Falcons Host Toledo, Morehead State For Senior Night Friday

Friday, January 20

Bowling Green, Ohio

5:00 PM

Bowling Green State University

Tom Wright Open

January 19, 2017 | Women's Track and Field

By: by Jason Knavel, Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Communications

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Bowling Green, Ohio – Bowling Green State University hosts the Tom Wright Classic Friday night at 5 pm in Perry Field House. The meet will serve as the program's annual Senior Night and 10 student-athletes will be recognized for their contributions to the track and field and cross country teams at BGSU. Toledo and Morehead State, a first-year program, will compete at the event.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
5 pm – Weight throw
5 pm – High jump, long jump to follow
5 pm – Pole vault
6 pm – Senior Recognition
6:20 pm – 3,000 (M/W)
6:45 pm – 400
7 pm – 60 hurdles prelims
7:10 pm – 60 finals
7:15 pm – Shot put (inside the track)
8 pm – Mile (M/W)
8:20 pm – 60 finals
8:30 pm – 60 hurdles finals
8:40 pm – 800
8:45 pm – 200
8:15 pm – 1600 relay

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

SENIOR NIGHT
The Falcons will honor 10 seniors in the track and field and cross country programs Friday night. Listed below are the 10 seniors and a short listing of highlights from their careers at BGSU.

Gabrielle Edwards
* Four-time Academic All-MAC
* Placed eighth (2015, 2016) in the 1600 relay at the MAC Championships (indoor)
* Placed eighth (2015) in the 1600 relay at the MAC Championships (outdoor)
* Ranks fourth all-time at BGSU in the 1600 relay (indoor)
* Ranks fourth all-time at BGSU in the 800 relay (outdoor)

Brianna Johnson
* Academic All-MAC
* Placed fifth (2014) in the 400 relay at the MAC Championships (outdoor)
* Fourth in program history in the 300 (indoor)
* Fifth in school history in the 400 relay (outdoor)
* Sixth all-time at BGSU in the 800 relay (outdoor)

Jody Musser
* Three-time Academic All-MAC
* Two-time MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete
* Career-best 19:21.2 in 5000 for cross country
* Career-best 23:27.1 in 6000 for cross country
* Ran the mile, 3000 and 5000 in track and field during her career

Raven Porter
* MAC Field Athlete of the Week
* Placed third (2016) and seventh (2015) in the high jump at the MAC Championships (indoor)
* Placed fourth (2016) in the high jump at the MAC Championships (outdoor)
* Third for third all-time at BGSU in the high jump (indoor)
* Tenth all-time at BGSU in the high jump and triple jump (outdoor)

Taylor Rambo
* Two-time Academic All-MAC
* 1600 relay placed fourth (2013) and eighth (2014, 2015) at MAC Championships (indoor)
* 1600 relay placed sixth (2013) and eighth (2014) at MAC Championships (outdoor)
* Placed fourth (2015) and eighth (2014) in the 400 at MAC Championships (outdoor)
* School record holder in the 300 (indoor)
* Third all-time at BGSU in the 400 (indoor)
* Lead leg for the school record 1600 relay team in 2013 (indoor)
* Sixth all-time at BGSU in the 400 (outdoor)
* Member of school record 800 relay team in 2013 (outdoor)

Kori Reiser
* Academic All-MAC
* NCAA Regional qualifier in the hammer throw (2014)
* Two-time NCAA Regional qualifier in the discus (2014, 2015)
* Placed fifth (2015, 2016) and sixth (2014) at MAC Championships in discus
* Placed sixth (2014, 2016) and eighth (2015) at MAC Championships in hammer throw
* Placed seventh in the weight throw at MAC Championships (2016)
* Ranks sixth in school history in the discus
* Ranks eighth in school history in the hammer throw

Kayla Velasquez
* NCAA Regional qualifier in the hammer throw (2016)
* Placed eighth (2013) at the MAC Championships in discus
* Placed fifth (2016) and seventh (2015) at the MAC Championships in weight throw
* Placed fifth (2016) at the MAC Championships in the hammer throw

Makenzie Wheat
* Four-time Academic All-MAC
* NCAA Regional qualifier in the shot put (2014, 2015, 2016)
* Placed sixth (2014, 2015, 2016) in the shot put at the MAC Championships (indoor)
* Placed fourth (2016), fifth (2015) and eighth (2014) in the shot put at the MAC Championships (outdoor)
* School record holder in the shot put (indoor)
* Ranks third all-time at BGSU in the shot put (outdoor) and has three of the top nine performances ever

Rebecca Schott
* Four-time Academic All-MAC
* Three-time MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete
* Second-team All-MAC in cross country (2016), placing 11^th at the MAC Championships
* Placed seventh (2016) in the 10,000 at the MAC Championships (outdoor)
* Ranks seventh all-time at BGSU in the 10,000

Nathan Kuck
* Academic All-MAC
* Team's top finisher, placing 17^th overall, at the MAC Championships (2015)
* Finished 78^th at NCAA Regionals (2015)
* Placed third among all Falcons at the MAC Championship (2014)

BGSU IN THE MAC RANKINGS
* Dorresha Green continues to be ranked at the top of the MAC in the 60 after posting an automatic qualifying time of 7.50 seconds at Kent State's Golden Flash Gala in December.
* The Falcons hold the top two spots in the MAC in the weight throw (and three of the top four overall). Purdue transfer Elizabeth Iversen is the only student-athlete in the league to have surpassed 60-feet. Kayla Velasquez follows, less than an inch shy of the 60 foot mark, and Aliyah Gustafson is fourth.
* Bowling Green also holds three of the top four spots in the league in the shot put, with defending outdoor MAC champion Gustafson ranked second, followed by senior Makenzie Wheat and Iversen.

60 – 1. Dorresha Green 7.50 (AQ), 8. Kyla Paster 7.67, 18. Cortisha Short 7.85
200 – 2. Cortisha Short 24.82, 7. Dorresha Green 25.20, 19. Mis'cha Sellers 25.62c
400 – 4. Taylor Rambo 56.61, 18. Brianna Johnson 58.74
Mile – 15. Rachel Durbin 5:09.10c
5000 – 5. Becca Rae 17:26.52
1600 relay – 9. Bowling Green 3:59.48
High jump – 9. Raven Porter 5-5 (1.65m)
Long jump – 9. Raven Porter 18-4.25 (5.59m), 12. BeJai Fray 18-2.5 (5.55m), 14. Kyla Paster 18-0.5 (5.50m), 17. Chasatea Brown 17-10.75 (5.45m)
Triple jump – 3. Kyla Paster 38-9.75 (11.83m) (AQ)
Shot put – 2. Aliyah Gustafson 51-10.5 (15.81m) (AQ), 3. Makenzie Wheat 49-11 (15.21m) (AQ), 4. Elizabeth Iversen 48-10.25 (14.89m) (AQ), 19. BeJai Fray 38-8.75 (11.80m)
Weight throw – 1. Elizabeth Iversen 60-2.5 (18.35m) (AQ), 2. Kayla Velasquez 59-11.25 (18.27m) (AQ), 4. Aliyah Gustafson 58-2.5 (17.74m), 9. Kaila Butler 55-10.25 (17.02m)

c – converted times

BGSU IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
* Aliyah Gustafson currently ranks 16^th nationally in the shot put. The top 16 will advance to the NCAA Indoor Track and Field National Championships March 10-11 in College Station, Texas.

60 – 56. Dorresha Green 7.50
400 – 78. Taylor Rambo 56.61
5000 – 24. Becca Rae 17:26.52
Triple jump – 87. Kyla Paster 38-9.75 (11.83m)
Shot put – 16. Aliyah Gustafson 51-10.5 (15.81m), 38. Makenzie Wheat 49-11 (15.21m), 54. Elizabeth Iversen 48-10.25 (14.89m)
Weight throw – 55. Elizabeth Iversen 60-2.5 (18.35m), 59. Kayla Velasquez 59-11.25 (18.27m), 87. Aliyah Gustafson 58-2.5 (17.74m)

c – converted times