Falcons Head To Buffalo For MAC Championships

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Buffalo, N.Y. – The Bowling Green State University outdoor track and field team begins the postseason at the Mid-American Conference Championships Thursday through Saturday, hosted by Buffalo. Competition begins at 10 am Thursday with the hammer throw and continues at 11 am Friday and Saturday. Bowling Green enters the league championships with a pair of No. 1 seeds – Aliyah Gustafson in the shot put and Rachel Walny in the 10,000.

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MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS
BGSU'S SCHEDULE
THURSDAY
10:00 am - Hammer throw (2. Aliyah Gustafson, 4. Elizabeth Iversen, 9. Allie Farmer)
10:45 am - Heptathlon (8. BeJai Fray)
2:30 pm - Javelin (15. BeJai Fray, 18. Andrea Weirauch)
4:30 pm – 1500 trials (10. Rachel Durbin, 17. Jessi Lindstrom)
5:05 pm - 400 hurdles trials (5. Chasatea Brown)
5:40 pm – 200 trials (14. Cortisha Short, 19. Ryen Draper)
6:15 pm - 10000 (1. Rachel Walny, 11. Elena Lancioni)

FRIDAY
11:00 am - Heptathlon (8. BeJai Fray)
12:30 pm - Shot put (1. Aliyah Gustafson, 3. Elizabeth Iversen, 18. Daija Young)
12:30 pm - Long jump (11. Kyla Paster)
1:40 pm – 400 trials (15. Ryen Draper)
2:20 pm – 100 trials (16. Cortisha Short, 19. Dorresha Green, 20. Savannah Nevels)
3:40 pm - 3000 steeplechase (18. Kelsie Mothersead)

SATURDAY
11:00 am - Discus (3. Aliyah Gustafson, 5. Elizabeth Iversen, 16. Daija Young)
11:00 am - High jump (11. Stacey Wolverton)
12:00 pm - 400 relay (8. BGSU)
12:25 pm – 1500 final (10. Rachel Durbin, 17. Jessi Lindstrom)
1:10 pm – 400 final (15. Ryen Draper)
1:30 pm - Triple jump (7. Kyla Paster)
1:30 pm – 100 finals (16. Cortisha Short, 19. Dorresha Green, 20. Savannah Nevels)
2:15 pm - 400 hurdles finals (5. Chasatea Brown)
2:45 pm – 200 trials (14. Cortisha Short, 19. Ryen Draper)
3:05 pm - 5000 (5. Rachel Walny, 18. Elena Lancioni)
3:45 pm - 1600 relay (10. BGSU)

AMONG THE REGIONAL LEADERS
Listed below are BGSU's student-athletes ranked among the top 50 in the East Region in an event. In most events, the top 48 student-athletes will qualify for the NCAA East Region Preliminary Round.

10000 – 7. Rachel Walny 33:48.22
Shot put – 3. Aliyah Gustafson 17.36m (56-11.5), 27. Elizabeth Iversen 15.60m (51-2.25)
Discus – 21. Aliyah Gustafson 52.42m (172-0), 39. Elizabeth Iversen 50.46m (165-7)
Hammer throw – 33. Aliyah Gustafson 59.12m (193-11)

AMONG THE NATIONAL LEADERS
Listed below are BGSU's student-athletes ranked among the top 100 in the country in an event.

10000 – 20. Rachel Walny 33:48.22
Shot put – 8. Aliyah Gustafson 17.36m (56-11.5), 57. Elizabeth Iversen 15.60m (51-2.25)
Discus – 49. Aliyah Gustafson 52.42m (172-0), 87. Elizabeth Iversen 50.46m (165-7)
Hammer – 65. Aliyah Gustafson 59.12m (193-11)

#MACTION

BGSU student-athletes earned MAC Athlete of the Week honors for three straight weeks.
Redshirt senior Aliyah Gustafson was named MAC Field Athlete of the Week on April 17 and May 1.
Redshirt junior Rachel Walny earned MAC Track Athlete of the Week honors on April 24.

WALNY, GUSTAFSON TO RETURN TO NATIONALS?

Redshirt junior Rachel Walny returns to the Falcons after earning a spot to the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships a year ago. She placed 18^th in the 10,000 at the meet and was named honorable mention All-American
Redshirt senior Aliyah Gustafson advanced to the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships in the shot put two years ago, finishing 24^th and being named honorable mention All-American. Following a tenth place finish in the shot put at this year's NCAA Indoor Track & Field National Championships, she will be an odds-on favorite to advance to another national championship meet.
The last Falcon to advance to multiple Outdoor Track & Field National Championships in her career was Brooke Pleger. Pleger made it to three consecutive national championships from 2013-15, placing third in the hammer throw in each of her final two appearances.

THOUGHTS FROM COACH LOU SNELLING

"We want to keep the positive momentum going from the indoor MAC Championships. We have a very real opportunity to have our best result since the late 90s. We have to take advantage of the prelims on the very first day to set ourselves up, as well as pick up some big points early in the meet for the finals we do have that day."
"As much as we'd love to be at home for every MAC Championship, it will feel different than the indoor championships (which BGSU hosted). We need to stay focused on the things we need to do to keep that confidence in a great place."

RECAPPING THE INDOOR SEASON

Bowling Green hosted the MAC Indoor Track & Field Championships and finished third at the meet with 68 points. Both the third place finish and the 68 team points were high-water marks for the program since winning the MAC Championship in 1999.
Redshirt senior Aliyah Gustafson was the first Falcon to represent BGSU at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field National Championships since 2001, placing tenth at the meet and earning second-team All-American status.
BGSU throws coach Derrick Vicars was named the MAC Assistant Coach of the Year and the Great Lakes Region Assistant Coach of the Year after leading the BGSU throws group to dominant performance after performance. Of the team's 68 points at the MAC Championships, 34 came in the two throws events. BGSU was ranked No. 2 in the country in the weight throw and No. 3 nationally in the shot put.

FALCONS SIGN FIVE

The BGSU cross country and track & field program announced the signing of five high school student-athletes during the early signing 2017-18 early signing period.
The Falcons are excited to welcome Jazzlyn Gaiters (Worthington, Ohio / Thomas Worthington HS), Iyanna Ross (Columbus, Ohio / Pickerington Central HS), Katie Seyfang (Washington Court House, Ohio / Miami Trace HS), Olivia Clymer (White Lake Township, Mich. / White Lake Lakeland HS) and Katerina Shuble (La Porte, Ind. / La Porte HS) to the family.
Gaiters and Ross are sprinters, while Seyfang is a thrower. Clymer is a distance runner who will also compete in cross country and Shuble competes in mid-distance events and will take part in cross country.

ALL-ACADEMIC

Following the 2018 indoor season, 12 members of the BGSU Track and Field team were named Academic All-MAC. They were Kaila Butler, Rachel Durbin, Allie Farmer, Paige Geatz, Aliyah Gustafson, Elena Lancioni, Kelsie Mothersead, Mis'cha Sellers, Cortisha Short, Rachel Stute, Brianna Tidmore and Rachel Walny. Durbin, Gustafson and Stute all carry a 4.0 grade point average (both Durbin and Gustafson are working on graduate degrees).
BGSU's track and field team was named a USTFCCCA All-Academic Team for the 2016-17 season, posting a 3.43 combined grade point average.
Current team members Aliyah Gustafson and Rachel Walny, along with graduate Makenzie Wheat, were named USTFCCCA Individual All-Academic award winners.

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