Falcons Make Final Preparations For The MAC Championships This Thursday-Saturday

May 10, 2006

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - As the weekend approaches, the women's track team of head coach Scott Sehmann will travel to Toledo to participate in the 2006 Outdoor MAC Championships.

Going into the meet, assistant coach Cami Wells feels the team has done well in preparing for the meet.

"The team has done a very nice job of competing this outdoor season. We have seen a lot more aggressiveness and the team results show that from week to week."

There are several Falcons who have risen to the tops of the MAC standings. Jessica White is currently ranked second in the 100-meter dash as well as 12 in the 200-meter. Jamie Roflow is currently ranked third in the 5,000-meter run and second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. In the 5K, she is only .58 seconds behind the athlete who is ranked first. In the steeplechase, she is currently ranked 14 seconds ahead of her nearest competitor. In the 10,000-meter, Bridget Dalic is currently ranked tenth. Stephanie Hillman will also run the race, but has not run the 10,000-meters this year, but is not stranger to the race as she was the 2005 All-Ohio Champion and finished seventh at the 2005 MAC Championships last year. Hillman will also take part in the steeplechase where she is ranked tenth. Teammate Kim Settle is ranked seventh for the Falcons. Nicole Standback is ranked ninth in the 100-meter hurdles, with a time of 14.18 seconds. Erica Wilson is ranked in at fifth in the high jump. In the throws, there are many Falcons who look to place. Whitney Hartman is one of them. She is ranked sixth in the discus with a toss of 152-03.00. Hartman is also ranked third in the hammer throw. Takara Dunning is currently fifth and hopes to place higher. The team of Andi Bunko and Alyson Lee are ranked fifth and seventh respectively. Megan McAuley has an eighth place rank in the heptathlon.

Wells pointed out some of the strengths the Orange and Brown has had on the team this season and hopes that the MAC Championships will be no different. Jessica White should be a strong contender in the short sprints. Jamie Roflow should contend well in the 5K and steeplechase and Whitney Hartman should do the same in all aspects of the throwing area.

Wells and company hopes the Falcons fair well in competition.

"Based upon the conference lists we have a chance to be anywhere from 6th to 10th. Of, course anything can happen at the MAC meet and it comes down to who is ready to compete this weekend. I believe that this team is ready to compete."

Live results will be available HERE

BCSN will be covering the meet and provide tape delay of the meet. The schedule is as follows:

BCSN Broadcast of 2006 MAC Track & Field Championships

The Buckeye Cable Sports Network (BCSN) will provide tape-delay coverage of the 2006 MAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships. BCSN is carried by the Buckeye Cable System in Toledo.

BCSN Re-Broadcast Schedule Thursday's Events: Thursday: Midnight-3:00 a.m.; Friday: 9:00 a.m.-noon,4:30-7:30 p.m. Friday's Events: Friday: 1:30-4:30 a.m.;Saturday: 6:00-9:00 a.m. Saturday's Events: Saturday: 3:00-6:00 a.m.; Sunday: 11:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m. Announcers: Thursday- Greg Franke, Chedegah Harris; Friday- Todd Hostetler, Chedegah Harris; Saturday- Greg Franke, Michelle Maxey

DVDs DVDs from each day's broadcast can be purchased from BCSN. Call (419) 724-2276. The coast is between $30 and $45, depending on the length of the broadcast.

SCHEDULE

2006 MAC Outdoor Schedule of Events

Thursday 9:00am Women's Hammer 12:00pm Women's Javelin 2:00pm Women's Pole Vault 2:30pm Men's Javelin 5:00pm Men's Hammer 7:00pm Women's 10,000-meters 7:45pm Men's 10,000-meters

Tentative Decathlon 1st Day Schedule 1:00pm Decathlon 100-meters 1:45pm Decathlon Long Jump 3:30pm Decathlon Shot Put 5:00pm Decathlon High Jump 6:45pm Decathlon 400-meters

Tentative Heptathlon 1st Day Schedule 10:00am Heptathlon 100-meter H 10:45am Heptathlon High Jump 12:30pm Heptathlon Shot Put 2:00pm Heptathlon 200-meters

Friday Noon Women's 1500m Semi-Final 12:20pm Men's 1500m Semi-Final 12:30pm Men's Shot Put 12:40pm Women's 100mH Semi-Final 1:00pm Men's 110HH Semi-Final 1:00pm Men's Long Jump 1:20pm Women's 400m Semi-Final 1:40pm Men's 400m Semi-Final 2:00pm Women's 100m Semi-Final 2:20pm Men's 100m Semi-Final 2:40pm Women's 800m Semi-Final 3:00pm Men's 800m Semi-Final 3:20pm Women's 400mIH Semi-Final 3:40pm Men's 400mIH Semi-Final 4:00pm Women's Shot Put 4:00pm Women's 200m Semi-Final 4:20pm Men's 200m Semi-Final 4:30pm Women's Long Jump 4:40pm Women's 3000mSC 5:00pm Men's 3000mSC

Tentative Decathlon 2nd Day Schedule 10:00am Decathlon 110-meter H 10:45am Decathlon Discus 12:30pm Decathlon Pole Vault 4:30pm Decathlon Javelin 5:45pm Decathlon 1500-meters

Tentative Heptathlon 2nd Day 10:30am Heptathlon Long Jump 12:15pm Heptathlon Javelin 1:45pm Heptathlon 800m

Saturday 10:00am Men's Pole Vault 10:00am Men's Triple Jump 10:00am Women's High Jump 11:45am Women's Discus 1:00pm Women's 4 x 100m Relay 1:15pm Men's 4 x 100m Relay 1:30pm Women's 1500m 1:40pm Men's 1500m 1:50pm Women's 100mH 2:05pm Men's 110mHH 2:15pm Men's Discus 2:15pm Women's 400m 2:25pm Men's 400m 2:30pm Men's High Jump 2:35pm Women's 100m 2:45pm Men's 100m 2:55pm Women's 800m 3:05pm Men's 800m 3:20pm Women's 400mIH 3:35pm Men's 400mIH 3:45pm Women's Triple Jump 3:50pm Women's 200m 4:00pm Men's 200m 4:10pm Women's 5,000m 4:30pm Men's 5,000m 4:50pm Women's 4 x 400m Relay 5:15pm Men's 4 x 400m Relay

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