Walny Breaks School Record; Falcons Open Weekend With Strong Efforts

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Torrance, Calif. and Columbus, Ohio – Redshirt junior Rachel Walny broke her own school record in the 10,000 and the Falcons posted impressive results in limited opportunities on the opening day of the Jesse Owens Classic. Walny competed late Thursday night at the Mt. SAC Relays in California, while BGSU took part in just three events at Ohio State Friday.

WALNY RAISES THE BAR

In the longest event in college track and field, redshirt junior Rachel Walny broke her own school record in the 10,000 with a time of 33:48.22, trimming seven seconds off her previous record.
Walny posted the top time in the Mid-American Conference this year and virtually clinched a bid to the NCAA East Region Preliminary Round with the time.
Walny qualified for regionals in the same event a year ago by running a time of 34:02.57 at the same Mt. SAC Relays and then broke the school record again in 33:55.49 at the regional round to qualify for the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field National Championships.
Entering the weekend, only 13 runners in the country had posted a better time than Walny's 33:48.22. Walny now has recorded the four fastest 10,000 times in school history.

THE PERSONAL BESTS CONTINUE IN COLUMBUS

Senior Elizabeth Iversen earned a MAC automatic qualifying bid in the hammer throw by tossing a personal best 56.78m (186-feet-3) in the championship flight of the event. Teammate Aliyah Gustafson was just four inches better to place sixth at 56.89m (186-7).
With the throw, Iversen moves into the top 10 in BGSU history in ninth place in the hammer throw.
Senior Rachel Durbin moved her collegiate best forward in the 1500 with a time of 4:35.41 to place 10^th overall in the event. The time is more than four seconds better than her previous PR.
With the result, Durbin moves to eighth in program history in the 1500.

FROM HEAD COACH LOU SNELLING
"Rachel Walny stamped her place in BG history, the MAC and the East Region with her performance. It puts her soundly ahead of last year."

NEXT UP

Bowling Green has a full day Saturday at the Jesse Owens Classic and is scheduled to begin competition at 10:30 am in the shot put. The Falcons are set to appear in 13 events.

JESSE OWENS CLASSIC
BGSU RESULTS
Hammer throw open – 12. Allie Farmer 49.29m (161-8)
Hammer throw championship – 6. Aliyah Gustafson 56.89m (186-7), 7. Elizabeth Iversen 56.78m (186-3)
1500 – 10. Rachel Durbin 4:35.41, 20. Jessi Lindstrom 4:40.85

MT. SAC RELAYS
BGSU RESULTS
10,000 – 11. Rachel Walny 33:48.22

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