Five Wildcats Qualify for Track and Field SEC Championship Finals

May 23, 1998

GAINESVILLE, Fla.- The University of Kentucky men’s and women’s track and field teams competed in the Southeastern Conference championships on Saturday. Five Wildcats turned in times qualifying them for the finals on Sunday, May 24. Sophomores Matthew Kavanagh and Beth Burkett and freshman Andrew Channer each had solid performances in the field events. In the men’s hammer competition, Matthew Kavanagh threw for a mark of 209 feet 5 inches (63.84m). Kavanagh tallied a third place finish and six points for the UK team.

Fellow sophomore James Shannon recorded a respectable ninth place finish with a mark of 187 feet 5 inches (57.12m). Andrew Channer’s 24 feet 8.25 inch (7.52m) performance in the men’s long jump was enough to record an eighth place finish for the freshman. Beth Burkett placed fourth in the finals of the women,s javelin with a mark of 136 feet 10 inches, while adding five points for the women’s team. In the running events, Jeffrey Limpert will compete in the finals of the 800 meter run on Sunday. The junior qualified for the finals of the event with an eighth place time of 1:50.52.

Jeffrey Ellis edged out Florida’s Erin Tucker to take first place in the men’s 400 meter hurdles. Ellis qualified to compete in Sunday’s finals. Junior Shonnishia Johnson and freshman Lutisha Shittu finished in third and fifth place, respectively, in the women’s 100 meter high hurdles. Johnson recorded a time of 13.20 to qualify for the event’s finals. Shittu’s finish of 13.48 also placed her in the qualifying heat.

In the women’s 400 meter run, junior Roshell Russell finished with a time of 53.12. Russell’s fifth place time placed her in the finals of the event.

Freshmen Hazel Hanson-Monnie and Falana Greenwell finished in 17th and 20th place, respectively. Hanson-Monnie finished with a time of 55.94 while Greenwell turned in a time of 58.15. Other noteworthy finishes for the men’s team include an 11th place finish by junior Marvin Love in the 100 meter run. The gridiron cross-over finished in a time of 10.61. Senior Matthew Igyarto recorded a 12th place finish in the 1500 meter run. Igyarto completed the race with a time of 4.00.16. In the 400 meter run, junior Thomas Jonsson placed 14th with a time of 48.97. For the women’s team, junior Sarah Yancey finished ninth in the high jump competition with a jump of 5 feet 7 inches (1.70m) After three days of competition, the men,s team is in 10th place, while the women find themselves 12th in the team standings.

Event 29 Men's Hammer Throw

RANK COMP# ATHLETE NAME YR SCHOOL MARK PTS PTS———————————————————————————————————1 Boudreau, Wes SR Tenn 66.10m 216’10.00″ 10.02 Sorin, Albert JR Usc 65.36m 214’05.00″ 8.03 Kavanaugh, Matthew SO UK 63.84m 209’05.00″ 6.0 9 Shannon, James SO UK 57.12m 187’05.00″

Event 36 Women’s Javelin Throw

RANK COMP# ATHLETE NAME YR SCHOOL MARK PTS PTS——————————————————————————————————1 Gudjonsdottir, Vigd JR Uga 49.60m 162’09.00″ 10.02 Carvallis, Kelly SO Fla 45.46m 149’02.00″ 8.03 Narzinski, Erin JR Usc 42.30m 138’09.00″ 6.04 Burkett, Beth SO UK 41.72m 136’10.00″ 5.0

Event 22 Women’s Long Jump

RANK COMP# ATHLETE NAME YR SCHOOL MARK PTS PTS———————————————————————————————————-1 Golding, Lacena SR Aub 6.50m w: 0.82 Parker, Tisha SO Miss 6.35m w: 3.23 Wright, Jernae SO Fla 6.31m w: 2.09 Sesay, Ola FR UK 6.04m w: 1.112 Threats, Shevan FR UK 5.89m w: 1.3 – Williams, Valerie FR UK FOUL

Event 27 Men’s Pole Vault RANK COMP# ATHLETE NAME YR SCHOOL MARKPTS PTS—————————————————————————- ————————–1 Buller, Russ SO Lsu 5.43m 17’09.75″ 10.02 Johnson, Russell JR Tenn 5.43m 17’09.75″ 8.03 Hill, Steve SR Fla 5.30m 17’04.50″ 6.0- Kline, Keith SO UK NH- Daniel, Christopher FR UK NH

Event 34 Women’s Discus Throw

RANK COMP# ATHLETE NAME YR SCHOOL MARK PTS —————————————————————————- ————————————1 Heaston, Kristin JR Fla 55.50m 182’01.00″ 10.02 Ingram, Safiya JR Bama 52.18m 171’02.00″ 8.03 Hackett, Rhonda SO Uga 49.78m 163’04.00″ 6.016 Von Bernuth, Suzann JR UK 40.12m 131’07.00″

Event 10 Women’s 1,500 Meter Run

9 Advance: Top 3 Each Heat Plus Next 3 Best Times

RANK COMP# ATHLETE NAME YR SCHOOL TIME —————————————————————————- ———————-1 647 Robertson, Tracy FR Ark 4:29.92 Q2 674 Owen, Desiree SR Ark 4:37.37 Q3 Carpenter, Stacey JR VU 4:30.12 Q18 Blankenship, Jill SR UK 4:58.49

Event 9 Men’s 1,500 Meter RunResults of Preliminaries – Saturday 05/23/98

9 Advance: Top 3 Each Heat Plus Next 3 Best Times

RANK COMP# ATHLETE NAME YR SCHOOL TIME—————————————————————————- ————————1 680 Hansen, Brad FR Aub 3:51.24 Q2 694 Travis, Ryan FR Ark 3:54.92 Q3 681 Power, Michael JR Ark 3:51.97 Q12 Igyarto, Matthew SR UK 4:00.16

Event 18 Women’s 100 Meter High HurdlesResults of Preliminaries – Saturday 05/23/98

9 Advance: Top 3 Each Heat Plus Next 3 Best Times

RANK COMP# ATHLETE NAME YR SCHOOL TIME—————————————————————————- ————————1 Golding, Lacena SR Aub 13.19 Q2 Brewer, Elisha SR Ark 13.31 Q 3 Johnson, Shonnishia JR UK 13.20 Q5 Shittu, Lutisha FR UK 13.48 Q

Event 6 Women’s 400 Meter RunResults of Preliminaries – Saturday 05/23/98