TicketsHOUSTON – The University of Cincinnati track and field program had another successful meet at the H-Town SpeedCity Series, accumulating 12 event wins and 26 podium finishes Saturday at Yeoman Fieldhouse.
On the men's side, Toni Banos (mile run), Aaron Bienenfeld (3000m), Andre Wright (triple jump) and Danny Jones (weight throw) all took the crown in their respective events.
On the women's side, Caisja Chandler (60m dash, 200m Dash), Ellie Leather (mile run), Katrina Patterson (3000m), Taylor Beard (high jump), Rachel Coghill (pole vault) and Malin Smith (weight throw) snagged top honors.
WINNER WINNER
MEN
H-TOWN SPEEDCITY SERIES RESULTS
Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021 – Houston, Texas
MEN'S RESULTS
RUNNING EVENTS
Men 60m Dash - Finals
7. Isaiah McCall - 6.87q
Men 60m Hurdles - Finals
3. Isaiah McCall - 8.07
Men 400m Dash
4. Tyrese Vanhorne - 49.46
Men 800m
2. Jonathan Harley - 1:55.71
3. Matt Stump - 1:56.42
Men 1 Mile Run
1. Toni Banos – 4:07.44
2. Tyler Wirth – 4:07.53
3. Jonathan Harley – 4:08.81
4. Matt Hoak – 4:11.62
5. Matt Stump – 4:19.37
Men 3000m
1. Aaron Bienenfeld - 7:50.73
2. Alec Sandusky - 7:53.78
3. Nick DeHaven - 8:31.83
4. Julius Hild - 8:38.95
Toni Banos – DNF
Tyler Wirth – DNF
FIELD EVENTS
Men High Jump
2. Albert Kalala - 2.00m
3. Jeremy Hayton - 2.00m
Men Pole Vault
6. Austin Goolsby - 5.08m
Men Shot Put
4. Danny Jones - 15.15m
6. Korbin Spencer - 14.61m
Men Triple Jump
1. Andre Wright - 15.38m
2. Carlos Kouassi - 15.02m
Men Weight Throw
1.Danny Jones - 17.69m
2. Jacob Rieman - 16.82m
WOMEN'S RESULTS
RUNNING EVENTS
Women 60m Dash Preliminaries
2. Caisja Chandler - 7.45q
Women 60m Dash Finals
1. Caisja Chandler - 7.31
Women 60m Hurdles Preliminaries
6. Victoria Abunaw – 8.61q
7. Calista Manns – 8.75q
Women 60m Hurdles Finals
6. Calista Manns - 8.70
7. Victoria Abunaw - 8.88
Women 200m Dash
1. Caisja Chandler - 23.54
Women 400m Dash
2. Faith Banks - 55.23
Alicia Thorpe - DNS
Women 800m
4. Carmen Licht - 2:10.52
Women 1 Mile Run
1. Ellie Leather - 4:43.32
4. Jodie Pierce - 4:55.82
9. Leah Maschino - 5:09.87
Women 3000m
1. Katrina Patterson - 9:53.37
5. Maddie Walker - 10:11.13
8. Lauren Kemper - 10:19.39
10. Maggie Breitenstein - 10:22.07
FIELD EVENTS
Women High Jump
1. Taylor Beard - 1.78m
7. Alyssa Matheny - 1.58m
Women Long Jump
10. Anaya Dees - 5.33m
Juliet McGregor - DNS
Kennedy Marable - DNS
Women Pole Vault
1. Rachel Coghill - 4.00m
5. Lily Bunse - 3.55m
Women Shot Put
1. Malin Smith - 15.84m
4. Hannah Jackson - 14.36m
8. Alexandria Hunter - 13.24m
Women Triple Jump
7. Anaya Dees - 11.75m
Kennedy Marable - DNS
Women Weight Throw
2. Malin Smith - 17.28m
3. Hannah Jackson - 16.70m
7. Alexandria Hunter - 15.55m
Women Distance Medley
1. Cincinnati - 12:00.06
UP NEXT
The Bearcats are back in action next weekend, traveling north to Stile Fieldhouse to compete in the Al Campbell Invitational on Feb.19, 2021 in Akron, Ohio.
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On the men's side, Toni Banos (mile run), Aaron Bienenfeld (3000m), Andre Wright (triple jump) and Danny Jones (weight throw) all took the crown in their respective events.
On the women's side, Caisja Chandler (60m dash, 200m Dash), Ellie Leather (mile run), Katrina Patterson (3000m), Taylor Beard (high jump), Rachel Coghill (pole vault) and Malin Smith (weight throw) snagged top honors.
WINNER WINNER
MEN
- Banos crossed the one-mile mark with a personal best, 4:07.44, enough for a meet record and his first win of the season.
- Bienenfeld also claimed a meet record in the 3000m with a time of 7:50.73, also a personal best clocking. He paced his previous best of 8:01.89 which took place over a year ago at the Indiana University Relays.
- Wright cleared 15.38m in the triple jump to earn the win, narrowly besting Carlos Kouassi, who leaped for 15.02m and second place.
- Jones had a heave of 17.69m to win the men's weight throw. He also placed fourth in men's shot put with a throw of 14.61m.
- Chandler, the two-time AAC Track Athlete of the Week, continues to dominate with wins in the 60m Dash (7.31) and the 200m Dash (23.54). Both wins for Chandler were also meet records. This marks Chandlers second win this season in the 200m Dash, and first in the 60m Dash.
- Leather crossed the line with a mark of 4:43.32 in the women's mile, enough for an event win as well as a personal best and meet record.
- Patterson also claimed an event win in the 3000m, pacing the competition with a personal best time of 9:53.37 and a meet record.
- Beard, the AAC Women's Track Athlete of the Week earlier this season, took the top spot in the high jump with a mark of 1.78m. This is Beard's third win of the season in the high jump.
- Coghill earned another event win in the women's pole vault with a meet record of 4.00m. This mark matches her previous personal best at the McCravy Green Invitational and her third win of the season.
- Smith had a best heave of 17.28m in the women's weight throw, claiming a first-place finish and her second win of the season.
- Jodie Pierce, Faith Banks, Carmen Licht and Leather took the women's distance medley victory with a time of 12:00.07, setting a meet record.
H-TOWN SPEEDCITY SERIES RESULTS
Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021 – Houston, Texas
MEN'S RESULTS
RUNNING EVENTS
Men 60m Dash - Finals
7. Isaiah McCall - 6.87q
Men 60m Hurdles - Finals
3. Isaiah McCall - 8.07
Men 400m Dash
4. Tyrese Vanhorne - 49.46
Men 800m
2. Jonathan Harley - 1:55.71
3. Matt Stump - 1:56.42
Men 1 Mile Run
1. Toni Banos – 4:07.44
2. Tyler Wirth – 4:07.53
3. Jonathan Harley – 4:08.81
4. Matt Hoak – 4:11.62
5. Matt Stump – 4:19.37
Men 3000m
1. Aaron Bienenfeld - 7:50.73
2. Alec Sandusky - 7:53.78
3. Nick DeHaven - 8:31.83
4. Julius Hild - 8:38.95
Toni Banos – DNF
Tyler Wirth – DNF
FIELD EVENTS
Men High Jump
2. Albert Kalala - 2.00m
3. Jeremy Hayton - 2.00m
Men Pole Vault
6. Austin Goolsby - 5.08m
Men Shot Put
4. Danny Jones - 15.15m
6. Korbin Spencer - 14.61m
Men Triple Jump
1. Andre Wright - 15.38m
2. Carlos Kouassi - 15.02m
Men Weight Throw
1.Danny Jones - 17.69m
2. Jacob Rieman - 16.82m
WOMEN'S RESULTS
RUNNING EVENTS
Women 60m Dash Preliminaries
2. Caisja Chandler - 7.45q
Women 60m Dash Finals
1. Caisja Chandler - 7.31
Women 60m Hurdles Preliminaries
6. Victoria Abunaw – 8.61q
7. Calista Manns – 8.75q
Women 60m Hurdles Finals
6. Calista Manns - 8.70
7. Victoria Abunaw - 8.88
Women 200m Dash
1. Caisja Chandler - 23.54
Women 400m Dash
2. Faith Banks - 55.23
Alicia Thorpe - DNS
Women 800m
4. Carmen Licht - 2:10.52
Women 1 Mile Run
1. Ellie Leather - 4:43.32
4. Jodie Pierce - 4:55.82
9. Leah Maschino - 5:09.87
Women 3000m
1. Katrina Patterson - 9:53.37
5. Maddie Walker - 10:11.13
8. Lauren Kemper - 10:19.39
10. Maggie Breitenstein - 10:22.07
FIELD EVENTS
Women High Jump
1. Taylor Beard - 1.78m
7. Alyssa Matheny - 1.58m
Women Long Jump
10. Anaya Dees - 5.33m
Juliet McGregor - DNS
Kennedy Marable - DNS
Women Pole Vault
1. Rachel Coghill - 4.00m
5. Lily Bunse - 3.55m
Women Shot Put
1. Malin Smith - 15.84m
4. Hannah Jackson - 14.36m
8. Alexandria Hunter - 13.24m
Women Triple Jump
7. Anaya Dees - 11.75m
Kennedy Marable - DNS
Women Weight Throw
2. Malin Smith - 17.28m
3. Hannah Jackson - 16.70m
7. Alexandria Hunter - 15.55m
Women Distance Medley
1. Cincinnati - 12:00.06
UP NEXT
The Bearcats are back in action next weekend, traveling north to Stile Fieldhouse to compete in the Al Campbell Invitational on Feb.19, 2021 in Akron, Ohio.
FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For all the latest information on Cincinnati cross country and track and field, please visit GoBEARCATS.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow the Bearcats on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram under the handle @GoBearcatsTFXC. Fans are encouraged to join in the conversation using the hashtag #Bearcats.