Kent, Ohio – Sophomore Atalia Lima became the first Rocket to win the pentathlon in the first day of competition at the Mid-American Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships in Kent, Ohio on Friday. Lima, who had a score of 3542 points, took second in the high jump (1.69m) and long jump (5.47), third in the shot put (11.57) eighth in the 800-meters (2:33.25) and 18th in the 60-meters (9.90). 

Toledo finished Day One at the MAC Championships with a team score of 25 in fourth place behind Central Michigan, (52.2 points) Akron (39 points), and Eastern Michigan (37 points). 
 
"It was awesome," said head coach Linh Nguyen of Lima's performance. "She didn't have the best hurdles to start off, but after that she built a lot of momentum in the high jump and just carried it through the rest of the events. She won by nine points so she fought hard until the end. At the end of the 800 she was hurting, but she battled." 
 
Junior Athena Welsh lapped the competition in the 5000 meters, clinching first with a time of 16:33.55. Senior Jennifer Lichter took eighth in the 5000 with a time of 17:11.25. Senior Deja Martin also stepped to the podium, taking eighth in the long jump with a leap of 5.55m. 
 
Senior Shanice Williams advanced to the finals in the 60-meters, clocking a personal-best 7.39 to take first. In the 800-meter event, seniors Janelle Noe and Petronela Simiuc took first (2:11.32) and fifth (2:12.07), respectively, earning spots in the Saturday's finals. 
 
"They ran great today. All those women ran terrific," said Nguyen on Saturday's qualifiers. "Tomorrow the goal is, if you're in the final, you're scoring. The goal is to go in there and compete as hard as you can and finish as high as possible. Shanice in the 60-meters and Janelle and Petronela in the 800-meters have very good chances to finish up high.
 
"I think we put a lot of points on the board and had a few nice surprises. A couple of things didn't go quite the way we wanted, but overall I feel really good about where we are," said Nguyen.  
 
Field events will resume at noon on Saturday, with running events beginning at 1:20 p.m. 
 
MAC Indoor Track & Field Championships 
Day 1
Team Standings 
1. Central Michigan – 52.5 points
2. Akron - 39 points
3. Eastern Michigan – 37 points 
4. Toledo– 25 points
5. Bowling Green – 19 points 
6. Northern Illinois – 15 points
7. Ohio – 13 points
8. Kent State - 10.5 points
9. Buffalo – 9 points
10. Miami (OH) - 8 points
11. Western Michigan – 6 points 
12. Ball State –  0 points         
 
Toledo Individual Results
60m Trials
1. Shanice Williams – 7.39 * PR * *Advances to the finals
12. Nautica Hill – 7.66 *PR * 
16. Christina Johnson – 7.72
 
200m Trials 
9. Shanice Williams – 24.34 * PR * 
11. Nautica Hill – 24.42 * PR *
 
800m Trials
1. Janelle Noe – 2:11.32 *Advances to the finals
5. Petronela Simiuc – 2:12.07 * Advances to the finals
19. Olivia Chinn – 2:23.35
 
Pentathlon 
1.  Atalia Lima – 3542 points
17. Holly Nation – 2840 points – Tied with Kent State's Desiree Thomas
19. Yana Khabina – 2254 points 
 
Pentathlon – 60m Hurdles
12. Yana Khabina – 9.46
18. Atalia Lima – 9.90
21. Holly Nation – 10.57
 
Pentathlon – High Jump
2. Atalia Lima – 1.69m
5. Holly Nation – 1.60m –  * PR * - Three-way tie between Eastern Michigan's Morgan Iverson and Kent State's Desiree Thomas
19. Yana Khabina – 1.39m 
 
Pentathlon – Shot Put
3. Atalia Lima – 11.57m * PR * 
13. Yana Khabina – 9.00m 
19. Holly Nation – 7.65m
 
Pentathlon – Long Jump
2. Atalia Lima – 5.47m * PR * 
15. Holly Nation – 4.87m 
18. Yana Khabina – 4.67m 
 
Pentathlon – 800m
8. Atalia Lima – 2:33.25
10. Holly Nation – 2:38.18
 
5000m Finals
1. Athena Welsh – 16:33.55
8. Jennifer Lichter – 17:11.25
 
Distance Medley Relay
6. Janelle Noe, Rayna Horner, Petronela Simiuc, Joan Jepkirui – 11:55.25
 
Long Jump 
8.  Deja Martin  - 5.55m * PR *
16. Janell Rowe – 5.13m
 
Weight Throw
20. Katie Dewey – 10.79m
 
 
Schedule of Events 
Day 2: Saturday, February 23
Heptathlon
11:00am - M 60m Hurdles
11:45am - M Pole Vault
To Follow PV - M 1,000m
 
Field Events
12:00pm - W Triple Jump Final
12:00pm - W Shot Put Final
12:00pm - M High Jump Final
2:30pm - W High Jump Final
2:30pm - M Pole Vault Final
2:45pm - M Triple Jump Final
2:45pm - M Shot Put Final
 
Running Events – All Finals
12:50pm - National Anthem
1:15pm - M Mile
1:30pm - W Mile
1:55pm - M 60m Hurdles
2:05pm - W 60m Hurdles
2:15pm - M 400m
2:30pm - W 400m
2:45pm - M 60m
2:55pm - W 60m
3:05pm - M 800m
3:15pm - W 800m
3:25pm - M 200m
3:35pm - W 200m
3:45pm - M 3,000m
4:00pm - W 3,000m
4:30pm - M 4x400m Relay
4:40pm - W 4x400m Relay
5:00pm - Awards Ceremony