Annette Echikunwoke joined the track and field coaching staff for the 2025 season… Echikunwoke was a part of the Bearcats track and field team from 2014 to 2019… During her time at Cincinnati, she won a national championship in 2017, was a four-time conference champion, and a three-time first team All-American… This past summer, Echikunwoke won the silver medal at the Paris Olympic games in the hammer throw for Team USA.
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Track and Field Notches Program Record Five Individual All-Americans at NCAA Outdoor Championships
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.
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Moudani-Likibi and Rieckmann earn All-America Honors at NCAA Outdoor Championships
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.
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Cincinnati Track and Field Ready for 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
The University of Cincinnati track and field program has made history, sending a program-record eight individual athletes to Eugene, Ore., to compete in the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships this week.
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Cincinnati Track and Field Qualifies a Program Record Eight Individual Athletes to the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
After four days of top-tier competition, the Bearcats qualified a school-record eight individual athletes to The NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore. From June 11 to 14.
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Ngandu Ntumba Secures Ticket to NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
The University of Cincinnati men's and women's track and field teams finished up the third day of action at the NCAA East First Round on Friday, hosted by the University of North Florida.
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Willems and Rieckmann Advance to NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
The University of Cincinnati men's track and field team finished the first day of action at the NCAA East First Round on Wednesday, hosted by the University of North Florida.
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Track Gears Up for Penn Relays and Louisville Invitational
The University of Cincinnati men's and women's track and field teams will split competition between two meets this weekend. The Bearcats will participate in the Penn Relays in Philadelphia starting Thursday and the Louisville Invitational at Cardinal Park beginning Friday.
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Track and Field Concludes Tom Jones Invitational
The University of Cincinnati men's and women's track and field teams completed competition at the Tom Jones Invitational hosted at the James G. Pressly Stadium, Percy Beard Track on Saturday.
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Abby Knouff Secures Pole Vault Program Record
University of Cincinnati track and field senior Abby Knouff set a new pole vault school record at the Texas Relays on Saturday.
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Bearcats Travel to Nashville for Music City Challenge
The University of Cincinnati men's and women's track and field teams are prepared to travel to Nashville, Tenn., for the Music City Challenge this weekend.
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Two Program Records Broken and Ten Event Victories Captured as Cincinnati Shines at Husker Invitational
The University of Cincinnati men's and women's track and field program recorded two program records, ten event victories, nine UC all-time top 10 marks and 14 personal bests over the weekend at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational inside the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
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Four Bearcats Break Meet Records at the 44th Annual Red vs. Black Intrasquad
Four Bearcats notched new meet records as the University of Cincinnati track and field program held its 44th annual Red vs. Black Intrasquad inside the Armory Fieldhouse on Friday.
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Echikunwoke Claims Silver in Women's Hammer Throw
Cincinnati alumna Annette Echikunwoke secured silver in the women's hammer throw at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. She is the first American woman to win an Olympic medal in the hammer throw.
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Echikunwoke Advances to Tuesday’s Olympics Hammer Finals
Cincinnati alumna Annette Echikunwoke finished second in Pool A during hammer throw qualification on Sunday at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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A Pair of Cincinnati Track and Field Standouts Head to Paris for the 2024 Olympic Games
A pair of Cincinnati track and field standouts will be showcasing their talents in Paris during the 2024 Olympic Games.
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Annette Echikunwoke Qualifies for 2024 Paris Olympics
Former University of Cincinnati track and field standout Annette Echikunwoke has qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics Games. She won the hammer throw with a season-best mark of 74.68m at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials at Hayward Field on Sunday.
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Echikunwoke, Blaut Set for U.S. Olympic Trials
University of Cincinnati track and field alumnae Annette Echikunwoke and Loretta Blaut will look to punch their tickets to the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Track and Field Records Multiple Program Top 10 Marks at Bob Pollock Invitational
Graduate student Hannah Jackson's monster performance in the women's weight throw highlighted the University of Cincinnati track and field program's weekend inside the Clemson Indoor Track and Field Complex as the Bearcats wrapped up competition Bob Pollock Invitational on Saturday.
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Barnes Shines at USATF U20 Outdoor Championships
University of Cincinnati track and field freshman Lauren Ann Barnes led the way for the Bearcats at the USATF Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore., inside Hayward Field on Sunday.
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CHAMPS! Cincinnati Men's Track & Field Wins AAC Indoor Championships
The University of Cincinnati men's track and field team claimed its first American Athletic Conference Championship on Saturday inside the Birmingham Crossplex.