TicketsCINCINNATI— The University of Cincinnati men's and women's cross county postseason continues as the Bearcats head to Madison, Wis., on Friday for the 2023 NCAA Great Lakes Regionals.
The meet is hosted by Wisconsin and will be held at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course. The women's 6k race will begin at 12:30 p.m. ET followed by the men's 10k race at 1:30 p.m. ET. Fans can stay up-to-date with all of the action via live results.
The Great Lakes Regional is one of nine being held nationwide to help determine the qualifying field for the 2023 NCAA Cross Country Championships. The top two teams in each regional secure automatic bids to the championship. The first four regional finishers not from an automatic qualifying or at-large team also secure an auto-bid to the championships.
If a team does not secure an automatic bid, it will have to rely on the NCAA DI Cross Country Subcommittee to select it as one of the 13 at-large teams. Only two individual at-larges are selected, making a strong regional performance pivotal to advancing toward a national title. The national championships will be held on Nov.18 in Charlottesville, Va.
// INSIDE THE REGIONAL
The Great Lakes Region is composed of 36 schools across the states of Wisconsin, Ohio, Michigan and Indiana. The women's 6k race will feature three schools ranked inside the top-30 the latest USTFCCCA national ranking: No. 9 Notre Dame, No. 14 Michigan State, No. 23 Wisconsin and Michigan received votes. The men's 10k race will feature four schools inside the top-30: No. 5 Wisconsin, No. 12 Butler, No. 17 Notre Dame, No. 25 Michigan and Michigan State received votes.
// BEARCAT HISTORY AT THE REGIONAL
The men's team will be making its 27th straight appearance since 1995 at the meet and its 42nd overall. The team's best finish at the regional is eighth, which has happened twice in program history (2021, 1995).
The women's team will be making its 32nd straight appearance at the meet and its 37th overall appearance at the regional since the meet's formation in 1982. The Bearcat women will be looking to place inside the top-10 as a team for the first time since 2007 when the team recorded its best finish in program history, placing sixth overall.
The last time Cincinnati had a runner earn All-Region honors was in 2021 when Alec Sandusky placed sixth overall in the men's 10k and Ellie Flower finished 14th overall in the women's 6k
The last time Wisconsin hosted the regional was in 2019 when Aaron Bienenfeld became the second bearcat in program history to win the men's 10k race.
// LAST TIME AT THE REGIONAL
At last season's regional Tyler Wirth and Matt Hoak led the way for the men's team, placing 51st and 56th, respectively, as the team placed 10th overall. Maddie Walker was the highest-finishing returner on the women's side as she placed 35th overall, as the women's team placed 12th.
// LAST TIME OUT
Graduate Students Tyler Wirth and Maddie Walker led the University of Cincinnati men's and women's cross country program at the 2023 Big 12 Cross Country Championships on Saturday at the Iowa State Cross Country Course.
In the program's inaugural Big 12 Cross Country Championship appearance, the UC men finished seventh with 204 points, while the women placed 10th overall with 243 points.
// UP NEXT
Depending on the results of Friday's races, Cincinnati could either team qualify or send an individual qualifier to the NCAA Cross Country National Championships on Saturday, Nov. 18 in Charlottesville, Va. The championship meet will air on ESPNU.
// CINCINNATI ENTRIES
Men's Team
Gianni Allwein, Fr.
Thomas Ashby, Fr.
Jack Barchet, Sr.
Seth Elking, So.
Bobby Ganser, So.
Matt Hoak, Gr.
Ryan Pehlman, Gr.
Isaac Schachleiter, Fr.
Tyler Wirth, Gr.
Women's Team
Amber Carter, Fr.
Claire Curtsinger, Fr.
Carmela Henning, Gr.
Elena Horn, Fr.
Sarah Madix, So.
Gwen Stare, So.
Maddie Walker, Gr.
Jocelyn Willis, Fr.
The meet is hosted by Wisconsin and will be held at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course. The women's 6k race will begin at 12:30 p.m. ET followed by the men's 10k race at 1:30 p.m. ET. Fans can stay up-to-date with all of the action via live results.
The Great Lakes Regional is one of nine being held nationwide to help determine the qualifying field for the 2023 NCAA Cross Country Championships. The top two teams in each regional secure automatic bids to the championship. The first four regional finishers not from an automatic qualifying or at-large team also secure an auto-bid to the championships.
If a team does not secure an automatic bid, it will have to rely on the NCAA DI Cross Country Subcommittee to select it as one of the 13 at-large teams. Only two individual at-larges are selected, making a strong regional performance pivotal to advancing toward a national title. The national championships will be held on Nov.18 in Charlottesville, Va.
// INSIDE THE REGIONAL
The Great Lakes Region is composed of 36 schools across the states of Wisconsin, Ohio, Michigan and Indiana. The women's 6k race will feature three schools ranked inside the top-30 the latest USTFCCCA national ranking: No. 9 Notre Dame, No. 14 Michigan State, No. 23 Wisconsin and Michigan received votes. The men's 10k race will feature four schools inside the top-30: No. 5 Wisconsin, No. 12 Butler, No. 17 Notre Dame, No. 25 Michigan and Michigan State received votes.
// BEARCAT HISTORY AT THE REGIONAL
The men's team will be making its 27th straight appearance since 1995 at the meet and its 42nd overall. The team's best finish at the regional is eighth, which has happened twice in program history (2021, 1995).
The women's team will be making its 32nd straight appearance at the meet and its 37th overall appearance at the regional since the meet's formation in 1982. The Bearcat women will be looking to place inside the top-10 as a team for the first time since 2007 when the team recorded its best finish in program history, placing sixth overall.
The last time Cincinnati had a runner earn All-Region honors was in 2021 when Alec Sandusky placed sixth overall in the men's 10k and Ellie Flower finished 14th overall in the women's 6k
The last time Wisconsin hosted the regional was in 2019 when Aaron Bienenfeld became the second bearcat in program history to win the men's 10k race.
// LAST TIME AT THE REGIONAL
At last season's regional Tyler Wirth and Matt Hoak led the way for the men's team, placing 51st and 56th, respectively, as the team placed 10th overall. Maddie Walker was the highest-finishing returner on the women's side as she placed 35th overall, as the women's team placed 12th.
// LAST TIME OUT
Graduate Students Tyler Wirth and Maddie Walker led the University of Cincinnati men's and women's cross country program at the 2023 Big 12 Cross Country Championships on Saturday at the Iowa State Cross Country Course.
In the program's inaugural Big 12 Cross Country Championship appearance, the UC men finished seventh with 204 points, while the women placed 10th overall with 243 points.
// UP NEXT
Depending on the results of Friday's races, Cincinnati could either team qualify or send an individual qualifier to the NCAA Cross Country National Championships on Saturday, Nov. 18 in Charlottesville, Va. The championship meet will air on ESPNU.
// CINCINNATI ENTRIES
Men's Team
Gianni Allwein, Fr.
Thomas Ashby, Fr.
Jack Barchet, Sr.
Seth Elking, So.
Bobby Ganser, So.
Matt Hoak, Gr.
Ryan Pehlman, Gr.
Isaac Schachleiter, Fr.
Tyler Wirth, Gr.
Women's Team
Amber Carter, Fr.
Claire Curtsinger, Fr.
Carmela Henning, Gr.
Elena Horn, Fr.
Sarah Madix, So.
Gwen Stare, So.
Maddie Walker, Gr.
Jocelyn Willis, Fr.