Tickets// THE STARTING LINE
The University of Cincinnati cross country teams are set for their second meet of the 2018 season as the Bearcats will head to Terre Haute, Ind., Saturday to race in the 2018 John McNichols Invitational hosted by Indiana State at the LaVerne Gibson Championship Course. The meet will feature teams from 13 different schools from around the region and will be run on the same course that will be used later this year for the 2018 NCAA Great Lakes Region Championships.
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// QUICK SPLITS
• Cincinnati last ran two weeks ago in the 37th Queen City Invitational hosted by NKU
• This week's McNichols Invitational is the second year the meet has been held with the UC women making a return appearance the men racing the event for the first time
• Andrew Schille won the QCI for the third year in a row and the first wearing a Cincinnati uniform after racing for NKU for the previous two wins
• Schille was named the AAC Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Week following his victory
• The course being used this weekend will be the same the Bearcats will run in November when they return to Terre Haute for the 2018 NCAA Great Lake Region Championships
// MEET INFORMATION
The John McNichols Invitational will feature two races with the men's 8,000m competition leading things off at 9 a.m. and the women's 5,000m run following at 9:30 a.m. TimingMD.net will provide live results of the competitions.
// WHO'S IN?
The event that will feature runners from 13 different schools, including representatives of 12 men's teams and 10 women's. The field is comprised mostly of NCAA Division I teams, including host Indiana State, UC, Bowling Green (M), Butler, Northern Kentucky, Northern Illinois (W), Purdue and UW-Milwaukee while the others teams entered include DePauw, Indianapolis, Rose-Hulman, Vincennes and Wabash (M).
// COURSE PREP
Later this season, the Bearcats will be back in Terre Haute to run the same LaVern Gibson Championships Cross Country Course for the 2018 NCAA Great Lakes Region Championships, one of 9 regional meets that will be used to select the field of 31 teams that will race for national titles. The meet, being held at the same venue that hosted numerous conference, regional and NCAA Championship competitions, will take place November 9 with the men running 10,000m (compared to this weekend's 8,000m) while the women will run 6,000m (compared to this weekend's 5,000m).
// RECAP: 2018 QUEEN CITY
Andrew Schille won his debut race for the Bearcats while Sam Mikula was the top finisher for the women at the 37th Queen City Invitational held September 1 at the Valhalla Cross Country Course in Highland Heights, Ky. Schille covered the course in 15:21.9 to win the event for the third time in his career as the men scored 125 points to place fourth overall. Both Nick Grismer (20th) and Ryan Guenthner (21st) placed among the Top 25. On the women's side, Mikula rank 18:38.2 to lead the Bearcats with Hannah Markel just missing a Top 25 finish as she was 26th overall. The women placed eighth as a team with 193 points. Dayton won the men's team title and Ohio State captured the women's team crown.
// MORE ON SCHILLE'S WIN
Schille's win brought a bit of history with it as he became just the second man to win the QCI three times in a career, joining former UC All-American Eric Finan with three crowns. Schille's third win also made him the first runner to win for two different teams as he won the past two running for Northern Kentucky before graduating and joining the UC program this fall. His win was the 19th for a UC runner and the first since 2011 when Finan captured his third in the 2011 race.
// ANOTHER FIRST
Schille was not done with history there, however. Following the meet, he was selected as the American Athletic Conference Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Week. He is the first UC runner (man or woman) to collect a weekly award from the AAC since the league was founded in 2013. Going back to previous conference affiliations, Schille is the first UC athlete to earn a weekly award since Finan was named the BIG EAST Runner of the Week on October 18, 2011.
// RECAP: 2017 JOHN MCNICHOLS INVITATIONAL
Last year, the women ran in the inaugural McNichols Invitational and placed fourth out of five teams with #3 Michigan, #28 Louisville and host Indiana State finishing ahead of the Bearcats. Hannah Markel was the top finisher for UC, placing 22nd in 18:29.1 in the 5,000m run. The only other returner from that race that is set to run this weekend is Sam Mikula, who was 32nd in 18:48.5.
// NEW TO THE TEAM - WOMEN
The newest additions to the women's roster this year include five true freshmen and one redshirt sophomore. The five freshmen include Maggie Breitenstein (Cincinnati/St. Ursula), Leah Maschino (Maineville, Ohio/Kings), Janey McManus (Huntsville, Ala./Grissom), Madalyn O'Dea (Louisville/Christian Academy) and Rylee Penn (Corona, Calif./Centennial). The final newcomer is Ellee Bullock (Dublin, Ohio/Jerome). Bullock has been a member of two collegiate tennis programs, starting her career at Utah State before transferring to UC in time for the 2017-18 season.
// NEW TO THE TEAM - MEN
The men's newcomers include a mix of three true freshmen, one sophomore, one junior and one graduate senior. The rookies include Toni Banos (Spain), Keifer Mosmeier (Laurelville, Ohio/Logan Elm) and Christian Stevens (Indianapolis/Brebeuf Jesuit), with Jack Cordonnier (Morrow, Ohio/St. Xavier) joining as a sophomore after running for the UC Running Club last year. The final two newcomers have had great success in college already, including Aaron Bienenfeld (Germany), who joined the UC program in time for the 2018 track & field season in which he won the AAC 10,000m outdoor title, and Andrew Schille (Cincinnati/Oak Hills), a graduate transfer from NKU where he was a four-time champion in the Horizon League and a 10-time All-Horizon League selection.
// UP NEXT
The Greater Louisville Classic awaits the Bearcats in two weeks as both squads will travel south to Louisville to compete September 28. The men will lead things off in an 8,000m race at 9:30 a.m. with the women's 5,000m following at 10:15 a.m.
The University of Cincinnati cross country teams are set for their second meet of the 2018 season as the Bearcats will head to Terre Haute, Ind., Saturday to race in the 2018 John McNichols Invitational hosted by Indiana State at the LaVerne Gibson Championship Course. The meet will feature teams from 13 different schools from around the region and will be run on the same course that will be used later this year for the 2018 NCAA Great Lakes Region Championships.
// FOLLOW US
For up to the minute updates, follow UC Track & Field/Cross Country (@GoBearcatsTFXC) on Twitter, Facebook (GoBearcatsTFXC) and Instagram (GoBearcatsTFXC) and join in the conversation by using the hashtag #Bearcats.
// QUICK SPLITS
• Cincinnati last ran two weeks ago in the 37th Queen City Invitational hosted by NKU
• This week's McNichols Invitational is the second year the meet has been held with the UC women making a return appearance the men racing the event for the first time
• Andrew Schille won the QCI for the third year in a row and the first wearing a Cincinnati uniform after racing for NKU for the previous two wins
• Schille was named the AAC Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Week following his victory
• The course being used this weekend will be the same the Bearcats will run in November when they return to Terre Haute for the 2018 NCAA Great Lake Region Championships
// MEET INFORMATION
The John McNichols Invitational will feature two races with the men's 8,000m competition leading things off at 9 a.m. and the women's 5,000m run following at 9:30 a.m. TimingMD.net will provide live results of the competitions.
// WHO'S IN?
The event that will feature runners from 13 different schools, including representatives of 12 men's teams and 10 women's. The field is comprised mostly of NCAA Division I teams, including host Indiana State, UC, Bowling Green (M), Butler, Northern Kentucky, Northern Illinois (W), Purdue and UW-Milwaukee while the others teams entered include DePauw, Indianapolis, Rose-Hulman, Vincennes and Wabash (M).
// COURSE PREP
Later this season, the Bearcats will be back in Terre Haute to run the same LaVern Gibson Championships Cross Country Course for the 2018 NCAA Great Lakes Region Championships, one of 9 regional meets that will be used to select the field of 31 teams that will race for national titles. The meet, being held at the same venue that hosted numerous conference, regional and NCAA Championship competitions, will take place November 9 with the men running 10,000m (compared to this weekend's 8,000m) while the women will run 6,000m (compared to this weekend's 5,000m).
// RECAP: 2018 QUEEN CITY
Andrew Schille won his debut race for the Bearcats while Sam Mikula was the top finisher for the women at the 37th Queen City Invitational held September 1 at the Valhalla Cross Country Course in Highland Heights, Ky. Schille covered the course in 15:21.9 to win the event for the third time in his career as the men scored 125 points to place fourth overall. Both Nick Grismer (20th) and Ryan Guenthner (21st) placed among the Top 25. On the women's side, Mikula rank 18:38.2 to lead the Bearcats with Hannah Markel just missing a Top 25 finish as she was 26th overall. The women placed eighth as a team with 193 points. Dayton won the men's team title and Ohio State captured the women's team crown.
// MORE ON SCHILLE'S WIN
Schille's win brought a bit of history with it as he became just the second man to win the QCI three times in a career, joining former UC All-American Eric Finan with three crowns. Schille's third win also made him the first runner to win for two different teams as he won the past two running for Northern Kentucky before graduating and joining the UC program this fall. His win was the 19th for a UC runner and the first since 2011 when Finan captured his third in the 2011 race.
Congrats to Andrew Schille, the @AmericanXCTrack Men's Athlete of the Week!
— Cincinnati TF & XC (@GoBearcatsTFXC) September 4, 2018
✔️ 1st race for UC
✔️ 3rd #QueenCityInvite victory in a row
Read more about the honor: https://t.co/DC9pHTnvUW#Bearcats | #AmericanXC pic.twitter.com/3CyXN7nzCL
// ANOTHER FIRST
Schille was not done with history there, however. Following the meet, he was selected as the American Athletic Conference Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Week. He is the first UC runner (man or woman) to collect a weekly award from the AAC since the league was founded in 2013. Going back to previous conference affiliations, Schille is the first UC athlete to earn a weekly award since Finan was named the BIG EAST Runner of the Week on October 18, 2011.
// RECAP: 2017 JOHN MCNICHOLS INVITATIONAL
Last year, the women ran in the inaugural McNichols Invitational and placed fourth out of five teams with #3 Michigan, #28 Louisville and host Indiana State finishing ahead of the Bearcats. Hannah Markel was the top finisher for UC, placing 22nd in 18:29.1 in the 5,000m run. The only other returner from that race that is set to run this weekend is Sam Mikula, who was 32nd in 18:48.5.
// NEW TO THE TEAM - WOMEN
The newest additions to the women's roster this year include five true freshmen and one redshirt sophomore. The five freshmen include Maggie Breitenstein (Cincinnati/St. Ursula), Leah Maschino (Maineville, Ohio/Kings), Janey McManus (Huntsville, Ala./Grissom), Madalyn O'Dea (Louisville/Christian Academy) and Rylee Penn (Corona, Calif./Centennial). The final newcomer is Ellee Bullock (Dublin, Ohio/Jerome). Bullock has been a member of two collegiate tennis programs, starting her career at Utah State before transferring to UC in time for the 2017-18 season.
// NEW TO THE TEAM - MEN
The men's newcomers include a mix of three true freshmen, one sophomore, one junior and one graduate senior. The rookies include Toni Banos (Spain), Keifer Mosmeier (Laurelville, Ohio/Logan Elm) and Christian Stevens (Indianapolis/Brebeuf Jesuit), with Jack Cordonnier (Morrow, Ohio/St. Xavier) joining as a sophomore after running for the UC Running Club last year. The final two newcomers have had great success in college already, including Aaron Bienenfeld (Germany), who joined the UC program in time for the 2018 track & field season in which he won the AAC 10,000m outdoor title, and Andrew Schille (Cincinnati/Oak Hills), a graduate transfer from NKU where he was a four-time champion in the Horizon League and a 10-time All-Horizon League selection.
// UP NEXT
The Greater Louisville Classic awaits the Bearcats in two weeks as both squads will travel south to Louisville to compete September 28. The men will lead things off in an 8,000m race at 9:30 a.m. with the women's 5,000m following at 10:15 a.m.