Gustafson, 1,600 relay shine on final day of MAC Championships
KENT, Ohio – Aliyah Gustafson completed a sweep of the throwing events and the 1,600 relay team broke the
school record as Bowling Green closed out the second and final day of the Mid-American Conference Indoor
Track and Field Championships.
A redshirt senior, Gustafson won the indoor MAC Championship in the shot put for the second consecutive
year. She threw 56-feet-6 (17.22m) on her opening throw and was never threatened the rest of the way.
That distance stood up to for her fifth career MAC Championship and fourth in shot put (two in outdoor
and two in indoor).
Gustafson became just the second individual, male or female, to sweep both the shot put and weight throw
at a MAC indoor championship in league history. She won the weight throw for the first time in her
career Friday.
For her efforts, Gustafson was named the MAC Most Outstanding Field Performer. It is the second time in
her career that she has received that honor. She was also recognized following last year’s MAC outdoor
championships.
Bowling Green’s 1,600 relay team broke the school record by running 3:45.49 to finish sixth in an
extremely fast race.
The extremely youthful team consisted of junior Chasatea Brown, sophomores Savannah Nevels and Ryen
Draper, and freshman Iyanna Ross. The previous school record of 3:46.89 was set in 2013. Brown, Nevels
and Draper ran on the 1600 relay team a year ago that posted the second-fastest time in program history
at 3:47.06.
Central Michigan hands BGSU road defeat
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – The Bowling Green State University gymnastics team could not overcome a slow
start, losing to Central Michigan in a Mid-American Conference meet, 195.775-193.050, Friday night.
Despite the team’s second-best balance beam score of the year, the team struggled on bars in the opening
rotation and were never able to get back in the meet.