Petronela Simiuc will represent Romania in 1500m at the European Championships on Friday.
Petronela Simiuc to Compete in European Championships
3/4/2021 8:30:00 AM | Women's Track and Field
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TOLEDO, Ohio – Senior Petronela Simiuc will represent her native Romania at this year's European Athletics Indoor Championships this Friday- Sunday, March 5-7 in Torun, Poland. Simiuc will be competing in the women's 1500m race. Prelims are scheduled for Friday.
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"It is very exciting for Petronela to have this opportunity to compete at the European Championships representing her native Romania," said Head Coach Andrea Grove-McDonough. "Petronela is a high-level athlete with an incredible work ethic who sets the bar for our current Toledo student-athletes.
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 "To be selected to such an elite championship is a testament to her and how far she has come over the past year. She has taken a big step forward and this elite international competition is validation of that and a great steppingstone as she pursues qualifying for this summer's Olympic games."
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In 2020, Simiuc set then- MAC record in the indoor mile with a time of 4:34.59 at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational. She also set the Toledo indoor record in the 800m with a first-place time of 2:07.46 at the 2020 MAC Indoor Championships.
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2021 Team Romania -Â European Athletics Indoor Championships
(Petronela Simiuc second from the right in bottom row)
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