TicketsLOUISVILLE, KY.— Freshman Seth Elking (freshman mile) and senior Fred Moudani (shot put) each broke school records as the University of Cincinnati men's and women's track and field teams wrapped up competition at the Cardinal Classic on Saturday.
Over the course of the two-day meet the Bearcats recorded 11 UC top-10 marks and won five individual events.
For the second time this season, Moudani broke the UC men's indoor shot put record after recording a mark of 19.57 meters on his final throw. Moudani bested his previous mark of 19.21 meters by .36m as he placed first overall. His 19.57-meter mark is currently the fourth-best throw in the country and was a Norton Healthcare Sports & Learning Center facility record.
Junior Giovanni Gutierrez and sophomore Korbin Spencer each recorded a UC men's shot pot top-10 mark as well. Gutierrez recorded the second-best mark in school history with a throw of 18.29 meters and placed third overall, while Spencer's mark of 16.92 meters moved him into ninth place in school history as he finished sixth overall.
Elking set the UC men's mile freshman record with a time of 4:07.43. His time is also the ninth fastest mile in school history. Junior Matt Hoak placed second overall with his mile time of 4:04.53. He placed second overall in the race, moving to third in the UC record book.
Senior Rylee Penn won the women's mile with a time of 4:42.36, the second-fastest time in UC history. Penn's time is currently the sixth fastest mile in the nation.
Sophomore Annika Kinley broke the facility record in the women's high jump with a mark of 1.81m as she won the event. Already holding the sixth spot in the UC record book she improved her mark by 0.3 meters.
Sophomore Brandon Johnson had quite the meet as he recorded two UC top-10 times. He finished the men's 200-meter dash with a time of 21.56, seventh is school history and the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.07, eighth in school history.
In the men's 400-meter dash, sophomore Steven McElroy placed second overall with an indoor personal record time of 46.76. McElroy currently holds the second spot on the UC 400-meter top 10 list.
Seniors Victoria Abunaw and Milo Greder each recorded first place finishes. Abunaw won the women's 60m hurdles with a time of 8.39 and Greder won the men's 3,000-meter with a facility record time of 8:13.00.
// NEXT UP
The Bearcats will head to Bloomington, Ind., for the second time this season to compete in the Gladstein Invitational. The meet will begin on Friday, Jan. 20 and end on Saturday, Jan. 21.
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// CINCINNATI RESULTS
Name- Time/Mark, Place (Place in UC History)
RUNNING EVENTS
Women's 60-Meter Dash
Jayda Bushay- 7.67, 5th (prelim), DNS finals
Alicia Thorpe-7.85, 8th (prelim), DNS finals
Anaya Dees- 7.97, 10th
Men's 60-Meter Dash
Steven McElroy- 6.99, 2nd (prelims), DNS finals
Keco Morrison- 7.27, 10th
Women's 60-Meter Dash
Victoria Abunaw- 8.39, 1st
Calista Manns- 9.00, 7th
Faith Kingsley- 9.48, 8th
Women's 1 Mile
Rylee Penn- 4:42.36, 1st, (2nd)
Maddie Walker- 4:53.58, 3rd
Jodie Pierce- 5:02.66, 9th
Gwen Stare- 5:12.17, 13th
Men's 1 Mile
Matt Hoak- 4:04.53, 2nd, (3rd)
Seth Elking- 4:07.43, 4th, (9th) ((Freshman Record))
Jack Barchet- 4:19.40, 12th
Women's 400-Meter
Alicia Thorpe- 56.63, 8th
Jayda Bushay- 57.13, 10th
Carmen Licht- 58.40, 12th
Men's 400-Meter
Steven McElroy- 46.76, 2nd, (2nd)
Keco Morrison- 48.07, 7th, (10th)
Men's 800-Meter
David Endres- 1:54.33, 4th
Kyle Smith- 1:57.47, 5th
Women's 200-Meter
Jayda Bushay- 24.65, 9th
Alicia Thorpe- 24.82, 10th
Calista Manns- 27.25, 23rd
Men's 200-Meter
Steven McElroy- 21.46, 6th
Brandon Johnson- 21.56, 8th (7th)
Keco Morrison- 22.09, 15th
Women's 3,000-Meter
Carmela Henning- 10:06.05, 4th
Men's 3,000-Meter
Milo Greder- 8:13.00, 1st
Jamie Dailey- 8:26.86, 7th
Jack Barchet- 8:27.76, 8th
Matt Hoak- 8:30.35, 11th
FIELD EVENTS
Women's Pole Vault
Noelle Meeker- 3.62m / 11'-10.5", 7th
Lauren Kent- No Mark
Men's Pole Vault
Dominique Hall- 4.63m / 15'-2.25", 6th
Austin Goolsby- 4.63m / 15'-2.25", 6th
Women's Long Jump
Anaya Dees- 5.66m / 18'-7", 9th
Faith Kingsley- 5.57m / 18'-3.25", 10th
Juliet McGregor- 5.40m / 17'-8.75", 12th
Nadia Collins- 5.37m / 17'-7.5", 13th
Camiyah James- 5.36m / 17'-7", 14th
Men's Long Jump
Austin Edwards- 7.23m / 23'-8.75", 6th
Dominique Hall- 7.17m / 23'-6.25", 7th
Joel Addo- 6.96m / 22'-10", 9th
Justin Abrams- Foul
Women's Weight Throw
Hannah Jackson- 17.93m / 58'-10", 6th
Alexandria Hunter- 17.78m / 58'-4", 7th
Men's Weight Throw
Korbin Spencer- 16.95m / 55'-7.5", 6th
Giovanni Gutierrez- 15.83m / 51'-11.25", 9th
Women's Shot Put
Hannah Jackson- 14.10m / 46'-3.25", 7th
Alexandria Hunter- 12.65m / 41'-6", 9th
Men's Shot Put
Fred Moudani- 19.75m / 64'-2.5", 1st, (School Record)
Giovanni Gutierrez- 18.29m / 60'-0.25", 3rd (2nd)
Korbin Spencer- 16.92m / 55'-6.25", 6th, (9th)
Jackson Vollbrecht 16.60m / 54'-5.5", 8th
Women's High Jump
Annika Kinley- 1.81m / 5'-11.25", 1st (6th)
McKenna Moritz- 1.60m / 5'-3", 12th
Men's High Jump
Chase VanSickle- 2.05m / 6'-8.75", 4th
Roderick Flint- 1.90m / 6'-2.75", 8th
Women's Triple Jump
Anaya Dees- 11.97m / 39'-3.25", 4th
Juliet McGregor- 11.87m / 38'-11.5", 5th (7th)
Men's Triple Jump
Carlos Kouassi- 14.91m / 48'-11", 3rd
Over the course of the two-day meet the Bearcats recorded 11 UC top-10 marks and won five individual events.
For the second time this season, Moudani broke the UC men's indoor shot put record after recording a mark of 19.57 meters on his final throw. Moudani bested his previous mark of 19.21 meters by .36m as he placed first overall. His 19.57-meter mark is currently the fourth-best throw in the country and was a Norton Healthcare Sports & Learning Center facility record.
Junior Giovanni Gutierrez and sophomore Korbin Spencer each recorded a UC men's shot pot top-10 mark as well. Gutierrez recorded the second-best mark in school history with a throw of 18.29 meters and placed third overall, while Spencer's mark of 16.92 meters moved him into ninth place in school history as he finished sixth overall.
Elking set the UC men's mile freshman record with a time of 4:07.43. His time is also the ninth fastest mile in school history. Junior Matt Hoak placed second overall with his mile time of 4:04.53. He placed second overall in the race, moving to third in the UC record book.
Senior Rylee Penn won the women's mile with a time of 4:42.36, the second-fastest time in UC history. Penn's time is currently the sixth fastest mile in the nation.
Sophomore Annika Kinley broke the facility record in the women's high jump with a mark of 1.81m as she won the event. Already holding the sixth spot in the UC record book she improved her mark by 0.3 meters.
Sophomore Brandon Johnson had quite the meet as he recorded two UC top-10 times. He finished the men's 200-meter dash with a time of 21.56, seventh is school history and the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.07, eighth in school history.
In the men's 400-meter dash, sophomore Steven McElroy placed second overall with an indoor personal record time of 46.76. McElroy currently holds the second spot on the UC 400-meter top 10 list.
Seniors Victoria Abunaw and Milo Greder each recorded first place finishes. Abunaw won the women's 60m hurdles with a time of 8.39 and Greder won the men's 3,000-meter with a facility record time of 8:13.00.
// NEXT UP
The Bearcats will head to Bloomington, Ind., for the second time this season to compete in the Gladstein Invitational. The meet will begin on Friday, Jan. 20 and end on Saturday, Jan. 21.
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For all the latest information on Cincinnati Track and Field/Cross Country, please visit GoBEARCATS.com. and follow @GoBearcatsTFXC on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
// CINCINNATI RESULTS
Name- Time/Mark, Place (Place in UC History)
RUNNING EVENTS
Women's 60-Meter Dash
Jayda Bushay- 7.67, 5th (prelim), DNS finals
Alicia Thorpe-7.85, 8th (prelim), DNS finals
Anaya Dees- 7.97, 10th
Men's 60-Meter Dash
Steven McElroy- 6.99, 2nd (prelims), DNS finals
Keco Morrison- 7.27, 10th
Women's 60-Meter Dash
Victoria Abunaw- 8.39, 1st
Calista Manns- 9.00, 7th
Faith Kingsley- 9.48, 8th
Women's 1 Mile
Rylee Penn- 4:42.36, 1st, (2nd)
Maddie Walker- 4:53.58, 3rd
Jodie Pierce- 5:02.66, 9th
Gwen Stare- 5:12.17, 13th
Men's 1 Mile
Matt Hoak- 4:04.53, 2nd, (3rd)
Seth Elking- 4:07.43, 4th, (9th) ((Freshman Record))
Jack Barchet- 4:19.40, 12th
Women's 400-Meter
Alicia Thorpe- 56.63, 8th
Jayda Bushay- 57.13, 10th
Carmen Licht- 58.40, 12th
Men's 400-Meter
Steven McElroy- 46.76, 2nd, (2nd)
Keco Morrison- 48.07, 7th, (10th)
Men's 800-Meter
David Endres- 1:54.33, 4th
Kyle Smith- 1:57.47, 5th
Women's 200-Meter
Jayda Bushay- 24.65, 9th
Alicia Thorpe- 24.82, 10th
Calista Manns- 27.25, 23rd
Men's 200-Meter
Steven McElroy- 21.46, 6th
Brandon Johnson- 21.56, 8th (7th)
Keco Morrison- 22.09, 15th
Women's 3,000-Meter
Carmela Henning- 10:06.05, 4th
Men's 3,000-Meter
Milo Greder- 8:13.00, 1st
Jamie Dailey- 8:26.86, 7th
Jack Barchet- 8:27.76, 8th
Matt Hoak- 8:30.35, 11th
FIELD EVENTS
Women's Pole Vault
Noelle Meeker- 3.62m / 11'-10.5", 7th
Lauren Kent- No Mark
Men's Pole Vault
Dominique Hall- 4.63m / 15'-2.25", 6th
Austin Goolsby- 4.63m / 15'-2.25", 6th
Women's Long Jump
Anaya Dees- 5.66m / 18'-7", 9th
Faith Kingsley- 5.57m / 18'-3.25", 10th
Juliet McGregor- 5.40m / 17'-8.75", 12th
Nadia Collins- 5.37m / 17'-7.5", 13th
Camiyah James- 5.36m / 17'-7", 14th
Men's Long Jump
Austin Edwards- 7.23m / 23'-8.75", 6th
Dominique Hall- 7.17m / 23'-6.25", 7th
Joel Addo- 6.96m / 22'-10", 9th
Justin Abrams- Foul
Women's Weight Throw
Hannah Jackson- 17.93m / 58'-10", 6th
Alexandria Hunter- 17.78m / 58'-4", 7th
Men's Weight Throw
Korbin Spencer- 16.95m / 55'-7.5", 6th
Giovanni Gutierrez- 15.83m / 51'-11.25", 9th
Women's Shot Put
Hannah Jackson- 14.10m / 46'-3.25", 7th
Alexandria Hunter- 12.65m / 41'-6", 9th
Men's Shot Put
Fred Moudani- 19.75m / 64'-2.5", 1st, (School Record)
Giovanni Gutierrez- 18.29m / 60'-0.25", 3rd (2nd)
Korbin Spencer- 16.92m / 55'-6.25", 6th, (9th)
Jackson Vollbrecht 16.60m / 54'-5.5", 8th
Women's High Jump
Annika Kinley- 1.81m / 5'-11.25", 1st (6th)
McKenna Moritz- 1.60m / 5'-3", 12th
Men's High Jump
Chase VanSickle- 2.05m / 6'-8.75", 4th
Roderick Flint- 1.90m / 6'-2.75", 8th
Women's Triple Jump
Anaya Dees- 11.97m / 39'-3.25", 4th
Juliet McGregor- 11.87m / 38'-11.5", 5th (7th)
Men's Triple Jump
Carlos Kouassi- 14.91m / 48'-11", 3rd