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Sydney Hess Season 2017-18

Pos.MID-DISTANCE
YearFreshman
HometownCurtice, Ohio
2019-20 SEASONS
2020 OTF (JR): No season was conducted because of the COVID-19 global pandemic.
2020 ITF (JR): Raced the mile four times on the year... ran a personal-best time of 5:07.09 at the McCravy Memorial meet... nearly lowered that time with a finish of 5:08.77 at the Music City Challenge to close out her season.
2019 XC (JR): Lined up for the Bearcats in the first five races of the year... turned in a personal-best time of 18:40.1 to finish 131st at the Louisville meet... ran in the open division of the NCAA Pre-National Meet, placing 85th overall in 24:07.9... placed a season-best 16th at the Friendship Invitational, finishing in 18:51.5.
 
2018-19 SEASONS
2019 OUT (FR*): Raced in the 1,500m run twice... posted a season and personal-best time of 4:44.21 at the Lyles/Wood Invitational (4/27/19).
2019 IN (SO): Raced once unattached, posting a time of 5:17.97 in the mile run at the Akron Collegiate (2/2/19).
2018 XC (SO): Ran three times on the year with two races ending in PRs… lowered her best time in the 5,000m by 13.8 seconds after running 19:44.7 at the Greater Louisville Classic… dropped 1:15.9, the largest PR improvement of any UC runner (man or woman) in 2018 after running 23:53.0 at the Bradley Pink Classic… also ran at the AAC Championships, finishing 85th overall.
 
2017-18 SEASONS
2018 OUT (FR): Redshirted… earned AAC All-Academic honors.
2018 IN (FR): Competed in a trio of events, including the 800m, mile and 3,000m events… ran the mile twice, lowering her collegiate PR by over 13 seconds in her second attempt as she ran 5:14.29 at the Music City Challenge… ran a best of 10:53.12 in the 3,000m run at the Buckeye Tune-Up to close out the indoor season.
2017 XC (FR): Ran in four race as a freshman… was the team’s seventh finisher at the McNichols Invitational (Terre Haute, Ind.) and was second on the squad in the open division of the All-Ohio Championships… also competed in the Queen City Invitational and the NCAA Pre-National meets.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2017 graduate of Clay High School (Oregon, Ohio)… ran four years for the cross country team and three with the track program, both of which were coached by her father, Dave… also competed four years for both the basketball and soccer teams… earned first team all-league accolades nine times, including four in cross country, three in track and one each in basketball and soccer… added nine first-team all-district honors, including four in cross country, four in track and one in basketball… two-time state qualifier in cross country and helped her team to an eighth-place finish as a freshman… team captured league titles each year she ran (four cross country and three track & field) while adding a district crown each of those seasons… earned honorable mention All-Ohio in basketball as a senior… earned several academic honors as well, including academic All-Ohio in soccer, cross country and basketball as a senior… added academic all-league and academic all-district selections in all four sports her final three years of high school… along with participating in several clubs, also found time to compete for traveling basketball and soccer teams as well… comes from an athletic family as her father played collegiate football at Toledo and two of her sisters are currently competing for their respective universities, including a cross country/track & field runner at Akron and a basketball player at IUPU-Ft. Wayne… plans to major in biochemistry.
 
PERSONAL BEST MARKS
Cross Country
5,000m • 18:40.1 (Greater Louisville Classic • 10/5/19)
6,000m • 23:53.0 (Bradley Pink Classic • 9/12/18)
 
Indoor Track & Field
800m • 2:27.22 (Indiana Relays • 1/27/18)
Mile • 5:07.09 (McCravy Memorial • 1/25/20)
3,000m • 10:58.72 (Buckeye Tune-Up • 2/16/18)
 
Outdoor Track & Field
1,500m • 4:44.21 (Lyles/Wood Invite • 4/27/19)
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Redshirt Junior
2020-21

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Redshirt Sophomore
2019-20

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Sophomore
2018-19

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