Toledo, Ohio – Toledo's men's and women's cross country teams are slated to compete in the All-Ohio Championships on Saturday at Silver Creek Metro Park Cross Country Trails in Norton, Ohio. The women's 6K will start at 2:00 p.m. with the men's 8K to follow at 2:45 p.m.

The Rockets last competed in Bowling Green's Mel Brodt Invitational, where the women secured first with a photo-finish from junior Athena Welsh (5K, 17:06.1). Welsh was followed closely by sophomore Michelle Hostettler (third, 17:44.2), freshman Claire Steigerwald (fourth, 17:47.0), and senior Jennifer Lichter (fifth, 17:55.1)

On the men's side, junior Dismas Koech (15:40.3) and sophomore Jake Papish (15:40.9) secured third and fourth, respectively. With a 5K time of 15:50.0, Joel Duffield took sixth.

In last season's All-Ohio Championships, the Toledo women's squad landed in fifth place with 138 points.

Participating Teams
Ashland
Baldwin Wallace
Blufton
Bowling Green
Case Western Reserve
Central State
Cleveland State
Columbus State
Cuyahoga Community College
Defiance
Findlay
Franciscan
Heidelberg
Kent State
Kent State - Trumbull
Lake Erie College
Lourdes
Malone
Marietta
Mount Union
Mount Vernon Nazarene
Oberlin
Ohio
Ohio Christian
Ohio Dominican
Ohio Northern 
Ohio Wesleyan
Rio Grande
Shawnee State
Tiffin
Toledo
Urbana
Ursuline
Walsh
Wilmington
Wooster
Wright State