Falcons Head To Bob Eubanks Open Riding Momentum

BOB EUBANKS OPEN

MEET INFORMATION	Friday, Jan. 15 3:00 pm Running Events 3:30 pm Field Events
LOCATION	Allendale, Mich. (Kelly Family Turf Building)
LIVE STATS	TBA (Direct Athletics)
PERFORMANCE LIST	BGSUFalcons.com

Bowling Green, Ohio – Coming off of a successful performance in the BG Opener, the Bowling Green State University indoor track and field team will return to Grand Valley State for the Bob Eubanks Open. The Falcons ran at GVSU's Holiday Open in December and will return again in February for the Big Meet. Friday's meet will begin at 3 pm for running events and 3:30 pm for field events.

FOLLOW THE FALCONS
The BGSU track and field team can be followed all winter/spring long through a number of ways. Social media links are listed below and live results and live video (as available) can be found on BGSUFalcons.com as meets provide those opportunities.

Twitter - @BGAthletics and @BG_XCTrack
Instagram – BGFalcons and BG_XCTrack
Facebook – BGSU Athletics
YouTube – FalconAthletics
Snapchat – BG_XCTrack

ABOUT THE BOB EUBANKS OPEN
The Bob Eubanks Open takes place at Grand Valley State's Kelly Family Turf Building in Allendale, Mich. Admission is $7 for all spectators. The schedule is listed below:

Field Events
3:30 pm – Long jump (Alicia Arnold, Kyla Paster, Raven Porter, Africa Strodes, Tiera Parker)
3:30 pm – Triple jump, following long jump (Africa Strodes)
3:30 pm – High jump, following men (Raven Porter)

Running Events (Rolling Schedule beginning at 3 pm)
60 hurdles prelims/semifinals (Demetra Taylor)
60 prelims/semifinals (Dorresha Green, Kyla Paster)
Mile
400 (Paichence Carter, Camerone Bryant, Gabrielle Edwards, Cheyenne Oswald, Taylor Rambo)
60 hurdles semifinals/finals
60 semifinals/finals
600
300 (Kera Lamotte, Taylor Rambo)
3000 First heat
60 hurdles finals, if necessary
60 finals, if necessary
800 (Natalee Cole)
200 (Alicia Arnold, Dorresha Green, Brianna Johnson, Cortisha Short, Gabrielle Edwards, Taylor Rambo)
3000 Second heat
1600 relay

WHAT THEY ARE SAYING
"We have more individuals competing in their primary events Friday, so the opportunity is there to continue to improve and hopefully pick up a few more MAC auto marks." – BGSU Head Coach Lou Snelling

LAST WEEK AT THE BG OPENER
Bowling Green won seven events and qualified four student-athletes automatically to the Mid-American Conference Championships during last week's BG Opener. The Falcons placed second out of five in the overall team standings, just behind Western Michigan. Raven Porter (high jump), Tiera Parker (long jump), Alicia Arnold (60) and Kyla Paster (triple jump) all earned MAC auto marks at the meet.

THAT'S SO RAVEN
Bowling Green junior Raven Porter set a new personal best in the high jump at the BG Opener and was named MAC Field Athlete of the Week for the performance. She leaped 5-feet-8.75, a mark that ranks 15^th nationally and is more than two inches higher than her previous best. She currently ranks first in the MAC in the event.

MAC RANKINGS
BGSU ranks first in the MAC in all three jumping events with Raven Porter pacing the conference in the high jump, Tiera Parker in the triple jump and Jade Nolan in the long jump. In fact, the Falcons have earned six MAC auto marks in the jumps and have the top three long jumpers in the league. In total, BGSU has 22 marks among the top 10 in the conference and another nine among the top 20. Listed below are all student-athletes ranked in the top 20 in the conference in an event.

60 – 2. Alicia Arnold 7.57 (AQ), 7. Tiera Parker 7.68, 9. Dorresha Green 7.70, 14. Cortisha Short 7.83, t15. Brianna Johnson 7.84
200 – 9. Kera Lamotte 25.24, 14. Brianna Johnson 25.59, 15. Dorresha Green 25.63, 16. Cortisha Short 25.68
400 – 4. Taylor Rambo 57.59, 10. Gabrielle Edwards 59.15, 17. Cheyenne Oswald 1:00.25, 19. Paichence Carter 1:00.47
3000 – 10. Jody Musser 11:15.92
60 hurdles – 13. Demetra Taylor 8.98
1600 relay – 6. Bowling Green 3:56.53
High jump – 1. Raven Porter 5-8.75 (AQ)
Long jump – 1. Jade Nolan 19-6 (AQ), 2. Alicia Arnold 19-3.25 (AQ), 3. Tiera Parker 18-11.25 (AQ), 9. Raven Porter 17-9.75
Triple jump – 1. Tiera Parker 39-4 (AQ), 2. Kyla Paster 38-7.5 (AQ), 5. Jade Nolan 37-10.75, 11. Africa Strodes 36-2.75
Shot put – 3. Aliyah Gustafson 49-2.5 (AQ), 4. Makenzie Wheat 49-1.5 (AQ)
Weight throw – 3. Kori Reiser 58-8.5 (AQ), 4. Aliyah Gustafson 56-9.25, 5. Kayla Velasquez 55-3, 10. Allie Farmer 50-8.25

AQ – Surpassed MAC automatic qualifying mark
# - Converted time

NATIONAL RANKINGS
Raven Porter (high jump) and Jade Nolan (long jump) both rank among the top 20 in the country in their respective events while Aliyah Gustafson and Makenzie Wheat are in the top 25 nationally in the shot put. Alicia Arnold also lands in the top 25 in the long jump at No. 23. Listed below are all Falcons ranks among the top 100 nationally in an event.

60 – 46. Alicia Arnold 7.57
400 – 95. Taylor Rambo 57.59
High jump – 15. Raven Porter 5-8.75
Long jump – 18. Jade Nolan 19-6, 23. Alicia Arnold 19-3.25, 35. Tiera Parker 18-11.25
Triple jump – 29. Tiera Parker 39-4, 49. Kyla Paster 38-7.5, 83. Jade Nolan 37-10.75
Shot put – 22. Aliyah Gustafson 49-2.5, 23. Makenzie Wheat 49-1.5
Weight throw – 44. Kori Reiser 58-8.5, 62. Aliyah Gustafson 56-9.25, 81. Kayla Velasquez 55-3

JUMP AROUND
Across the Mid-American Conference, 10 student-athletes have earned MAC automatic qualifying marks in either the triple jump, long jump or high jump. Six of those marks are held by BGSU student-athletes. The Falcons have the top three long jumpers in the conference (all of which have earned auto marks) and the top two triple jumpers. As well, Raven Porter ranks first in the MAC in the high jump. A year ago, the Falcons earned just two top eight finishes at the MAC Championships in the jumping events.

BID CLINCHED
Bowling Green earned six Mid-American Conference automatic qualifying marks in the season opener at Grand Valley State and then added four more at the BG Opener. A year ago, the Falcons did not hit a MAC auto mark in its December meet and had just four leading into the second weekend of January competition. In fact, the Falcons entered the MAC Championships a year ago with nine automatic qualifying marks. BGSU already has MAC automatic qualifying marks from two student-athletes this year in the long jump, triple jump and shot put. In fact, three Falcons have already earned auto marks in the long jump.

AGILE AND VERSATILE
Two Falcons have already earned MAC automatic qualifying marks in multiple events. Senior Alicia Arnold ranks second in the conference in both the 60 and the long jump, while senior Tiera Parker is first in the triple jump and third in the long jump. Parker is also seventh in the conference in the 60.

JADE IS A GEM
While a jade is a gemstone, freshman Jade Nolan has proven to be one of the freshmen gems in the Mid-American Conference in the early-going. Nolan has already met the MAC automatic qualifying standard in the long jump and is close in the triple jump. She ranks first in the MAC and 18^th nationally in the long jump and is second in the country among all freshmen in the event.

A VETERAN PRESENCE
A year ago, the Falcons had 26 entrants in individual events at the MAC Championships. Student-athletes who represent 20 of those entries return for the 2015-16 season, as well as three of four runners from the 1600 relay team at the MAC Championships. Returning point scorers include Alicia Arnold (3^rd/200; 5^th/Long jump; 6^th/60), Dorresha Green (5^th/60), Raven Porter (7^th/High jump), Demetra Taylor (7^th/60 hurdles), Kayla Velasquez (7^th/Weight throw) and Makenzie Wheat (6^th/Shot put).

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Alicia Arnold

Camerone Bryant

Paichence Carter

Natalee Cole

Gabrielle Edwards

Allie Farmer

Dorresha Green

Aliyah Gustafson

Brianna Johnson

Kera Lamotte

Jody Musser

Jade Nolan

Cheyenne Oswald

Tiera Parker

Kyla Paster

Raven Porter

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Kori Reiser

Cortisha Short

Africa Strodes

Demetra Taylor

Kayla Velasquez

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