Luke Brown Wins First Career NCAA Championship Medal
BOSTON, Mass. — Junior Luke Brown earned his first career NCAA Championship medal in the men’s triple jump as the Kentucky Track & Field program concluded the NCAA Indoor Championships in Boston, Massachusetts on Saturday.
Brown earned his first NCAA silver medal in his third-straight NCAA indoor championships appearance after jumping a mark of 54’10.75”/16.73 meters on his second attempt. The Kingston, Jamaica native earned his highest-ever finish in the event at the indoor championships after finishing 16th and 12th in the previous two seasons.
The victory comes after Brown led the nation in the triple jump entering the competition breaking his school record earlier this season with a mark of 55’1.5”/16.80 meters at the Corky Classic in mid-January.
Brown becomes the second medalist of the championships for the Wildcats after senior Keaton Daniel won his first NCAA pole vault Championship yesterday.
Brown added eight points to boost the men’s overall score to 18 to finish 11th in the championships. It marked the best finish for the Wildcats since 1996 when they finished seventh with 22 points. It also marks the eighth top-15 finish for the men in program history and the first since 2021 where they finished 14th with 12 points.
The Wildcats will now focus on the outdoor season as they compete in the USF Alumni Invite in Tampa, Florida on March 15-16.
FINALS RECAP
JUMPS
HIGH JUMP
WOMEN – Senior Charity Hufnagel finished 11th overall with a mark of 6’0.75”/1.85 meters.
TRIPLE JUMP
MEN – Junior Luke Brown earned a first career NCAA silver medal with a mark of 54’10.75”/16.73 meters.
Event Results
| NCAA Indoor Championships: Thursday, March 7: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Men’s Weight Throw | Prelim/FINAL | 15. Dennis Ohene-Adu: 70’0.50”/21.35m | |
| NCAA Indoor Championships: Friday, March 8: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Pent. 60mH | FINAL | 14. Charity Hufnagel: 8.91 | 929 pts. | |
| Pent. High Jump | FINAL | 2. Charity Hufnagel: 5’10”/1.78m | 953 pts. | |
| Pent. Shot Put | FINAL | 5. Charity Hufnagel: 40’11.50”/12.48m | PB | 693 pts. | |
| Pent. Long Jump | FINAL | 14. Charity Hufnagel: 18’3.25”/5.57m | 720 pts. | |
| Pent. 800m | FINAL | 13. Charity Hufnagel: 2:24.47 | 764 pts. | |
| Pent. Women’s Final Results | 11. Charity Hufnagel: 4059 pts. | ||
| NCAA Indoor Championships: Friday, March 8: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Men’s Pole Vault | FINAL | 1. Keaton Daniel: 18’8.25”/5.70m | 10 pts. | |
| Men’s 200m | Semifinal | 14. Kennedy Lightner: 20.92 | |
| NCAA Indoor Championships: Saturday, March 9: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Women’s High Jump | Prelim/FINAL | 11. Charity Hufnagel: 6’0.75”/1.85m | |
| Men’s Triple Jump | Prelim/FINAL | 2. Luke Brown: 54’10.75”/16.73m | 8 pts. | |
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