Falcons Head To All-Ohio, Mt. SAC Relays This Weekend

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Mt. SAC Relays

April 12, 2017 | Women's Track and Field

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

BGSU Performance List

Bowling Green, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University outdoor track and field team will travel to Cincinnati for the All-Ohio Championships Friday and Saturday. Two members of the Falcons, Rachel Walny and Rebecca Schott, will travel to the Mt. SAC Relays to run in the 10,000 Thursday evening.

ALL-OHIO CHAMPIONSHIPS
The All-Ohio Track Championships take place Friday and Saturday, hosted by the University of Cincinnati. The meet will take place at Gettler Stadium and there is no admission charge for the meet. The Falcons will kick things off with BeJai Fray in the heptathlon Friday at 12:30 pm. Andrew Weirauch starts day two with the javelin at 10 am.

The schedule of events is listed below:

FRIDAY, APRIL 14
12:30 pm – Heptathlon (BeJai Fray)
3:00 pm – Long jump (Kyla Paster, Raven Porter)
4:00 pm – Hammer throw (Kaila Butler, Elizabeth Iversen, Kayla Velasquez)
5:30 pm – Steeplechase (Kelsie Mothersead)

SATURDAY, APRIL 15
10:00 am – Javelin (Andrea Weirauch)
11:00 am – Shot put (Aliyah Gustafson, Elizabeth Iversen, Makenzie Wheat)
11:00 am – High jump (Raven Porter)
12:00 pm – Heptathlon (BeJai Fray)
12:30 pm – 5,000 (Jody Musser)
1:25 pm – 400 relay (A Team; B Team)
1:30 pm – Triple jump (Kyla Paster)
2:00 pm – Discus (Aliyah Gustafson, Elizabeth Iversen, Kayla Velasquez, Andrea Weirauch)
2:44 pm – 400 (Gabrielle Edwards, Mis'cha Sellers, Brianna Tidmore, Rachel Stute, Brianna Johnson)
3:12 pm – 100 (Kyla Paster, Makayla Pierce, Dorresha Green)
4:02 pm – 400 hurdles (Camerone Bryant, Paige Geatz, Chasatea Brown)
4:20 pm – 200 (Taylor Rambo, Mis'cha Sellers, Cortisha Short)
5:25 pm – 1600 relay (A Team; B Team)

MT. SAC RELAYS
The 59^th annual Mt. SAC Relays is hosted by Mt. San Antonio College and has hosted two Olympic Track and Field Trials. Rachel Walny and Rebecca Schott will take part in the 10,000 Thursday evening with the first heat beginning at 9 pm ET.

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

MAC AUTO MARKS
Following the first two meets of the season, Bowling Green has already earned eight Mid-American Conference automatic qualifying bids, including five a weekend ago in the dual meet against Toledo. In 2016, the Falcons had just 10 auto bids for the year and only five at this point in the season. Those eight auto bids have come from eight different student-athletes.

MAC RANKINGS
Bowling Green currently ranks second in the Mid-American Conference in two events. Redshirt sophomore Rachel Walny is ranked second in the 5000, having earned an automatic bid to the MAC Championships, while freshman Kaila Butler is second in the hammer throw, also earning an auto bid. In total, BGSU is ranked among the top five in an event 10 times. All Falcons ranked among the top 20 in the MAC are listed below.

100 – 4. Dorresha Green 11.99, 13. Cortisha Short 12.30, 18. Kyla Paster 12.35
200 – 14. Cortisha Short 24.84
400 – 3. Taylor Rambo 55.34 (AQ)
1500 – 17. Rachel Durbin 4:39.55
5000 – 2. Rachel Walny 16:37.18 (AQ), 4. Rebecca Schott 16:59.51
10000 – 4. Elena Lancioni 37:06.71
400 hurdles – 16. Chasatea Brown 1:04.16
400 relay – 3. Bowling Green 46.62
1600 relay – 9. Bowling Green 3:55.30
Long jump – 6. BeJai Fray 19-5.5 (5.93m) (AQ), 16. Kyla Paster 18-1.5 (5.52m)
Triple jump – 10. Kyla Paster 37-8.75 (11.50m), 19. Raven Porter 35-1 (10.69m)
Shot put – 4. Aliyah Gustafson 49-8.25 (15.14m) (AQ), 5. Makenzie Wheat 49-6.5 (15.10m) (AQ), 9. Elizabeth Iversen 47-0.75 (14.34m)
Discus – 6. Elizabeth Iversen 156-5 (47.67m) (AQ), 7. Aliyah Gustafson 154-0 (46.93m), 12. Kayla Velasquez 143-1 (43.62m)
Hammer throw – 2. Kaila Butler 189-8 (57.81m) (AQ), 5. Kayla Velasquez 181-5 (55.29m) (AQ), 7. Elizabeth Iversen 175-3 (53.43m)
Javelin – 18. BeJai Fray 107-10 (32.87m)

REGIONAL RANKINGS
In most events, the top 48 individuals in the region advance to the NCAA East Region Preliminary Round. Currently, four Falcons are inside the cutline, with freshman Kaila Butler leading the way, with a No. 30 ranking in the hammer throw. All Falcons ranked among the top 50 in the region are listed below.

5000 – 34. Rachel Walny 16:37.18
Shot put – 35. Aliyah Gustafson 49-8.25 (15.14m), 36. Makenzie Wheat 49-6.5 (15.10m)
Hammer throw – 30. Kaila Butler 189-8 (57.81m)

NATIONAL RANKINGS
From the NCAA East Region Preliminary Round, the top 12 finishers will advance to the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field National Championships. Currently, five Falcons rank among the top 100 in the nation in an event, led by Kaila Butler's 59^th place ranking in the hammer throw. Each of those in the top 100 are listed below.

5000 – 72. Rachel Walny 16:37.18
Long jump – 95. BeJai Fray 19-5.5 (5.93m)
Shot put – 61. Aliyah Gustafson 49-8.25 (15.14m), 63. Makenzie Wheat 49-6.5 (15.10m)
Hammer throw – 59. Kaila Butler 189-8 (57.81m)

THE BUTLER DID IT
Freshman Kaila Butler debuted in the hammer throw at the Raleigh Relays and immediately launched herself into Bowling Green's top 10 record book with a throw of 187-feet-4. She improved upon that last weekend at Toledo, breaking the program's freshman record at 189-8. That mark places her third all-time at BGSU in the event.

IN THEIR OWN WORDS
"We have the opportunity this week to build on our success from the first two meets of the season. That's what we expect to see from all of our event groups." – Lou Snelling, Head Coach

BUILDING MOMENTUM
BGSU completed the indoor track and field season in late February by placing fourth at the MAC Indoor Track and Field Championships. The finish was the team's best result since 1999. That came on the heels of the squad's third place finish at the MAC Cross Country Championships in the fall. A year ago, Bowling Green placed sixth at the MAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships and will look to use the momentum from the fall and winter to improve upon that result.