TicketsEUGENE, Ore. — University of Cincinnati track and field graduate students Fred Moudani-Likibi (Shot Put) and senior Ryan Rieckmann (Javelin) earned All-America honors on Wednesday, day one of the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Rieckmann is the 43rd UC track and field athlete to earn All-American honors in program history. Moudani-Likibi earned his fourth All-America honor at UC. Cincinnati has now garnered 84 All-America honors since 1964, with 44 of these achievements occurring at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
// FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN
Moudani-Likibi excelled at the national championships, securing eighth place with a throw of 19.44m.
The Savigny-Le-Temple, France, native joins an elite group as the fifth Bearcat to earn at least four First Team All-America honors alongside program legends – Adrian Valles, Al Lanier, Annette Echikunwoke, and Loretta Blaut.
// THE ELITE FIVE
Here are when the five Bearcats achieved their First Team All-America accolades.
Rieckmann became the first Cincinnati javelin thrower in program history to earn All-American honors, placing 13th overall in the competition. The Cheney, Wash., native concluded an impressive 2025 campaign, where he claimed the UC javelin school record with a throw of 71.02m at the Texas Relays.
// WRAPPING UP THE SEASON STRONG
Orry Willems wrapped up his impressive 2025 season, recording a 64.81m throw to earn a 20th-place finish in the hammer throw. The Balen, Belgium, native is the first men's hammer thrower in UC history to qualify for nationals in the event. Willems put together a great season in his first campaign as a Bearcat. At the NCAA East First Round, he set the program record in the hammer throw with a toss of 65.58m, while also picking up two event victories throughout the season.
// BEARCATS WHO COMPETE TOMORROW
*All times are EST*
THURSDAY (WOMEN)
400m – 8:41 PM (Davenae Fagan)
Shot Put – 9:10 PM (Amanda Ngandu Ntumba)
400m Hurdles – 9:14 PM (Macaela Walker)
200m – 9:29 PM (Kya Epps)
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Rieckmann is the 43rd UC track and field athlete to earn All-American honors in program history. Moudani-Likibi earned his fourth All-America honor at UC. Cincinnati has now garnered 84 All-America honors since 1964, with 44 of these achievements occurring at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
// FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN
Moudani-Likibi excelled at the national championships, securing eighth place with a throw of 19.44m.
The Savigny-Le-Temple, France, native joins an elite group as the fifth Bearcat to earn at least four First Team All-America honors alongside program legends – Adrian Valles, Al Lanier, Annette Echikunwoke, and Loretta Blaut.
// THE ELITE FIVE
Here are when the five Bearcats achieved their First Team All-America accolades.
- Adrian Valles: Six-time First Team All-American (Indoor: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 | Outdoor: 2015, 2017)
- Al Lanier: Six-time First Team All-American (Indoor: 1972 x2, 1973 | Outdoor: 1972, 1973 x2)
- Loretta Blaut: Five-time First Team All-American (Indoor: 2018, 2019 | Outdoor: 2016, 2017, 2018)
- Annette Echikunwoke: Five-time First Team All-American (Indoor: 2016, 2017 | Outdoor: 2018)
- Fred Moudani–Likibi: Four-time Fiirst Team All-American (Indoor: 2023, 2025 | Outdoor: 2023, 2025)
Rieckmann became the first Cincinnati javelin thrower in program history to earn All-American honors, placing 13th overall in the competition. The Cheney, Wash., native concluded an impressive 2025 campaign, where he claimed the UC javelin school record with a throw of 71.02m at the Texas Relays.
// WRAPPING UP THE SEASON STRONG
Orry Willems wrapped up his impressive 2025 season, recording a 64.81m throw to earn a 20th-place finish in the hammer throw. The Balen, Belgium, native is the first men's hammer thrower in UC history to qualify for nationals in the event. Willems put together a great season in his first campaign as a Bearcat. At the NCAA East First Round, he set the program record in the hammer throw with a toss of 65.58m, while also picking up two event victories throughout the season.
// BEARCATS WHO COMPETE TOMORROW
*All times are EST*
THURSDAY (WOMEN)
400m – 8:41 PM (Davenae Fagan)
Shot Put – 9:10 PM (Amanda Ngandu Ntumba)
400m Hurdles – 9:14 PM (Macaela Walker)
200m – 9:29 PM (Kya Epps)
// 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.