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Makarawu Runs a Meet Record in 200m Prelims on Opening Day of SEC Indoor Championships

Makarawu Runs a Meet Record in 200m Prelims on Opening Day of SEC Indoor Championships

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – In the start of postseason competition, Kentucky’s track and field teams completed the opening day of the SEC Indoor Championships in College Station, Texas with 24 athletes competing in 14 different events, setting nine more personal records.

At the top of the day, sophomore Julia Gunnell picked up personal best finishes in four of the five pentathlon events, including a fifth-place finish in the shot put and a fourth-place spot in the 800m. She later finished ninth in the overall women’s pentathlon standings with 3,908 total points, marking her new personal best, and placing her 10th on the UK all-time list.

Junior Carli Makarawu continued his historic season today by setting yet another school record in the 200m prelims, breaking the same record he broke just two weeks ago in Clemson at the Tiger Paw Invite. His 20.20 time also broke the SEC Indoor meet record, as well as the venue record for the Fasken Indoor Facility. Makarawu will compete for gold on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. CST in the 200m final.

To close out day one, the Wildcats took home seventh and sixth, respectively, in the men’s and women’s DMR events, with the men’s team, featuring Patrick Faust, Alex Justus, Caden Miracle and Brandon Nyandoro, recording a season best time of 9:37.91.

Tomorrow’s events begin at 11 a.m. CST with Logan Coles, Daroyce Flemons and Grayson Brashear competing for the Cats in the men’s weight throw final, concluding with the women’s 60m hurdles prelims, featuring Alexis Glasco, Emmi Scales, Kori Martin and Camden Bentley, at 7:02 p.m. CST.

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Event Schedule

 SEC Indoor Championships: Thursday, February 27: ALL TIMES IN CENTRAL TIME
Women’s Pentathlon 60m Hurdles 11:30 a.m. FINAL 7. Julia Gunnell – 8.64 (PR)

 

Women’s Pentathlon High Jump 12:20 p.m. FINAL 13. Julia Gunnell – 1.60m/5-3 (PR)
Women’s Pentathlon Shot Put 2:30 p.m. FINAL 5. Julia Gunnell – 11.70m/38-4.75 (PR)
Women’s Pentathlon Long Jump 3:30 p.m. FINAL 15. Julia Gunnell – 5.46m/17-11
Men’s Pole Vault 4:00 p.m. FINAL 13. Shane Racey – 5.20m/17.75

14. Brayden Jackson – 5.05m/16-6.75

Women’s Pentathlon 800m 4:40 p.m. FINAL 4. Julia Gunnell – 2:17.61
Men’s 200m 5:00 p.m. PRELIMS 1. Carli Makarawu – 20.20 (PR) (MR) (Facility Record) (No. 1 UK All-Time)

19. Shavique Bascus – 21.23

25. Clinton Muunga – 21.74

 

Women’s Long Jump 5:00 p.m. FINAL 19. Morgan Davis – 5.84m/19-2

24. Aliyah Adams – 5.62m/18-5.25

 

Women’s 200m 5:30 p.m. PRELIMS 11. Sharmelle Holmes – 23.35 (PR)

19. Stacey Onyepunka – 23.70 (PR)

22. Hannah Douglas – 23.81

 

Men’s 5000m 6:00 p.m. FINAL 24. Jack Pendergast – 14:25.16 (PR)

25. Caden Miracle – 14:25.67 (PR)

27. Jackson Watts – 14:36.33

 

Women’s 5000m 6:25 p.m. FINAL 23. Mollie Roden – 16:56.71

 

Men’s DMR  6:50 p.m. FINAL 7. Kentucky – 9:37.91 (SB)
Women’s DMR 7:20 p.m. FINAL 6. Kentucky – 11.11.55
Women’s Pentathlon   FINAL 9. Julia Gunnell – 3908 (PR) (No. 5 UK All-Time)

 

SEC Indoor Championships: Friday, February 28: ALL TIMES IN CENTRAL TIME
Men’s Weight Throw 11:00 a.m. FINAL Logan Coles, Daroyce Flemons, Grayson Brashear
Women’s Weight Throw 1:30 p.m. FINAL Kate Powers
Men’s Mile 4:00 p.m. PRELIMS Collins Kiprop Kipngok, Sami Hattab
Women’s Mile 4:26 p.m. PRELIMS Ally Kruger
Men’s 60m 4:50 p.m. PRELIMS Carli Makarawu, Miles Jones, Clinton Muunga, Shavique Bascus, Troy Lane
Women’s 60m 5:02 p.m. PRELIMS Sharmelle Holmes, Victoria Perrow
Women’s 400m 5:39 p.m. PRELIMS Oneika McAnnuff, A’Laji Bradley
Men’s 800m 6:13 p.m. PRELIMS Alex Justus, Patrick Faust
Women’s 800m 6:35 p.m. PRELIMS Janet Jepkemboi Amimo, Jenna Schwinghamer, Phoebe McCowan, Cha’iel Johnson
Men’s 60m Hurdles 6:50 p.m. PRELIMS Anthony Waterman, Alex Chukwukelu
Women’s 60m Hurdles 7:02 p.m. PRELIMS Alexis Glasco, Emmi Scales, Kori Martin, Camden Bentley

 

SEC Indoor Championships: Saturday, March 1: ALL TIMES IN CENTRAL TIME
Men’s Shot Put 2:30 p.m. FINAL Grayson Brashear

 

Women’s Pole Vault 3:30 p.m. FINAL Payton Phillips, Chelsea Wetzel, Annie Murphy, Kaitlyn Cain
Men’s Triple Jump 3:30 p.m. FINAL Luke Brown
Men’s Mile 4:05 p.m. FINAL TBA
Women’s Mile 4:15 p.m. FINAL TBA
Men’s 60m 4:25 p.m. FINAL TBA
Women’s 60m 4:32 p.m. FINAL TBA
Women’s Triple Jump 4:45 p.m. FINAL Aliyah Adams, Morgan Davis, Sophie Galloway
Women’s 400m 4:50 p.m. FINAL TBA
Men’s 800m 5:00 p.m. FINAL TBA
Women’s Shot Put 5:00 p.m. FINAL Shelby Wingler
Men’s 3000m 5:00 p.m. FINAL Ed Bird, Collins Kiprop Kipngok, Jackson Watts
Women’s 800m 5:07 p.m. FINAL TBA
Men’s 60m Hurdles 5:15 p.m. FINAL TBA
Women’s 60m Hurdles 5:22 p.m. FINAL TBA

 

Men’s 200m 5:30 p.m. FINAL TBA
Women’s 3000m 6:20 p.m. FINAL Ally Kruger, Mollie Roden
Men’s 4x400m 6:45 p.m. FINAL Kentucky
Women’s 4x400m 7:05 p.m. FINAL Kentucky

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