TOLEDO, Ohio - The bulk of the Toledo women's track and field team will compete in the Akron Invitational in Akron, Ohio, while senior Petronela Simiuc and juniors Meltem Yasar and Semara Karaslan will travel to Winston-Salem, N.C. for the JDL Camel City Elite meet. Both meets will run Friday and Saturday. 
 
Last Time Out
The Rockets split up between Boston University's John Thomas Terrier Classic on Jan. 24 in Boston, Mass. and the SPIRE Midwest Open on Jan. 25 in Geneva, Ohio. Simiuc shattered Toledo's all-time mile record, posting a time of 4:38.40 to take sixth in Boston. Fellow senior Yana Khabina also broke a Toledo all-time record, posting a personal-best of 1:35.14 in the 600 meters at the SPIRE Midwest Open in Geneva, Ohio. 
 
Last Time at the Akron Invitational 
The Rockets last competed in the Akron Open on Feb. 2, 2008. Toledo posted 23 top-10 finishes and notched event wins in the mile (Renata Volf, 5:01.68), high jump (Michelle Sutherland, 1.68m), triple jump (Jaime Gittens, 11.56m), 200 meters (Amanda Kaverman, 25.42), 800 meters (Joyce Kennedy, 2:18.38), and pole vault (Shari Harmon, 3.50m). 
 
Last Time at the JDL Camel City Elite
On Feb. 1, 2015, Mackenzie Chojnacky, Brooke Tullis, and Megan Wright competed at the JDL Camel City Elite races. Chojnacky and Tullis placed ninth and 13th in the 3000 meters, respectively. In the mile, Wright posted a time of 4:55.88 to place 13th.
 
JDL Camel City Elite
Winston-Salem, N.C.  | Friday - Saturday, Feb. 7-8
 
Toledo Schedule of Events
Friday, Feb. 7
7:20 p.m. -  3,000m
Meltem Yasar, Semra Karaslan
 
Saturday, Feb. 8
2:20 p.m. - Mile
Petronela Simiuc 
 
Akron Invitational
Akron, Ohio | Friday - Saturday, Feb. 7-8
 
Field of Competition
Akron 
Ashland
Ball State (W)
Bowling Green 
Bryant and Stratton (OH) (M)
Buffalo
Cleveland State (W)
Dayton
Grand Valley State
John Carroll (W)
Kent State
Lake Erie
Malone
Mount St. Mary's
Saint Francis 
Shawnee State
Toledo (W)
Walsh
West Virginia (W)
Western Michigan (W)
Youngstown State 
 
Toledo Schedule of Events
Friday, Feb. 7
Field Events 
5:00 p.m. - Pentathlon 
Atalia Lima, Holly Nation  
 
Friday, Feb. 8
Field Events | Blue Division
11:00 a.m. - Weight Throw
Kallie Strauss
 
11:00 a.m. - Shot Put (following men's)
Chloee Kleespies
 
Track Events | Blue Division | Rolling Schedule 
Men's races followed by women's races 
 
Mile
Jordan Doore, Maya Hannagan, Michelle Hostettler, Riley Kwiatkowski, Madeline Vining
 
400m 
Kennedey Glover 
 
800m
Kennedey Glover, Rayna Horner
 
200m
Yana Khabina, Ava Moran, Allison Vogl
 
Field Events | Gold Division
3:00 p.m. - Long Jump 
Raynesha Lewis
 
4:30 p.m. - Triple Jump 
Janell Rowe 
 
Track Events | Gold Division
Men's races followed by women's races 
5:10 p.m. - 3,000m
Amanda Bakley, Riley Kwiatkowski, Hannah Sponaugle