Bowling Green State University Athletics
Friday, December 6
Kent, Ohio
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Golden Flash Gala
Track And Field Opens Season At Golden Flash Gala
December 04, 2013 | Women's Track and Field
| GOLDEN FLASH GALA | |
| Date | Dec. 6-7, 2013 |
| Time | 1 PM ET Fri. | 10 AM ET Sat. |
| Location | Kent, Ohio | Kent State University Fieldhouse |
| Coverage | Live Results (TBA) |
| Additional Information | Twitter | Facebook |
Bowling Green, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University indoor track and field team will open the 2013-14 season Friday and Saturday at the Golden Flash Gala, hosted by Kent State. Competition begins Friday at 1 pm and Saturday at 10 am.
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MAC PREVIEW
The Golden Flash Gala will serve as an opportunity for the Falcons to compete at the location of the Mid-American Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships Feb. 28-March 1. Bowling Green will be looking to improve upon an 11th place finish in the meet a year ago.
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EXPECTED LINEUP
The Falcons will not be competing in distance events to open the season, but BGSU will have 16 student-athletes competing. The expected lineup follows:
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Friday
1 pm – Weight Throw (Taylor Decker, Kori Reiser, Tina Perrine)
2 pm – Long Jump (Connor Kempf, Alicia Arnold, Dana Gates, Raven Porter)
2:15 pm – Pentathlon (Krystin Reiser)
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Saturday
11 am – Shot Put (Aliyah Gustafson)
11:40 am – 60 (Tiera Parker, Jeanette Pettigrew, Gabrielle Edwards, Brianna Johnson, Alicia Arnold)
1:15 pm – Triple Jump (Raven Porter, Tiera Parker)
1:30 pm – 300 (Connor Kempf, Brianna Johnson, Gabrielle Edwards, Kera Lamotte)
2:05 pm – 400 (Brittany Sinclair, Natalie Sommerville)
3:20 pm – 200 (Kera Lamotte, Jeanette Pettigrew, Brittany Sinclair)
4:20 pm – 3000 (Kelsey Cogan)
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THE NEW LOOK OF ORANGE AND BROWN
Among the 16 Falcons competing this weekend, eight will be representing Bowling Green for the first time. Freshmen Connor Kempf, Raven Porter, Aliyah Gustafson, Gabrielle Edwards and Brianna Johnson are all competing in their first collegiate meet, along with redshirt freshman Kori Reiser. Sophomore Alicia Arnold is a transfer from Lake Erie College and senior Tina Perrine is a transfer from Baldwin-Wallace.
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RETURNING POINT SCORERS
While the Falcons boast a lot of youth on the 2013-14 team, Bowling Green does return a handful of student-athletes who have a successful history at the MAC Championships. Redshirt junior Brooke Pleger placed fifth in the weight throw a year ago and classmate Brittany Sinclair placed sixth in the 400. Sinclair and sophomore Taylor Rambo represent half of the 1600 relay team that set a school record at the MAC Championships and placed fourth last year. On top of those, redshirt senior Jeanette Pettigrew placed second in the 60 in both 2011 and 2012.
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CAPTAINS
BGSU head coach Lou Snelling has named three captains for the 2013-14 season. Redshirt sophomore Andrea Alt, redshirt junior Brooke Pleger and redshirt senior Jeanette Pettigrew will guide the Falcons.
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SNELLING RECOGNIZED BY SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE
A six-time Southland Conference Coach of the Year at Stephen F. Austin, BGSU head coach Lou Snelling was named to the All-Time Southland Conference Honor Roll earlier this year. As part of its 50th anniversary celebration, the conference honored 65 student-athletes and eight coaches (of which Snelling was recognized) for their historic contributions to the sport.
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