MUNCIE, IN -- The University of Toledo Rockets captured the 2024 Mid-American Conference Championship on Saturday, their fourth consecutive team championship. Toledo finished the day tallying a total of 32 points, with Ohio following behind with 82 points.

This is the 10th MAC title for Toledo, tying Ohio for the most league crowns, and the first time that the Rockets have won four consecutive conference titles. Toledo is one of only four MAC schools (Ohio, EMU, BGSU) to win four or more consecutive championships.

The Rockets dominated the race, capturing the five of the top 14 positions in the race for 32 points. Ohio was a distant second with 82 points. Toledo's Mercy Kinyanjui claimed the individual title in a time of 20:13.91, the seventh time a Rocket has won the individual MAC championship and the first since 2021 when Joy Chirchir took the title.

Laura Nicholson followed right behind Kinyanjui in second place, securing a final time of 20:21.44. Lou Trois took fifth with a mark of 2:32.46 while Lianna Surtz (10th/20:51.31) and Melody Jebiwot (14th/21:03.68) rounded out the scoring for UT.

Kinyanjui, Nicholson and Trois were named First Team All-MAC while Surtz and Jebiwot earned spots on the Second Team All-MAC list.  Head Coach Andrea Grove-McDonough was named the MAC Coach of the Year for the fourth consecutive season.

Toledo continues the championship portion of its season as the Rockets head to the NCAA Great Lakes Regional race hosted by the University of Akron on Nov. 15.