UKTF Wins 18 Events to Begin Outdoor Season at UTSA Invitational
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Kentucky track and field athletes won 17 of a possible 29 events at the outdoor season-opening UTSA Invitational last weekend at the Park West Athletics Complex.
Chloe Abbott made her outdoor 400-meter dash season debut with a winning time of 51.59, which was .02 off the PB she ran in the NCAA East Preliminary Championships last year while at Purdue en route to a fourth-place finish in the NCAA final. She moved to No. 2 on the UK all-time performers’ list behind only Sydney McLaughlin.
Abbott won the 200m as well.
Rahman Minor moved to No. 6 on the UK outdoor all-time list with a high-jump winning clearance at 7’1.5″/2.17m.
Charles Lenford won the men’s hammer throw and shot put. He tossed a personal best in the men’s hammer throw 192’0″/58.53m to move to No. 6 on the UK all-time list. Lenford Jr. had a solid outdoor-season opening mark of 62’4.5″/19.01m to win the shot put.
Nicole Fautsch swept the women’s shot put and discus. She won the shot put on Friday with a mark at 51’8.25″/ 15.75m – a 1’2.5″ outdoor PB that moved her to No. 6 on the UK outdoor all-time list.
On Saturday, Fautsch claimed the discus with a 1’3″ PB 163’7″/49.87m.
Ben Young won the men’s 5k on Friday with a distance-debut time of 14:38.01. Brennan Fields won in a 26.59-second PB 14:39.05. Tanner Dowdy ran 14:57.64, a 20.36 PB, and Cole Dowdy ran 15:04.18, a 17.8 PB.
Matt Peare won the men’s pole vault clearing 16’6.75″/5.05m.
Emily Akin won the women’s 800m in 2:14.96.
Carly Hinkle won the women’s high jump clearing 5’6″/1.68m.
Latavia Coombs won the women’s triple jump with a mark at 41’8.75″/12.72m (+3.5).
Dwight St. Hillaire won the men’s 400m with a time of 47.30.
UK’s men’s 4x100m relay won with a time of 40.01. UK’s men’s 4x400m relay won in 3:13.1.
UK’s women’s 4x100m relay of Celera Barnes, Abby Steiner, Faith Ross and Kianna Gray ran 44.45 to win. UK’s women’s 4x400m relay won in 3:45.41.
Carly Hinkle won the women’s high jump with a clearance at 5’6″/1.68m.
Perri Bockrath, Rachel Boice and Mallory Liggett went 1-2-3 in the women’s 2k steeplechase. Matthew Thomas and Dylan Allen went 2-3 in the men’s 2k steeplechase.
Molly Leppelmeier took second place in the women’s hammer throw with a massive PB mark of 195’9″/ 59.66m, starting her outdoor season with a performance that put her at No. 3 on UK all-time list.
Kelli Walsh, Kaitlin Lacy, Caitlin Shepard and Sarah Michels went 2-3-4-5 in the women’s 5k.
Kentucky competed alongside hosts UTSA, as well as Purdue, Texas, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and UTRGV.
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Friday, March 15 |
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Men’s Hammer Throw |
1. Charles Lenford Jr. : 192’00″/ 58.53m | PB, T-No. 6 on UK all-time list 8. Josh Sobota: 142’03″/ 43.35m
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Men’s shot put |
1. Charles Lenford. Jr.: 62’4.50″/19.01m 2. Josh Sobota: 58’5.75″/17.82m
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Women’s shot put |
1. Nicole Fautsch: 51’8.25″/ 15.75m | 1’2.5″ Outdoor PB, No. 6 on UK outdoor all-time list 3. Molly Leppelmeier: 47’7″/ 14.50m
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Women’s Hammer Throw |
2. Molly Leppelmeier: 195’9″/ 59.66m | No. 3 on UK all-time list (12’9″ PB)
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Women’s 5k |
2. Kelli Walsh: 17:36.57 3. Kaitlyn Lacy: 17:44.36 4. Caitlin Shepard: 17:46.10 5. Sarah Michels: 17:46.39 |
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Men’s 5k |
1. Ben Young: 14:38.01 | first college 5k 2. Brennan Fields: 14:39.05 | 26.59 PB 4. Tanner Dowdy: 14:57.64 | 20.36 PB 5. Cole Dowdy: 15:04.18 | 17.8 PB 7. Trevor Warren: 15:21.84 9. Patrick Schaefer: 15:31.46 |
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Men’s 2k steeplechase |
2. Matthew Thomas: 6:02.0 3. Dylan Allen: 6:15.37 |
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Women’s 2k steeplechase |
1. Perri Bockrath: 7:07.05 2. Rachel Boice: 7:17.16 3. Mallory Liggett: 7:19.41 |
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Saturday, March 16 |
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Women’s High Jump |
1. Carly Hinkle: 5’6″/1.68m |
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Women’s Discus |
2. Nicole Fautsch: 163’7″/49.87m | 1’3″ PB |
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Men’s long jump |
3. Robbie Springfield: 22’10.5″/6.97m (-1.3) |
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Women’s 100m |
1. Chloe Abbott: 23.84 (+0.1) 3. Celera Barnes: 24.25 (+0.1) 7. Janie O’Connor: 24.99 (+0.1)
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Women’s 400m |
1. Chloe Abbott: 51.59 | No. 2 on UK all-time performers’ list 4. Janie O’Connor: 55.57 |
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Women’s 800m |
1. Emily Akin: 2:14.96 3. Brooke Nohilly: 2:16.81 |
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Women’s 100m Hurdles |
2. Masai Russell: 13.76 (+0.0) 3. Faith Ross: 14.06 (+0.0)
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Women’s 400m Hurdles |
1. Masai Russell: 58.10 | No. 6 on UK all-time list 2. Faith Ross: 59.32 |
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Women’s 4x100m relay |
1. UK (Barnes, Steiner, Ross, Gray: 44.45 2. UK (O’Connor, Aholou, Smith, Russell): 46.05 |
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Women’s 4x400m relay |
1. UK (Abbott, Barnes, Ross, Gray): 3:45.41 |
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Women’s Pole Vault |
4. Alison D’Alesandro: 11’5.75″/3.65m |
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Women’s Triple Jump |
1. Latavia Coombs: 41’8.75″/12.72m (+3.5) |
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Men’s 200m |
3. Cameron Council: 21.59 (-0.3) 11. Caleb Wilt: 22.50 (+0.8) 14. Tai Browns: 22.58 (+0.1) |
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Men’s 400m |
1. Dwight St. Hillaire: 47.30 2. Jacob Smith: 47.51 3. Nathaniel Bann: 47.99 |
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Men’s 1500m |
2. Kendall Muhammad: 4:00.67 3. Gabriel Szalay: 4:02.54 |
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Men’s 110m Hurdles |
2. Tai Brown: 14.26 (-0.3) 3. Caleb Wilt: 14.30 (-0.3) |
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Men’s 400m Hurdles |
6. William Walker: 54.96 |
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Men’s 4x100m relay |
1. UK (Roberts, St. Hillaire, Smith, Council): 40.01 |
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Men’s 4x400m relay |
11. UK (Council, St. Hillaire, Smith, Bann): 3:13.13 |
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Men’s High Jump |
1. Rahman Minor: 7’1.5″/2.17m | No. 6 on UK outdoor all-time list |
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Men’s Pole Vault |
1. Matt Peare: 16’6.75″/5.05m 5. Lincoln Young: 14’7.25″/4.45m |
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Men’s Triple Jump |
3. Robbie Springfield: 45’4.5″/13.83m (-0.4) |
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