AKRON, Ohio / WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The University of Toledo women's track and field team closed out the first day of competition at the Akron Invitational in Akron, Ohio as well as at the JDL Camel City Elite in Winston-Salem, N.C.
At the JDL Camel City Elite in Winston-Salem, N.C., Meltem Yasar stopped the clock at 9:48.69 to place seventh in the 3,000 meters.
"Meltem gave a great effort out there tonight," said head coach Andrea Grove-McDonough. "She was competing her heart out on the track, and although I think she'd tell you it wasn't a great result, it would have been a big personal-best just two weeks ago.