Saturday, January 24
South Bend, Ind.
12:00 p.m.
University of Toledo
at
Notre Dame Invitational
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/ Women's Track and Field
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/ Women's Track and Field
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/ Women's Track and Field
Sprints
/ Women's Track and Field
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/ Women's Track and Field
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/ Women's Track and Field
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/ Women's Track and Field
/ Women's Track and Field
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/ Women's Track and Field
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/ Women's Track and Field
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Margrett Watt ran the sixth-best 1000m time in program history with a mark of 2:56.78 at Notre Dame on Saturday.
Photo by: Christian Surtz
Margrett Watt Runs Sixth-Best 1000m in School History at Notre Dame Invitational
1/24/2026 5:46:00 PM | Women's Track and Field
Rockets earn 13 top-10 finishes in third meet of the indoor season
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Graduate student Margrett Watt recorded the sixth-best 1000m time in program history as the Toledo women's track & field team wrapped up another indoor meet at the Notre Dame Invitational in South Bend, Ind. on Saturday.
Watt crossed the finish line at 2:56.78 to cement herself in the Toledo indoor top-10 list and placed sixth overall in the event.
Freshman Sydney Stepanovich qualified for the 60m finals by posting a 7.86 time in the prelims and took fifth overall in the event with a final time of 7.89. Stepanovich also earned a sixth-place finish in the 200m (25.76).
Lianna Surtz led the Rockets in the mile, taking sixth (4:45.92) while Alex Bauer followed in seventh with a personal best time (4:46.09). Freshman Harper Brighty recorded a sixth-place finish in the 800m (2:14.04) as distance events concluded with the 3000m where Gabby Phelan placed second (9:42.09) and Bella Earl took third (9:52.95).
In field events, Eva Moran earned a fourth-place finish in the pole vault with a final mark of 3.45m.
A handful of men's distance runners also competed at the Notre Dame Invitational. Max Matolin tallied a second-place finish in the 3000m (8:23.07) while Joad Martinho (Seventh/4:08.49) and Loann Brelivet (10th/4:10.47) earn top-ten finishes in the mile.
Up Next
Toledo returns to South Bend, Ind. for the Meyo Invitational on Friday-Saturday, Jan. 30-31.
Notre Dame Invitational Results | South Bend, Ind.
60m Prelims
6. Sydney Stepanovich – 7.86q
12. Isabelle Denny – 8.03 *PR*
13. Hailey Slagle – 8.04 *PR*
19. Kennadi Galy – 8.42
Pole Vault
4. Eva Moran – 3.45m
Mile
6. Lianna Surtz – 4:45.92
7. Alex Bauer – 4:46.09 *PR*
11. Hannah Ielfield – 4:50.16
13. Lauren Zanotelli – 4:56.19 *PR*
19. Jaydon Cirincione – 5:01.73
Men's Mile
7. Joad Martinho – 4:08.49
10. Loann Brelivet – 4:10.47
27. Sibonelo Khumalo – 4:19.25
400m
12. Alissa Magato – 1:00.07
15. Kennadi Galy – 1:04.41
1000m
6. Margrett Watt – 2:56.78
60m Finals
5. Sydney Stepanovich – 7.89
800m
6. Harper Brighty – 2:14.04 *PR*
200m
6. Sydney Stepanovich – 25.76
9. Isabelle Denny – 26.10
10. Alissa Magato – 26.63
13. Hailey Slagle – 27.16
18. Maley Roberts – 28.36
3000m
2. Gabby Phelan – 9:42.09 *PR*
3. Bella Earl – 9:52.95 *PR*
Men's 3000m
2. Max Matolin – 8:23.07
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Watt crossed the finish line at 2:56.78 to cement herself in the Toledo indoor top-10 list and placed sixth overall in the event.
Freshman Sydney Stepanovich qualified for the 60m finals by posting a 7.86 time in the prelims and took fifth overall in the event with a final time of 7.89. Stepanovich also earned a sixth-place finish in the 200m (25.76).
Lianna Surtz led the Rockets in the mile, taking sixth (4:45.92) while Alex Bauer followed in seventh with a personal best time (4:46.09). Freshman Harper Brighty recorded a sixth-place finish in the 800m (2:14.04) as distance events concluded with the 3000m where Gabby Phelan placed second (9:42.09) and Bella Earl took third (9:52.95).
In field events, Eva Moran earned a fourth-place finish in the pole vault with a final mark of 3.45m.
A handful of men's distance runners also competed at the Notre Dame Invitational. Max Matolin tallied a second-place finish in the 3000m (8:23.07) while Joad Martinho (Seventh/4:08.49) and Loann Brelivet (10th/4:10.47) earn top-ten finishes in the mile.
Up Next
Toledo returns to South Bend, Ind. for the Meyo Invitational on Friday-Saturday, Jan. 30-31.
Notre Dame Invitational Results | South Bend, Ind.
60m Prelims
6. Sydney Stepanovich – 7.86q
12. Isabelle Denny – 8.03 *PR*
13. Hailey Slagle – 8.04 *PR*
19. Kennadi Galy – 8.42
Pole Vault
4. Eva Moran – 3.45m
Mile
6. Lianna Surtz – 4:45.92
7. Alex Bauer – 4:46.09 *PR*
11. Hannah Ielfield – 4:50.16
13. Lauren Zanotelli – 4:56.19 *PR*
19. Jaydon Cirincione – 5:01.73
Men's Mile
7. Joad Martinho – 4:08.49
10. Loann Brelivet – 4:10.47
27. Sibonelo Khumalo – 4:19.25
400m
12. Alissa Magato – 1:00.07
15. Kennadi Galy – 1:04.41
1000m
6. Margrett Watt – 2:56.78
60m Finals
5. Sydney Stepanovich – 7.89
800m
6. Harper Brighty – 2:14.04 *PR*
200m
6. Sydney Stepanovich – 25.76
9. Isabelle Denny – 26.10
10. Alissa Magato – 26.63
13. Hailey Slagle – 27.16
18. Maley Roberts – 28.36
3000m
2. Gabby Phelan – 9:42.09 *PR*
3. Bella Earl – 9:52.95 *PR*
Men's 3000m
2. Max Matolin – 8:23.07
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