2008 Woodie Awards
Despite a late schedule change, BG track team shines in Bluffton meet
By: Andrew Harner
Issue date: 3/31/08 Section: Sports
Despite some chilly weather and last minute rescheduling, the BG women's track team compiled 32 top five finishes on their way to an almost 100 point win at the Bluffton Invite.
The Falcons had originally planned to travel up I-75 for the Toledo Collegiate Challenge but that was canceled due to weather allowing BG to visit Bluffton to face Albion, Defiance, Huntington, Bluffton and Tri-State.
"The competition level was different than it would've been at Toledo," said coach Cami Wells. "With such a young team, it was a nice confidence booster to start with competition that wasn't quite so intimidating."
The Falcons showed impressive speed in the short distance races racking up seven top three finishes, including a clean sweep in the 100-meter dash.
Sophomore Shantell Lewis won the race in 12.68 and was followed by freshman teammates Sarah Hooten (12.79) and Rachel Doughty (13.05).
Two more freshmen placed in the 200-meter dash for BG. Tiffany Dziak (26.54) took first and Brittany Johnson (26.74) finished third.
In the 400-meter dash, freshman Heather Conger (1:00.51) and sophomore Hillary Hewit (1:01.50) took the first two spots.
"I thought they did a nice job considering the limited competition," Wells said of her sprinters. "It was sunny out so it was decent weather, but it was still a little cold for sprinting."
But as good as the Falcons were in the short distance, they were better in mid and long distance races.
The 800-meter run was the lone mid-distance race of the day, but the Falcons made it count by sweeping the top five spots.
Danielle Thornton (2:21.91) finished first, while teammates Autumn Dettmann (2:23.15), Barbara Powers (2:29.57), Andrea Pereira de Almeida (2:32.28) and Lauren Zielke (2:32.46) completed the top five. Tara Weiss finished eighth for BG.
The Falcons also only had one long distance race of the day, which they also took the top five spots in.
Jamie Roflow had a time of 4:45.00 and teammates Lyndi Springer (4:50.00), Powers (4:58.93), Kylie Korsnack (5:09.06) and Megan Kelsey (5:09.06) rounded out the top five of the 1500-meter run. Weiss also took seventh.
The Falcons had originally planned to travel up I-75 for the Toledo Collegiate Challenge but that was canceled due to weather allowing BG to visit Bluffton to face Albion, Defiance, Huntington, Bluffton and Tri-State.
"The competition level was different than it would've been at Toledo," said coach Cami Wells. "With such a young team, it was a nice confidence booster to start with competition that wasn't quite so intimidating."
The Falcons showed impressive speed in the short distance races racking up seven top three finishes, including a clean sweep in the 100-meter dash.
Sophomore Shantell Lewis won the race in 12.68 and was followed by freshman teammates Sarah Hooten (12.79) and Rachel Doughty (13.05).
Two more freshmen placed in the 200-meter dash for BG. Tiffany Dziak (26.54) took first and Brittany Johnson (26.74) finished third.
In the 400-meter dash, freshman Heather Conger (1:00.51) and sophomore Hillary Hewit (1:01.50) took the first two spots.
"I thought they did a nice job considering the limited competition," Wells said of her sprinters. "It was sunny out so it was decent weather, but it was still a little cold for sprinting."
But as good as the Falcons were in the short distance, they were better in mid and long distance races.
The 800-meter run was the lone mid-distance race of the day, but the Falcons made it count by sweeping the top five spots.
Danielle Thornton (2:21.91) finished first, while teammates Autumn Dettmann (2:23.15), Barbara Powers (2:29.57), Andrea Pereira de Almeida (2:32.28) and Lauren Zielke (2:32.46) completed the top five. Tara Weiss finished eighth for BG.
The Falcons also only had one long distance race of the day, which they also took the top five spots in.
Jamie Roflow had a time of 4:45.00 and teammates Lyndi Springer (4:50.00), Powers (4:58.93), Kylie Korsnack (5:09.06) and Megan Kelsey (5:09.06) rounded out the top five of the 1500-meter run. Weiss also took seventh.
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