Falcon Throwers Exceed Seeds on First Day of NCAA Regionals

Thursday, May 25

Jacksonville, FL

Hammer: 10 a.m. // Shot Put: 6 p.m.

Bowling Green State University

NCAA East Region Preliminaries

Photo by: David Dermer

May 25, 2023 | Women's Track and Field

Shot Put Results (PDF)Hammer Throw Results (PDF)Saturday Live Results Saturday Live Stream (5 p.m., ESPN+)Saturday Start Lists Facility Map

Neal finishes 17th in shot put, Haintz places 29th in hammer throw

By: by David Dietrich, BGSU Strategic Communications

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Bowling Green Falcons opened competition at the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field East Regional on Thursday, May 25, with throwers Mateya Haintz and Zaresha Neal competing for the Orange and Brown. Haintz entered as the No. 32 seed in the hammer throw and recorded a mark of 188-11.00 (57.59m) to finish 29^th. Neal entered as the No. 23 seed in the shot put and recorded a mark of 53-9.75 (16.40m) to finish 17^th. Each athlete competed in a field of 48 at Jax Track at Hodges Stadium.

Bowling Green Results
Hammer Throw
29. Mateya Haintz – 188-11.00 (57.59m)

Full Hammer Throw Results

Shot Put
17. Zaresha Neal – 53-9.75 (16.40m)

Full Shot Put Results

Falcon Facts

Zaresha Neal recorded her second-best shot put mark of the season at 53-9.75 (16.40m). ). This is the fourth-best shot put mark recorded by a BGSU athlete at an NCAA Regional.
Neal's mark is the 17^th-best in school history. She concludes her career with 10 of the top 21 shot put marks in program history.
She outperformed her seed by six spots, extending her streak of beating her seed in the shot put to three consecutive seasons. Her 17^th-place finish in the event is the second-best of her NCAA Regional career, with her mark also ranking second.
Haintz recorded her fourth-best hammer throw mark of the season at 188-11.00 (57.59m). This is the eighth-best hammer throw mark recorded by a BGSU athlete at an NCAA Regional.
Haintz outperformed her seed by three spots, improving from her 2021 NCAA Regional performance that saw her place below her seed.
She also bested her mark from the 2021 regional, which was 184-10.00 (56.35m).
The Falcons have now equaled or exceeded their seed on 35-of-44 occasions (79.5 percent) under head coach Lou Snelling, who began in 2011-12.

Up Next
The Falcons have a day off, then will conclude competition at the NCAA East Regional on Saturday, May 27. Zaresha Neal will begin the day for the Orange and Brown, throwing at the 12^th spot in the second flight of the discus, which starts at 1 p.m. ET. In the evening, Brianna Richard will compete at the second position in the third flight of the triple jump, which begins at 6 p.m. ET. If either athlete finishes in the top 12, they will earn a spot at the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship, held on June 8 and 10 in Austin, Texas.

Live results for Saturday will be posted HERE. Start lists for the events are available HERE and the full schedule of events is available HERE. At 5 p.m. ET, there will be a live stream of the meet on ESPN+, located HERE. Subscription is required. Tickets can be purchased HERE. A facility map can be viewed HERE. The full meet information page is located HERE.

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