Toledo Heads to Michigan for Silverston Invitational

TOLEDO, Ohio—The Toledo women's track and field team will compete in the Silverston Invitational hosted by Michigan on Friday, Feb. 16. The competition takes place at the U of M Indoor Track Building and will serve as the last meet for Toledo prior to the Mid-American Conference Championships (Feb. 23-24). The invitational kicks off at 1:00 p.m. with both field and running events starting at that time.

The Rockets' last competition was at the Kent State National Qualifier on Feb. 10 where a number of athletes had standout performances. Riley Kwiatkowski placed second in the women's 3,000-meter final with a time of 10:09.14, while Amanda Bakley was right behind in fourth with a time of 10:21.33. Katie Dewey continued her strong season when she finished third in the women's shot put, throwing for 14.62 meters. Dewey also marked high in the women's weight throw finals, hitting a mark of 17.57 meters.

Toledo's distance runners have been excellent so far this season. Noe, Welsh, Simiuc, and junior Olivia Chinn have the Rockets' milers ranked 10th in the country and they sit third, fourth, and fifth in the MAC, respectively. Welsh (9:32.52) is also third in the 3,000-meter among MAC competitors and the only underclassman in the top five. Noe (9:36.84) and Simiuc (9:41.37) are sixth and eighth, respectively, and all three have MAC qualifying times. In the 5,000-meter Welsh (16:35.28, third in the MAC) and Jennifer Lichter (17:03.65, sixth) have led the way for UT this season.

Toledo's MAC Qualifiers (through Feb. 3):
800m – Petronela Simiuc (2:11.12)
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 – Janelle Noe (9:36.84)
3K – Petronela Simiuc (9:41.37)
5K – Athena Welsh (16:35.28)
5K – Jennifer Lichter (17:03.65)
Triple Jump – Karoline Steppin (39-7.25)
Shot Put – Katie Dewey (50-0.5)

Silverston Invitational, Friday, Feb. 16
Schedule of Events for the Rockets

1:00 p.m. - high jump
Atalia Da Silva

1:00 p.m. - shot put
Sally Frank, Chloee Kleespis

1:25 p.m. - 60m
Shanice Williams

Toledo Heads to Michigan for Silverston Invitational

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