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April 7, 2017 - 09:40 PM

UK Javelin Throwers Shine at Tennessee Relays

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Kentucky had the top collegian finishers in both the men’s and women’s javelins at the Tennessee Relays on Friday.

Ethan Shalaway won men’s competition with a season-best mark 223’6”/68.12m, after Sarah Blake finished as top collegian, second overall, in the women’s javelin.

Blake continued a strong string of results early this outdoor season. She broke her modern-era school record to start the season, 171’4”/52.23m, with a fourth-place finish at the Baldy Castillo Invitational in March, and followed that up with a second-place finish a week ago at Florida Relays.

Kimberly Hamilton, representing Nike, won with a mark of 181’0”/55.16m to beat Blake’s mark of 165’9”/50.52m recorded on her second attempt.

Amy Hansen won the women’s 3k steeplechase in 10:52.10.

Mick Iacofano ran a pretty big personal best: 14:26.97 to finish fifth in the 5k. Tanner Dowdy won the second heat to finish 26th overall in a PR time.

UK Class of 2015 Dezerea Bryant won the women’s 100m in 11.43 into a .03 headwind. She placed second in the 200m in 23.20 (+0.2).

The meet will be streamed live via SEC Network+ on WatchESPN/ESPN3 Saturday from noon until 4 p.m. UK’s only entries are in the discus on Saturday.

The meet features three top-25 men’s teams and five ranked women’s teams.

Duckworth set for 2017 decathlon debut this weekend

Elsewhere Tim Duckworth is set to contest his first decathlon of the season at Georgia’s Bulldog meet. Originally scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, the decathlon was rescheduled for Saturday and Sunday to avoid bad midweek weather in that part of the country as golf fans the world over have seen in recent days.

A year ago, Duckworth recorded a then-PR and the school record: 7585 while competing in the nationally elite Bulldog Decathlon. He used that performance as a springboard to fourth place at the SEC Championships, and then second-team All-America honors. He earned NCAA silver in the indoor heptathlon last month.

2017 Tennessee Relays UK Schedule
and Results

Thursday, April 6

Field

Women’s Hammer Throw

7. Brandi Walker: 184’6”/56.25m

17. Nicole Fautsch: 129’4”/39.43m

Men’s Hammer Throw

4. David
Cline: 206’0”/62.80m (T-PR)

7. Logan
Bryer: 188’8”/52.52m

12. Charles
Lenford: 172’2”/52.47m

Friday, April 7

Field

Women’s Javelin

2. Sarah Blake: 165’9”/50.52m

Women’s Shot Put

9. Nicole
Fautsch: 44’6”/13.56m (outdoor season best)

Men’s Shot Put

8. Noah Castle: 56’11.25”/17.35m

Men’s Javelin

1. Ethan
Shalaway: 223’6”/68.12m

Track

Men’s 400m
Hurdles

7. William
Walker: 54.08

Men’s 400m

20. William Walker: 49.96

Women’s 800m

18. Devynn
Miller: 2:16.39

Women’s 3000m Steeplechase

1. Amy Hansen: 10: 52.10

Men’s 3000m Steeplechase

4. Matthew
Thomas: 9:40.66

Women’s 1500m

29. Sarah Crawford: 4:44.51

Men’s 1500m

29. Raine
Wireman: 4:00.48

Women’s 5000m

16. Caitlin Shepard: 17:31.64

17. Avery Bussjager: 17:37.61

Men’s 5000m

5. Mick
Iacofano: 14:26.97 (PR)

26. Tanner
Dowdy: 15:18.00 (PR)

28. Cole
Dowdy: 15:23.42

Saturday, April 8

Field

10 a.m.

Women’s Discus

Nicole Fautsch

1 p.m.

Men’s Discus

Fl 1 of 2: CJ
Lenford, Logan Bryer
Fl 2 of 2: Noah Castle

Tennessee Relays Field of Teams

School

Men’s Team
Rank

Women’s Team
Rank

Tennessee

Vanderbilt

Kentucky

Ole Miss

UNC

Duke

Virginia Tech

Florida State

Georgia Tech

Indiana

Illinois

Rutgers

Ohio State

Southern Illinois

Middle Tennessee

Eastern Michigan

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