Sept. 2, 2004

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The Bowling Green State University Athletic Hall of Fame will welcome seven new members on Friday, Sept. 10. The 2004 class will be inducted during a formal dinner on the BGSU campus.

The class of 2004 includes women's basketball standout Lori Albers, men's track/cross country great Todd Black, gymnast Mary Beth (Friel) Bylsma, volleyball standout Lisa (Mika) Huston, swimmer Josie McCulloch, men's lacrosse player Chuck Winters and football Falcon Andre Young.

The official induction ceremony will take place Friday, Sept. 10, in the grand ballroom of BGSU's Bowen-Thompson Student Union. The social hour begins at 6:00 p.m. with dinner served at 7:00 p.m. and the program starting shortly thereafter.

In addition, the class will be introduced at halftime of the Sept. 11 BGSU-Southeast Missouri football game at Doyt Perry Stadium. The game begins at 6:00 p.m. and is designated as Varsity BG & Hall of Fame Night.

Tickets for the Sept. 10 dinner are $35 and advance reservations are required. Tickets can be reserved by calling the Falcon Club office at (419) 372-7063 before the close of business on Wednesday, Sept. 8. Football game tickets can be purchased through the BGSU athletics ticket office by phone, at 1-877-BGSUTICKET (1-877-247-8842) or (419) 372-0000, or on the web here at BGSUFalcons.com.

The following is the second in a series of biographical sketches profiling each of the 2004 inductees:

TODD BLACK
Native of Kenton, Ohio ... finished second in the 800 meters at the 1990 MAC meet with a time of 1:50.21 ... had the fastest times on the team in the 800 and the 1,500 meters in that year's outdoor season, while owning the team's best indoor times in the 800, 1500 and the mile ... led the team in points scored in 1991 ... finished second again in the 800 at the 1991 MAC meet, and was a provisional NCAA qualifer with a best of 1:48.16 that year ... sat out the 1991-92 season, but made it to the semifinal round of the 800 at the 1992 Olympic Trials in New Orleans ... misssed making the finals by just .31 ... had the 13th-best time in the nation entering the trials, with a time of 1:47.24 ... in the summer of 1992, competed with the U.S. Olympic Development team in Europe ... an All-American in 1993, when he was an automatic qualifier to the NCAA meet in the 800 ... finished eighth in that event (1:48.86) at the NCAA meet ... also that year, won the 1,500 meters at the MAC Championships ... that marked the first BGSU MAC title in a running event in 12 years ... finished second in the 800 at the MAC meet that year, for the third time in his career ... all-MAC in cross country in both 1990 and 1991 ... was BG's outstanding freshman in cross country in 1989 ... finished ninth at the MAC meet in 1990, and also earned All-Ohio honors that year ... was 12th at the MAC race and 24th at the district meet in 1991, earning All-MAC, All-Ohio and All-Central Collegiate honors that year ... was the Falcons' co-Most Improved Runner ... in 1996, competed at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Atlanta in the 800 meters, and advanced to the finals ... in the first round, finished second in his heat (1:47.71), then finished second in his heat in the second round (1:47.46) to advance to the semifinals ... had his best-ever time in the semifinals, with a 1:46.16 effort, to advance to the final ... ran a 1:46.99 in the finals, finishing eighth of eight ... spent several seasons as the restricted earnings coach for BG's cross country and track teams.