TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo women's track & field team will travel east along I-80 to compete in the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Thursday-Saturday, May 11-13. The three-day meet will be held at Lee R. Jackson Track & Field Complex on the campus of the University of Akron, with field events beginning each day of competition, at noon on Thursday and at 10:00 a.m. on Friday and Saturday.
Lou Trois will look to defend her 1500m title this weekend in Akron. She posted a finals time of 4:19.45 at the 2022 MAC Outdoor Championships to claim one of the two Toledo individual titles in last year's meet. The Rockets has 12 podium finishes, including two gold, three silver, and two bronze medals. Trois, along with
Emily Vining,
Faith Linga,
Semra Karaslan, and
Stephanie Sherman all extended their season and qualified to compete at the NCAA East Regional Championships Meet in Bloomington, Ind.
Most recently, Trois and
Alex Bauer traveled to West Virginia University on Saturday, May 6 to conclude the outdoor regular-season competition at the Last Chance Meet, placing first and second in the 1500m. Trois nearly set a season-best time with her 4:26.26 performance while Bauer came within a second of her personal-best time in the event at 4:27.57.
This season, Toledo has recorded 48 top-10 finishes including four crowns and eight runner-up finishes. Trois holds the fastest 800m (2:10.26) and 1500m (4:24.90) times for the Rockets, while Bauer has the fastest 3000m steeplechase time of 10:47.47.
For the fourth-straight week, Toledo's 10,000m runners group ranked No. 11 in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches' Association (USTFCCCA) #EventSquad rankings. The 3000m steeplechase squad came in at No. 21 in its second ranking of the season.
Toledo at MAC Outdoor Championships
- Toledo has competed in the MAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships every season since 1982. Last season, Toledo finished sixth with 71 points, one point shy of fifth-place Miami.
- Toledo's 2012 squad came the closest to winning a championship, recording 132 team points for a runner-up finish behind Kent State, which won the meet with 134.33 points.
- UT holds the conference records in four events, including the 1500m by Janelle Noe (4:16.34, 2018), 3000m steeplechase by Brianna Shook (9:49.44, 2004), 10K by Emma Kertesz (33:28.58, 2012), and the triple jump by April Williams (43-11.75, 2007).
- UT Hall of Fame sprinter and jumper Shantel Ransom recorded three individual victories in the 1990 tournament, tied for second-most in MAC Outdoor Championship history, and collected nine total in her career from 1988-92.
- The Most Valuable Performer has been awarded to a Rocket four times in program history, the last being Emma Kertesz in 2012. Two Rockets have been named Most Outstanding Performer, Shantel Ransom (1990) and Briana Shook (2002). Emily Vining is the only Rocket to be awarded Freshman Performer of the Year for track in 2021.
Admission & Attendance Guidelines
Admission for the MAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships is $26 for an all-session pass. Single-day tickets can also be purchased for $13 on Thursday and Friday or $19 on Saturday. Students can secure single-day tickets for $5 on all three days. Tickets can be purchased
online here.
MAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Akron, Ohio | Lee R. Jackson Track & Field Complex
Thursday-Saturday, May 11-13 | Live Stats
Championship participants: Akron (M/W), Ball State (W), Bowling Green (W), Buffalo (M/W), Central Michigan (W), Eastern Michigan (M/W), Kent State (M/W), Miami (M/W), Northern Illinois (W), Ohio (W),
Toledo (W), and Western Michigan (W).
Follow the Rockets
Be sure to follow the Rockets' women's track & field team on social media:
- Twitter: @ToledoXCTF
- Instagram: 'toledoxctf'
- Facebook: 'Toledoxctf'
