TOLEDO, Ohio -- Junior Meliza Rodriguez turned in the most impressive race of her collegiate career Saturday morning, running a career-fast 6K of 22:45.6 to lead the Ball State cross country team to the finish line at the 2018 Mid-American Conference Championships at the Ottawa Park Golf Course in Toledo, Ohio.
Meliza Rodriguez's time of 22:45.6 placed her 56th among the 84 scored runners in the field and was 1:44 faster than her previous career-best 6K time of 24:49.6 set at the MSU Spartan Invitational earlier this season.
Sophomore Emmalyne Tarsa was not far behind, earning a career-fast 6K time of her own by crossing the finish line in 22:49.