Bowling Green State University Athletics
Falcons To Compete In Red Simmons Invitational This Saturday
January 19, 2005 | Women's Track and Field
Jan. 19, 2005
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The BGSU track and field team heads to Ann Arbor, Michigan, this weekend (Jan. 22) to compete in the Red Simmons Invitational. Joining the Falcons will be Ball State, South Florida, Eastern Michigan, Central Michigan, Akron, Detroit-Mercy, Hillsdale College and Grand Valley State to the U-M Indoor Track Building.
Falcons Look To Build On Lats Weeks Performances
With 221.50 points the BGSU track and field team placed second in the BGSU Invitational held inside the Perry Field House last Saturday afternoon. Western Michigan (227.50) captured the title, while Miami (212), Ohio (123.50) and Detroit-Mercy (111.50) completed the five-team meet.
Sophomore Jessica White had an impressive start to the 2005 campaign by capturing both the 60-meter (7.65) and 200-meter dash (25.58), for a quick 20 points towards the Falcons second-place finish. Both times were career-bests for White.
In the distance events the Falcons took home top honors in both the 1600 meters and 3,000 meters. Senior Melissa Kruger was four seconds faster then the nearest competitor in the 1600, posting a time of 5:07.31 and freshman Jamie Roflow dominated the 3K with a time of 10:04.52, 26 seconds faster then Miami's Tricia Frisella.
Senior Kerri McClung dominated the throw events bringing home top honors in the shot put (15.36 meters) and posting a third-place mark in the weight throw with a distance of 15.50 meters.
Schedule of Events
9:00 a.m. Weight Throw (Women and Men) 10:30 a.m. Pole Vault (Women and Men) 11 a.m. High Jump (Women and Men) Long Jump (Women and Men) Shot Put (Women and Men) 1 p.m. Triple Jump (Women and Men) Noon 60-meter Hurdles (Trials) (Women) to follow 60-meter Hurdles (Trials) (Men) to follow 60-meter Dash (Trials) (Women) to follow 60-meter Dash (Trials) (Men) to follow Mile Run (Women) to follow Mile Run (Men) to follow 60-meter Hurdles (Final) (Women) to follow 60-meter Hurdles (Final) (Men) to follow 400-meter Dash (Women) to follow 400-meter Dash (Men) to follow 60-meter Dash (Final) (Women) to follow 60-meter Dash (Final) (Men) to follow 600-meter Run (Women) to follow 600-meter Run (Men) to follow 800-meter Run (Women) to follow 800-meter Run (Men) to follow 200-meter Dash (Women) to follow 200-meter Dash (Men) to follow 3,000-meter Run (Women) to follow 3,000-meter Run (Men) to follow 4x400-meter Relay (Women) to follow 4x400-meter Relay (Men)
