Friday, September 12
Bowling Green, Ohio
6:10 p.m.
University of Toledo
at
Mel Brodt Collegiate Open
Karina James won the Mel Brodt Open on Friday night in Bowling Green.
Photo by: Dustin Galish
Karina James Leads Rockets to First-Place Finish at Mel Brodt Collegiate Open
9/12/2025 8:14:00 PM | Women's Cross Country
Rockets place five runners in top-10 in Friday’s race
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Toledo women's cross country team secured a first-place finish at the Mel Brodt Open on Friday evening in Bowling Green, Ohio. Senior Karina James led the Rockets, crossing the finish line with a time of 21:09.3.
Freshman Lily DiCola, sophomore Melody Jebiwot and Bella Earl and graduate student Jordyn Bartolomucci rounded out the Rockets' top-10 finishers. DiCola grabbed third with a time of 21:31.7 in her first collegiate race. Jebiwot took fourth overall (21:31.3) while Earl placed fifth (21:45.0). Bartolomucci finished within the top-10, taking eighth with a time of 21:50.5.
Senior Jaydon Cirincione took 12th with a final time of 22:37.3 and Olivia Gang recorded  15th with a mark of 22:54.3. Margrett Watt (18th/23:37.3) and Lauren Zanotelli (19th/23:51.1) rounded out the Toledo runners.
Up Next
Toledo will return to action on Friday, Oct. 3 at the highly competitive Loyola Lakefront Invitational in Chicago.
Mel Brodt Collegiate Open
Sept. 12, 2025 | Bowling Green, Ohio
Team Results
1. Toledo – 21 points
2. Bowling Green – 34 points
Individual Results
1. Karina James – 21:09.3
3. Lily DiCola – 21:31.7
4. Melody Jebiwot – 21:31.3
5. Bella Earl – 21:45.0
8. Jordyn Bartolomucci – 21:50.5
12. Jaydon Cirincione – 22:37.3
15. Olivia Gang – 22:54.3
18. Margrett Watt – 23:37.3
19. Lauren Zanotelli – 23:51.1
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Freshman Lily DiCola, sophomore Melody Jebiwot and Bella Earl and graduate student Jordyn Bartolomucci rounded out the Rockets' top-10 finishers. DiCola grabbed third with a time of 21:31.7 in her first collegiate race. Jebiwot took fourth overall (21:31.3) while Earl placed fifth (21:45.0). Bartolomucci finished within the top-10, taking eighth with a time of 21:50.5.
Senior Jaydon Cirincione took 12th with a final time of 22:37.3 and Olivia Gang recorded  15th with a mark of 22:54.3. Margrett Watt (18th/23:37.3) and Lauren Zanotelli (19th/23:51.1) rounded out the Toledo runners.
Up Next
Toledo will return to action on Friday, Oct. 3 at the highly competitive Loyola Lakefront Invitational in Chicago.
Mel Brodt Collegiate Open
Sept. 12, 2025 | Bowling Green, Ohio
Team Results
1. Toledo – 21 points
2. Bowling Green – 34 points
Individual Results
1. Karina James – 21:09.3
3. Lily DiCola – 21:31.7
4. Melody Jebiwot – 21:31.3
5. Bella Earl – 21:45.0
8. Jordyn Bartolomucci – 21:50.5
12. Jaydon Cirincione – 22:37.3
15. Olivia Gang – 22:54.3
18. Margrett Watt – 23:37.3
19. Lauren Zanotelli – 23:51.1
Follow the Rockets
Twitter/X: ToledoXCTF
Instagram: Toledoxctf
Facebook: Toledo XCTF
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