Adrian Valles3x AAC PV Champion

2016 Coaching Staff of the YearWomen’s Outdoor - Cincinnati

2016 Indoor Female Field Athlete of the Meet - Echikunwoke

Jimmy BrooksAAC Outdoor 400m Champ

Building a Winning Tradition

WHY CINCINNATI?

What They Are Saying about UC

“UC was the only school I applied because it was the only one that had everything I wanted: engineering, co-op and track & field. I had heard the engineering program was phenomenal and the co-op experience

was unrivaled. On my visit, I knew the team and atmosphere was something special. Now that I have

graduated, I can confirm that the schooling and co-op experience were great, but being able to do some

amazing things with a great team and great people added to an experience I will never forget.”

Josh Province ~ Throws ~ 2016 UC Graduate

“I chose UC because of all the opportunities I would have. Academically, the focus on learning through experiences rather than just text books and lectures really appealed to me. Athletically, I saw a team that had so much potential and really felt like family. I knew right away that if I attended UC, I would become a better athlete, a better student and a better person.”

Hannah Christ ~ Cross Country/Distances

2016 American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships Women’s Runners-Up

SINCE 2006 UC Track and Field/Cross Country has….

• EARNED 27 USTFCCCA ALL-AMERICA CERTIFICATES

• WON 50 INDIVIDUAL CONFERENCE TITLES

• WON 4 RELAY TITLES

• WON 8 MOST OUSTANDING PERFORMER AWARDS

• WON 1 CONFERENCE TEAM TITLE

• PLACED IN THE CONFERENCE’S TOP 2 FIVE TIMES

Jimmy Brooks (400m) captured one of the 11 individual conference titles won during the 2016 season

COMPETITIVE SUCCESS

Cincinnati Track & Field/Cross Country

The University of Cincinnati coaching staff was voted by its fellow conference coaches as the 2016 AmericanAthletic Conference Women’s Outdoor Coaching Staff of the Year following the women’s team winning its firstconference crown in program history.

Pictured (L-R): Sam Burroughs, Sam Kranz, Susan Seaton, Chris Wineberg, Lara Crofford, Frida Akerstrom (volunteer) andSarah Rasnick (volunteer).

Burroughs Crofford Faustin-Parker Kranz Seaton Wineberg

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COACHING STAFF

2016-17 Cincinnati Track & Field/Cross Country

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L. Kelly A. Kolb K. Powers A. Ryan M. Viens L. Wright T. WrightJ. Bellomy

SUPPORT STAFF

2016-17 Cincinnati Track & Field/Cross Country

SCHEDULE HIGHLIGHTS

The Places You Will See…

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Eugene, Ore.

NCAA Outdoor Championships

College Station, Texas

NCAA Indoor Championships

Houston, Texas

American Athletic Outdoor T&F

Nashville, Tenn.

Music City Challenge

Philadelphia, Pa.

123rd Penn Relays

Birmingham, Ala.

American Athletic Indoor T&F

Throughout the year, S.A.S.S. assists student-athletes in preparing to be a successful total person. Along with leadership and community service, S.A.S.S. continues to work with Bearcats academically, an area that continues to see great improvements as 45-percent of all student-athletes (a UC Athletics record) made the Dean’s List in Spring 2016 (3.4+ GPA) and the department averaged an overall GPA of 3.21, also a UC Athletics record.

BEARCATS ACADEMICS

Student-Athlete Support Services (S.A.S.S.)

Je’Rica Sanders was one of 18members of the program thatearned his/her degree fromCincinnati at the 2016 SpringCommencement.

2015-16 TEAM GPAs

Cross Country (W)

3.554

Cross Country (M)

3.526

Track & Field (W)

3.388

Track & Field (M)

3.283

THE UNIVERSITYCincinnati offers students a balance of educational excellence and real-worldexperience. UC is a public research university with an enrollment of more than 44,000students and has been named "Among the top tier of the Best National Universities,"according to U.S. News & World Report.

“A RESEARCH HEAVYWEIGHT”

Chronicle of Higher Education calls Cincinnati

RESEARCH FACTS

• In 2015, UC and it’s affiliates were awarded $396,812,015 in funding toward research

• UC graduate George Rieveschl invented the first antihistamine Benadryl

• UC graduate Albert Sabin created the first oral polio vaccine

UNIVERSITY FACTS

• UC boasts a 15:1 student/faculty ratio

• UC offers 309 programs of study with several ranked among the Top 20 nationally, according to the September 2015 U.S. News & World Report “Best National Universities” edition:– #3 Pediatrics

– #6 Industrial Design

– #10 Accounting

– #20 Environmental Engineering

• Co-ops, which were invented at UC in 1906, have been continually ranked among the nation’s best according to The Princeton Review

• UC students also have many opportunities to participate in internships to gain more experience

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

A Dynamic Conference Covering Eight States:

The American began competition in the 2013-14 academic year and consists of 11 institutions covering nine different states (12 and 10 when including football affiliate Navy). The teams that make up the American Athletic Conference are:

Cincinnati Bearcats

East Carolina Pirates

Houston Cougars

Memphis Tigers

Navy Midshipmen *

SMU Mustangs

Temple Owls

Tulane Green Wave

Tulsa Golden Hurricane

UCF Golden Knights

UConn Huskies

USF Bulls

* Affiliate member in football only

CONFERENCE GOLDCombining the indoor and outdoor competitions, the Bearcats finished the season with11 individual championships won by eight different Bearcats:• Abrahamsson, Rebecka – W indoor long jump, W indoor triple jump• Acera Villanueva, Sergio – M indoor long jump• Brooks, Jimmy – M outdoor 400m dash• Echikunwoke, Annette – W indoor weight throw, W outdoor hammer• Hurd, Erika – W indoor high jump (3rd in a row)• Lee, Javette – W outdoor 100m hurdles• Province, Josh – M indoor weight throw• Valles, Adrian – M indoor pole vault, M outdoor pole vault (2nd sweep in a row)

A BANNER YEAR

Looking Back at 2016

2016 American Athletic Conference

Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Champions

2016 American Athletic Conference

Women’s Indoor Track & Field Runners-up

Adrian Valles swept the indoor and outdoor pole vault for the second year in a row

FIRST TEAMCombining both NCAA events, sophomore Annette Echikunwoke was one of three UCwomen to earn USTFCCCA All-America honors twice in 2016 and the only one to earn first-team recognition after placing eighth in both the indoor weight and outdoor hammercompetitions.

ALL-AMERICANS

Nationally Known ALL-AMERICAN HISTORY - MEN

• 13 individuals with 24 honors

• Since 2012: 3 men with 6 honors

ALL-AMERICAN HISTORY - WOMEN

• 10 individuals with 18 honors

• Since 2012: 8 women with 15 honors

2016 USTFCCCA ALL-AMERICANS

Indoor:

• Blaut, Loretta – W High Jump (2nd)

• Echikunwoke, Annette – W Weight (1st)

• Hurd, Erika – W High Jump (1st)

• Valles, Adrian – M Pole Vault (1st)

Outdoor:

• Blaut, Loretta – W High Jump (1st)

• Echikunwoke, Annette – W Hammer (1st)

• Hurd, Erika – W High Jump (2nd)

• Woodall, Kenya – W 400m (2nd)

* (1st) indicates USTFCCCA All-America First Team

Erika Hurd earned the third and fourth All-America honors of her career in 2016, closing out her career as the most decorated woman in UC program history.

OLYMPIC TRIALS

U.S. National Events

Following the 2016 outdoor season, five withties to the Bearcats program competed atthe 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track &Field in Eugene, Ore. In Eugene, currentBearcats Kenya Woodall competed in the200m and 400m events with Loretta Blautand Erika Hurd in the high jump andMacklin Tudor in the men’s discus. FormerBearcat and Olympic Silver Medalist DavidPayne was also in the meet, racing in the110m hurdles.

Vanessa Robinson competed at the USATF Junior Championships in 2016.

MARY WINEBERG

DAVID PAYNE

BEARCATS OLYMPIANS

International Success

A pair of Bearcats greats not onlyrepresented the United States at the OlympicGames, but also captured medals as Mary(Danner) Wineberg was part of the gold-medal winning 4x400m relay team and DavidPayne earned the silver medal in the 110mhurdles. Both former Bearcats representedthe Americans at the 2008 Beijing Games.

TOP-RATE ATHLETIC FACILITIESLocated on south side of campus, Varsity Village is the home of UC Athletics and, with the exception of cross country and golf, contains all home competition venues for Bearcats teams, as well as the Athletics Department staff.

VARSITY VILLAGE

Home of the UC Athletics

GETTLER STADIUM

Home of the Bearcats

Gettler Stadium serves as the home of Bearcats Track & Field, Men’s and Women’s Soccer and Lacrosse. In the upcoming 2017 season, Gettler will play host to two events, including the annual Oliver Nikoloff Invitational and the All-Ohio Outdoor Championships. In 2018, Gettler Stadium also is slated to host the American Athletic Conference Championships.

Armory Fieldhouse, located in the VarsityVillage, is the indoor training home of theBearcats. The Armory allows for theBearcats to train not only for indoorcompetitions, but also provides a practicevenue in case of inclement weatherthroughout the year.

WEIGHT ROOM

Strength and Conditioning

Located in the lower levers of the Lindner Athletic Center in the heart of Varsity Village, the weight room measures out at 18,000 square feet, which ranks as the fifth-largest in the U.S. With over $1 million in equipment and specialized coaches, Bearcats student-athletes will received event group-specific workouts, personalized training and nutrition plans.

TRAINING ROOM

Sports Medicine & Athletic Training

The UC Sports Medicine Department is devoted to providing medical care to every athlete independent of gender, scholarship status or sport. A diversified program of prevention, evaluation, treatment and rehabilitation will ensure a positive, healthy recovery experience, an improved quality of life, a safe return to full athletic participation and continued athletic success.

CAMPUS LIFE

With its rolling hills and diverse architecture, the University of Cincinnati is one of the “world’s 14 most beautiful campuses*”! Located inthe Uptown Area, campus is part of a booming area of redesign and renewal aimed at making the area one of the best locations not onlyin the city, but anywhere! * According to Forbes Magazine

CAMPUS LIVING

University Park Apartments

Located on the East and South ends of Gettler Stadium, the UPA (University Park Apartments) is home to all first-year student-athletes.The fully furnished apartment complex offers many great amenities, including a full kitchen in every apartment, as well as on-sitelaundry and nearby restaurants.

Photos courtesy of UPA Facebook page/PepplePhotography.com

The Queen City has much to offer and that’s not just in the vibrant downtown area. The world renown Cincinnati Zoo is located minutesfrom campus, as are many other gorgeous sites, like Fountain Square, Union Terminal and Eden Park. Along with sporting events,numerous miles of trails and fun times at Kings Island Amusement Park, Cincinnati has something for everyone!

CINCINNATI

THE QUEEN CITY

Pictured (clockwise) are Fountain Square; Eden Park; Kings Island Amusement Park, Union Terminal and the Cincinnati Zoo.

CINCINNATI

THE QUEEN CITY

There is no doubt Cincinnati is a sports town. The Queen City boasts two major league teams in the Bengals (NFL) and Reds (MLB) alongwith a pair of minor league clubs in the Cincinnati Cyclones (hockey/ECHL) and FC Cincinnati (soccer/USL), an up-and-coming franchisethat is setting attendance records seemingly each match they play at Nippert Stadium (home to UC Football).

Pictured (L-R) are Paul Brown Stadium (Bengals); Nippert Stadium (UC Football and FC Cincinnati); Great America Ballpark (Reds) and U.S. Bank Arena (Cyclones).

INTERNATIONALS

Global Bearcats

2016 International Bearcats• Rebecka Abrahamsson – Sweden• Sergio Acera Villanueva – Spain• Alanna Hendricks – Canada• Toby Loveridge – Great Britain• Irati Mitxelena - Spain• Juliana Puopolo – Canada• Tevin-Lloyd Thompson – Jamaica• Naomi Urbano – Mexico• Adrian Valles – Spain• Marina Wrede - Germany

Abrahamsson – Sweden Acera Villanueva – Spain

Loveridge – Great Britain Mitxelena - Spain

Thompson – Jamaica Urbano – Mexico Wrede – Germany

Adrian Valles (Spain) is one of 10 international student-athletes that

will compete for the Bearcats in 2016-17. Valles, who competed at

the 2015 IAAF World Championships (pictured) is a

three-time All-American and four-time American Athletic Conference champion in the pole vault for UC.

Hendricks – Canada

Puopolo – Canada

ONE COMMUNITY

One Team

Along with academics and athletics, members of all Bearcats teams come together to take part in various community projects. Each year, thousands of community service hours are logged by all 17 teams on campus.

FAMILY TOGETHERNESS

One Team

University of Cincinnati Track & Field/Cross Country is more than a team … it’s a family

2016 Seniors2016 Coaching Staff