Track Kicks Off Indoor Season at Bowling Green

Saturday, January 13

Bowling Green, Ohio

11:00 AM

Purdue Fort Wayne

Bowling Green Triangular

Track Kicks Off Indoor Season at Bowling Green

1/16/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track and Field

Jan. 13, 2007

BGSU Triangular Results
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Bowling Green, OH-The women's track and field team traveled to Bowling Green State University to compete in the BGSU Triangular this afternoon.  The 'Dons placed 5th in the meet with a score of 9 points; Western Michigan took top honors with 180 points.

IPFW was led by senior Ashley Ritchey (Leo, IN/Leo) who secured more than half of the team's points with a third place finish in the 5,000m run.  Ritchey completed the run in 17:45.31.

Also scoring for IPFW was freshman Marta Flippen (Fort Wayne, IN/Wayne) who chalked up a point with a sixth place finish in 600m run.  The 4x400m relay team comprised of Brooke Newman (Angola, IN/Prairie Heights), Marshell Smith (Fort Wayne, IN/Harding), Nakita Matthews (Gary, IN/Gary Roosevelt), and Flippen kicked in 2 points as well.

The 'Dons will continue the indoor portion of their season next week with a return trip to Bowling Green for the BGSU Invite on Friday, January 19, 2007.

                                                  ~Dons~