Every Tuesday, UK Athletics recognizes outstanding performances for our student-athletes. These are the honorees for the week ending Sunday, Mar. 18:
Gymnastics: Caitlyn Ciokajlo
- Won her fourth uneven bars title of the season and her third straight with a 9.85 score on Saturday against Centenary. The native of Brooklyn, Mich., has now led UK on bars in six meets this season, scoring a 9.825 or higher in five consecutive meets.
Men’s basketball: Anthony Davis
Averaged double-double in UK’s two NCAA Tournament wins (15.5 ppg, 10.5 rpg, 4.5 bpg, 4.0 apg)
Track and field: Raymond Dykstra
- Set a career-best mark in the javelin
- Won the javelin competition by over 22 feet
- Set the program record in his first ever collegiate competition in the javelin
- Set the freshman record in the javelin
Track and field: Andrew Evans
- Had career-best marks in the discus and in the hammer throw
- Won the Discus, defeating all other competitors by over 11 feet
- Recorded the seventh best mark in program history in the discus and in the hammer throw
Baseball: Trevor Gott
UK sophomore right-hander Trevor Gott solidified his role as one of the top closers in college baseball during Kentucky’s 5-0 week, picking up three saves – including two against the two-time NCAA Champions, No. 2 South Carolina … Appeared in three games with three saves, tossing three shutout frames, with one hit and no walks allowed, striking out six … Made first appearance in the ninth inning of UK’s 2-1 midweek win on Wednesday, locking down the save … Came on in the ninth inning with UK nursing a 4-3 lead and a runner at second base and no outs in the series-clinching win over USC on Saturday … After getting a sacrifice bunt to move the runner to third base, Gott struck out the next two hitters to end the game and leave the game-tying and inherited runner stranded at third base … In the series finale, after UK allowed a leadoff runner to reach base on an error in the ninth inning with UK looking for the sweep, came out of the pen to get three consecutive outs to finish off the game and sweep the Gamecocks … On the year, Gott – the 2011 Cape Cod League Reliever of the Year – has a 1-0 record and a 2.08 ERA, saving five games in 10 relief outings, striking out 16 and walking two in 8.2 innings.
Men’s basketball: Terrence Jones
Averaged double-double in UK’s two NCAA Tournament wins (15.0 ppg, 10.5 rpg)
Baseball: Luke Maile
Kentucky junior catcher Luke Maile continued to provide the vocal and physical leadership to a school-record 21-0 start to the season, launching a pair of homers during a 5-0 week, pacing UK to a series sweep over No. 2 South Carolina, the two-time defending NCAA Champions … Maile hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning in the series opener, a blast to dead centerfield with UK trailing by a run, part of a three-RBI game … In the second game of the series, Maile delivered another clutch RBI single in UK’s 4-3 win over the Cocks … In the finale, Maile set the tone by launching his fifth homer of the year in the first inning off USC’s Colby Holmes, leading UK to the sweep-clinching win … Maile’s walk-off homer was his staggering seventh game-winning RBI of the season, leading the team and tying the team leader Thomas McCarthy’s seven game-winning RBI from the entire 2011 season … On the year, Maile has hit .360 (27-for-75) with five doubles, five homers, 27 RBI, a 13-4 walk-strikeout ratio and six stolen bases.
Men’s golf: Cody Martin
- Opened with back-to-back rounds of 2-under-par 70 at the Bulls Invitational
- Led Kentucky with a final score of 1-under-par
- Finished in a tie for 21st
Track and field: Kayla Parker
- Won the 100m hurdles
- Set a career-best time in the 100m hurdles, breaking her previous career-best by .27 seconds
- Recorded the seventh fastest time in program history
Baseball: A.J. Reed
Freshman A.J. Reed turned in one of the more prolific weeks in the history of UK baseball, leading UK to five wins as the No. 4 hitter, midweek starter and weekend late-inning reliever … Picked up two wins on the mound, one coming in a midweek start on Tuesday and the second coming in relief of UK’s series-clinching win over No. 2 South Carolina on Saturday … In both of his wins on the mound, Reed – who owns a 12-game hitting streak – delivered the game-winning RBI at the plate … In his start, tossed six innings, allowing only one run and striking out six, with first-pitch strikes hurled to the first 21 hitters he faced … Reed became the first UK player in program history (modern era: 1979-present) to start on the mound and as the No. 4 hitter in the order in the midweek win … On Saturday, Reed was summoned out of the bullpen on short rest working two shutout innings to set up the game for UK closer Trevor Gott in the ninth inning, picking up his fourth win of the year … At the plate, Reed led UK in hitting all week batting .526 (10-for-19) with two doubles, one homer and five RBI … Totaled a 2-0 record with a 1.12 ERA on the mound, striking out eight in eight innings … In his midweek starting pitching assignment, collected a career-high three hits, batting 3-for-4 with three RBI … Delivered two hits in a 2-1 midweek win over Murray State on Wednesday … In his SEC debut on Friday, Reed went 2-for-4 with an RBI, adding the game-winning double in the seventh inning in the series-clinching win on Saturday … Finished with two hits in the series finale, helping UK to its first series sweep of USC since 2006 … On the year, has hit .386 (27-for-70) with seven doubles, two homers and 28 RBI, with a 4-0 record and a 1.83 ERA on the mound in 19.2 innings with 18 strikeouts.
Men’s basketball: Marquis Teague
Career-high 24 points in win over Iowa State along with seven assists.