| 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]
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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]
