Toledo Heads to Meyo Invitational

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Toledo, Ohio— The Toledo women's track and field team heads to South Bend, Ind. this weekend for the Meyo Invitational.

The meet begins Friday, Feb. 2 at 4:00 p.m. and picks back up on Saturday, Feb. 3 at 9:45 a.m.

"I'm looking forward to this weekend," head coach Linh Nguyen said. "The Meyo Invite is always one that we circle on our calendar, because the level of competition is so high. The women have really been putting forth some great efforts the last couple weeks and I expect that to continue this weekend."

The Rockets split up last weekend with the throwers competing in the Findlay Classic and the rest of the squad in Geneva, Ohio for the SPIRE Midwest Open.

UT's distance runners were the highlight of the weekend. Senior Janelle Noe (4:42.80, first place), sophomore Athena Welsh (4:43.15, second place), and senior Petronela Simiuc (4:47.29, fifth place) all turned in outstanding performances in the mile run. Noe, Welsh, and Simiuc now hold the second, third, and fourth fastest indoor mile times in UT history, respectively. Noe comes into this weekend ranked 16th nationally in the mile, while Welsh is 18th. Toledo is one of just three teams in the NCAA with multiple runners with a top 20-fastest mile time.
Senior Danda da Silva also won an event last weekend, turning in a 400-meter dash time of 56.13. Her time was more than three seconds faster than her previous personal best. Sophomore Tori Thompson also PR'd with a 7.85 mark in the 60-meter dash, as did junior Katie Dewey in the shot put (48-9.0) in Findlay.

Mid-American Conference foes Bowling Green, Miami, Northern Illinois, and Western Michigan will be among the attendees this weekend.

MAC Indoor Qualifiers (through Jan. 27):

Mile – Janelle Noe (4:42.80)
Mile – Athena Welsh (4:43.15)
Mile – Petronela Simiuc (4:47.29)
3K – Athena Welsh (9:32.76)
3K – Petronela Simiuc (9:41.37)
5K – Jennifer Lichter (17:03.65)
Triple Jump – Karoline Steppin (39-7.25)
Shot Put – Katie Dewey (48-9.0)

Meyo Invitational, Friday, Feb. 2-Saturday, Feb. 3
Schedule of Events for the Rockets:

Friday
4:00 p.m.- Long Jump
Madison Pierce

4:00 p.m.- Weight Throw
Katie Dewey

5:05 p.m.- 60m
Christina Johnson, Shanice Williams

5:45 p.m.- 5K
Jennifer Lichter, Stephanie Sherman, Athena Welsh

7:35 p.m.- 200m
Christine Johnson

Saturday
10:15 a.m.- 3K
Stephanie Barlow, Jennifer Lichter, Janelle Noe

10:30 a.m.- Triple Jump
Janell Rowe, Karoline Steppin

10:30 a.m.- Shot Put
Katie Dewey, Sally Frank

11:15 a.m.- Mile
Olivia Chinn, Michelle Hostettler, Petronela Simiuc

12:05 p.m.- 400m
Nautica Hill, Yana Khabina

12:45 p.m.- 800m
Petronela Simiuc

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Players Mentioned

Stephanie Barlow

Janelle Noe

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