UKTF Conclude SEC Outdoor Championships

BATON ROUGE, La. – Kentucky track & field wrapped up competition at the Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championships at Louisiana State University at the Bernie Moore Track Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The men’s side finished 10th overall with 35 points while the women finished tied for eighth overall with 50 points. The program collected three more medals on Saturday for a total of six medals across the three days of competition.

Keaton Daniel won his third straight SEC Outdoor gold medal in the pole vault today. Despite only needing to jump three times, Daniel cleared 18’6.50”/5.65 meters on his first attempt for the win. Daniel went on to attempt a new personal best of 19’00.75”/5.81m but couldn’t quite pull it off despite his best efforts. It’s the first time a pole vault gold medal has been won consecutively since the late 90s.

The women’s 4×100 relay team placed second for a silver medal. The team comprised of Victoria Perrow, Anthaya Charlton, Masai Russell, Karimah Davis finished with a time of 42.93, a millisecond behind winners LSU, for eight points.

The men’s 4×100 relay scored three points with a sixth place finish. The team made of Langston Jackson, Kennedy Lightner, Brandon Miller, and Brian Faust put in a time of 39.36.

Russell added to her medal collection with a third place finish in the women’s 100-meter hurdles. She collected the bronze with a time of 12.47 (0.4) for six points. She also collected silver in the 400-meter hurdles with a personal best time of 55.21. The finish secured eight points for the team and improves the number four mark on UK all-time performers list.

Anthaya Charlton scored three points with a sixth place finish in the women’s 100 meter dash finishing with a time of 11.23 (0.9).

Jenna Schwinghamer secured the women five points with a fourth place finish in the women’s 800 meters. She crossed the line at 2:05.01.

Karimah Davis finished fifth in the women’s 200 meters. Her time of 22.84 earned the team an additional four points on the evening.

Both the men’s and women’s 4×400 relay teams placed fourth to close out the championships. The teams earned five points each. The men’s team consisting of Wayne Lawrence Jr., Brian Faust, Brandon Miller, and Justin Swann finished with a time of 3:02.31 while the women’s team consisting of Karimah Davis, Megan Moss, Tamiia Fuller, and Dajour Miles finished with a time of 3:30.03.

UKTF will continue the season with the NCAA East Preliminary Championships which start on Wednesday, May 24 and last through Saturday, May 27.

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