TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo women's track & field team set multiple personal records and recorded several top-10 program finishes in notable performances at the Wake Forest Invitational and the Jesse Owens Track Classic on Friday.
 
"I'm so proud of our squad tonight," Head Coach Andrea Grove-McDonough said. "We had great attitudes and great efforts. That led to some incredible performances."

Toledo's distance runners registered impressive performances at Wake Forest with four different personal records set in Winston-Salem. Graduate student Laura Nicholson (4:11.65 – 1500m), senior Vilde Henriksen (10:03.43 – 3000m Steeplechase), junior Alex Bauer (4:23.32 – 1500m) and sophomore Lianna Surtz (10:41.04 – 3000m) all registered top times.
 
Nicholson's time ranks second in program history for the 1500m and puts her among the top 15 times in the country this season. Bauer's 1500m time ranks eighth in program history. Freshman Mercy Kinyanjui set a 10000m debut time of 33:28.22, second all-time in program history, just 2.91 seconds behind Stephanie Sherman's time of 33:25.31 at the 2021 NCAA Championships. Henriksen's 3000m steeplechase time was UT's fourth-best all time.
 
Junior men's cross country runner Sean Smith set a school record with a time of 3.48.79 in the 1500m.
 
The sprinters and field athletes competed in Columbus with freshman Nora Hark besting last week's performance with a top throw of 38.60m in the javelin.
 
Toledo finished with seven top-10 finishes in Friday's meets, with Bauer and Kinyanjui each recording first-place finishes at Wake Forest.
 
Wake Forest Invitational
Winston-Salem, N.C.
Kentner Stadium
Friday, April 19
 
Men's 3000m Steeplechase
9. Max Matolin – 9:17.01
 
Women's 1500m
1. Alex Bauer – 4:23.32 *PR*
35. Karina James – 4:40.11
 
Men's 1500m
32. Sean Smith – 3:48.79 *PR* *SCHOOL RECORD*
 
Women's 800m
5. Krystal Clark – 2:09.30
 
Women's 3000m Steeplechase
5. Vilde Henriksen – 10:03.43 *PR*
18. Lianna Surtz – 10:41.04 *PR*
23. Emily Vining – 10:56.02
 
Women's 1500m Invite
13. Laura Nicholson – 4:11.65 *PR*
31. Lou Trois – 4:20.27
 
Women's 5000m Invite
50. Melody Jebiwot – 17:06.57
 
Men's 5000m Invite
17. Dennis Mutai – 13:52.54
 
Women's 10000m Invite
1. Mercy Kinyanjui – 33:28.22 *PR*
10. Morgan Hicks – 35:28.20
 
Jesse Owens Track Classic
Columbus, Ohio
Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium
April 19-20 – Day One
 
Javelin Throw
5. Nora Hark – 38.60m
 
Long Jump
30. Sydney Caddell – 4.75m
 
1500m
33. Olivia Gang – 4:42.72
 
200m
43. Khamani Jones – 25.59
57. Laryah Worthy – 26.19