TOLEDO, Ohio – Toledo will send sophomore Joy Chirchir and junior Madeline Vining to Jacksonville, Fla. to compete in the 2023 NCAA East Regional Outdoor Track & Field Championships on the campus of North Florida University on Wednesday-Saturday, May 24-27.

The women's first day of competition begins on Thursday, where Chirchir and Vining will close out the day with the 10,000m race.

In each event, the top-12 finishers will join the top-12 finishers in the West Regional Championships (Sacramento, Calif.) to complete the field of 24 participants at the national championships. The 2023 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships will be held on Wednesday-Saturday, June 7-10 at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, TX.

Both Vining and Chirchir qualified for the event at the Bryan Clay Invitational on April 14 in Azusa, Calif. Vining was clocked at 34:03.57 (16^th), the fastest time by a Rocket this season and fifth-fastest time in program history. Chirchir crossed the finish line not long after her teammate with a PR time of 34:20.31 (22^nd), the second-fastest time by a Rocket this season and seventh-fastest time in UT outdoor records.

At the 2022 East Regional Championships, Faith Linga finished ninth overall to qualify for the 2022 National Championships in Eugene, Ore. where she finished in 21^st-place. Under head coach Andrea Grove-McDonough's direction, UT has had 12 participants in the east regional championships and three distance runners qualify for the national championships.

The four-day meet will be streamed live on ESPN+ and single-day and all-session passes can be purchased here.

NCAA East Regional Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Jacksonville, Fla. | Hodges Stadium
Wednesday-Saturday, May 24-17 |ESPN+ (Thursday link) and  Live Results

Toledo Schedule of Events
Thursday, May 25
9:10 p.m. – 10,000m Semifinals
Joy Chirchir
Madeline Vining