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Athena Welsh Named Second-Team All-MAC

Related Topics: Mid-American Conference

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Toledo sophomore Athena Welsh was named Second-Team All-Mid-American Conference for her 10th-place finish in the MAC Championships on Saturday in Oxford, Ohio.

Welsh completed the 6k championship course in 21:10.7 to be the first Rocket to cross the finish line. She becomes the first all-conference performer for Toledo since five runner received the award in 2014.

Welsh and the Rockets finished second as a team, just 54 points behind nationally ranked Eastern Michigan.

Qualifying runners will compete in the Great Lakes Regionals on Friday, Nov. 10.