Kentucky to Begin 2018-19 at Hoosier Open Friday
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The University of Kentucky track and field season will get under way on Friday at the Hoosier Open inside Gladstein Field House on the Indiana University Campus.
The Wildcats will test their fall training before breaking for the winter holidays.
Friday’s meet will be UK’s first track competition under Head Coach Lonnie Greene’s direction.
The Wildcats have 70 entries in Friday’s meet, which will provide a benchmark to test against when the athletes return to campus in early January after final exams and the holidays.
The Wildcats will open up in 2019 at the Jim Green Invitational Jan. 11-12 inside Nutter Field House, which will take the place of the Kentucky Invitational, as the Wildcats’ home opener.
UK’s other home indoor meet will be the McCravy Memorial Feb. 1-2.
The postseason will begin at the SEC Indoor Championships Feb. 22-23 hosted by Arkansas at the Tyson Indoor facility. The NCAA Indoor Championships will be March 8-9 in Birmingham, Alabama.
At the 2018 SEC Indoor Championships, the UK men’s team placed sixth with 45 points, and the women’s team was third with 74.
At the 2018 NCAA Indoor Championships, the UK men’s team finished 17th with 12 points, and the Wildcats women’s team placed third with 34.
2018 Hoosier Open + UK entries
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Track Events |
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Heat winners + times of trials advance to finals |
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4:30pm |
W 60m Hurdle Trials |
Tatiana Aholou Latavia Coombs Ida Eikeng Faith Ross Masai Russel |
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4:40pm |
M 60m Hurdle Trials |
Daniel Roberts Caleb Wilt |
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4:50pm |
W 60m Trials |
Celera Barnes Kianna Gray Devine Parker Zhane Smith |
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5 pm |
M 60m Trials |
Cameron Council Jacob Smith
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5:05pm |
W Mile |
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5:15pm |
M Mile |
Kendall Muhammad |
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5:25pm |
W 60m Hurdle Finals |
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5:30pm |
M 60m Hurdle Finals |
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5:35pm |
W 60m Finals |
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5:40pm |
M 60m Finals |
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5:50pm |
W 400m |
Masai Russell Kamilah Williams |
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5:55pm |
M 400m |
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6:05pm |
W 500m |
Chloe Abbott Brooke Nohilly Faith Ross |
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6:15pm |
M 500m |
Nathaniel Bann Marquise Hill William Walker |
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6:25pm |
W 1000m |
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6:30pm |
M 1000m |
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no race |
W 5000m Fast Section |
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6:40pm |
M 5000m Fast Section |
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7 pm |
W 200m |
Janie O’Connor Devine Parker |
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7:05pm |
M 200m |
Daniel Roberts Caleb Wilt |
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7:20pm |
W 300m |
Celera Barnes Kianna Gray |
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7:20pm |
M 300m |
Cameron Council Jacob Smith |
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7:35pm |
W 3000m |
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7:50pm |
M 3000m |
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8:05pm |
W 4 x 400m Relay |
UK (two teams) |
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8:20pm |
M 4 x 400m Relay |
UK (two teams) |
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Field Events |
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Throws |
Top nine to final round |
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3:45pm |
W 20lb Weight |
Molly Leppelmeier
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30 min later |
M 35lb Weight |
Charles Lenford Jr. |
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30 min later |
W Shot Put |
Ida Eikeng Nicole Fautsch Molly Leppelmeier |
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30 min later |
M Shot Put |
Noah Castle Charles Lenford Jr. Josh Sobota |
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Horizontal Jumps |
– Top nine to final round |
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5:15pm |
W Long Jump |
Tatiana Aholou Zhane Smith |
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30 min later |
M Long Jump |
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30 min later |
W Triple Jump |
Marie-Josée Ebwea-Bile Excel Latavia Coombs |
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30 min later |
M Triple Jump |
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Vertical Jumps |
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5 pm |
W Pole Vault |
Riley Caudill Alison D’Alessandro |
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6:15pm |
W High Jump |
Ida Eikeng Ellen Ekholm Carly Hinkle |
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7 pm |
M Pole Vault |
Joseph Jardine Matt Peare Lincoln Young |
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7:30pm |
M High Jump |
Rahman Minor |
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