Courtesy of Bowling Green Athletics
AKRON, Ohio – The Bowling Green Falcons concluded competition at the 2023 MAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday (May 13), totaling 91 team points to finish fourth. This is the best point total since 1999 and best team finish since 1998. The Falcons saw two more individual titles, as Zaresha Neal defended her crown in the discus, then Kylee Cubbison used a late kick to take first place in the 1500. BGSU’s total of four individual crowns is the most at a single MAC Championship in school history, as is their total of three throwing champions. This is also the highest outdoor finish for the Falcons during the tenure of Head Coach Lou Snelling.

Bowling Green closed the weekend with a sensational 4×400 relay effort from Darian Braddix, DaMya Barker, Tianna Mulligan, and Jemeila Hunter. The quartet placed second with a time of 3:41.57 that ranks them second in school history. The Falcons were also boosted by Brianna Richard (second) and Bianca Staples (fourth) in the triple jump, as well as the 4×100 relay team of Alexis Parchman, Jemeila Hunter, Brianna Richard, and Darian Braddix that placed fourth. Reagan Emberton was fifth in the discus to earn her second podium spot of the weekend, while Staples earned her second with an eighth-place effort in the high jump. In the 200, Hunter and Mulligan were fifth and seventh to add to the team total.

Bowling Green Results
200 Final
5. Jemeila Hunter – 24.15
7. Tianna Mulligan – 24.61

1500 Final
1. Kylee Cubbison – 4:26.88 (PR)

5K Final
14. Kylee Cubbison – 17:44.77
16. Regina Rose – 17:53.39

4×100 Relay Final
4. Alexis Parchman, Jemeila Hunter, Brianna Richard, Darian Braddix – 45.82

4×400 Relay Final
2. Darian Braddix, DaMya Barker, Tianna Mulligan, Jemeila Hunter – 3:41.57

Discus Final
1. Zaresha Neal – 174-8.00 (53.23m)
5. Reagan Emberton – 148-8.00(45.32m) [PR]
13. Grace Bradtmueller – 126-3.00(38.48m) [PR]

High Jump Final
8. Bianca Staples – 5-4.50 (1.64m)

Triple Jump Final
2. Brianna Richard – 42-2.25 (12.86m)
4. Bianca Staples – 41-1.00 (12.53m) [PR]
11. Sabrina Imes – 38-8.00 (11.79m)

Full Results (PDF)

Falcon Facts
– Zaresha Neal won the MAC title in the discus for the second consecutive year, giving her two titles this weekend and five in her career. She threw 174-8.00 (53.23m), the sixth-best mark in school history that gives her seven of the program’s top ten marks. She ties Aliyah Gustafson for the most MAC throwing titles in school history.
– Kylee Cubbison won her first career MAC title, taking the 1500 crown with a time of 4:26.88. Her thrilling win is BGSU’s first 1500 win since 1989, when Tracy Gaerke placed first. Cubbison’s time is a PR that puts her fifth in school history, including two of the top eight times.
– Bowling Green’s total of four individual titles is the most at a single MAC Championship in school history. Neal and Mateya Haintz combined for three throwing titles, the first time in program history the Falcons have claimed three throwing crowns at the MAC Championship.
– The Falcons totaled 91 team points, the most in a season since 1998. They finished fourth overall, also the highest spot since 1998. This is the first time since 1998 BGSU has finished in the top four at the MAC Indoor and Outdoor Championships.
– In total, the Orange and Brown had 18 podium performances, including four champions and six medalists.
– Brianna Richard secured a MAC runner-up finish in the triple jump with a mark of 42-2.25 (12.86m), just 0.01m shy of her PR. It is the sixth-best mark in program history. The senior has collected eight podium efforts in her career, including two titles and six top-five performances.
– The 4×400 relay team of Darian Braddix, DaMya Barker, Tianna Mulligan, and Jemeila Hunter placed second with a time of 3:41.57. This ranks them second in program history.
– The 4×100 relay quartet of Alexis Parchman, Jemeila Hunter, Brianna Richard, and Darian Braddix finished fourth with a time of 45.82, which is the fifth-fastest time in program history.
– Reagan Emberton landed on the podium for the second time this weekend and third time this season with a discus PR of 148-8.00(45.32m). Her fifth-place finish is the highest MAC finish of her career.
– Bianca Staples jumped to a spot on the podium twice, putting her career total at three. In the triple jump, she recorded a PR of 41-1.00 (12.53m) to finish fourth. This ranks her third in program history. She also cleared 5-4.50 (1.64m) in the high jump to place eighth. She previously took fourth in the event at the indoor championship.
– Jemeila Hunter finished fifth in the 200 with a time of 24.15, the third-fastest of her career. The senior has landed on the MAC Championship individual podium three times in her career. Her time is the 13th-fastest in school history, giving her four of the top 15.
– Tianna Mulligan ran the second-fastest 200 of her career at 24.61 seconds, giving her a seventh-place finish. This is her first career individual podium performance at the MAC Championship.
– Grace Bradtmueller threw a discus PR of 126-3.00 (38.48m).
– Sabrina Imes made her MAC Outdoor Championship debut and went 38-8.00 (11.79m) in the triple jump, her second-best mark of the outdoor campaign. This is the
– Kylee Cubbison (17:44.77) and Regina Rose (17:53.39) ran the 5K final for the Orange and Brown.

Team Standings
1. Ball State – 108
2. Eastern Michigan – 105
3. Miami (OH) – 96.5
4. Bowling Green – 91
5. Northern Illinois – 76
6. Akron – 74.5
7. Kent State – 67
8. Buffalo – 62
9. Central Michigan – 57
10. Toledo – 46
11. Ohio – 28
12. Western Michigan – 7
Bowling Green’s Friday Results
Heptathlon Final Total
6. Jenna Lucas – 4,956 (PR), 8. Destiny Fernandes – 4,599 (PR)

Heptathlon Events
800
11. Destiny Fernandes – 2:32.72 (PR), 12. Jenna Lucas – 2:37.04 (PR)

Javelin
3. Jenna Lucas – 115-2.00 (35.11m), 11. Destiny Fernandes – 79-7.00 (24.26m)

Long Jump
5. Jenna Lucas – 18-2.00 (5.54m) [PR], 11. Destiny Fernandes – 17-1.00 (5.21m)

Non-Heptathlon Events
100 Prelims
12. Darian Braddix – 11.98 (PR), 17. Alexis Parchman – 12.29

100 Hurdles Prelims
9. DaMya Barker – 13.95 (PR), 15. Morgan Patterson – 14.17 (PR)

400 Prelims
17. Ashley Kisor – 59.27

800 Prelims
13. Raegan Burkey – 2:16.84

3K Steeplechase Final
17. Kristin Groppe – 11:37.75

Hammer Throw Final
1. Mateya Haintz – 197-1.00 (60.08m), 10. Kami Baker – 162-2.00 (49.43m) [PR], 15. Reagan Emberton – 149-6.00 (45.57m)

Long Jump Final
T-6. Morgan Patterson – 19-5.00(5.92m) [PR]

Shot Put Final
1. Zaresha Neal – 52-9.75 (16.10m), 6. Reagan Emberton – 46-3.00 (14.10m), 11. Lane Anderson – 43-3.75 (13.23m)

Bowling Green’s Thursday Results
Heptathlon Events
100 Hurdles
6. Destiny Fernandes – 14.85, 10. Jenna Lucas – 15.61 (PR)

200 (wind-aided)
7. Destiny Fernandes – 26.28 (+2.2), 8. Jenna Lucas – 26.54 (+2.2)

High Jump
T-3. Jenna Lucas – 5-7.00 (1.70m) [PR], 6. Destiny Fernandes – 5-4.50(1.64m) [PR]

Shot Put
2. Jenna Lucas – 41-0.00 (12.50m), 12. Destiny Fernandes – 33-2.00 (10.11m)

Non-Heptathlon Events
200 Prelims
2. Jemeila Hunter – 23.93 (PR), 7. Tianna Mulligan – 24.46 (PR), 13. Darian Braddix – 24.88 (PR)

400 Hurdles Prelims
9. DaMya Barker – 1:01.66 (PR)

1500 Prelims
3. Kylee Cubbison – 4:35.51, 16. Izzy Best – 4:42.67, 18. Emma Hellwege – 4:53.38

10K Final
6. Regina Rose – 37:49.79, 12. Elise Johnson – 38:58.19

Javelin Final
7. Jenna Lucas – 115-5.00 (35.19m) [PR]