TicketsAUSTIN, Texas — University of Cincinnati track and field senior Abby Knouff set a new pole vault school record at the Texas Relays on Saturday.
Knoff continued to impress after coming off an All-America indoor season. The Tallmadge, Ohio native, in her first outdoor meet of the season, achieved the highest pole vault in program history after recording an impressive mark of 4.37m. The previous record was set back in 2013 by Mackenzie Fields when she had a vault of 4.35m.
Two other Bearcats came close to setting program records. Graduate students Amanda Ngandu Ntumba and Astley Davis delivered strong performances in their respective events.
Ngandu Nutumba earned fourth place after a hurl of 16.27m in the shot put, the second furthest mark in program history. She narrowly trails Hall of Fame Bearcat Annette Echikunwoke's record-setting throw of 16.79m.
Davis leaped 16.02m to claim fourth place in the triple jump. This mark moved the Kingston, Jamaica native to second all-time in UC history. Davis is only slightly behind the six-time All-American Al Lanier, who jumped a program record 16.32m back in 1973.
Graduate student Fred Moudani-Likibi showed out in the shot put as he garnered second place with a toss of 19.51m.
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Ngandu Ntumba claimed third place after launching an incredible 60.10m discus throw, shattering the previous record by nearly five meters. Jane Sensibaugh set the prior record in 2022 when she recorded a mark of 55.15m.
In his first meet as a Bearcat, Rieckmann notched fifth place after unleashing an incredible javelin toss of 71.02m to take over the school record. The prior record of 69.45m was set back in 2010 by Brian Zimmerman.
Graduate student Naquille Harris qualified for the 100m final after placing eighth with a time of 10.35 seconds.
Junior Kya Epps and freshman Macaela Walker both put on impressive performances as well. Epps recorded the second-fastest 100m time in UC history after she notched 12th place, registering a time of 11.51 seconds. Walker came in 13th place in the 100m hurdle after clocking a time of 13.55 seconds, the seventh fastest time in program history.
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Junior Claire Curtsinger got third place in the 10,000m, achieving a time of 33:46.17, shattering the program record by one minute and 21 seconds. The previous record was set in 2022 by Maddie Walker when she attained a time of 35:07.49.
Junior Gwen Stare notched the third-fastest 1500m time in Bearcat history, placing 59th after punching in a time of 4:24.31.
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Sophomore Juliette Laracuente-Huebner showed out in the heptathlon for the Bearcats, as she took home second place with a total of 5,584 points. After the first day of competition, the Marengo, Ohio native earned 3,377 from competing in the 100m hurdle, high jump, shot put and 200m. On the final day of competition, three events remained – long jump, javelin throw, and 800m.
Laracuente-Huebner secured top three finishes in the long jump and 800m. In the long jump, she placed second with a leap of 5.89m, earning 816 points. In the 800m, she finished third with a time of 2:17.98, gaining 851 points.
During the javelin throw, Laracuente-Huebner tossed 33.36m and received 540 points after placing seventh in the event.
Cincinnati had an impressive showing in the hammer throw as three Bearcats recorded top 10 marks. Graduate student Hannah Blood recorded a hurl of 59.71m, stamping herself into the number three spot in the UC record book. Senior Miranda Tcheutchoua made noise on her first throw as a Bearcat, recording a mark of 58.00m; this placed her at number four all the time.
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UC excelled in the 5000m, as three Bearcats earned top 10 times in program history. Freshman Patrick Kiprop claimed the number five spot in the record book after a time of 14:10.03. Junior Seth Elking registered a time of 14:18.53, placing him eighth all-time. freshman Lucas Towne recorded a time of 14:20.77, moving him to ninth all-time.
The action continues tomorrow, as juniors Gwen Stare and Claire Curtsinger will hit the track. Stare is set to run in the 1500m which will start at 3:30 p.m., while Curtsinger will run in the 10,000m which begins at 10 p.m.
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Knoff continued to impress after coming off an All-America indoor season. The Tallmadge, Ohio native, in her first outdoor meet of the season, achieved the highest pole vault in program history after recording an impressive mark of 4.37m. The previous record was set back in 2013 by Mackenzie Fields when she had a vault of 4.35m.
Two other Bearcats came close to setting program records. Graduate students Amanda Ngandu Ntumba and Astley Davis delivered strong performances in their respective events.
Ngandu Nutumba earned fourth place after a hurl of 16.27m in the shot put, the second furthest mark in program history. She narrowly trails Hall of Fame Bearcat Annette Echikunwoke's record-setting throw of 16.79m.
Davis leaped 16.02m to claim fourth place in the triple jump. This mark moved the Kingston, Jamaica native to second all-time in UC history. Davis is only slightly behind the six-time All-American Al Lanier, who jumped a program record 16.32m back in 1973.
Graduate student Fred Moudani-Likibi showed out in the shot put as he garnered second place with a toss of 19.51m.
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- Pole Vault (W), No. 1: Abby Knouff, 4.37m
- Triple Jump (M), No. 2: Astley Davis, 16.02m
- Shot Put (W), No. 2: Amanda Ngandu Ntumba, 16.27m
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Ngandu Ntumba claimed third place after launching an incredible 60.10m discus throw, shattering the previous record by nearly five meters. Jane Sensibaugh set the prior record in 2022 when she recorded a mark of 55.15m.
In his first meet as a Bearcat, Rieckmann notched fifth place after unleashing an incredible javelin toss of 71.02m to take over the school record. The prior record of 69.45m was set back in 2010 by Brian Zimmerman.
Graduate student Naquille Harris qualified for the 100m final after placing eighth with a time of 10.35 seconds.
Junior Kya Epps and freshman Macaela Walker both put on impressive performances as well. Epps recorded the second-fastest 100m time in UC history after she notched 12th place, registering a time of 11.51 seconds. Walker came in 13th place in the 100m hurdle after clocking a time of 13.55 seconds, the seventh fastest time in program history.
// RALEIGH RELAYS
Junior Claire Curtsinger got third place in the 10,000m, achieving a time of 33:46.17, shattering the program record by one minute and 21 seconds. The previous record was set in 2022 by Maddie Walker when she attained a time of 35:07.49.
Junior Gwen Stare notched the third-fastest 1500m time in Bearcat history, placing 59th after punching in a time of 4:24.31.
// BEARCATS CRACKING PROGRAM ALL-TIME TOP 10'S
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- Discus (W), No. 1: Amanda Ngandu Ntumba, 60.10m
- Javelin (M), No. 1: Ryan Rieckmann, 71.02m
- 100m (W), No. 2: Kya Epps, 11.51
- 100m Hurdle (W), No. 7: Macaela Walker, 13.55
- 1500m (W), No. 3: Gwen Stare, 4:24.31
- 10,000m (W), No. 1: Claire Curtsinger, 33:46.17
// TEXAS RELAYS
Sophomore Juliette Laracuente-Huebner showed out in the heptathlon for the Bearcats, as she took home second place with a total of 5,584 points. After the first day of competition, the Marengo, Ohio native earned 3,377 from competing in the 100m hurdle, high jump, shot put and 200m. On the final day of competition, three events remained – long jump, javelin throw, and 800m.
Laracuente-Huebner secured top three finishes in the long jump and 800m. In the long jump, she placed second with a leap of 5.89m, earning 816 points. In the 800m, she finished third with a time of 2:17.98, gaining 851 points.
During the javelin throw, Laracuente-Huebner tossed 33.36m and received 540 points after placing seventh in the event.
Cincinnati had an impressive showing in the hammer throw as three Bearcats recorded top 10 marks. Graduate student Hannah Blood recorded a hurl of 59.71m, stamping herself into the number three spot in the UC record book. Senior Miranda Tcheutchoua made noise on her first throw as a Bearcat, recording a mark of 58.00m; this placed her at number four all the time.
// RALIEGH RELAYS
UC excelled in the 5000m, as three Bearcats earned top 10 times in program history. Freshman Patrick Kiprop claimed the number five spot in the record book after a time of 14:10.03. Junior Seth Elking registered a time of 14:18.53, placing him eighth all-time. freshman Lucas Towne recorded a time of 14:20.77, moving him to ninth all-time.
The action continues tomorrow, as juniors Gwen Stare and Claire Curtsinger will hit the track. Stare is set to run in the 1500m which will start at 3:30 p.m., while Curtsinger will run in the 10,000m which begins at 10 p.m.
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- Hammer Throw (W), No. 3: Hannah Blood, 59.71m
- Hammer Throw (W), No. 4: Miranda Tcheutchoua, 58.00m
- Hammer Throw (M), No. 10: Orry Willems, 55.61m
- 400m Hurdles (M), No. 10: Camden Beatty, 52.41
- 1500m (M), No. 10: Gianni Allwein, 3:47.98
- 5000m (M), No. 5: Patrick Kiprop, 14:10.03
- 5000m (M), No. 8: Seth Elking, 14:18.53
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