Men’s 4x100 Sets School Record; UKTF Earns Four Qualifiers on Day Three of NCAA East First Rounds
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Kentucky Track and Field men’s program concluded their NCAA Division I East First Rounds at the Outdoor Track and Field Facility today earning four additional qualifiers to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon. In total, the men’s side will send seven student-athletes to the Beaver State.
One of the most electrifying moments of the day came in the first running event. The 4×100 meter relay team of freshman Shavique Bascus, junior Clinton Muunga, freshman Miles Jones, and graduate student Kennedy Lightner improved their school record to 38.53 for the win and punched their ticket to Eugene.
It marks the second time this season the team has set the school record in this event with the first coming at the Drake Relays last month when they broke the time of 38.81 set in 1995. It also marks the fastest Division I time in the country at both the East and West First Rounds.
Junior Luke Brown punched his first ticket to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the triple jump launching for 53’0.25”/16.16 meters for a fourth-place finish. Meanwhile, Lightner qualified for his third-straight outdoor championships placing sixth in the 200 meters with a personal best time of 20.14 that keeps him second on the UK all-time performers list.
Lastly, after being delayed for a day, junior Payton Phillips punched her ticket to the outdoor championships for the first time in her career. She vaulted a personal best of 14’1.25”/4.30 meters tying for the win. The mark continues to rank her second on the UK all-time performers list.
The UKTF women will conclude the NCAA East First Rounds tomorrow.
Live results for the NCAA East First Rounds can be found here and the event will be broadcast on ESPN+.
Meet information including a schedule of events, and parking can be found here.
Tickets for the event are still available for purchase here.
FRIDAY’S RECAP
SPRINTS & HURDLES
200m
Graduate Kennedy Lightner qualified for his third-straight outdoor championships placing sixth in the 200 meters with a personal best time of 20.14 that keeps him second on the UK all-time performers list.
RELAYS
4×100
The team of freshman Shavique Bascus, junior Clinton Muunga, freshman Miles Jones, and graduate student Kennedy Lightner improved their school record to 38.53 for the win and punched their ticket to Eugene.
JUMPS & THROWS
Triple Jump
Junior Luke Brown punched his first ticket to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the triple jump launching for 53’0.25”/16.16 meters for a fourth-place finish.
Pole Vault
WOMEN – Junior Payton Phillips joined Brown in punching her first ticket to the outdoor championships for the first time in her career. She vaulted a personal best of 14’1.25”/4.30 meters tying for the win. The mark continues to rank her second on the UK all-time performers list.
Sophomore Kaitlyn Cain moved to third all-time on the UK performers list with a personal best vault of 13’9.25”/4.20 meters but it unfortunately wasn’t enough to qualify for the outdoor championships.
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Event Lineup (all info tentative and subject to change before the meet)
| NCAA EAST FIRST ROUNDS: Friday, May 24: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Women’s Pole Vault | 10:00 a.m. | First Round | T-1. Payton Phillips: 14’1.25”/4.30m | PR | Ranks 2nd on the UK all-time performers list
19. Kaitlyn Cain: 13’9.25”/4.20m | PR | Ties for 3rd on the UK all-time performers list |
| Men’s 4x100m Relay | 5:00 p.m. | Quarterfinals | 1. Shavique Bascus, Clinton Muunga, Miles Jones, Kennedy Lightner: 38.53Q | SB | School Record |
| Men’s 3000m Steeplechase | 5:40 p.m. | Quarterfinals | 33. Jackson Watts: 9:11.18 |
| Men’s Triple Jump | 6:00 p.m. | First Round | 4. Luke Brown: 53’0.25”/16.16m (+0.9) |
| Men’s 110mH | 6:15 p.m. | Quarterfinals | 15. Alexander Chukwukelu: 13.74 (+0.1) |
| Men’s 100m | 6:35 p.m. | Quarterfinals | 23. Clinton Muunga: 10.27 (+0.7) |
| Men’s 200m | 7:50 p.m. | Quarterfinals | 6. Kennedy Lightner: 20.14Q (+1.4) | PR | Ranks 2nd on the UK all-time performers list |
| Men’s 5000m | 8:10 p.m. | Semifinals | 42. Ed Bird: 14:44.88 |
| Men’s 4x400m Relay | 8:45 p.m. | Quarterfinals | 13. Kennedy Lightner, Shavique Bascus, Brandon Nyandoro, Brandon Miller: 3:04.17 |
| NCAA EAST FIRST ROUNDS: Saturday, May 25: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Women’s High Jump | 2:00 p.m. | First Round | Charity Hufnagel |
| Women’s 100mH | 6:15 p.m. | Quarterfinals | Alexis Glasco |
| Women’s 100m | 6:35 p.m. | Quarterfinals | Victoria Perrow |
| Women’s 400m | 6:50 p.m. | Quarterfinals | Jania Martin
Oneika McAnnuff |
| Women’s 800m | 7:05 p.m. | Quarterfinals | Sydney Steely |
| Women’s 4x400m Relay | 8:45 p.m. | Quarterfinals | Alexis Glasco, Cha’iel Johnson, Jania Martin, Oneika McAnnuff, Reynei Wallace |
Event Results
| NCAA EAST FIRST ROUNDS: Wednesday, May 22: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Men’s Hammer Throw | First Round | 14. Logan Coles: 209’3”/63.78m | |
| Men’s Pole Vault | First Round | T-1. Keaton Daniel: 17’9.25”/5.42mq
11. Dalton Shepler: 17’5.50”/5.32mq | PR | Ties for 3rd on the UK all-time performers list |
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| Men’s 110mH | First Round | 15. Alexander Chukwukelu: 13.84Q (+0.8) | |
| Men’s 100m | First Round | 13. Clinton Muunga: 10.34q (-0.9)
44. Miles Jones: 10.66 (-1.4) |
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| Men’s 400m | First Round | 40. Ethan Brown: 48.38 | |
| Men’s 200m | First Round | 8. Kennedy Lightner: 20.35Q (-1.2) | |
| NCAA EAST FIRST ROUNDS: Thursday, May 23: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Women’s Hammer Throw | 10:00 a.m. | First Round | 5. Kate Powers: 209’10”/63.97m |
| Women’s Long Jump | 3:00 p.m. | First Round | 34. Morgan Davis: 19’0.50”/5.80m (+0.9) |
| Women’s 100mH | 3:00 p.m. | First Round | 9. Alexis Glasco: 13.00Q (+1.1) | Ranks 6th on the UK all-time performers list |
| Women’s 1500m | 3:30 p.m. | First Round | 46. Phoebe McCowan: 4:33.13 |
| Women’s 100m | 4:00 p.m. | First Round | 16. Victoria Perrow: 11.35Q (+1.0) | SB |
| Women’s 400m | 4:25 p.m. | First Round | 10. Jania Martin: 52.61Q
12. Oneika McAnnuff: 52.63Q |
| Women’s 800m | 4:50 p.m. | First Round | 14. Sydney Steely: 2:04.38Q
33. Bryanna Lucas: 2:06.20 |
