Napoli, Italy - University of Toledo senior Petronela Simiuc represented the University of Toledo and her home country, Romania, in the 800 meters and 1500 meters at the World University Games in Napoli, Italy this week.
On Monday, Simiuc competed in the first round for the 800 meters, clocking a time of 2:08.16 to place 19th, a qualifying mark for the semifinal. On Thursday, Simiuc clocked a time of 4:27.36 to finish eighth in her heat and 15th overall in the first round of the 1500 meters.
"It's exciting to see Petro representing not only Romania, but our track and field program internationally," said associate head track and field coach Adrian Ghioroaie.