Jacklyn Howell Wins 60H Saturday at IU Relays
Results | Day One Recap
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Jacklyn Howell won the women’s 60-meter hurdles on Saturday to give Kentucky as second event win from nine competitors at the Indiana University Relays this weekend.
Howell ran a time of 8.46 in Saturday’s final.
A pair of Wildcats earned runner-up finishes on Saturday as well.
Caleb Wilt was second in the men’s 60m hurdles in 8.11. Cole Dowdy placed second in the men’s 3k in 8:32.82. Tannder Dowdy was third in 8:33.18.
Mohammed Abubakar leapt to the nation’s No. 10 mark this young season, 25-feet-2.75-inches/7.69 meters to win the long jump on Friday.
Abubakar, competing for the second time this season, ranks fourth in the Southeastern Conference and second on the team behind heptathlon star Timothy Duckworth who owns a mark of 25’2.75″/7.69m.
Kentucky alumna and current volunteer assistant coach Kendra Harrison won the women’s 200m in 23.31. Howell was fourth in 24.43.
Omar McLeod, an Arkansas alumnus currently working as a volunteer assistant on the UK staff, won the men’s 200m in 21.12 as he prepares for next week’s Millrose Games and ramps up to defend his world indoor 60m hurdles title later this year. Wilt was 14th in 22.82.
Teams at the meet included host IU, Notre Dame, South Florida, Miami (Ohio), Cincinnati, WKU and Florida International.
The men’s team moved up 12 spots, while the women’s team moved up three spots in this week’s computer rankings released by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
Kentucky will host its last home meet of the indoor season, the McCravy Memorial on Saturday, Feb. 3.
| Day One – Friday, January 26, 2018 | |
| Field Events | |
| Event | |
| M Long Jump, 3m board | 1. Mohammed Abubakar: 25’2.75″/7.69m |
| Track Events | |
| W 60m Hurdles, Trials | 2. Jacklyn Howell: 8.37Q |
| M 60m Hurdles, Trials | 3. Caleb Wilt: 8.06q |
| W 200m | 1. Keni Harrison (UKTF Class of 2015): 23.31 4. Jacklyn Howell: 24.43 |
| M 200m | 1. Omar McLeod (UA alum, UKTF volunteer assistant): 21.12 14. Caleb Wilt: 22.82 |
| Day Two – Saturday, January 27, 2018 | |
| Field Events | |
| W Pole Vault | 8. Riley Caudill: 12’00.75″/3.68m 15. Alison D’Alessandro: 11’5.00″/3.48m |
| W Weight Throw | 19. Kennedy Krieg: 45’8.50″/ 13.93m |
| Track Events | |
| W 60m Hurdles, Finals | 1. Jacklyn Howell: 8.46 |
| M 60m Hurdles, Finals | 2. Caleb Wilt: 8.11 |
| M 3000m | 2. Cole Dowdy: 8:32.82 3. Tanner Dowdy: 8:33.18 6. Alexander Mortimer: 8:55.63 |
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