TicketsCINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati men's and women's track and field teams are ready to compete in Lawrence, Kansas, at Rock Chalk Park for the Big 12 Outdoor Championships this week.
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The competition kicks off Thursday at 12:30 p.m. ET with multi events, followed by field events at 1 p.m. ET and running events at 7:30 p.m. ET. Friday's schedule begins with multi events at 12 p.m. ET, succeeded by field events starting at 5 p.m. ET and running events at 6 p.m. ET. Sunday's action starts with field events at 3 p.m. ET, while running events kick off at 6:05 p.m. ET.
The Bearcats will travel 45 athletes to the meet, 28 men and 17 women.
// TOP 25 RANKED PROGRAMS
Men's – BYU #7, #11 Texas Tech and #16 Arizona
Women's – #5 BYU, #7 Baylor, #10 Texas Tech and #15 TCU
// WHERE BEARCATS RANK IN THE BIG 12
Field Events
The Bearcats claimed three event victories and recorded five UC all-time top 10 marks at the Jesse Owens Invitational.
Graduate student Orry Willems strengthened his grasp on Cincinnati's hammer throw record after he unleashed a personal best toss of 65.39m to earn first place in the event.
In the shot put, graduate student Fred Moudani-Likibi notched first place after he garnered a mark of 18.38m. Freshman Patrick Kiprop outpaced the field as he took home the victory in the 5000m, registering a time of 14:01.51.
The Bearcats shined in the 800m. Three Bearcats finished in order, claiming second, third and fourth. Freshman Calvin Kilgallon led the charge with a 1:52.83 to take second. Sophmore Gianni Allwein followed close behind,
clocking 1:53.63 for third. Junior Seth Elking rounded out the trio, grabbing fourth with a strong 1:53.89 finish.
Some of the Bearcats' sprinters split off and competed in Fort Worth, Texas, at the Horned Frog Invitational.
Cincinnati notched three new UC top ten times.
Sophomore Davenae Fagan earned a victory in the 400m dash after she logged a blazing time of 53.18 seconds.
Impressing in two events, freshman Macaela Walker clocked top-three finishes in the 100m and 400m hurdles. Walker earned the victory in the 100m hurdles after crossing the finish line in 13.34 seconds, moving her to fourth all-time in UC history. She got third place in the 400m hurdles, clocking a 59.26.
Junior Kya Epps moved up the Bearcat record book ranks after scorching the track with a mark of 11.41 seconds, placing her fourth in the event. Epps now has the second fastest time in school history. Naquille Harris captured
fourth in the 200m, posting a 21.28.
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You can follow the action live with stats HERE and watch live HERE.
The competition kicks off Thursday at 12:30 p.m. ET with multi events, followed by field events at 1 p.m. ET and running events at 7:30 p.m. ET. Friday's schedule begins with multi events at 12 p.m. ET, succeeded by field events starting at 5 p.m. ET and running events at 6 p.m. ET. Sunday's action starts with field events at 3 p.m. ET, while running events kick off at 6:05 p.m. ET.
The Bearcats will travel 45 athletes to the meet, 28 men and 17 women.
// TOP 25 RANKED PROGRAMS
Men's – BYU #7, #11 Texas Tech and #16 Arizona
Women's – #5 BYU, #7 Baylor, #10 Texas Tech and #15 TCU
// WHERE BEARCATS RANK IN THE BIG 12
Field Events
- Heptathlon (W), No. 1: Juliette Laracuente-Huebner, 5698 points
- Pole Vault (W), No. 6: Abby Knouff, 4.37m
- Long Jump (M), No. 6: Astley Davis, 7.52m
- Long Jump (W), No. 5: Juliette Laracuente-Huebner, 6.28m
- Triple Jump (M), No. 1: Astley Davis, 16.02m
- Shot Put (M), No. 3: Fred Moudani-Likibi, 19.51m
- Shot Put (W), No. 7: Amanda Ngandu Ntumba, 16.27m
- Discus (W), No. 3: Amanda Ngandu Ntumba, 60.10m
- Hammer (M), No. 4: Orry Willems, 65.39m
- Hammer (W), No. 5: Miranda Tcheutchoua, 59.99m
- Hammer (W), No. 6: Hannah Blood, 58.93m
- Javelin (M), No. 3: Ryan Rieckmann, 71.02m
- 100m Hurdle (W), No. 8: Macaela Walker, 13.34
- 200m (W), No. 4: Kya Epps, 23.14
- 200m (W), No. 4: Davenae Fagan, 23.14
- 4x100 Relay (W), No. 8: Epps, Fagan, Walker and Komolafe, 45.06
The Bearcats claimed three event victories and recorded five UC all-time top 10 marks at the Jesse Owens Invitational.
Graduate student Orry Willems strengthened his grasp on Cincinnati's hammer throw record after he unleashed a personal best toss of 65.39m to earn first place in the event.
In the shot put, graduate student Fred Moudani-Likibi notched first place after he garnered a mark of 18.38m. Freshman Patrick Kiprop outpaced the field as he took home the victory in the 5000m, registering a time of 14:01.51.
The Bearcats shined in the 800m. Three Bearcats finished in order, claiming second, third and fourth. Freshman Calvin Kilgallon led the charge with a 1:52.83 to take second. Sophmore Gianni Allwein followed close behind,
clocking 1:53.63 for third. Junior Seth Elking rounded out the trio, grabbing fourth with a strong 1:53.89 finish.
Some of the Bearcats' sprinters split off and competed in Fort Worth, Texas, at the Horned Frog Invitational.
Cincinnati notched three new UC top ten times.
Sophomore Davenae Fagan earned a victory in the 400m dash after she logged a blazing time of 53.18 seconds.
Impressing in two events, freshman Macaela Walker clocked top-three finishes in the 100m and 400m hurdles. Walker earned the victory in the 100m hurdles after crossing the finish line in 13.34 seconds, moving her to fourth all-time in UC history. She got third place in the 400m hurdles, clocking a 59.26.
Junior Kya Epps moved up the Bearcat record book ranks after scorching the track with a mark of 11.41 seconds, placing her fourth in the event. Epps now has the second fastest time in school history. Naquille Harris captured
fourth in the 200m, posting a 21.28.
// 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.