TicketsCINCINNATI – University of Cincinnati triple jumper Andre Wright (Westminster, S.C./Seneca/Liberty) was named the American Athletic Conference Men's Field Athlete of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday.
Wright won the triple jump at the Vanderbilt's Music City Challenge in Nashville, Tennessee, last weekend, moving up to No. 2 on the conference's performance list and No. 32 in the nation with his distance of 15.57m (51-01.00). Wright is the third man in Cincinnati history to clear 50 feet in the triple jump. He registered another top-10 finish with his distance of 7.15m (23-05.50) in the long jump.
He broke his own PR of 15.31m, set earlier this year. Wright has been chasing Al Lanier's school-record mark of 15.99m, which has stood since 1972.
LOOKING AHEAD
With the American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships coming up in Birmingham, Alabama, on Friday, Feb. 22 and Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, the Bearcats will have a shot to better their marks next weekend at the Ohio State Tune-Up in Columbus, Ohio on Friday, Feb. 15.
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Wright won the triple jump at the Vanderbilt's Music City Challenge in Nashville, Tennessee, last weekend, moving up to No. 2 on the conference's performance list and No. 32 in the nation with his distance of 15.57m (51-01.00). Wright is the third man in Cincinnati history to clear 50 feet in the triple jump. He registered another top-10 finish with his distance of 7.15m (23-05.50) in the long jump.
He broke his own PR of 15.31m, set earlier this year. Wright has been chasing Al Lanier's school-record mark of 15.99m, which has stood since 1972.
LOOKING AHEAD
With the American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships coming up in Birmingham, Alabama, on Friday, Feb. 22 and Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, the Bearcats will have a shot to better their marks next weekend at the Ohio State Tune-Up in Columbus, Ohio on Friday, Feb. 15.
FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For all the latest information on Cincinnati track and field, please visit GoBEARCATS.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow the team on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.