This fall, the Bowling Green State University mens and womens cross country teams will compete in five regular season meets, including two at home, before hosting the 2023 Mid-American Conference Cross Country Championships.
Both home regular season meets, as well as the MAC Championships, will be raced on the Mel Brodt Cross Country Course.
“We’re excited for the opportunity to host four meets on the BG cross country course this fall,” BGSU coach Lou Snelling said. “This will allow us to showcase our teams and the course itself while providing a positive impact to Bowling Green State University and the local economy.
“With the MAC Championships specifically, they’re always special moments for us. Hosting one elevates the experience and gives our Falcons the opportunity to make lifetime sorts of memories,” Snelling continued.
“We have a great track record of overachieving in these moments, which is testament to our Student-Athletes. All in all, we will have close to 30 collegiate teams and over 1,000 high school athletes visit Bowling Green this fall to take advantage of one of the best cross country courses in the Great Lakes Region.”
The Falcons open the 2023 campaign on Friday, Sept. 1, competing at the Akron Invite. The races will be held at Silver Creek Metro Park in Akron.
The season continues at home on Friday, Sept. 15, with the Mel Brodt Collegiate Open. The Falcons will race on their home course, with the men starting at 5:30 p.m. and the women starting at 6:05 p.m.
BGSU closes September at the Paul Short Run, hosted by Lehigh on Saturday, Sept. 30 at 11:45 a.m. The race will be held on Goodman Campus in Bethlehem, Pa.
Bowling Green starts October on its home course, competing in the Falcon Invite on Friday, Oct. 13. The Bob Rothermel Men’s 8K starts at 4:30 p.m., followed by the Steve Price Women’s 6K at 5:15 p.m. The awards presentation will begin at 6 p.m.
The regular season concludes on Friday, Oct. 20, as BGSU travels to Michigan for the EMU Fall Classic. The races will be held at Hudson Mills Metropark in Dexter, Mich.
The Falcons host the 2023 MAC Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Oct. 28. The first race will start at 11 a.m. on the Mel Brodt Cross Country Course.
BGSU last hosted the MAC Cross Country Championships on Nov. 21, 2020, with Kailee Perry winning the women’s first MAC individual title since 1995. This year’s MAC Championships will feature a BGSU alumni gathering.
The postseason continues on Friday, Nov. 10, as the Falcons compete at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional. The meet begins at 12 p.m. at the Zimmer Cross Country Course, located in Madison, Wisc.
Qualifying runners will compete at the NCAA Championship on Saturday, Nov. 18. That meet will be hosted on Panorama Farms in Charlottesville, Va.
