Bowling Green Set to Host 2023 MAC Indoor Track and Field Championships

Friday, February 24

Bowling Green, OH

10:00 AM

Bowling Green State University

MAC Indoor Championships

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Bowling Green Set to Host 2023 MAC Indoor Track and Field Championships

February 23, 2023 | Women's Track and Field

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Falcons host MACs for first time since 2018, a season that featured third-place finish

By: by David Dietrich, BGSU Strategic Communications

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green Falcons will host the Mid-American Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships this weekend, with BGSU welcoming the MAC's men's and women's track and field teams to Perry Field House on Feb. 24-25. Both days begin at 10 a.m. ET, with this year marking the first time Bowling Green has hosted the MAC Championships since 2018.

2023 MAC Championships Information
The 2023 MAC Indoor Track and Field Championships will be hosted in the Perry Field House on the campus of Bowling Green State University. The meet will be held on Feb. 24-25, with the competition starting at 10 a.m. each day. Tickets must be purchased for entry. The pricing is as follows:

All-Session Pass (valid both days): $20 for Adults, $15 for Youth, can be purchased HERE.
Friday Pass: $15 for Adults, $10 for Youth, can be purchased HERE.
Saturday Pass: $15 for Adults, $10 for Youth, can be purchased HERE.
Student Pass: $5 for each day, must be purchased at Perry Field House (must show valid student ID from MAC school, cash and credit card accepted)

The full list of ticket links is available HERE. Parking will be available for free at Perry Field House. Tickets can be purchased at Perry Field House on each day of the meet, cash and credit card will be accepted. Spectators will receive a stamp on their hands so they are permitted to leave the facility and re-enter. Live results for the meet will be posted HERE. The meet will also be streamed on ESPN3. Friday's stream can be found HERE and Saturday's stream can be found HERE.

Below is the full list of Friday's events in order:
Heptathlon (begins at 10 a.m.)
60
Long Jump
Shot Put
High Jump

Pentathlon (begins at 10:30 a.m.)
60 Hurdles
High Jump
Shot Put
Long Jump
800

Field Events (begin at 12 p.m.)
Women's Long Jump
Men's Pole Vault
Men's Weight Throw
Women's Weight Throw
Men's Long Jump

Track Events (begin at 1:45 p.m., men's and women's unless noted)
Women's Mile Trials
60 Hurdles Trials
400 Trials
60 Trials
800 Trials
200 Trials
5K Final
Distance Medley Relay

Below is the full list of Saturday's events in order:
Heptathlon (begins at 10 a.m.)
60 Hurdles
Pole Vault
1K

Field Events (begin at 11 a.m.)
Women's Triple Jump
Men's High Jump
Men's Shot Put
Women's Pole Vault
Men's Triple Jump
Women's Shot Put
Women's High Jump

Track Events (begin at 1:20 p.m., men's and women's, all finals)
Mile
60 Hurdles
400
60
800
200
3K
4x400 Relay

The full schedule can be found HERE. Friday heat sheets can be viewed HERE. Saturday heat sheets can be viewed HERE. A Championship Central page is available on the MAC website, found HERE. Full results will be uploaded on the MAC and BGSU websites, as well as updated heat sheets following the preliminary races on Friday.

Bowling Green's Previous Weekend
The Falcons enjoyed more success in the final regular season meet, competing at the University of Michigan's Silverston Invitational on Friday, Feb. 17. Katerina Shuble had a PR in the 800 at 2:14.16, which places her fifth in program history. Also etching their names in the record book were Izzy Best and Raegan Burkey, who now rank fifth and sixth in school history in the 600. Zaresha Neal won the shot put with a mark of 55-0.00 (16.76m), which is 13th in school history. Neal has five of the top 15 and eight of the top 20 shot put marks in school history. Kami Baker (shot put), Katherine Mendenhall (60 hurdles), Tianna Mulligan (400), and Alexis Parchman (200) each had a PR, while Riley Robertson ran a season-best in the mile.

Other Notable Falcon Efforts
The 2022-23 season has featured a plethora of strong performances from the Orange and Brown, beginning with Katerina Shuble's 3K run at the GVSU Holiday Open on Dec. 9. She placed third with a time of 9:36.09, which is a PR and second-best time in school history. The next day, the Falcons hosted the Tom Wright Open, the first home meet in nearly two years. After the winter break, BGSU hosted the Falcon Early Bird Open (Jan. 14) and earned the team crown, outscoring Eastern Michigan, 111-110.

The Falcons hit the road for the YSU Collegiate Invite, which featured a PR in the long jump from Brianna Richard (19-6.25, 5.95m). This gave her a first-place finish and the third-best mark in school history. Bowling Green split the following weekend, competing at the SPIRE Collegiate Invite and Penn State National Open. At the two meets, BGSU combined for five PRs, eight times or marks that rank in the program's top-16, and 23 top-10 finishes. Following her win in the shot put, Zaresha Neal was named MAC Field Athlete of the Week.

To open February, BGSU competed in the two-day Akron Invite. The first day was primarily the pentathlon, which saw the Falcons take places three through five. Jenna Lucas (3^rd), Katherine Mendenhall (4^th), and Destiny Fernandes (5^th) each had at least one PR during the day, with Lucas finishing with a point total of 3,458. She now ranks fifth in school history in pentathlon scores. The next day, the Falcon momentum continued, with four first-place finishes, three more PRs, and seven season-bests.

The following weekend featured some of Bowling Green's top performances of the season, with the Orange and Brown competing at the GVSU Big Meet. Zaresha Neal won the shot put by matching her PR, a mark of 17.19m that currently ranks 14^th in the NCAA. Katerina Shuble had the second-best mile time in school history, making her one of seven Falcons to record a PR in their race. The next day saw the DMR team of Shuble, Raegan Burkey, Izzy Best, and Kylee Cubbison place fourth with a time of 11:42.35, which is the fourth-best in school history. Last weekend, BGSU closed the regular season at the Silverston Invitational, recording five PRs throughout the day. Best (600) and Shuble (800) each ran a time that ranks in the program's top five. Zaresha Neal won the shot put with her second-best mark of the year (16.76m) and earned MAC Field Athlete of the Week for the third time this season.

Bowling Green's 2022-23 Indoor Track and Field Performance List can be viewed HERE. An updated Bowling Green Indoor Track and Field Record Book can be viewed HERE.

Bowling Green's Previous MAC Championships
Last season, the Falcons placed eighth at the MAC Indoor Championships. On the first night, the Distance Medley Relay team of Kailee Perry, Darian Braddix, Raegan Burkey, and Katerina Shuble won the MAC title with a time of 11:41.75, which currently ranks third in school history. This was the second consecutive DMR title for the Orange and Brown, with Shuble running on the 2021 team that recorded the second-best time in school history (11:38.02). Braddix (60), Tianna Mulligan (200), and Alexis Parchman (60) each had a PR on the first night. The following day, Zaresha Neal won the shot put with a mark of 56-0.50 (17.08m). Ebonie Whitted added a sixth-place finish in the shot put, with Katherine Mendenhall placing fourth in the high jump. Katerina Shuble also tallied a fourth-place finish (mile), with Kailee Perry scoring team points by placing sixth in the 3K. Additionally, Reagan Emberton had a PR in the shot put.

Bowling Green's Previous Time Hosting MACs
The last time Bowling Green hosted the MAC Indoor Championships was 2018, a year that featured a third-place finish for the Falcons. This ties the highest team finish during Head Coach Lou Snelling's time at BGSU, with the Orange and Brown also taking third in 2021. BeJai Fray (Pentathlon) and Aliyah Gustafson (Weight Throw) each broke the program record and placed in the top three, with Elizabeth Iversen and Kaila Butler adding top-six finishes in the weight throw as well. Peyton Lee placed fifth in the pentathlon and qualified for the finals in the 60 Hurdles. The following day, Gustafson and Iversen earned the top two spots in the shot put. BGSU saw top-five finishes from Stacey Wolverton (3^rd in High Jump) and Kyla Paster (5^th in Triple Jump), as well as the 4x400 Relay team.

Coach Snelling's Outlook
"Every MAC Championship is special, those at home tend to soar above. We're one of the most balanced teams in the conference this year among all event groups. If we can get some momentum early, that balance could be clutch. Our first opportunities to get Rolling Along on Friday are in the pentathlon [10:30 a.m.] and long jump [12 p.m.]. Saturday will start with the triple jump [11:00 a.m.], shot put [1:30 p.m.], and mile [1:40 p.m.]. It would be great to see the BG faithful get loud for us at those moments, helping us build into a couple of great days of track and field."

Up Next
Falcons who qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships will compete in Albuquerque, N.M., on March 10-11. The 2023 outdoor season begins on Friday, March 17, with the Falcons traveling to Oxford, Ohio, for the Blizzard Buster, hosted by Miami University.

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