Falcons Get MAC Championship Preview At Toledo Invite

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TOLEDO INVITATIONAL
MEET INFORMATION	May 5-6, 2016 (3 pm / 9 am)
LOCATION	Toledo, Ohio (University of Toledo Outdoor Track)
LIVE STATS	DirectAthletics
MEET INFO	Toledo Invitational Meet Info
OTHER INFO	Outdoor School Records / Performance Lists

Toledo, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University Track and Field team heads into the final weekend of the regular season with an opportunity to compete at the Toledo Invitational Thursday and Friday. The Falcons will run on the same track that will play host to the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships next week.

BGSU had a largely successful weekend April 28-30 with the squad split between the Gina Relays, hosted by Hillsdale, and the Ashland Alumni Open, earning three MAC automatic qualifying bids and improving marks in numerous categories.

This weekend, Bowling Green is targeting specific individuals and events in preparation for the MAC Championships and in attempting to improve NCAA Regional qualification chances.

"We have a mix of some off events combined with a few primary events," BGSU Head Coach Lou Snelling said. "We had a lot of positives last weekend, but we left a little bit out there. We didn't quite get everything we wanted to."

Following the upcoming weekend, the Falcons will return to Toledo for the Mid-American Conference Championships May 12-14.

FOLLOW THE FALCONS
The BGSU track and field team can be followed all 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 TOLEDO INVITATIONAL
The Toledo Invitational takes place Thursday and Friday at The University of Toledo Outdoor Track. The shot put and hammer throw are the only two events scheduled on Thursday. The schedule of events, with BGSU entrants, is listed below:

Thursday, May 5
3:00 pm – Shot put (Makenzie Wheat)
3:00 pm – Hammer throw (Kayla Velasquez, Kori Reiser, Allie Farmer

Friday, May 6
11:00 am – High jump (Raven Porter)
11:00 am – Discus (Kori Reiser, Kayla Velasquez)
2:15 pm – 400 (Cheyenne Oswald)
3:30 pm – 100 (Kera Lamotte, Kyla Paster)
4:05 pm – 800 (Natalee Cole)
4:40 pm – 400 hurdles (Camerone Bryant)
5:25 pm – 200 (Cheyenne Oswald)
6:45 pm – 1600 relay (Bowling Green)

MAC RANKINGS
Bowling Green's outdoor season has been productive thus far and the Falcons have 16 student-athletes ranked among the top 10 in the Mid-American Conference in an event and another 18 ranked among the top 20. The Falcons have excelled in the shot put, where Aliyah Gustafson (first) and Makenzie Wheat (third) both rank among the top three in the conference. Listed below are all of the Falcons ranked among the top 20 in the MAC currently:

100 – 8. Dorresha Green 11.94, 14. Alicia Arnold 12.06, 16. Kera Lamotte 12.09, 19. Cortisha Short 12.12
200 – 9. Kera Lamotte 24.48, 10. Cortisha Short 24.67, 16. Alicia Arnold 24.76
400 – 5. Taylor Rambo 55.95
1500 – 16. Cassandra Boyle 4:32.54
5000 – 10. Rachel Walny 16:51.65 (AQ), 15. Mackenzie McMillin 17:08.67, 16. Elena Lancioni 17:15.16, 18. Rebecca Schott 17:18.05, 19. Becca Rae 17:19.08
10000 – 13. Rebecca Schott 36:51.21
3000 steeplechase – 8. Andrea Alt 10:45.73 (AQ)
400 relay – 6. Bowling Green 46.28
1600 relay – 10. Bowling Green 3:55.36
High jump – 7. Raven Porter 5-7.75/1.72m (AQ)
Long jump – 4. Jade Nolan 19-9/6.02m (AQ), 13. Raven Porter 18-10/5.74m, 16. Kyla Paster 18-8/5.69m, 19. Alicia Arnold 18-3.25/5.57m
Triple jump – 5. Tiera Parker 39-5.75/12.03m (AQ), 9. Jade Nolan 39-0.25/11.89m (AQ), 11. Kyla Paster 38-7/11.76m
Shot put – 1. Aliyah Gustafson 51-11/15.82m (AQ), 3. Makenzie Wheat 51-0.75/15.56m (AQ)
Discus – 12. Kori Reiser 147-3/44.88m, 13. Kayla Velasquez 146-1/44.53m, 16. Aliyah Gustafson 144-0/43.90m
Hammer throw – 5. Kayla Velasquez 185-6/56.54m (AQ), 9. Kori Reiser 178-11/54.54m (AQ), 16. Allie Farmer 166-1/50.62m

AQ – Surpassed MAC automatic qualifying mark

REGIONAL RANKINGS
In most events, the top 48 student-athletes in the region will advance to the NCAA East Region preliminary round. A year ago, BGSU sent four student-athletes to the regional meet. Aliyah Gustafson, who is the top shot putter in the MAC, paces the Falcons with a 17^th place ranking in the region. Four Falcons are currently in line to qualify for regionals and they are listed below:

Long jump – 43. Jade Nolan 19-9/6.02m
Shot put – 17. Aliyah Gustafson 51-11/15.82m, 23. Makenzie Wheat 51-0.75/15.56m
Hammer throw – 43. Kayla Velasquez 185-6/56.54m

FALCON 5 MILER COMING IN MAY
The annual Falcon 5 Miler will take place May 21, sponsored by Dave's Running. The Lil' Falcon Half-Miler kicks off the day at 8 am with the five-mile race following, touring the scenic campus of BGSU. For full details CLICK HERE.

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Alicia Arnold

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Dorresha Green

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Kera Lamotte

Elena Lancioni

Mackenzie McMillin

Jade Nolan

Cheyenne Oswald

Tiera Parker

Kyla Paster

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Rebecca Schott

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