UKTF Continues on to UGA Spec Towns Invitational
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Kentucky track and field program’s outdoor season carries on this weekend at the Georgia Spec Towns Invitational.
The meet has served as site for Tim Duckworth’s decathlon season debut the past few seasons, and the reigning NCAA heptathlon champion will open up at UGA once more this weekend.
A year ago, Duckworth finished with a lifetime personal best decathlon score: 7973 to place second at UGA’s meet. The score moved him to No. 7 on the United Kingdom all-time list, shattered his Kentucky school and personal record by a staggering 264 points.
The decathlon starts Friday at 11:45 a.m. ET.
Matt Peare is entered in the men’s pole vault coming off tying the UK freshman record last weekend at the Florida Relays.
UK senior Fred Dorsey III, an Atlanta native, will compete near his hometown in the long jump and 100m.
Saturday action begins at 9 a.m. with the 5k races, which will feature a trio of UK underclassmen.
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FRIDAY APRIL 6, 2018: |
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11:45am |
Decathlon 100m (LJ, SP, HJ, 400m 30mins from the completion of the previous event) |
Tim Duckworth |
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12:00pm |
Heptathlon 100mH (HJ, SP, 200m 30mins from the completion of the previous event) |
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FIELD EVENTS |
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Noon |
Men’s Hammer (Women to follow) |
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Noon |
Pole Vault (Women to follow) |
Matt Peare |
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2pm |
Men’s Javelin (Women to follow) |
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2:30pm |
Men’s Long Jump |
Fred Dorsey III |
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2:30pm |
Women’s Long Jump |
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After MPV |
Women’s Pole Vault |
Nicole Bagby, Alison D’Alessandro, Riley Caudill |
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TRACK EVENTS |
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1pm |
Men’s 1500m |
Cole Dowdy |
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1:10pm |
Women’s 1500m |
Madisyn Peeples, Sarah Crawford, Caitlin Shepard |
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1:20pm |
Men’s 400m Hurdles |
Will Walker |
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1:30pm |
Women’s 400m Hurdles |
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1:50pm |
Men’s 3000m Steeplechase |
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2:10pm |
Women’s 3000m Steeplechase |
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3:30pm |
Women’s Gwen Torrance 200m |
Janie O’Connor |
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3:40pm |
Men’s 200m |
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SATURDAY APRIL 7, 2018: |
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10:45am |
Decathlon 110mH (DT, PV, JT, 1500m 30mins from the completion of the previous event) |
Duckworth |
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11am |
Heptathlon Long jump (JT, 800m 30mins from the completion of the previous event) |
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FIELD EVENTS |
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11am |
Women’s Shot Put (Men to follow) |
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1:00pm |
Women’s Discus (Men to follow) |
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1:30pm |
Women’s High Jump (Men to follow) |
Carly Hinkle |
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2:00pm |
Triple Jump Men & Women (2 pits) |
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TRACK EVENTS |
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9:00am |
Men’s 5000m |
Cole Dowdy, Tanner Dowdy, Alex Mortimer |
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9:30am |
Women’s 500m |
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12:45pm |
Men’s 4x100m Relay |
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Women’s 4x100m Relay |
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1:05pm |
Men’s 110m Hurdles |
Caleb Wilt |
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1:20pm |
Women’s 100m Hurdles |
Jacklyn Howell |
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1:35pm |
Men’s 400m |
Will Walker |
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1:45pm |
Women’s 400m |
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1:55pm |
Men’s 100m |
Caleb Wilt, Fred Dorsey |
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1:05pm |
Women’s 100m |
Jacklyn Howell, Janie O’Connor |
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2:20pm |
Men’s 800m |
Ian Jones |
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2:30pm |
Women’s 800m |
Sarah Crawford |
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2:40pm |
Men’s 200m |
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2:50pm |
Women’s 200m |
Janie O’Connor |
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3pm |
Men’s 4x400m Relay |
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3:10pm |
Women’s 4x400m Relay |
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