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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The third and final day of action came to a close in Louisville on Sunday afternoon for the University of Cincinnati track and field program with a trio of Bearcats finishing out their respective two-day multi-event competitions at the Lyle/Wood Invitational hosted by the University of Louisville. Originally slated for a Thursday-Friday competition schedule, weather forecasts pushed the women's heptathlon and men's decathlon to a Saturday-Sunday schedule.
Overall, Alex Bloom scored 6,511 points in the 10-event decathlon to finish as the runner-up in the meet while Naomi Urbano and Maggie Loeffler finished fourth (4,204 points) and fifth (4,165 points), respectively, in the women's 7-event heptathlon. Both women recorded personal-bests in each event on the day while Bloom added three to the ledger based on his competition.
// WOMEN'S RESULTS
Both women recorded personal-best marks in all facets of the competition Sunday while Urbano added her name to the school's all-time Top 10 heptathlon list in two different events. Urbano opened the day with a leap of 5.16m (16-11.25) to score 603 points before tossing the javelin to 32.07m (105-02) for another 516 points and a place on the event's all-time Top 10, ranking seventh among UC's heptathletes. She closed out the day with a time of 2:37.07 in the 800m run to add 607 points to bring her second day total to 1,726 points over the final three events, good enough for the ninth-best Day Two total in UC heptathlon history.
Loeffler, who also posted personal-bests across the board Sunday, ended the day with 4,165 points, which betters her previous best in the event by exactly 1,000 points (3,165 points in 2015). Loeffler opened the day with a leap of 4.83m (15-10.25) to score 514 points and post a heptathlon PR at the same time (she has a better overall mark of 5.12m). From there, Loeffler threw a best of 24.25m (79-07) for 368 points in the javelin before running 2:35.59 in the 800m for the final 624 points of her score. Overall, for the second day events, Loeffler tallied 1,506 points, which also is a personal-best in the heptathlon.
// MEN'S RESULTS
The second day of action opened for Bloom with the 110m hurdles, where he ran 16.78 to pick-up 647 points after his fourth-place run. From there, Bloom recorded personal-best marks in the next three events, starting with the discus, where he tossed a mark of 35.83m (117-07), good for 580 points. He followed the discus with a clearance of 4.50m (14-09.00) in the pole vault to tack on another 760 points before adding 464 points for his throw of 41.54m (136-03) in the javelin. To round out the day, Bloom clocked a time of 5:08.32 to collect his final 513 points of the meet.
The Penn Relays are up next for the Bearcats as many are set to compete at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pa., Thursday, April 28, through Saturday, April 30. Several Bearcats will also compete locally as they travel north to Oxford, Ohio, for the RedHawk Invitational on Saturday, April 30, at Miami University.
Women's Results
Lyles/Wood Invitational - Day 3 (4/24/16)
Heptathlon - FINAL
4. Naomi Urbano - 4,204 points - PR
5. Maggie Loeffler - 4,165 points - PR
HEP Long Jump
5. Urbano - 5.16m (16-11.25) [603 points] - PR
6. Loeffler - 4.83m (15-10.25) [514 points] - Hep PR
HEP Javelin
3. Urbano - 32.07m (105-02) [516 points] - PR & UC Heptathlon #7
6. Loeffler - 24.25m (79-07) [368 points] - PR
HEP 800m Run
4. Loeffler - 2:35.59 [624 points] - PR
5. Urbano - 2:37.07 [607 points] - PR
HEP DAY TWO EVENT TOTAL
Urbano - 1,726 points - PR & UC Heptathlon #9
Loeffler - 1,506 points - PR
Men's Results
Lyles/Wood Invitational - Day 3 (4/24/16)
Decathlon - FINAL
2. Alex Bloom - 6,511 points
DEC 110m Hurdles
4. Bloom - 16.78 [647 points]
DEC Discus
1. Bloom - 35.83m (117-07) [580 points] - PR
DEC Pole Vault
2. Bloom - 4.50m (14-09.00) [760 points] - PR
DEC Javelin
3. Bloom - 41.54m (136-03) [464 points] - PR
DEC 1,500m Run
3. Bloom - 5:08.32 [513 points]
DEC DAY TWO EVENT TOTAL
Bloom - 2,964 points