Bowling Green State University Athletics
Falcons Travel To Oxford, Ohio For 2004 Track & Field MAC Championship
May 11, 2004 | Women's Track and Field
May 11, 2004
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The Bowling Green State University track and field team travels to Oxford, Ohio, for the 2004 Outdoor Track and Field Championships hosted by Miami University on May 13-15. The Falcons will look to build upon their eighth-place finish at the Indoor Championships earlier this season.
With the championship only a few days away here are a few Falcons to watch out for this weekend.
Mid-American Conference Preview
Sprints and Hurdles
This group is led by Senior Alicia Taylor, who owns the Mid-American Conference 60-meter hurdle record of 8.38, set this season during the indoor campaign. She owns the fastest time in school history in the 100-meter hurdles (13.84) and ranks fifth this season in the MAC (13.97). Taylor is joined by junior Valerie Holland in the 100-meter dash, ranking fourth in the MAC with an 11.83, set at the All-Ohio Championships back in April, which ranks second all-time in BGSU history. Freshman Nicole Standback will also be competing in the 100-meter hurdles, while Heather Gustin and Lyndi Springer will lead BGSU in the 400-meter hurdles.
Distance
Senior Amber Culp, arguably the top Falcon performer in the steeplechase of all-time, will lead a trio of runners in the distance events. Culp ranks third in the MAC in the steeplechase (10:42.89), the second fastest time in school history. Melissa Krueger and Kim Settle will also be two runners to look out for over the weekend. Krueger ranks eighth in the MAC in 1,500-meters (4:36.46) and 14th in the 800-meters (2:15.30). Settle owns three of the top six times in the 800-meters for BG, with a season-best time of 2:15.30, set back in April at the Hillsdale Relays.
Jumps
The dynamic freshman duo of Erica Wilson and Veronica Vance, will look to score points for the Brown & Orange in the high-flying events. Wilson ranks eighth in the MAC in the high jump (5-06.25) and sixth in the long jump (19-05.50) set at the All-Ohio Championships, and ranks second all-time in BGSU history. Vance will be the Falcons top performer in the triple jump. She ranks eighth in the MAC with a mark of 38-02.75, a distance good enough for fourth all-time in BG history. Vance owns the top five marks in the triple jump for the Falcons this season.
Throws
Senior Kerri McClung is joined by four freshmen in the throwing events. McClung is the 2003 indoor shot put champion and owns the second-best BGSU mark in school history (49-05.50). McClung is joined by freshmen Liz Honegger, Paris Bussey and Andrean Bunko. Honegger, also a starter on the women's basketball team, ranks second in the MAC in the discus with a mark of 152-05, set last weekend at the Len Paddock Invitational. Bussey sits sixth in the MAC in the discus (147-00) and 13th in the shot put (42-07). Bunko is the top Falcon performer in the javelin throw with a season-best mark of 132-05, also set last weekend.
Trackshark.com will be covering the 2004 MAC Championships this weekend. Click Here for up to the minute results and photos from each day's events.
