Falcons Christen New Season By Breaking Two School Records At BG Opener

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Bowling Green, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University track and field team earned seven Mid-American Conference automatic qualifying bids and broke two school records Friday night as the Falcons opened the 2017-18 season by hosting the BG Opener. The Falcons won 7-of-13 events in the unscored meet, facing off against both Miami and Eastern Michigan.

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SCHOOL RECORDS

Redshirt senior Aliyah Gustafson broke her own school record in the shot put, throwing 16.35m (53-feet-7.75). Her previous record of 16.33m (53-6.75) was set at the MAC Championships a year ago.
Freshman Ryen Draper shattered the school record in the 300 with a time of 39.88 seconds, bettering Taylor Rambo's time of 40.46 seconds in 2016.

MAC AUTO BIDS

BGSU earned seven MAC automatic qualifying bids to the MAC Championships, including six in the two throws.
The Falcons picked up four auto bids in the weight throw. Aliyah Gustafson won the event with a mark of 18.95m (62-2.25), followed by senior Elizabeth Iversen at 18.82m (61-9). Sophomore Kaila Butler threw a PR 18.11m (59-5) for another auto bid and redshirt sophomore Allison Farmer was fourth at 17.92m (58-9.5) with a PR herself.
Gustafson also earned an auto bid in the shot put with her record-breaking throw, while Iversen also picked up a bid by throwing 15.35m (50-4.5)
Peyton Lee, a sophomore transfer from Northern Kentucky making her BGSU debut, ran the 60 hurdles in 8.68 seconds to win the event and earn a MAC auto bid. It also places her third in program history in the event.

WINNERS

BGSU won seven of the 13 events that were contested in the BG Opener. The Falcons did not enter a competitor in the pole vault.
Aliyah Gustafson and BeJai Fray were multi-event winners. Gustafson won both throws, while Fray won the high jump with a personal best height of 1.64m (5-4.5) and the long jump at 5.47m (17-11.5)
Dorresha Green won the 60 in 7.71 seconds and Peyton Lee won the 60 hurdles in 8.68 seconds. Ryen Draper added her victory in the 300 in 39.88 seconds.

OTHER NOTABLE PERFORMANCES

Sophomore Chasatea Brown finished third in the 60 hurdles with a PR time of 9.09 seconds, just better than her previous fastests time of 9.10 seconds.
Sophomore Mis'cha Sellers improved her personal best time in the 200 with a time of 25.88. She ran as fast as 26.01 seconds a year ago.
Sophomore Rachel Stute trimmed almost four seconds off her PR in the 800 with a time of 2:20.39. Her previous career best was 2:24.38.

QUOTABLE

"This is our best fall yet from a track and field perspective. There's a cast of younger characters who are slowly developing. But we have to have a great break now. They need to be intentional about their training so that we can come back in January and keep building." -- BGSU head coach Lou Snelling

UP NEXT

BGSU has more than a month off before heading to Kent State to compete in the Doug Raymond Invitational Jan. 13.
The Falcons will then return home to host the Tom Wright Classic Jan. 19, the second of three home meets this year. BGSU also hosts the MAC Championships.

BGSU RESULTS
60 prelims – 1. Kyla Paster 7.74, 2. Dorresha Green 7.74, 3. Savannah Nevels 7.79, 5. Brianna Richard 7.82, 6. Cortisha Short 7.87, 8. Mis'cha Sellers 8.00
60 finals – 1. Dorresha Green 7.71, 4. Kyla Paster 7.90, 5. Brianna Richard 7.91, 6. Savannah Nevels 7.92, 7. Mis'cha Sellers 8.00
60 hurdles prelims – 1. Peyton Lee 8.86, 3. Chasatea Brown 9.15, 4. BeJai Fray 9.37
60 hurdles finals – 1. Peyton Lee 8.68 (AQ), 3. Chasatea Brown 9.09, 4. BeJai Fray 9.39
200 – 3. Mis'cha Sellers 25.88
300 – 1. Ryen Draper 39.88, 4. Hailey Mayes 41.29, 5. Savannah Nevels 41.52, 6. Cortisha Short 41.83
600 – 2. Brianna Tidmore 1:38.94, 3. Rickia White 1:40.80
800 – 2. Rachel Stute 2:20.39, 3. Paige Geatz 2:36.58
1600 relay – 2. Chasatea Brown, Hailey Mayes, Paige Geatz, Brianna Tidmore 3:57.73, 3. Ryen Draper, Rachel Stute, Rickia White, Mis'cha Sellers 4:07.13
Weight Throw – 1. Aliyah Gustafson 18.95m (62-2.25) (AQ), 2. Elizabeth Iversen 18.82m (61-9) (AQ), 3. Kaila Butler 18.11m (59-5) (AQ), 4. Allison Farmer 17.92m (58-9.5) (AQ), 5. Zaresha Neal 14.59m (47-10.5)
High Jump – 1. BeJai Fray 1.64m (5-4.5), 2. Stacy Wolverton 1.61 (5-3.25), 6. Peyton Lee 1.50 (4-11)
Shot put – 1. Aliyah Gustafson 16.35m (53-7.75) (AQ), 2. Elizabeth Iversen 15.35m (50-4.5) (AQ), 3. Zaresha Neal 12.64m (41-5.75)
Long Jump – 1. BeJai Fray 5.47m (17-11.5), 2. Peyton Lee 5.46m (17-11), 3. Brianna Richard 5.39m (17-8.25), 4. Chasatea Brown 5.35m (17-6.75)
Triple Jump – 2. Kyla Paster 11.35m (37-3), 4. Brianna Richard 11.05m (36-3)

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