Falcons Host BG Opener Saturday At Perry Fieldhouse

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Bowling Green, Ohio – The Bowling Green Track and Field team opens the 2017 calendar year by hosting Toledo and Wright State for the BG Opener Saturday at 11:30 am at Perry Fieldhouse on the campus of Bowling Green State University.

Admission is $3 for adults and $1 for non-BGSU students with ID. BGSU students and children under age 10 are admitted free.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
11:30 am – Weight throw (shot put to follow)
11:30 am – High jump
11:30 am – Pole vault
12 pm – Long jump (triple jump to follow)
1 pm - 600
1:10 pm – 60 prelims
1:20 pm – 300
1:30 pm – Mile
1:50 pm – 400
2 pm – 60 hurdles
2:10 pm – 60 finals
2:20 pm – 800
2:30 pm – 200
2:45 pm – 3000
3 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

QUOTABLE
"There are a lot of positives going into this meet, but we need to see progression this weekend. From a team perspective, we need to be focused and supportive of each other. From a throws perspective, we are in a good place right now. Most of our distance team will open in two weeks. What our sprints and jumps group does will drive a lot of the bus this month." – BGSU Head Coach Lou Snelling

LAST YEAR IN THE BG OPENER
-- Western Michigan won the BG Opener for the fifth time in six years, scoring 149.5 points
-- Following a title in the BG Opener in 2015, BGSU placed second by winning seven events and earning four MAC automatic qualifying berths
-- Ball State placed third, followed by Toledo and Wright State

BGSU IN THE MAC RANKINGS
60 – 1. Dorresha Green 7.50 (AQ), 5. Kyla Paster 7.67, 11. Cortisha Short 7.85, 19. Brianna Johnson 7.96
200 – 1. Cortisha Short 24.82, 2. Dorresha Green 25.20
400 – 1. Brianna Johnson 58.74, 4. Brianna Tidmore 59.38, 5. Mis'cha Sellers 59.41
5000 – 5. Becca Rae 17:26.52
60 hurdles – 12. Chasatea Brown 9.29
1600 relay – 4. Bowling Green 3:59.74
High jump – 3. Raven Porter 5-5 (1.65m)
Long jump – 4. Raven Porter 18-4.25 (5.59m), 5. Kyla Paster 18-0.5 (5.50m), 6. BeJai Fray 17-11.75 (5.48m), 7. Chasatea Brown 17-10.75 (5.45m)
Triple jump – 1. 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 48-7.25 (14.81m), 14. BeJai Fray 38-8.75 (11.80m)
Weight throw – 1. Kayla Velasquez 59-11.25 (18.27m) (AQ), 2. Elizabeth Iversen 58-11.25 (17.96m) (AQ), 3. Aliyah Gustafson 57-4.75 (17.49m), 13. Kaila Butler 48-1.25 (14.66m)

BGSU IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
60 – 13. Dorresha Green 7.50, 66. Kyla Paster 7.67
200 – 33. Cortisha Short 24.82, 58. Dorresha Green 25.20
400 – 79. Brianna Johnson 58.74
5000 – 18. Becca Rae 17:26.52
High jump – 53. Raven Porter 5-5 (1.65m)
Triple jump – 27. Kyla Paster 38-9.75 (11.83m)
Long jump – 63. Raven Porter 18-4.25 (5.59m), 96. Kyla Paster 18-0.5 (5.50m)
Triple jump – 27. Kyla Paster 38-9.75 (11.83m)
Shot put – 5. Aliyah Gustafson 51-10.5 (15.81m), 12. Makenzie Wheat 49-11 (15.21m), 22. Elizabeth Iversen 48-7.25 (14.81m)
Weight throw – 29. Kayla Velasquez 59-11.25 (18.27m), 32. Elizabeth Iversen 58-11.25 (17.96m), 45. Aliyah Gustafson 57-4.75 (17.49m)

BG OPENER TEAM SCORES
Listed below are team scores over the past ten years at the BG Opener (the meet was called the BG Challenge prior to the 2012 season).

2016 – Western Michigan 149.5, Bowling Green 130, Ball State 101, Toledo 53.5, Wright State 38
2015 – BGSU 129, Western Michigan 110, Miami 95, Ball State 76, Toledo 64, IPFW 20
2014 – Western Michigan 171, Ball State 111, Toledo 90, BGSU 89, IPFW 27
2013 – Western Michigan 215, Toledo 90.5, Dayton 80, BGSU 72.5, IPFW 28
2012 – Western Michigan 151.66, Miami 122, BGSU 70.33, Toledo 62, Ball State 55, Wright State 23, IPFW 9
2011 – Western Michigan 168, Dayton 148, BGSU 118, Miami 112, Ball State 58, Spring Arbor 6, IPFW 5
2010 – Central Michigan 135.5, Dayton 129.5, Miami 115.5, Toledo 62, BGSU 49, Ball State 45, Ohio 42, Oakland 28, Detroit 15, IPFW 1.5
2009 – Cincinnati 157, Miami 121, Ball State 84.5, Eastern Michigan 76, BGSU 61, Ohio 42, Toledo 40.5, Oakland 27, IPFW 13
2008 – Miami 218.5, BGSU 145, Western Michigan 140, Ohio 85.5, Oakland 16, IPFW 12
2007 – Western Michigan 180, Miami 132.5, BGSU 120, Eastern Michigan 53.5, IPFW 9

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Chasatea Brown

Kaila Butler

BeJai Fray

Dorresha Green

Aliyah Gustafson

Elizabeth Iversen

Brianna Johnson

Kyla Paster

Raven Porter

Becca Rae

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Cortisha Short

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Kayla Velasquez

Makenzie Wheat

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