Luke Brown Improves Triple Jump Record at Tom Jones Memorial Invitational

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Junior Luke Brown stole the show for the Wildcats today at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational improving his outdoor triple jump record for the second straight meet. Brown set the record just two weeks ago at the Battle on the Bayou hosted by LSU.

Brown, who was the highest finishing collegiate athlete in a mixed field including professionals, improved his record on the third jump with a mark of 54’1”/16.48 meters. The mark moves him to second in the NCAA this season and marks his second straight top-five finish in the event.

In other results today, the men’s 4×100 relay team consisting of freshman Shavique Bascus, junior Clinton Muunga, freshman Miles Jones, and graduate student Kennedy Lightner ran a season-best 38.96 to move to third on the UK all-time performers list. The time also propelled the Wildcats into the top 10 in the NCAA this season.

Four more Wildcats set new personal bests today adding to the four set on Friday for a total of eight during the weekend. The team also collected another 11 finishes in the top 10 giving them a total of 18 for the meet.

UKTF will return home to host the Jim Green Invitational on April 19-20 where admission is free for all spectators.

FINALS RECAP

SPRINTS & HURDLES

100M

WOMEN – Junior Victoria Perrow finished 10th with a time of 11.37 (+1.6).

RELAYS

4X100M

MEN – Kentucky’s “A” team of freshman Shavique Bascus, junior Clinton Muunga, freshman Miles Jones, and graduate student Kennedy Lightner ran a season-best 38.96 to move to third on the UK all-time performers list.

DISTANCE

800M

MEN – Junior Alex Justus set a personal best time of 1:49.11.

JUMPS

HIGH JUMP

WOMEN – Senior Charity Hufnagel finished eighth with a mark of 5’8.50”/1.74 meters.

TRIPLE JUMP

MEN – Junior Luke Brown improved his school record to 54’1”/16.48 meters (-0.2) to finish fourth.

POLE VAULT

WOMEN – Junior Payton Phillips finished fifth with a clearance of 13’9”/4.19 meters while sophomore Kaitlyn Cain finished sixth with one additional miss at 13’9”/4.19 meters. Cain set a new personal best that moves her to fourth on the UK all-time performers list.

THROWS

HAMMER THROW

WOMEN – Freshman Kate Powers finished fifth with a mark of 207’0”/63.10 meters.

MEN – Junior Logan Coles finished sixth with a mark of 206’7”/62.98 meters.

DISCUS THROW

WOMEN – Freshman Shelby Wingler recorded a new personal best of 148’10”/45.36 meters.

MEN – Senior Dennis Ohene-Adu finished sixth with a mark of 164’1”/50.02 meters. It marked his best finish in the event so far this outdoor season.

SHOT PUT

WOMEN – Freshman Shelby Wingler finished ninth with a personal best throw of 48’7.50”/14.82 meters while senior Simi Akinrinsola was just behind in 10th with a mark of 47’5.25”/14.46 meters.

Event Results

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