TicketsCINCINNATI — The University of Cincinnati track and field program will split squads this weekend as the sprints and field athletes head to Waco, Texas, for the Michael Johnson Invitational, while the distance runners venture to North Carolina for the Wake Forest Invitational.
// MICHAEL JOHNSON INVITATIONAL (April 19-20)
The Michael Johnson Invitational is hosted by Baylor inside the Clyde Hart Track and Field Stadium. The two-day meet will begin on Friday at noon ET with the women's hammer, while Saturday's events will start noon ET with the women's javelin.
The complete schedule of events can be found here. Fans can follow all of the action from Waco via live results found here. Bearcats will be competing in almost all of the field and sprint events offered at the meet . The accepted entries list can be found here.
A total of 23 programs will be competing at the Michael Johnson Invitational; notable teams include Baylor, Boston University, Cincinnati, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas Tech, and Wichita State.
// WAKE FOREST INVITATIONAL (April 19)
The Wake Forest Invitational is a one-day meet held on Friday inside Kentner Stadium. The meet will begin at 7:30 a.m. ET with the first section of the men's 5,000m and will end with the women's 10,000m at 10:40 p.m. ET.
The complete schedule of events can be found here. Fans can follow all of the action from Wake Forest via live results found here. Cincinnati will have distance runners compete in a handful of events, including the 800m, 1,500m, 5,000m and 3,000m steeplechase.
// BEARCATS IN THE RANKINGS
With the NCAA East First Rounds approaching quickly, 12 Bearcats, six men and six women currently hold qualifying marks. Sophomore Spirt Morgan holds the highest qualifying mark as she is seventh in the region in the women's high jump with a mark of 1.79m. The top 48 declared student-athletes will be accepted into the first-round competitions for each individual event.
The Bearcats also have a pair of multi athletes – Dominique Hall (decathlon) and Juliette Laracuente-Huebner (heptathlon) – with marks that would currently punch their ticket to the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Combined events do not attend the first round. For combined events (Heptathlon and Decathlon), the top 24 declared student-athletes in each event based on their position on the national descending-order list will be accepted directly into the Championships.
NCAA Combined Event Rankings
Dominique Hall, 14th – Decathlon (7409 pints)
Juliette Laracuente-Huebner, 18th – Heptathlon (5373 points)
NCAA East First Round Qualifying Marks
Women's
Spirit Morgan, 7th – High Jump (1.79m / 5' 10.5")
Juliette Laracuente-Huebner, 21st – High Jump (1.76m / 5' 9.25")
Abby Knouff, 27th – Pole Vault (4.06m / 13' 3.75")
Davenae Fagan, 32nd – 400m (53.54) // 44th – 200m (23.44)
Annika Kinley, 32nd – High Jump (1.75m / 5' 8.75")
Hannah Jackson, 34th – Hammer Throw (58.53m / 192' 0")
Men's
Robert Hart, 28th – Long Jump (7.51m / 24' 7.75")
Tyler Wirth, 31st – 5,000m (13:49.51)
Giovanni Gutierrez, 40th – Shot Put (17.64m / 57' 10.5")
Keco Morrison, 44th 400m (46.85)
Tosin Ayodeji, 46th – Long Jump (7.38m / 24' 2.5")
Camden Beatty, 48th – 400m Hurdles (52.49)
// UP NEXT
Cincinnati will stay close to home and head to Louisville, Ky., to compete in the Clark Wood Invitational on April 26-27.
// MICHAEL JOHNSON INVITATIONAL (April 19-20)
The Michael Johnson Invitational is hosted by Baylor inside the Clyde Hart Track and Field Stadium. The two-day meet will begin on Friday at noon ET with the women's hammer, while Saturday's events will start noon ET with the women's javelin.
The complete schedule of events can be found here. Fans can follow all of the action from Waco via live results found here. Bearcats will be competing in almost all of the field and sprint events offered at the meet . The accepted entries list can be found here.
A total of 23 programs will be competing at the Michael Johnson Invitational; notable teams include Baylor, Boston University, Cincinnati, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas Tech, and Wichita State.
// WAKE FOREST INVITATIONAL (April 19)
The Wake Forest Invitational is a one-day meet held on Friday inside Kentner Stadium. The meet will begin at 7:30 a.m. ET with the first section of the men's 5,000m and will end with the women's 10,000m at 10:40 p.m. ET.
The complete schedule of events can be found here. Fans can follow all of the action from Wake Forest via live results found here. Cincinnati will have distance runners compete in a handful of events, including the 800m, 1,500m, 5,000m and 3,000m steeplechase.
// BEARCATS IN THE RANKINGS
With the NCAA East First Rounds approaching quickly, 12 Bearcats, six men and six women currently hold qualifying marks. Sophomore Spirt Morgan holds the highest qualifying mark as she is seventh in the region in the women's high jump with a mark of 1.79m. The top 48 declared student-athletes will be accepted into the first-round competitions for each individual event.
The Bearcats also have a pair of multi athletes – Dominique Hall (decathlon) and Juliette Laracuente-Huebner (heptathlon) – with marks that would currently punch their ticket to the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Combined events do not attend the first round. For combined events (Heptathlon and Decathlon), the top 24 declared student-athletes in each event based on their position on the national descending-order list will be accepted directly into the Championships.
NCAA Combined Event Rankings
Dominique Hall, 14th – Decathlon (7409 pints)
Juliette Laracuente-Huebner, 18th – Heptathlon (5373 points)
NCAA East First Round Qualifying Marks
Women's
Spirit Morgan, 7th – High Jump (1.79m / 5' 10.5")
Juliette Laracuente-Huebner, 21st – High Jump (1.76m / 5' 9.25")
Abby Knouff, 27th – Pole Vault (4.06m / 13' 3.75")
Davenae Fagan, 32nd – 400m (53.54) // 44th – 200m (23.44)
Annika Kinley, 32nd – High Jump (1.75m / 5' 8.75")
Hannah Jackson, 34th – Hammer Throw (58.53m / 192' 0")
Men's
Robert Hart, 28th – Long Jump (7.51m / 24' 7.75")
Tyler Wirth, 31st – 5,000m (13:49.51)
Giovanni Gutierrez, 40th – Shot Put (17.64m / 57' 10.5")
Keco Morrison, 44th 400m (46.85)
Tosin Ayodeji, 46th – Long Jump (7.38m / 24' 2.5")
Camden Beatty, 48th – 400m Hurdles (52.49)
// UP NEXT
Cincinnati will stay close to home and head to Louisville, Ky., to compete in the Clark Wood Invitational on April 26-27.