BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Senior Semra Karaslan just missed qualifying for the NCAA Championships in the 3000m steeplechase on Saturday as Toledo wrapped up the NCAA East Regional Preliminary meet at Indiana's Haugh Track & Field Complex.

Senior Semra Karaslan finished fifth in her heat of the 3000m steeplechase with a personal-best time of 10:05.38 and finished 13th overall. She was just over two seconds behind Syracuse's Annie Boss, who finished at 10:03.16. Karaslan's time surpassed her previous best by 56 seconds, good for the fifth-best time in the 3000m steeplechase in program history.

Sophomore Emily Vining also competed in the 3000m steeplechase and crossed the finish line eighth in her heat with a time of 10:16.63. She finished 22nd overall in a group of 48 runners.

Senior Stephanie Sherman ran a 16:25.38 to finish 18th in her heat of the 5000m race. The top-12 runners advance to the championship race in two weeks, and Sherman finished 32nd overall in a group of 48 runners.

Junior Faith Linga will be Toledo's lone representative at the NCAA Championships when she runs in the 10,000m race in two weeks in Eugene, Ore.

NCAA East Regional Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Bloomington, Ind. | Haugh Track & Field Complex
Wednesday-Saturday, May 25-28

Saturday, May 28 – Toledo results

3000m Steeplechase
13. Semra Karaslan – 10:05.38 PR
22. Emily Vining – 10:16.63

5,000m
32. Stephanie Sherman – 16:25.38