RESULTS
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Kentucky Wildcats concluded the 2016 NCAA East Preliminary Track and Field Championship with 23 qualifiers to the NCAA Championships finals site.
Seventeen women earned spots on the plane to NCAAs in Eugene, Oregon, by virtue of their top-12 finishes at the University of North Florida’s Hodges Stadium over the past three days. The UK women’s team advanced 13 women’s entries from East Prelims last season, and 16 the year before.
Four men advanced to Eugene from prelims, while Tim Duckworth and Cameron Short entered this week having already qualified in the decathlon. Kentucky’s six men’s entries doubled the amount UK qualified for NCAAs last season.
The Wildcats had an efficient Saturday as the women’s team qualified nine entries from a possible 10 opportunities.
The 4x100m relay of Javianne Oliver, Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, Precious Hitchcock and Kianna Gray had the top qualifying time – 43.08, which was a UK season best and the second fastest time in school history, to qualify for Eugene.
Next on the track 100m hurdlers Jasmine Camacho-Quinn and Jacklyn Howell both qualified automatically. Camacho-Quinn ran a wind-aided 12.77 (+2.6) to win heat one, while Howell placed second in heat three with a PR 12.90 (+1.9).
Kentucky qualified
four Wildcats – Gray, Carter, Camacho-Quinn and Hitchcock – in the 200m.
Gray and Carter qualified in both the 100m and 200m. Camacho-Quinn advanced to Eugene in both the 100m hurdles and 200m. All four of UK’s 200m qualifiers could also feature in relays.
Sha’Keela Saunders bounced back from a disappointing result in the long jump by advancing to Eugene in the triple jump with the eighth best mark: 43’9.25”/13.34m.
Gray, Jasmine Mitchell, Kiah Seymour and Ariah Graham earned automatic qualification in the 4x400m relay by running 3:31.83.
Nick Anderson placed third in his 110m hurdles quarterfinal heat, running a windy 13.59 (+3.0) to earn an automatic qualifying place. The junior advanced to NCAAs for the first time.
Xaivier McAllister moved on to Eugene in the high jump. He cleared 6’-11.75”/2.13m to qualify.
Kentucky qualified six women’s entries on Saturday – Oliver, Gray and Carter in the 100m, Ariah Graham in the 800m, Kiah Seymour in the 400m hurdles and Olivia Gruver in the pole vault.
On Friday Beckie Famurewa qualified for Eugene in the hammer throw, and Sarah Blake advanced in the javelin. Fred Dorsey made it to Eugene in the long jump, and Jacob Thomson qualified in the 10k.
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Saturday
Running Events
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Entry
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Women 4×100 M Relay QF
One round. Advance top 3 from each ht. plus next best 3 times to Eugene
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1. Kentucky
(Oliver, Camacho-Quinn, Hitchcock, Gray): 43.08Q
Advance to Eugene
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Men 4×100 M Relay QF
One round. Advance top 3 from each ht. plus next best 3 times to Eugene
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15. Kentucky
(Anderson, Dorsey, Oye, Hamilton): 39.96
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Women 100 M Hurdles QF
Advance top 3 from each qtr. plus next best 3 times to Eugene
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2. Jasmine
Camacho-Quinn: 12.77Q (+2.6)
5. Jacklyn Howell: 12.90Q (+1.9)
Both Advance to Eugene
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Men 110 M Hurdles QF
Advance top 3 from each qtr. plus next best 3 times to Eugene
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8. Nick
Anderson: 13.59Q (+3.0)
Advances to Eugene
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Women 200 M QF
Advance top 3 from each qtr. plus next best 3 times to Eugene
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3. Kianna
Gray: 22.58Q (+4.7)
6. Jasmine Camacho-Quinn: 22.70Q (+4.1)
7. Destiny Carter: 22.67Q (+3.4)
12. Precious Hitchcock: 22.92q (+4.1)
All Advance to Eugene
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Women 4×400 M Relay QF
One round. 3 heats. Random lanes. Advance top 3 from each ht. plus next best
3 times
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6. Gray,
Mitchell, Seymour, Graham: 3:31.83Q
Advance to Eugene
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Saturday Field Events
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Status
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Men High Jump
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10. Xaivier McAllister: 6’11.75”/2.13m – Advances to Eugene
16. Tim Duckworth: 6’11.75”/2.13m
31. Justin Kretchmer: 6’9.75”/2.08m
NH – Cameron Short
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Men Shot Put
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15. Nik Huffman: 60’1.75”/18.33m
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Women Triple Jump
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8. Sha’Keela Saunders: 43’9.25”/13.34m (w:+3.7) – Advances to
Eugene
47. Marie-Josée Ebwea-Bile: 17’5.25”/5.31m
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All Field Events:
Single round, three attempts. Advance top-12 placers from final to Eugene. No
ties
