Bowling Green Falcons track and field
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| Bowling Green Falcons track and field | |
|---|---|
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| University | Bowling Green State University |
| Head coach | Lou Snelling |
| Conference | MAC |
| Location | Bowling Green, Ohio |
| Outdoor track | Whittaker Track |
| Nickname | Falcons |
| Colors | Brown and orange[1] |
The Bowling Green Falcons track and field team is the track and field program that represents Bowling Green State University. The Falcons compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Mid-American Conference. The team is based in Bowling Green, Ohio, at the Whittaker Track.[2]
The program is coached by Lou Snelling.[3] The track and field program officially encompasses four teams because the NCAA considers men's and women's indoor track and field and outdoor track and field as separate sports.[4]
Middle-distance runner Dave Wottle won the 1972 Olympic gold medal in the 800 meters while competing on the Bowling Green Falcons team. In 2023, he became the first Mid-American Conference athlete to be inducted into the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of Fame.[5]
In March 2002, the university announced they would cut the men's track and field teams at the end of the school year.[6] Alumni opposed the cuts, and athletes including Sid Sink lamented the cuts through 2020.[7][8]
AIAW
The Falcons have had one AIAW All-American finishing in the top six at the AIAW indoor or outdoor championships.[9]
| AIAW All-Americans | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Championships | Name | Event | Place |
| 1976 Outdoor | Debbie Romsek | 400 meters hurdles | 4th |
NCAA
As of August 2025[update], a total of 8 men and 8 women have achieved individual first-team All-American status for the team at the Division I men's outdoor, women's outdoor, men's indoor, or women's indoor national championships (using the modern criteria of top-8 placing regardless of athlete nationality).[10][11]
