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Bowling Green State University Athletics
Friday, October 18
Peoria, IL
3:30 PM
Bowling Green State University
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Bradley “Pink” Classic
BGSU Cross Country In Preparation For Bradley Pink Classic
October 16, 2019 | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University men's and women's cross country teams are set to continue their respective seasons this Friday (Oct. 18). They will travel to Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois to compete in the Bradley "Pink" Classic. It will be the fourth meet of the season for both teams in full competition.
Bradley "Pink" Classic
The 2019 Bradley "Pink" Classic will take place this Friday (Oct. 18) afternoon starting at 3:30 PM ET with the Men's 8k Red Race event. The Women's 6k Red Race event will follow shortly after at 4:15 PM ET. Both races will take place at Newman Golf Course in Peoria, Illinois, which is to the northwest of the campus of Bradley University. The course has hosted both the Missouri Valley Conference and NCAA Midwest Regional Championships in the past. Both BGSU cross country teams competed at Bradley last season with the men's team taking sixth in team scoring and the women's team scoring 22nd. For more information on the Bradley Pink Classic click HERE.
Scouting The Field
The men's and women's teams will each be joined by 23 other schools their Red Races this Friday. Bowling Green will be joined in the field by fellow Mid-American Conference schools Central Michigan and Northern Illinois. This will be the first time both teams will compete against NIU or Central Michigan in a full team event this season. Allison Holahan was the women's team's lone representative in the 2019 NIU Huskie Challenge in early September. That race saw Central Michigan compete as well.
Notable Quotes
"With our meets this season we had some specific goal blocks. Louisville and Bradley we had blocked together, and with that we are focusing on this being our last meet prior to the MAC Championships. So we are trying to get everything out of it that we can; everything we need to be mentally and physically ready to go," Head Coach Lou Snelling said on the women's team. "At Bradley we're going back up to 6k. This is only our second of the season, which is fairly normal, but we still want to get more experience and comfort at that distance." Coach Snelling added that with how young the women's team is, the newcomers are doing really nice job this season. He said that patience is key to the development of the team, and that they will ready for races to come. Coach also explained that he would like to see how far they can "move the needle forward" in improving team scoring at Bradley this year versus last year.
"The approach for this meet being right before the conference championships is to practice some things one last time," Coach Juan Carrillo said on the men's team at Bradley. "Whatever didn't work in our last meet or earlier in the season, this is a time to practice those things in the race, get it done and leave Bradley with confidence. This would be a good time for our top guys to be more aggressive at the start, and just go in and compete with the top group. It's just putting the last piece of the puzzle together before the big day (MAC Championships)." Coach Carrillo also explained that following the group's great performance in the Louisville XC Classic, it was still not the team's peak. There are still four weeks to get a lot better before conference.
Last Time Out
It was a career day for Bowling Green at the 2019 Louisville XC Classic on Saturday, Oct. 5 as ten Falcons ran personal bests between the two events. The men's team earned a team score of 472 earning them an 18th place finish out of 41 teams in the field. The women's team finished with a team score of 526 earning them a 19th place finish in the field of 39 teams earning team scores.
Kyle Hibinger, Cesar Arellano, Gabe Garbarino, Jonathan Voth, Joseph Johnson III and AJ Haffa all earned new career personal best finishing times in the men's 8k event. Kyle Hibinger placed first for the Falcons (52nd overall) in the men's race. On the women's team, Sydnie Firment, Megan Aalberts, Allison Holahan and Allie Zofkie all earned new personal bests in the 5k event. Katerina Shuble placed first for BGSU (46th overall) also earning a new personal best for a 5k race. Her previous best 5k was in an unattached outing in the 2018 Mel Brodt Invitational.
Follow The Falcons
Be sure to follow the Bowling Green Falcon cross country teams throughout the season on social media.
Twitter – @BGAthletics and @BG_XCTrack
Instagram – 'bgfalcons' and 'bg_xctrack'
Facebook – 'BGSU Athletics'
YouTube – 'Falcon Athletics'
Bradley "Pink" Classic
The 2019 Bradley "Pink" Classic will take place this Friday (Oct. 18) afternoon starting at 3:30 PM ET with the Men's 8k Red Race event. The Women's 6k Red Race event will follow shortly after at 4:15 PM ET. Both races will take place at Newman Golf Course in Peoria, Illinois, which is to the northwest of the campus of Bradley University. The course has hosted both the Missouri Valley Conference and NCAA Midwest Regional Championships in the past. Both BGSU cross country teams competed at Bradley last season with the men's team taking sixth in team scoring and the women's team scoring 22nd. For more information on the Bradley Pink Classic click HERE.
Scouting The Field
The men's and women's teams will each be joined by 23 other schools their Red Races this Friday. Bowling Green will be joined in the field by fellow Mid-American Conference schools Central Michigan and Northern Illinois. This will be the first time both teams will compete against NIU or Central Michigan in a full team event this season. Allison Holahan was the women's team's lone representative in the 2019 NIU Huskie Challenge in early September. That race saw Central Michigan compete as well.
Notable Quotes
"With our meets this season we had some specific goal blocks. Louisville and Bradley we had blocked together, and with that we are focusing on this being our last meet prior to the MAC Championships. So we are trying to get everything out of it that we can; everything we need to be mentally and physically ready to go," Head Coach Lou Snelling said on the women's team. "At Bradley we're going back up to 6k. This is only our second of the season, which is fairly normal, but we still want to get more experience and comfort at that distance." Coach Snelling added that with how young the women's team is, the newcomers are doing really nice job this season. He said that patience is key to the development of the team, and that they will ready for races to come. Coach also explained that he would like to see how far they can "move the needle forward" in improving team scoring at Bradley this year versus last year.
"The approach for this meet being right before the conference championships is to practice some things one last time," Coach Juan Carrillo said on the men's team at Bradley. "Whatever didn't work in our last meet or earlier in the season, this is a time to practice those things in the race, get it done and leave Bradley with confidence. This would be a good time for our top guys to be more aggressive at the start, and just go in and compete with the top group. It's just putting the last piece of the puzzle together before the big day (MAC Championships)." Coach Carrillo also explained that following the group's great performance in the Louisville XC Classic, it was still not the team's peak. There are still four weeks to get a lot better before conference.
Last Time Out
It was a career day for Bowling Green at the 2019 Louisville XC Classic on Saturday, Oct. 5 as ten Falcons ran personal bests between the two events. The men's team earned a team score of 472 earning them an 18th place finish out of 41 teams in the field. The women's team finished with a team score of 526 earning them a 19th place finish in the field of 39 teams earning team scores.
Kyle Hibinger, Cesar Arellano, Gabe Garbarino, Jonathan Voth, Joseph Johnson III and AJ Haffa all earned new career personal best finishing times in the men's 8k event. Kyle Hibinger placed first for the Falcons (52nd overall) in the men's race. On the women's team, Sydnie Firment, Megan Aalberts, Allison Holahan and Allie Zofkie all earned new personal bests in the 5k event. Katerina Shuble placed first for BGSU (46th overall) also earning a new personal best for a 5k race. Her previous best 5k was in an unattached outing in the 2018 Mel Brodt Invitational.
Follow The Falcons
Be sure to follow the Bowling Green Falcon cross country teams throughout the season on social media.
Twitter – @BGAthletics and @BG_XCTrack
Instagram – 'bgfalcons' and 'bg_xctrack'
Facebook – 'BGSU Athletics'
YouTube – 'Falcon Athletics'
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