TicketsEUGENE, Ore. — University of Cincinnati track and field graduate student Amanda Ngandu Ntumba (Discus) notched First Team All-America honors, while sophomore Juliette Laracuente-Huebner (Heptathlon) secured Second Team All-America recognition on Saturday to close out the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
The Bearcats achieved a program milestone with five Individual All-America honors at the national championships, punctuated by standout final-day performances from both Laracuente-Huebner and Ngandu Ntumba.
Ngandu Ntumba strengthened her hold on the discus school record with a personal-best throw of 60.77m, securing fifth place at nationals. The Saint-Étienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes native became the first Bearcat in program history to earn First Team All-America honors in the discus. Only one other Bearcat has earned All-American status in the discus - Macklin Tudor, who received Second Team All-America recognition in 2017.
Following two days of intense competition, Laracuente-Huebner established a new program record in the heptathlon while earning All-America recognition.
After scoring 3,474 points through the first four events on Friday, the Marengo, Ohio, native scored 2,229 points in the last three events to reach a point total of 5703 to claim 11th overall.
She started day two of the heptathlon by leaping 5.93m in the long jump, scoring 828 points and placing 11th overall in the section. Laracuente-Huebner followed up that performance by recording a mark of 31.73m in the javelin and added 509 points to her total.
The multi-athlete rounded out her day, placing 10th in the 800m section with a time of 2:15.07, adding 892 points, which eclipsed the school record and secured her All-American status.
In total, she placed inside the top 15 in five of the seven events, including finishing fourth in the high jump (1.75m), seventh in the 100m hurdle (13.65), 10th in the 100m, (24.56) 10th in the 800m (2:15.07) and 11th in the long jump (5.93m).
// RACKING EM UP! ALL-AMERICA X 5
Laracuente-Huebner (Heptathlon) and Ngandu Ntumba (Discus) joined Fred Moudani-Likibi (Shot Put), Ryan Rieckmann (Javelin), and Macaela Walker (400m Hurdles) as All-America honorees, bringing Cincinnati's total to five All-Americans for the season — the most in program history for either indoor or outdoor competition.
The achievement marks a historic milestone for the Bearcats, surpassing any previous single-season total of individual All-Americans in the program's indoor or outdoor track and field history.
On Wednesday, Moudani-Likibi and Rieckmann earned All-America recognition, while Walker earned All-America honors on Thursday.
Moudadni Likibi earned his fourth First Team All-America award, joining an elite group as just 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.
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.
Walker, an Oxford, Pa., native, delivered an impressive 57.75 performance in the 400m hurdles to claim 16th place and secure second-team All-America recognition. Her achievement marks a historic double first for the Bearcats program. She became both the first Cincinnati athlete to qualify for nationals in the 400m hurdles and the first to earn All-America honors in the event
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The Bearcats achieved a program milestone with five Individual All-America honors at the national championships, punctuated by standout final-day performances from both Laracuente-Huebner and Ngandu Ntumba.
Ngandu Ntumba strengthened her hold on the discus school record with a personal-best throw of 60.77m, securing fifth place at nationals. The Saint-Étienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes native became the first Bearcat in program history to earn First Team All-America honors in the discus. Only one other Bearcat has earned All-American status in the discus - Macklin Tudor, who received Second Team All-America recognition in 2017.
Following two days of intense competition, Laracuente-Huebner established a new program record in the heptathlon while earning All-America recognition.
After scoring 3,474 points through the first four events on Friday, the Marengo, Ohio, native scored 2,229 points in the last three events to reach a point total of 5703 to claim 11th overall.
She started day two of the heptathlon by leaping 5.93m in the long jump, scoring 828 points and placing 11th overall in the section. Laracuente-Huebner followed up that performance by recording a mark of 31.73m in the javelin and added 509 points to her total.
The multi-athlete rounded out her day, placing 10th in the 800m section with a time of 2:15.07, adding 892 points, which eclipsed the school record and secured her All-American status.
In total, she placed inside the top 15 in five of the seven events, including finishing fourth in the high jump (1.75m), seventh in the 100m hurdle (13.65), 10th in the 100m, (24.56) 10th in the 800m (2:15.07) and 11th in the long jump (5.93m).
// RACKING EM UP! ALL-AMERICA X 5
Laracuente-Huebner (Heptathlon) and Ngandu Ntumba (Discus) joined Fred Moudani-Likibi (Shot Put), Ryan Rieckmann (Javelin), and Macaela Walker (400m Hurdles) as All-America honorees, bringing Cincinnati's total to five All-Americans for the season — the most in program history for either indoor or outdoor competition.
The achievement marks a historic milestone for the Bearcats, surpassing any previous single-season total of individual All-Americans in the program's indoor or outdoor track and field history.
On Wednesday, Moudani-Likibi and Rieckmann earned All-America recognition, while Walker earned All-America honors on Thursday.
Moudadni Likibi earned his fourth First Team All-America award, joining an elite group as just 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.
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.
Walker, an Oxford, Pa., native, delivered an impressive 57.75 performance in the 400m hurdles to claim 16th place and secure second-team All-America recognition. Her achievement marks a historic double first for the Bearcats program. She became both the first Cincinnati athlete to qualify for nationals in the 400m hurdles and the first to earn All-America honors in the event
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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.
To support the Bearcats Track and Field program click HERE.