Track & Field Closes Out Successful Trip to Indiana Relays

CINCINNATI - The University of Cincinnati track & field team closed out its time at the 2020 Indiana Relays Saturday with the Bearcats adding 10 more marks in the program's all-time Top 10, including both Hannah Markel and Aaron Bienenfeld recording the #2 times in the women's and men's 3,000m runs, respectively. Overall, the Bearcats recorded 26 personal bests on the day with Cannon Riddle capturing the lone victory on the day as he was victorious in the heptathlon.

// RE-MARKEL-ABLE RUNNING
Markel made her season debut on the track and turned in a personal-best time of 9:46.78 to finish 15th overall in the fast section of the 3,000m run. Her time, which bettered her previous best by 8.44 seconds, moved her up to #2 all-time in program history as just the second UC woman to post a time under 9:50 in the event all-time. She is now just 3.83 seconds off the school record time of 9:42.95 that Lillian Jelimo ran in 2008.

// CLOSING IN
Similar to Markel, Bienenfeld made his season debut in the 3,000m run (has raced in the mile twice) and ran a huge personal-best time as he was third overall in 8:01.89. That time is a 12.92 second improvement and sits as the #2 time in program history. He is now just 2.87 seconds off the record run of 7:59.02 that All-American Eric Finan recorded in 2011.

// RIDDLE ME THIS
Riddle and Jeremy Hayton had a very solid two days competing in the heptathlon with Riddle winning the event with 4,955 points and Hayton finishing third with 4,415 points in his first heptathlon. Riddle, who now ranks #6 all-time in the heptathlon following his 224-point PR, recorded personal-bests in all three events on the day to accumulate 2,173 points on Day 2, the #6 total in program history. Riddle opened the day by winning the 60m hurdles in 9.06, which ties for the #10 time in UC heptathlon history, before also taking over the #10 spot in the heptathlon pole vault with a clearance of 3.95m (12-11.50). He finished the day running the 1,000m in 2:43.32 to record the #3 time in UC heptathlon history.

// MORE FROM BORZOR
One day removed from turning in the #3 time in program history in the 200m, Chris Borzor was back on the track in the 400m and posted a time of 48.37 to finish third overall while recording the #10 in UC history. With that time, Borzor made program history in another way as the sophomore is now the only man to be ranked in UC's Top 10 in the 60m (#6 at 6.83), the 200m (#3 at 21.43) and the 400m (#10 at 48.37) in a career.

// TWO MORE MARK
The women recorded two more all-time Top 10 marks as well with Hannah Jackson and Sydney Spears collecting those marks. Jackson, a true freshman, improved her personal best in the shot put for the second week in a row as she posted a mark of 14.27m (46-10.00) to finish 11th on the day and rank #9 all-time in UC history. Spears recorded her mark in the pentathlon as she raced to the #6 time in the 60m hurdles with a personal-best time of 9.01.

// UP NEXT
The Bearcats return to action next weekend as they will venture to College Station, Texas, to compete in the Charlie Thomas Invitational hosted by Texas A&M. The meet will take place Friday and Saturday.

2020 INDIANA RELAYS
Gladstein Fieldhouse • Bloomington, Ind.
February 1, 2020 • DAY 2
WOMEN'S RESULTS
60m DASH
Final
4. Caisja Chandler • 7.45

60m HURDLES
Final
4. Victoria Abunaw • 8.75
6. Angelica Lightfoot • 8.83

400m DASH
8. Faith Banks • 56.78
20. Kylie Cutlip • 59.48

800m RUN
6. Rylee Penn • 2:14.28
13. Sydney Kilgore • 2:15.98 • PR
17. Carmen Licht • 2:17.40 • PR

MILE RUN
24. Sydney Hess • 5:11.91
28. Leah Maschino • 5:14.68 • SB

3,000m RUN (FAST SECTION)
15. Hannah Markel • 9:46.78 • PR & UC #2
23. Ellie Leather • 10:03.73 • PR
25. Katrina Patterson • 10:05.23 • SB

4x400m RELAY
5. Cincinnati • 3:48.02
     Banks (56.8), Lattimore (56.5), Cutlip (57.6), Chandler (56.9)

TRIPLE JUMP
2. Irati Mitxelena • 12.59m (41-03.75)
--  Jazmine Scott • foul

POLE VAULT
t10. Lily Bunse • 3.65m (11-11.75)
21. Macy Urig • 3.20m (10-06.00)

SHOT PUT
10. Malin Smith • 14.27m (46-10.00)
11. Hannah Jackson • 14.27m (46-10.00) • SB, PR & UC #9
19. Jane Sensibaugh • 12.66m (41-06.50)

PENTATHLON
5. Sydney Spears • 3,439 points • SB

PENTATHLON #1 • 60m HURDLES
4. Sydney Spears • 9.01 [908p] • SB, ^SB, PR, ^PR & UC PENT #6

PENTATHLON #2 • HIGH JUMP
t5. Sydney Spears • 1.60m (5-03.00)[736p] • SB, ^PR, & PR

PENTATHLON #3 • SHOT PUT
5. Sydney Spears • 9.75m (32-00.00)[513p]

PENTATHLON #4 • LONG JUMP
9. Sydney Spears • 5.09m (16-08.50)[584p]

PENTATHLON #5 • 800m RUN
3. Sydney Spears • 2:29.61 [698p] • SB

MEN'S RESULTS
60m DASH
Final
Anthony Woods • did not run

60m HURDLES
Final
Connor Duricky • did not run

400m DASH
3. Chris Borzor • 48.37 • PR & UC #10
20. Akari Porter • 50.47
24. Tyrese Van Horne • 51.53 • PR

800m RUN
15. Jase Headings • 1:53.13 • SB
21. Matt Stump • 1:56.13 • SB & PR
34. David Endres • 2:00.53

3,000m RUN (FAST SECTION)
3. Aaron Bienenfeld • 8:01.89 • PR & UC #2

4x400m RELAY
7. Cincinnati • 3:19.28 • SB
     Porter (50.0), Headings (51.2), Van Horne (50.2), Borzor (47.6)

TRIPLE JUMP
5. Brandon White • 13.64m (44-09.00)

HIGH JUMP
5. Lawrence Mitchell • 2.06m (6-09.00) • SB & PR
t14. Albert Kalala • 1.89m (6-02.25)

SHOT PUT
12. Aaron Deaton • 16.02m (52-06.75)
13. Sam Meece • 15.94m (52-03.75)
15. Danny Jones • 15.86m (52-00.50)

HEPTATHLON • FINAL
1. Cannon Riddle • 4,955 points • PR & UC #6
3. Jeremy Hayton • 4,415 points • PR

HEPTATHLON • DAY 2 SCORING (FINAL 3 EVENTS)
Cannon Riddle • 2,173 points • PR & UC #6
Jeremy Hayton • 1,529 points • PR

HEPTATHLON #5 • 60m HURDLES
1. Cannon Riddle • 9.06 [733p] • SB, ^PR, PR & UC HEP #10 (tie)
4. Jeremy Hayton • 9.75 [589p] • ^PR

HEPTATHLON #6 • POLE VAUL
4. Cannon Riddle • 3.95m (12-11.50)[603p] • ^PR, PR & UC HEP #10
6. Jeremy Hayton • 3.45m (11-03.75)[469p] • PR

HEPTATHLON #7 • 1,000m RUN
2. Cannon Riddle • 2:43.32 [837p] • SB, ^PR, PR & UC HEP #3
6. Jeremy Hayton • 3:21.31 [471p]