Bowling Green State University Athletics
Women's Track Places Eighth At MAC Championship
May 20, 2000 | Women's Track and Field
May 20, 2000
Buffalo, NY - The Bowling Green State University women's track team finished in eighth place at the 2000 Mid-American Conference outdoor championship hosted by the University at Buffalo.
Final Team Scores:
Ball State 157 Kent 151.5 Eastern Michigan 137.5 Central Michigan 106 Akron 94.5 Toledo 42 Buffalo 41.5 BOWLING GREEN 35 Ohio University 20.5 Western Michigan 18 Miami 13.5
Junior Christine Thompson (Amherst, Ohio) placed sixth in the finals of the 800m in a time of 2:13.78, and 19th in the finals of the 5,000m in a time of 17:59.50. Junior Lisa Mariea (Toledo, Ohio) and senior Nikki Monroe (Elida, Ohio) placed 25th and 27th, respectively in the 5,000m in times of 18:20.51 and 18:37.20.
BG's 4x400m Relay team of freshman Joy Echler (Montpelier, Ohio), sophomore Jovone Houpe (Gahanna, Ohio), freshman Briana Killian (Englewood, Ohio) and sophomore Anna Schwieterman (New Bremen, Ohio) placed 10th in a time of 4:06.80.
Senior Andrea Cook (Marysville, Ohio) was second in the pole vault finals at 11'09.75 (3.60m), a BG season-best height. Junior Jennifer Easterlin (Coldwater, Ohio) and sophomore Erin Coleman (Fostoria, Ohio) did not record a height.
Junior Lori Williams (Erie, Pennsylvania) was second in the discus throw (160'01.00" - 48.79m), while freshman Mary Willems (Huntington, Indiana) placed 11th (131'07.00" - 40.11m).
