Rockets Land at Wolverine Invitational on Saturday

Saturday, January 12

Ann Arbor, Mich.

11:00 AM

University of Toledo

Wolverine Invitational

Mid-American Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships

Nautica Hill and the Rockets open the indoor track & field at the Wolverine Invitational, hosted by the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor on Saturday.

Photo by: Scott W. Grau

Rockets Land at Wolverine Invitational on Saturday

1/10/2019 12:00:00 PM | Women's Track and Field

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Toledo, Ohio – The University of Toledo women's track & field squad will hit the road on Saturday for the Wolverine Invitational hosted by the University of Michigan. Competition kicks off at 11 a.m.

The 2019 Rockets return with a veteran team, losing only four athletes to graduation. This year's seniors offer a wealth of experience and leadership after finishing fifth as a team in both MAC Indoor and Outdoor Championships and sending qualifiers to the NCAA preliminaries and finals.

"We have some very strong seniors in the distance events with Janelle Noe, Jennifer Lichter, Olivia Chinn and Joan Jepkirui," said head coach Linh Nguyen. "We have seniors who are not only good athletes, good teammates, but they've been there, they've done it before, and they've competed the NCAA Championship level. You can count on them.

"On the sprint side we have good seniors like Nautica Hill, Christina Johnson and Shanice Williams. And then we have strong seniors in the throws with Sally Frank, Katie Dewey and Anna Bellman. Honestly we got a lot of seniors all over the place. It's the experience they bring, the steadiness. They've been there before, they've been to the MAC Championships, they've scored points, they know how to do it, they know what it takes. I think having that presence helps a lot."

Going into the first meet of the indoor season, Nguyen is optimistic. "We just want to get off on a good note, start the season off on the right foot and hopefully get some MAC qualifying performances. that should give us an idea of where we are and what we need to do in training going forward."

Before winter break, distance competitors Athena Welsh and Janelle Noe performed in the Grand Valley State University Holiday Invitational 5K event. Welsh landed in third place with a time of 16:24.28, setting a personal record. Noe finished 23rd (17:39.68) in what was her first 5K.

Wolverine Invitational - Ann Arbor, Mich.
Saturday, Jan. 12
Toledo Schedule of Events

Field Events
11:00 a.m. – High Jump
Ashley Herrmann, Holly Nation, Julia Smith

11:00 a.m. – Shot Put
Katie Dewey, Sally Frank, Chloee Kleespies

11:00 a.m. – Long Jump
Deja Martin, Madison Pierce, Janell Rowe

1:30 p.m. – Weight Throw
Katie Dewey, Sally Frank, Kallie Strauss

1:30 p.m. – Triple Jump
Deja Martin, Janell Rowe

Running Events
11:30 a.m. - 60 Meter
Christina Johnson, Shanice Williams

12:40 p.m. - Mile
Olivia Chinn

1:10 p.m. - 400 Meter
Rayna Horner, Emily Worley

1:50 p.m. - 800 Meter
Jordan Doore, Kennedey Glover

2:10 p.m. - 200 Meter
Nautica Hill, Christina Johnson

2:30 p.m. - 3000 Meter
Michelle Hostettler, Rebecca Snyder, Claire Steigerwald