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Falcons Win Two Events, Place Third To Open Outdoor Season
March 16, 2013 | Women's Track and Field
UC Early Bird Relays Results (.html)
Cincinnati, Ohio – Natalie Sommerville won the 400 hurdles and Tiera Parker won the triple jump as the Bowling Green track and field team placed third out of 11 teams at the season-opening UC Early Bird Relays, hosted by the University of Cincinnati.
In the unique scoring event, each team's top two marks were combined for a “relay” total. The first place team received five points, second place received four points, etc. Bowling Green scored 79 points to edge out Xavier, Cedarville and Northern Kentucky. Cincinnati won the event with 145 points, followed by Wright State with 92.
“We had positive performances today,” Head Coach Lou Snelling said. “Our goal was to open up the season well in our first two meets and we took a good step towards that today. We look forward to opening up the rest of the team at NC State in two weeks.”
Parker, just a freshman competing in her first collegiate outdoor event, had a strong meet to win the triple jump with a distance of 11.26 meters. It was the first time in her career she had ever competed in the triple jump. Parker also placed third in the long jump (5.31 meters) and ran the 100, placing 10th in 12.62.
Sommerville started the 2013 campaign ahead of where she left off her freshman season a year ago, setting a new personal best time of 1:03.50 in the 400 hurdles to win the event. That time was .08 seconds ahead of her time at the MAC Championships last year. She also finished eighth in the 100 hurdles.
BGSU had seven competitors compete in both the 100 and the 200 with senior Allison Weimer leading the way by placing third in both, setting personal bests along the way. Redshirt sophomore Brittany Sinclair followed with a fifth place finish in the 100 and freshman Taylor Rambo placed fourth in the 200. Freshman Demetra Taylor had a strong result in the 100 hurdles by finishing second in a time of 14.57. Senior Felicia Jefferson placed third in the 400 with a time of 59.13.
Bowling Green will be back in action in two weeks as the Falcons compete in the Raleigh Relays at NC State March 29-30.
UC Early Bird Relays
Team Scores: Cincinnati 145, Wright State 92, Bowling Green 79, Xavier 75, Cedarville 73, Northern Kentucky 71, Morehead State 38, Georgetown (Ky.) 18, Thomas More 17, Mount St. Joseph 8, Shawnee State 5
Team Scores: Cincinnati 145, Wright State 92, Bowling Green 79, Xavier 75, Cedarville 73, Northern Kentucky 71, Morehead State 38, Georgetown (Ky.) 18, Thomas More 17, Mount St. Joseph 8, Shawnee State 5
BGSU Results
100 – 3. Allison Weimer 12.23, 5. Brittany Sinclair 12.39, 6. Taylor Rambo 12.41, 9. Berrion Berry 12.48, 10. Tiera Parker 12.62, 11. Kera Lamotte 12.64, 16. Dana Gates 12.94
200 – 3. Allison Weimer 24.84, 4. Taylor Rambo 24.97, 8. Felicia Jefferson 25.45, 9. Kera Lamotte 25.70, 11. Alicia Jefferson 26.00, 12. Berrion Berry 26.16, 17. Lisa Worthey 26.65
400 – 3. Felicia Jefferson 59.13, 5. Lisa Worthey 1:00.33, 7. Alicia Jefferson 1:00.67
100 hurdles – 2. Demetra Taylor 14.57, 8. Natalie Sommerville 15.88, 15. Krystin Reiser 18.18
400 hurdles – 1. Natalie Sommerville 1:03.50, 3. Brittany Sinclair 1:06.20
High jump – 7. Krystin Reiser 1.48m, 7. Emily Gerken 1.48m
Long jump – 3. Tiera Parker 5.31m, 9. Dana Gates 5.01m
Triple jump – 1. Tiera Parker 11.26m, 9. Dana Gates 9.44m
Shot put – 9. Krystin Reiser 9.42m
Discus – 3. Taylor Decker 39.53m, 5. Kayla Velasquez 37.22m
Hammer throw – 6. Taylor Decker 39.07m
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