6.25
9-4.25
9-1
Richhart
Time
16:15.29
16:23.39
16:29.55
16:30.34
16:51.92
Year
2003
2008
2001
2005
1998
Shot Put
Year
2009
2009
2010
2004
2003
Discus
Year
2002
2007
2005
2009
2002
Year
1997
2002
1986
1995
1991
5,000-Meter Dash
Name
Dist Year
1. Christy Richhart 156-11 1995
2. Lisa Kendrix
155-4 1992
3. Gena Rusch
149-1 1991
4. Sarah Martin
147-8 1998
5. Cara Collins
147-3 2008
Hammer Throw
3,000-Meter Steeple Chase
Name
1. Katie Nowak
2. Rose Lehe
3. Helen Kibby
4. Sarah Kehe
5. Linda Stebbins
Year
1999
2007
2001
1996
2003
Name
1. Katie Nowak
2. Ali Bishel
3. Kathy Kadziolka
4. Jill Scully
5. Laura Didion
Javelin
Name
Dist. Year
1. Kim Woodhouse 140-4.5* 1982
2. Lisa Hendrix
137-10* 1991
3. Gloria Tyree
135-5* 1982
4. Mary Clarke
132-1 1991
5. Shelly Cain
130-0 1987
* = performance with old javelin
Time
22.29
23.77
23.77
23.77
23.79
800-Meter Run
3,000-Meter Run
Triple Jump
Woodhouse
Year
2007
1995
1993
2001
2009
400-Meter Hurdles
10,000-Meter Run
Time
33:54.66
34:37.63
34:43.93
35:06.00
35:55.28
Time
13.18
13.54
13.65
13.66
13.68
Name
Time
1. Linise Gordon
57.82
2. Simone Kirtz
58.84
3. Crystal Anderson 59.76
4. Amber Williams 1:00.71
5. Jenna Schmitmeyer 1:00.86
1,500-Meter Run
Name
1. Katie Nowak
2. Julie Focht
3. Ann Brady
4. Carrie Sheffield
5. Amy Beatty
Name
1. Amber Williams
2. Simone Kirtz
3. Darjul Claiborne
4. Linise Gordon
5. Katie Johnson
Time
184-10
177-1
176-1
171-9
170-8
Year
2001
2008
2009
1999
2005
Heptathlon
Score
5,291
5,125
5,052
4,839
4,763
Year
2006
2010
1995
1981
1999
2003 MAC CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONS ● 1996, 1998 & 2001 MAC INDOOR TRACK & FIE
ITY TRACK & FIELD DIGITAL GUIDE ● ● ●
BALL STATE OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD RECORDS & FACILITY RECORDS ►
400-Meter Relay
Ball State Field Sports Building Records
Phelps
Patterson
Dennie
Stewart
Name
Time
Year
1. Jada Phelps, Korinth Patterson,
45.42 2001
Tambra Stewart, Jennifer Dennie
2. Christina Whitt, Amber Williams, 45.44 2007
Yvonne Ferguson, Katie Johnson
3. Keisha Cowin, Erica Long,
45.53 2000
Crystal Bonewitz, LaTasha Jenkins
Event
55m Dash
55m Hurdles
60m Dash
60m Hurdles
200m Dash
200m Hurdles
300m Dash
400m Dash
500m Dash
600m Run
800m Run
1000m Run
1500m Run
Mile Run
2000m Run
3000m Run
5000m Run
Mile Relay
2-Mile Relay
4. Charmayne Caldwell, Erica Long, 45.53 1998
Crystal Bonewitz, LaTasha Jenkins
5. Jada Phelps, Korinth Patterson,
45.58 2000
Tambra Stewart, Linise Gordon
Darjul Claiborne, Tameka Borders, 45.58 1994
Jada Prothro, Stephanie Henry
1600-Meter Relay
Morris
Soman
Phelps
1. Linise Gordon, Angka Morris,
Phelps
Time
Year
3:38.05 2001
Jada Phelps, Patricia Soman
2. Jada Phelps, Angka Morris,
3:41.11 2000
Brandi Smiley, Linise Gordon
3. Jada Phelps, Crystal Bonewitz, 3:42.67 1998
Linise Gordon, LaTasha Jenkins
4. Angie Stewart, Crystal Bonewitz, 3:43.93 1997
LaWonna Rashad, LaTasha Jenkins
5. Amber Williams, Yvonne Ferguson, 3:44.31 2005
Bridgett Coleman, Christina Whitt
Date
1/16/1993
2/19/2000
2/17/2006
2/16/2007
2/20/1999
2/13/1988
1/15/2005
2/18/2000
2/21/1987
2/15/1986
2/12/1993
2/21/1987
2/15/1986
2/22/2008
2/9/1991
1/13/2006
2/9/1991
2/16/2001
2/8/1992
2/16/2001
2/21/2003
2/15/2002
1/25/1992
2/19/2010
2/16/2007
Ball State University Track Records
Gordon
Name
High Jump
Long Jump
Triple Jump
Shot Put
20-lb Wt. Throw
Pole Vault
Record
Athlete
School
6.87
Hollie Hyche
Indiana State
7.88
Ayesha George
Ball State
7.20
Amber Williams
Ball State
8.26
Amber Williams
Ball State
24.08
LaTasha Jenkins
Ball State
28.0
Candice Honroth
Miami University
39.61
Yvonne Ferguson
Ball State
54.49
Krissy Mahome
Western Michigan
1:17.7
Mary Alice Wolf
Miami University
1:35.4
Lisa Showley
Ball State
2:08.6
Jill Stamison
Western Michigan
2:58.3
Laura Didion
Ball State
4:42.5
Rochelle Curran
Bowling Green
4:55.5
Ali Bishel
Ball State
6:22.4
Laura Didion
Ball State
9:40.44
Ann Alyanak
Unattached
17:58.22
Patty Baker
Ball State
3:50.58
Not Available
Western Michigan
9:42.4 Julie Rhoda, Molly Cullen Miami University
Jennifer Anderson, Corrie DeLorenzo
5-9.75
Stephanie Heldt
Bowling Green
21-1.5
Patricia Soman
Ball State
41-7.75
Patricia Soman
Ball State
56-9.5
Christy Barrett
Unattached
67-10.25
Irene Cooper
Western Michigan
13-7
Sarah Landau
Miami University
Event
100m Dash
200m Dash
400m Dash
800m Run
1500m Run
3000m Run
5000m Run
10000m Run
100m Hurdles
400m Hurdles
400m Relay
Record
Athlete
School
11.57
Diane Williams
Unattached
23.53
LaTasha Jenkins
Ball State
53.98
Tamyka McCord
Eastern Michigan
2:05.04
Jill Stamison
Western Michigan
4:27.68
Mireille Sankatsing
Eastern Michigan
9:42.3
Celest Smith
Miami University
17:08.95
Celest Smith
Miami University
35:54.5
Chris Nichols
Ohio University
13.83
Rebecca Williams
Miami University
1:00.2
Diane Carlo
Kent State University
45.53 Keisha Cowin, Erica Long
Ball State
Crystal Bonewitz, LaTasha Jenkins
1600m Relay
3:45.46 Joy Inniss, Tamyka McCord Eastern Michigan
Mireille Sankatsing, Val Beckles
High Jump
5-11 1/4
Coriss Yasen
Purdue
Long Jump
19-11 3/4
Candy Campbell
Toledo
Triple Jump
38-9 3/4
Tina Debno
Indiana Track Club
Shot Put
56-8
Christy Barrett
Indiana State
Discus
173
Julie Koebcke
Indiana State
Hammer Throw
168-5
Sarah Martin
Ball State
Javelin
172-11
Nancy Denny
Miami University
Pole Vault
10
Jackie Benson
Miami University
Heptathlon (new) 4,964
Kim Hill
Miami University
Date
4/25/1992
5/14/1999
5/18/1991
5/1/1993
5/18/1991
5/17/1991
5/18/1991
5/16/1991
5/10/1996
5/18/1991
5/14/1999
5/18/1991
4/1/1995
5/23/1992
4/23/1987
4/25/1992
4/1/1995
5/14/1999
5/17/1991
3/29/2003
5/17/1991
ELD CHAMPIONS ● 1996, 1998, 2000 & 2001 MAC OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONS
● ● ● 2011 BALL STATE UNIVERS
◄ BALL STATE ALL-AMERICANS & NCAA QUALIFIERS
Ball State’s All-Time NCAA All-Americans
Amber
Williams
Patricia
Soman
Stacey
Ritz
Linise
Gordon
Jada
Phelps
LaTasha
Jenkins
Bonita
Harrington
-200760m Hurdles: Outdoor
-2003Long Jump: Indoor
Triple Jump: Indoor
-2001Cross Country
-2000Long Jump: Outdoor
-2000400m Hurdles: Outdoor
-1999200m Dash: Indoor
100m Dash: Outdoor
200m Dash: Outdoor
-1984High Jump: Outdoor
-1998200m Dash: Indoor
200m Dash: Outdoor
-1983High Jump: Outdoor
Ball State’s All-Time NCAA Championship Qualifiers
Outdoor NCAA Championship Qualifiers
Year
2008:
2007:
2006:
2005:
2004:
2003:
2002:
2000:
1999:
1998:
1997:
1995:
1984:
1983:
Athlete
Amanda Barnhart
Amber Williams
Jill Scully
Jennifer McCoy
Jill Scully
Jennifer McCoy
Patricia Soman
Patricia Soman
Katie Nowak
Jada Phelps
Linise Gordon
LaTasha Jenkins
LaTasha Jenkins
LaTasha Jenkins
LaTasha Jenkins
LaTasha Jenkins
Angie Stewart
Simone Kirtz
Bonita Harrington
Bonita Harrington
Event
Finish
Long Jump
26th
100m Hurdles
18th
10,000m Run
18th
Heptathlon
27th
10,000m Run
16th
Heptathlon
24th
Long Jump
9th
Triple Jump
13th
5,000m Run
17th
Long Jump
10th
400m Hurdles
DNP
200m Dash
1st
100m Dash
5th
200m Dash
2nd
100m Dash
7th (trials)
200m Dash 17th (semis)
800m Run
8th (trials)
400m Hurdles
8th (trials)
High Jump
T-4th
High Jump
4th
Indoor NCAA Championship Qualifiers
Year
2009:
2008:
2007:
2003:
2002:
1999:
1998:
1996:
Athlete
Amber Williams
Ali Bishel
Amber Williams
Patricia Soman
Patricia Soman
Patricia Soman
LaTasha Jenkins
LaTasha Jenkins
Tameka Borders
Event
60m Hurdles
5,000m Run
60m Hurdles
Long Jump
Triple Jump
Triple Jump
200m Dash
200m Dash
200m Dash
Finish
12th
16th
15th
8th
8th
9th
6th
8th
15th
Cross Country NCAA Championship Qualifiers
Year
2009:
2007:
2004:
2002:
2001:
2000:
Athlete
Time
Ali Bishel
21:04.7 (6K)
Ali Bishel
21:12 (6K)
Jill Scully
21:21.1 (6K)
Team
108:30.7 (612 pts)
Stacey Ritz
21:17.3 (6K)
Jill Scully
21:32.8 (6K)
Crystal Meeks
21:41.6 (6K)
Katie Nowak
21:50.4 (6K)
Sarah Huddleston
22:08.6 (6K)
Aubrey Gaffer
22:39.8 (6K)
Nicole Hartford
22:53.3 (6K)
Stacey Ritz
21:04 (6K)
Katie Nowak
21:31.0 (6K)
Finish
67th
52nd
52nd
27th
77th
106th
123rd
138th
168th
(202nd)
(206th)
17th
44th
Patricia Soman
(2000-2003), a twotime All-American
for the Ball State
women’s track &
field team, still
holds the program
records in the long
jump and triple
jump for both
indoor and outdoor.
2003 MAC CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONS ● 1996, 1998 & 2001 MAC INDOOR TRACK & FIE
ITY TRACK & FIELD DIGITAL GUIDE ● ● ●
BALL STATE MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS & AWARDS ►
Mid-American Conference Indoor Champions
55m Dash
1600m Relay
1996 Tameka Borders ............ 6.94 2003 ....................................3:43.01
Morris, Pedigo, Soman, Winfrey
60m Dash
2001 ................................... 3:45.59
2009 Amber Williams ..............7.44 Phelps, Soman, Morris, Gordon
1999 LaTasha Jenkins .............7.35 1998 .................................... 3:47.57
Jenkins, Bonewitz, Gordon, Smiley
60m Hurdles
2009 Amber Williams ............. 8.24
Distance Medley Relay
2008 Ra’Jae Marable.............. 8.58 2008 ................................. 11:44.33
2007 Amber Williams ............. 8.19 Arrowsmith, Schmitmeyer, Ade, Bishel
2001 Ayesha George............... 8.46 2002 ................................. 11:39.30
Nowak, Lothery, Morris, Keazer
200m Dash
2009 Amber Williams ........... 24.27 1998 ................................. 11:46.66
1999 LaTasha Jenkins ..........23.79 Caudill, Bonewitz, Brady, Sheffield
1998 LaTasha Jenkins ..........23.29 1996 ................................. 11:49.84
1996 Tameka Borders .......... 24.05 Sheffield, Stewart, Danks, Focht
Long Jump
400m Dash
2001 Jada Phelps ..................55.58 2008 Terri Abraham ........ 19-8 3/4
2000 Linise Gordon ...............55.11 2005 Amanda Barnhart . 20-4 1/2
2003 Patricia Soman ...... 20-5 3/4
2002 Patricia Soman .... 19-11 3/4
800m Run
2002 Natasha Lothery .......2:08.37 2001 Jada Phelps .................... 19-6
1999 Jada Phelps .................... 20-3
Mile Run
1997 Charmayne Caldwell...19-5 1/2
2008 Ali Bishel ................... 4:53.72 1996 Jada Prothro ......... 19-10 3/4
2001 Katie Nowak ............. 4:54.78
Triple Jump
1998 Carrie Sheffield .........4:54.81
1996 Julie Focht .................4:57.64 2003 Patricia Soman .............. 43-1
2002 Patricia Soman .............. 41-1
3,000m Run
2000 Linisa Gordon ..........41-2 1/2
2009 Ali Bishel ................... 9:43.23 1996 Tameka Borders ............ 40-4
2008 Ali Bishel ................... 9:40.59
Weight Throw
2006 Jill Scully ................... 9:44.49
2005 Jill Scully ................... 9:38.04 2002 Janee Langhorne ... 60-7 3/4
2001 Katie Nowak ........... 10:01.95
Pentathlon
1998 Kelly Caudill ..............9:58.57
1996 Julie Focht .................9:57.33 2008 Thekla Lorenz .............. 3,797
2009
2006
2005
2002
2001
5,000m Run
Ali Bishel ................. 16:39.80
Jill Scully ................. 16:42.66
Jill Scully ..................17:09.21
Katie Nowak ........... 16:45.76
Katie Nowak ............17:14.86
Mid-American Conference Outdoor Champions
2009
2007
2003
1999
1998
1996
1994
1993
1992
100m Dash
Amber Williams ...........11.66
Amber Williams ...........11.54
Patricia Soman ............11.72
LaTasha Jenkins ..........11.70
LaTasha Jenkins ..........11.31
Tameka Borders ..........11.46
Stephanie Henry ..........12.20
Jada Prothro .................11.68
Stephanie Henry ..........11.90
2010
2009
2008
2007
2001
1994
1993
100m Hurdles
Katie Johnson .............. 13.71
Amber Williams ...........13.60
Katie Johnson ..............13.69
Amber Williams ...........13.32
Linise Gordon ...............13:67
Darjul Claiborne...........13.93
Darjul Claiborne...........13.65
2003
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1994
200m Dash
Patricia Soman ............23.79
Jada Phelps ..................23.94
LaTasha Jenkins ..........22.78
LaTasha Jenkins ..........23.21
LaTasha Jenkins ..........23.21
LaTasha Jenkins ..........23.63
Stephanie Henry .......... 24.10
1600m Relay
2001 ................................... 3:40.15
Gordon, Phelps, Morris, Soman
1998 ................................... 3:42.67
Phelps, Bonewitz, Gordon, Jenkins
High Jump
1985 Colleen Costello ................5-6
1984 Bonita Harrington .............5-8
2008
2004
2003
2002
2000
1996
400m Dash
2004 Crystal Winfrey ............ 54.17 1986
2001 Jada Phelps ..................54.49
Long Jump
Amanda Barnhart ...20-2 1/4
Terri Abraham ........ 19-5 1/4
Patricia Soman .............. 20-9
Patricia Soman ...... 19-6 1/4
Jada Phelps .................... 19-8
Jada Prothro ........... 20-4 1/2
Michaela Kinnaird ...18-9 3/4
Triple Jump
400m Hurdles
2006 Tamelca Lewis ........41-8 3/4
2001 Linisa Gordon ...............59:14 2003 Patricia Soman ...... 42-8 3/4
1995 Simone Kirtz ................58.84 2000 Linise Gordon ................. 41-5
1997 Charmayne Caldwell ....41-3 1/4
800m Run
2002 Natasha Lothery ...... 2:08.99 1995 Tameka Borders .... 40-9 1/2
1997 Angie Stewart .......... 2:09.89
Hammer Throw
1996 Angie Stewart ...........2:10.96
2001 Sarah Martin ............. 184-10
1,500m Run
Discus
1995 Julie Focht ...................4:34.9
1992 Lisa Kendrix..................154-7
3,000m Run
1998 Carrie Sheffield ........ 9:54.04
Heptathlon
2006 Jennifer McCoy ............ 5,014
5000m Run
2006 Jill Scully ................. 16:40.16 2004 Jennifer McCoy ............5,202
2005 Jill Scully ................. 16:42.93 1982 Gloria Tyree .................. 4,714
2001 Kathy Kadziolka......17:04.43
3,000m Steeplechase
2000 Kathy Kadziolka..... 16:42.25
2007 Rose Lehe............... 10:46.87
10,000m Run
2006 Jill Scully ................. 35:28.24
2005 Jill Scully ................. 34:43.28
2001 Kathy Kadziolka..... 35:40.20
1992 Patty Baker ............ 36:29.30
2008:
1997:
1995:
1995:
1983:
In 2003, the Ball State women’s cross country
team captured the program’s first MidAmerican Conference title. The Cardinals’ top
five runners finished the event with 73 points,
five less than second-place Bowling Green.
400m Relay
2000 .......................................45.58
Phelps, Patterson, Stewart, Gordon
1998 ....................................... 45.97
Caldwell, Long, Bonewitz, Jenkins
1996 .......................................46.05
Prothro, Borders, Miller, Jenkins
1994 .......................................45.58
Claiborne, Borders, Prothro, Henry
1991 .......................................46.23
Fletcher, Henry, Claiborne, Lampkins
2000:
1984:
1980:
USA Track & Field Indoor Championships
Amber Williams
60m Hurdles
World University Games
LaTasha Jenkins
200m Dash
U.S. Olympic Sports Festival
Simone Kirtz
400m Hurdles
Tameka Borders
Triple Jump
Bonita Harrington
High Jump
U.S. Olympic Trials Participant
LaTasha Jenkins
200m Dash
Bonita Harrington
High Jump
AIAW National Indoor Championships
Melinda Barfield
60m Dash
4th
Competed
6th
8th
Silver Medal
18th
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