Muncie, Ind. - The Toledo women's track and field team earned their first podium appearance of the weekend when senior Jennifer Lichter took third place in the 10,000 meters in day one of the 2019 Mid-American Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Muncie, Ind. on Thursday. Lichter finished with a time of 35:50.45 and put six points on the board for the Rockets.

Toledo athletes also advanced into Saturday's finals in the 1500m, 200m and 400m hurdle events. 
 
"We got four people through to finals," said head coach Linh Nguyen. "We have one in position to score in the multis and got some points on the board in the 10K, so overall it was a pretty solid first day. Jennifer Lichter, as always, ran really tough. It's super humid out here and I think it affected a lot of people in the 10K, but she just hung in there, ran really tough and locked that up. She had it pretty much locked up for about halfway through, so it was a good race.

"It's going to be chilly tomorrow, unlike today so weather's going to be different. The name of the game tomorrow is just qualify. We just have to get as many people to Saturday as we can. Saturday's where you really start picking up points."
 
In the 1500 meters, seniors Petronela Simiuc and Janelle Noe earned their spots in the finals, taking first (4:43.04) and ninth (4:43.91), respectively. Fellow senior Nautica Hill squeaked into the 200-meter finals after stopping the clock at 24.35 to take ninth. Junior Yana Khabina finished sixth in the 400m hurdles, posting a time of 1:02.23 to qualify for Saturday's race. 
 
After four events in the heptathlon, junior Atalia Lima sits ninth in the standings with 2716 points and freshman Holly Nation is 16th with 2039 points. The heptathlon will conclude Friday with the long jump, javelin, and 800m. 
 
Up Next
The Rockets open the second day of competition at noon with the heptathlon, at 3:30 p.m. with the shot put, and at 6:05 p.m. with the 100m. 
 
2019 MAC Outdoor Championships
Muncie, Ind.  
Thursday, May 9
 
Team Standings Through Day One
1. Central Michigan - 29 points
1. Akron - 29 points
3. Bowling Green – 26 points
4. Ohio - 17 points
5. Kent State – 15.5 points
6. Miami (OH) - 10 points
7. Northern Illinois - 7 points
8. Buffalo – 6.5 points 
9. Toledo - 6 points 
10. Ball State - 5 points
11. Western Michigan - 4 points 
12. Eastern Michigan - 1 point 
 
Toledo Results
Thursday, May 9
Heptathlon
9. Atalia Lima - 2716 points
16. Holly Nation - 2039 points
 
Heptathlon - 100m Hurdles
11. Atalia Lima - 15.92
16. Holly Nation - 19.99
 
Heptathlon - High Jump 
4. Atalia Lima – 1.60m
8. Holly Nation - 1.54m
 
Heptathlon - Shot Put
3. Atalia Lima - 11.32m
16. Holly Nation - 7.68m 
 
Heptathlon - 200m 
11. Holly Nation - 27.25
14. Atalia Lima - 27.88
 
Field Events
Hammer Throw | Final
20. Kallie Strauss - 42.55m
 
Javelin | Final
17. Lauren Johnson - 29.20m 
18. Kallie Strauss - 26.24m
 
Track Events 
200m | Trials
9. Nautica Hill - 24.35
16. Tori Thompson - 25.07
 
400m Hurdles | Trials
6. Yana Khabina - 1:02.23
19. Rayna Horner - 1:07.74
 
1500m | Trials
6. Petronela Simiuc - 4:43.04
9. Janelle Noe - 4:43.91
17. Jordan Doore - 4:54.33
 
10,000m | Final
3. Jennifer Lichter – 35:50.45
9. Stephanie Sherman – 37:09.69
13. Claire Steigerwald – 37:44.62
 
Toledo Schedule of Events 
Friday, May 10
Heptathlon
Holly Nation, Atalia Lima
12:00 p.m. - Long Jump 
1:30 p.m. - Javelin
3:00 p.m. - 800m 
 
Field Events
3:30 p.m. - Shot Put | Trials & Final
Katie Dewey, Sally Frank, Chloee Kleespies 
 
5:00 p.m. - Long Jump | Trials & Final
Deja Martin, Madison Pierce
 
Track Events
6:05 p.m. - 100m | Trials 
Shanice Williams, Nautica Hill, Christina Johnson
 
6:45 p.m. - 800m | Trials 
Kennedey Glover
 
7:25 p.m. - 3000m Steeplechase | Final
Olivia Chinn, Amanda Bakley, Roma Lucarelli
 
Saturday, May 11
Field Events
2:30 p.m. - Discus | Trials & Final
Katie Dewey, Chloee Kleespies, Lauren Johnson
 
2:30 p.m. - High Jump  | Trials & Final
Atalia Lima, Julia Smith, Ashley Herrmann
 
Track Events 
1:00 p.m. 4x100m Relay | Final
Nautica Hill, Shanice Williams, Rayna Horner, Christina Johnson 
Tori Thompson, Deja Martin
 
1:25 p.m. – 1500m | Final 
Petronela Simiuc, Janelle Noe
 
2:30 p.m. - 100m | Final
 
2:50 p.m. - 800m | Final
 
3:15 p.m. - 400m Hurdles | Final
Yana Khabina
 
3:45 p.m. - 200m | Final
Nautica Hill
 
4:05 p.m. - 5000m | Final
Athena Welsh, Claire Steigerwald, Jennifer Lichter
 
4:45 p.m. - 4x400m Relay | Final
Nautica Hill, Yana Khabina, Rayna Horner, Christina Johnson
Holly Nation, Emily Worley, Petronela Simiuc, Janelle Noe
 
5:30 p.m. - Awards Ceremony