Ball State Cardinals track and field

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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 Outdoor Judy Sheets High jump 3rd

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's 1930 Outdoor Darrell Jones High jump 2nd [11]
Men's 1931 Outdoor Darrell Jones High jump 1st [11]
Men's 1936 Outdoor Ben Stout 400 meters hurdles 5th [12]
Men's 1969 Indoor John Kerr Mile run 4th [13]
Men's 1969 Outdoor Dave Kerr Mile run 8th [14]
Men's 1972 Outdoor Al Myers 3000 meters steeplechase 8th [15]
Men's 1977 Indoor Kelley Marsh 1000 meters 1st [16]
Women's 1983 Outdoor Bonnie Harrington High jump 4th [17]
Women's 1984 Outdoor Bonnie Harrington High jump 4th [17]
Men's 1987 Indoor Scott Sanders Long jump 8th [18]
Men's 1989 Indoor Scott Sanders Long jump 6th [18]
Men's 1989 Outdoor Scott Sanders Long jump 8th [19]
Women's 1998 Outdoor LaTasha Jenkins 200 meters 2nd [20]
Women's 1999 Indoor LaTasha Jenkins 200 meters 6th [21]
Women's 1999 Outdoor LaTasha Jenkins 100 meters 5th [22]
Women's 1999 Outdoor LaTasha Jenkins 200 meters 1st [20]
Men's 2000 Outdoor Adam Shunk High jump 5th [11]
Men's 2002 Outdoor Zach Riley Hammer throw 7th [23]
Women's 2003 Indoor Patricia Soman Long jump 8th [24]
Women's 2003 Indoor Patricia Soman Triple jump 8th [25]
Men's 2003 Outdoor Paul Panning Pole vault 8th [26]
Women's 2022 Outdoor Charity Hufnagel High jump 5th [17]
Women's 2023 Indoor Charity Hufnagel High jump 5th [27]
Women's 2023 Outdoor Charity Hufnagel High jump 1st [17]
Women's 2023 Outdoor Jenelle Rogers Heptathlon 5th [28]
Women's 2024 Indoor Jenelle Rogers Pentathlon 2nd [29]
Women's 2024 Outdoor Jenelle Rogers Heptathlon 4th [28]
Women's 2025 Indoor Jenelle Rogers Pentathlon 7th [29]

See also

  • Category:Ball State Cardinals men's track and field athletes (2)
  • Category:Ball State Cardinals women's track and field athletes (3)

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. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c d "High jump at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  18. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "Heptathlon at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  29. ^ a b "Pentathlon at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
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