Howell and Cline Named to SEC Community Service Team
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky track and field seniors were honored as members of the 2018 Southeastern Conference Community Service Team for track and field and cross country on Wednesday.
David Cline
An honor roll student who graduated this semester with a degree in Biosystems Engineering in addition to an extensive record of community service during his time at UK. Cline went on the UK athletics department service trip in Panama for a week in Summer 2017. He gave 15 volunteer hours at the Lexington Ronald McDonald house in fall 2017, took part in a project making blanked for the UK Children’s Hospital, Packed food for the less fortunate in Lexington and volunteered at the Louisiana Flood Relief project in Lexington.
He is the UK record holder in the indoor weight throw, and ranks No. 2 on the UK all-time hammer throw list. He’s scored at the SEC Championships and qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Championships multiple times.
Jacklyn Howell
Howell has been a consistent presence in the community giving time and effort to help those around her.
She volunteered at Goodwill of Kentucky USATF Hershey Run and Throw event, volunteered at UK’s 2014 blanket project making blankets for those in need during the winter, passed out United Way collection buckets at a UK football game in Sept. 2014, took part in Louisiana flood drive relief in Sept. 2016 and packed food as part of UK’s backpack food donation program throughout her four years at UK.
She was SEC bronze medalist in the 100m hurdles in 2016, scored in that event at SECs all four years of her career, and qualified for the NCAA Championships multiple times.
Sydney McLaughlin and Dwight St. Hillaire swept the Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Freshman Runner of the Year awards for the 2018 season.
UK had 13 All-SEC selections, plus St. Hillaire and McLaughlin were named to the Conference All-Freshman Team by virtue of finishing as top rookie in their respective events.
UK will next compete at the 2018 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, which will take place June 6-9 in Eugene, Oregon.
2018 SEC Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Awards
Runner of the Year: Grant Holloway, Florida
Field Athlete of the Year: Denzel Comenentia, Georgia
Freshman Runner of the Year: Dwight St. Hillaire, Kentucky
Freshman Field Athlete of the Year: Anderson Peters, Mississippi State
Co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Anders Eriksson, Florida
Co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Nicolas Quijera, Mississippi State
Coach of the Year: Mike Holloway, Florida
2018 SEC Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Awards
Runner of the Year: Karrisa Schweizer, Missouri
Field Athlete of the Year: Keturah Orji, Georgia
Freshman Runner of the Year: Sydney McLaughlin, Kentucky
Freshman Field Athlete of the Year: Tyra Gittens, Texas A&M
Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Keturah Orji, Georgia
Coach of the Year: Mike Holloway, Florida
Men’s All-SEC Second Team
Noah Castle, discus
Tim Duckworth, long jump
Daniel Roberts, 110m hurdles
Dwight St. Hillaire, 400m
Jacob Thomson, 10k
Women’s First Team All-SEC
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, 100m hurdles, 4x400m relay
Kayelle Clarke, 4x400m relay
Sydney McLaughlin, 400m hurdles, 4x400m relay
Faith Ross, 4x400m relay
Women’s Second Team All-SEC
Celera Barnes, 4x100m relay
Marie-Josee Ebwea-Bile, triple jump
Kianna Gray, 4x100m relay
Katy Kunc, 3k steeplechase
Men’s Freshman All-SEC Team
400m: Dwight St. Hillaire
Women’s Freshman All-SEC Team
400m Hurdles: Sydney McLaughlin
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