June 11, 2010
Rondel Sorrillo Captures Second Place in 100m Dash
Muffet Scores Again, Places Seventh in the Women’s Shot Put
EUGENE, Ore. —
Rondel Sorrillo captured a second-place finish in the 100-meter dash final with a time of 10.09 to pick up eight points for Kentucky at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Ore., Friday.
Sorrillo’s finish was the highest for the Wildcats in the 100m since Tim Harden claimed the 100m dash title in 1995 and the second-highest finish all time in the event for a Kentucky athlete. The senior sprinter shares the school-record time in the event with Harden at 10.05.
“We wanted a victory,” assistant coach for sprints Erin Tucker said. “There were one or two technical things that probably cost him the victory, but getting second place at the National Championships is always a good thing. Going into this meet, the biggest thing was to improve in every event we ran, and we have already done that in one final with two finals left. If we improve in those, we’re going to be very happy when we leave here.”
Sorrillo gained eight points for his second-place finish, moving the team into a tie for 21st on the men’s side with two scoring opportunities remaining. Sorrillo will be a part of both events left for the men which includes the 200m dash and the men’s 4x100m relay.
“Im happy with my performance,” Sorillo said. “I didn’t get the result I wanted, but it was the best I could have done with the mistakes I made. Coming in second place means I didn’t win and that’s basically what’s on my mind. I want to win.”
In just his second year at Kentucky, Sorrillo added his seventh All-America honor after gaining his sixth at the 2010 Indoor Championships in March.
Ashley Muffet finished in seventh place with only a single throw completed at 53-06.50/16.32m on her third toss. Muffet earns her second All-America honor in addition to her All-America honor in the discus throw discus on Wednesday. Muffet has a season-best mark of 53-11.25/16.44m and holds the Kentucky record in the women’s shot put at 54-02.50. This was the senior’s last competition as a Wildcat and leaves as one of the most decorated women in the school’s history.
“Ashley has been a tremendous athlete for us and no one has had as much interest and passion as she has,” head coach Weber said. “She has been very successful and has had some disappointments but at this high level those can be very close. Ashley’s contributions in three different events have been very valuable and will be almost impossible to replace.”
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Day 3 Results – Saturday, June 11
Field Events
Women’s Shot Put – 7:45 p.m. ET/4:45 p.m. PT
Running Events
Men’s 100 Meter Dash Final – 8:25 p.m. ET/5:25 p.m. PT
2. Rondel Sorrillo – 10.09 (2.6) (8 Team Points)
Day 4 Schedule – Saturday, June 12
Running Events
Men’s 4×100 Meter Relay Final – 1:11 p.m. ET/10:11 a.m. PT
Kentucky – Alex Williams
Kwasi Obeng
Men’s 200 Meter Dash Final – 1:49 p.m. ET/10:49 a.m. PT
Women’s Current Team Standings
1) Southern Illinois
26
1) Texas A&M
26
3) Oregon
24
4) Arizona
19
5) Iowa State
18
5) Virginia Tech
18
7) Oklahoma
16
7) Florida
16
7) Miami
16
7) LSU
16
11) Indiana
11
11) Nebraska
11
11) Alabama
11
14) Hawaii-Manoa 10
14) Clemson
10
14) Texas-El Paso
10
14) Hampton
10
14) Tennessee
10
14) Georgia
10
20) Florida State
9
20) Auburn
9
20) Middle Tennessee State 9
23) Maryland
8
24) Santa Barbara
7
25) Louisville
6
25) Buffalo-SUNY
6
25) Oral Roberts
6
28) Baylor
5
28) Mississippi State 5
28) West Virginia
5
28) Arkansas
5
28) Penn State
5
33) Arizona State
4
33) Georgetown
4
33) Michigan State 4
33) Texas Tech
4
33) Wisconsin
4
38) Kent State
3
38) South Carolina 3
38) Akron
3
38) Southern Methodist 3
38) St. John’s
3
38) Loyola Marymount 3
38) Indiana State
3
38) Kentucky
3
46) TCU
2
46) Connecticut
2
46) Yale
2
46) Air Force
2
50) East Carolina
1
50) Texas
1
50) Stanford
1
50) Idaho State
1
Men’s Current Team Standings
1) Texas A&M
36
2) Florida
28
3) Southern California 22.50
4) Arizona State
20
4) Oregon
20
6) Texas Tech
18.50
7) Kansas
18
8) Stanford
17
9) Washington
16.50
10) Louisville
15
11) Indiana
13.50
12) California
11
12) Virginia
11
12) Alabama
11
15) Iowa State
10
15) LSU
10
15) South Carolina
10
15) Liberty
10
15) Brown
10
20) Missouri
9
21) Washington State 8
21) Princeton
8
21) Boise State
8
21) Nebraska
8
21) Oklahoma State 8
21) Kentucky
8
27) Mississippi State 7
28) Louisiana-Monroe 6
28) Georgia
6
30) Air Force
5.50
31) Mississippi
5
31) Wisconsin
5
31) Santa Barbara
5
31) Southeastern Louisiana 5
31) Penn State
5
31) Florida State
5
37) Texas-San Antonio 4
37) UCLA
4
37) South Florida
4
37) Oklahoma
4
41) Colorado
3
41) Auburn
3
41) Akron
3
41) McNeese State
3
41) Kansas State
3
46) Virginia Tech
2.50
47) Baylor
2
47) Lamar
2
47) Hampton
2
47) Portland State
2
51) Arizona
1.50
52) North Carolina
1
52) Brigham Young
1
52) Portland
1
52) Southern Illinois
1
52) Georgia Tech
1
57) Notre Dame
0.50
