Falcon DMR Three-Peat Highlights Fantastic First Day of MACs

Friday, February 24

Bowling Green, OH

10:00 AM

Bowling Green State University

MAC Indoor Championships

February 24, 2023 | Women's Track and Field

Full Results Lou Snelling Interview Brianna Richard/Jemeila Hunter Interview Highlights Photo Gallery

Distance medley relay wins third consecutive MAC crown, four others add to point total

By: by David Dietrich, BGSU Strategic Communications

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green Falcons completed the first day of the 2023 MAC Indoor Track and Field Championships on Friday (Feb. 24). After the opening day, the Falcons are fifth in the team standings with 22 points. BGSU was boosted by a spectacular Distance Medley Relay performance, with the quartet of Kailee Perry, Darian Braddix, Izzy Best, and Katerina Shuble winning the MAC crown with a time of 11:33.86, which ranks second in school history. The Falcons also saw points scored by Brianna Richard (long jump), Mateya Haintz (weight throw), Morgan Patterson (long jump), and Jenna Lucas (pentathlon). Additionally, Perry (mile), Shuble (mile), and Jemeila Hunter (200) qualified for their finals races.

Bowling Green Results
Pentathlon Total
8. Jenna Lucas – 3,459 (PR)
10. Katherine Mendenhall – 3,366
13. Destiny Fernandes – 3,346

Pentathlon Events
60 Hurdles
6. Destiny Fernandes – 8.98 (PR)
11. Katherine Mendenhall – 9.22 (PR)
12. Jenna Lucas – 9.41

High Jump
3. Katherine Mendenhall – 5-6.50 (1.69m)
T-10. Destiny Fernandes – 5-3.00 (1.60m)
T-10. Jenna Lucas – 5-3.00 (1.60m)

Shot Put
2. Jenna Lucas – 40-8.50 (12.41m)
9. Destiny Fernandes – 34-4.25 (10.47m)
14. Katherine Mendenhall – 32-1.00 (9.78m)

Long Jump
8. Jenna Lucas – 17-3.50 (5.27m) [PR]
15. Destiny Fernandes – 16-4.75 (5.00m)
16. Katherine Mendenhall – 15-2.00 (4.62m)

800
7. Katherine Mendenhall – 2:30.62
12. Destiny Fernandes – 2:39.60
13. Jenna Lucas – 2:39.83 (PR)

Non-Pentathlon Events
60 Hurdles Prelims
9. DaMya Barker – 8.71 (PR)
10. Morgan Patterson – 8.73 (PR)

200 Prelims
3. Jemeila Hunter – 24.63 (PR, qualifies for finals)
12. Darian Braddix – 25.07 (PR)
18. Alexsia Davis – 25.99

400 Prelims
11. Tianna Mulligan – 58.11 (PR)
19. Ashley Kisor – 1:00.32

800 Prelims
13. Izzy Best – 2:16.39
20. Raegan Burkey – 2:21.15

Mile Prelims
6. Kailee Perry – 4:57.37 (Qualified for finals)
8. Katerina Shuble – 4:57.39 (Qualified for finals)

5K
9. Olivia Collett – 17:11.95
17. Regina Rose – 18:04.95

Distance Medley Relay Finals
1. Kailee Perry, Darian Braddix, Izzy Best, Katerina Shuble – 11:33.86

Long Jump
5. Brianna Richard – 19-2.25 (5.85m)
6. Morgan Patterson – 18-11.50 (5.78m)
18. Sabrina Imes – 17-2.00 (5.23m)

Weight Throw
5. Mateya Haintz – 57-3.00 (17.44m)
9. Reagan Emberton – 54-10.00 (16.71m) [PR]
17. Kami Baker – 48-0.00 (14.64m) [PR]

Full Results

Falcon Facts

The Distance Medley Relay team of Kailee Perry, Darian Braddix, Izzy Best, and Katerina Shuble took first with a time of 11:33.86. This is the second-fastest time in school history and marks the third consecutive season the Falcons have won the DMR.
Shuble and Perry raced for the MAC Champion DMR team for three consecutive seasons, with Braddix running for the second year in a row. Shuble has raced for four of the top five DMR teams in school history, with Perry and Braddix running on two of the five.
Pentathlete Jenna Lucas was the shot put runner-up, reaching her second-best mark of the season at 40-8.50 (12.41m). She added PRs in the 800 (2:39.83) and long jump (5.27m) to earn an eighth-place finish and secure a team point for the Falcons. Her pentathlon total of 3,459 is also a PR and ranks 10^th in school history, with only four athletes posting better scores.
Destiny Fernandes (8.98) and Mendenhall (9.22) started the day with PRs in the 60 hurdles. This marked the first time in her career Fernandes finished the 60 hurdles in less than nine seconds. Fernandes totaled 3,346 points in the pentathlon, which ranks 16^th in program history. Only six athletes have recorded a higher score.
Mendenhall added another PR in her next event, placing third in the high jump with a mark of 5-6.50 (1.69m). Her pentathlon score of 3,366 ranks 14^th in school history, with only five people scoring higher.
Fernandes also had a PR in the shot put, taking ninth with a mark of 34-4.25 (10.47m).
Kailee Perry and Katerina Shuble both qualified for the mile finals. Perry (4:57.37) ran her best time of the season to place sixth. Shuble finished eighth with a time of 4:57.59. She has completed the mile in under five minutes in all three of her races this season.
Jemeila Hunter (24.63) and Darian Braddix (25.07) each had a PR in the 200, with Hunter's time ranking ninth in program history. She placed third and will race in the finals tomorrow.
Brianna Richard gave the Falcons four points in the team standings with her fifth-place finish in the long jump. Her mark of 19-2.25 (5.85m) is the third-best of her career and second-best of the season.
Mateya Haintz also scored team points for BGSU with her fifth-place finish in the weight throw. Reagan Emberton (16.71m) and Kami Baker (14.64m) each tallied a PR in the event.
Morgan Patterson also tallied team points with her sixth-place finish in the long jump. Her mark of 18-11.50 (5.78m) is the second-best of her career. Patterson added a PR in the 60 hurdles prelims, placing 10^th in 8.73 seconds, which ranks 11^th in school history. Only five other BGSU athletes have raced a faster time.
Also recording a PR in the 60 hurdles was DaMya Barker, who placed ninth in 8.71 seconds. This is 10^th in school history, with only four people having a faster time.
Tianna Mulligan PR'd in the 400 with a time of 58.11, which is just 0.01 faster than her previous PR.
Olivia Collett ran the 5K in 17:11.95, the second-best time of her career. This ranks 11^th in school history, with only four student-athletes running a faster time.

Team Standings
1. Ball State – 35
2. Buffalo – 25
T-3. Kent State – 23
T-3. Miami (OH) – 23
5. Bowling Green – 22
6. Central Michigan – 20
7. Toledo – 17
8. Eastern Michigan – 14
9. Western Michigan – 10
10. Ohio – 5
11. Northern Illinois – 1

Coach Snelling's Outlook
"The first day can be an emotional roller coaster for everybody involved. I feel we weathered it pretty well. We bookended the day well. We had good momentum in the pentathlon early, particular the hurdles right out of the box, and finishing the day by winning the DMR is huge. Overall, we did what we thought we would do from a point total perspective. We are a little ahead as far as getting people to finals from what we had on paper. All in all, a pretty solid day."

Up Next
The Falcons continue MAC Championships competition tomorrow (Feb. 25) at 10 a.m. ET. Tickets can be purchased HERE. The schedule of events is available HERE. Live streaming is available HERE and live results are available HERE.

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