TOLEDO, Ohio - The University of Toledo women's track and field team will be traveling to Oxford, Ohio to compete at the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Friday-Saturday, May 7-8.
"We have been anticipating the outdoor championship since the moment the indoor season ended," said Head Coach
Andrea Grove-McDonough. "We had a bitter taste after the indoor championships and have been focused on making it right ever since. We are now peaking at the absolute best time. The mood and the focus of the group has been excellent. I am anticipating great performances from our upperclassmen and gaining championship experience for some of our younger athletes."
Senior
Petronela Simiuc is one of the favorites to win in both the 800m and 1500m events. Simiuc qualified for the NCAA Preliminaries on April 30 with a personal-best time of 4:13.62 in the 1500m and is ranked first in the MAC. She is also ranked first in the MAC in the 800m after running a time of 2:08.39 at the Joe Walker Invitational.
Senior
Stephanie Sherman finished the outdoor season ranked first in the MAC in the 5000m and second in the 10,000m. Sherman had an impressive second-place finish this season in the 500m at the Rick Erdmann Twilight with a personal-best time of 16:15.81. In the 10,000m, Sherman finished ninth at the Raleigh Relays with a personal-best time of 34:25.35.
Maya Hannagan, and
Claire Stegierwald will also be competing in the 10,000m.
Junior
Semra Karaslan is going into the championship meet ranked first in the 3000m steepchase with a time of 10:15.19 at the Raleigh Relays. She is also ranked second in the 1500m with a time of 4:23.05.
In multi-events, freshman
Promise Cross will be competing in the heptathlon, which consist of seven events, including the 100m hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200m dash, long jump, javelin throw, and 800m. Cross finished the season at the Knights Invite with a personal-best time of 14:60 in the 100m hurdles and a season-best jump of 1.66m in the high-jump.
The Rockets ended their regular-season outdoor competition season two weeks ago, competing at three different events: the Drake Relays (Apr 22-24), the Knights Invite (Apr 23-24), and the RedHawk Invitational (Apr 24).
MAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Oxford, Ohio
Friday-Saturday, May 7-8
Toledo Schedule of Events
Friday, May 7
Heptathlon
Promise Cross
12:30 p.m. – 100m Hurdles
1:15 p.m. – High Jump
3:45 p.m. – Shot Put
5:40 p.m. – 200m Dash
Track Events
9:40 a.m. – 10,000m (Final)
Maya Hannagan,
Stephanie Sherman,
Claire Stegierwald
2:00 p.m. – 1500m (Prelim) – Top 5 from each heat, plus next 2 best times advance to Finals
Petronela Simiuc,
Semra Karaslan,
Meltem Yasar
2:20 p.m. – 100m Hurdles (Prelim) – Top 2 from each heat, plus next 3 best times advance to Final
Alexia Moehling
3:40 p.m. – 100m Dash (Prelim) - Top 2 from each heat, plus next 3 best times advance to Final
Ava Moran
4:15 p.m. – 800m (Prelim) – Top 2 from each heat, plus next 5 best times advance to Final
Petronela Simiuc
4:35 p.m. – 400m Hurdles – Top 2 from each heat, plus next 3 best times advance to Final
Yana Khabina
6:25 p.m. – 3000M Steeplechase (Final)
Semra Karaslan,
Emily Vining,
Roma Lucarelli
Saturday, May 8
Field Events
Heptathlon
Promise Cross
10:00 a.m. – Long Jump
11:45 a.m. – Javelin Throw
2:30 p.m. – 800m Run
Track Events
1:40 p.m. – 400m Relay (Final)
Meyah Haywood,
Shianne Johnson,
Ava Moran,
Rayna Horner,
Allison Vogl,
Alexia Moehling,
Yana Khabina
2:15 p.m. – 1500m (Final) - TBD
2:50 p.m. – 100m Hurdles (Final) - TBD
3:30 p.m. – 100m Dash (Final) - TBD
3:50 p.m. – 800m Dash (Final) - TBD
4:10 p.m. – 400m Hurdles (Final) – TBD
5:00 p.m. – 5000m (Final)
Emily Vining,
Madeline Vining,
Stephanie Sherman
5:45 p.m. – 1600m Relay
Shianne Johnson,
Ava Moran,
Rayna Horner,
Allison Vogl,
Yana Khabina
