TicketsWACO, Texas— Freshman Juliette Laracuente-Huebner's school record performance in the heptathlon and junior Dominique Hall placing second overall in the men's decathlon despite a six-and-a-half-hour weather delay led the University of Cincinnati track and field program on day two of the 2024 Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Friday.
Through two days of competition, the Bearcats have recorded six podium finishes as the men's team ended day two in ninth (12 points) while the women's team sits in 10th (10 points) in the team standings.
Due to the weather delay, all preliminary running events scheduled for Friday were pushed back to Saturday and will be ran as a timed final in each event. Saturday's updated schedule can be found here.
The freshman standout Laracuente-Huebner shined on day two of the heptathlon competition as she took down the 17-year-old school heptathlon record by scoring 5,637 points en route to earning All-Big 12 honors by placing fourth overall in the event.
Laracuente-Huebner bested former Bearcat Ashley Wilhelm's point total of 5,592 (2007) and became the first UC woman to score over 5,600 points in a heptathlon competition.
The Marengo, Ohio native won 200m section with a time of 24.28 and placed second in the 100m hurdles (14.05), the long jump (6.08m / 19' 11.5"), the high jump (1.73m / 5' 8") and in the 800m after running a personal best 2:13.42 to reach her record point total.
Hall and senior Justin Abrams did not let a six-and-a-half-hour weather delay prevent them from reaching the podium as Hall placed second overall, and Abrams finished sixth in the men's decathlon. The decathlon completed three events in before the weather delay and finished the last two just before midnight allowing the scores to still count for NCAA competition as the event was completed in a 48 hour window.
Hall was locked in all weekend as he scored a personal best of 7,649 in the men's decathlon, the second-best score in school history and earned him All-Big 12 honors
Over the course of two days, the Alabama native placed inside the top four in seven of the 10 events, including winning the 400m section with a season-best time of 47.94 on day one. He also placed second in the long jump (6.96m / 22' 10") and third in the 100m after running a personal best time of 10.91.
Hall began day two strong, placing third in both the discus (40.92m / 134' 3") and pole vault sections after clearing a personal best 4.90m / 16' 0.75". After waiting out the weather delay, Hall came back and placed ninth in the javelin. Then, he left everything on the track, winning the 1500m portion with a time of 4:26.77 to reach his record score.
Abrams also recorded a personal best score of 7072, placing inside the top five in four events, including first in the pole vault (5.00m / 16' 4.75") section, which helped him earn All-Big 12 honors.
Rounding out the late-night scoring was sophomore Robert Hart in the men's long jump as he jumped 7.45m / 24' 5.5" to place fifth overall and earn All-Big 12 honors.
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The 2024 Big 12 Championships final will begin tomorrow at noon ET with the women's pole vault. More information about the championships can be found here.
Through two days of competition, the Bearcats have recorded six podium finishes as the men's team ended day two in ninth (12 points) while the women's team sits in 10th (10 points) in the team standings.
Due to the weather delay, all preliminary running events scheduled for Friday were pushed back to Saturday and will be ran as a timed final in each event. Saturday's updated schedule can be found here.
The freshman standout Laracuente-Huebner shined on day two of the heptathlon competition as she took down the 17-year-old school heptathlon record by scoring 5,637 points en route to earning All-Big 12 honors by placing fourth overall in the event.
Laracuente-Huebner bested former Bearcat Ashley Wilhelm's point total of 5,592 (2007) and became the first UC woman to score over 5,600 points in a heptathlon competition.
The Marengo, Ohio native won 200m section with a time of 24.28 and placed second in the 100m hurdles (14.05), the long jump (6.08m / 19' 11.5"), the high jump (1.73m / 5' 8") and in the 800m after running a personal best 2:13.42 to reach her record point total.
Hall and senior Justin Abrams did not let a six-and-a-half-hour weather delay prevent them from reaching the podium as Hall placed second overall, and Abrams finished sixth in the men's decathlon. The decathlon completed three events in before the weather delay and finished the last two just before midnight allowing the scores to still count for NCAA competition as the event was completed in a 48 hour window.
Hall was locked in all weekend as he scored a personal best of 7,649 in the men's decathlon, the second-best score in school history and earned him All-Big 12 honors
Over the course of two days, the Alabama native placed inside the top four in seven of the 10 events, including winning the 400m section with a season-best time of 47.94 on day one. He also placed second in the long jump (6.96m / 22' 10") and third in the 100m after running a personal best time of 10.91.
Hall began day two strong, placing third in both the discus (40.92m / 134' 3") and pole vault sections after clearing a personal best 4.90m / 16' 0.75". After waiting out the weather delay, Hall came back and placed ninth in the javelin. Then, he left everything on the track, winning the 1500m portion with a time of 4:26.77 to reach his record score.
Abrams also recorded a personal best score of 7072, placing inside the top five in four events, including first in the pole vault (5.00m / 16' 4.75") section, which helped him earn All-Big 12 honors.
Rounding out the late-night scoring was sophomore Robert Hart in the men's long jump as he jumped 7.45m / 24' 5.5" to place fifth overall and earn All-Big 12 honors.
// UP NEXT
The 2024 Big 12 Championships final will begin tomorrow at noon ET with the women's pole vault. More information about the championships can be found here.