Bowling Green State University Athletics
Women Place Fifth at MAC Championships
November 01, 2008 | Women's Cross Country
Nov. 1, 2008
Complete Women's Results in PDF Format
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The Bowling Green State University women's cross country team finished fifth out of 12 at the Mid-American Conference Championships, hosted by Eastern Michigan University. Five of the runners broke their own personal records and two ran their season best times.
Senior Kara Butler, junior Carly Wells, senior Kylie Korsnack, senior Lyndi Springer and junior Andrea Pereira de Almedia all broke their personal record times in the 5k. Senior Jamie Roflow and sophomore Ashley Fischer broke their season best times. Butler also was named to the women's first team at the MAC Championships.
The women were led by their strong seniors Kara Butler and Jamie Roflow. Butler finished seventh with a time of 17:24. Roflow was the next to finish for the Falcons placing 19th with a time of 17:54. The three other scorers for the women included Carly Wells, 21st (18:01), Kylie Korsnack, 48th (18:29) and Andrea Pereira de Almeida, 52nd (18:33). The last two runners for the women were Lyndi Springer, 58th (18:44) and Ashley Fischer, (18:59).
1. Miami 39
2. Akron 81
3. Ohio 107
4. Central Michigan 141
5. Bowling Green 147
6. Toledo 165
7. Buffalo 177
8. Kent State 184
9. Western Michigan 218
10. Eastern Michigan 238
11. Ball State 251
12. Northern Illinois 355
