Bowling Green State University Athletics
Falcons To Compete at Miami Challenge This Weekend (Apr. 11-12)
April 09, 2008 | Women's Track and Field
April 9, 2008
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - With just one month before the 2008 Mid-American Conference Outdoor Championships, the Bowling Green State University will hit the road for the 12th annual Miami Team Challenge, hosted by the Miami RedHawks on April 11-12.
Participating Teams:
Ball State, Buffalo, Bowling Green, Butler, Cedarville, Dayton, Findlay, Hillsdale, IPFW, IUPUI, Miami, Northern Kentucky, Ohio University, Rio Grande, Tiffin, Valparaiso, Wright State.
This Past Weekend
This past weekend the Falcons had arguably their top performance of the outdoor season, finishing third at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational. The meet was held in Cincinnati and featured 19 teams from four different states. The University of Cincinnati won the event with a point total of 243. Ashland (105), BGSU (97), Findlay (55.50) and Cedarville (53) round out the top five performing teams.
Some Top Performances From Cincinnati
• TaKarra Dunning was the lone score for the Falcons in the shot put with her fourth place finish. Dunning had a throw of 13.74 meters (45-01.00 feet).
• In the discus senior Liz Honegger led the way for the Orange and Brown with a throw of 43.98 meters (144-03.00 feet). Lauren Bryant was close behind her teammate with a throw of 43.93 meters (144-01.00 feet). The duo finished one-two in the event.
• BGSU excelled in the 800 meter run, having three out of their five runners score a total of nine points. Lyndi Springer finished fourth in the event with a time of 2:16.86, just three seconds off the first place pace. Danielle Thornton finished sixth, while Heather Conger finished eighth. Thornton had a time of 2:18.36, while Conger ran a 2:18.67.
• Sarah Hooten contributed four points with her seventh place finish in the 100 meter dash.
• Carly Bates finished first in the 1,500 meter run with a time of 4:41.74, which was almost a full second ahead of second place.
• Kylie Korsnack earned three points for BGSU with her sixth place finish in the 3,000 meter run. Korsnack added four more points with her fifth place finish in the javelin throw with a distance of 33.57 meters (110-02.00 feet).
• Senior Jamie Roflow finished third in the 5,000 meter run with a time of 17:16.80. Roflow was just under three seconds from a second place finish.
• The 4x400 meter relay team comprised of Lyndi Springer, Hillary Hewit, Danielle Thornton and Heather Conger finished fourth in the event, running a 4:00.53.
• Elizabeth Stone finished sixth in the high jump with a height of 1.60 meters (5-03.00 feet).
• Sabrina Forstein finished in a tie for third place in the pole vault. Forstein's height of 3.55 meters (11-07.75 feet) earned the Falcons four points.
• The BGSU 4x100 meter relay team comprised of Rachel Doughty, Brittani McNeal, Tiffany Dziak and Shantell Lewis earned six points with their third place finish in the event.
Miami Team Challenge Schedule FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 2008 3:30pm Women's Hammer 5:30pm Men's Hammer (or immediately after Women's Hammer)SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 2008 11:00am Women's Discus (external cage) 11:00am Men's Shot Put (internal circle) (unless external circle is completed) 1:30pm Women's Shot Put (internal circle) (unless external circle is completed) 1:30pm Men's Discus (external cage) 2:30pm Women's Javelin (internal runway) 4:30pm Men's Javelin (internal runway) 11:00am Women's Pole Vault 2:30pm Men's Pole Vault 11:30am Men's High Jump 1:30pm Women's High Jump 11:00am Women's Long Jump 1:30pm Men's Long Jump 3:00pm Women's Triple Jump 4:30pm Men's Triple Jump 11:00am 5000 (Women) Section I (if necessary) 11:30am 5000 (Men) Section I (if necessary) 12:00pm 5000 (Women) Section II (main section) 12:30pm 3000 Steeplechase (Men) 12:50pm 4 x 100 Relay (Women) 1:05pm 4 x 100 Relay (Men) 1:15pm 1500 (Women) 1:45pm 1500 (Men) 2:15pm 100 Hurdles (Women) 2:30pm 110 Hurdles (Men) 2:45pm 400 (Women) 2:55pm 400 (Men) 3:10pm 100 (Women) 3:25pm 100 (Men) 3:40pm 800 (Women) 4:00pm 800 (Men) 4:25pm 400 Hurdles (Women) 4:40pm 400 Hurdles (Men) 4:55pm 200 (Women) 5:10pm 200 (Men) 5:25pm 3000 Steeplechase (Women) 5:45pm 5000 (Men) Section II (main section) 6:15pm 4 x 400 Relay (Women) 6:25pm 4 x 400 Relay (Men)
