Saturday, February 3
South Bend, Ind.
9:45 AM
Bowling Green State University
vs
Meyo Invitational
Shot Put Record Falls Again As Falcons Compete Saturday
February 03, 2018 | Women's Track and Field
South Bend, Ind. and Akron, Ohio – Aliyah Gustafson broke Bowling Green State University's school shot put record for the seventh time in her career and Kyla Paster set a Mid-American Conference automatic qualifying mark in the triple jump as the BGSU indoor track and field team completed weekend competition. The Falcons split the squad to appear at both the Akron Invitational and Notre Dame's Meyo Invitational.
MEYO INVITATIONAL RESULTS (.pdf)
AKRON INVITATIONAL RESULTS (.pdf)
SHOT PUT RECORD FALLS AGAIN
OTHER BIG PERFORMANCES
QUOTABLE
UP NEXT
Meyo Invitational
60 semifinals – 18. Dorresha Green 7.81
60 hurdles semifinals – 7. Peyton Lee 8.64
60 hurdles finals – 6. Peyton Lee 8.52
400 – 29. Chasatea Brown 57.14, 45. Rachel Stute 59.17, 46. Brianna Tidmore 59.37
Triple jump – 8. Kyla Paster 11.84m (38-10.25)
Shot put – 1. Aliyah Gustafson 17.42m (57-2), 5. Elizabeth Iversen 15.61m (51-2.75), 15. Zaresha Neal 14.01m (45-11.75), 22. Daija Young 12.79m (41-11.5)
Akron Invitational
200 blue – 6. Ryen Draper 25.22, 18. Mis'cha Sellers 26.03, 22. Rickia White 26.36, 30. Paige Geatz 27.12
400 blue – 4. Ryan Draper 57.83, 12. Mis'cha Sellers 59.05, 17. Rickia White 60.11, 18. Paige Geatz 60.40
3000 blue – 4. Megan Aalberts 10:34.28, 17. Kelsie Mothersead 11:10.74
3000 gold – 7. Jessi Lindstrom 10:14.14, 13. Rachel Durbin 10:47.68
High jump blue – t9. Stacey Wolverton 1.55m (5-1)
MEYO INVITATIONAL RESULTS (.pdf)
AKRON INVITATIONAL RESULTS (.pdf)
SHOT PUT RECORD FALLS AGAIN
- Aliyah Gustafson broke her own shot put school record by throwing 57-feet-2 (17.42m). That distance is more than 15 inches further than when she last broke the record at the Tom Wright Open in January.
- Gustafson climbed four spots to No. 4 in the country in the shot put. She is less than six inches shy of Oklahoma's Jessica Woodard for third.
- Elizabeth Iversen also set a new personal best in the event, throwing 51-2.75 (15.61m). She is among the top 50 nationally in the event.
- True freshman Zaresha Neal set a new personal best at 45-11.75 (14.01m) and redshirt freshman Daija Young established a PR at 41-11.5 (12.79m).
- Gustafson and Iversen are the top two ranked shot putters in the MAC, while Neal is 11th.
OTHER BIG PERFORMANCES
- Redshirt senior Kyla Paster broke her own personal best in the triple jump with a leap of 38-feet-10.25 (11.84m). She earned the team's 11th MAC automatic qualifying mark of the year and her second (also qualifying in the long jump).
- Paster ranks eighth in the MAC with that leap and she remains fifth in program history in the event.
- Sophomore transfer Peyton Lee advanced to the finals of the 60 hurdles at the Meyo Invitational and did not disappoint, posting a personal best time of 8.52 seconds to finish sixth. Already a MAC automatic qualifier, it is tied for the fourth fastest race in BGSU history in the event. She sits sixth in the MAC this year.
- BGSU sent runners to both the Meyo Invitational and the Akron Invitational in the 400 and the Falcons brought home a plethora of personal bests.
- Among the seven BGSU student-athletes who competed in the 400 at the two sites, sophomore Chasatea Brown ran the best time with a PR 57.14 seconds at Notre Dame.
- Ryen Draper (57.83), Mis'cha Sellers (59.05) and Paige Geatz (60.40) also recorded new career bests. Rachel Stute (59.17) and Brianna Tidmore (59.37) had season-best times.
QUOTABLE
- "I'm extremely happy with how the shot put group performed today. We went 4-for-4 on PRs highlighted by Aliyah's school record and No. 4 throw in the country! Today was a big step forward on reaching our goals as a group this year and we hope to continue riding this momentum into conference in a few weeks." BGSU throws coach Derrick Vicars
UP NEXT
- BGSU will again split its squad this weekend as the Falcons will compete both at Grand Valley State's The Big Meet and at Kent State's National Qualifier meet.
Meyo Invitational
60 semifinals – 18. Dorresha Green 7.81
60 hurdles semifinals – 7. Peyton Lee 8.64
60 hurdles finals – 6. Peyton Lee 8.52
400 – 29. Chasatea Brown 57.14, 45. Rachel Stute 59.17, 46. Brianna Tidmore 59.37
Triple jump – 8. Kyla Paster 11.84m (38-10.25)
Shot put – 1. Aliyah Gustafson 17.42m (57-2), 5. Elizabeth Iversen 15.61m (51-2.75), 15. Zaresha Neal 14.01m (45-11.75), 22. Daija Young 12.79m (41-11.5)
Akron Invitational
200 blue – 6. Ryen Draper 25.22, 18. Mis'cha Sellers 26.03, 22. Rickia White 26.36, 30. Paige Geatz 27.12
400 blue – 4. Ryan Draper 57.83, 12. Mis'cha Sellers 59.05, 17. Rickia White 60.11, 18. Paige Geatz 60.40
3000 blue – 4. Megan Aalberts 10:34.28, 17. Kelsie Mothersead 11:10.74
3000 gold – 7. Jessi Lindstrom 10:14.14, 13. Rachel Durbin 10:47.68
High jump blue – t9. Stacey Wolverton 1.55m (5-1)
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