TicketsPRE-CINCINNATI CAREER: A member of the UC track and field team prior to joining the women[apos]s basketball team ... was a three-sport star at Mother of Mercy High School, playing basketball, softball and competing in the high jump on the track and field team ... Was the team[apos]s center at Mother of Mercy, playing for former UC head coach Mary Jo Huiesman ... Squad finished as league champs and regional champions during her high school tenure ... was named Girls Greater Catholic League honorable mention as a junior and earned first-team honors as a senior ... Was named to the all-state girls basketball team as a senior ... Earned first-team GGCL honors in track as a junior and senior and placed sixth in the state in the high jump as a senior.
UC TRACK: In 2007, competed in her fourth NCAA Championship and finished 19th with a 5[apos] 8-1/2' jump ... Qualified for the NCAA Championship after finishing fifth at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championship with a 5[apos] 9-1/4' jump ... Won her third career conference title by clearing 5[apos] 11-1/4' at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championship ... Finished fifth in the javelin at the conference championship with a 137[apos]9' throw ... In 2006, competed in the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the high jump for the second straight year, the first UC female track and field athlete to appear twice in the NCAA Championships ... Won a pair of indoor high jump titles, capturing the Ohio State Invitational (5[apos] 8-1/2') and the Bowling Green Quintangular (5[apos] 7') crowns ... Placed second at the All-Ohio Indoor Championships with a 5[apos] 7' clearance ... Finished sixth at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships (5[apos] 7') ... Finished second at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships with a 5[apos] 8-3/4' high jump ... Bettered that mark with a 5[apos] 9-1/2' jump to finish ninth at the NCAA Mid-East Regional Championships ... Matched personal best with 5[apos] 10-3/4' high jump at Southern Ohio Cup, winning the event ... Also won the Early Bird Relays title with a 5[apos] 8-3/4' clearance ... In 2005, was the Conference USA indoor high jump champion, setting a school record with a 5[apos] 9-1/4' clearance ... Won high jump title at five of six indoor meets in which she competed ... Competed at NCAA Outdoor Championships after placing sixth in high jump (5[apos] 9-1/4') at Mid-East Regional Championships ... Cleared a personal-best 5[apos] 10-3/4' at the Raleigh Relays, finishing second ... Placed second at the Conference USA Championships (5[apos] 8-3/4') ... Also placed seventh at C-USA meet with a school-record 130[apos] 6' javelin toss ... In 2004, won Otterbein Invitational high jump (5[apos] 6') ... Outdoors, won the Miami Invitational and the Southern Ohio Cup high jump titles, leaping 5[apos] 8' and 5[apos] 10', respectively.
PERSONAL: Full name is Renee Marie Hein ... Born January 6, 1985 ... Daughter of Michael and Marilyn Hein ... Has one brother, Thomas, and one sister, Amanda ... Majoring in fine arts and photography.