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The Daily News SKATEPARK ROLLS INTO MUNCIE Mary Freda Multicultural Reporter

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Fifteen thousand square feet of skate and bike space have been designed to occupy part of Westside Park, which will stretch along Cardinal Greenways. The Muncie Skatepark Initiative began in November, when community members came together to bring a skatepark to Delaware County.

Park planned for skateboarding, biking near Westside Park

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ifteen thousand square feet of skate and bike space have been designed to stretch part of along Cardinal Greenways, near Westside Park.

The Muncie Skatepark Initiative began in November, when community members came together to bring a skatepark to Delaware County.

“The skatepark will be a great asset to Muncie. Not only will it give local

skateboarders an amazing place to ride skateboards, BMX and scooters, it will also draw in visitors from other communities and around the country,” community member and skateboard advocate Todd Swackhamer said in a press release.

See SKATEPARK, page 3

Student to appear in Sandler film Junior theater major wins spot in upcoming comedy movie

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OLIVE AND SLATE

A new home decor shop opens in Muncie. PG 4

MENTAL HEALTH WEEK

The week of events aims to bring awareness to students and offer support. PG 4

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Emma Rogers // DN File

It’s been just over a week since the Sandy Wexler competition closed its voting process and junior theater major Frankie Zabilka has been named the official winner — earning him a spot in an upcoming Adam Sandler movie.

Zabilka earned 4,844 votes for his talent video, which showcased an original rap song. While voting ended April 13, Zabilka didn’t get the official word until Thursday in the form of an email from Happy Madison productions.

“I was so relieved. I had been really stressed out that it wasn’t going to work out,” he said.

“I’m just really relieved and excited.”

Getting so many votes on his video, which ultimately led to him winning the competition, is a bit surreal to Zabilka.

“I feel really blessed that [almost] 5,000 people voted,” he said. “I don’t even know 5,000 people.”

The role Zabilka will play will be written especially for him.

See SANDLER, page 4

Ball State's Pre-Health Professions club held its annual 5K fundraiser. PG 6

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WOMEN'S GOLF

The Cardinals tied for 7th in the MAC over the weekend.

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See photos from the annual Late Nite Carnival.

Freshman Rebecca Herrington hits a backhand during her doubles match on Feb. 19 against IUPUI. Ball State womens tennis beat Akron 4-3 Saturday at the Mid-American Conference regular season championship.

Tennis clinches back-to-back regular season championships Adam Chowdhury Women's Tennis Reporter Ball State women’s tennis proved Saturday why it was voted Female Team of the Year at the Chirpies by beating Akron 4-3 and winning back-to-back Mid-American Conference regular season championship titles.

Not only did they put an end to Akron’s 22-match win streak, but the Cardinals themselves matched last year’s record of 15 consecutive wins.

“The thing I was thinking about all week was, ‘Only great movies have sequels,’ and I just wanted to make sure that our sequel was more ‘Godfather II’ than ‘Caddyshack II,’” said head coach Max Norris.

Right from the start, in the doubles matches, one could sense the importance of the match.

Cardinals beat Akron to finish undefeated in MidAmerican Conference

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Advocates fan out in global show of support for science The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The world saw brain power take a different form Saturday.

From the Washington Monument to Germany’s Brandenburg Gate and even to Greenland, scientists, students and research advocates rallied on an often soggy Earth Day, conveying a global message about scientific freedom without political interference, the need for adequate spending for future breakthroughs and just the general value of scientific pursuits.

They came in numbers that were mammoth if not quite astronomical.

“We didn’t choose to be in this battle, but it has come to the point where we have to fight because the stakes are too great,” said Pennsylvania State University climate scientist Michael Mann, who regularly clashes with politicians.

President Donald Trump, in an Earth Day statement hours after the marches kicked off, said that “rigorous science depends not on ideology, but on a spirit of honest inquiry and robust debate.”

Denis Hayes, who co-organized the first Earth Day 47 years ago, said the crowd he saw from the speaker’s platform down the street from the White House was energized and “magical” in a rare way, similar to what he saw in the first Earth Day. “For this kind of weather, this is an amazing crowd. You’re not out there today unless you really care. This is not a walk in the park event,” Hayes said of the event in the park.

Mann said that like other scientists, he would rather be in his lab, the field or teaching students. But driving his

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advocacy are officials who deny his research that shows rising global temperatures. When he went on stage, he got the biggest applause for his simple opening: “I am a climate scientist.”

In Los Angeles, Danny Leserman, the 26-year-old director of digital media for the county’s Democratic party, said “We used to look up to intelligence and aspire to learn more and do more with that intellectual curiosity. And we’ve gone from there to a society where ... our officials and representatives belittle science and they belittle intelligence.

And we really need a culture change.”

The rallies in more than 600 cities put scientists, who generally shy away from advocacy and whose work depends on objective experimentation, into a more public position.

Scientists said they were anxious about political and public rejection of established science such as climate change and the safety of vaccine immunizations.

“Scientists find it appalling that evidence has been crowded out by ideological assertions,” said Rush Holt, a former physicist and Democratic congressman who runs the American Association for the Advancement of Science. “It is not just about Donald Trump, but there is also no question that marchers are saying ‘when the shoe fits.’”

Despite saying the march was not partisan, Holt acknowledged it was only dreamed up at the Women’s March on Washington, a day after Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration.

But the rallies were also about what science does for the world.

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FRIDAY @ 10 A.M. TO 2 P.M. E.B. AND BERTHA C. BALL CENTER Local artist Ann Johnson will teach techniques for creating a watercolor masterpiece from start to finish.

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College graduates likely to live in same areas Study examines relationship between wages, education Kara Berg Daily News Reporter In Indiana, college graduates are more likely to live in the same areas, which boosts employment and economic opportunities, according to a new Ball State study.

It’s commonly known that the higher education a person has, the more they earn. But these more educated people are also clumping together in where they live, according to the study from Ball

State’s Center for Business and Economic Research, “The relationship between educational attainment and wages.”

Nathan Law, a graduate assistant with CBER and author of the study, said over the past year, the center has been asked about the relationship between wages and educational attainment.

In Indiana, this positive relationship between the two is shown by five of the top 10 highest-earning counties in the state also having the most educated populations.

This is no coincidence, according to the study. Those with higher education

levels tend to be about 40 percent more productive than non-college graduates, according to the study, so employers are willing to pay them more.

“As a result, higher educational attainment has long been associated with higher earned income,” the study said.

Hamilton County has the highest percentage of college-educated residents and the highest per-capita income.

Boone, Hendricks, Johnson and Warrick counties also appear on both lists.

And the same applies for the counties who have less college graduates. Five out of the bottom 10 counties appear both

on the list of the least amount of college graduates and lowest per-capita income.

“A college degree is increasingly becoming a necessity to secure a wellpaying job in today’s job market,” the study says. “Areas with welleducated populations are more enticing to employers which leads to additional job creation. These factors should be considered when creating and implementing education policies and economic development policies throughout Indiana.”

Contact Kara Berg with any questions or concerns at knberg2@bsu.edu.

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS PAIR UP TO HOST MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS EVENTS Kara Berg Daily News Reporter Mental health has quickly become a huge topic on college campuses.

Whether students are talking about the lack of resources on campus or the importance of raising awareness, it seems to always come up.

In February, a student scattered stickers around campus reading “More free therapy, less free football.” Both Student Government Association slates running for the 2017-18 school year had mental health initiatives on their platforms.

To help raise awareness about mental health issues, Lamba Chi Alpha, SGA, Active Minds, the Counseling Center, CHAARG, the Health Center and Alpha Gamma Delta have paired up to host a week of events centered around anxiety and stress management.

As finals quickly approach, the week comes at an appropriate time, said event creator Cole Callahan.

CHILL OUT WITH ICED TEA Where: David Letterman Communication and Media Building Lobby When: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. today What: Enjoy free sweet tea and stress balls and write letters of motivation to anyone who may be struggling.

DID SOMEONE SAY FREE DOUGHNUTS? Where: L.A. Pittenger Student Center Tally When: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday What: Munch on a free Concannons doughnut and write letters of motivation for struggling students.

TAKE SOME TIME TO RELAX Where: Jo Ann Gora Student Recreation and Wellness Center Room 200B When: 5:30 p.m. Wednesday What: Get active and participate in a free yoga session with CHAARG. REENERGIZE YOURSELF WITH FREE COFFEE Where: Letterman Building Lobby When: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday What: Enjoy free coffee and stress balls and offer support by writing a letter to a student who may be struggling.

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS FORUM Where: Student Center Ballroom When: 7 p.m. Friday What: Learn about the importance of mental health from speakers from the Health Center, Counseling Center, Active Minds, Lambda Chi Alpha and Alpha Gamma Delta.

Contact Kara Berg with any questions or concerns at knberg2@bsu.edu.

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Rethinking Literature is a magazine that was made by a course whose curriculum was meant to change the statistics of African Americans involvement in literature. The digital magazine is available for free on BSU Now, a student media and immersive learning app for Ball State.

Magazine educates on Black Lives Matter movement Rethinking literature reaches 5,000 downloads Mary Freda Multicultural Reporter

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Hunger Skateparks plan to build a skatepark in Westside Park. They are currently working on a park in New Castle and will be finished with that location in June.

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Community members have teamed up with Hunger Skateparks, a company that designs and constructs skateparks.

“Muncie has been needing a skatepark for 15 years,” co-owner of Hunger Skateparks Christy Wiesenhahn said.

“It’s like a basketball court, if you don’t have one, you’re way behind the times.”

The company’s design-and-build concept keeps Wiesenhahn and co-owner Bart Smith on the project from start to finish and allows for community input throughout the construction process.

The duo has built skateparks in Indiana, Arkansas and Denmark, with most of their projects based in Indiana.

Currently, the team is working on a skatepark in New Castle. The project recently received a grant for $275,000, and the project is slated to be done in June and will feature influence based off Robert Indiana’s work. Indiana is popular for his pop art works, including the “LOVE” sculpture.

The process behind the design, Wiesenhahn said, started with the question of, “How can we integrate what’s interesting, what’s important to New Castle?”

Wiesenhahn said a similar approach will be taken into consideration for the future skatepark in Muncie.

Currently, the project is still in its early stages.

“We’re not profiting from this, we’re donating our time,” landscape architect Josh Perkins said. “I’m not a skater personally. I just think it’s a great project. I think its going to help a lot of folks. I think it’s great for Muncie.”

The project is still undergoing tweaks. The drawing was unveiled to community members Friday night and designers asked for community feedback.

Wiesenhahn said the 3-D design will be unveiled in about a month.

The Muncie Skatepark project doesn’t have a slated completion date; however, Perkins is shooting for spring or summer of 2018.

Contact Mary Freda with any questions or concerns at mafreda@bsu.edu.

In 2016, the Cooperative Children’s Book Center at the University of WisconsinMadison received 3,400 children’s books to review. Three percent were written by African Americans, and eight percent focused on African-American characters.

When Ball State English assistant professor Darolyn Jones won the Excellence in Teaching Award, she wanted to create a course that would change those statistics.

“I don’t think that kids are hearing stories that they need to hear,” Jones said.

“They’re not hearing about experiences that are like theirs.”

The class has covered multicultural literature, LGBTQ literature and this semester, Black Lives Matter.

This is the third semester Jones taught the class, but since the beginning, she knew the end product couldn’t be limited to campus. That’s where professor of multimedia Jennifer Palilonis and the digital magazine came into play.

“I needed to get this out,” Jones said.

“I want teachers, I want librarians, I want parents, I want activists to know about these stories.”

The digital magazine is now at 5,000 downloads and has reached a nationwide audience. The class traveled to Kent State for the Virginia Hamilton Conference on April 6 to present its work.

“Seeing it now done, it like feels really good and it feels good when people are so perceptive to it,” said Eileen Porzuczek, a sophomore creative writing major. “Especially when we went to the conference. People were like, ‘This is awesome.’ I had a librarian tell me, ‘I’m

gonna make a display for this.’”

Porzuczek, author of “I Vow to Make a Difference,” spent her fall semester interviewing the creators of the “I Vow” movement. The movement, which began in 2015, is a movement encouraging people to show respect toward all, according to its website.

Nailah Johnson, 18, started the Do Something Club in conjunction with I Vow after her father died from a brain aneurysm caused by a car crash.

“He was all about promoting inclusiveness, it was something that was very important to him,” Porzuczek said.

“So she decided she wanted to honor her father’s memory … and she actually created a movement called ‘I Vow.’ Which promotes inclusiveness for all people.”

Students have control over what they choose to produce; however, Jones did mention to the class that talking animals are a constant in children’s books. That’s where sophomore secondary English education major Olivia Hershman’s children’s story, “Louise and the Brown Faced Girl” came to be.

“It was a good book,” 9-year-old Georgia Berg said.

Along with Porzuczek’s “I Vow to Make a Difference” and Hershman’s “Louise and the Brown Faced Girl,” the digital magazine features eight other rewritten stories. The content ranges from children’s stories to young adult’s reader’s theater.

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The digital magazine is available for free on BSU Now, a student media and immersive learning app for Ball State. The app is available on the App Store and Google Play.

Contact Mary Freda with any questions or concerns at mafreda@bsu.edu.

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Olive and Slate is full of knick-knacks and accessories that range from gifts to home decor, The downtown Muncie store is owned by Sean and Heidi Hale.

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Local business owners open new store Olive and Slate brings specialized, hard-to-find items to Muncie, hopes to 'fill a niche' Justice Amick Daily News Reporter Out of all the businesses in Muncie, you won’t find another like Olive and Slate. Walking into the door, you’re greeted by the smell of flowers, pop music playing in the background and a room full of eclectic items.

Ranging from gifts to home decor, the store is full of knick-knacks and accessories to sift through until you find something that is uniquely for you, kind of like hunting for buried treasure.

Owned by Sean Hale and his wife

Heidi, Olive and Slate is a newly opened store in downtown Muncie. The couple created the name by simply combining their favorite colors together.

The Hales, who have been married for 22 years and have three children, have also owned HeidiJHale Designs and Details, located across the street, for three years.

Open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every weekday, there is something for everyone inside. Muncie residents consider the store Olive and Slate a hidden treasure itself. One of the eclectic items found in the store are fossilized sand dollars and geodes.

Jackie Johnson, Heidi’s mother, is the main full-time employee at Olive and Slate and said all she has heard is praise about the new store since its opening.

“Everybody that comes in says they love it,” she said. “A lot of people say it’s great because it’s exactly what Muncie needed. Before, they had to go all the way into Indy to find stuff like this but now they have it here.”

The store itself was created exactly for this reason.

“Heidi and I felt like this is what Muncie needed, a store that specialized in hard-tofind items,” Sean Hale said. “Before this, people had traditional things like Hobby Lobby and Michaels. We felt like our store could fill a niche here.”

Besides decor that’s fit for any home or dorm room, Olive and Slate also boasts T-shirts, humorous art pieces and a personalized beer growler. In addition to providing otherwise hard-

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Continued from page 1 The role Zabilka will play will be written especially for him.

The current plan is that he will be featured in Sandler’s upcoming movie with Chris Rock, in which Sandler’s daughter is going to marry Rock’s son.

However, in Zabilka’s contract, he is promised a role in an upcoming Happy Madison film, so things may change.

The script for the upcoming Sandler/ Rock film is still being written by Robert Smigel, whose writing credits include

Michelle Kaufman // DN

Goodwill’s Donation Days will be accepting clothing, shoes, books, furniture, electronics and unused gifts this week. Goodwill partners with eight other universities in Indiana for Donation Day, including Purdue and Indiana University.

to-find items, merchandise starts at $5.

Although it was Terri Bryant’s first time in the store, the Ball State employee has nothing but good things to say.

“It’s only my first visit but I like what I see so far. It has unique items you can’t find anywhere else,” Bryant said. “One of the things that caught my attention was the pillows. They are very different with a lot of details and college logos on them.”

Olive and Slate may be new to Muncie, but it is already flourishing. The Muncie community should be sure to visit this diamond in the rough in the months — and years — to come.

Contact Justice Amick with any questions or concerns at jramick@bsu.edu.

“Saturday Night Live,” “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” and an array of Sandler films such as “Hotel Transylvania” and “You Don’t Mess With The Zohan.”

When Zabilka entered the contest, he didn’t know that Chris Rock would be involved, but he said finding out was a great bonus. He can’t wait to meet the actors and start filming.

“This whole time, I’ve just been picturing shaking Adam Sandler’s hand,” he said. “Even just meeting him would be a great prize.”

Contact Amanda Belcher with any questions or concerns at features@bsudailynews.com.

Political rock band to play at Be Here Now

Goodwill Donation Days to provide drop-off locations near campus Students can bring clothing, furniture, electronics to benefit nonprofit's stores, employees Sorita Heng Daily News Reporter If you’re graduating and looking to downsize, or even just doing some spring cleaning, Goodwill’s Donation Days will be accepting clothing, shoes, books, furniture, electronics and unused gifts this week.

There are four locations where students can drop off their items. One is at the Phi Gamma Delta house on Riverside Avenue.

Three others are located within a twomile radius of Ball State, at Hazelwood Christian Church, Westminster Village Retirement Community and Varsity House student apartments.

Drop-off hours run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday. The donations will go to the two Goodwill stores in Muncie.

Bryan Spellman, the event and community donations manager of Goodwill of Central and Southern Indiana, said sales of the donated items go toward helping the nonprofit’s causes.

“Those donations are used to help hire people with barriers to employment, and those donations help us serve our mission to help eradicate generational poverty through education and employment,” he said.

Last year, Goodwill employed 2,396 people, two-thirds of whom had disabilities or limited education.

Goodwill has several programs focused on education, employment and health, which sales from the donations help to fund. Among them are The Excel Center,

Indianapolis Metropolitan High School and Nurse-Family Partnership.

The Excel Center provides adults the opportunity to earn a high school diploma. It has seen 2,240 adults graduate since 2010.

The Indianapolis Metropolitan High School assists students in preparing for college and career life. Five hundred and sixty students have graduated since its opening in 2004.

The NFP supports pregnant mothers through the help of a registered nurse. Goodwill started the program exclusively in Indiana, and has so far helped 1,913 families.

Tuesday’s event is renewing the annual Donation Day that has been running for about seven years, after a gap last year.

Brianna Helm, the account director at Cardinal Communications, said there would be more people spreading word on campus about the event this time around.

“We’ve reached out to the Greek Life organizations and hall directors [to let them know it is happening],” she said.

Justin Concannon, president of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, has helped spread the word to the 80 members of the fraternity. He finds the goal of the Goodwill Donation Day matches that of Phi Gamma Delta.

“From a Fiji standpoint, one of our values is service and service to other people,” he said. “In this fashion, we’re helping other people through donating our stuff.”

Besides Ball State, Goodwill partners with eight other universities in Indiana for the Donation Day, including Purdue and Indiana University.

Contact Sorita Heng with any questions or concerns at sheng@bsu.edu.

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Political commentary meets rock and electronic music with SeepeopleS, a rock music group that will take the stage at Be Here Now tonight. SeepeopleS is made up of four members, Will Bradford on vocals and guitar, Ian Riley on bass and vocals, Dan Capaldi on drums and vocals and Fred Copeman on keyboard and vocals.

SeepeopleS combines commentary with music Robbie Moscato-Goodpaster Entertainment Reporter Political commentary meets rock and electronic music with SeepeopleS, a rock music group that will take to the stage at Be Here Now tonight.

SeepeopleS is made up of four members, Will Bradford on vocals and guitar, Ian Riley on bass and vocals, Dan Capaldi on drums and vocals and Fred Copeman on keyboard and vocals.

The show will start at 8 p.m. tonight.

With the goal of bridging musical worlds since forming in 2000, the band has released five albums. Each member in the band comes from diverse musical backgrounds, making them able to evolve their sound and style throughout the years.

Growing up, Bradford said he listened to the Beatles, as well various genres such as classic rock and rock ‘n roll, but he has a special passion for electronic dance, which are all styles and sounds he incorporates in the group’s music.

The band has recently received a lot of buzz for their newly released song, “The New American Dream.“ The song takes

aim at the current political state in the U.S. The song was written during the time of the Bush administration but was just released on April 1; however, the song translates to 2017 just as well.

The song’s music video depicts images of all the world’s leaders, both former and current. While it doesn’t focus mainly on Donald Trump, Bradford found he was interested in telling this story in his music because his mother is an immigrant, and being half Thai himself, he felt a need to speak out — or in this, case sing out — in response to certain elements of Trump’s presidency.

“The message of the video is more to do with a culture that worships power and what it means to be powerful, and what it means to control things,” Bradford said.

Although one of the band’s songs address current issues in the world that some may find controversial, that doesn’t stop the group or its audience from having a good time. The performances are very dance oriented and inclusive and audiences are encouraged to sing along and let loose.

SeepeopleS’ songbook is diverse in style, sound and meaning, and as a result, there is something everyone can enjoy.

Contact Robbie Moscato-Goodpaster with any questions or concerns at rvmoscatogoo@bsu.edu.

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MAC CHAMPS Continued from page 1

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Freshman Amber Jones runs the 4x400 m relay during the Ball State Challenge on April 15 at Briner Sports Complex. The Cardinals competed in the Illinois University Illinois Twilight meet this weekend.

9 Cardinals finish in top 5 at Illinois Twilight 6 track and field athletes posted career-best marks Olivia Adams Daily News Reporter

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Over the weekend, Ball State track and field went to Illinois to compete in Illinois University’s Illinois Twilight meet. The Cardinals had nine top five finishes and six career-best performances.

Senior Danielle Dahl led the charge in the second to last meet going into the MidAmerican Conference Championship.

Dahl placed third in the 400-meter with a time of 58.09. Dahl ran a season’s best and a lifetime personal best, assistant coach Raynee DeGrio said.

“She is really good at stepping down a distance and still performing well,” DeGrio said.

Despite having foot surgery in the summer, Dahl is still competing at the high level even though DeGrio said the coaches didn't want to push anything.

"We knew that she would come back and have some big performances,” DeGrio said. “We expect a lot of things from Dani and she responds well to it.

She is training and competing well too so all things are pointing that she will do well in her final MAC Championship.”

Seniors Olivia Ashba and Kassidy Swenson went second and third in the 400-meter hurdles. Ashba ran a season-best that landed her in second with a time of 1:03.22. Swenson scored a time of 1:03.41, less than .2 seconds behind her teammate.

Freshman Brooke Talhelm competed in the 800-meter, placing third. She ran a time of 2:14.04.

“The time was not what we were hoping for,” DeGrio said. “But she raced really well and has been looking good

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and consistent these past few weeks.”

The 4x400-meter relay team took an event win to finish out the night. Ashba, junior Gabby Sims, freshman Bryeana Byrdsong and Dahl finished with a time of 3:55.62.

Sophomore Peyton Stewart was third in the 200-meter, finishing with 24.96.

DeGrio was pleased with Stewart's performance even though it was her first time running in the 200-meter outdoors.

"It was really good for her to step up in distance and compete well," DeGrio said.

"She is usually a 100-meter runner, so it shows that she has been working really hard and her talent level.”

DeGrio said overall the Cardinals had a good meet.

"The times weren’t super great for people, but when you go into the meet where it is pretty cold and pretty windy that is kind of expected,” DeGrio said.

After this weekend, the Cardinals have one more weekend of meets before the MAC Championship.

“We have a really competitive group of athletes,” DeGrio said. “The girls that have already qualified are still trying to better their times and they know they can’t let off the gas at all if they want to get on the podium in the MAC.” This weekend, the team will separate, with some members going to Hattiesburg, Mississippi, to compete in the Southern Miss Open and others heading to Hillsdale, Michigan, to compete in the Gina Relays.

Contact Olivia Adams with any questions or concerns at omadams@bsu.edu.

Unfortunately for Ball State (20-2, 8-0 MAC), the weight was too much to bear for sophomore Audrey Berger and junior Julia Sbircea on court 4 as they fell 6-1 to the Zips’ pairing of junior Carli Knezevich and senior Karolina Makismova.

On court 5, Akron (23-3, 7-1 MAC) was held back by sophomore Peyton Gollhofer and senior Carmen Blanco as they beat a junior team of Ariadna Blinova and Sophia Geier 6-3.

On court 6, sophomore Isabelle Dohanics and senior Rosa Calderon were locked in a tight match with Zips senior Shannon Newnes and freshman Rita Pedroso, which had to be decided through a tie-break. In the end, it was the Zips who would strike first in the title-decider as they beat the Cardinals’ pairing 7-6 (3).

Ball State turned the match around with two relatively quick wins from Berger and Dohanics. On court 4, Dohanics swept past Newnes 6-3, 6-0.

On the court beside her, Berger got back to winning ways by beating fellow sophomore Luisa Echeverry 6-2, 6-1.

Berger said her and Dohanics' attitudes and minds just weren't in the right place.

"Their team did play really well, but I think there were a lot of things we just let keep happening over and over again, instead of making an adjustment and doing something about it,” Berger said.

This put the Cardinals into the lead but the Zips were back on level terms thanks to a win for them in the No. 1 contest. Geier got the better of Blanco this afternoon and beat her 6-1, 6-3, evening the match at 2-2.

After being down 5-1 in the second set, senior Toni Ormond mounted a comeback to win the match in straight sets, 7-5, 7-6 against Pedroso on court 1.

This left the crowd with two matches to watch and both went the distance.

Calderon couldn’t capitalize on good starts in both the first and second set in her 6-7, 6-2, 2-6 defeat to Knezevich. The senior also needed a medical timeout in the third set.

This left the match poised at 3-3 and all heads turned toward court 2. Gollhofer and Blinova were locked in a marathon match that was by far the loudest this afternoon. Blinova took the first set but Gollhofer fought back to win the second, which meant the destination of the MAC regular season trophy would be decided in their third set.

Both teams’ entire season eventually depended on the outcome of a single deuce point when the match was 6-5 in favor of Ball State. Luckily for the home team, the ball dropped behind the baseline and the celebrations began.

Gollhofer had beaten Blinova 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 and had secured a second successive title for the Cardinals.

“I trust myself, and I know my teammates trust me so it was fine,” Gollhofer said of her win.

The season is far from over. The victory today also ensured that the Cardinals would be heading into next week’s MAC tournament as the top seed. Ball State is also hosting the event, which starts on Friday. The draw for the competition will be announced this week.

Contact Adam Chowdhury with any questions or concerns at @adamcnet.

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Sophomore Audrey Berger serves the ball during the match against Buffalo on April 2 at the Cardinal Creek Tennis Center. Ball State won the MAC Championship Saturday against Akron.

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Ball State's Pre-Health Professions Club hosted the 5th annual Chase the Rainbow 5K Color Run at Bethel Fields on Saturday. All proceeds from the run benefit the Indianapolis Muscular Dystrophy Association.

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