TOLEDO, OH - After winning the Toledo Collegiate Challenge on March 27, the Toledo track and field team looks to carry that momentum to Athens, OH for the Ohio University Team Challenge on Saturday.
Action from the Goldsberry Track begins at noon with the field events, while the running events are slated to begin at 2 p.m. with the 5,000 meter run. The forecast calls for sunny skies and temperatures near 70.
The Rockets scored 144.5 points to finish first at the Collegiate Challenge two weeks ago, edging out Bowling Green (131) and Ohio (127.5). Six individuals claimed event victories, while the 4x400 relay team closed the meet with a victory as well.
In the jumps, Kiah Douglas recorded a distance of 19-08.00 to place first, while Jaime Gittens won the triple jump (37-03.00). Kimara Morgan won the 100 (12.42) and Amanda Kaverman took first in the 400 (56.92), and Alexandra Afloari claimed a win in the 100 hurdles (15.09). Rounding out the individual titlists was Audra Brown, who scored a victory in the 3000 meter run with her time of 10:28.40.
The 4x400 relay team, comprised of Morgan, Kaverman, Joyce Kennedy and Sarah Woodrum, breezed to a 4.5 second win with a time of 3:58.73.
UT has posted some of the conference's best times in numerous events despite competing just twice in outdoor competition. Kaverman has the second-best mark in the 200 (24.28) and is fifth in the 400. Woodrum is a shade in front of the junior in the 400 (56.84, fourth).
In the distance events, Brown's time in the 3,000 at the Collegiate Challenge is the third-fastest in the MAC. Lindsay Toussant sits fifth in the 3000 (10:30.80), and Karen Sovacool's time of 18:17.44 is third-best in the 5000. The Rockets also own eight of the top-11 10,000 meter times, led by Brown's 37:27.65, which is fourth, and Emma Kertesz (37:49.35, fifth). In the steeplechase, Joni Camp sits fourth (11:51.22), followed by Hannah Brisson (11:53.81, fifth).
In the field events, Douglas' long jump at the Collegiate Challenge leads the conference by nearly a foot. Michelle Sutherland's high jump of 5-05 is good for second, while Gittens (37-05.75, third) and Afloari (37-01.75, fifth) have top marks in the triple jump.
Contact: Scott Miles
scott.miles@utoledo.edu
