Catherine Wins Pole Vault At Buckeye Tune-Up

COLUMBUS, Ohio –Brooke Catherine won the pole vault to lead the University of Cincinnati track and field team Friday at the Buckeye Tune-Up at French Field House in Columbus, Ohio.
 
The Bearcats recorded double-digit PRs and season bests along with four all-time Top-10s in their final outing before next week's American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships in Birmingham, Alabama.
 
Catherine, who won the event for the fourth-straight year, cleared 4.03m with the victory, her first time this season over four meters. The Bearcats took four of the Top-5 spots in the rankings as Catherine took the win, Lily Bunse was third (3.88m), Allie Plybon was fourth (3.88m) and Rachel Coghill (3.73m) placed fifth. Sadie Brass was 11th with a season-best clearance of 3.43m. In the men's event, Austin Goolsby took second with a best effort of 4.94 while Nicholas Lauria was sixth (4.79m).
 
MITCHELL DASHING UP THE CHARTS
Quincy Mitchell placed second in the 60m with a scorching time of 6.75, a PR and the No. 2 time in UC history. That time ranks No. 5 on the American Athletic Conference performance lists this season. Mitchell started off strong in the preliminaries with a PR of 6.88 which sat as the No. 9 run in UC history. Mykel Chambers ran a season-best time of 6.87 in the prelims and followed it up with a PR of 6.85 in the finals, tied for the sixth-best effort in UC's record book. He placed fourth overall. 
 
PR'S & TOP-10 EFFORTS

• Isaiah McCall ran 8.28 in the prelims of the 60m hurdles, a PR. he placed fifth in the finals (8.29).
• Aaron Deaton threw 16.54m in the shot put, a PR and the No. 8 throw in UC history.
• Abby Stoughton ran personal-best times in both the 60m (8.37) and 200m (27.57).
• Jane Sensibaugh had a PR of 14.57m in the weight throw.

 
SMALLER STORY, BUT I'M SURE YOUR FOLLOWING
Annette Echikunwoke won the women's weight throw with a facility-record toss of 23.49m while competing unattached. Echikunwoke was the 2017 NCAA Champion and a three-time American Athletic Conference Champion in the event. She is scheduled to throw for the Bearcats during the 2019 outdoor campaign, her senior season.
 
LOOKING AHEAD
UC will head to Birmingham, Alabama, for the American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships on Friday, Feb. 22 and Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019.
 
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Buckeye Tune-Up (Feb. 15, 2019)
Columbus, Ohio – French Field House
Men's Results
60m Dash
Prelims
3. Mykel Chambers – 6.87 – t-SB
4. Quincy Mitchell – 6.88 – PR & UC #9
 
Finals 
2. Quincy Mitchell – 6.75 – PR & UC #2
4. Mykel Chambers – 6.85 – PR & t-UC #6
 
60m Hurdles
Prelims
5. Isaiah McCall – 8.28 – PR
 
Finals
5. Isaiah McCall – 8.29
 
3,000m
5. Andrew Schille – 8:33.51 – PR
 
Pole Vault
2. Austin Goolsby – 4.94m (16-02.50)
6. Nicholas Lauria – 4.79m (15-08.50) 
 
Shot Put
3. Marcus Abraham – 17.40m (57-01.00)
8. Aaron Deaton – 16.54m (54-03.25) – PR &UC #8
14. Sam Meece – 15.46m (50-08.75)
 
Weight Throw (35-Pound)
4. Sam Meece – 18.14m (59-06.00)
7. Chris Province – 16.62m (54-06.00)
Aaron Deaton – Foul
 
Women's Results
60m Dash
Prelims
11. Alanna Hendricks – 8.04
16. Abby Stoughton – 8.37 – PR
 
200m Dash
8. Kylie Cutlip – 26.69
14. Abby Stoughton – 27.57 – PR
 
400m Dash
7. Kylie Cutlip – 58.62
 
Mile Run
8. Samantha Simms – 5:18.87 
Tes Corea - DNF
 
Pole Vault
1. Brooke Catherine – 4.03m (13-02.50) - SB
3. Lily Bunse – 3.88m (12-08.75) – SB 
4. Allie Plybon – 3.88m (12-08.75)
5. Rachel Coghill – 3.73m (12-02.75)
11. Sadie Brass – 3.43m (11-03.00) – PR 
 
Shot Put
5. Malin Smith – 15.04m (49-04.25)
6. Leah Heckaman – 14.75m (48-04.75)
12. Jane Sensibaugh – 13.50m (44-03.50)
 
Weight Throw (20-Pound)
17. Jane Sensibaugh – 14.57m (47-09.00) – PR