Mt. Pleasant, Mich. – The University of Toledo women's track and field team competed in its second meet of the season, setting 11 personal bests at Central Michigan's Jack Skoog Invitational on Saturday, Feb. 6. The Rockets competed against host Central Michigan and Bowling Green in an unscored meet.

The biggest highlight of the day for Toledo was the 3000m race, with the Rockets taking the top four spots. Sophomore Emily Vining (10:02.27), sophomore Madeline Vining (10.05.31), junior Claire Steigerwald (10.08.21) and junior Maya Hannagan (10:08.89) placed 1-2-3-4 in that race.

"It was a very good day today for the team as a whole," said Head Coach Andrea Grove-McDonough. "We made a lot of improvements from two weeks ago, which is exactly what we are looking for at this time in the season."

Other top performances for the Rockets came from freshman Alexia Moehling, who took second in the 60m hurdles with a time of 9:14; junior Rayna Horner, who finished second in the 400m dash with a time of 59.02; freshman Julia Dames who placed third in the mile with a time of 5:12.02, followed closely by Paige Embaugh (5:12.70).

Another bright spot for the sprint group was freshman Shianne Johnson, who produced a personal-best time of 26.01 in the 200m, good for sixth place. In the field events, freshman Promise Cross took third in the high jump (1.60m).

The men's cross country team competed in two distance events and had outstanding performances by three sophomores. In the 3000m race Jacob Harris finished first with a time of 8:26.45 and Jake Rethman was right behind in second, clocking in at 8:27.33.  Alex Kelker finished first in the mile with a time of 4:36.78.

The Rockets are scheduled to compete next at the Iowa State Classic in Ames, Iowa next Friday and Saturday, Feb. 12-13.  Some of the squad will also be competing at the Doug Raymond Invitational in Kent, Ohio on Saturday.
 

CMU Jack Skoog Invitational
Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
Feb. 6, 2021
 
Toledo Women  - Individual Results

High Jump
*3. Promise Cross - 1.6m  *Three-way tie for first, but was awarded third based on the number of scratches.

60m Hurdles
2. Alexia Moehling – 9:14 **PR**
7. Promise Cross – 9:51 **PR**
 
60m Dash
7. Shianne Johnson – 8:13 **PR**
8. Meyah Haywood – 8.15  **PR**
10. Allison Vogl – 8:44
 
Mile
3. Julia Dames – 5:12.02 **PR**
4. Paige Embaugh – 5:12.70 **PR**
8. Amanda Tremains – 5:22.26
9. Roma Lucarelli – 5:27.29
11. Alyssa Edwards – 5:48.27
 
200m Dash
6. Shianne Johnson –  26.01 **PR**
13. Allison Vogl – 27.41
 
400m Dash
2. Rayna Horner – 59.02
 
3000m
1. Emily Vining – 10:02.27 **PR**
2. Madeline Vining – 10:05.31 **PR**
3. Claire Steigerwald – 10:08.21
4. Maya Hannagan  - 10:08.89
7 . Hannah Sponaugle – 10:32.82
 
800m
6. Sarah-Rose Sullivan – 2:20.6 **PR**
10. Audrey Witham – 2:23.25 **PR**
12. Kennedy Glover – 2:24.54
13. Julia Dames – 2:26.35
 
Toledo Men - Individual Results

3000m
1. Jacob Harris – 8:26.45
2. Jake Rethman – 8:27.33
 5. Caleb Newlon – 8:48.66
 6. Ben Towler – 8:54.03
 7. Matthew Chesum – 8:59.61
12. Cooper Losey – 9:14.17
Alex Kelker – DNF
Nathan Kemp – DNF
 
Mile
1. Alex Kelker – 4:36.78