FINDLAY, OH - Three individuals scored event titles as the University of Toledo's track team began its indoor slate with a good performance at the Findlay Oiler Opener on Saturday.

Junior Amanda Kaverman (Sylvania, OH) took first in the 300 meters with a time of 40.75, besting Central State's Brittany Brown by over half of a second. Junior Kimara Morgan (Columbus, OH) placed third in the event in 41.79.

"On a tight 200-meter track, that is a very good performance," head coach Kevin Hadsell said. "Amanda is placing herself in a great position to challenge for a MAC title in the 200-meters."

A pair of first-year Rockets also claimed victories in their Toledo debuts. Freshman Kiah Douglas (Saginaw, MI) won the long jump with a leap of 5.77m (18-11 1/4), which is the eighth-best jump in school history.

In the triple jump, junior Alex Afloari held off teammate Yuhong Fu (Beijing, China), with both girls making the school's all-time list in their first outing. Afloari won with a leap of 11.76m (38-7) and Fu was right behind in 11.75m (38-6 3/4), which lands the duo at No. 7 and No. 8, respectively, on the all-time list.

"Kiah is going to be a great jumper. She barely fouled a six-meter jump and it was short approach," Hadsell said. "The triple jumpers did really well considering we were going off short approach in all of our jumping events today. We have the potential to have three women over 41-feet indoors, which is really solid."

Another top-performance was turned in by senior Michelle Sutherland (Maumee, OH), who finished second in the high jump with a leap of 1.68m (5-6). 

"Mikki redshirted all of last year so this was a great way to knock the rust off," Hadsell said. "Plus, it was a short approach, so it's a very good place to start."

The Rockets' 4x400 relay team, made up of Douglas, freshman Sarah Woodrum (Marion, OH), Kaverman and Morgan also had a good effort, taking third with a mark of 4:00.01.

"Overall, it was a very good opening meet for us," Hadsell said. "We had a great time today and this team has a lot of potential across the board. We have a few more athletes to add to the mix, and with our distance crew, this will be a very hard team to beat by the end of February at the MAC Championships."

Toledo will return to action next Friday and Saturday at the Golden Flash Gala in Kent, OH.

ROCKET EVENT WINNERS

300 Meters - 1. Amanda Kaverman, 40.75
Long Jump - 1. Kiah Douglas, 18-11 1/4
Triple Jump - 1. Alex Afloari, 38-7

Contact: Scott Miles
scott.miles@utoledo.edu