Saturday, May 8
Oxford, Ohio
10:00 AM
Bowling Green State University
at
MAC Championships
Falcons Post Highest Team Score In 22 Years
May 08, 2021 | Women's Track and Field
Oxford, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University Outdoor Track & Field team scored 74 points at the Mid-American Conference Championships, the highest point total for the program since scoring 94 in 1999. It was also a five-point improvement from the last MAC Outdoor Championships in 2019 as BGSU placed seventh at the event.
In an extremely tight competition, Kent State was the MAC Championship with 102 points, followed by Eastern Michigan with 90. Miami (Ohio) followed with 89, Akron had 83.5 and Toledo scored 82. Northern Illinois posted 78 points, followed by Bowling Green. Ball State and Central Michigan each scored 60, followed by Buffalo (42.5), Ohio (33) and Western Michigan (24).
BGSU won two MAC Championships on the final day of the event and the top-seeded 1600 relay team met lofty expectations. Brianna Richard, who entered Saturday as the No. 6 seed, won the triple jump MAC Championship with a personal best distance of 41-feet-7 (12.67m).
FULL RESULTS
MAC CHAMPIONS
MORE PODIUM SPOTS
OTHER NOTABLE RESULTS
FROM HEAD COACH LOU SNELLING
"The opportunity for us to grow and learn from this weekend is huge. How well we do that will determine what the next few years in this program will look like. Thank you to our seniors! Their 4-5 years of investment in the BGSU Track & Field and Cross Country programs are appreciated. They helped us move this program to a better place and, at the same time, BGSU helped them to be well-prepared for the next steps in their lives."
UP NEXT
In an extremely tight competition, Kent State was the MAC Championship with 102 points, followed by Eastern Michigan with 90. Miami (Ohio) followed with 89, Akron had 83.5 and Toledo scored 82. Northern Illinois posted 78 points, followed by Bowling Green. Ball State and Central Michigan each scored 60, followed by Buffalo (42.5), Ohio (33) and Western Michigan (24).
BGSU won two MAC Championships on the final day of the event and the top-seeded 1600 relay team met lofty expectations. Brianna Richard, who entered Saturday as the No. 6 seed, won the triple jump MAC Championship with a personal best distance of 41-feet-7 (12.67m).
FULL RESULTS
MAC CHAMPIONS
- BGSU's 1600 relay team of Chasatea Brown, Ryen Draper, Savannah Nevels and Iyanna Ross ran 3:40.03 to edge out Miami (3:40.15) for the MAC title. In total, Bowling Green won three of the four relay MAC Championships this year between indoor and outdoor track & field. It is the second-fastest time in program history and the unit has now posted the three fastest times in school history. It is BGSU's first MAC Championship in the event since 1982.
- In the triple jump, Brianna Richard came out of nowhere to win the MAC Championship. Seeded sixth with a season-best distance of 39-feet-5.25 (12.02m), Richard leaped 41-7 (12.67m). She now ranks second in program history in the triple jump and is just the second MAC Champion in the event from BGSU, joining Huina Han in 1998.
MORE PODIUM SPOTS
- Zaresha Neal finished with a pair of third-place finishes. In the shot put, Neal threw 51-feet (15.54m) and in discus, she recorded a distance of 170-8 (52.02m).
- In the 400, BGSU had a pair of top five finishes. Iyanna Ross was third with a personal best time of 53.91 seconds, while Ryen Draper ended fourth, also earning a PR time of 54.29.
- In the 100, Bowling Green had similar results as Savannah Nevels finished third with a PR time of 11.79 seconds and Jemeila Hunter was sixth with a PR time of 11.89 seconds.
- Nevels added a fourth-place finish in the 200, posting a new personal best time of 23.99 seconds.
- Chasatea Brown ran a season-best time of 1:01.20 in the 400 hurdles and placed fourth overall.
- In the heptathlon, BGSU had a duo place among the top six. Katherine Mendenhall scored a new career-best 4,569 points to place fifth and Destiny Fernandes was right behind with 4,544 points to end sixth.
- Ebonie Whitted earned a seventh-place finish in the shot put with a distance of 48-4.5 (14.74m).
- Katerina Shuble posted a time of 4:31.25 in the 1500 and ended eighth.
OTHER NOTABLE RESULTS
- Reagan Emberton set a new personal best in the shot put, recording a distance of 42-feet-4.25 (12.91m).
- In the triple jump, Ayanna Tommy had a new PR at 36-9 (11.20m) and Chloe Amoroso did the same at 35-10 (10.92m).
FROM HEAD COACH LOU SNELLING
"The opportunity for us to grow and learn from this weekend is huge. How well we do that will determine what the next few years in this program will look like. Thank you to our seniors! Their 4-5 years of investment in the BGSU Track & Field and Cross Country programs are appreciated. They helped us move this program to a better place and, at the same time, BGSU helped them to be well-prepared for the next steps in their lives."
UP NEXT
- BGSU is scheduled to compete in Toledo's Last Chance Meet Saturday before the NCAA East Regional Preliminary Round in Jacksonville, Fla. on May 27-29.
Kent State 102, Eastern Michigan 90, Miami (Ohio) 89, Akron 83.5,
Toledo 82, Northern Illinois 78, BGSU 74, Ball State 60,
Central Michigan 60, Buffalo 42.5, Ohio 33, Western Michigan 24
Toledo 82, Northern Illinois 78, BGSU 74, Ball State 60,
Central Michigan 60, Buffalo 42.5, Ohio 33, Western Michigan 24
BGSU Results
100 – 3. Savannah Nevels 11.79, 6. Jemeila Hunter 11.89
200 – 4. Savannah Nevels 23.99
400 – 3. Iyanna Ross 53.91, 5. Ryen Draper 54.29, 9. Jazzlynn Gaiters 56.29
400 hurdles – 4. Chasatea Brown 1:01.20
1500 – 8. Katerina Shuble 4:31.25
5000 – 10. Kailee Perry 17:09.68, 12. Sydney Niekamp 17:20.74, 19. Katerina Shuble 18:16.15
1600 relay – 1. Chasatea Brown, Ryen Draper, Savannah Nevels, Iyanna Ross 3:40.03
Triple jump – 1. Brianna Richard 41-7 (12.67m), 13. Ayanna Tommy 36-9 (11.20m), 15. Chloe Amoroso 35-10 (10.92m)
Shot put – 3. Zaresha Neal 51-0 (15.54m), 7. Ebonie Whitted 48-4.5 (14.74m), 15. Reagan Emberton 42-4.25 (12.91m)
Discus – 3. Zaresha Neal 170-8 (52.02m), 19. Reagan Emberton 123-5 (37.62m)
Heptathlon – 5. Katherine Mendenhall 4,569, 6. Destiny Fernandes 4,544
100 – 3. Savannah Nevels 11.79, 6. Jemeila Hunter 11.89
200 – 4. Savannah Nevels 23.99
400 – 3. Iyanna Ross 53.91, 5. Ryen Draper 54.29, 9. Jazzlynn Gaiters 56.29
400 hurdles – 4. Chasatea Brown 1:01.20
1500 – 8. Katerina Shuble 4:31.25
5000 – 10. Kailee Perry 17:09.68, 12. Sydney Niekamp 17:20.74, 19. Katerina Shuble 18:16.15
1600 relay – 1. Chasatea Brown, Ryen Draper, Savannah Nevels, Iyanna Ross 3:40.03
Triple jump – 1. Brianna Richard 41-7 (12.67m), 13. Ayanna Tommy 36-9 (11.20m), 15. Chloe Amoroso 35-10 (10.92m)
Shot put – 3. Zaresha Neal 51-0 (15.54m), 7. Ebonie Whitted 48-4.5 (14.74m), 15. Reagan Emberton 42-4.25 (12.91m)
Discus – 3. Zaresha Neal 170-8 (52.02m), 19. Reagan Emberton 123-5 (37.62m)
Heptathlon – 5. Katherine Mendenhall 4,569, 6. Destiny Fernandes 4,544
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