Toledo Women Take First Place at BGSU’s Mel Brodt Invitational; UT Men Finish Sixth

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The University of Toledo women’s cross country team took first place at the Mel Brodt Collegiate Open in Bowling Green, Ohio on Friday, while the Toledo men came in sixth in their race. The Rocket women were powered by three runners who finished in the top six of the 6K race: sophomore Lianna Surtz (2nd place/20:57.06) in her first race, senior Madeline Vining (4th/21:10.07) and junior Morgan Hicks (6th/21:26.57). Sophomore Jaydon Cirincione (15th/21:48.18) and senior Alex Bauer – (26th/22:09.28) rounded out the scoring for the Rockets in their debut in a UT uniform. Toledo racked up…