TicketsCINCINNATI— The University of Cincinnati track and field program heads to Lubbock, Texas to compete in its inaugural appearance at the 2024 Big 12 Indoor Track and Field Championships this weekend.
The indoor championships will be held inside the Sports Performance Center and will be hosted by Texas Tech. The two-day meet will begin Friday at 11 a.m. ET, while day two will start at noon ET on Saturday. The full schedule of events and start times can be found here.
Fans making the trip to Lubbock can find ticket information here. Those not cheering on the Bearcats in person can catch all of the action live as both days of competition will be streamed on Big 12 Now on ESPN+. Fans can also follow along via live results found here.
This weekend will be Cincinnati's first-ever appearance at the Big 12 Championships, as the university joined the conference on July 1, 2023. The men's team has claimed five indoor conference championships throughout the team's history, including last year's American Athletic Conference indoor title. The women's team claimed its first and only indoor conference title during the 2018 season as part of the AAC.
// REWRITING HISTORY
The Bearcats have rewritten the indoor record book this season, breaking two school records and recording 40 UC all-time top 10 marks.
Junior Abby Knouff took down former Bearcat Brooke Catherine's 2018 pole vault indoor school record mark of 4.26m / 13'11.75" by clearing a personal best bar height of 4.32m / 14'2" at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invite.
Her mark currently ranks sixth in the Big 12 and 16th in the nation, which would qualify her for the 2024 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Graduate student Tyler Wirth has been on a mission to prove he is one of the best distance runners in program history. A 2023 NCAA Cross Country Championships qualifier, he turned it up a notch during the indoor season, breaking the school mile record twice.
Last time out, Wirth demolished his previous record time by running a 3:57.20 at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational. The Hawley, Pa., native has run a sub-four-minute mile twice this season and has achieved the feat three times in his career.
// KEEP AN EYE ON THESE BEARCATS
The record breakers, Wirth and Knouff, are not the only Bearcats to keep an eye on this weekend as nine Bearcats currently hold marks that rank inside the top 10 in the conference.
Freshman standouts Davenae Fagan and Juliette Laracuente-Huebner have been on a tear all season long. Fagan has showcased her speed by recording four UC all-time top-10 marks this season: 60m( 8th, 7.58), 200m (9th, 24.24), 300m (5th, 38.78), and 400m (9th, 55.23).
Laracuente-Huebner has proven to be a multi's star in the making as she currently holds the fourth-best pentathlon score in program history with 3879 points, as well as the fifth-best long jump (5.95m / 19' 6.25"), sixth-best triple jump (12.49m / 40' 11.75") and the seventh best 60m hurdles (8.49) time in program history.
Other notable names to watch out for will be junior Annika Kinley in the women's high graduate student Nyile Facey in the women's 60m hurdles, Hannah Jackson in the women's weight throw, and Justin Abrams in the men's heptathlon. All hold marks that rank inside the top 10 in the Big 12.
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For all the latest information on Cincinnati Track and Field/Cross Country, please visit GoBEARCATS.com and follow @GoBearcatsTFXC on X, Instagram and Facebook.
The indoor championships will be held inside the Sports Performance Center and will be hosted by Texas Tech. The two-day meet will begin Friday at 11 a.m. ET, while day two will start at noon ET on Saturday. The full schedule of events and start times can be found here.
Fans making the trip to Lubbock can find ticket information here. Those not cheering on the Bearcats in person can catch all of the action live as both days of competition will be streamed on Big 12 Now on ESPN+. Fans can also follow along via live results found here.
This weekend will be Cincinnati's first-ever appearance at the Big 12 Championships, as the university joined the conference on July 1, 2023. The men's team has claimed five indoor conference championships throughout the team's history, including last year's American Athletic Conference indoor title. The women's team claimed its first and only indoor conference title during the 2018 season as part of the AAC.
// REWRITING HISTORY
The Bearcats have rewritten the indoor record book this season, breaking two school records and recording 40 UC all-time top 10 marks.
Junior Abby Knouff took down former Bearcat Brooke Catherine's 2018 pole vault indoor school record mark of 4.26m / 13'11.75" by clearing a personal best bar height of 4.32m / 14'2" at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invite.
Her mark currently ranks sixth in the Big 12 and 16th in the nation, which would qualify her for the 2024 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Graduate student Tyler Wirth has been on a mission to prove he is one of the best distance runners in program history. A 2023 NCAA Cross Country Championships qualifier, he turned it up a notch during the indoor season, breaking the school mile record twice.
Last time out, Wirth demolished his previous record time by running a 3:57.20 at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational. The Hawley, Pa., native has run a sub-four-minute mile twice this season and has achieved the feat three times in his career.
// KEEP AN EYE ON THESE BEARCATS
The record breakers, Wirth and Knouff, are not the only Bearcats to keep an eye on this weekend as nine Bearcats currently hold marks that rank inside the top 10 in the conference.
Freshman standouts Davenae Fagan and Juliette Laracuente-Huebner have been on a tear all season long. Fagan has showcased her speed by recording four UC all-time top-10 marks this season: 60m( 8th, 7.58), 200m (9th, 24.24), 300m (5th, 38.78), and 400m (9th, 55.23).
Laracuente-Huebner has proven to be a multi's star in the making as she currently holds the fourth-best pentathlon score in program history with 3879 points, as well as the fifth-best long jump (5.95m / 19' 6.25"), sixth-best triple jump (12.49m / 40' 11.75") and the seventh best 60m hurdles (8.49) time in program history.
Other notable names to watch out for will be junior Annika Kinley in the women's high graduate student Nyile Facey in the women's 60m hurdles, Hannah Jackson in the women's weight throw, and Justin Abrams in the men's heptathlon. All hold marks that rank inside the top 10 in the Big 12.
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For all the latest information on Cincinnati Track and Field/Cross Country, please visit GoBEARCATS.com and follow @GoBearcatsTFXC on X, Instagram and Facebook.