CINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati men's and women's track and field teams are gearing up to compete in Tucson, Arizona at Drachman Stadium for the Big 12 Outdoor Championships this week.
The competition kicks off Thursday at 2 p.m. ET with Miller Mabury in the decathlon, followed by field events at 3 p.m. ET and running events at 9:30 p.m. ET. Friday's schedule begins with multi events at 2 p.m. ET, followed by field events starting at 7 p.m. ET and running events at 8:30 p.m. ET. Sunday's action starts with field events at 6 p.m. ET, while running events kick off at 8:30 p.m. ET.
The Bearcats will travel 43 athletes to the meet, 21 men and 22 women.
// TOP 25 RANKED PROGRAMS
Men's – #12 Kansas State, #13Texas Tech, #20 Oklahoma State and #24 Iowa State
Women's – #4 BYU, #8 Texas Tech, #16 Baylor and #18 Iowa State
// WHERE BEARCATS RANK IN THE BIG 12
Field Events
Heptathlon (W), No. 1: Juliette Laracuente-Huebner, 5920 points
High Jump (W), No. 5: Macaria Moore, 1.83m
Pole Vault (W), No. 5: Abby Knouff, 4.42m
Long Jump (M), No. 6: Miller Mabury, 7.58m
Long Jump (M), No. 7: Tosin Ayodeji, 7.54m
Shot Put (W), No. 6: Emarie Jackson, 15.72m
Shot Put (W), No. 7: Omolola Kuponiyi, 15.62m
Discus (M), No. 6: Emmanuel Agbo Anih, 55.29m
Hammer (M), No. 2: Orry Willems, 66.07m
Hammer (M), No. 8: Ben Fiser, 60.49m
Hammer (W), No. 6: Miranda Tcheutchoua, 60.32m
Track Events
100m (W), No. 8: Kya Epps, 11.27
100m Hurdles (W), No. 6: Macaela Walker, 13.21
200m (W), No. 2: Kya Epps, 22.71
400m (M), No. 2: Ade Lloyd, 45.43
400m (W), No. 4: Davenae Fagan, 52.18
10,000m (M), No. 3: Nickson Kogei, 27:56.68
// LAST TIME OUT
The Bearcats claimed two event victories and recorded one UC all-time top 10 marks on Friday at the IU Billy Hayes Invitational
John Apel and Miranda Tcheutchoua each claimed victories in their respective events to lead the charge for the small group of competing Bearcats.
Apel set a personal best of 47.18 seconds in the 400-meter dash to take first place. Tcheutchoua threw a 56.42m during her first attempt in the shot put, a mark that held up for the win.
Tyler Thompson recorded an all-time top 10 mark in the hammer throw event with an impressive mark of 60.15m. This was a personal best for Thompson, which was also good for a third-place finish in the event.
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Track and Field Heads to Tucson for Big 12 Outdoor Championships
The University of Cincinnati men's and women's track and field teams are gearing up to compete in Tucson, Arizona at Drachman Stadium for the Big 12 Outdoor Championships this week.
