Bowling Green State University Athletics

Bowling Green Heads To NCAA Great Lakes Regional
November 07, 2012 | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio. – The Bowling Green State University men's and women's cross country teams travel to Madison, Wis. this weekend (Nov. 9) to compete in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional. The Falcons just finished up the MAC Championships at the end of October, with the men and women finishing ninth and eighth, respectively.
This Weekend
The three-year-old Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course will serve as the site of the regional races in 2012. The course consists of a 6-kilometer race for the women, and a 10-kilometer race for the men. The women's race gets underway at noon (CT), with the men's race to follow at 1:15 p.m.
Other Mid-American Conference schools competing include Akron, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Miami, Ohio, Toledo, Ball State and Western Michigan.
Past Winners
Looking back at last year's Great Lakes Regional
The Falcons competed in the 2011 NCAA Great Lakes Regional at the Ottawa Park Golf Course in Toledo, Ohio.
In the men's 10,000-meter championship event, the Falcons placed 24th out of 31 teams. Junior Jason Salyer was the leading runner for BGSU, as he finished 63rd overall with a final time of 31:43.6. Freshman Kevin Budge completed the race in 32:59.8 to place second among the group of seven Falcon runners.
Wisconsin won the regional championship; Central Michigan (seventh) was top finisher among Mid-American Conference teams. Butler's Callum Hawkins won the individual crown, while individual MAC champion Tecumseh Adams (CMU) finished fourth overall.
The women's team placed 33rd overall and was led by Saisha Gailliard. Gailliard ran the 6,000-meter course in 24:37.8. Taylor Stichter (25:17.4) and Alixe Korsnack (25:31.8) followed Gailliard in the overall standings.
Michigan featured the first- and second-place runners and three of the top five, as the Wolverines won the regional title. MAC champion Toledo placed third. Ohio's Julie Accurso, the individual MAC champion, was the league's top regional runner (sixth).
2012 Men's Results
*Personal Best / Top BG Finish In Bold
2012 Women's Results
*Personal Best / Top BG Finish In Bold
Coach Lou Snelling Looks At The NCAA Great Lakes Regional
This Weekend
The three-year-old Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course will serve as the site of the regional races in 2012. The course consists of a 6-kilometer race for the women, and a 10-kilometer race for the men. The women's race gets underway at noon (CT), with the men's race to follow at 1:15 p.m.
Other Mid-American Conference schools competing include Akron, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Miami, Ohio, Toledo, Ball State and Western Michigan.
Past Winners
Meet History - Men |
2011 - Toledo, Ohio • Champion: Wisconsin | Results 2010 - Rochester, Mich. • Champion: Wisconsin | Results 2009 - Bloomington, Ind. • Champion: Wisconsin | Results 2008 - West Lafayette, Ind. • Champion: Wisconsin | Results 2007 - Bloomington, Ind. • Champions: Wisconsin/Michigan | Results 2006 - Bowling Green, Ohio • Champion: Wisconsin | Results 2005 - Bloomington, Ind. • Champion: Wisconsin | Results 2004 - Ypsilanti, Mich. • Champion: Wiscosnin | Results |
Meet History - Women |
2011 - Toledo, Ohio • Champion: Michigan | Results 2010 - Rochester, Mich. • Champion: Michigan State | Results 2009 - Bloomington, Ind. • Champion: Notre Dame | Results 2008 - West Lafayette, Ind. • Champion: Michigan | Results 2007 - Bloomington, Ind. • Champions: Michigan State | Results 2006 - Bowling Green, Ohio • Champion: Michigan State | Results 2005 - Bloomington, Ind. • Champion: Michigan | Results 2004 - Ypsilanti, Mich. • Champion: Michigan | Results |
Looking back at last year's Great Lakes Regional
The Falcons competed in the 2011 NCAA Great Lakes Regional at the Ottawa Park Golf Course in Toledo, Ohio.
In the men's 10,000-meter championship event, the Falcons placed 24th out of 31 teams. Junior Jason Salyer was the leading runner for BGSU, as he finished 63rd overall with a final time of 31:43.6. Freshman Kevin Budge completed the race in 32:59.8 to place second among the group of seven Falcon runners.
Wisconsin won the regional championship; Central Michigan (seventh) was top finisher among Mid-American Conference teams. Butler's Callum Hawkins won the individual crown, while individual MAC champion Tecumseh Adams (CMU) finished fourth overall.
The women's team placed 33rd overall and was led by Saisha Gailliard. Gailliard ran the 6,000-meter course in 24:37.8. Taylor Stichter (25:17.4) and Alixe Korsnack (25:31.8) followed Gailliard in the overall standings.
Michigan featured the first- and second-place runners and three of the top five, as the Wolverines won the regional title. MAC champion Toledo placed third. Ohio's Julie Accurso, the individual MAC champion, was the league's top regional runner (sixth).
2012 Men's Results
Name |
Mel Brodt Invitational (5K) Time/Place |
UB Stampede Invitational (8K) Time /Place |
All-Ohio Championships (8K) Time / Place |
Bradley Classic (8K) Time / Place |
MAC Championships (8K) Time / Place |
Greg Black (Jr.) | Unattached - 17:30.8 / 16th | NA | Unattached – 26:08.05 / 8th | NA | NA |
Brian Coleman (Fr.) | 17:21.00 / 14th | 26:22.5 / 23rd | 26:43.06 / 49th | 26:54 / 122nd | 27:16.3 / 68th |
Josh Franek (Sr.) | NA | 26:00.7 / 17th | 26:27.11 / 43rd | *25:49 / 55th | 26:18.1 / 46th |
Perry Fraylick (Jr.) | 17:41.80 / 19th | 27:27.8 / 35th | 27:35.85 / 56th | *26:28 / 105th | 27:33.8 / 73rd |
Kyle Grassel (Sr.) | NA | NA | 29:01.77 / 160th | 28:37 / 161st | NA |
Tom Hipwell (So.) | 17:34.90 / 17th | NA | 27:04.26 / 55th | 26:50 120th | 27:26.4 / 71st |
Tim Jurick (Fr.) | 16:46.50 / 9th | *26:01.0 / 18th | 26:56.54 / 53rd | 26:09 / 80th | 26:48.8 / 58th |
Jeremy Richard (Fr.) | Unattached – 18:18.6 / 23rd | 27:42.6 / 37th | 28:30.44 / 59th | *27:20 / 137th | 27:59.8 / 76th |
Jason Salyer (Sr.) | NA | NA | Unattached - 25:13.30 / 1st | NA | NA |
Zach Shilt (RS-Fr.) | 19:01.10 / 25th | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Joe van Bolderen (Jr.) | 17:17.20 / 13th | *26:34.0 / 26th | 27:43.86 / 57th | 26:42 / 117th | 27:14.5 / 67th |
Aaron Williams (Sr.) | Unattached – 18:29.9 / 24th | NA | 28:45. 44 / 143rd | 27:33 / 144th | 29:50.2 / 78th |
*Personal Best / Top BG Finish In Bold
2012 Women's Results
Name |
Mel Brodt Invitational (5K) Time / Place |
UB Stampede Invitational (5K) Time / Place |
All-Ohio Championships (5K) Time / Place |
Bradley Classic (6K) Time / Place |
MAC Championships (6K) Time / Place |
Andrea Alt (RS-Fr.) | 19:14.90 / 10th | *18:15.8 / 10th | NA | *21:57 / 34th | 22:21.0 / 23rd |
Heather Baruxes (Fr.) | Unattached – 20:40.9 /34th | NA | Unattached – 20:17.44 / 49th | NA | NA |
Kelsey Cogan (Fr.) | Unattached – 20:13.9 / 27th | NA | Unattached – 19:19.60 / 12th | NA | NA |
Caitlin Flack (RS-So.) | 21:21.40 / 40th | *20:16.8 / 36th | 20:31.74 / 61st | *24:28 / 185th | NA |
Amanda Garlak (Fr.) | Unattached – 19:32.0 / 18th | NA | 19:34.08 / 17th | *22:34 / 70th | 23:40.2 / 80th |
Lindsay Kaatz (Fr.) | Unattached - 20:23.20 / 30th | NA | Unattached –19:52.32 / 28th | NA | NA |
Kendra Kezur (So.) | 19:20.90 / 16th | *18:18.8 / 12th | NA | 21:48 / 26th | 22:44.1 / 43rd |
Abby Koch (RS-Junior) | 18:59.00 / 7th | *18:03.9 / 3rd | NA | *21:40 / 17th | 22:27.7 / 28th |
Mackenzie McMillin (Fr.) | Unattached – 20:25.8 / 32nd | NA | Unattached – 19:52.92 / 30th | NA | NA |
Maria Meredith (RS-Fr.) | NA | NA | 19:28.96 / 15th | NA | 24:10.7 / 90th |
Emma Mirwaldt (Fr.) | Unattached – 20:15.2 / 28th | NA | 19:11.43 /10th | NA | 23:39.6 / 79th |
Megan Monte (RS-Fr.) | 20:46.50 / 36th | *19:21.5 / 25th | 19:49.65 / 24th | NA | 25:00.1 / 101st |
Becca Rae (Fr.) | Unattached - 19:18.6 / 13th | NA | 19:14.53 / 11th | *22:30 / 67th | 23:19.3 / 66th |
Jasmine Redman (RS-Fr.) | 19:55.20 / 23rd | *18:12.4 / 9th | NA | *21:56 / 31st | 22:59.3 / 55th |
Taylor Stichter (Sr.) | 21:11.50 / 37th | *19:34.8 / 29th | 20:20.61 / 53rd | *23:45 / 158th | NA |
Brea Tinney (Sr.) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
*Personal Best / Top BG Finish In Bold
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