TicketsCINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati men's and women's track and field teams are prepared to travel to Nashville, Tenn., for the Music City Challenge this weekend.
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The action kicks off Friday at 10:30 a.m. with field events, followed by running events at 4:30 p.m. Saturday's schedule begins with running events at 8:30 a.m., and field events starting at 9:30 a.m.
The Bearcats will travel 44 athletes to the meet, 22 men and 22 women.
54 teams will be in attendance, highlighting the group are Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, Louisville, Miami (OH), Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Purdue, Tennessee, UCF, Xavier and Vanderbilt.
// LAST TIME OUT
Graduate students Justin Abrams and Amanda Ngandu Ntumba set new program records. Abrams thrived in the heptathlon winning two events en route to a new program record of 5832 points, while Ngandu Ntumba passed the hall of fame Bearcat Annette Echikunwoke to claim the shot-put program record. The Saint-Étienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes native had a toss of 16.78m.
Sophomore Juliette Laracuente-Huebner dominated in the pentathlon as she secured first place, setting a new personal best with 4154 points. The Marengo, Ohio native picked up wins in the 60m hurdle, high jump and 800m on her way to the win.
The Bearcats made history in the mile, with three student-athletes breaking into the program's all-time top 10. Junior Claire Curtsinger, senior Jodie Pierce, and junior Gwen Stare secured their places in the record book with standout performances. Curtsinger ran the third-fastest mile in program history at 4:49.06, while Pierce claimed the sixth spot with a time of 4:51.42. Stare followed closely, recording the seventh-fastest mile at 4:51.58.
// BEARCATS CRACKING PROGRAM ALL-TIME TOP 10'S
Field Events
Field Events
The Bearcats are off to compete at the Big 12 Indoor Conference Championships hosted in Lubbock, Texas, on Feb. 28 – March 1.
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For all the latest information on Cincinnati Track and Field/Cross Country, please visit GoBEARCATS.com and follow @GoBearcatsTFXC on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
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You can follow the action live with stats HERE and watch the action live HERE.
The action kicks off Friday at 10:30 a.m. with field events, followed by running events at 4:30 p.m. Saturday's schedule begins with running events at 8:30 a.m., and field events starting at 9:30 a.m.
The Bearcats will travel 44 athletes to the meet, 22 men and 22 women.
54 teams will be in attendance, highlighting the group are Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, Louisville, Miami (OH), Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Purdue, Tennessee, UCF, Xavier and Vanderbilt.
// LAST TIME OUT
Graduate students Justin Abrams and Amanda Ngandu Ntumba set new program records. Abrams thrived in the heptathlon winning two events en route to a new program record of 5832 points, while Ngandu Ntumba passed the hall of fame Bearcat Annette Echikunwoke to claim the shot-put program record. The Saint-Étienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes native had a toss of 16.78m.
Sophomore Juliette Laracuente-Huebner dominated in the pentathlon as she secured first place, setting a new personal best with 4154 points. The Marengo, Ohio native picked up wins in the 60m hurdle, high jump and 800m on her way to the win.
The Bearcats made history in the mile, with three student-athletes breaking into the program's all-time top 10. Junior Claire Curtsinger, senior Jodie Pierce, and junior Gwen Stare secured their places in the record book with standout performances. Curtsinger ran the third-fastest mile in program history at 4:49.06, while Pierce claimed the sixth spot with a time of 4:51.42. Stare followed closely, recording the seventh-fastest mile at 4:51.58.
// BEARCATS CRACKING PROGRAM ALL-TIME TOP 10'S
Field Events
- Heptathlon (M), No. 1: Justin Abrams, 5832 points
- Pentathlon (W), No. 2: Juliette Laracuente-Huebner, 4154 points
- Weight Throw (W), No. 5: Hannah Blood, 18.52m
- Shot Put (W), No. 1: Amanda Ngandu Ntumba, 16.78 m
- 200m (W), No. 4: Davenae Fagan, 23.81
- 400m (W), No. 5: Davenae Fagan, 54.00
- 600m (M), No. 4: Camden Beatty, 1:20.34
- 800m (M), No. 10: Calvin Kilgallon, 1:51.84
- Mile (W), No. 3: Claire Curtsinger, 4:49.06
- Mile (W), No. 6: Jodie Pierce, 4:51.42
- Mile (W), No. 7: Gwen Stare, 4:51.58
Field Events
- Heptathlon (M), No. 1: Justin Abrams, 5832 points
- Pentathlon (W), No. 1: Juliette Laracuente-Huebner, 4154 points
- Triple Jump (M), No. 2: Astley Davis 15.80m
- Pole Vault (W), No. 6: Abby Knouff, 4.35m
- Long Jump (M), No. 5: Justin Abrams, 7.44m & No. 6: Astley Davis, 7.43m
- Shot Put (M), No. 5: Fred Moudani-Likibi, 19.22m
- Shot Put (W), No. 4: Amanda Ngandu Ntumba, 16.78m
- Weight Throw (W), No. 6: Hannah Blood, 18.52m
- 60m (M), No. 4: Naquille Harris, 6.65
- 60m (W), No. 4: Kya Epps, 7.25
- Distance Free Medley (W), No. 4: Jodie Pierce, Christina Allen, Mia Heine, Gwen Stare, 12:12.92
The Bearcats are off to compete at the Big 12 Indoor Conference Championships hosted in Lubbock, Texas, on Feb. 28 – March 1.
// FOLLOW & SUPPORT THE BEARCATS
For all the latest information on Cincinnati Track and Field/Cross Country, please visit GoBEARCATS.com and follow @GoBearcatsTFXC on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
To support the Bearcats Track and Field program click HERE.