Senior Petronela Simiuc earned her second MAC Women's Track Athlete of the Week honors for breaking Toledo's all-time record in the mile for a second time this season.
Petronela Simiuc Named MAC Athlete of the Week
2/18/2020 1:31:00 PM | Women's Track and Field
TOLEDO, Ohio - Senior Petronela Simiuc was named the Mid-American Conference Women's Track Athlete of the Week, the league announced today.
The Bacau, Romania native broke Toledo's all-time record in the mile for a second time this season, stopping the clock at 4:34.59 to place fifth at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational in Boston, Mass. on Friday. Simiuc's time is a new Mid-American Conference record and a four second improvement on Toledo's previous record of 4:38.40, which she set on Jan. 24, at the John Thomas Terrier Classic in Boston, Mass. Simiuc earned MAC Track Athlete of the Week honors on Jan. 28 for her efforts.
Up Next
The Rockets head to Ann Arbor, Mich. for the Silverston Invitational on Friday.
The Bacau, Romania native broke Toledo's all-time record in the mile for a second time this season, stopping the clock at 4:34.59 to place fifth at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational in Boston, Mass. on Friday. Simiuc's time is a new Mid-American Conference record and a four second improvement on Toledo's previous record of 4:38.40, which she set on Jan. 24, at the John Thomas Terrier Classic in Boston, Mass. Simiuc earned MAC Track Athlete of the Week honors on Jan. 28 for her efforts.
Up Next
The Rockets head to Ann Arbor, Mich. for the Silverston Invitational on Friday.
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