University of Southern Indiana Athletics

Mary Ballinger Dalton '11 became the third female student-athlete in the program’s history to win a national championship when she won the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2009 NCAA II Outdoor Championships. She finished fifth at the NCAA II Cross Country Championships after capturing the GLVC individual title and earning GLVC Runner of the Year accolades in 2009.

Ballinger Dalton, who won a total of nine GLVC individual titles as well as a GLVC relay championship, concluded her career with nine All-America awards and six All-GLVC honors in two seasons at USI. She also was named the 2009 Midwest Region Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year by the USTFCCCA and the 2010 GLVC Indoor Track Athlete of the Year.

The Chesterton, Indiana, native was named the GLVC Scholar Athlete of the Year for Cross Country in 2009 and was recognized twice as the USI Female Student Athlete of the Year (2008-09 and 2009-10).

Career Results
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