UC Presents A Night with Gold Medalist Mary Wineberg

Mary Wineberg, the 2008 Olympic 4x400-meter relay gold medalist and University of Cincinnati alumna, will speak about her experiences on and off the track as she is featured at the UC discussion, “Bearcat and Beyond,” at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 18, in the Great Hall of Tangeman University Center. The event is free and open to the public.

Wineberg graduated from UC in 2002 with a bachelor of science in education, emphasizing health promotions (exercise physiology). While at UC, she set the record for the 400-meter indoor/outdoor dash and was the 2002 Conference USA runner-up in the indoor and outdoor 400-meters.

In addition to her gold medal, Wineberg was the 2007 third-place finisher at the AT&T USA Outdoor Championships, which earned her a spot at the IAAF Outdoor World Championships. In that meet, she came home with her first gold medal from an international competition. She was also the 2003 bronze medalist and 2006 silver medalist at the Indoor World Championships. She competed at the 2004 Olympic Trials, but did not advance to the finals. At the age of 28 at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, her dream of winning the gold became a reality.

Wineberg will speak about her experiences on and off the track and about how hard work can achieve dreams.

Bearcat and Beyond is presented by the UC student-run Programs and Activities Council (PAC) and the UC Alumni Association.