TOLEDO, Ohio - The Rockets travel to Indiana for two meets this weekend. Toledo will compete against Mid-American Conference member Ball State on Thursday, Jan. 16 at 6:00 p.m. at the Lewellen Aquatic Center. The Rockets will then head to Indiana State for a 2:00 p.m. meet on Friday, Jan. 17.
WORDS FROM INTERIM HEAD COACH BRIE GLOBIG
"We are excited to be back in action this weekend for two very competitive meets. We have been working hard all break to prepare for the last part of our season, and we are ready to see what we can accomplish."
LAST TIME OUT
The Rockets defeated Indianapolis and Findlay in a tri-meet hosted by Indianapolis in mid-December. Sophomore
Joelle Gallais took first on both diving boards, while freshman
Lina Alli took fourth on both boards. Junior
Izzy Jones, freshmanÂ
Lauren Kilgore and junior
Lisa Eriksson took first in their respective swimming events. Also competing well for the Rockets was sophomore
Samantha Ekleberry, who took second in both the 500 and 1000 freestyles. Senior
Duda Sales placed second in the 100 butterfly. The Rockets finished second in the 200 freestyle relay with the team of Eriksson, Sales, Jones and
Kennedy Lovell swimming a 1:37.71 in the event to finishjust ahead of teammates
Alida Ramden,
Flory Kock,
Ashley Jeffreys, and
Kendra Polewski. Toledo also took third in the 200 medley relay. Jeffreys,
Bec Welke, Sales, and Lovell touched the wall in 1:46.77.
COMING UP
The Rockets host their final home meet of the season on Jan. 25 as they welcome MAC opponent Buffalo to the UToledo Student Recreation Center. The meet is set to begin at 11:00 a.m.