The University of Akron Athletics
2012-13 Track and Field
Brittany Cheese
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Hilliard Davidson HS
- Hometown:
- Hilliard, Ohio
Honors
USTFCCCA All-America: Long Jump (2013 Outdoor, Honorable Mention)
MAC Champion: Pentathlon (2013 Indoor)
USA Junior Track and Field Championships invitee (2010 Outdoor)
as a Senior (2013): Indoor... MAC Pentathlon Champion after posting a total of 3,963 points to win the event at the league meet (Feb. 22) ... it was the third-highest point total in school history ... finished the 60m hurdles in 8.53 as part of the event, which was the second-fastest mark all-time ... became just the second woman in Zips history to surpass the 20-foot barrier in the long jump, posting a huge mark of 20-00.25 at the SPIRE D1 Invitational (Feb. 9) ... it was the third-best jump recorded in the MAC in 2013 and the 46th-ranked mark nationally ... recorded three of the top-five marks in school history in the 60m hurdles in 2013 ... posted a personal record height of 5-06.50 in the high jump at the Zips Open (Feb. 15) ... Outdoor... finished 21st in the long jump at the NCAA Championships (June 5) with a jump of 19-06.00 ... qualified by securing the final position at the NCAA Preliminary Round with a leap of 19-11.50 ... scored in four events at the MAC Championships (May 9-11) ... was the bronze medalist in the heptathlon after tallying the third-highest point total in school history (5,211) ... took fifth in the 100m hurdles with a time of 13.85, ran the third leg of the Zips 4x100 relay team that placed seventh with a collective time of 46.97 and came in seventh in the long jump with a mark of 18-07.25 ... broke the 20-foot barrier in the long jump at the Mt. SAC Multi meet (Apr. 18) with a personal-record leap of 20-03.50 ... it was the second-best jump recorded in the MAC in 2013.
as a Junior (2012): Indoor... scored in the long jump (18-05.25) and high jump (5-04.50) at the MAC Championships (Feb. 24-25) ... recorded the Zips' top five marks in the long jump and the top four times in the 60-meter hurdles during the season ... Outdoor... posted the second-fastest time in school history in the 100-meter hurdles at the MAC Championships (May 12), crossing the line in 13.78 and earning a third-place finish ... also picked up points for the women's team in the long jump (18-07.00) ... notched a pair of second-place finishes in the long jump (19-03.25) and 60m hurdles (13.94), which is the fourth-fastest time in school history, at the Tennessee Challenge (Apr. 7).
as a Sophomore (2011): Indoor... scored in the pentathlon and the 60 hurdles at the MAC Championships ... finished third in the pentathlon with 3,638 points and fifth in the 60 hurdles with a time of 8.66 ... was a three-time winner at the Kent Duals, claiming first place in the 60 hurdles (8.91), long jump (18-9.25) and high jump (5-05.00) ... won the high jump at the Akron Opener with a clearance of 5-05.00 ... was also a double-winner at the Zips Invitational with first-place finishes in the 60 hurdles (8.75) and the long jump (19-07.00) ... captured first place in the long jump at the Akron Invitational (19-05.25) while placing fourth in the pentathlon (3,625) ... was the winner in the long jump at the Penn State National with a leap of 19-02.00 ... also scored in the 60 hurdles (8.76) and the high jump (5-01.25) ... Outdoor... All-MAC Second Team honoree in the long jump after logging a PR mark of 19-06.00 at the league championships ... her jump was the fourth-best mark in UA outdoor history ... also set a personal record in the 100 hurdles, running 13.93 at the Campbell/Wright Open.
as a Freshman (2010): Indoor... during the pentathlon at the MAC Championships, ran the 60m hurdles in 8.65 which was as the third-best effort in UA history at the time ... scored at the MAC Championships in the long jump (5th; 19-02.75) and 60m hurdles (7th; 8.76) ... posted an NCAA provisional point total of 3,731 (fourth on UA all-time list) in the pentathlon at the Akron Invitational ... Outdoor... invited to USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships where she placed 20th in the heptathlon ... recorded the Zips' top mark of the outdoor season in the 100m hurdles with a winning time of 14.10 at the NE Ohio Invitational ... won the long jump at the All-Ohio Championships with a leap of 19-00.00 ... also ran the third leg of the 4x100 relay team that placed second (47.33) at the All-Ohio Championships ... posted the third-best mark of the season in the high jump (5-06.00).
at Hilliard Davidson HS: State champion as a senior in the 100m hurdles (14.20 - a school record), placing fourth at the Midwest Meet of Champions in the event ... also earned All-State in the long jump, placing sixth at the state meet (17-11) ... state indoor champion in the 60m hurdles with her time of 8.88 ranking 34th nationally ... region champion in the 300m hurdles with her time of 43.28 (a school record) ranking 40th nationally ... was also region champion in the 300 hurdles, adding district 100m and 300 hurdle titles ... conference champion in the 100, 100m hurdles and 300m hurdles ... as a junior, was region champion in the 100m hurdles and reached the state semifinal in the event ... conference champion in the 100m hurdles ... as a sophomore, was state runner-up in the 100m hurdles (14.44) as well as region champion (14.28) ... placed ninth in the state meet in the long jump (17-10.25) ... was conference champion in the 100m and reached the state semifinals in the 100m and 200m ... as a freshman, earned All-State in the 100m hurdles, placing seventh ... four-time Honor Roll selection and two-time team MVP ... also set school record for steals in basketball (179) ... earned a total of 10 varsity letters, also playing soccer ... was All-Ohio in soccer, scoring 42 goals in her career.
| PERSONAL RECORDS | |||
| Indoor | Mark | Date (Meet) | |
| Pentathlon | 3,963 | Feb. 22, 2013 (MAC Championships) | |
| 60m Hurdles | 8.53 | Feb. 22, 2013 (MAC Championships) | |
| High Jump | 5-06.50 | Feb. 15, 2013 (Zips Open) | |
| Long Jump | 20-00.25 | Feb. 9, 2013 (SPIRE D1 Invitational) | |
| Mark | Date (Meet) | |
| 100m Hurdles | 13.78 | May 12, 2012 (MAC Championships) | |
| High Jump | 5-06.00 | Apr. 9, 2010 (NE Ohio Quad) | |
| Long Jump | 20-03.50 | Apr. 18, 2013 (Mt. SAC Multis) | |
| Heptathlon | 5,211 | May 10, 2013 (MAC Championships) | |
