TicketsEUGENE, Ore. — University of Cincinnati sprinters Kya Epps and Macaela Walker each claimed Second Team All-America honors Saturday, highlighting the Bearcats' second day of competition at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field.
Epps finished 11th in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.82 seconds, while Walker crossed in 56.76 to place 16th in the 400-meter hurdles.
In the field, pole vaulter Abby Knouff capped a standout season with an 18th-place finish, clearing 4.09 meters.
// LARACUENTE-HUEBNER TAKES THE STAGE ON DAY THREE
Juliette Laracuente-Huebner is the lone Bearcat competing on Day Three as she begins the two-day grind of the heptathlon. The Marengo, Ohio native enters as one of the favorites to bring home the national championship. She currently has the second-highest point total in the country (6,086). Laracuente-Huebner achieved that mark at the Big 12 Championships, earning her the conference crown.
// DAY THREE SCHEDULE
*Times listed in Eastern Standard
Juliette Laracuente-Huebner – Heptathlon
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- 100m Hurdles – 2:45 p.m.
- High Jump – 3:45 p.m.
- Shot Put – 5:45 p.m.
- 200m – 9:43 p.m.
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