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Photo by: Drake Harlett, BGSU Athletics
Falcons Win Gold in DMR at MAC Championships Day One
February 27, 2026 | Women's Track and Field
Mount Pleasant, Michigan - After the first day of the Indoor Track and Field Championships, the Bowling Green State University (BGSU)  Falcons have seen a great amount of success, winning four of the events.Â
FIELD EVENTS
The Falcons started the day in the Field, leading to an event win from Jenna Lucas, winning the Pent Shot Put by throwing a 13.78m.
Lucas also finished fifth on the podium in the Pent High Jump, reaching a season best 1.65m.
During the Weight Throw, Grace Bradtmueller landed in the 11th spot after throwing a personal best 17.21m.
In the Long Jump, Kiera Bonds provided the Falcons with some key points, placing second while jumping a personal best 6.04m.Â
TRACK EVENTS
The Track events of day one led the Falcons to win three of the events.Â
Morgan Patterson finished second in the prelims for the 60m Hurdles. Qualifying for the finals and finishing the event in 8.52 seconds.
During the Women's 400m Prelims, Reagan Campbell qualified by finishing fourth with a 56.66-second time.Â
Kiersten Franklin claimed victory in the 60m Prelims, finishing first with a 7.44 time, which is also a personal best.
Franklin also took first place in the 200m with a time of 24.08 seconds, which was also a season best for her.
Kiera Bonds also qualified during the 60m prelims, finishing fourth with a personal best, 7.56 seconds.
In the 800M Prelims, Rachael Hoover qualified for finals, finishing fourth with a time of 2:21.12.
The Women's DMR was a hard-earned victory for the Falcons, as they trailed the Toledo runners until the very last lap, until Kylee Cubbison made a great comeback for the Falcons to overtake Toledo and claim first place for the Falcons.Â
Lexi Panning had an impressive outing on the 5000m as she finished with a person best time of 16:35.33, which is a significant 28.38 seconds better than heer previous personal best.
Cubbison, who was joined by Reese Reaman, Tyyetta Herman and Marissa Boone, claimed a MAC Championship, winning the 4000 DMR, finishing in a season-best time of 11:24.61. This win in the DMR was the 5th time six years BGSU has won gold in this event.
The Falcons currently sit third overall with 23 points, as they look to win back-to-back MAC Indoor Track and Field Championships.Â
FIELD EVENTS
The Falcons started the day in the Field, leading to an event win from Jenna Lucas, winning the Pent Shot Put by throwing a 13.78m.
Lucas also finished fifth on the podium in the Pent High Jump, reaching a season best 1.65m.
During the Weight Throw, Grace Bradtmueller landed in the 11th spot after throwing a personal best 17.21m.
In the Long Jump, Kiera Bonds provided the Falcons with some key points, placing second while jumping a personal best 6.04m.Â
TRACK EVENTS
The Track events of day one led the Falcons to win three of the events.Â
Morgan Patterson finished second in the prelims for the 60m Hurdles. Qualifying for the finals and finishing the event in 8.52 seconds.
During the Women's 400m Prelims, Reagan Campbell qualified by finishing fourth with a 56.66-second time.Â
Kiersten Franklin claimed victory in the 60m Prelims, finishing first with a 7.44 time, which is also a personal best.
Franklin also took first place in the 200m with a time of 24.08 seconds, which was also a season best for her.
Kiera Bonds also qualified during the 60m prelims, finishing fourth with a personal best, 7.56 seconds.
In the 800M Prelims, Rachael Hoover qualified for finals, finishing fourth with a time of 2:21.12.
The Women's DMR was a hard-earned victory for the Falcons, as they trailed the Toledo runners until the very last lap, until Kylee Cubbison made a great comeback for the Falcons to overtake Toledo and claim first place for the Falcons.Â
Lexi Panning had an impressive outing on the 5000m as she finished with a person best time of 16:35.33, which is a significant 28.38 seconds better than heer previous personal best.
Cubbison, who was joined by Reese Reaman, Tyyetta Herman and Marissa Boone, claimed a MAC Championship, winning the 4000 DMR, finishing in a season-best time of 11:24.61. This win in the DMR was the 5th time six years BGSU has won gold in this event.
The Falcons currently sit third overall with 23 points, as they look to win back-to-back MAC Indoor Track and Field Championships.Â
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