Falcons Split Between SPIRE and Penn State This Weekend

Friday, January 27

Geneva, OH

Field Events: 3:30 p.m. // Track Events: 4:30 p.m.

Bowling Green State University

SPIRE Collegiate Invitational

Photo by: Luke Allen, BGSU Athletics

January 26, 2023 | Women's Track and Field

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By: by David Dietrich, BGSU Strategic Communications

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green Falcons Track and Field team will split for the first time this season, competing at the Penn State National Open and SPIRE Collegiate Invite. Falcons who travel to Penn State will compete on Jan. 27-28 at the Multi-Sport Facility and Horace Ashenfelter III Indoor Track in University Park, Pa. Falcons who travel SPIRE will compete on Jan. 27 at the SPIRE Academy Indoor Track and Field Facility in Geneva, Ohio.

Penn State National Open Information
The Penn State National Open will be split into two days of competition, beginning on Friday, Jan. 27, then continuing on Saturday, Jan. 28. Live results for the meet are available HERE. A live stream of the meet will be available on the Big Ten Network Plus, found HERE. Subscription is required.

Below is the full list of events:
Field Events (begin at 4:00 p.m., men's and women's events)
Weight Throw
Pole Vault
Long Jump

Friday Track Events (begin at 4:30 p.m., men's and women's races)
60m Hurdles Prelim
60m Prelim
Mile
60m Hurdles Semi
60m Dash Semi
800m
60m Hurdles Final
60m Dash Final
5000m

Saturday Track Events (unseeded, begin at 10:20 a.m., men's and women's races)
400m
600m
1000m
200m
3000m

Saturday Field Events (begin at 11:00 a.m., men's and women's events unless noted)
High Jump
Men's Shot Put
Pole Vault
Triple Jump
Women's Shot Put

Saturday Track Events (seeded, begin at 1:45 p.m., men's and women's races)
Distance Medley Relay
400m
600m
1000m
200m
3000m
4x400 Relay

SPIRE Collegiate Invite Information
This will be the inaugural collegiate invitational track meet hosted by the SPIRE Institute. The meet will be held at the SPIRE Academy's indoor track facility in Geneva, Ohio. General admission tickets are $5, credit card payments will be accepted at the event. Parking is available for free in lots surrounding the facility. Live results can be found HERE.

Below is the full list of events:
Field Events (begin at 3:30 p.m., men's and women's events)
Shot Put
Weight Throw
High Jump
Pole Vault
Long Jump (2 pits)
Triple Jump follows Long Jump

Running Events (begin at 4:30 p.m., men's and women's races)
4x800m Relay
60m Hurdles Prelims
60m Prelims
Mile
400m
60m Hurdles Final
60m Final
800m
200m
3000m
4x400m Relay

Bowling Green's Previous Weekend
The Falcons enjoyed a successful weekend at the YSU Collegiate Invite. Senior Brianna Richard won the long jump with a mark of 19-6.25, a personal record that ranks third in program history. Also registering a PR in the long jump was Morgan Patterson, who placed third. Sabrina Imes added her own third place finish in the triple jump with a mark that matched her PR. Grace Bradtmueller, Lane Anderson, and Jenna Lucas all threw a PR in the shot put. Bradtmueller and Anderson also added PRs in the weight throw, an event that saw Mateya Haintz place fourth. The 4x400 relay team of Darian Braddix, DaMya Barker, Ashley Kisor, and Bianca Staples capped the day with a second-place finish for BGSU, running in 3:54.19, the fastest time of the season for the Orange and Brown.

Up Next
The Falcons will travel east to compete in the Akron Invite, hosted by the University of Akron on Feb. 3-4.

Follow the Falcons
Be sure to follow the Falcons track and field team throughout the season on social media.
Twitter – @BGAthletics and @BG_XCTrack
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