Gustafson, 1600 Relay Shine On Final Day Of MAC Championships

Saturday, February 23

Kent, Ohio

12:00 PM

Bowling Green State University

MAC Indoor Championships

February 23, 2019 | Women's Track and Field

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

Kent, Ohio – Aliyah Gustafson completed a sweep of the throws events and the 1600 relay team broke the school record as the Bowling Green State University track & field team closed out the second and final day of the Mid-American Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships.

FULL RESULTS

Aliyah just got off the podium after winning her fifth career MAC Championship. pic.twitter.com/mRVAmnPhRC
— BGSU XC/Track (@BG_XCTrack) February 23, 2019

Coach Lou Snelling wraps up the 2019 MAC Indoor Championships! #AyZiggy pic.twitter.com/5TBOMIrN7s
— BGSU XC/Track (@BG_XCTrack) February 23, 2019

GUSTAFSON DEFENDS SHOT PUT TITLE

Redshirt senior Aliyah Gustafson won the indoor MAC Championship in the shot put for the second consecutive year. She threw 56-feet-6 (17.22m) on her opening throw and was never threatened the rest of the way. That distance stood up to for her fifth career MAC Championship and fourth in shot put (two in outdoor and two in indoor).
Gustafson became just the second individual, male or female, to sweep both the shot put and weight throw at a MAC indoor championship in league history. She won the weight throw for the first time in her career Friday.
For her efforts, Gustafson was named the MAC Most Outstanding Field Performer. It is the second time in her career that she has received that honor. She was also recognized following last year's MAC outdoor championships.

1600 RELAY BREAKS SCHOOL RECORD

Bowling Green's 1600 relay team broke the school record by running 3:45.49 to finish sixth in an extremely fast race to close out the MAC Championships.
The extremely youthful team consisted of junior Chasatea Brown, sophomores Savannah Nevels and Ryen Draper, and freshman Iyanna Ross.
The previous school record of 3:46.89 was set in 2013 by Taylor Rambo, Felicia Jefferson, Brittany Sinclair, and Allison Weimer.
Brown, Nevels and Draper ran on the 1600 relay team a year ago that posted the second-fastest time in program history at 3:47.06.

The new school record holders in the 1600 relay! pic.twitter.com/GC4wsotvs2
— BGSU XC/Track (@BG_XCTrack) February 23, 2019

ONE MORE STRONG PERFORMANCE

After setting a handful of season bests and personal bests on the opening day of the MAC Championships Friday, the Falcons got one more PR Saturday in shot put.
Redshirt sophomore Daija Young threw the shot put 44-feet-1.5 (13.45m) for a personal best and an 11^th place finish in the event. She entered the meet seeded No. 15.

UP NEXT

Aliyah Gustafson will compete at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field National Championships March 8-9 in Birmingham, Ala. Gustafson will be one of the favorites to earn a shot put national championship, entering the weekend ranked fourth in the country.

2019 MAC INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
CENTRAL MICHIGAN 114.5, EASTERN MICHIGAN 91, AKRON 84, TOLEDO 69,
WESTERN MICHIGAN 62, KENT STATE 56.5, NORTHERN ILLINOIS 48, BALL STATE 43,
BOWLING GREEN 32, MIAMI 29, BUFFALO 17, OHIO 17