MIAMI, Fla. – Senior Jovana Duric led a group of four Rockets with a time of 1:03:11 in the 5K race of the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA ) Open Water Championships on Sunday morning in Biscayne Bay in Miami, Fla. Toledo, the only Mid-American Conference representative, finished 15th overall in a group of 21 teams.

Duric paced the Rockets with a 60-place finish with a time of 1:03:11.7. Nineteen seconds later, senior Kennedy Lovell crossed the finish line with a time of 1:03:30.7 in 62nd place. Sophomores Molly Pressler and Lindsey Creek were not far behind, finishing 74th and 77th, respectively, separated by another 19-second gap.

Ella Dyson from Rice University won the women's race under the hour mark at 58:08.88, and Rice took first in the team standings.

The Rockets will be back in action after the new year, for the UB Diving Invitational on Friday-Sunday, Jan. 13-15 in Buffalo, NY.

CSCAA Open Water Championships
Miami, Fla. | Biscayne Bay
Sunday, Dec. 18

Team Results
1. Rice
2. Northwestern
3. Villanova
4. University of Miami (Florida)
5. Purdue
6. Southern Methodist
7. Harvard
8. Florida International University
9. UNC - Asheville
10. Cincinnati
11. Florida Atlantic University
12. Florida State
13. Central Connecticut State
14. Grand Canyon
15. Toledo
16. Youngstown State
17. Florida Institute of Technology
18. Northern Michigan University
19. Emmanuel College (Ga.)
20. Rollins College
21. Biola University

Toledo Results - 5000m (outdoor)
60. Jovana Duric – 1:03:11.5
62. Kennedy Lovell – 1:03:30.7
74. Molly Pressler – 1:04:32.7
77. Lindsey Creek – 1:04:51.6