TOLEDO, Ohio - The Rockets will host their annual Blue and Gold Intrasquad Meet this Friday at the UToledo Recreation Center. The meet is set to begin at 3:30 p.m.

WORDS FROM INTERIM HEAD COACH BRIE GLOBIG
Coach Agostino and myself are extremely excited to watch the athletes come together and compete at the Blue and Gold Meet. We are racing some uncommon distances which allows us to focus on our race mechanics instead of the times. Our objective is race smart, have fun, and set the standard for the season.

LAST TIME OUT
Five Rockets competed at the CSCAA National Collegiate Open Water on Sept. 14. The team placed fourth overall, averaging a total time of 1:07:07.54. Sophomore Jovana Duric led the way for the Rocket, finishing ninth overall at 1:06:06.3 over the 5K course at Lone Star Lake. Junior Gracie Storm (17th), freshman Lisa Lohner (22nd), and sophomore Samantha Ekleberry (24th) placed in the top-25.

LAST SEASON
The Rockets finished the 2018-19 season with 32 individual wins and seven relay wins. Senior Duda Sales and sophomore Joelle Gallais led the way for the Rockets, each recording six individual wins. Sales is in the Toledo All-Time Top-10 performance list in both the 100 and 200 butterfly, sitting fourth and eighth, respectively. Gallais had a breakout season last year, registering six wins in the diving well. After scoring a career-best 300.00 on the one-meter dive, Gallais etched her name in the Toledo All-Time Top-10, sitting at second-best in program history. Gallais also scored a 309.09 on the three-meter dive for third-best in program history. Junior Lisa Eriksson led the way for the Rockets in freestyle wins, earning five through nine dual and tri-meets. Eriksson recorded two wins in the 100 freestyle and three in the 50 freestyle, recording the ninth-fastest time in program history in the 50 freestyle at 23.53. Sophomore Jovana Duric recorded the second-most freestyle wins last season, taking first in the 500 and 1650 freestyles against Youngstown State during mid-season. Duric's 16:55.53 in the 1650 freestyle was the ninth-fastest in program history, marking her the first Rocket in five years to etch her name on that list. 

ROCKETS EARN CSCAA ACADEMIC ACCOLADES
For the fifth-straight semester, the Rocket swimming and diving program earned CSCAA Scholar All-America accolades for their work in the classroom. The Rockets have earned the honor a total of 12 times. Sophomore Joelle Gallais earned CSCAA Scholar All-America individual accolades after being named to the honorable mention team this spring.

THE ROCKETS WELCOME SEVEN TO THE ROSTER
The Rockets welcome seven individuals to the 2019-20 roster. The freshmen class consists of Hannah Beavers (Powell, Ohio), Lauren Kilgore (Niles, Mich.), Flory Kock (Savaneta, Aruba), Ashley LeFevers (Berne, Ind.), Lisa Lohner (Rochester Hills, Mich.), and Caroline Wallenborg (Stockholm, Sweden). Also joining the roster is sophomore transfer Kendra Polewski. Polewski is a native of Lakeshore, Ont. and spent last year at Findlay.

COMING UP
The Rockets will host their annual alumni meet on Saturday, Oct. 5. The meet is set to begin at 9 a.m.