TicketsPenn Relays Recap
Bearcats make solid showing
Contact: Jeremy Martin
4/30/2005
Patrick Starkey ran a leg of the 4 x 800 relay team at the Penn Relays this weekend |
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- The University of Cincinnati track and field teams competed at the prestigious Penn Relays April 27-30 at historic Franklin Field. The 111th annual event attracted high school athletes as well as elite collegians and olympic hopefuls.
UC's top performance was the men's 4 x 800 relay team. Alex Ramsey, Jake Richards, Pat Starkey, and Eric Graves posted a 7:36.39, the eight-best time in a 26-team field.
Other Bearcat highlights included the women's sprint medley relay team's performance. Ashley Wilhelm, Adrienne Shipman, Dominique Davis, and Jocelyn Gibson ran to a 17th-place finish in the 40-team field with a 4:02.70.
Bearcat Performances
Men
Phill Joseph, Triple Jump 44? 5-1/4?
Chris Smith, Pole Vault 15? 10-3/4?
Chandler Groves, Long Jump 22? 5?
Cameron Widget, Long Jump 21? 8-1/4?
Andrew Smith, High Jump 6? 6-1/4?
Clarence Hartman, 400h 55.26
Mount, Hamilton, Irving, Batt, 4 x 400
3:17.23
Ramsey, Richards, Starkey, Graves, 4 x 800
7:36.39
Women
Shipman, Gibson, Davis, Wilhelm, 4 x 400
3:59.90
Wilhelm, Shipman, Davis, Gibson, Sprint Medley 4:02.70
Renee Hein, High Jump 5? 8-3/4?
Ashley Wilhelm, Long Jump 18? ??
Shintara Carpenter, Triple Jump 38? 2-3/4?