Record Setting Day For Falcons Cross Country

Friday, September 29

South Bend, Ind.

2:00 pm

Bowling Green State University

238

Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational

September 29, 2017 | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country

By: By Katherine Harvath, BGSU Athletic Communications

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The Bowling Green State University men's and women's cross country teams concluded another successful weekend at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational. In the first team scored event of the season, the men placed eighth out of 20 teams, with seven finishing in the top 100 individually. The women finished ninth of 25 teams, with Rachel Walny placing third overall with a 5K time of 17:09.9, a personal best and new BGSU school record. Falcon male standout was Noah Schaub, who shattered his previous 5-mile record of 25:24.1, set last year at the Joe Piane Invitational, by nearly 24 seconds, finishing

The Field
With 51 schools competing, the field was divided into two races for both men and women, blue and gold divisions, as well as an open race in the middle. The Falcons were in the Gold Division along with 19 other men's teams and 24 women's. The men's race had 162 competitors whereas the women's fielded 204. Six women finished in the top 100.

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Open Event

Redshirt-freshman Raymond Berling was the first to represent the Falcons, finishing the open 5-mile race in 26:49.6.

Women's 5K Event

Walny finished third overall with a personal best time of 17:09.9 for a Falcon 5K school record.
Elena Lancioni recorded her best time of the season, finishing in 18:19.4.
Jessi Lindstrom finished shortly behind Lancioni, placing 56th with a time of 18:22.2.
Rachel Durbin set a 5K personal record time of 18:25.2, finishing 58th overall.
In her first 5K of her collegiate career, Claire Reynolds finished 78th with a time of 18:42.3.
Sarah Hunsley, in her first appearance in the orange and brown, crossed the finish at 18:47.9.
Kelsie Mothersead also had a personal best 5K performance, finishing in 19:16.1.

Men's 5-Mile Event

Finishing first for the Falcons and 12th overall with a personal best time of 25:00.7 was Schaub.
Jonathan Wenning placed 20th with a time of 25:18.9.
In just the second race, and first 5-mile of his collegiate career, Gabe Garbarino finished in 26:01.1.
Jacob Schenten set a personal best 5-mile time, finishing 64th overall in 26:06.3.
Kohl Taberner crossed the line in 26:13.6.
Paul Garbarino and Jonathan Voth also finished in the top 100, recording times of 26:40.5 and 26:42.2 respectively.
Nicholas Voth finished shortly behind, crossing the finish line at 26:54.8.
Tyler Phillips finished in 27:00.7.

Record Performances
Walny broke her own school record, previously set at the Louisville Cross Country Classic last season, with her 5K performance today. In total, 11 Falcons set personal best times in their events at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational. Berling, Durbin, G. Garbarino, P. Garbarino, Hunsley, Lancioni, Mothersead, Reynolds, Schaub, Schenten and Walny all recorded PRs in their respective races.

Quoting The Coach
"We're right where we're supposed to be at this point in the season," head coach Lou Snelling said. "We're definitely on the right track of where we want to head before we reach the championship races."

"It was an exciting race," assistant coach Juan Carillo said on his debut for the Falcons. "It's only my second week and to see the athletes come out so strong was great. Noah [Schaub] improved his time from this meet last season by at least 20 seconds too so that was fun to see."

"It was a great day for a race. There was a little bit of wind, but it was a comfortable temperature," Walny said of her record breaking performance day. "There was a lot of really great competition in the field so I kept my eyes on the two girls in front of me the whole time, hoping to catch them eventually."

Up Next
The Falcons head to Louisville, Kentucky to compete in Pre-Nationals on Saturday, Oct. 14. The time for the meet is yet to be announced.

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