TicketsPROVIDENCE, R.I. - University of Cincinnati senior high jumper Loretta Blaut (Cincinnati, Ohio/Seton) earned her third American Athletic Conference Indoor Track & Field weekly award of the 2019 season, the league office announced Tuesday.
Blaut posted three of the best four jumps in the NCAA last week at the Charlie Thomas Invitational in College Station, Texas. The senior, a four-time American champion and two-time national runner-up, set a facility record and tied her own conference, school and personal records with her first-place jump of 1.87 meters (6-01.50) on Friday, which is currently tied for the national lead this season.
She previous earned the weekly AAC honor on January 15 and December 11, 2018.
Last year, Blaut was twice honored as the women's field athlete of the week as she earned the indoor accolade February 6 and the outdoor honor April 3. She also was twice named the AAC Most Outstanding Performance Award winner for women's field competitors at both AAC Championship events in 2018.
UC returns to action with a second trip to the Nashville, Tennessee, from Feb. 8-9, 2019 to take part in the Music City Challenge at Vanderbilt University.
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Blaut posted three of the best four jumps in the NCAA last week at the Charlie Thomas Invitational in College Station, Texas. The senior, a four-time American champion and two-time national runner-up, set a facility record and tied her own conference, school and personal records with her first-place jump of 1.87 meters (6-01.50) on Friday, which is currently tied for the national lead this season.
She previous earned the weekly AAC honor on January 15 and December 11, 2018.
Last year, Blaut was twice honored as the women's field athlete of the week as she earned the indoor accolade February 6 and the outdoor honor April 3. She also was twice named the AAC Most Outstanding Performance Award winner for women's field competitors at both AAC Championship events in 2018.
UC returns to action with a second trip to the Nashville, Tennessee, from Feb. 8-9, 2019 to take part in the Music City Challenge at Vanderbilt University.
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For all the latest information on Cincinnati track and field, please visit GoBEARCATS.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow follow the team on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.