NORTON, Ohio – Freshman Dominic Serem became the first-ever individual qualifier to the NCAA Men's Cross Country National Championship with a third-place finish at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championship in Norton, Ohio on Friday. Serem recorded a personal-best time of 29:14.1, just behind first-place finisher William Zegarski of Butler (29:12.7) and runnerup Douglas Buckeridge of Purdue (29:12.9).
Toledo took 11th overall, finishing ahead of all other Mid-American Conference schools.
Sophomore Joad Martinho was the second Rocket to cross the finish line, taking 51st with a time of 30:30.