Mercy Kinyanjui (First Team), Laura Nicholson (First Team) and Nora Hark (Second Team) were named All-MAC selections for outdoor track & field on Wednesday.
Three Rockets Land on Outdoor Track & Field All-MAC Teams
5/15/2024 2:00:00 PM | Women's Track and Field, Academics
Laura Nicholson, Mercy Kinyanjui, and Nora Hark combined for 48 points and five medals at MAC Outdoor Championships
TOLEDO, Ohio – Graduate student Laura Nicholson, freshman Mercy Kinyanjui, and freshman Nora Hark have each earned All-MAC honors, the Mid-American Conference office announced today. Nicholson and Kinyanjui were named First-Team All-MAC, while Hark was a Second-Team All-MAC honoree.Â
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The three selections follow the trio capturing a combined five individual medals (four gold, one silver) and 48 points during last weekend's MAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships in DeKalb, Ill.
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Nicholson won the 1500m (4:23.32) and the 800m (2:07.83), running the events just two hours apart on Saturday. She hit a personal-best time in the 800m, which ranks second in program history.
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Kinyanjui won the 10,000m on Thursday in 34:29.19, pulling clear of her competition by 8.81 seconds with a final lap time of 1:06.64. She followed that performance with a 16:32.01 time in the 5000m on Saturday, once again pulling ahead in a 1:12.97 final lap time to win by 4.90 seconds. Kinyanjui's performance earned her the MAC Women's Freshman Track Performer of the Year recognition, the first time Toledo has earned a Freshman of the Year recognition since Emily Vining (track) did so in 2021.
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Hark took the silver medal in the javelin with a long throw of 40.24m. This came on her sixth and final attempt and moved her up from fifth to second in the standings.
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Toledo will now turn its focus to the NCAA East Prelims on May 22-25 in Lexington, Ky.
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The three selections follow the trio capturing a combined five individual medals (four gold, one silver) and 48 points during last weekend's MAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships in DeKalb, Ill.
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Nicholson won the 1500m (4:23.32) and the 800m (2:07.83), running the events just two hours apart on Saturday. She hit a personal-best time in the 800m, which ranks second in program history.
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Kinyanjui won the 10,000m on Thursday in 34:29.19, pulling clear of her competition by 8.81 seconds with a final lap time of 1:06.64. She followed that performance with a 16:32.01 time in the 5000m on Saturday, once again pulling ahead in a 1:12.97 final lap time to win by 4.90 seconds. Kinyanjui's performance earned her the MAC Women's Freshman Track Performer of the Year recognition, the first time Toledo has earned a Freshman of the Year recognition since Emily Vining (track) did so in 2021.
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Hark took the silver medal in the javelin with a long throw of 40.24m. This came on her sixth and final attempt and moved her up from fifth to second in the standings.
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Toledo will now turn its focus to the NCAA East Prelims on May 22-25 in Lexington, Ky.
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