Ball State Cardinals track and field

Ball State Cardinals track and field
UniversityBall State University
Head coachAdrian Wheatley
ConferenceMAC
LocationMuncie, Indiana
Outdoor trackBriner Sports Complex
NicknameCardinals
ColorsCardinal and white[1]
   

The Ball State Cardinals track and field team is the track and field program that represents Ball State University. The Cardinals compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Mid-American Conference. The team is based in Muncie, Indiana, at the Briner Sports Complex.[2]

The program is coached by Adrian Wheatley.[3] The track and field program officially encompasses four teams because the NCAA considers men's and women's indoor track and field and outdoor track and field as separate sports.[4]

The men's teams were eliminated following the 2003 season for budgetary reasons.[5]

High jumper Charity Hufnagel is the school's most recent national champion after winning the 2023 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[6] The school's first national championship was by men's high jumper Darrell Jones in 1931.[7]

Postseason

AIAW

The Cardinals have had one AIAW All-American finishing in the top six at the AIAW indoor or outdoor championships.[8]

AIAW All-Americans
Championships Name Event Place
1975 OutdoorJudy SheetsHigh jump3rd

NCAA

As of August 2025, a total of 10 men and 5 women have achieved individual first-team All-American status for the team at the Division I men's outdoor, women's outdoor, men's indoor, or women's indoor national championships (using the modern criteria of top-8 placing regardless of athlete nationality).[9][10]

First team NCAA All-Americans
Team Championships Name Event Place Ref.
Men's1930 OutdoorDarrell JonesHigh jump2nd[11]
Men's1931 OutdoorDarrell JonesHigh jump1st[11]
Men's1936 OutdoorBen Stout400 meters hurdles5th[12]
Men's1969 IndoorJohn KerrMile run4th[13]
Men's1969 OutdoorDave KerrMile run8th[14]
Men's1972 OutdoorAl Myers3000 meters steeplechase8th[15]
Men's1977 IndoorKelley Marsh1000 meters1st[16]
Women's1983 OutdoorBonnie HarringtonHigh jump4th[17]
Women's1984 OutdoorBonnie HarringtonHigh jump4th[17]
Men's1987 IndoorScott SandersLong jump8th[18]
Men's1989 IndoorScott SandersLong jump6th[18]
Men's1989 OutdoorScott SandersLong jump8th[19]
Women's1998 OutdoorLaTasha Jenkins200 meters2nd[20]
Women's1999 IndoorLaTasha Jenkins200 meters6th[21]
Women's1999 OutdoorLaTasha Jenkins100 meters5th[22]
Women's1999 OutdoorLaTasha Jenkins200 meters1st[20]
Men's2000 OutdoorAdam ShunkHigh jump5th[11]
Men's2002 OutdoorZach RileyHammer throw7th[23]
Women's2003 IndoorPatricia SomanLong jump8th[24]
Women's2003 IndoorPatricia SomanTriple jump8th[25]
Men's2003 OutdoorPaul PanningPole vault8th[26]
Women's2022 OutdoorCharity HufnagelHigh jump5th[17]
Women's2023 IndoorCharity HufnagelHigh jump5th[27]
Women's2023 OutdoorCharity HufnagelHigh jump1st[17]
Women's2023 OutdoorJenelle RogersHeptathlon5th[28]
Women's2024 IndoorJenelle RogersPentathlon2nd[29]
Women's2024 OutdoorJenelle RogersHeptathlon4th[28]
Women's2025 IndoorJenelle RogersPentathlon7th[29]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Brand Colors - Ball State University". Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Ball State Cardinals Media Guide" (PDF). Ball State University Athletics. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "Ball State Cardinals Track and Field Coach". Ball State University Athletics. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "Here are the differences between the indoor and outdoor track seasons". ncaa.com. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "Ball State to eliminate men's cross country, track teams". wthr.com.
  6. ↑ "MAKING HISTORY: Ball State's Griffith a national champion, Rogers an All-American". The Star Press. 15 June 2023. p. B1. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  7. ↑ "JONES TRIUMPHS IN N.C.A.A. HIGH JUMP". The Star Press. 7 June 1931. p. 9. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  8. ↑ Hubbard, Mike; Pfeifer, Jack. "The early years of Women's collegiate track" (PDF). Track and Field News. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  9. ↑ "USTFCCCA InfoZone: Meet History by Event: NCAA Division I Indoor Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  10. ↑ "USTFCCCA InfoZone: Meet History by Event: NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  11. 1 2 3 "High jump at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  12. ↑ "400 meters hurdles at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  13. ↑ "Mile run at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  14. ↑ "Mile run at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  15. ↑ "3000 meters steeplechase at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  16. ↑ "1000 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  17. 1 2 3 4 "High jump at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  18. 1 2 "Long jump at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  19. ↑ "Long jump at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  20. 1 2 "200 meters at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  21. ↑ "200 meters at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  22. ↑ "100 meters at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  23. ↑ "Hammer throw at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  24. ↑ "Long jump at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  25. ↑ "Triple jump at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  26. ↑ "Pole vault at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  27. ↑ "High jump at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  28. 1 2 "Heptathlon at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  29. 1 2 "Pentathlon at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
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