TicketsFeb. 12, 2009
IN THE STARTING BLOCKS:
The University of Cincinnati's indoor track and field team travels up to Findlay, Ohio to compete in the All-Ohio meet Friday, Feb. 13 and Saturday, Feb. 14. The meet will be hosted at Malcolm Athletic Center , with events beginning at 10:45 a.m. (ET) on Friday.
BEARCAT BITES:
· For the second week in a row, sophomore Natasha Burse broke her own school record in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.54 seconds at the Rod McCravy Invitational.
· In her second collegiate race, freshman Kathy Klump broke the school record in the 800 meters at the Gladstein Invitational with a time of 2:12.00. Klump broke Jocelyn Gibson's record of 2:12.42.
· The 4x800 team of Megan McAuley, Jessica Moyer, Jenna Heaton and Klump set the school record at the Gladstein Invitational in the event with a time of 9:16.76.
· At the Gladstein Invitational, Cincinnati had 14 Top 5 finishes in 16 events.
· Junior Ashley Arnold both set the school record in the 600 meters at the BGSU Challenge with a time of 1:33.66. The previous record was held by Mandy McCumber, who recorded a time of 1:33.90 in 2000.
· The Bearcats thrived in the pole vault at the BGSU Challenge, as all four Bearcat participants that competed in the event scored points. Freshman Mackenzie Fields won the event (11' 11 3/4"), sophomore Michelle Eby finished in second, junior Kayla Dunn tied for fifth, and junior Stefanie Ponte tied for eighth.
· In her first race as a collegian at the BGSU Challenge, freshman Kathy Klump won the 800 meters in a time of 2:13.33. Klump won by nearly two seconds over the next finisher.
· In the first meet of the season, junior Jasmine Cotten broke the school record and recorded a first-place finish in the long jump with a mark of 6.02 meters (19' 9"). Cotten also recorded a top-five finish in the 60-meter hurdles, crossing the line in 8.76 seconds.
· Head coach Susan Seaton is in his first year as head coach.
· UC finished 10th at the 2008 BIG EAST Indoor Championships, with Monica Hundley grabbing an individual title in the 60-meter hurdles.
UP NEXT:
Cincinnati heads up to New York, N.Y. to compete in the BIG EAST Championships Feb. 21-22.