BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Toledo women's track & field team earned three podium finishes on the opening day of the 2023 Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships, hosted by Bowling Green State University, on Friday. The Rockets' distance medley relay team recorded a second-place finish while sophomore Joy Chirchir and and junior Madeline Vining placed fourth and fifth, respectively, in the 5000m.
 
The Rockets are in seventh place with a total of 17 points after one day of action.
 
The Rockets' DMR team of Emily Vining, Jaydon Cirincione, Ava Moran, and Lou Trois finished runner-up in the event, completing the race in 11:46.10. The group earned a spot in the Toledo record books and on the podium, recording the 10^th-fastest time in school history.
 
Chirchir and Madeline Vining both earned podium finishes for the Rockets in the 5000m final. Chirchir recorded a time of 16:27.71 for fourth place while Vining crossed the finish line right behind her at 16:31.83. Sophomore Julia Dames also competed in the event, placing 14^th with a time of 17:41.30.
 
The Rockets put on a dominant showing in the mile prelims as all four members of the squad qualified for the finals. Trois (4:56.73) posted the top time in the event to lead the way for Toledo. Freshmen Karina James and Lianna Surtz recorded respective times of 4:56.96 and 4:57.44, while sophomore Alex Bauer crossed the finish line at 4:57.66.
 
Senior Alexia Moehling set a PR in the 60H for the second week in a row, recording a time of 8.66 to qualify for the finals. Moehling's time placed her at No. 4 all-time on Toledo's top-10 list in the event. Also competing in the 60H was sophomore Mayson Bates, who posted a time of 8.88.
 
In the 800m prelims, Clark came within a second of her personal best with a time of 2:13.25, qualifying for the finals. Sullivan also competed in the event, crossing the finish line at 2:15.74.
 
Freshman Paris Gosha was the lone Rocket to compete in the 60m prelims. She matched her personal-best time of 7.80 in the event.
 
Freshman Clare Logan and sophomore Amara Okpalaoka leaped to a mark of 5.50 in the long jump, with Okpalaoka recording a season-best jump. Sophomore Sydney Caddell rounded out the field for the Rockets with a 4.95 mark.
 
The meet will continue on Saturday, with field events beginning at 11:00 a.m. and running events kicking off at 1:30 p.m.
 
MAC Indoor Track & Field Championships
Bowling Green, Ohio | Perry Field House
Friday-Saturday, Feb. 24-25
 
Team Standings
1. Ball State, 35 points
2. Buffalo, 25 points
3. Miami, 23 points
3. Kent State, 23 points
5. Bowling Green, 22 points
6. Central Michigan, 20 points
7. Toledo, 17 points
8. Eastern Michigan, 14 points
9. Western Michigan, 10 points
10. Ohio, 5 points
11. Northern Illinois, 1 point
 
Toledo Individual Results

Field Events 
Long Jump
12. Clare Logan – 5.50m
13. Amara Okpalaoka – 5.50m
21. Sydney Caddell – 4.95m
 
Running Events
60m Prelims
18. Paris Gosha – 7.80 **PR**
 
800m Prelims
5. Krystal Clark – 2:13.25 (qualified for finals)
12. Sarah-Rose Sullivan – 2:15.74
 
Mile Prelims
1. Lou Trois – 4:56.73 (qualified for finals)
4. Lianna Surtz – 4:57.44 (qualified for finals)
7. Karina James – 4:56.96 (qualified for finals)
10. Alex Bauer – 4.57.66 (qualified for finals)
 
5000m Finals
4. Joy Chirchir – 16:27.71
5. Madeline Vining – 16:31.83
14. Julia Dames – 17:41.30

60H Prelims
6. Alexia Moehling – 8.66 **PR** (qualified for finals)
13. Mayson Bates – 8.88

Distance Medley Relay
2. Emily Vining, Jaydon Cirincione, Ava Moran, Lou Trois – 11:46.10