Each year, six Bowling Green State University students are chosen to represent the University as the beloved Freddie and Frieda Falcon mascots. While donning the iconic Falcon costumes, the mascots spread school spirit at athletic, campus and community events.

Similar to their counterparts in the secret spirit organization, SICSIC, the Freddie and Frieda Falcon mascots conceal their identities from classmates and friends until the much-anticipated reveal near the end of basketball season.

The tradition has long been a part of BGSU history, beginning in 1950 when Freddie Falcon debuted during a home basketball game against Ohio University. Frieda first joined Freddie in 1966 as Mrs. Freddie Falcon and was then reintroduced in 1980 as Freddie’s little sister and sidekick.

This year marks a significant milestone as Freddie Falcon turns 75 years old. The University is celebrating with a birthday bash during Homecoming in September.

University photographer and videographer Haven Conn ‘22 and student photographers and videographers Avery Young and Daniel Carlson captured the excitement of the reveals during the women’s basketball game against Toledo.

Danielle Cain is a senior majoring in criminal justice and a Thompson Scholar in the Sidney A. Ribeau President’s Leadership Academy. She is president of the National Pan Hellenic Council and a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Cain, who hails from Detroit, was honored as a 2024 Women of Distinction, a BGSU award that recognizes outstanding role models and mentors who empower others. She also was a 2024 Newman Civic Fellow, a national recognition of exemplary leaders and change-makers from across the country. Cain was revealed by fellow PLA Thompson Scholar, Dwayne Lawson, who recently was unmasked as Black Panther in SICSIC.

Cam Drake is a senior studying middle childhood education and is currently student teaching in fifth grade at Otsego Elementary School in Tontogany, Ohio, near Bowling Green. He is active in the Collegiate Middle Level Association, a student organization focusing on professional development for middle childhood education majors. Drake, from Sunbury, Ohio, north of Columbus, is also vice president of the University’s club golf team.

Will McLean is a senior studying finance and business analytics. He is a member of Alpha Tau Omega, serves on the Interfraternity Council Executive Board and holds various other leadership roles through which he gives back to the community. McLean, from Worthington, Ohio, near Columbus, was the 2024 BGSU Homecoming King.

Kyle Negin is a senior pursuing a degree in marketing and business analytics. He is a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity and serves on the executive boards of the Interfraternity Council and Bikes 4 Tikes. Negin, from Port Huron, Michigan, recently was named the Undergraduate Student Leader of the Year by the Ohio College Personnel Association, an award that recognizes his leadership and contributions to student affairs on campus.

Lilah Nye is a senior studying adolescent to young adult integrated math education from Wadsworth, Ohio, near Akron. Nye is a student teacher for seventh-grade math at Donnell Middle School in Findlay. She’s also a campus tour guide and Honors College ambassador. Nye volunteers as a youth cross-country and track coach for St. Aloysius Catholic School in Bowling Green.

Hannah Super is a junior pursuing a degree in communication with a minor in leadership and a member of the 2022 Sidney A. Ribeau President’s Leadership Academy cohort. She serves as a student coordinator in the C. Raymond Marvin Center for Student Leadership and Civic Engagement. Super, from Pittsburgh, is also a choreographer and treasurer of University Dance Alliance, a student organization that celebrates all styles of dance and performs throughout the year at various campus and community events.