Women’s Cross Country Places 16th at NCAA Regional

Friday, November 15

Madison, Wis.

11:30 AM CT

University of Toledo

NCAA Regionals

Results

Petronela SImiuc vs. NCAA Great Lakes Regional

Senior Petronela Simiuc stopped the clock at 21:39.3 at the NCAA Great Lakes Reigional on Friday.

Photo by: Katherine Jamtgaard

11/15/2019 6:09:00 PM | Women's Cross Country

Results

MADISON, Wis. - The University of Toledo women's cross country team finished 16th with a team score of 433 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional in Madison, Wis. on Friday.

"I'm disappointed in our team finish. I am not disappointed in the effort of our women, but we never want to get comfortable finishing that far down on the leader board," said head coach Andrea Grove-McDonough.

Senior Petronela Simiuc set pace for the Rockets, clocking a time of 21:39.3 to take 56th. Fellow senior Stephanie Sherman was the next Rocket across the line with a time of 21:55.7 to take 74th. Freshman Emily Vining posted a time of 22:03.4 to take 82nd.

"We had a couple bright spots," said Grove-McDonough. "I'd say Stephanie Sherman had the best race of her career. Petronela Simiuc, that's the hardest she has ever gotten out of a race and was in the lead group early. She was hurting earlier in the race than we'd normally see after getting out so hard, but she really put her head down and gritted out the last 2K. The one thing we talked about was I'd rather have you go for it and give yourself a chance. I was proud of her for sticking her nose in it. She made huge gains this fall and there is a lot to be excited about as we turn our attention towards the track season."

Michigan State took home the team win with 49 points and Wisconsin's Alicia Monson took the individual crown with a time of 19:59.9.

NCAA Great Lakes Regional
Madison, Wis. | Friday, Nov. 15
Women's 6K

Team Standings
1. Michigan State – 49 points
2. Michigan – 74 points
3. Wisconsin – 100 points
4. Ohio State – 134 points
5. Notre Dame – 144 points
6. Indiana – 175 points
7. Butler – 234 points
8. Purdue – 280 points
9. Eastern Michigan – 283 points
10. Xavier – 320 points
11. Cincinnati – 374 points
12. Miami (OH) – 386 points
13. Oakland – 393 points
14. Akron – 411 points
15. Dayton – 423 points
16. Toledo – 433 points
17. Marquette – 464 points
18. Milwaukee – 516 points
19. Ball State – 533 points
20. Youngstown State – 590 points
21. Wright State – 591 points
22. Western Michigan – 599 points
23. IUPUI – 604 points
24. Indiana State – 610 points
25. Ohio – 652 points
26. Bowling Green – 671 points
27. Evansville – 820 points
28. Valparaiso – 851 points
29. Cleveland State – 869 points
30. Purdue Fort Wayne – 940 points
31. Green Bay – 971 points

Top 5 Individuals
1. Alicia Monson – Wisconsin – 19:59.9
2. Annie Fuller – Michigan State – 20:01.1
3. Amy Davis – Wisconsin – 20:07.4
4. Ericka Vanderlende – Michigan – 20:08.1
5. Anna Rohrer – Notre Dame – 20:11.4

Toledo Individuals
56. Petronela Simiuc – 21:39.3
74. Stephanie Sherman – 21:55.7
82. Emily Vining – 22:03.4
107. Michelle Hostettler – 22:22.5
114. Claire Steigerwald – 22:30.4
126. Meltem Yasar – 22:44.9
145. Riley Kwiatkowski – 23:03.1