TicketsA jam-packed Friday afternoon in the Armory Fieldhouse saw four Red vs. Black records fall at Cincinnati's 45th annual intrasquad meet.
All four did so while competing for the red squad, despite the black team taking a 68-65 victory. Ade Lloyd (1:12.0) and Davenae Fagan (1:22.9) earned the honors at the 600-yard dash, while Annika Kinley did the same on the high jump at 1.81m. Orry Willems rounded it out with a 19.41m weight throw.
Kinley, a multi-year standout for the Bearcats, did this all despite redshirting last year, showcasing even more potential for a loaded jumps unit.
Lloyd is a freshman who even bested Camden Beatty, who holds UC's record in the outdoor 400m hurdles. Fagan and Willems also picked up where they left off from the past.
The meet saw several other freshmen jump into the fray in Lina Anstad, Peyton Cherry Miller Mabury and John Apel.
The real deal begins Friday at the Indiana Early Bird in Bloomington, followed by the Rod McCravy Invitational Jan. 9-10 in Louisville, Ky.
ABBY SEWELL QUALIFIES FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Freshman Abby Sewell, an All-Great Lakes Region performer this fall, has punched her ticket to the World U20 Championships in January in Tallahassee, Fla. The Cincinnati native finished fourth at the USA event in Portland on Saturday with a 22:03.1 mark in the 6K.