Some women are hoping for a dozen roses or a romantic candle-lit dinner this Valentine’s Day. The women on the BG track team are looking to celebrate the holiday with a victory in tomorrow’s All-Ohio Championships.
After a second place finish to Central Michigan in last Friday’s BG Invite, the Falcons will travel to Findlay tomorrow to race for the title of Ohio’s best. Last week, the squad battled some injuries, but showed their depth by finishing first in six events. Head coach Scott Sehmann does not foresee injuries holding his team back tomorrow.
“We are going to try to compete everybody. We’re probably at 80 or 90 percent at this point in the week,” Sehmann said.
Running against Central Michigan last weekend gave the Falcons a taste of some quality competition. BG is sure to face a high caliber of competition at tomorrow’s Championships as well.
Twenty teams from the state will compete in the meet.
“I think Miami is certainly one of the teams to beat,” Sehmann said. “Akron has a fair amount of depth as well. Cincinnati should bring a squad full of a fair amount of depth.”
Last weekend Miami and Cincinnati both competed in the Indiana Invitational.
Miami thrower Lauren Collins had the sole first place for either team. However, both squads posted several top ten finishes. The Falcons have been working hard as usual this week, keeping their goal of winning the championships in mind.
“They have been working hard to be the best they can be, focusing on proper warm up and cool down, based on this situation they provide us with down at the Malcolm Center,” Sehmann said.
With strong performances in both of their last two meets, the Falcons have reason to be confident going into tomorrow’s competition. Sehmann shares the team’s confidence.
“Overall, in the majority of the events we’re entered in, we should be competitive. In others, we’re not seeded as high,” Sehmann said. “We’ll try to score as many points as we can. It’s those small points that will make the difference at the end of the day. Every effort counts.”
The Falcons will try to put forth their best effort in Findlay tomorrow. The meet begins at 11:30 a.m. with the field events, followed by the running events at 1:20 p.m.
