Bowling Green Treks to California and Muncie for Split Weekend

Friday, April 14

Muncie, IN

Fri: 1 p.m. // Sat.: 12:20 p.m.

Bowling Green State University

We Fly Challenge

Photo by: David Nguyen

April 13, 2023 | Women's Track and Field

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Distance runners to race at Bryan Clay Invite, rest of Falcons compete at Ball State’s We Fly Challenge

By: by David Dietrich, BGSU Strategic Communications

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green Falcons Track and Field team will split this weekend to compete at the Bryan Clay Invitational and the We Fly Challenge. A group of distance runners will go to the West Coast for the Bryan Clay Invitational, which will be held in Azusa, California, on Friday, April 14. The meet will be live streamed on Flo Sports, found HERE. Subscription is required. Live results for the meet will be posted HERE. The two-day We Fly Challenge, hosted by Ball State, begins on Friday, April 14, then continues Saturday, April 15. Live results for the meet will be posted HERE.

Below is the schedule of events for both meets:
BRYAN CLAY INVITATIONAL (FRIDAY)
Track Events (times are approximate)
'B' 5K – 2:05 p.m. ET
800 – 7:05 p.m. ET
'A' 5K – 9:54 p.m. ET

WE FLY CHALLENGE (FRIDAY)
Field Events (begin at 1 p.m.)
Hammer Throw
High Jump
Discus
Javelin

Track Events (begin at 5:45 p.m.)
10K

WE FLY CHALLENGE (SATURDAY)
Track Events (begin at 12:20 p.m.)
4x100 Relay
1500
100 Hurdles
400
100
400 Hurdles
3K Steeplechase
800
200
5K
4x400 Relay

Field Events (begin at 1:30 p.m.)
Shot Put
Long Jump
Triple Jump

The full schedule for the Bryan Clay Invitational can be found HERE. The full schedule for the We Fly Challenge can be found HERE and heat sheets are available HERE.

The Falcons will also have a group of men's runners competing at the Tiffin Track Carnival on Friday, April 14. BGSU will compete in the 1500 (11:55 a.m. start) and 5K (7:10 p.m. and 8:40 p.m. starts). Live results for those races will be posted HERE.

Breaking Down Bowling Green
The Falcons completed a successful weekend at the rainy Tennessee Invite, held on April 7-8 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Zaresha Neal had another impressive showing, winning the discus and the shot put. Her shot put mark of 16.31m is the best in the MAC this season. For her efforts, she was named MAC Field Athlete of the Week for the second consecutive week, bringing her outdoor season award total to three. The senior has six awards in 2023, putting her career total at eight.

Neal was backed by a fifth-place teammate in each event, with Reagan Emberton placing fifth in the discus and Lane Anderson earning a PR to take fifth in the shot put. Brianna Richard had a PR in the long jump and season-best in the triple jump, finishing in the top-five of both events. Fellow jumper Bianca Staples tied for fourth in the high jump, while Mateya Haintz rounded out a strong weekend from the field athletes with a runner-up finish in the hammer throw. Heptathletes Jenna Lucas and Destiny Fernandes placed fifth and sixth, respectively. Lucas won the shot put and Fernandes had a PR in the 200, with both athletes tying for second in the high jump.

Up Next
Bowling Green remains in Ohio for the next meet, which is the Jesse Owens Classic. Hosted by Ohio State, the meet will be held on April 21-22. For full information, be sure to visit the Track and Field page on BGSUFalcons.com.

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