Sinclair, Pleger Break School Records At Akron Invitational

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Akron, Ohio – Seniors Brooke Pleger and Brittany Sinclair both set new school records on the final day of the Akron Invitational Saturday. Pleger broke her own record in the weight throw, while Sinclair broke a school record in the 400 that had stood for 16 years.

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Pleger became the first Falcon to go over the 68-feet barrier in the weight throw, tossing the apparatus 68-2.5. She set the school record a year ago at 67-10.25. She currently ranks 11^th in the country in the event.

Sinclair became the favorite in the Mid-American Conference in the 400 Saturday, sprinting to a time of 55.46 seconds, the fastest in the conference this year. That time broke the school record set in 1999 by Tracy Hill with a time of 55.75 seconds. Sinclair's previous best in the race was more than a full second slower at 56.53 seconds.

"We took some exciting steps today, particularly Brittany and Brooke with their school records," BGSU Track & Field coach Lou Snelling said. "Hands down, this was our best team performance at this meet. We still have a lot that needs to be accomplished next weekend if we want to set ourselves up for success at the MAC Championships."

Those results stood out but the Falcons posted numerous other strong results as well.

In the 200, junior Alicia Arnold set a new personal best with a time of 24.58 seconds. She currently ranks second in the MAC in the event. Along with her, freshman Cortisha Short and junior Kera Lamotte both set personal bests in the event with times of 25.32 and 25.41 seconds, respectively.

Redshirt sophomore Taylor Rambo added depth to Sinclair's 400 performance by setting a personal best herself in the same event. She ran 57.33 seconds to win her division of the event.

Redshirt junior Maria Meredith set a season-best time in the mile at 5:05.72 and sophomore Raven Porter tied her career best in the high jump at 5-feet-5.

BGSU will close out the regular season this weekend at the SPIRE Division I Indoor Track & Field Invitational Feb. 13-14. That will lead into the MAC Championships at Central Michigan Feb. 27-28.

Akron Invitational
BGSU Results

60 gold – 9. Alicia Arnold 7.66, 21. Dorresha Green 7.85, 33. Kyla Paster 7.99
200 gold – 3. Alicia Arnold 24.58
400 gold – 2. Brittany Sinclair 55.46
Mile – 6. Maria Meredith 5:05.72
60 hurdles gold – 10. Demetra Taylor 9.00
1600 relay – 9. Connor Kempf, Cortisha Short, Gabrielle Edwards, Leah Runkle 4:01.58
Long jump gold – 4. Alicia Arnold 18-6.5, 8. Raven Porter 17-2.75
Triple jump gold – 8. Kyla Paster 37-11.5, 10. Tiera Parker 36-0.25
Shot put gold – 7. Makenzie Wheat 48-3.25
Weight throw gold – 4. Brooke Pleger 68-2.5, 8. Kori Reiser 56-3, 10. Kayla Velasquez 53-7
200 blue – 5. Cortisha Short 25.32, 6. Kera Lamotte 25.41, 11. Taylor Rambo 25.74, 15. Gabrielle Edwards 25.81
400 blue – 1. Taylor Rambo 57.33
High jump blue – 2. Raven Porter 5-5

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