Falcons Fly at Home, Match Best MAC Championship Finish Since 1999

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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green Falcons finished third at the 2023 MAC Indoor Track and Field Championships, putting on a show for the home crowd and tying the program's best finish since 1999. Brianna Richard (triple jump) and Zaresha Neal (shot put) competed at home for the final time in their careers and each won a MAC Championship. Richard's triple jump mark also gave her a PR, with Neal's shot put mark being her second-best of the season and fourth-best of her career.

Katerina Shuble earned the best individual MAC finish of her career, placing second in the mile. Katherine Mendenhall tied for second in the high jump, earning the first MAC medal of her career with a PR performance. Adding to the BGSU point total were Bianca Staples (T-4^th, high jump), Ebonie Whitted (4^th, shot put), Reagan Emberton (6^th, shot put), Jemeila Hunter (6^th, 200), and Kailee Perry (7^th, mile).

Bowling Green Day 2 Results
200 Finals
6. Jemeila Hunter – 24.66

Mile Finals
2. Katerina Shuble – 4:54.13
7. Kailee Perry – 4:58.78

3K
12. Kylee Cubbison – 9:53.71
21. Olivia Collett – 10:04.12
24. Katerina Shuble – 10:20.40

4x400 Relay
11. Darian Braddix, DaMya Barker, Bianca Staples, Jemeila Hunter – 4:09.24

High Jump
T-2. Katherine Mendenhall – 5-7.00 (1.70m) [PR, scores 7 points]
T-4. Bianca Staples - 5-7.00 (1.70m) [matches PR, scores 4.5 points]
T-12. Jenna Lucas – 5-1.00 (1.55m)

Triple Jump
1. Brianna Richard – 41-8.75 (12.72m) [PR]

Shot Put
1. Zaresha Neal – 55-9.00 (16.99m)
4. Ebonie Whitted – 45-9.00 (13.95m)
6. Reagan Emberton – 44-5.00 (13.53m)
11. Lane Anderson – 41-6.00 (12.65m)

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Falcon Facts

Brianna Richard closed her home career with a MAC Championship and PR in the triple jump, taking first place with a mark of 41-8.75 (12.72m). This ranks sixth in program history, with only Huina Han recording a better mark. She now has four of the top 10 marks in school history. This is Richard's second career MAC crown, with the first being the outdoor triple jump in 2021.
Also closing her home career with a MAC Championship was Zaresha Neal, who won the shot put with a mark of 55-9.00 (16.99m). This is her second consecutive indoor MAC title, giving her three MAC crowns in her career. The mark is her second-best of the season and fourth-best of her career. It ranks 11^th in school history, giving her six of the program's top 14 marks.
Katerina Shuble added to her impressive collection of accolades with a runner-up finish in the mile, racing in 4:54.13. This time ranks 13^th in school history, giving her seven of the top 13 times. In her career, she has placed second, third, and fourth in the mile at the Indoor MAC Championships. She has also run for three MAC Champion Distance Medley Relay teams.
Katherine Mendenhall notched her second PR of the weekend, clearing 5-7.00 (1.70m) on the high jump. This tied her for second place, her first time placing at the MAC Indoor Championships.
Tying for fourth in the high jump was Bianca Staples, who matched her PR with a mark of 5-7.00 (1.70m). Based on attempts, Mendenhall and Miami's Elle Miller shared second, with Staples and Buffalo's Zaria Fuller sharing fourth.
Ebonie Whitted placed fourth in the shot put with a season-best mark of 45-9.00 (13.94m). This is her fourth consecutive time placing at the MAC Indoor Championship, with this year's finish marking the highest of her career.
Reagan Emberton also garnered points for BGSU, taking sixth in the shot put. She threw a mark of 44-5.00 (13.53m), earning a spot on the MAC Championships podium for the first time in her career.
The Falcons saw another sixth-place finish, this time from Jemeila Hunter in the 200. She finished in 24.66 seconds, the second-best time of her career and 10^th-best in school history. Only six student-athletes have recorded a faster time.

Kailee Perry added to the Falcon point total with a seventh-place finish in the mile, racing in 4:58.78. She has raced the mile four times this season, finishing in under five minutes each time.

Final Team Standings
1. Ball State – 89.50
2. Ball State – 83
3. Bowling Green – 74.50
4. Kent State – 73.50
5. Miami (OH) – 66
6. Central Michigan – 53
7. Toledo – 51
8. NIU – 50.50
9. Buffalo – 43.50
10. Akron – 32.50
11. Western Michigan – 29
12. Ohio – 16

Coach Snelling's Outlook
"The seniors and upperclassmen led the way for us this weekend. The freshman class followed closely behind having an oversized impact given their age. It's great to see the consistency we've had with three top five finishes in the last four years and five in the last seven."

Bowling Green Day 1 Results
Pentathlon Total
8. Jenna Lucas – 3,459 (PR), 10. Katherine Mendenhall – 3,366, 13. Destiny Fernandes – 3,346

60 Hurdles Prelims
9. DaMya Barker – 8.71 (PR), 10. Morgan Patterson – 8.73 (PR)

200 Prelims
3. Jemeila Hunter – 24.63, 12. Darian Braddix – 25.07, 18. Alexsia Davis – 25.99

400 Prelims
11. Tianna Mulligan – 58.11 (PR), 19. Ashley Kisor – 1:00.32

800 Prelims
13. Izzy Best – 2:16.39, 20. Raegan Burkey – 2:21.15

Mile Prelims
6. Kailee Perry – 4:57.37, 8. Katerina Shuble – 4:57.39

5K
9. Olivia Collett – 17:11.95, 17. Regina Rose – 18:04.95

Distance Medley Relay Finals
1. Kailee Perry, Darian Braddix, Izzy Best, Katerina Shuble – 11:33.86

Long Jump
5. Brianna Richard – 19-2.25 (5.85m), 6. Morgan Patterson – 18-11.50 (5.78m), 18. Sabrina Imes – 17-2.00 (5.23m)

Weight Throw
5. Mateya Haintz – 57-3.00 (17.44m), 9. Reagan Emberton – 54-10.00 (16.71m) [PR], 17. Kami Baker – 48-0.00 (14.64m) [PR]

Up Next
Falcons who qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships will compete in Albuquerque, N.M., on March 10-11. The 2023 outdoor season begins on Friday, March 17, with the Falcons traveling to Oxford, Ohio, for the Blizzard Buster, hosted by Miami University.

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