Raven Porter

Position:
Sprints/Jumps
Class:
Senior
High School:
Cleveland Heights
Hometown:
Cleveland Heights, Ohio

2016-17: (Indoor) Competed in the high jump, long jump and 60 for the Falcons … Competed in both the high jump and long jump at the MAC Championships … Tied for 11^th in the high jump at the MAC Championships … Won the high jump at both the Golden Flashes Gala and the BG Opener … Leaped a season-best 5-foot-5 in the high jump at both the Golden Flashes Gala and the Tom Wright Classic … Set a personal best in the long jump at the MAC Championships with a distance of 18-6.75 to finish 14^th … Finished second at the Golden Flashes Gala in the long jump with a mark of 18-4.25 … Ran the 60 at the BG Opener, establishing a personal best time of 8.27 seconds. (Outdoor) Competed in the long jump, triple jump and high jump for the Falcons, competing in both the long jump and high jump at the MAC Championships … Team’s top high jumper, recording a season-best clearance of 5-feet-4.25 … Placed 15^th at the MAC Championships in the high jump, clearing 5-3.25 … Finished second in the high jump at the Toledo Invitational … Placed 13^th at the MAC Championships in the long jump with a distance of 18-8.5 … Won the long jump at the Toledo Invitational with a distance of 18-3 … Competed in the triple jump just once, finishing fourth at the UT Dual with a distance of 35-1.

2015-16: (Indoor) Competed in the high jump and long jump for the Falcons … Placed third at the MAC Championships in the high jump with a leap of 5-feet-8.5 … Set a personal best with a high jump of 5-8.75 to win the BG Opener and earn a MAC automatic qualifying height … Named MAC Field Athlete of the Week after that performance … That height ties her for third in the event in BGSU history … Placed second at the Tom Wright Open at 5-7 in the high jump … Placed sixth at the Bob Eubanks Open in the long jump with a personal best distance of 18-0.25. (Outdoor) Competed in all three jumping events and the javelin for the Falcons … Moved into 10^th place in school history in the high jump with a successful leap of 5-feet-7.75 at the Ball State Challenge … Placed fourth at the MAC Championships in the high jump at 5-5.25 … Won the Toledo Invitational in the high jump at 5-7 … Finished second in the long jump at the Raleigh Relays with a career-best leap of 18-10 … Placed 15^th in the long jump at the MAC Championships with a leap of 18-2.25 … Placed second in the long jump at both the Ball State Challenge and the Toledo Dual … Jumped a wind-aided 35-5 in the triple jump at the Toledo Dual … Threw javelin in the Toledo Dual, establishing a personal best at 92-8.

2014-15: (Indoor) Competed in all three jumping events – high jump, long jump and triple jump – for the Falcons … Represented BGSU at the MAC Championships in both the long jump and high jump … Earned a spot on the podium at the MAC Championships for the high jump, leaping to a personal best mark of 5-feet-6.25 to place seventh … Twice placed second in the high jump, doing so with a clearance of 5-5 both at the Akron Invitational (blue division) and the Eastern Michigan Holiday Classic … Set a personal best in the long jump with a leap of 17-10.75 at home in the BG Opener … Finished 18^th at the MAC Championships in the long jump at 17-4.75 … Recorded a personal best in the triple jump at 36-2 at the Tom Wright Classic. (Outdoor) Competed in the long jump, triple jump and high jump for the Falcons … Qualified for the MAC Championships in the long jump and high jump … Set a new personal best and tied for second at the Cardinal Invitational in the high jump with a mark of 5-feet-7 … Equaled that height and placed second at the Toledo Invitational … Won the Toledo Dual in the high jump at 5-4.5 … Tied for 12th in the high jump at the MAC Championships, clearing 5-3 … Placed 16th overall at the MAC Championships in the long jump at 17-2.75 … Set a personal best in the long jump at 18-7.25 to finish second at the Toledo Dual … Had a season-best leap in the triple jump of 37-0.25 to finish fourth at the Toledo Invitational.

2013-14: (Indoor) Competed in the 60, high jump, long jump and triple jump during the season, representing the team in the triple jump at the MAC Championships … Ran the 60 at the Tom Wright Open, finishing in 8.44 seconds … Also competed in the high jump at the Tom Wright Open, finishing fourth with a height of 5-feet-1 … Established a personal best in the long jump of 16-10.75 in her collegiate debut at the Golden Flash Gala … Eventually improved to 17-9 in the long jump at the GVSU Big Meet, winning the sub-elite division … Placed second at the Findlay Open in the long jump … Established her collegiate personal best in the triple jump in the team’s season-opener, leaping 35-6.75 at the Golden Flash Gala … Set a new PR at the MAC Championships, jumping 35-10.50 to place 14th … Was second in the triple jump at the BG Opener. (Outdoors) Competed in all the jumping events for the Falcons … Also took part in the javelin once, placing fourth in the Toledo Dual at 86-feet-3 … Qualified for the MAC Championships in the long jump, triple jump and high jump … Had a breakout meet in the Toledo Dual, winning the long jump and high jump, while finishing second in the triple jump and setting a new personal best in each … Went 18-5 in the long jump at the Toledo Dual for her best distance of the year … Finished 12^th at the MAC Championships in the long jump with a distance of 17-11.75 … Made the finals at the MAC Championships in the triple jump, placing ninth at 37-2.25, a new personal best … High-jumped 5-5 to win the Toledo Dual, the top mark on the team this year … Finished in 14^th place at the MAC Championships in the high jump at 5-1.25.

High School: Four-sport athlete who competed in field hockey, basketball, softball and track and field ... Placed third in the long jump at the indoor state championship in 2013 ... Added a fourth place finish in the outdoor state championship for the long jump ... Member of the National Technical Honor Society ... 2012 field hockey team MVP.

Personal: Born Jan. 9, 1995 ... Daughter of Walter and Robin Porter ... Two brothers, Walter Porter and Stanley Kimber ... Majoring in supply chain management.

PERSONAL BESTS
Indoor Track and Field
60: 8.27, BG Opener (1/7/17)
High jump: 5-8.75, BG Opener (1/9/16)
Long jump: 18-6.75 (5.66), MAC Championships (2/24/17)
Triple jump: 36-2, Tom Wright Classic (1/23/15)
Outdoor Track and Field
Long Jump: 18-10 (5.74), Raleigh Relays (3/25/16)
Triple Jump: 37-2.25, MAC Championships (5/17/14)
High Jump: 5-7.75 (1.72), Ball State Challenge (4/16/16)
Javelin: 92-8, Toledo Dual (4/1/16)