Every Tuesday, UK Athletics recognizes outstanding performances for our student-athletes. These are the honorees for the week ending Sunday, Feb. 12:
Gymnastics: Kayla Hartley
Led Kentucky to a season-best score on floor exercise with a career best score of 9.9 … Hartley, a native of Versailles, Ky., is only the 18th gymnast in school history to earn a 9.9 or higher on floor … Her solid score is the highest for any UK gymnast this season on any event and the highest floor score of UK since Andrea Mitchell posted a 9.95 last season on March 4.
Men’s basketball: Doron Lamb
Helped lead the top-ranked Wildcats to a 2-0 record on the week, including wins over seventh-ranked Florida and on the road at Vanderbilt … Scored a game-high 18 points in 20-point win over seventh ranked Florida … Went 4-5 from 3-point range in win over Gators, tying his season-high for 3s made in a game … Scored game-high 16 points in win at Vanderbilt, hitting multiple 3-pointers for the seventh time in the last eight games … Averaging three 3-pointers per game over the last three games … His first 3-pointer against the Commodores game UK a four-point lead in a back and forth game, while his second 3-pointer put Kentucky ahead for good 64-63 with 3:18 left in the game.
Track & field: Luis Orta
Ran a career-best 14:02.45 in the 5,000-meter run, the fourth best 5,000m run in school history. Orta has the best 5,000m in the SEC by 11.90 seconds, and the 25th best time in the country. Orta finished sixth in the at the Husky Classic on Friday, which featured eight teams ranked in the latest top 25.
Track & field: Bradley Szypka
Set a career-best mark in the shot put with a throw of 16.31m/53-06.00. Syzpka has the ninth best shot put throw in the SEC, and the second best among freshmen. Szypka’s mark leads the team this season.
Men’s basketball: Marquis Teague
Helped lead the Wildcats to a 2-0 mark on the week including a 20-point win over seventh ranked Florida as well as a win in Memorial Gym against Vanderbilt … Teague tallied his first-career double-double in the win against Florida scoring 12 points and dishing out a game-high 10 assists … He also hit a pair of 3-pointers, the fourth time this season he’s hit multiple 3-pointers … Teague followed that performance with a 13-point, eight assist, one turnover game on the road at Vanderbilt … Over the last eight games, Teague has dished out 46 assists against just 17 turnovers.
Track & field: Keilah Tyson
Won the 200m dash at the SPIRE Division I Collegiate Invitational by breaking the UK 200m dash freshman record for the second time in as many weeks with a time of 23.69. Her time of 23.69 is a career-best and the second best in school history. Tyson is tied for the fourth fastest 200m in the SEC this season, and is the fastest time among freshmen. Additionally, Tyson’s time is tied for the 15th fastest in the country. Tyson also competed in the long jump this weekend, finishing sixth in the event, but with the top mark among the freshmen.
