Neal Shines With NCAA Top-10 Finish to Pace BGSU Split-Squad Weekend

Friday, February 11

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Neal Shines With NCAA Top-10 Finish to Pace BGSU Split-Squad Weekend

February 12, 2022 | Women's Track and Field

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By: by Vincent Briedis, BGSU Strategic Communications

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio. – The Bowling Green indoor track and field team participated in its seventh and eighth meet of the season this weekend (Feb. 11-12) with split squads at Kent State's Doug Raymond Invite and Grand Valley State's Big Meet.

For the second week in a row Zaresha Neal set a PR in the shot put, notching a 56-4.75 (17.19m), which is the ninth-best distance this year and tops in the MAC. Her throw also won the event at the Doug Raymond Invite. Katie Seyfang placed second in the shot put with a PR toss of 53-5.00 (16.28m).

Only four other throws have gone further than Neal's in BGSU history and they all belong to former BGSU first-team All-American, Aliyah Gustafson, who finished seventh at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championship in 2019.

Runners
• Tianna Mulligan had a PR in the 60 at 7.95 at the Doug Raymond Invite

Distance
• At the GVSU Big Meet, Elise Johnson had a PR (18:06.43) in the 5000
• Olivia Collett rand the 5000 for the first time in her career and timed at 17:37.53

Throws
• Neal's 17.19m on shot put is a personal best, topping the 16.81m she had last week at the Akron Invite.
• Neal's mark is the ninth-best mark in the enation this year and tops in the MAC.
• Seyfang's 16.63m on shot put tops her previous personal best of 15.33m at the Wolverine Invite early this season.

Doug Raymond Invite Friday Results
Long Jump – No. 12 Ayanna Burrell 17-6.25 (5.34m), No. 34 Destiny Fernandes 16-2.25 (4.93m), Alexis Parchman 16-0.50 (4.89m)
Weight Throw – No. 6 Mateya Haintz 55-3.00 (16.84m), No. 7 Katie Seyfang 54-6.00 (16.63m), No. 17 Reagan Emberton 48-11.00 (14.93m)
60 qualifying hurdles – No. 7 Katherine Mendenhall 9.57
200 – No. 7 Tianna Mulligan 25.25, No. 14 Darian Braddix 25.67, No. 21 Alexis Parchman 25.94

Doug Raymond Invite Saturday Results
Shot Put – No. 1 Zaresha Neal 56-4.75 (17.19m), No. 2 Katie Seyfang 53-5.00 (16.28m), Ebonie Whitted 45-10.00 (13.97m), No. 12 Reagan Emberton 43-4.50 (13.22m)
60 qualifying – No. 4 Tianna Mulligan 7.95
60 prelim – No. 16 Darian Braddix 7.94, No. 17 Tianna Mulligan 7.95
400 – No. 14 Jazzlynn Gaiters 59.10
High Jump – No. 4 Katherine Mendenhall 5-5.00 (1.65m)

GVSU Friday Results
800 – No. 45 Raegan Burkey 2:19.17
Mile – No. 24 Katerina Shuble 5:00.49, No. 49 Riley Robertson 5:12.34
3000 – No. 10 Kailee Perry 9:48.84
5000 Heat 3 – No. 7 Olivia Collett 17:37.53, No. 31 Alyssa Ellerbrock 18:31.43, No. 32 Libie Gleason 18:41.44
5000 Heat 4 – No. 22 Emma Steingass 18:45.48
5000 Heat 5 – No. 2 Elise Johnson 18:06.43, No. 17 Sydnie Firment 18:44.95

GVSU Saturday Results
Distance Medley – No. 12 (Shuble, Burkey, Robertson, Perry) 11:56.88

From the Locker Room
"The throws group led the way this weekend, specifically Z [Zaresha Neal] and Katie [Seyfang]. Big PRs for both against good competition. With that throw, Z has a chance to move onto the NCAA Championships." - BGSU head coach Lou Snelling

Up Next
The Falcons Compete back-to-back days on Fri., Feb. 18 and Sat., Feb. 19. On Feb. 18 it will be at the Akron Campbell Invite and a day later the Falcons will be at the Kent State Tune-Up.

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