29 Wildcats Qualify for NCAA East First Rounds
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Kentucky Track and Field program has qualified 29 Wildcats, 15 men and 14 women, for the NCAA Outdoor East First Rounds taking place at the Outdoor Track & Field Complex here in Lexington, Kentucky on May 22-25.
The East First Rounds feature the top 48 student-athletes in the eastern region in each event with the top 12 in each event qualifying for NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon. The rules are the same for the West First Rounds: the top 12 move on to Eugene.
Below is a list of student-athletes competing in the meet along with the events they qualified for. Combined events do not attend the preliminary meets. For combined events (Heptathlon and Decathlon), the top 24 declared student-athletes in each event based on their position on the national descending-order list will be accepted directly into the championships. Charity Hufnagel, who ranks tied for fifth in the nation in the heptathlon, earns an automatic berth to the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Men
- Shavique Bascus – 200m, 4×100, 4×400
- Ethan Brown – 400m, 4×400
- Luke Brown – Triple Jump
- Alexander Chukwukelu – 110mH
- Logan Coles – Hammer
- Keaton Daniel – Pole Vault
- Miles Jones – 100m, 4×100
- Troy Lane – 4×100
- Kennedy Lightner – 200m, 400m, 4×100, 4×400
- Brandon Miller – 4×400
- Clinton Muunga – 100m, 4×100
- Brandon Nyandoro – 4×400
- Dennis Ohene-Adu – Shot Put
- Dalton Shepler – Pole Vault
- Jackson Watts – 3000m Steeplechase
Women:
- Kaitlyn Cain – Pole Vault
- Morgan Davis – Long Jump
- Alexis Glasco – 100mH, 4×400
- Charity Hufnagel – High Jump
- Cha’iel Johnson – 4×400
- Bryanna Lucas – 800m
- Jania Martin – 400m, 4×400
- Oneika McAnnuff – 400m, 4×400
- Phoebe McCowan – 1500m
- Victoria Perrow – 100m
- Payton Phillips – Pole Vault
- Kate Powers – Hammer Throw
- Sydney Steely – 800m
- Reynei Wallace – 4×400
Tickets are available for purchase here for the 2024 NCAA East First Rounds at the Outdoor Track & Field Facility. You can find more information about the meet here.
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