AKRON, Ohio / WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The University of Toledo women's track and field team closed out the first day of competition at the Akron Invitational in Akron, Ohio as well as at the JDL Camel City Elite in Winston-Salem, N.C. 
 
At the JDL Camel City Elite in Winston-Salem, N.C., Meltem Yasar stopped the clock at 9:48.69 to place seventh in the 3,000 meters. 
 
"Meltem gave a great effort out there tonight," said head coach Andrea Grove-McDonough. "She was competing her heart out on the track, and although I think she'd tell you it wasn't a great result, it would have been a big personal-best just two weeks ago. So to have that kind of consistency, and be within a second or two of what she ran a Boston, tells me we are in a phase of her racing where her 'bad' days are what would have been previously been a great day. So she's fit and on the right day the big result will be there." 
 
In Akron, the Rockets kicked things off with senior Atalia Lima and sophomore Holly Nation competing in the pentathlon. Lima finished second with a score of 3410 and Nation placed seventh with 2737 points. In the blue division long jump, senior Yana Khabina took second with a leap of 5.50m. 
 
Up Next 
The Rockets resume competition at the Akron Invitational at 11:00 a.m. with the weight throw. Track events will start at 10:00 a.m. with the Blue Division 3,000 meters with the mile to follow on a rolling schedule. 
 
At the JDL Camel City Elite, senior Petronela Simiuc will race in the mile event at 2:20 p.m. and junior Semra Karaslan will compete in the 3,000 meters at 3:10 p.m. in Winston-Salem, N.C. 

 
JDL Camel City Elite
Winson-Salem, N.C. | Friday, Feb. 7

Toledo Results
3,000m
7. Meltem Yasar – 9:48.69
 
JDL Camel City Elite
Winston-Salem, N.C. | Saturday, Feb. 8

Toledo Schedule
2:20 p.m. - Mile
Petronela Simiuc 
 
3:10 p.m. - 3,000m
Semra Karaslan
 
 
Akron Invitational
Akron, Ohio | Friday, Feb. 7

Toledo Results
Pentathlon | Gold Division
2. Atalia Lima – 3410 points
7. Holly Nation – 2737 points
 
Pentathlon | 60m Hurdles 
7. Atalia Lima – 9.80
11. Holly Nation – 10.32
 
Pentathlon | High Jump 
2. Atalia Lima – 1.66m
8. Holly Nation – 1.51m
 
Pentathlon | Shot Put 
2. Atalia Lima – 11.20m
11. Holly Nation – 7.48m
 
Pentathlon | Long Jump
2. Atalia Lima – 5.29m
9. Holly Nation – 4.64m
 
Pentathlon | 800m 
2. Holly Nation – 2:35.82
3. Atalia Lima – 2:37.16
 
Long Jump | Blue Division
2. Yana Khabina – 5.50m 
 
 
Akron Invitational
Akron, Ohio | Saturday, Feb. 8

Toledo Schedule
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
Maya Hannagan, Michelle Hostettler, Riley Kwiatkowski
 
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