TicketsCINCINNATI— The University of Cincinnati track and field program gears up for a split-squad weekend, competing in the Music City Challenge in Nashville, Tenn., and the David Hemery Valentine Invitational in Boston, Mass.
This weekend will be Cincinnati's last indoor regular-season action before championship season begins. The Bearcats will make their Big 12 Conference Championship debut on Feb. 23-24 in Lubbock, Texas.
// MUSIC CITY CHALLENGE
The majority of the men's and women's track and field teams will head to Nashville to compete in the Music City Challenge inside the Vanderbilt Multipurpose Facility on Feb. 9-10.
Cincinnati will be facing top-notch competition as over 50 schools from around the country will be attending the meet, including Auburn, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Miami (OH), Mississippi State, Missouri, Ole Miss, Tennessee, UCF, Virginia Tech, and Xavier.
Friday's action will begin with the field events starting at 11:30 a.m. ET, followed by running events beginning at 5:30 p.m. ET. Day two of the meet will start at 9:30 a.m. ET on Saturday with the women's 3,000m run while field events will commence at 10:30 a.m. ET. The complete schedule of events and start times can be found here.
Fans can follow along with the action via live results found here or watch the meet live as both days of the meet will be streamed on the SEC Network+ on ESPN. A subscription to the network is required to watch the meet.
// DAVID HEMERY VALENTINE INVITATIONAL
A small group of men's distance runners will venture to Boston to compete in one of the premier distance meets in the country, the David Hemery Valentine Invitational. The meet is hosted by Boston University and held inside BU's Track and Tennis Center.
Graduate students Tyler Wirth, Matt Hoak, and Jed Helker will run in the men's mile competition that has over 400 athletes entered in the section on Saturday, Feb. 10. Heats for the mile will begin at 4:55 p.m. ET. Live results for the meet can be found here, and the meet will be streamed on FloSports; a subscription to the service is required to watch.
// LAST TIME OUT
Cincinnati recorded 11 UC all-time top-10 marks, including a record-breaking performance from Abby Knouff in the women's pole vault at the Frank Sevigne Invite in Lincoln, Neb., last weekend.
Knouff solidified her place in school history as she broke the UC women's pole vault, clearing a bar height of 4.32m / 14' 2" and took home first place in the event. She bested former Bearcat Brooke Catherine's 2018 record-setting mark of 4.26m / 13' 11.75" and became the first Bearcat woman to clear a bar height of over 14 feet in program history.
On a national level, her mark is currently tied for 15th-best in the nation and would qualify her for the 2024 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.
// UP NEXT
Cincinnati will head to Lubbock, Texas, to compete in the Big 12 Indoor Track and Field Championships on Feb. 23-24. It will be the program's first time competing at the championship since Cincinnati joined the Big 12 on July 1, 2023. More information about the championships can be found here.
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For all the latest information on Cincinnati Track and Field/Cross Country, please visit GoBEARCATS.com and follow @GoBearcatsTFXC on X, Instagram and Facebook.
This weekend will be Cincinnati's last indoor regular-season action before championship season begins. The Bearcats will make their Big 12 Conference Championship debut on Feb. 23-24 in Lubbock, Texas.
// MUSIC CITY CHALLENGE
The majority of the men's and women's track and field teams will head to Nashville to compete in the Music City Challenge inside the Vanderbilt Multipurpose Facility on Feb. 9-10.
Cincinnati will be facing top-notch competition as over 50 schools from around the country will be attending the meet, including Auburn, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Miami (OH), Mississippi State, Missouri, Ole Miss, Tennessee, UCF, Virginia Tech, and Xavier.
Friday's action will begin with the field events starting at 11:30 a.m. ET, followed by running events beginning at 5:30 p.m. ET. Day two of the meet will start at 9:30 a.m. ET on Saturday with the women's 3,000m run while field events will commence at 10:30 a.m. ET. The complete schedule of events and start times can be found here.
Fans can follow along with the action via live results found here or watch the meet live as both days of the meet will be streamed on the SEC Network+ on ESPN. A subscription to the network is required to watch the meet.
// DAVID HEMERY VALENTINE INVITATIONAL
A small group of men's distance runners will venture to Boston to compete in one of the premier distance meets in the country, the David Hemery Valentine Invitational. The meet is hosted by Boston University and held inside BU's Track and Tennis Center.
Graduate students Tyler Wirth, Matt Hoak, and Jed Helker will run in the men's mile competition that has over 400 athletes entered in the section on Saturday, Feb. 10. Heats for the mile will begin at 4:55 p.m. ET. Live results for the meet can be found here, and the meet will be streamed on FloSports; a subscription to the service is required to watch.
// LAST TIME OUT
Cincinnati recorded 11 UC all-time top-10 marks, including a record-breaking performance from Abby Knouff in the women's pole vault at the Frank Sevigne Invite in Lincoln, Neb., last weekend.
Knouff solidified her place in school history as she broke the UC women's pole vault, clearing a bar height of 4.32m / 14' 2" and took home first place in the event. She bested former Bearcat Brooke Catherine's 2018 record-setting mark of 4.26m / 13' 11.75" and became the first Bearcat woman to clear a bar height of over 14 feet in program history.
On a national level, her mark is currently tied for 15th-best in the nation and would qualify her for the 2024 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.
// UP NEXT
Cincinnati will head to Lubbock, Texas, to compete in the Big 12 Indoor Track and Field Championships on Feb. 23-24. It will be the program's first time competing at the championship since Cincinnati joined the Big 12 on July 1, 2023. More information about the championships can be found here.
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For all the latest information on Cincinnati Track and Field/Cross Country, please visit GoBEARCATS.com and follow @GoBearcatsTFXC on X, Instagram and Facebook.