Bowling Green State University Athletics
Travis Downey: 2009 BGSU Hall of Fame Inductee
October 15, 2009 | General
The Bowling Green State University Athletics Hall of Fame will welcome five new members on Saturday, Oct. 24, on the BGSU campus.
The class of 2009 will include Cornelius Cash (men's basketball), Travis Downey '00 (men's track and field), Ron Mason (hockey coach), Sara Puthoff '98 (women's basketball) and Scott Vallow '02 (men's soccer).
The official induction ceremony will take place Saturday, Oct. 24. The class will be recognized on the field at halftime of the BGSU-Central Michigan football game at Doyt Perry Stadium that afternoon. The game, which begins at 12:00 p.m., is designated as Hall of Fame Day, and is part of Family Weekend. The class will be officially inducted into the Hall at a ceremony following the game.
This is the second of five biographical updates, leading up to the 24th...
TRAVIS DOWNEY (men's track & field; 1994-98)
Downey, a native of Weston, Ohio was a highly-successful pole vaulter in high school, and upon his arrival at BGSU, absolutely nothing changed. Downey was the MAC champion in the pole vault at all four league outdoor meets in which he competed (1994-95-96-98).
He was the league champion in the pole vault as a freshman at BG, setting a school record with a height of 17-0 3/4. That came several months after he had set the BGSU indoor mark with an effort of 16-5.
As a soph in 1994-95, broke his own mark in the pole vault, clearing 17-4 1/2 to take the top spot in the MAC meet once again. Downey also had the team's second-best time in the 100 with an 11.12 clocking. He also set a new school indoor record with a 16-7 1/4 vault in a meet at Kent.
As a junior, Downey was the MAC champion yet again, winning the league meet with a 16-9 1/4 effort. He also won the league's PV title at the indoor meet with a school-record height of 17-3 1/2.
After sitting out the indoor and outdoor seasons as a redshirt in 1996-97, Downey was back at it in '97-98. That year, he again broke his own indoor mark with a height of 17-4 1/2. Outdoors, he shattered the school record with a 17-5 1/2 effort at the conference meet en route to winning the MAC pole-vault title for a fourth time. At the time, Downey was only the seventh athlete in MAC history to win the same event four times. He also competed in the 100 meters and the 400-meter relay for the Orange and Brown.
He excelled in both football and track during his prep career at Otsego H.S., winning the state title in the pole vault once and finishing second on two occasions.
Downey still lives in the Bowling Green area, and is employed by Downey Plumbing, Heating, Cooling and Electric, a family business
The 2009 class of inductees, the 46th class in history, brings membership in the Athletic Hall of Fame to 216. The 1983-84 national championship hockey team is also in the Hall of Fame.
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The class of 2009 will include Cornelius Cash (men's basketball), Travis Downey '00 (men's track and field), Ron Mason (hockey coach), Sara Puthoff '98 (women's basketball) and Scott Vallow '02 (men's soccer).
The official induction ceremony will take place Saturday, Oct. 24. The class will be recognized on the field at halftime of the BGSU-Central Michigan football game at Doyt Perry Stadium that afternoon. The game, which begins at 12:00 p.m., is designated as Hall of Fame Day, and is part of Family Weekend. The class will be officially inducted into the Hall at a ceremony following the game.
This is the second of five biographical updates, leading up to the 24th...
Downey, a native of Weston, Ohio was a highly-successful pole vaulter in high school, and upon his arrival at BGSU, absolutely nothing changed. Downey was the MAC champion in the pole vault at all four league outdoor meets in which he competed (1994-95-96-98).
He was the league champion in the pole vault as a freshman at BG, setting a school record with a height of 17-0 3/4. That came several months after he had set the BGSU indoor mark with an effort of 16-5.
As a soph in 1994-95, broke his own mark in the pole vault, clearing 17-4 1/2 to take the top spot in the MAC meet once again. Downey also had the team's second-best time in the 100 with an 11.12 clocking. He also set a new school indoor record with a 16-7 1/4 vault in a meet at Kent.
As a junior, Downey was the MAC champion yet again, winning the league meet with a 16-9 1/4 effort. He also won the league's PV title at the indoor meet with a school-record height of 17-3 1/2.
He excelled in both football and track during his prep career at Otsego H.S., winning the state title in the pole vault once and finishing second on two occasions.
Downey still lives in the Bowling Green area, and is employed by Downey Plumbing, Heating, Cooling and Electric, a family business
The 2009 class of inductees, the 46th class in history, brings membership in the Athletic Hall of Fame to 216. The 1983-84 national championship hockey team is also in the Hall of Fame.
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