Tickets// CINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati men's and women's cross country teams will compete in the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational this Friday, October 1st, starting at 12:00P.M. ET in South Bend, IN. The meet will be hosted by the University of Notre Dame at the University of Notre Dame Burke golf Course.
// MEET SCHEDULE
Racing will begin at the Notre Dame Invite at 10:30 A.M. The Bearcats' first race will be at 12:00 P.M. with the Bearcats competing in the Gold Division and Open Division races (bolded below). The meet will take place as follows:
10:30am Women's Blue Division – 5,000 Meters
11:15am Men's Blue Division – 5 Miles
12:00pm Women's Open Division – 5,000 Meters
12:45pm Men's Open Division – 5 Miles
1:30pm Women's Gold Division – 5,000 Meters
2:15pm Men's Gold Division – 5 Miles
Each team can run up to 8 athletes in the Blue/Gold Division and 7 in the Open Division.
// HOW TO WATCH
Admission for the event is free to all spectators traveling to Notre Dame. There is no livestream of the race, but live results will be available HERE.
// WHERE WE LEFT OFF
UC last competed at the All-Ohio Invite in Cedarville, OH two weeks ago. Neither team raced their full squad at the meet, but both proved to have a lot of depth and be full of strong competitors. For the men's 8k event, Julius Hild placed 5th overall with a time of 25:14.5. On the women's team, Leah Maschino was the top finisher in the 6k event with a time of 23:14.7
The last time the entire team raced was at the Butler Twilight Invite, where Alec Sandusky won the men's 6k in 17:42.0 and Ellie Leather led the Bearcats to place 5th in the women's 5k with a 17:51.0. Both teams are excited to be racing more athletes this weekend and expect to be competitive for the Gold Division title at Notre Dame.
// WHAT TO EXPECT
WOMEN'S RACES
The women will be competing against 23 teams in the Gold Division and at least 6 teams in the open division. These races will be 5km long, the same distance the Bearcats ran at the Butler Twilight Invite. The Bearcats lineup is as follows:
Women's Open Division 5k (12:00 P.M.): Jen Cooper, Katie Engle, Anna Evans
Women's Gold Division 5k (1:30 P.M.): Maggie Breitenstein, Carmela Henning, Ellie Leather, Leah Maschino, Jodie Pierce, Sam Mikula, Maddie Walker
MEN'S RACES
The men will be competing against 19 other teams in the Gold Division and at least 5 other teams in the open division. The men's race will be 5 miles long, which is almost the same distance as the previous meet's 8k at the All-Ohio Invite. The Bearcats' lineup is as follows:
Men's Open Division 5 mile (12:45 P.M.): Matt Hoak, Siro Pina Cardona
Men's Gold Division 5 mile (2:15 P.M.): Toni Banos, Jack Barchet, Jonathan Harley, Julius Hild, Ryan Pehlman, Alec Sandusky, Christian Stevens, Tyler Wirth
// FOLLOW US
For up to the minute updates on race day and results, follow UC Track & Field/Cross Country (@GoBearcatsTFXC) on Twitter, Facebook (GoBearcatsTFXC) and Instagram (GoBearcatsTFXC) and join in the conversation by using the hashtag #Bearcatstfxc.