TicketsLEXINGTON, Ky. - The University of Cincinnati track & field team battled the elements in Lexington, Ky., Saturday as the Bearcats competed in the 2018 Kentucky Relays, their final meet of the regular season before moving into the championship portion of the schedule next week. With rain falling for much of the day, the Bearcats competed well and turned in 13 personal-best marks with three of those being added to the program's all-time Top 10 ledger, including Alexis Anton in the 1,500m and Rachel Coghill in the pole vault for the women and Sam Meece in the discus for the men. Overall, the Bearcats found a way to claim six victories on the day with the men and women each collecting three of those gold medals.
// ANTON FASHIONING RECORD BOOK REDESIGNS
For a runner that continues to make a living as an 800m run, Anton has continued to round into quite a 1,500m runner as she posted yet another fast time in the metric mile today as she raced to a time of 4:33.63 to finish fourth overall despite a steady rain falling upon the track. Anton moved up the program's all-time Top 10 chart, rising to #3 overall as just the fifth UC woman to run under 4:37 in a race in program history as she dropped 4.43 seconds off her PR of 4:38.06, which was the #7 time in program history. Anton was not finished on the day as she raced to a time of 2:12.63 in the 800m run to win the event. Through today's races in Kentucky, Anton is now ranked #7 in the AAC in the 1,500m run and #6 in the 800m.
// CLIMBING THE (COG)HILL
While the show went on outdoors in the rain for most events, the pole vault and high jump competitions were moved indoors and held at the Nutter Indoor Facility, a place UC is familiar with having competed there during the indoor season. In the women's pole vault, Brooke Catherine and Coghill went 2-3 in the standings with Coghill adding to that result as she cleared a PR of 3.87m (12-08.25), a mark that added her to the program's all-time Top 10 list for the first time in her career, placing her eighth overall. The sophomore not only moved up into the UC Top 10, but also climbed higher in the AAC standings as she is now tied for fifth overall heading into the conference meet next week in Cincinnati.
// THROW IT AGAIN, SAM
In what seemingly has become a standard entry into a results recap this outdoor season, Meece has once again recorded a personal best in a throwing event, this time improving his best in the hammer with a heave of 54.84m (179-11). That mark keeps him at the #7 position all-time in program history while improving his UC freshman record for the second time as he added 1'11" to season-best mark.
// TOP OF THE PODIUM
Anton was not the only member of the program that earned a victory on the day as UC was credited with five more wins, including three by the men and two more from the women. On the women's side, the team of Haisha Bisiolu, Tiona Lattimore, Deanna Gesicki and Sylvana Ross ran a season-best time of 3:42.46 to capture the 4x400m relay while Loretta Blaut won the high jump as she topped 1.80m (5-10.75) for the win. On the men's side, wins were secured by Connor Duricky (110m hurdles), Nicholas Lauria (pole vault) and Marcus Abraham (shot put). Duricky, who recorded a PR in the 400m hurdles by running 54.58, led a 1-2 finish in the high hurdles event as he won in 14.55 while fellow rookie Isaiah McCall ran 14.94 to place second. Lauria won the pole vault with a best of 4.70m (15-05.00) while Abraham took the shot put with a heave of 16.46m (54-00.00).
// BIG IMPROVEMENTS
Along with Anton's huge PR in the 1,500m, two other Bearcats posted vast improvements on the track, including a teammate in the same 1,500m event. In the second heat of the women's 1,500m, Cassidy Carey took the lead from the start of the race and led wire-to-wire before finishing eighth overall in 4:47.01. That time, her first mark in the event this year, improved her PR by 3.12 seconds. Later in the day, Logan Baker raced in the men's 800m run and turned in a time of 1:56.68 to place eighth overall. Not only was it the first time this year Baker had run under two minutes, it lowered his PR by 5.67 seconds (2:02.35).
// ON DECK
The Bearcats return to action at home next weekend as they are set to play host to the 2018 American Athletic Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships May 11-13. Most of the meet will be held at Gettler Stadium on the UC campus with the hammer and javelin throws taking place at nearby Coy Field.
// TICKETS PLEASE
The AAC meet will be a ticketed event. Tickets for the meet will be available for purchase at the main gate at Gettler Stadium. Fan can purchase an all-session pass (all three days) for $10 (adult) or $5 per day while youth and seniors are $6 for the all-session pass or $3 per day. No tickets are needed to enter Coy Field to watch the hammer and javelin competitions.
Kentucky Relays
May 5 • UK Outdoor Track & Field Complex • Lexington, Ky.
Women's Results
100m Dash
4. Haisha Bisiolu • 11.84 (-0.3)
12. Alanna Hendricks • 13.08 (-0.3)
100m Hurdles
2. Angelica Lightfoot • 14.36 (-0.3)
3. Juliana Puopolo • 14.52 (-0.3)
6. Katie Straus • 15.02 (-0.3)
9. Maggie Loeffler • 15.25 (-0.2)
12. Naomi Urbano • 16.04 (-0.2)
18. Alanna Hendricks • 17.40 (-0.2)
200m Dash
2. Tiona Lattimore • 24.06 (-0.4)
6. Deanna Gesicki • 25.45 (-0.5) • PR
9. Sylvana Ross • 25.98 (-0.5)
800m Run
1. Alexis Anton • 2:12.63
3. Madison Dunlap • 2:15.97 • PR
1,500m Run
4. Alexis Anton • 4:33.63 • PR & UC #3
6. Meg Westerheide • 4:39.59
8. Cassidy Carey • 4:47.01 • PR
10. Lianne Masquelier • 4:49.75
17. Grace O'Donnell • 5:03.96
4x100m Relay
-- Cincinnati • did not finish
Mbah, Lattimore, Bisiolu, Puopolo
4x400m Relay
1. Cincinnati • 3:42.46
Bisiolu, Lattimore, Gesicki, Ross
Long Jump
6. Kennedy Marable • 5.59m (18-04.50)(-0.4) • PR
High Jump (held indoors because of weather)
1. Loretta Blaut • 1.80m (5-10.75)
4. Katie Straus • 1.63m (5-04.25)
6. Katie Kravitsky • 1.63m (5-04.25) • PR
t7. Naomi Urbano • 1.58m (5-02.25)
t7. Maggie Loeffler • 1.58m (5-02.25)
Pole Vault (held indoors because of weather)
2. Brooke Catherine • 3.97m (13-00.25)
3. Rachel Coghill • 3.87m (12-08.25) • PR & UC #8
5. Allie Plybon • 3.77m (12-04.50) • PR
7. Sadie Brass • 3.67m (12-00.50)
Shot Put
2. Leah Heckaman • 14.84m (48-08.25)
3. Ashley Williams • 14.80m (48-06.75)
Discus
2. Alexis Gray • 49.20m (161-05)
Men's Results
100m Dash
3. Mykel Chambers • 10.98 (-0.5)
10. Khalid Fuller • 11.18 (-0.5)
20. Anthony Woods • 12.61 (-0.5)
110m Hurdles
1. Connor Duricky • 14.55 (-0.3)
2. Isaiah McCall • 14.94 (-0.3)
5. Kelvin Williams • 15.25 (-0.3)
8. Justin Tulloch • 15.50 (-0.3)
200m Dash
2. Halen Witcher • 22.26 (-0.1)
3. Jaashir Morris • 22.30 (-0.9)
5. Khalid Fuller • 22.63 (-0.1)
10. Ryan Greene • 23.08 (-0.9)
400m Dash
3. Ryan Greene • 49.74
8. Jaashir Morris • 52.72
400m Hurdles
5. Connor Duricky • 54.58 • PR
800m Run
8. Logan Baker • 1:56.68 • PR
4x100m Relay
5. Cincinnati • 42.80
McCall, Chambers, Wooods, Witcher
High Jump (held indoors because of weather)
2. Albert Kalala • 2.00m (6-06.75)
7. Cannon Riddle • 1.90m (6-02.75)
Pole Vault (held indoors because of weather)
1. Nicholas Lauria • 4.70m (15-05.00)
3. Billy Rook • 4.40m (14-05.25) • PR
Shot Put
1. Marcus Abraham • 16.46m (54-00.00)
4. Aaron Deaton • 14.13m (46-04.25)
Discus
2. Sam Meece • 51.30m (168-04)
4. Danny Jones • 44.79m (146-11)
6. Marcus Abraham • 42.84m (140-07)
15. Aaron Deaton • 36.97m
Hammer
4. Sam Meece • 54.84m (179-11) • PR & UC #7 & UC FROSH #1
5. Chris Province • 49.55m (162-07)
6. Danny Jones • 47.49m (155-10) • PR
// ANTON FASHIONING RECORD BOOK REDESIGNS
For a runner that continues to make a living as an 800m run, Anton has continued to round into quite a 1,500m runner as she posted yet another fast time in the metric mile today as she raced to a time of 4:33.63 to finish fourth overall despite a steady rain falling upon the track. Anton moved up the program's all-time Top 10 chart, rising to #3 overall as just the fifth UC woman to run under 4:37 in a race in program history as she dropped 4.43 seconds off her PR of 4:38.06, which was the #7 time in program history. Anton was not finished on the day as she raced to a time of 2:12.63 in the 800m run to win the event. Through today's races in Kentucky, Anton is now ranked #7 in the AAC in the 1,500m run and #6 in the 800m.
// CLIMBING THE (COG)HILL
While the show went on outdoors in the rain for most events, the pole vault and high jump competitions were moved indoors and held at the Nutter Indoor Facility, a place UC is familiar with having competed there during the indoor season. In the women's pole vault, Brooke Catherine and Coghill went 2-3 in the standings with Coghill adding to that result as she cleared a PR of 3.87m (12-08.25), a mark that added her to the program's all-time Top 10 list for the first time in her career, placing her eighth overall. The sophomore not only moved up into the UC Top 10, but also climbed higher in the AAC standings as she is now tied for fifth overall heading into the conference meet next week in Cincinnati.
// THROW IT AGAIN, SAM
In what seemingly has become a standard entry into a results recap this outdoor season, Meece has once again recorded a personal best in a throwing event, this time improving his best in the hammer with a heave of 54.84m (179-11). That mark keeps him at the #7 position all-time in program history while improving his UC freshman record for the second time as he added 1'11" to season-best mark.
// TOP OF THE PODIUM
Anton was not the only member of the program that earned a victory on the day as UC was credited with five more wins, including three by the men and two more from the women. On the women's side, the team of Haisha Bisiolu, Tiona Lattimore, Deanna Gesicki and Sylvana Ross ran a season-best time of 3:42.46 to capture the 4x400m relay while Loretta Blaut won the high jump as she topped 1.80m (5-10.75) for the win. On the men's side, wins were secured by Connor Duricky (110m hurdles), Nicholas Lauria (pole vault) and Marcus Abraham (shot put). Duricky, who recorded a PR in the 400m hurdles by running 54.58, led a 1-2 finish in the high hurdles event as he won in 14.55 while fellow rookie Isaiah McCall ran 14.94 to place second. Lauria won the pole vault with a best of 4.70m (15-05.00) while Abraham took the shot put with a heave of 16.46m (54-00.00).
// BIG IMPROVEMENTS
Along with Anton's huge PR in the 1,500m, two other Bearcats posted vast improvements on the track, including a teammate in the same 1,500m event. In the second heat of the women's 1,500m, Cassidy Carey took the lead from the start of the race and led wire-to-wire before finishing eighth overall in 4:47.01. That time, her first mark in the event this year, improved her PR by 3.12 seconds. Later in the day, Logan Baker raced in the men's 800m run and turned in a time of 1:56.68 to place eighth overall. Not only was it the first time this year Baker had run under two minutes, it lowered his PR by 5.67 seconds (2:02.35).
// ON DECK
The Bearcats return to action at home next weekend as they are set to play host to the 2018 American Athletic Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships May 11-13. Most of the meet will be held at Gettler Stadium on the UC campus with the hammer and javelin throws taking place at nearby Coy Field.
// TICKETS PLEASE
The AAC meet will be a ticketed event. Tickets for the meet will be available for purchase at the main gate at Gettler Stadium. Fan can purchase an all-session pass (all three days) for $10 (adult) or $5 per day while youth and seniors are $6 for the all-session pass or $3 per day. No tickets are needed to enter Coy Field to watch the hammer and javelin competitions.
Kentucky Relays
May 5 • UK Outdoor Track & Field Complex • Lexington, Ky.
Women's Results
100m Dash
4. Haisha Bisiolu • 11.84 (-0.3)
12. Alanna Hendricks • 13.08 (-0.3)
100m Hurdles
2. Angelica Lightfoot • 14.36 (-0.3)
3. Juliana Puopolo • 14.52 (-0.3)
6. Katie Straus • 15.02 (-0.3)
9. Maggie Loeffler • 15.25 (-0.2)
12. Naomi Urbano • 16.04 (-0.2)
18. Alanna Hendricks • 17.40 (-0.2)
200m Dash
2. Tiona Lattimore • 24.06 (-0.4)
6. Deanna Gesicki • 25.45 (-0.5) • PR
9. Sylvana Ross • 25.98 (-0.5)
800m Run
1. Alexis Anton • 2:12.63
3. Madison Dunlap • 2:15.97 • PR
1,500m Run
4. Alexis Anton • 4:33.63 • PR & UC #3
6. Meg Westerheide • 4:39.59
8. Cassidy Carey • 4:47.01 • PR
10. Lianne Masquelier • 4:49.75
17. Grace O'Donnell • 5:03.96
4x100m Relay
-- Cincinnati • did not finish
Mbah, Lattimore, Bisiolu, Puopolo
4x400m Relay
1. Cincinnati • 3:42.46
Bisiolu, Lattimore, Gesicki, Ross
Long Jump
6. Kennedy Marable • 5.59m (18-04.50)(-0.4) • PR
High Jump (held indoors because of weather)
1. Loretta Blaut • 1.80m (5-10.75)
4. Katie Straus • 1.63m (5-04.25)
6. Katie Kravitsky • 1.63m (5-04.25) • PR
t7. Naomi Urbano • 1.58m (5-02.25)
t7. Maggie Loeffler • 1.58m (5-02.25)
Pole Vault (held indoors because of weather)
2. Brooke Catherine • 3.97m (13-00.25)
3. Rachel Coghill • 3.87m (12-08.25) • PR & UC #8
5. Allie Plybon • 3.77m (12-04.50) • PR
7. Sadie Brass • 3.67m (12-00.50)
Shot Put
2. Leah Heckaman • 14.84m (48-08.25)
3. Ashley Williams • 14.80m (48-06.75)
Discus
2. Alexis Gray • 49.20m (161-05)
Men's Results
100m Dash
3. Mykel Chambers • 10.98 (-0.5)
10. Khalid Fuller • 11.18 (-0.5)
20. Anthony Woods • 12.61 (-0.5)
110m Hurdles
1. Connor Duricky • 14.55 (-0.3)
2. Isaiah McCall • 14.94 (-0.3)
5. Kelvin Williams • 15.25 (-0.3)
8. Justin Tulloch • 15.50 (-0.3)
200m Dash
2. Halen Witcher • 22.26 (-0.1)
3. Jaashir Morris • 22.30 (-0.9)
5. Khalid Fuller • 22.63 (-0.1)
10. Ryan Greene • 23.08 (-0.9)
400m Dash
3. Ryan Greene • 49.74
8. Jaashir Morris • 52.72
400m Hurdles
5. Connor Duricky • 54.58 • PR
800m Run
8. Logan Baker • 1:56.68 • PR
4x100m Relay
5. Cincinnati • 42.80
McCall, Chambers, Wooods, Witcher
High Jump (held indoors because of weather)
2. Albert Kalala • 2.00m (6-06.75)
7. Cannon Riddle • 1.90m (6-02.75)
Pole Vault (held indoors because of weather)
1. Nicholas Lauria • 4.70m (15-05.00)
3. Billy Rook • 4.40m (14-05.25) • PR
Shot Put
1. Marcus Abraham • 16.46m (54-00.00)
4. Aaron Deaton • 14.13m (46-04.25)
Discus
2. Sam Meece • 51.30m (168-04)
4. Danny Jones • 44.79m (146-11)
6. Marcus Abraham • 42.84m (140-07)
15. Aaron Deaton • 36.97m
Hammer
4. Sam Meece • 54.84m (179-11) • PR & UC #7 & UC FROSH #1
5. Chris Province • 49.55m (162-07)
6. Danny Jones • 47.49m (155-10) • PR