TicketsCOLUMBUS, Ohio— The University of Cincinnati men's and women's track and field teams battled tough weather conditions as they closed out the Jesse Owens Classic at the Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium on Saturday.
"Two events wins and 13 top-five finishes show the Bearcats were ready to compete," head coach Susan Seaton said. "We also had several entries into the UC all-time list despite the weather. We are continuing to make progress as we get closer to conference championships."
Senior sprinter Alicia Thorpe had a busy weekend on the track. She placed fourth overall in the women's 400-meter with a time of 54.87. Her new personal best is also the 10th best time in program history. The senior also recorded a personal best in the 100m dash crossing the finish line at the 11.99-second mark.
Sophomore Korbin Spencer and senior Hannah Jackson each recorded UC all-time top 10 marks in the shot put. Spencer destroyed his outdoor shot put personal best with a mark of 17.66m/57'11.25" to place fifth in the event. His mark was also the fifth-best throw in program history.
Jackson moved to eighth all-time in the UC women's shot put record book with her throw of 14.79m/48'6.25". She placed seventh overall in the event.
Senior Victoria Abunaw ran the sixth-fastest women's 400-meter hurdle in UC history with a time of 1:00.81. She finished fourth overall with her new personal best time.
Sophomore Abby Knouff took home first place in the women's pole vault. She cleared a mark of 4.08m/13' 4.5", which is the sixth-best bar clearance height in UC history. The pole vault events were moved inside due to weather conditions.
In his season debut, senior Carlos Kouassi placed first overall with a leap of 14.86m/48' 9" in the men's triple jump.
Freshman Lauren Barnes and senior Chase VanSickle led the way for the Bearcats in the men's and women's high jump. Barnes finished second overall with a mark of 1.65m/5'5" in the women's high jump. VanSickle cleared a bar height of 1.99m/6'6.25" and finished in fourth in the men's high jump.
Junior Jack Barchet and freshman Joel Addo each recorded podium finishes in their events. Barchet placed second overall in the men's 1,500-meter with a personal best time of 3:52.35 and Addo leaped an outdoor personal best of 6.69m/22'10" in the men's long jump, earning him third place.
Both junior Maddie Walker (16:59.94) and senior Christian Stevens (14:37.50) placed fourth overall in the women's and men's 5,000-meter race, respectively.
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The Bearcats will have another busy weekend next week as the teams are splitting squads to compete at both the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Penn., and the Clark Wood Invitational in Louisville, Ky.
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"Two events wins and 13 top-five finishes show the Bearcats were ready to compete," head coach Susan Seaton said. "We also had several entries into the UC all-time list despite the weather. We are continuing to make progress as we get closer to conference championships."
Senior sprinter Alicia Thorpe had a busy weekend on the track. She placed fourth overall in the women's 400-meter with a time of 54.87. Her new personal best is also the 10th best time in program history. The senior also recorded a personal best in the 100m dash crossing the finish line at the 11.99-second mark.
Sophomore Korbin Spencer and senior Hannah Jackson each recorded UC all-time top 10 marks in the shot put. Spencer destroyed his outdoor shot put personal best with a mark of 17.66m/57'11.25" to place fifth in the event. His mark was also the fifth-best throw in program history.
Jackson moved to eighth all-time in the UC women's shot put record book with her throw of 14.79m/48'6.25". She placed seventh overall in the event.
Senior Victoria Abunaw ran the sixth-fastest women's 400-meter hurdle in UC history with a time of 1:00.81. She finished fourth overall with her new personal best time.
Sophomore Abby Knouff took home first place in the women's pole vault. She cleared a mark of 4.08m/13' 4.5", which is the sixth-best bar clearance height in UC history. The pole vault events were moved inside due to weather conditions.
In his season debut, senior Carlos Kouassi placed first overall with a leap of 14.86m/48' 9" in the men's triple jump.
Freshman Lauren Barnes and senior Chase VanSickle led the way for the Bearcats in the men's and women's high jump. Barnes finished second overall with a mark of 1.65m/5'5" in the women's high jump. VanSickle cleared a bar height of 1.99m/6'6.25" and finished in fourth in the men's high jump.
Junior Jack Barchet and freshman Joel Addo each recorded podium finishes in their events. Barchet placed second overall in the men's 1,500-meter with a personal best time of 3:52.35 and Addo leaped an outdoor personal best of 6.69m/22'10" in the men's long jump, earning him third place.
Both junior Maddie Walker (16:59.94) and senior Christian Stevens (14:37.50) placed fourth overall in the women's and men's 5,000-meter race, respectively.
// UP NEXT
The Bearcats will have another busy weekend next week as the teams are splitting squads to compete at both the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Penn., and the Clark Wood Invitational in Louisville, Ky.
// 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.