Men's Track & Field

JordanTurner

  • position Jumps
  • class Freshman
  • Hometown Kingston, Jamaica
  • High school Calabar
  • Major Pre-Management

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Career Accolades

  • SEC Freshman of the Week – 2023
  • 2023 Outdoor NCAA Championships Long Jump Bronze
  • Long Jump UK School Record Holder
  • USTFCCCA First-Team All-America – Long Jump

2022-23 (Freshman)

Outdoor

  • Placed 2nd, set a personal best and improved the UK freshman record with a jump of 25’5.50”/7.76m at the UCF Black & Gold Invitational
  • Won and set a personal best in the long jump with a jump of 26’1.75″/7.97m at the Texas Relays
  • Placed 5th in the long jump with a jump of 25’4″/7.72m (2.1) at the Tom Jones Memorial
  • Won the long jump with a jump of 25’0.75″/7.80m (1.2) at the Michael Johnson Invitational
  • Placed 5th in the long jump with a jump of 25’6.75″/7.79m at the SEC Outdoor Championships
  • Qualified for NCAA Championships in long jump with a jump of 25’3.25″/7.70m
  • Placed 3rd in long jump with a UK school and freshman record jump of 26’8.25″/8.13m at the NCAA Championships

Indoor

  • Made his Kentucky debut at the Tiger Paw Invite where he placed 11th in the long jump with a jump of 24’1.75″/7.36m.
  • Placed 11th in the long jump with a jump of 24’10.5″/7.58m at the SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships.
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