Four More UKTF Men Qualify For Austin on Day Three of NCAA East Prelims
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Kentucky track and field qualified four track student athletes from the men’s side, today to compete at the NCAA Division I Track & Field Championships in Austin, Texas next month. Brian Faust, Wayne Lawrence Jr., Kennedy Lightner, and Justin Swann all qualified in the men’s 4×400 relay while Faust, Lawrence Jr., and Lightner qualified in an additional individual event.
Four men from the field team, Keaton Daniel, Josh Sobota, Robbie Springfield, and Jordan Turner, had already qualified for the championships on Wednesday to give the Wildcats a total of eight fighting for a championship in the Lone Star State.
Faust, Lawrence Jr., Swann, and Lightner crossed the line at 3:05.20 in the 4×400 relay to place second in their heat earning an automatic qualifier for the championship. They placed second overall in the prelim.
Lawrence Jr. earned an automatic qualifier in the 400 meters after placing third in his heat with a time of 46.36. He went on to place sixth overall in the prelim while Faust placed eighth overall with a time of 46.67 to advance.
Lightner earned the final automatic qualifier on the day in the 200 meters placing second in his heat with a time of 19.90 (4.8). He went on to place second overall in the prelim.
The NCAA Division I East Preliminaries will conclude tomorrow for the UKTF women starting at 5 p.m. ET.
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| NCAA EAST PRELIMINARIES: Friday, May 26: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Men’s Discus | First Round | 34. Josh Sobota: 172’5”/52.57m | |
| Men’s 4×100 Relay | Quarterfinals | 18. Langston Jackson, Kennedy Lightner, Brandon Miller, Brian Faust: 40.39 | |
| Men’s 400m | Quarterfinals | 6. Wayne Lawrence Jr.: 46.36Q
8. Brian Faust: 46.67q |
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| Men’s 200m | Quarterfinals | 2. Kennedy Lightner: 19.90Q (4.8)
21. Brandon Miller: 20.95 (2.2) |
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| Men’s 4×400 Relay | Quarterfinals | 2. Wayne Lawrence Jr., Brian Faust, Justin Swann, Kennedy Lightner: 3:05.20Q | |
| NCAA EAST PRELIMINARIES: Saturday, May 27: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Women’s 4×100 Relay | 5:00 p.m. | Quarterfinals | Anthaya Charlton, Karimah Davis, Victoria Perrow, Masai Russell |
| Women’s 100H | 6:15 p.m. | Quarterfinals | Masai Russell
Yasmin Brooks |
| Women’s 100m | 6:35 p.m. | Quarterfinals | Anthaya Charlton |
| Women’s 800m | 7:05 p.m. | Quarterfinals | Sydney Steely
Deanna Martin |
| Women’s 400H | 7:25 p.m. | Quarterfinals | Masai Russell |
| Women’s 200m | 7:50 p.m. | Quarterfinals | Karimah Davis |
| Women’s 4×400 Relay | 8:45 p.m. | Quarterfinals | Yasmin Brooks, Karimah Davis, Tamiia Fuller, Dajour Miles, Megan Moss, Masai Russell |
| NCAA EAST PRELIMINARIES: Wednesday, May 24: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Men’s Hammer Throw | First Round | 15. Logan Coles: 211’8”/64.53m | |
| Men’s Shot Put | First Round | 7. Josh Sobota: 63’2.25”/19.26m(q) | |
| Men’s Long Jump | First Round | 6. Jordan Turner: 25’3.25”/7.70m (1.3)q
7. Robbie Springfield: 24’10.50”/7.58m (1.9)q | PR | T-8th on the UK all-time performers list |
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| Men’s Pole Vault | First Round | 1. Keaton Daniel: 17’8.50”/5.40m
23. Dalton Shepler: 17’0.75”/5.20m | PR | No. 6 on UK all-time performers’ list 35. Jacob Sobota: 16’0.75”/4.90m |
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| Men’s 100m | First Round | 23. Langston Jackson: 10.22 (1.9) | PR | T-4th on the UK all-time performers list | |
| Men’s 400m | First Round | 6. Brian Faust: 45.97Q
17. Wayne Lawrence Jr.: 46.53Q |
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| Men’s 800m | First Round | 28. Justin Swann: 1:49.98 | |
| Men’s 200m | First Round | 6. Kennedy Lightner: 20.23 (0.7)Q | PR | 2nd fastest on the UK all-time performers list
22. Brandon Miller: 20.69 (2.5)q |
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| NCAA EAST PRELIMINARIES: Thursday, May 25: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Women’s Shot Put | First Round | 42. Simisola Akinrinsola: 46’0.75”/14.04m | |
| Women’s Long Jump | First Round | 40. Anthaya Charlton: 18’10”/5.74m (4.2) | |
| Women’s 100H | First Round | 1. Masai Russell: 12.40Q (4.9)
18. Yasmin Brooks: 13.15Q (2.6) 39. Shadajah Ballard: 13.66 (1.8) |
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| Women’s Pole Vault | First Round | 13. Siobhan Szerencsits: 13’6.25”/4.12m | |
| Women’s 100m | First Round | 6. Anthaya Charlton: 11.10Q (2.1)
28. Victoria Perrow: 11.39 (2.6) |
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| Women’s 400m | First Round | 32. Megan Moss: 53.87 | |
| Women’s 800m | First Round | 10. Deanna Martin: 2:05.49q | SB
17. Sydney Steely: 2:06.37q 25. Jenna Schwinghamer: 2:06.96 36. Phoebe McCowan: 2:08.38 40. Bryanna Lucas: 2:09.21 |
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| Women’s 400H | First Round | 9. Masai Russell: 57.57Q | |
| Women’s 200m | First Round | 6. Karimah Davis: 22.67Q (2.4) | |
