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April 28, 2017 - 11:37 AM

UK Track & Field Distance Shines at Penn Relays

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PHILADELPHIA – Kentucky track and field’s Jacob Thomson showed off a measure of strong form to take into the postseason by winning the 5,000 meters at the Pennsylvania Relays Carnival late Thursday night.

The junior ran 13:53.04 in his first outdoor 5k of the year, well faster than he ran at any point during the indoor season, and about 10 seconds behind what he ran at the Payton Jordan Invitational the corresponding weekend a year ago. His time was about a second slower than his time on Thursday to win the SEC 5k last May.

In her first outdoor 5k of the season, Katy Kunc placed fourth in 16:17.74, an outdoor personal best that ranks sixth on the UK all-time performers’ list.

Amy Hansen placed 20th in the 3k steeplechase with her season-best time of 10:35.05.

Mick Iacofano finished 10th in the 10k in 30:22.07.

After distance runners competed at Penn on Thursday a large group of Wildcats will contest the Southeastern Conference Relays this weekend at LSU’s Bernie Moore Track Stadium.

The SEC Relays kick off Friday at 4 p.m. ET with the women’s discus. The first running event – the sprint medley relay – will go off at 6:30 p.m. ET.

The meet won’t be broadcast in any form so optimal ways to follow include following @KentuckyTrack handles on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, and live results via Delta Timing.

Unpacking the SEC Relays

The SEC Relays, contested two weeks before the Conference Championships, will take place at Bernie Moore Stadium on the LSU campus.

The inaugural meet will feature a novel if untested format. Events will be scored using the traditional NCAA format (10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1) with the winner scoring 10 trickling down to eighth place scoring one.

Only SEC institutions were invited to the meet and nine entered: Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Tennessee, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt.

The high scoring team will win with the wrinkle that scoring is co-ed. The institutions are competing with men’s and women’s scores combined.

Teams can score in 18 relays – 14 of them in relatively typical relays, those being the men’s and women’s 4×100, 4×200, 4×400 and 4x800m relays in addition to the sprint medley, distance medley and shuttle hurdles relays.

The SEC Relays is adding a field-event spin to relays as well.

Field Events will be scored “relay style.” The single highest mark from each institution in each discipline will be added together for a combined four-event total.

Jumps Relay = High Jump + Pole Vault + Long Jump + Triple Jump

Throws Relay = Shot Put + Discus + Javelin + Hammer

Other notes

The Kentucky women’s team is ranked No. 8 and the men’s team is up two spots at No. 20 in this week’s USTFCCCA Computer Rankings.

UK’s women’s team won the LSU Invitational – the SEC Relays’ predecessor – a year ago.

Penn Relays – UK Results

Thursday, April 27

Event

UK entry

Men’s 3000m Steeplechase

17. Gabe Harm: 9:12.27

Women’s 3000m Steeplechase

20. Amy Hansen: 10:35.03

Women’s 5000m

4. Katy Kunc: 16:17.74

Men’s 5000m

1. Jacob Thomson: 13:53.04

Women’s 10,000m

Avery Bussjager: DNF

Men’s 10,000m

10. Mick Iacofano: 30:22.07

SEC Relays – UK Schedule

Friday, April 28

Field

Time (CT)

Event

UK entry

3 p.m.

Women’s Discus

Nicole Fautsch

4:30 p.m.

Men’s Discus

Noah Castle, CJ Lenford

5:30 p.m.

Women’s High Jump

Ellen Ekholm

6 p.m.

Men’s Long Jump

Mohammed Abubakar, Fred Dorsey

6 p.m.

Women’s Long Jump

Destiny Carter, Sha’Keela Saunders

6 p.m.

Women’s Hammer

Brandi Walker

6:30 p.m.

Men’s Pole Vault

Track

5:30 p.m.

Women’s Sprint Medley Relay

5:40 p.m.

Men’s Sprint Medley Relay

5:50 p.m.

Women’s 100 Hurdles

Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, Jacklyn Howell

6 p.m.

Men’s 110 Hurdles

Nick Anderson, Daniel Roberts, Caleb Wilt

6:10 p.m.

Women’s 400 Meters

6:20 p.m.

Men’s 400 Meters

6:30 p.m.

Women’s 4×800 Meters

6:40 p.m.

Men’s 4×800 Meters

6:50 p.m.

Women’s 400 Hurdles

Kiah Seymour

7:00 p.m.

Men’s 400 Hurdles

Will Walker

7:10 p.m.

Women’s 3000 Steeplechase

7:25 p.m.

Men’s 3000 Steeplechase

7:40 p.m.

Women’s 200 Meters

Kianna Gray, Jacklyn Howell, Sha’keela Saunders, Destiny
Carter, Javianne Oliver, Kayelle Clarke, Precious Hitchcock, Jasmine
Camacho-Quinn

7:55 p.m.

Men’s 200 Meters

Mohammed Abubakar, Craig Green, Nick Anderson, Daniel
Roberts, Fred Dorsey

8:05 p.m.

Women’s 5000 Meters

8:25 p.m.

Men’s 5000 Meters

Saturday, April 29

Field

10:30 a.m.

Men’s Hammer

David Cline, Logan Bryer

10:45 a.m.

Women’s Shot Put

Nicole Fautsch

11:30 a.m.

Women’s Pole Vault

Olivia Gruver

11:30 a.m.

Men’s High Jump

Justin Kretchmer, Xaivier McAllister

12:00 p.m.

Men’s Javelin

Ethan Shalaway

12:00 p.m.

Women’s Javelin

Sarah Blake

12:15 a.m.

Men’s Shot Put

Nik Huffman, Noah Castle, CJ Lenford

1:00 p.m.

Women’s Triple Jump

M-J Ebwea-Bile

1:15 p.m.

Men’s Triple Jump

1:25 p.m.

Elementary School Sit Ups

1:30 p.m.

Elementary School Push Ups

1:45 p.m.

Elementary School Softball Throw

2:00 p.m.

Elementary School Long Jump

Track

11:55 a.m.

National Anthem

12:00 p.m.

Elementary School 100 Meters

12:02 p.m.

Women’s 4×100 Relay

12:09 p.m.

Men’s 4×100 Relay

12:16 p.m.

Women’s 1500 Meters

12:28 p.m.

Men’s 1500 Meters

12:40 p.m.

Women’s 4×200 Relay

12:50 p.m.

Men’s 4×200 Relay

1:00 p.m.

Women’s Shuttle Hurdle Relay

1:10 p.m.

Men’s Shuttle Hurdle Relay

1:20 p.m.

Women’s Distance Medley Relay

1:35 p.m.

Men’s Distance Medley Relay

1:47 p.m.

Women’s 100 Meters

Kianna Gray, Destiny Carter, Javianne Oliver, Kayelle
Clarke

1:55 p.m.

Men’s 100 Meters

Craig Green, Kenshard Hamilton

2:03 p.m.

Women’s 4×400 Relay

2:15 p.m.

Men’s 4×400 Relay

2:20 p.m.

Elementary School 4×100 Relay

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The most up-to-date coverage of the UK track and field program is available via @KentuckyTrack handles on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

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