Ekholm, Young Win, Roberts Runs Scintillating Outdoor Opener at Florida Relays Friday
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Ben Young and Ellen Ekholm won individual events and Daniel Roberts opened up with the second fastest 110-meter hurdles time in the world this year to indicate but a few Kentucky track and field highlights from the first days of the 2019 Florida Relays.
Roberts and fellow junior Grant Holloway (Florida) exhibited another hurdles-duel in their outdoor 110-meter hurdles opener. Holloway won in a world-leading 13.28 edging Roberts in 13.30 into a slight headwind.
The two ran the two fastest 60m hurdles times in collegiate history to go 1-2 at the NCAA Indoor Championships earlier this month.
Roberts’ time was .03 off his school-record PB, which he ran to take silver – to Holloway — at the Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championships last May.
Ellen Ekholm won the women’s high jump with an outdoor season best clearance 5’11.25″/1.81m. Carly Hinkle place sixth.
Ben Young won the men’s 1,500m in a slight PB 3:42.62 to improve his place as the No. 10 performer in UK history.
Brennan Fields ran a near-five-second PB to place third in the men’s 3k steeplechase with a time of 8:59.84.
UK’s men’s 4x400m relay of Jacob Smith, Nathaniel Bann, Dwight St. Hillaire and Cameron Council had the top time of the Friday preliminary heats – 3:07.50, a season best.
St. Hillaire placed third in the men’s 400m in 45.92. Chloe Abbott was runner-up in the women’s 400m running 51.61, .02 off the season best she ran to open up outdoors two weeks ago.
Molly Leppelmeier put up a season best in the discus reaching a mark of 168’9″/51.43m moving to No. 8 on the UK all-time list.
Masai Russell moved to No. 5 on the UK all-time 400m hurdles list with a second-place time of 57.57. Faith Ross was seventh. Ross was third in the 100m hurdles in 13.32w (+2.2) while Russell was 10th.
Rahman Minor was runner-up in the men’s high jump clearing 7’1″/2.16m.
Kianna Gray placed third in the women’s 100m in 11.25w (+2.3).
Abby Steiner was third in the women’s invitational 200m running 23.03 into a -1.2 wind. She placed seventh and Celera Barnes was eighth in the women’s 100m.
Perri Bockrath was fifth in the women’s 3k steeplechase with a time of 10:33.66.
The three-day meet will conclude Saturday at Percy Beard Track, located inside James G. Pressly Stadium on the UF campus.
SEC Network+ /Watch ESPN will stream the meet Saturday from 2:30 – 7:45 p.m.
Meet Dates (all times Eastern)
- Saturday, March 30 – 9 a.m. start
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2019 Florida Relays – UK entries |
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Thursday, March 28 |
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Women |
Open 200 Meters |
Final |
37. Janie O’Connor: 24.30w (+2.8) |
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Men |
Open 200 Meters |
Final |
12. Jacob Smith: 20.81w (+2.1) 28. Cameron Council: 21.10w (+4.4) 57. Tai Brown: 21.56 (+1.6) 68. Nathaniel Bann: 21.80 (+0.7) 106. Caleb Wilt: 22.50 (+0.7) |
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Men |
Javelin |
Prelim/Final |
9. Elijah Marta: 200’00″/60.97m |
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Women |
5000 Meters |
Final |
12. Sarah Michels: 17:19.55 – PB 13. Caitlin Shepard: 17:19.79 17. Kelli Walsh: 17:22.09 — PB 24. Kaitlyn Lacy: 17:32.83 |
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Men |
5000 Meters |
Final |
14. Trevor Warren: 14:38.69 — PB 22. Cole Dowdy: 14:43.21 — PB 25. Tanner Dowdy: 14:49.49 — PB |
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Friday, March 29 |
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Women |
Discus (inner) |
Prelim/Final |
3. Molly Leppelmeier: 168’9″/51.43m | SB, No. 8 on UK all-time list |
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Women |
100 Meter Hurdles (Back) |
Final |
3. Faith Ross: 13.32w (+2.2) 10. Masai Russell: 13.53w (+2.2) |
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Men |
110 Meter Hurdles (front) |
Final |
2. Daniel Roberts: 13.30 (-0.5) | early No. 2 on 2019 world list, .03 off his PB 12. Tai Brown: 14.19 (-0.7) 28. Caleb Wilt: 14.43 (+0.0) |
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Women |
100 Meter (front) |
Final |
3. Kianna Gray: 11.25w (+2.3) 7. Abby Steiner: 11.32w (+2.3) 8. Celera Barnes: 11.33w (+2.3) 39. Janie O’Connor: 12.7 (-2.0) |
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Women |
Collegiate 400 Meter |
Final |
2. Chloe Abbott: 51.61 | .02 off SB |
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Men |
Collegiate 400 Meter |
Final |
3. Dwight St. Hillaire: 45.92 |
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Men |
High Jump Invite |
Final |
2. Rahman Minor: 7’1″/2.16m |
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Men |
Discus (inner) |
Prelim/Final |
8. Josh Sobota: 164’2.25″/50.04m |
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Women |
Collegiate 400 Meter Hurdles |
Final |
2. Masai Russell: 57.57 | No. 5 on UK all-time list 7. Faith Ross: 57.94 |
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Women |
Long Jump |
Prelim/Final |
13. Latavia Coombs: 18’6.5″/5.65m |
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Men |
Collegiate 400 Meter Hurdles |
Final |
19. William Walker: 52.90 | .74-second PB |
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Women |
200 Meter Invite |
Final |
3. Abby Steiner: 23.02 (-1.2) |
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Women |
High Jump Invite |
Final |
1. Ellen Ekholm: 5’11.25″/1.81m 6. Carly Hinkle: 5’7.25″/1.71m |
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Men |
4 x 400 Meter Relay |
Prelim |
1. UK (Smtih, Bann, St. Hillaire, Council): 3:07.50q |
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Men |
1500 Meters |
Final |
1. Ben Young: 3:42.62 | PB, improves mark as No. 10 in UK history 9. Kendall Muhammad: 3:48.78 32. Gabe Szalay: 3:56.31 |
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Women |
3000 Meter Steeplechase |
Final |
5. Perri Bockrath: 10:33.66 10. Rachel Boice: 10:42.65 14. Mallory Liggett: 10:51.13 |
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Men |
3000 Meter Steeplechase |
Final |
3. Brennan Fields: 8:59.84 | 4.76-second PB, No. 8 on UK all-time list 7. Matthew Thomas: 9:09.40 20. Dylan Allen: 9:42.52 |
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Saturday, March 30 |
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11 AM |
Men |
Discus Invite |
Prelim/Final |
Castle, Lenford Jr. |
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11 AM |
Women |
Hammer Invite |
Prelim/Final |
Leppelmeier |
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12 PM |
Men |
High Jump |
Final |
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12 PM |
Women |
Shuttle Hurdle Relay |
Final |
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12:15 PM |
Men |
Shuttle Hurdle Relay |
Final |
Brown, Roberts, Walker, Wilt |
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12:30 PM |
Women |
Sprint Medley Relay |
Final |
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12:55 PM |
Men |
Sprint Medley Relay |
Final |
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1 PM |
Men |
Pole Vault |
Final |
Jardine, Peare |
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1 PM |
Men |
Shot Put |
Prelim/Final |
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1 PM |
Women |
Shot Put Invite |
Prelim/Final |
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1:30 PM |
Men |
Triple Jump |
Prelim/Final |
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2:40 PM |
Women |
4 x 100 Meter Relay |
Final |
Barnes, Steiner, Abbott, Gray, Ross, O’Connor |
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3:05 PM |
Men |
4 x 100 Meter Relay |
Final |
Roberts, St. Hillaire, Smith, Council |
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3:30 PM |
Women |
Shot Put |
Prelim/Final |
Fautsch, Leppelmeier |
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3:30 PM |
Men |
Shot Put Invite |
Prelim/Final |
Castle, Lenford Jr., Sobota |
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4 PM |
Women |
Triple Jump |
Prelim/Final |
Coombs, Ebwea-Excel |
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4 PM |
Women |
High Jump |
Final |
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4 PM |
Women |
4 x 800 Meter Relay |
Final |
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4:15 PM |
Men |
4 x 800 Meter Relay |
Final |
Fields, Muhammad, Szalay, Young |
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4:30 PM |
Women |
4 x 200 Meter Relay |
Final |
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4:50 PM |
Men |
4 x 200 Meter Relay |
Final |
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5:10 PM |
Women |
Distance Medley Relay |
Final |
Bockrath, O’Connor, Akin, Shepard |
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5:25 PM |
Men |
Distance Medley Relay |
Final |
Thomas, Muhammas, Allen, Warren |
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6:05 PM |
Women |
4 x 400 Meter Relay |
Final |
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6:15 PM |
Men |
4 x 400 Meter Relay |
Final |
???? |
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6:25 PM |
Women |
Olympic Development 4 x 400 Meter Relay |
Final |
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6:35 PM |
Men |
Olympic Development 4 x 400 Meter Relay |
Final |
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6:45 PM |
Women |
Tom Jones Invite 4 x 400 Meter Relay |
Final |
???? |
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6:55 PM |
Men |
Jimmy Carnes Invite 4 x 400 Meter Relay |
Final |
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