Elizabeth Iversen Vaults Into Contention For Shot Put National Championship Bid

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Allendale, Mich. – Bowling Green State University senior Elizabeth Iversen posted a massive personal best in the shot put and vaulted herself into contention for one of 16 bids to the NCAA Indoor Track & Field National Championships. Iversen's throw of 54-feet-11.25 (16.74m) places her in the top 15 in the country and is almost four feet further than she had ever thrown before.

Iversen's effort was the highlight of a day that saw the Falcons earn nine personal bests as the team continued to position itself for a strong contingent at the MAC Indoor Track & Field Championships in two weeks.

The Shot Put

Elizabeth Iversen and Aliyah Gustafson took part in the invitational field for the shot put.
Although Gustafson entered the meet ranked No. 4 nationally in the event and has virtually locked a bid to the NCAA Indoor Track & Field National Championships, Iversen stole the show.
Iversen threw 54-feet-11.25 (16.74m) and edged Gustafson (54-1 / 16.48m) for top results among active collegiate competitors.
With the top 16 collegians qualifying for the NCAA Indoor Track & Field National Championships, Iversen climbed almost 30 spots to No. 15 in the country.
Iversen entered the meet with a career-best throw of 51-2.75. All six of her throws exceeded that distance.
Gustafson still ranks No. 1 in the MAC and Iversen is second. No other MAC student-athlete has thrown further than 51-1 this year.

Brown, Draper Dominate In The 400

Sophomore Chasatea Brown and freshman Ryen Draper moved to fourth and fifth in school history in the 400.
Brown ran the 400 in 56.65 seconds while Draper was just behind at 56.70.
The time was Brown's new personal best by almost .5 seconds and it was Draper's personal best by more than a full second.
Brianna Tidmore added a season-best time of 58.56 seconds in the event and was the third-fastest of six Falcons in the event.

Other Performances

BeJai Fray set a new personal best in the 60 hurdles at 9.08 seconds, trimming .13 seconds off her previous fastest time.
Senior Dorresha Green posted the team's fastest time in the 60 at 7.78 seconds, but Chasatea Brown tied her PR at 7.87 and Ryen Draper set a new PR at 7.93 seconds.
Rachel Stute's time of 2:17.83 is a new personal best.
Rachel Durbin recorded a season-best time of 5:00.71 in the mile and Jessi Lindstrom trimmed almost seven seconds off her previous time in the event at 5:02.57.
In the longest event in indoor track and field, Elena Lancioni cut 15 seconds off her 5,000 personal best with a time of 17:31.29.
Cortisha Short posted a time of 25.11 seconds in the 200, marking a season-best time.
The 1600 relay team of Brown, Savannah Nevels, Peyton Lee and Draper were three seconds faster than any BGSU relay team this year, finishing in 3:51.84.

Quotable

"We continued to move forward today as a program. Liz Iversen's performance in the shot put was absolutely the highlight." – Head Coach Lou Snelling

Up Next

BGSU will close out the regular season at Michigan's Silverston Invitational Friday before hosting the MAC Indoor Track & Field National Championships Feb. 23-24.

The Big Meet
BGSU Results
60 hurdles – 12. BeJai Fray 9.08
60 – 15. Dorresha Green 7.78, 27. Chasatea Brown 7.87, 30. Kyla Paster 7.89, 33. Cortisha Short 7.92, t34. Ryen Draper 7.93, 36. Savannah Nevels 7.93
200 – 11. Cortisha Short 25.11, 36. Mis'cha Sellers 26.17
400 – 8. Chasatea Brown 56.65, 9. Ryen Draper 56.70, 30. Brianna Tidmore 58.56, 38. Rickia White 59.71, 44. Mis'cha Sellers 61.77, 45. Paige Geatz 62.27
800 – 36. Rachel Stute 2:17.83
Mile – 14. Rachel Durbin 5:00.71, 17. Jessi Lindstrom 5:02.57, 38. Megan Aalberts 5:12.62
5000 – 27. Elena Lancioni 17:31.29
1600 relay – 7. Chasatea Brown, Savannah Nevels, Peyton Lee, Ryen Draper 3:51.84
High jump – 6. BeJai Fray 1.59m (5-2.5), 11. Stacey Wolverton 1.54m (5-0.5)
Long jump open – 13. Peyton Lee 5.18m (17-0)
Long jump invite – 3. BeJai Fray 5.70m (18-8.5)
Weight throw open – 10. Daija Young 16.34m (53-7.5), 24. Zaresha Neal 14.74m (48-4.5)
Weight throw invite – 2. Elizabeth Iversen 20.03m (65-8.75), 4. Aliyah Gustafson 19.66m (64-6), 6. Allie Farmer 18.48m (60-7.75)
Shot put open – 24. Daija Young 12.41m (40-8.75)
Shot put invite – 2. Elizabeth Iversen 16.74m (54-11.25), 3. Aliyah Gustafson 16.48m (54-1)

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