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Junior Athena Welsh Breaks Rockets' 5K Record

Raleigh, N.C. - The Toledo women's track and field team rounded out the first day of competition at the Raleigh Relays on Friday with one new school record, seven top-10 finishes and six personal-bests. Junior Athena Welsh posted a school record of 15:48.92 in the 5000m, landing in third place and becoming the first Rocket to break the 16:00 mark. Freshman Rebecca Snyder also posted a personal-best in the 5000m, clocking a time of 17:58.34.

"Today was a solid day overall," said head coach Linh Nguyen. "The first meet is always a bit of a mixed bag, but I think there's a lot of positives moving into day two.