TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Freshman Joy Chirchir came in 20th place to lead Toledo to an 11th-place finish against some of the top teams in the nation at the NCAA Pre-Nationals in Tallahassee, Fla. on Friday.
For the first time this season the Rockets had a complete lineup on the starting line. Chirchir completed the 6000m "Garnet" race in 20:15.8, about 30 seconds off the pace of medalist Abby Nichols of Colorado (19:46.4).
Toledo's other scorers were junior Faith Linga (32nd/20:24.6), senior Semra Karaslan (47th/20:38.4), junior Lou Trois (111th/21:20.