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Bowling Green State University Athletics
Saturday, October 15
Terre Haute, Ind.
11:35AM
Bowling Green State University
at
Indiana State Pre-Nationals
Photo by: David Meel
Falcons Race at Indiana State Pre-Nationals on Saturday
October 13, 2016 | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University cross country teams will head to Terra Haute, Ind. this weekend for the 2016 Indiana State Pre-National Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 15. The meet will be held at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course, which is the site of the 2016 NCAA Division I National Championships (Saturday, Nov. 19).
The meet will include 70 women's teams and three 6,000-meter races, as well as 63 men's teams and three 8,000-meter races. The top 41 teams in each group will run in the Blue division events, which take place first (11:00 a.m. – women; 11:35 – men). The remaining teams will compete in the White division events at 12:15 p.m. (women) and 12:50 p.m. (men).
Following those events, there will be two open races at 1:30 p.m. (women) and 2:05 p.m. (men) for participating teams' athletes who are not running in the team-based competitions.
LINKS:
6K Course Map – 8K Course Map
Spectator Entrance – Parking
Live Results (Record Timing)
Live Video (FloTrack – SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED)
Indiana State Meet Central
XCTownUSA.com
REGIONALLY RANKED
The Bowling Green State University men's cross country team is ranked 12th in the USTFCCCA Great Lakes Regional rankings (Oct. 3). This is the first time the Falcons have been regionally ranked since USTFCCCA records began in 2003. BGSU finished eighth of 24 teams on Sept. 30 at the Joe Piane Invitational, defeating three of their four ranked opponents.
WHAT COACH SAYS
"We get to go head-to-head with a lot of MAC competition on Saturday. That will be a good opportunity to see how we measure up, with the MAC Championships just two weeks away," said BGSU cross country head coach Lou Snelling. "Our front end is in a great place right now, but our depth will really determine a lot of our team success."
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
BGSU will run in the 8,000-meter Blue race and will be one of 41 teams in that event. All 41 teams are regionally ranked and eight are nationally ranked. The field includes ten of the top 15 teams in the Great Lakes region, including No. 1 Indiana. It also features the No. 1 teams from the South Central, Southeast and West regions. Nathan Kuck (24:47.4) was BGSU's top runner and finished 32nd at last year's Pre-Nationals.
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
The Falcons will run at 11:00 a.m. in the 6,000-meter White event. BGSU is one of 29 teams in the race and one of six from the MAC to participate. Eight of the participating teams are regionally ranked, including three from the Great Lakes. Rachel Walny set a BGSU 6K record (20:28.1) and finished 20th at the 2015 Pre-Nationals.
LAST TIME OUT
The BGSU men's cross country team placed eighth of 24 teams in the Gold race at the Joe Piane Invitational on Sept. 30. Noah Schaub finished 28th of 183 runners in the five-mile race with a personal record time of 25:24.1. The women's team took 17th of 36 teams in the God race at the Louisville Cross Country Classic on Oct. 1. Rachel Walny broke a 31-year-old school record by finishing the 5K in 17:10.7. She finished 11th overall.
FOLLOW THE FALCONS
You can keep up the Falcons on social media in a number of different ways. On Twitter, follow @BGAthletics and @BG_XCTrack. On Instagram, follow 'bgfalcons' and 'bg_xctrack". You can also find us on Facebook by searching for 'BGSU Athletics' and on YouTube at 'FalconAthletics'.
The meet will include 70 women's teams and three 6,000-meter races, as well as 63 men's teams and three 8,000-meter races. The top 41 teams in each group will run in the Blue division events, which take place first (11:00 a.m. – women; 11:35 – men). The remaining teams will compete in the White division events at 12:15 p.m. (women) and 12:50 p.m. (men).
Following those events, there will be two open races at 1:30 p.m. (women) and 2:05 p.m. (men) for participating teams' athletes who are not running in the team-based competitions.
LINKS:
6K Course Map – 8K Course Map
Spectator Entrance – Parking
Live Results (Record Timing)
Live Video (FloTrack – SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED)
Indiana State Meet Central
XCTownUSA.com
REGIONALLY RANKED
The Bowling Green State University men's cross country team is ranked 12th in the USTFCCCA Great Lakes Regional rankings (Oct. 3). This is the first time the Falcons have been regionally ranked since USTFCCCA records began in 2003. BGSU finished eighth of 24 teams on Sept. 30 at the Joe Piane Invitational, defeating three of their four ranked opponents.
WHAT COACH SAYS
"We get to go head-to-head with a lot of MAC competition on Saturday. That will be a good opportunity to see how we measure up, with the MAC Championships just two weeks away," said BGSU cross country head coach Lou Snelling. "Our front end is in a great place right now, but our depth will really determine a lot of our team success."
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
BGSU will run in the 8,000-meter Blue race and will be one of 41 teams in that event. All 41 teams are regionally ranked and eight are nationally ranked. The field includes ten of the top 15 teams in the Great Lakes region, including No. 1 Indiana. It also features the No. 1 teams from the South Central, Southeast and West regions. Nathan Kuck (24:47.4) was BGSU's top runner and finished 32nd at last year's Pre-Nationals.
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
The Falcons will run at 11:00 a.m. in the 6,000-meter White event. BGSU is one of 29 teams in the race and one of six from the MAC to participate. Eight of the participating teams are regionally ranked, including three from the Great Lakes. Rachel Walny set a BGSU 6K record (20:28.1) and finished 20th at the 2015 Pre-Nationals.
LAST TIME OUT
The BGSU men's cross country team placed eighth of 24 teams in the Gold race at the Joe Piane Invitational on Sept. 30. Noah Schaub finished 28th of 183 runners in the five-mile race with a personal record time of 25:24.1. The women's team took 17th of 36 teams in the God race at the Louisville Cross Country Classic on Oct. 1. Rachel Walny broke a 31-year-old school record by finishing the 5K in 17:10.7. She finished 11th overall.
FOLLOW THE FALCONS
You can keep up the Falcons on social media in a number of different ways. On Twitter, follow @BGAthletics and @BG_XCTrack. On Instagram, follow 'bgfalcons' and 'bg_xctrack". You can also find us on Facebook by searching for 'BGSU Athletics' and on YouTube at 'FalconAthletics'.
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