Chasatea Brown’s Runner-Up Finish Highlights Final Day Of MAC Championships

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Gustafson Named MAC's Most Outstanding Field Performance

Buffalo, N.Y. – Sophomore Chasatea Brown was the runner-up in the 400 hurdles and the Bowling Green State University track and field team tied for seventh at the 2018 Mid-American Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships Saturday, hosted by Buffalo. The Falcons tied Miami and Northern Illinois with 58 points each.

Akron won the MAC Championship with 136.5 points and Eastern Michigan was second with 122. Toledo (74), Central Michigan (69), Kent State (67) and Western Michigan (64) followed. After the log jam in the middle, Ball State was 10^th with 49.5 points and Buffalo (34) and Ohio (29) completed the scoring.

BROWN'S BIG DAY

Sophomore Chasatea Brown entered the MAC Championships as the No. 5 seed in the 400 hurdles but posted a personal best time of 60.11 seconds to finish as the MAC runner-up.
Her time of 60.11 is the fifth-best performance in program history in the event and makes her the third-fastest individual in BGSU history.
She trimmed almost a full half-second off her lifetime best over the weekend, entering with a PR of 60.60. She motored for a time of 60.51 in the prelims Thursday before her effort Saturday.

GUSTAFSON CONCLUDES MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS WITH BRONZE

Redshirt senior Aliyah Gustafson closed out a busy and successful MAC Championship with a third-place finish in the discus.
Gustafson sat in seventh after two throws but moved up to fifth heading into finals. On her penultimate attempt, she climbed to fourth and then moved up another spot to third on her last throw.
Gustafson won the shot put at the MAC Championships, finished third in the discus and fourth in the hammer throw. For her efforts, Gustafson was named the MAC Most Outstanding Field Athlete of the Year.

RELAYS RACE TO SEASON-BEST TIMES

Both of Bowling Green's relays posted season-best times and the 400 relay earned a spot on the podium in sixth place.
Entering as the No. 8 seed, Dorresha Green, Cortisha Short, Savannah Nevels and Chasatea Brown ran the 400 relay in 46.48 seconds. The fantastic four are the seventh-fastest team in program history.
Brown, Nevels, Brianna Tidmore and Ryen Draper trimmed almost six seconds off the season-best time in the 1600 relay, running the event in 3:47.17. They ended just .03 seconds from a top 10 time in school history.

OTHER NOTABLE RESULTS

After a grueling 10,000-meter runner-up finish Thursday, redshirt junior Rachel Walny posted the fifth-fastest time in school history in the 5,000 at 16:37.90 to place seventh.
Senior Kyla Paster concluded her career with a seventh-place finish in the triple jump at 38-feet-9.5 (11.82m).

FROM HEAD COACH LOU SNELLING

"It was a huge spark for us and a great step for her. We are really excited to see where she can take this over the next two years. From a team perspective, that was absolutely huge for us." – On Chasatea Brown's 400 hurdle performance
"I think everybody wanted more. That's the cool thing about where we are right now; the expectations are really high. Twelve points separated us from where we are and where we want to be." – On the team result
"I don't think we've had the type of grittiness we showed this weekend in past years. We're more experienced and they've had to deal with these things before. We kept fighting and fighting and fighting. We were just never able to really get it going this week."

UP NEXT

Bowling Green will await final confirmation of NCAA East Region preliminary round qualifiers. The regional meet will take place May 24-26 in Tampa, Fla.

MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
AKRON 136.5, EASTERN MICHIGAN 122, TOLEDO 74, CENTRAL MICHIGAN 69,
KENT STATE 67, WESTERN MICHIGAN 64, BOWLING GREEN 58, MIAMI 58,
NORTHERN ILLINOIS 58, BALL STATE 49.5, BUFFALO 34, OHIO 29

400 hurdles – 2. Chasatea Brown 60.11
1500 – 12. Rachel Durbin 4:44.51
5000 – 7. Rachel Walny 16:37.90, 18. Elena Lancioni 17:31.87
400 relay – 6. Dorresha Green, Cortisha Short, Savannah Nevels, Chasatea Brown 46.48
1600 relay – 10. Chasatea Brown, Savannah Nevels, Brianna Tidmore, Ryen Draper 3:47.17
High jump – t14. Stacey Wolverton 5-2.5 (1.59m)
Triple jump – 7. Kyla Paster 38-9.5 (11.82m)
Discus – 3. Aliyah Gustafson 165-4 (50.40m), 13. Daija Young 138-1 (42.10), 19. Elizabeth Iversen 117-8 (35.86m)

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