Bowling Green State University Athletics
Women's Track Competes At Central Michigan
January 31, 2001 | Women's Track and Field
Jan. 31, 2001
The Bowling Green State University women's track team will compete at the United States Track coaches Association Quad on Saturday, February 3 at Central Michigan. BGSU will compete against Central Michigan, Purdue and Michigan.
Field events at the Jack Skoog Indoor Track start at noon, with the running events scheduled for 1:30 p.m.
Best in the MAC Freshman Kerri McClung (Portland, IN/Jay County) is the top ranked performer in the weight throw (47-5 1/4) and senior Stephanie Heldt (Toledo, OH/Central Catholic) leads the conference in the high jump at 6-0.
Last Week
Six Falcon women and one relay team scored victories at the BGSU Invitational. The Falcons were led by senior Stephanie Heldt (Toledo, OH/Central Catholic). Heldt established a new school record and provisionally qualified for nationals in the high jump with a jump of 6-0. For her efforts, she was named MAC Female Track Athlete of the Week.
The Falcons dominated the field event portion of the invite, winning four of the six events. Joining Heldt with first place honors were classmates Lisa Keegan (Green Springs, OH/Clyde) in the weight throw and Andrea Cook (Marysville, OH) in the pole vault. Keegan's throw of 52-8 3/4 and Cook's jump of 11-5 3/4 were both good enough for first place. Freshman Kerri McClung (Portland, IN/Jay County) won the shot put with a throw of 46-6 3/4.
In the 5,000 meters, senior Lisa Mariea raced to first place, posting a time of 17:35.04. Freshman Brianna Killian won the 600 meter race with a time of 1:38.62.
