Bowling Green State University Athletics
Falcon Cross Country Teams Announce 2023 Schedule
June 14, 2023 | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
Men's Cross Country ScheduleWomen's Cross Country ScheduleMel Brodt Collegiate Open InfoFalcon Invite Info
BGSU hosts two regular season meets and 2023 MAC Championships
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green men's and women's cross country programs have announced the schedule for the 2023 season. The Falcons will compete in five regular season meets, including two at home, before hosting the 2023 MAC Cross Country Championships. Both home regular season meets, as well as the MAC Championships, will be raced on the Mel Brodt Cross Country Course.
The Falcons open the 2023 campaign on Friday, Sept. 1, competing at the Akron Invite. The races will be held at Silver Creek Metro Park in Akron, Ohio. The season continues at home on Friday, Sept. 15, with the Mel Brodt Collegiate Open. The Falcons will race on their home course, with the men starting at 5:30 p.m. and the women starting at 6:05 p.m. Meet information is available HERE. The men's team ends the month in Louisville, competing at the Louisville Classic on Saturday, Sept. 30. The women's team closes September at the Paul Short Run, hosted by Lehigh on Saturday, Sept. 30 at 11:45 a.m. The race will be held on Goodman Campus in Bethlehem, Pa.
Bowling Green starts October on its home course, competing in the Falcon Invite on Friday, Oct. 13. The Bob Rothermel Men's 8K starts at 4:30 p.m., followed by the Steve Price Women's 6K at 5:15 p.m. The awards presentation will begin at 6 p.m. Full meet information is available HERE. The regular season concludes on Friday, Oct. 20, as BGSU travels to Michigan for the EMU Fall Classic. The races will be held at Hudson Mills Metropark in Dexter, Mich.
The Falcons host the 2023 MAC Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Oct. 28. The first race will start at 11 a.m. on the Mel Brodt Cross Country Course. BGSU last hosted the MAC Cross Country Championships on Nov. 21, 2020, with Kailee Perry winning the women's first MAC individual title since 1995. This year's MAC Championships will feature a BGSU alumni gathering.
The postseason continues on Friday, Nov. 10, as the Falcons compete at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional. The meet begins at 12 p.m. at the Zimmer Cross Country Course, located in Madison, Wisc. Qualifying runners will compete at the NCAA Championship on Saturday, Nov. 18. That meet will be hosted on Panorama Farms in Charlottesville, Va.
The full 2023 cross country schedule can be found on the men's page HERE and the women's page HERE. Information for the home meets is available HERE. For updates on start times, be sure to visit BGSUFalcons.com. Bowling Green will also host one high school meet, the Mel Brodt High School Invitational. That meet will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 2, meet information is available HERE.
Coach Lou Snelling's Take
"We're excited for the opportunity to host four meets on the BG XC Course this fall. This will allow us to showcase our teams and the course itself while providing a positive impact to Bowling Green State University and the local economy. With the MAC Championships specifically, they're always special moments for us. Hosting one elevates the experience and gives our Falcons the opportunity to make lifetime sorts of memories. We have a great track record of overachieving in these moments, which is testament to our Student-Athletes. All in all, we will have close to 30 collegiate teams and over 1,000 high school athletes visit Bowling Green this fall to take advantage of one of the best cross country courses in the Great Lakes Region."
Follow the Falcons
Be sure to follow the Falcons track and field team throughout the season on social media.
Twitter – @BGSU_Athletics and @BGSUXCTF
Instagram – 'bgfalcons' and 'bgsuxctf'
Facebook – 'BGSU Athletics'
YouTube – 'Falcon Athletics'
The Falcons open the 2023 campaign on Friday, Sept. 1, competing at the Akron Invite. The races will be held at Silver Creek Metro Park in Akron, Ohio. The season continues at home on Friday, Sept. 15, with the Mel Brodt Collegiate Open. The Falcons will race on their home course, with the men starting at 5:30 p.m. and the women starting at 6:05 p.m. Meet information is available HERE. The men's team ends the month in Louisville, competing at the Louisville Classic on Saturday, Sept. 30. The women's team closes September at the Paul Short Run, hosted by Lehigh on Saturday, Sept. 30 at 11:45 a.m. The race will be held on Goodman Campus in Bethlehem, Pa.
Bowling Green starts October on its home course, competing in the Falcon Invite on Friday, Oct. 13. The Bob Rothermel Men's 8K starts at 4:30 p.m., followed by the Steve Price Women's 6K at 5:15 p.m. The awards presentation will begin at 6 p.m. Full meet information is available HERE. The regular season concludes on Friday, Oct. 20, as BGSU travels to Michigan for the EMU Fall Classic. The races will be held at Hudson Mills Metropark in Dexter, Mich.
The Falcons host the 2023 MAC Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Oct. 28. The first race will start at 11 a.m. on the Mel Brodt Cross Country Course. BGSU last hosted the MAC Cross Country Championships on Nov. 21, 2020, with Kailee Perry winning the women's first MAC individual title since 1995. This year's MAC Championships will feature a BGSU alumni gathering.
The postseason continues on Friday, Nov. 10, as the Falcons compete at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional. The meet begins at 12 p.m. at the Zimmer Cross Country Course, located in Madison, Wisc. Qualifying runners will compete at the NCAA Championship on Saturday, Nov. 18. That meet will be hosted on Panorama Farms in Charlottesville, Va.
The full 2023 cross country schedule can be found on the men's page HERE and the women's page HERE. Information for the home meets is available HERE. For updates on start times, be sure to visit BGSUFalcons.com. Bowling Green will also host one high school meet, the Mel Brodt High School Invitational. That meet will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 2, meet information is available HERE.
Coach Lou Snelling's Take
"We're excited for the opportunity to host four meets on the BG XC Course this fall. This will allow us to showcase our teams and the course itself while providing a positive impact to Bowling Green State University and the local economy. With the MAC Championships specifically, they're always special moments for us. Hosting one elevates the experience and gives our Falcons the opportunity to make lifetime sorts of memories. We have a great track record of overachieving in these moments, which is testament to our Student-Athletes. All in all, we will have close to 30 collegiate teams and over 1,000 high school athletes visit Bowling Green this fall to take advantage of one of the best cross country courses in the Great Lakes Region."
Follow the Falcons
Be sure to follow the Falcons track and field team throughout the season on social media.
Twitter – @BGSU_Athletics and @BGSUXCTF
Instagram – 'bgfalcons' and 'bgsuxctf'
Facebook – 'BGSU Athletics'
YouTube – 'Falcon Athletics'
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