TicketsCINCINNATI— University of Cincinnati track and field seniors Fred Moudani and Taylor Beard qualified for the 2023 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, announced by the NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Track and Field and Cross Country Committee on Tuesday.
Moudani will compete in the men's shot put and Beard will participate in the women's high jump. In order to be selected, a student-athlete must have a top-16 qualifying mark in their respective event.
The championship meet will be held at the Albuquerque Convention Center from March 10-11 in Albuquerque, N.M.
Moudani earn his first NCAA Indoor Championship selection with a mark of 20.51m / 67"3.5". The personal-best mark also surpassed the indoor program record and American Athletic Conference indoor record. A native of Savigny-Le-Temple, France, Moudani's mark also eclipsed the French National indoor shot put record, which was previously held by Yves Niaré's 20.42-meter throw in 2009.
Moudani placed first in the event in four of the five indoor meets. With a throw of 19.73m / 64'8.75", the senior transfer became the first Bearcat to win the men's AAC shot put title.
Beard will be making her second appearance at the NCAA Indoor Championships after recording the eighth-best high jump clearance in the nation at 1.88m / 6'2". Her new personal-best mark broke the indoor program record and AAC indoor record, both of which were previously held by six-time All-American Loretta Blaut.
The Winchester, Va. native is undefeated in all five meets she has competed in this season, including securing an AAC women's indoor high jump title last week.
In her last appearance at the 2021 NCAA Indoor Championships, she earned second-team All American honors with a 13th-place finish after recording a height of 1.76m / 5'9.25".
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