TicketsCINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati athletics department announced its top team and student-athlete awards following the 2023-24 season.
Each recipient is voted on by the athletics executive leadership team. Finalists are included below.
ONE TEAM Award
Women's Soccer: Highest Team GPA among female teams; First Big 12 victory and first big 12 post-season victory; Leaders in community outreach and Academy commitments; Positive presence on and off the field and throughout our building
Team of the Year
Baseball: Picked last in Big 12, finished 5th; Season sweep of TCU; Won series over Super Regional West Virginia; Wins over Oklahoma and Texas in the last week of the series; First Four Out on the NCAA Selection Show Monday; Over 30 wins in the first season of a new coaching staff
Female Athlete of the Year Nominees:
Juliette Laracuente-Huebner – Winner
Ashley Barron
Joleigh Crye
Jillian Hayes
Paola Rosario
Camryn Callaghan
Juliette Laracuente-Huebner: Second Team All-American – Indoor Pentathlon; Was the only Bearcat to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships; Was the only Underclassmen (Fr, or So.) to qualify for the pentathlon at the championships; Recorded five UC Program all-time top 10 marks during the indoor season; Earned All-Big 12 Honors at the Indoor Big 12 Championships after placing fourth in the pentathlon; Broke the school heptathlon school record at the Big 12 championships (5637 points); Finished fourth at the Big 12 Championships in the heptathlon, earning All-Big 12 honors; NCAA Championship Outdoor Qualifier - only freshman to qualify for the event; Second Team Outdoor All-American – Outdoor Heptathlon
Male Athlete of the Year Nominees:
Ty Gingerich – Winner
Hunter Gubeno
Ryan Ford
Luke Kandra
Corey Kiner
Dan Skillings
Tyler Wirth
Josh Kross
Dominque Hall
Ty Gingerich: Captured UC's first Big 12 title with 9-under 279 at league championships in Texas; All-Big 12 performer in 2023-24; Earned automatic bid to NCAA Purdue Regional; Finished career with third lowest stroke average in program history (72.50); UC Legion of Excellence honoree
About Cincinnati Athletics
The University of Cincinnati Department of Athletics competes at the highest level of intercollegiate athletics with the vision to reach Next Level Success for all 18 varsity teams and more than 450 student-athletes. The Bearcats have a proud athletics history, winning eight national championships and 118 conference titles, and entered a new era as a member of the Big 12 in 2023.
UC Athletics' mission is to connect our community, enhance our university and impact the lives of student-athletes as they prepare to change the world on and off the field.
For more information visit gobearcats.com.
Each recipient is voted on by the athletics executive leadership team. Finalists are included below.
ONE TEAM Award
Women's Soccer: Highest Team GPA among female teams; First Big 12 victory and first big 12 post-season victory; Leaders in community outreach and Academy commitments; Positive presence on and off the field and throughout our building
Team of the Year
Baseball: Picked last in Big 12, finished 5th; Season sweep of TCU; Won series over Super Regional West Virginia; Wins over Oklahoma and Texas in the last week of the series; First Four Out on the NCAA Selection Show Monday; Over 30 wins in the first season of a new coaching staff
Female Athlete of the Year Nominees:
Juliette Laracuente-Huebner – Winner
Ashley Barron
Joleigh Crye
Jillian Hayes
Paola Rosario
Camryn Callaghan
Juliette Laracuente-Huebner: Second Team All-American – Indoor Pentathlon; Was the only Bearcat to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships; Was the only Underclassmen (Fr, or So.) to qualify for the pentathlon at the championships; Recorded five UC Program all-time top 10 marks during the indoor season; Earned All-Big 12 Honors at the Indoor Big 12 Championships after placing fourth in the pentathlon; Broke the school heptathlon school record at the Big 12 championships (5637 points); Finished fourth at the Big 12 Championships in the heptathlon, earning All-Big 12 honors; NCAA Championship Outdoor Qualifier - only freshman to qualify for the event; Second Team Outdoor All-American – Outdoor Heptathlon
Male Athlete of the Year Nominees:
Ty Gingerich – Winner
Hunter Gubeno
Ryan Ford
Luke Kandra
Corey Kiner
Dan Skillings
Tyler Wirth
Josh Kross
Dominque Hall
Ty Gingerich: Captured UC's first Big 12 title with 9-under 279 at league championships in Texas; All-Big 12 performer in 2023-24; Earned automatic bid to NCAA Purdue Regional; Finished career with third lowest stroke average in program history (72.50); UC Legion of Excellence honoree
About Cincinnati Athletics
The University of Cincinnati Department of Athletics competes at the highest level of intercollegiate athletics with the vision to reach Next Level Success for all 18 varsity teams and more than 450 student-athletes. The Bearcats have a proud athletics history, winning eight national championships and 118 conference titles, and entered a new era as a member of the Big 12 in 2023.
UC Athletics' mission is to connect our community, enhance our university and impact the lives of student-athletes as they prepare to change the world on and off the field.
For more information visit gobearcats.com.