Draper, Falcons Sharp In Season Opener

Friday, December 6

Bowling Green, Ohio

5:00 PM

Bowling Green State University

BG Opener

December 06, 2019 | Women's Track and Field

By: by Jason Knavel, Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Communications

Bowling Green, Ohio – Junior Ryen Draper shattered her own school record in the 300 and the Falcons won seven events to begin the 2019-20 indoor track and field season in the BG Opener Friday night. Draper's time of 39.00 was almost a full second faster than the school record time of 39.88 she set in 2017.

Cleveland State and Mid-American Conference rival Miami (Ohio) competed at the meet, hosted by BGSU in Perry Field House.

FULL RESULTS

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THE 300

Ryen Draper made an early statement by racing to victory in the 300 with a time of 39.00. She had set the school record of 39.88 and was the only Falcon in program history to run the distance in less than 40 seconds.
But that wasn't all. Sophomore Iyanna Ross ran 39.80, a time that would have been the school record had Draper not been competing.

KAILA BUTLER KEEPS DOING BIG THINGS

Senior Kaila Butler opened her final indoor season with a bang, setting a new personal best in the weight throw. Butler, who placed fourth in the MAC in the event a year ago, hit a MAC automatic qualifying distance of 19.78m (64-feet-10.75). She easily won the weight throw with a distance that has only been beaten by three others in program history.

NEW NAMES ATOP THE LEADERBOARD

Bowling Green picked up individual event victories from two freshmen as well as earning a victory in the 1600 relay with a team that featured freshmen for half of the race.
Redshirt freshman Katie Seyfang won the shot put with a distance of 14.34m (47-0.75).
True freshman Hannah Shoemaker won the 200 in 26.10 seconds.
Shoemaker and fellow true freshman Anna Roach combined with veterans Savannah Nevels and Iyanna Ross to win the final event of the night, the 1600 relay, in 4:04.32.

OTHER WINNERS

Redshirt sophomore Brianna Richard set an indoor personal best in the long jump at 5.60m (18-4.5) to win the event.
Junior Savannah Nevels set a personal best in the 60 to win the finals in 7.64 seconds. She had posted a time of 7.72 seconds in the prelims and entered final seeded second.

MORE NOTABLE PERFORMANCES

Sophomore Ayanna Burrell posted an indoor personal best distance in the triple jump of 11.64m (38-2.25). That was just one centimeter shy of winning the event.
Sophomore Lauren Jackson trimmed almost five seconds off of her indoor personal best in the 800, placing third in 2:23.45.

UP NEXT

BGSU has more than a month off before competing in the Wolverine Invitational Jan. 11, hosted by Michigan.
The Falcons will then return home to host Toledo in a dual meet Jan. 17.

BGSU RESULTS AT BG OPENER
Weight throw – 1. Kaila Butler 19.78m (64-10.75) (AQ), 4. Daija Young 15.25m (50-0.5)
Shot put – 1. Katie Seyfang 14.34m (47-0.75), 2. Ebonie Whitted 13.99m (45-10.75), 6. Daija Young 12.16m (39-10.75)
Long jump – 1. Brianna Richard 5.60m (18-4.5), 4. Hannah Shoemaker 5.26m (17-3.25), 5. Ayanna Burrell 5.24m (17-2.25), 6. Destiny Fernandes 5.06m (16-7.25)
Triple jump – 2. Ayanna Burrell 11.64m (38-2.25), 3. Brianna Richard 10.60m (34-9.5)
High jump – 6. Destiny Fernandes 1.45m (4-9)
60 hurdles – 4. Destiny Fernandes 9.29, 5. Chasatea Brown 9.34
60 prelims – 2. Savannah Nevels 7.72, 4. Jemelia Hunter 7.85, 6. Chasatea Brown 7.90, 8. Jayla Currie 8.17
60 finals – 1. Savannah Nevels 7.64, 4. Jemelia Hunter 7.94, 5. Chasatea Brown 7.97, 7. Jayla Currie 8.19
200 – 1. Hannah Shoemaker 26.10, 3. Jayla Currie 27.00
300 – 1. Ryen Draper 39.00, 3. Iyanna Ross 39.80
400 – 2. Anna Roach 60.77
800 – 3. Lauren Jackson 2:23.45
1600 relay – 1. BGSU (Savannah Nevels, Anna Roach, Hannah Shoemaker, Iyanna Ross) 4:04.32, 2. BGSU (Chasatea Brown, Jemeila Hunter, Jayla Currie, Ryen Draper) 4:05.67

Gallery: (12/6/2019) BG Opener, 12/6/19