TicketsCINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati track and field program swept the American Athletic Conference weekly track awards with Chris Borzor and Ellie Leather both being recognized by the conference Wednesday afternoon. The pair was named this week's Track Athlete of the Week for both the men and women following their performances this past weekend at the 53rd Tennessee Relays in Knoxville, Tenn.
THE BREAKDOWN
Borzor paced the competition for the second week in a row, crossing the line at 20.76 in the 200m dash at 53rd Tennessee Relays. This victory serves as Borzor's third straight individual event win this season, taking gold in the 200m and 400m just last week at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational in the Bearcat's outdoor season opener. With this clocking, Borzor claims the No. 30 ranking in the nation in the 200m dash and is just .21 seconds off breaking the UC all-time record which he seized back in 2019.
Leather is continuing to build a legacy of her own, shattering the previous all-time record in the 1500m by just over 11 seconds at the 53rd Tennessee Relays this past weekend. She now sits in the NCAA top-25 in the 1500m at the No.21 slot in the nation. With this record, Leather now holds four UC all-time records of her own, including her record-breaking performance at the Oliver Nikoloff invitational in the 5000m which placed her at No. 88 in the nation.
UP NEXT
The Bearcats are back on the road as they travel to Auburn, Alabama to compete in the War Eagle Invitational this Friday & Saturday, April 16 & 17 at Hutsell-Rosen Track.
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GoBearcats.com is your one-stop destination for all things UC Athletics. Socially, the team can also be followed on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram with all using the handle GoBearcatsTFXC. As always, fans are encouraged to join in the conversation using the hashtag #Bearcats.
THE BREAKDOWN
Borzor paced the competition for the second week in a row, crossing the line at 20.76 in the 200m dash at 53rd Tennessee Relays. This victory serves as Borzor's third straight individual event win this season, taking gold in the 200m and 400m just last week at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational in the Bearcat's outdoor season opener. With this clocking, Borzor claims the No. 30 ranking in the nation in the 200m dash and is just .21 seconds off breaking the UC all-time record which he seized back in 2019.
Leather is continuing to build a legacy of her own, shattering the previous all-time record in the 1500m by just over 11 seconds at the 53rd Tennessee Relays this past weekend. She now sits in the NCAA top-25 in the 1500m at the No.21 slot in the nation. With this record, Leather now holds four UC all-time records of her own, including her record-breaking performance at the Oliver Nikoloff invitational in the 5000m which placed her at No. 88 in the nation.
UP NEXT
The Bearcats are back on the road as they travel to Auburn, Alabama to compete in the War Eagle Invitational this Friday & Saturday, April 16 & 17 at Hutsell-Rosen Track.
FOLLOW US
GoBearcats.com is your one-stop destination for all things UC Athletics. Socially, the team can also be followed on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram with all using the handle GoBearcatsTFXC. As always, fans are encouraged to join in the conversation using the hashtag #Bearcats.