Historic Day In Oxford For Falcons Cross Country

Saturday, October 28

Oxford, Ohio

TBA

Bowling Green State University

MAC Championships

October 28, 2017 | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country

By: By Katherine Harvath, BGSU Athletic Communications

OXFORD, Ohio – It was a historic day for Bowling Green State University's men's and women's cross country teams as they competed at the Mid-American Conference Championships Saturday, Oct. 28. The men finished third overall for their best finish since 1995 when the Falcons won it all. The women placed ninth overall backed by many new faces to the MAC Championships.

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The Field
On a blistering cold day in Oxford, Ohio, with race time temperatures around 38 degrees, the Falcons soared past much of the competition. The men were up first, with their 8K race toeing off at 11 a.m. The women followed at noon with the 6K. The men finished third of nine behind Eastern Michigan and Miami (OH), whereas the women placed ninth of 12.

Men's 8K Event
After leading the pack through the first half, junior Noah Schaub placed third overall and first amongst the Falcons. His third place finish was the best for BGSU since Brad Schaser finished second back in 1995. Schaub's time of 24:35 is the fastest ever 8K time for the Falcons at the MAC Championships, breaking Chris Koehler's record of 24:53 which was set in 1982.

Schaub placed third out of 81 participants, finishing in 24:35.
Tyler Phillips, who finished 23rd, was the next Falcon to cross the finish, completing the race in 25:25.1.
Jonathan Wenning and Kohl Taberner finished close behind Phillips, placing 24th and 26th overall. Wenning crossed the finish in 25:26.2 while Taberner set a personal best time of 25:27.2.
Senior Jacob Schenten finished his final MAC Championships race in 25:36.5
Just five seconds separated Jonathan Voth and Gabe Garbarino, finishing 49th and 51st respectively. Garbarino's time of 26:08.4 is a new career best.
Rounding out the Falcons were Nick Voth who finished in 26:15.8 and Paul Garbarino with a time of 26:50.0.

Women's 6K Event
Redshirt-junior Rachel Walny finished first for the Falcons, crossing the line sixth overall.

Walny finished sixth of 109 runners, completing the 6K in a time of 20:59.4.
Senior Elena Lancioni finished second for the Falcons, crossing the line in 22:07.2.
Jessi Lindstrom and Rachel Durbin finished close behind with just six seconds separating the two. Durbin's time of 22:24.3 is a career best.
In her first MAC Championship appearance, Claire Reynolds finished with a new personal best time of 22:58.0.
Kelsie Mothersead also recorded a personal best time at the event, finishing in 23:27.8.

Quoting The Coach
"I'm proud of these guys. They fought every step of the way and never gave up," assistant coach Juan Carrillo said. "We executed our race plan how we planned an it paid off. I'm very impressed with they way they closed in the second half of the race."

"We competed the whole race and we made tremendous progress from last year's MAC 5th place finish," he added. "We have the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships in two weeks and we are looking to continue making progress. Today was a good day for BG's men's cross country and it's something to be excited for."

Awards And Honors
Following the conclusion of the 2017 MAC Championships, the Falcons had two athletes named to the All-MAC First Teams. Schaub was named for his top three finish in the men's 8K event while Walny was awarded for her sixth place finish in the women's 6K.

Up Next
The Falcons are off next weekend before heading to Terra Haute, Ind. to compete in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional competition on Friday, Nov. 10.

Follow The Falcons
Be sure to follow the Falcons cross country teams throughout the season on social media.
Twitter – @BGAthletics and @BG_XCTrack
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