April 9, 2008

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - With just one month before the 2008 Mid-American Conference Outdoor Championships, the Bowling Green State University will hit the road for the 12th annual Miami Team Challenge, hosted by the Miami RedHawks on April 11-12.

Participating Teams:
Ball State, Buffalo, Bowling Green, Butler, Cedarville, Dayton, Findlay, Hillsdale, IPFW, IUPUI, Miami, Northern Kentucky, Ohio University, Rio Grande, Tiffin, Valparaiso, Wright State.

This Past Weekend
This past weekend the Falcons had arguably their top performance of the outdoor season, finishing third at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational. The meet was held in Cincinnati and featured 19 teams from four different states. The University of Cincinnati won the event with a point total of 243. Ashland (105), BGSU (97), Findlay (55.50) and Cedarville (53) round out the top five performing teams.

Some Top Performances From Cincinnati
• TaKarra Dunning was the lone score for the Falcons in the shot put with her fourth place finish. Dunning had a throw of 13.74 meters (45-01.00 feet).

• In the discus senior Liz Honegger led the way for the Orange and Brown with a throw of 43.98 meters (144-03.00 feet). Lauren Bryant was close behind her teammate with a throw of 43.93 meters (144-01.00 feet). The duo finished one-two in the event.

• BGSU excelled in the 800 meter run, having three out of their five runners score a total of nine points. Lyndi Springer finished fourth in the event with a time of 2:16.86, just three seconds off the first place pace. Danielle Thornton finished sixth, while Heather Conger finished eighth. Thornton had a time of 2:18.36, while Conger ran a 2:18.67.

• Sarah Hooten contributed four points with her seventh place finish in the 100 meter dash.

• Carly Bates finished first in the 1,500 meter run with a time of 4:41.74, which was almost a full second ahead of second place.

• Kylie Korsnack earned three points for BGSU with her sixth place finish in the 3,000 meter run. Korsnack added four more points with her fifth place finish in the javelin throw with a distance of 33.57 meters (110-02.00 feet).

• Senior Jamie Roflow finished third in the 5,000 meter run with a time of 17:16.80. Roflow was just under three seconds from a second place finish.

• The 4x400 meter relay team comprised of Lyndi Springer, Hillary Hewit, Danielle Thornton and Heather Conger finished fourth in the event, running a 4:00.53.

• Elizabeth Stone finished sixth in the high jump with a height of 1.60 meters (5-03.00 feet).

• Sabrina Forstein finished in a tie for third place in the pole vault. Forstein's height of 3.55 meters (11-07.75 feet) earned the Falcons four points.

• The BGSU 4x100 meter relay team comprised of Rachel Doughty, Brittani McNeal, Tiffany Dziak and Shantell Lewis earned six points with their third place finish in the event.

Miami Team Challenge Schedule
FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 2008
3:30pm       Women's Hammer
5:30pm       Men's Hammer (or immediately after Women's Hammer)
SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 2008
11:00am      Women's Discus (external cage)
11:00am      Men's Shot Put (internal circle) (unless external circle is completed)
1:30pm       Women's Shot Put (internal circle) (unless external circle is completed)
1:30pm       Men's Discus (external cage)
2:30pm       Women's Javelin (internal runway)
4:30pm       Men's Javelin (internal runway)
11:00am      Women's Pole Vault
2:30pm       Men's Pole Vault
11:30am      Men's High Jump
1:30pm       Women's High Jump
11:00am      Women's Long Jump
1:30pm       Men's Long Jump
3:00pm       Women's Triple Jump
4:30pm       Men's Triple Jump
11:00am      5000 (Women) Section I (if necessary)
11:30am      5000 (Men) Section I (if necessary)
12:00pm      5000 (Women) Section II (main section)
12:30pm      3000 Steeplechase (Men)
12:50pm      4 x 100 Relay (Women)
1:05pm       4 x 100 Relay (Men)
1:15pm       1500 (Women)
1:45pm       1500 (Men)
2:15pm       100 Hurdles (Women)
2:30pm       110 Hurdles (Men)
2:45pm       400 (Women)
2:55pm       400 (Men)
3:10pm       100 (Women)
3:25pm       100 (Men)
3:40pm       800 (Women)
4:00pm       800 (Men)
4:25pm       400 Hurdles (Women)
4:40pm       400 Hurdles (Men)
4:55pm       200 (Women)
5:10pm       200 (Men)
5:25pm       3000 Steeplechase (Women)
5:45pm       5000 (Men) Section II (main section)
6:15pm       4 x 400 Relay (Women)
6:25pm       4 x 400 Relay (Men)