EUGENE, Ore. — University of Toledo women’s track runner and Notre Dame Academy graduate Stephanie Sherman took 16th place in the 10,000 meter final in Thursday’s NCAA Division I track and field championships at the University of Oregon.
UT’s Petronela Simiuc took 20th in the semifinal race of the women’s 1,500 meter, missing qualification for the finals by nearly 2 seconds.
Sherman ran a personal-best time of 33 minutes, 25.31 seconds in the 10,000.
Oregon’s Carmela Cardama Baez won the championship race with a time of 32:16.13, which was also her personal best. Eight of the 24 runners in the 10,000 achieved PBs in the championship.