Falcons Weather Storm, Post Strong Results at Rainy Jesse Owens Classic

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Bowling Green Falcons battled through rainy conditions and multiple weather delays at Friday's portion of the Jesse Owens Classic, but still had a strong showing on the meet's opening day. Mateya Haintz had her third-best hammer throw mark of the season to place third, then DaMya Barker finished eighth in the 400 hurdles with her best time of the season. A weather delay interrupted the long jump and delayed the 200, then another delay was enforced shortly after the long jump restarted. When the events resumed, the Falcons continued their strong day. Morgan Patterson secured an eighth-place finish in the long jump, while Alexis Parchman and Alexsia Davis ran their fastest non-wind-aided 200 races of the season.

Bowling Green Results
200
19. Alexis Parchman – 25.49
28. Alexsia Davis – 26.02

400 Hurdles
8. DaMya Barker – 1:03.67 (PR)

Hammer Throw
3. Mateya Haintz – 188-5.00 (57.44m)

Long Jump
8. Morgan Patterson – 17-11.50 (5.47m)

Men's 5K
29. Heriberto Alvarez – 15:13.46

Full Results

Men's 1500 (at Elaine Leigh Invite, Oakland University)
22. Mikey Worboy – 4:05.61
29. Hunter Sidle – 4:10.08 (PR)
32. Josh Risko – 4:14.90
36. Omar Vazquez – 4:18.45 (PR)
41. Bryce Weber – 4:22.75

Men's 5K (at Elaine Leigh Invite, Oakland University)
22. AJ Haffa – 15:28.63

Falcon Facts

Mateya Haintz placed third in the hammer throw with her third-best mark of the year (188-5.00, 57.44m). She remains first in the MAC hammer throw rankings this season, with all five of her marks ranking above the MAC's second-best hammer thrower. Her mark today has only been topped by seven other throwers in BGSU history.
DaMya Barker ran the 400 hurdles for the second time in her career, recording a season-best time of 1:03.67 to place eighth of 24 runners.
Alexis Parchman had a time of 25.49 in the 200, placing 19^th. Also running the 200 was Alexsia Davis, who was 28^th at 26.02. Both sprinters had their best non-wind-aided times of the season.
Morgan Patterson finished eighth in the long jump with a mark of 17-11.50 (5.47m), battling through multiple extended delays between attempts.
Heriberto Alvarez ran the men's 5K in 15:13.46, the second-best time of his career.
Running at Oakland's Elaine Leigh Invite, Hunter Sidle (4:10.08) and Omar Vazquez (4:18.45) both had PR in the men's 1500. Mikey Worboy paced the Falcons in the event, placing 22^nd with a time of 4:05.61. AJ Haffa ran the 5K for the Falcons, also finishing 22^nd with a time of 15:28.63.

Up Next
The Falcons continue competition with the second and final day of the Jesse Owens Classic. Field events begin at 11 a.m. and track events start at 1 p.m. The full schedule of events can be found HERE. Live results will be posted HERE. Heat sheets are available HERE.

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