Kentucky Track & Field Concludes Rod McCravy Memorial Meet
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The University of Kentucky track and field program secured two event wins on the final day of the Rod McCravy Memorial Meet in the Norton Sports & Learning Center in Louisville, Kentucky.
Senior Keaton Daniel and Freshman Ed Bird earned the final two victories on the day for the Wildcats in the Men’s Pole Vault Invitational and Men’s Mile, respectively.
The victories mark a total of six event wins for the Wildcats over the two-day meet. The meet also saw two records broken and a total of 28 personal bests.
Finals Recap
Sprints & Hurdles
60M
Women – Junior Victoria Perrow qualified on time for the final at 7.38 seconds. She went on to place second with a time of 7.37.
Men – Freshman Troy Lane and Junior Clinton Muunga qualified on time for the final sharing a time of 6.84 seconds. Lane competed in the final where he finished second crossing the line in 6.78 seconds.
60H
Women – Freshman Emmi Scales and Junior Alexis Glasco qualified for the final on time. Scales produced a personal best time of 8.19 but improved it further in the final crossing the line in 8.18 seconds to place fourth. Her time tied Masai Russell’s freshman record from 2019 and ranks tied for seventh on the UK all-time performers list.
Glasco crossed the line in 8.42 in the semifinal but did not take part in the final.
400M
Women – Senior Seven Simms placed fifth with a time of 57.37.
Freshman JahQueen McClellan placed sixth with a personal best time of 57.56.
Senior Mahogany Mobley placed seventh with a personal best time of 57.61.
Men – Senior Beck O’Daniel placed fifth with a time of 49.88.
Relays
4×400
Women – Kentucky’s “B” team consisting of Senior Reynei Wallace, Freshman JahQueen McClelland, Freshman Ava Alexander and Senior Seven Simms placed eighth with a time of 3:48.28.
Men – Kentucky’s “A” team consisting of Sophomore Tavon Williams, Graduate Jahlahnee Watkins, Sophomore Brandon Nyandoro and Freshman Alexander Chukwukelu placed seventh with a time of 3:18.03.
Distance
MILE
Women – Freshman Lyric Olson placed 11th in her event debut with a time of 5:03.88.
Men – Freshman Ed Bird earned his first event win as a Wildcat in his event debut with a time of 4:08.97.
Sophomore Cade Byer placed eighth in his event debut with a time of 4:17.64.
Freshman Caden Miracle placed ninth in his event debut with a time of 4:17.74.
3000M
Women – Freshman Elaina Lahmers placed seventh in her event debut with a time of 10:20.76.
Jumps & Throws
Triple Jump
Women – Freshman Ava Alexander placed fourth with a personal best mark of 39’11.50”/12.18 meters.
Pole Vault
Men – Senior Keaton Daniel earned his first win of the season taking the invitational with a clearance of 18’00.50”/5.50 meters.
Sophomore Brayden Jackson placed second vaulting a personal best 16’6”/5.03 meters to rank 10th on the UK all-time performers list.
Shot Put
Women – Freshman Shelby Wingler placed eighth with a throw of 47’7.25”/14.51 meters.
Men – Senior Dennis Ohene-Adu placed fourth with a throw of 58’05.28”/17.81 meters.
Freshman Grayson Brashear closed out the top 10 with a throw of 54’02.50”/16.52 meters.
Up Next
The Wildcats will split the squad on the weekend of January 19-20 sending the distance and throws teams to the Vanderbilt Invitational hosted by Vanderbilt University while the remainder of the squad will head to the Corky Classic hosted by Texas Tech.
Event Results
| Rod McCravy Memorial Meet: Saturday, January 13: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Men’s Pole Vault | 11:00 a.m. | PRELIM/FINAL | 2. Brayden Jackson: 16’6”/5.03m | PR | Ranks 10th on the UK all-time performers list |
| Women’s Shot Put | 11:00 a.m. | PRELIM/FINAL | 8. Shelby Wingler: 47’7.25”/14.51m
12. Amaya Livingston: 43’10”/13.36m 21. Charity Hufnagel: 36’2.75”/11.04m |
| Women’s Triple Jump | 12:00 p.m. | PRELIM/FINAL | 4. Ava Alexander: 39’11.50”/12.18m | PR
14. Asha Pierre-Antoine: 36’10.25”/11.23m | PR |
| Women’s 60m | 12:00 p.m. | Semifinals | 3. Victoria Perrow: 7.38q |
| Men’s 60m | 12:07 p.m. | Semifinals | 6. Troy Lane: 6.84q
8. Clinton Muunga: 6.84q |
| Women’s 60H | 12:20 p.m. | Semifinals | 4. Emmi Scales: 8.19q | PR | Ranks 8th on the UK all-time performers list
8. Alexis Glasco: 8.42q |
| Women’s Mile | 12:40 p.m. | FINAL | 11. Lyric Olson: 5:03.88 | Event Debut
21. Ainsley Edwards: 5:16.46 | Event Debut 23. Elly Heine: 5:17.37 24. Aubree Hay: 5:17.57 | Event Debut |
| Men’s Mile | 1:00 p.m. | FINAL | 1. Ed Bird: 4:08.97 | Event Debut | First Event Win as a Wildcat
8. Cade Byer: 4:17.64 | Event Debut 9. Caden Miracle: 4:17.74 | Event Debut 15. Blake Byer: 4:27.49 | Event Debut |
| Men’s Shot Put | 1:00 p.m. | PRELIM/FINAL | 4. Dennis Ohene-Adu: 58’05.28”/17.81m
10. Grayson Brashear: 54’02.50”/16.52m |
| Women’s 60m | 1:15 p.m. | FINAL | 2. Victoria Perrow: 7.37 |
| Men 60m | 1:20 p.m. | FINAL | 2. Troy Lane: 6.78 |
| Men’s Pole Vault Invitational | 1:30 p.m. | FINAL | 1. Keaton Daniel: 18’00.50”/5.50m |
| Women’s 60H | 1:30 p.m. | FINAL | 4. Emmi Scales: 8.18 | PR | Ties the UK Freshman Record | Tied for 7th on the UK all-time performers list |
| Women’s 400m | 1:45 p.m. | FINAL | 5. Seven Simms: 57.37
6. JahQueen McClellan: 57.56 | PR 7. Mahogany Mobley: 57.61 | PR |
| Men’s 400m | 2:10 p.m. | FINAL | 5. Beck O’Daniel: 49.88 |
| Women’s 3000m | 2:45 p.m. | FINAL | 7. Elaina Lahmers: 10:20.76 | Event Debut |
| Women’s 4×400 | 3:25 p.m. | FINAL | 8. Kentucky “B”: Reynei Wallace, JahQueen McClelland, Ava Alexander, Seven Simms: 3:48.28
17. Kentucky “C”: Jaemari Allen, Patrice Cornelious, Ariel Pedigo, Julia Gunnell: 4:06.34 |
| Men’s 4×400 | 3:45 p.m. | FINAL | 7. Kentucky “A”: Tavon Williams, Jahlahnee Watkins, Brandon Nyandoro, Alexander Chukwukelu: 3:18.03 |
| Rod McCravy Memorial Meet: Friday, January 12: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Women’s High Jump | 12:00 p.m. | PRELIM/FINAL | 1. Charity Hufnagel: 6’00.75”/1.85m | Ranks 2nd on the UK all-time performers list
11. Morgan Davis: 5’5”/1.65m |Event Debut 18. Ariel Pedigo: 5’1”/1.55m |
| Women’s Long Jump | 1:30 p.m. | PRELIM/FINAL | 2. Morgan Davis: 20’01.50”/6.13m | PR
13. Meg Wilson: 17’11.75”/5.48m 16. Ariel Pedigo: 16’02.50”/4.94m 19. Julia Gunnell: 15’09.50”/4.81m |
| Men’s Weight Throw | 1:30 p.m. | PRELIM/FINAL | 2. Logan Coles: 65’05.50”/19.95m
4. Dennis Ohene-Adu: 61’01.50”/18.63m 9. DaRoyce Flemons: 58’01.75”/17.72m 13. Ryan Avare: 51’01.75”/15.59m | PR 14. Grayson Brashear: 50’04.50”/15.35m | PR |
| Women’s 60m | 3:00 p.m. | First Round | 6. Victoria Perrow: 7.43Q
14. Hannah Douglas: 7.46q | PR 16. Emmi Scales: 7.53q 19. Alexis Glasco: 7.56 53. Jaemari Allen: 8.01 | Event Debut 56. Camden Bentley: 8.13 | Event Debut |
| Men’s 60m | 3:25 p.m. | First Round | 3. Clinton Muunga: 6.69Q | Wildcat Debut | PR | T-10th on the UK all-time performers list
4. Miles Jones: 6.74Q 5. Troy Lane: 6.76Q | PR 9. Kennedy Lightner: 6.77q 18. Brandon Miller: 6.87 |
| Men’s Long Jump | 3:30 p.m. | PRELIM/FINAL | 13. Samuel Reagan: 23’4”/7.11m | PR |
| Women’s Weight Throw | 3:30 p.m. | PRELIM/FINAL | 1. Kate Powers: 65’0”/19.81m | PR | First Event Win | Freshman Record | Ranks 6th on the UK all-time performers list
2. Simi Akinrinsola: 65’0”/19.81m 9. Shelby Wingler: 54’08.75”/16.68m | PR 14. Amaya Livingston: 46’11.50”/14.31m | PR |
| Women’s Pole Vault | 3:30 p.m. | PRELIM/FINAL | 1. Payton Phillips: 14’0”/4.27m | PR | Ranks 3rd on the UK all-time performers list
T-3. Kaitlyn Cain: 13’00.25”/3.97m | PR | Tied for 4th on the UK all-time performers list T-3. Kristen Masucci: 13’00.25”/3.97m | Tied for 4th on the UK all-time performers list |
| Women’s 60H | 3:45 p.m. | First Round | 6. Alexis Glasco: 8.37q
7. Emmi Scales: 8.41Q 17. Maya Anderson: 8.72 | PR 25. Charity Hufnagel: 8.84 31. Camden Bentley: 9.11 34. Ariel Pedigo: 9.33 36. Julia Gunnell: 9.47 | PR |
| Women’s 300m | 4:20 p.m. | FINAL | 7. Onieka McAnnuff: 38.80 | Wildcat Debut
16. Reynei Wallace: 39.71 17. Ava Alexander: 39.90 | Event Debut 28. Patrice Cornelius: 44.21 |
| Men’s 300m | 4:40 p.m. | FINAL | 1. Kennedy Lightner: 32.45 | PR | School Record
7. Jahlahnee Watkins: 33.80 | PR 12. Tavon Williams: 34.41 |
| Men’s High Jump | 5:00 p.m. | PRELIM/FINAL | T-4. Donsten Brown: 6’6.75”/2.00m
6. Devin Sealey: 6’6.75”/2.00m | PR |
| Women’s 600m | 5:00 p.m. | FINAL | 9. Bryanna Lucas: 1:34.49 | PR |
| Men’s 600m | 5:10 p.m. | FINAL | 2. Justin Swann: 1:18.80 | PR
10. Brandon Nyandoro: 1:21.55 | Event Debut |
| Women’s Distance Medley | 5:25 p.m. | FINAL | 2. Kentucky “A”: Jenna Schwinghamer, Mahogany Mobley, Aubree Hay, Phoebe McCowan: 11:41.30
3. Kentucky “B”: Sydney Steely, Bryanna Lucas, Lyric Olson, Mollie Roden: 11:43.62 |
| Men’s Distance Medley | 5:40 p.m. | FINAL | 2. Kentucky “A”: Dustin Horter, Justin Swann, Alex Alston, Jackson Watts: 10:15.93 |
| Women’s 200m | 5:55 p.m. | FINAL | 8. Emmi Scales: 24.57 | PR
34. Jaemari Allen: 26.33 | PR 41. Patrice Cornelious: 27.42 | PR |
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