TicketsPHILIDELPHIA / LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The University of Cincinnati men's and women's track and field teams concluded its split-squad weekend at the Penn Relays and Louisville Invitational on Saturday.
The Bearcats notched three individual event victories and 10 new UC all-time top 10 marks over the span of both meets.
First Team All-American Fred Moudani-Likibi picked up the victory in the shot put at the historic Penn Relays. The Savigny-Le-Temple, France native posted a throw of 19.43m.
Two other Bearcats had impressive performances in Philly, both claiming top-three finishes in the discus. Graduate student Amanda Ngandu Ntumba took home second place in the women's discus, after she unleashed a toss of 59.54m. On the men's side, graduate student Korbin Spencer moved his way up the program ranks after achieving third in the discus. Spencer launched an incredible 57.02m hurl, improving to second all-time in school history.
After scorching the track with the third-fastest 200m time in program history on day one, sophomore Davenae Fagan continued her dominant weekend by earning a first-place finish in the 400m dash, logging a 53.89 time. Fagan also achieved fourth in the 100m dash after she ran a blazing split of 11.47, the second-fastest time ever recorded in UC history.
Cincinnati excelled in the 1500m dash as graduate student Jed Helker and junior Seth Elking finished simultaneously for first and second place. Helker produced a course record time after logging a 3:42.34 first-place finish, just milliseconds off his personal best time. Elking narrowly trailed Helker as he logged a personal best time of 3:43.16. Elking's time improves him to number three all-time in the school record book.
Clocking a 13.26-second 100m hurdle time, freshman Macaela Walker earned second place in the event. Walker's mark places her fifth all-time in Cincinnati history. Graduate student Justin Wei produced a 14.02-second split in the 110m hurdles. Wei now has the seventh fastest time in school history.
The women's heptathlon is the last remaining event, scheduled to finish tomorrow. Sophomore Juliette Laracuente-Huebner leads the pack in first place with a total of 3405 points. The Marengo, Ohio native delivered a stellar performance across multiple events, claiming first place in three of the four completed events. Laracuente-Huebner opened with a dominant showing in the 100m hurdles, clocking 13.75 seconds to earn 1,017 points and set the tone for her competition.
She continued her exceptional form in the high jump, clearing 1.74m to secure another first-place finish worth 903 points. She then added a fourth-place result in the shot put with a 10.15m throw (539 points) before closing the day with yet another victory in the 200m, posting a time of 24.36 seconds to collect 946 points.
The competition will conclude tomorrow with the long jump, javelin throw, and 800m events to determine the overall champion.RetryClaude can make mistakes. Please double-check responses. Laracuente-Huebner is in a prime position heading into the final day of the heptathlon with the long jump, javelin throw, and 800m events left to determine the overall champion.
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Cincinnati concludes its regular season by making a short trip north to Columbus, Ohio, to compete at the Jesse Owens Classic from Friday, May 2 – Saturday, May 3.
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Field Events
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The Bearcats notched three individual event victories and 10 new UC all-time top 10 marks over the span of both meets.
First Team All-American Fred Moudani-Likibi picked up the victory in the shot put at the historic Penn Relays. The Savigny-Le-Temple, France native posted a throw of 19.43m.
Two other Bearcats had impressive performances in Philly, both claiming top-three finishes in the discus. Graduate student Amanda Ngandu Ntumba took home second place in the women's discus, after she unleashed a toss of 59.54m. On the men's side, graduate student Korbin Spencer moved his way up the program ranks after achieving third in the discus. Spencer launched an incredible 57.02m hurl, improving to second all-time in school history.
After scorching the track with the third-fastest 200m time in program history on day one, sophomore Davenae Fagan continued her dominant weekend by earning a first-place finish in the 400m dash, logging a 53.89 time. Fagan also achieved fourth in the 100m dash after she ran a blazing split of 11.47, the second-fastest time ever recorded in UC history.
Cincinnati excelled in the 1500m dash as graduate student Jed Helker and junior Seth Elking finished simultaneously for first and second place. Helker produced a course record time after logging a 3:42.34 first-place finish, just milliseconds off his personal best time. Elking narrowly trailed Helker as he logged a personal best time of 3:43.16. Elking's time improves him to number three all-time in the school record book.
Clocking a 13.26-second 100m hurdle time, freshman Macaela Walker earned second place in the event. Walker's mark places her fifth all-time in Cincinnati history. Graduate student Justin Wei produced a 14.02-second split in the 110m hurdles. Wei now has the seventh fastest time in school history.
The women's heptathlon is the last remaining event, scheduled to finish tomorrow. Sophomore Juliette Laracuente-Huebner leads the pack in first place with a total of 3405 points. The Marengo, Ohio native delivered a stellar performance across multiple events, claiming first place in three of the four completed events. Laracuente-Huebner opened with a dominant showing in the 100m hurdles, clocking 13.75 seconds to earn 1,017 points and set the tone for her competition.
She continued her exceptional form in the high jump, clearing 1.74m to secure another first-place finish worth 903 points. She then added a fourth-place result in the shot put with a 10.15m throw (539 points) before closing the day with yet another victory in the 200m, posting a time of 24.36 seconds to collect 946 points.
The competition will conclude tomorrow with the long jump, javelin throw, and 800m events to determine the overall champion.RetryClaude can make mistakes. Please double-check responses. Laracuente-Huebner is in a prime position heading into the final day of the heptathlon with the long jump, javelin throw, and 800m events left to determine the overall champion.
// UP NEXT
Cincinnati concludes its regular season by making a short trip north to Columbus, Ohio, to compete at the Jesse Owens Classic from Friday, May 2 – Saturday, May 3.
// BEARCATS CRACKING PROGRAM ALL-TIME TOP 10'S
Field Events
- Hammer Throw (M), No. 10: Tyler Thompson, 57.20m
- Long Jump (M), No. 9: Astley Davis, 7.52m
- Discus (M), No. 2: Korbin Spencer, 57.02m
- 100m (W), No. 2: Davenae Fagan, 11.47
- 100m Hurdle (W), No. 7: Macaela Walker, 13.46
- 110m Hurdle (M), No. 7: Justin Wei, 14.02
- 200m (W), No. 3: Davenae Fagan, 23.14
- 400m Hurdle (M), No. 5: Camden Beatty, 51.72
- 800m (M), No. 8: Calvin Kilgallon, 1:50.06
- 1500m (M), No. 3: Seth Elking, 3:43.16
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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