University of Toledo
MAC Indoor Championships-Day 2
Lou Trois Takes the Mile Crown, Toledo Finishes Seventh at MAC Indoor Championships
2/25/2023 7:30:00 PM | Women's Track and Field
Rockets collect 51 team points on final day of championships
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Junior Lou Trois captured first place in the mile to lead the Rockets on the final day of the Mid-American Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships at Bowling Green on Saturday. Trois turned on the jets on the final lap to win the mile with a time of 4:54.05. Her efforts helped the Rockets earn a seventh-place team score, tallying 51 points in the two-day meet. Eastern Michigan won the title with 89.50 points.
Freshmen Karina James and Lianna Surtz also recorded top-five finishes in the mile, placing third and fifth with times of 4:56.09 and 4:58.24. Sophomore Alex Bauer finished 10th in the event, crossing the finish line at 5:08.19.
Four Rockets competed in the 3000m, with three placing in the top-eight. Sophomore Joy Chirchir led the way for Toledo with a fifth-place finish and a time of 9:38.79. Junior Madeline Vining and freshman Jaydon Cirincione finished back-to-back in seventh and eighth place with times of 9:42.62 and 9:45.12, respectively. Rounding out the field for the Rockets was sophomore Morgan Hicks, who crossed the finish line at 9:54.24 to finish 12th.
Senior Alexia Moehling posted a new PR in the 60H, placing seventh in the finals with a time of 8.65.
The 4x400m team of Ava Moran, Sarah-Rose Sullivan, Laryah Worthy, and Shianne Johnson clocked the fastest time for the Rockets in the event this season, completing the relay in 3:57.02 to place seventh. The squad finished nearly ten seconds ahead of the 4:06.88 time from last week's Silverston Invitational.
In the 800m finals, junior Krystal Clark recorded a time of 2:15.44 to place sixth.
Sophomore Amara Okpalaoka was the lone Rocket competing in the triple jump. She recorded a mark of 11.22m in the event.
MAC Indoor Track & Field Championships
Bowling Green, Ohio | Perry Field House
Friday-Saturday, Feb. 24-25
Final Team Scores
1. Eastern Michigan, 89.50 points
2. Ball State, 83 points
3. Bowling Green, 74.50 points
4. Kent State, 73.50 points
5. Miami, 66 points
6. Central Michigan, 53 points
7. Toledo, 51 points
8. Northern Illinois, 50.50 points
9. Buffalo, 43.50 points
10 Akron, 32.50 points
11. Western Michigan, 29 points
12. Ohio, 16 points
Toledo Individual Results
Saturday, Feb. 25
Field Events
Triple Jump
15. Amara Okpalaoka – 11.22m
Running EventsÂ
Finals 800
6. Krystal Clark – 2:15.44
Mile
1. Lou Trois – 4:54.05
3. Karina James – 4:56.09
5. Lianna Surtz – 4:58.24
10. Alex Bauer – 5:08.19
3000m
5. Joy Chirchir – 9:38.79
7. Madeline Vining – 9:42.62
8. Jaydon Cirincione – 9:45.12
13. Morgan Hicks – 9:54.24
60H
7. Alexia Moehling – 8.65 **PR**
4x400m Relay
7. Ava Moran, Sarah-Rose Sullivan, Laryah Worthy, Shianne Johnson – 3:57.02
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