Jan. 23, 2008

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The Bowling Green State University women's track and field team walked away from the BGSU Women's Invite with a third place finish last week. This week they will once again be at home where they will host the two-day event, the Tom Wright Classic. The events will kick off with the weight throw at 5:00p.m inside the Perry Field House as the Falcons host the University of Toledo, IPFW, Defiance and Miami of Ohio.

Last week the Falcons had 19 athletes finish within the top five, which contributed to their overall score of 116 points. The throwers, jumpers and pole-vaulters blazed the way for the Orange and Brown in the first six events, helping the team earn a quick 56 points.

In the shot put, senior Liz Honegger brought home top honors with a distance of 13.43 meters. In addition, teammates TaKarra Dunning and Whitney Hartman brought home a third and sixth place finish. In the weight throw, Hartman earned herself another medal with a first place finish. TaKarra Dunning added another top five finish to her resume this season with a fourth place finish while Honegger finished sixth with a throw of 13.03 meters.

Last week the team continued their success in the long jump. Freshman Brittani McNeal continued her impressive first season as she placed second with a distance of 5.62 meters. Teammate Amanda Sefcik helped the team accrue points with a fifth place finish.

Youth led the way for the Falcons in long distance competition. Sophomore Carly Bates ran a 5:10.72 in the mile, which was good enough to place second. Freshman Barbara Powers was on her teammates heels finishing third with a time of 5:11.92. Senior Jamie Roflow paced the way for BGSU in the 5,000 meters with a time of 17:25.18, which was good enough to place her second.

Also, as a note Kristin Carver will be competing in the Findlay Pentalthlon on Friday.

Throws Clinic:
Who: BGSU's Throw's Coach, Justin Carvalho will be hosting the Clinic.
What: Shot Put and Hammer/Weight throw.
When: Friday Jan 25th, start time, approximately 6:30pm, or immediately following the men's hammer & Jan 26th, start time approximately 1:30pm or immediately following the men's shot put.
Cost: $20.00/athlete

Implements & Equipment: Shots and weights will be provided, but if you have your own, you may bring them, you will also need throwing shoes.

If you have any question, please contact Coach Carvalho at 419-957-2737.

Bowling Green State University 
TOM WRIGHT CLASSIC
No Team Scoring (NTS)
Friday Field Events:	
5:00 p.m.    Women Weight Throw, Men to Follow
Friday Track Events:	
6:00 p.m.    Women 4x800m Relay
6:15 p.m.    Men 4x800 Relay
6:30 p.m.    Women 5000m Run
6:55 p.m.    Men 5000m Run
7:15 p.m.    Women Distance Medley
7:30 p.m.    Men Distance Medley
Saturday 26, 2008
Saturday Field Events:
11:00am		Women Long Jump Men to Follow
11:00am		Women High Jump Men to Follow
11:00am		Women Pole vault Men to Follow
12:00pm		Women Shot Put Men to Follow
2:00 pm		Women Triple Jump Men to Follow
Saturday Track Events (rolling start):
11:30am		Womenís 60-meter Hurdles
                Men's 60-meter Hurdles
                Women's 60-meter Dash
                Men's 60-meter Dash
                Women's Mile Run Final
                Men's Mile Run Final
                Women's 60-meter Hurdles Final
                Men's	60-meter Hurdles Final
                Women's 400-meter Dash Final
                Men's 400-meter Dash Final
                Women's 600-meter Run Final
                Men's 600-meter Run Final
                Women's 60-meter Dash Final
                Men's 60-meter Dash Final
                Women's 800-meter Run Final
                Men's 800-meter Run Final
                Women's 200-meter Dash Final
                Men's 200-meter Dash Final
                Women's 3,000-meter Run Final
                Men's 3000-meter Run Final
                Women's 4x400-meter Relay Final
                Men's 4x400-meter Relay Final