NEW YORK – The Kentucky track and field squads concluded day one of the prestigious seventh-annual New Balance Collegiate Invitational Friday by continuing to notch personal-bests and showing steady improvement.
Mikel Thomas broke the school record in the preliminaries of the 60 meter hurdles. His mark of 8.11 bested Warren Wilson?s 2002 mark of 8.12. Thomas will compete in the finals of the 60 meter hurdles on Saturday. Freshman sprinter Jenna Martin will compete in the finals of the 400 meter dash tomorrow after a 54.74 time in the preliminaries.
The women?s distance medley relay posted an NCAA provisional-qualifying mark with a time of 11:27.73. The relay squad consisted of Lavera Morris, Jenna Martin, Ashley Trimble and Georganne Way. Middle distance runner Jackie Gordon finished first in her heat and the college section of women?s 800 meter run with a time of 2:13.22. Way also will compete in the championship of the open 800 meter on Saturday. On the men?s side, John Richardson (2:29.47) and Nick Reeves (2:29.57) finished 12th and 13th in the 1,000 meter run.
Thrower Andy Fryman recorded a personal indoor best in the shot put with a toss of 61-0.75, which moved him up to sixth all-time on UK?s career best list. Ashley Muffet finished second in the finals of the shot put with a mark of 53-10.25.
Luis Luna and Justin Harrison finished first and second, respectively, in the 500 meter dash. Luna captured the event with a time of 1:02.61, while Harrison was second with a mark of 1:03.04.
Brandon Austin notched a personal-best in the preliminaries of the men?s 60 meter dash with a mark of 6.88.
The two-day New Balance Collegiate Invitational concludes Saturday with activities beginning at 8:45 a.m. EST. Complete results and a recap of tomorrow?s action will be available at ukathletics.com.
Kentucky Results
Women?s Shot Put (Finals) 2. Ashley Muffet ? 53-10.25 35. Kristen Smith ? 40-1.25 Women?s 500 Meter Dash (Finals) 9. Ashley Trimble ? 1:15.46 Men?s 500 Meter Dash (Finals) 1. Luis Luna ? 1:02.61 2. Justin Harrison ? 1:03.04 15. Geoffrey Daley ? 1:05.56 Women?s 1,000 Meter Run 12. Katherine Peterson ? 3:00.92 Men?s 1,000 Meter Run 12. John Richardson ? 2:29.47 13. Nick Reeves ? 2:29.57 Women?s 400 Meter Dash (Preliminaries) 10. Jenna Martin ? 54.74q Men?s Shot Put 4. Andy Fryman ? 61-00.75 6. Gavin Ball - 57-7.50 Men?s 60 Meter Hurdles (Preliminaries) 16. Mikel Thomas ? 8.11q Men?s 60 Meter Dash (Preliminaries) 17. Brandon Austin ? 6.88 Women?s 800 Meter Run (College) 1. Jackie Gordon ? 2:13.22 Women?s DMR 4. Lavera Morris, Jenna Martin, Ashley Trimble, Georganne Way ? 11:27.73 Men?s DMR 7. Stephan Smith, Kwasi Obeng, Scott Geisinger, Ryan Finn ? 10:00.64
