UKTF Set for Florida Relays
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Kentucky track and field will compete in the warm weather at the Florida Relays this week Thursday through Saturday (March 28-30) at Percy Beard Track, located inside James G. Pressly Stadium on the UF campus.
SEC Network+ /Watch ESPN) will stream the meet on Friday from 1 – 5 p.m. ET, and Saturday from 2:30 – 7:45 p.m.
Meet Dates (all times Eastern)
- Thursday, March 28 – 2 p.m. start
- Friday, March 29 – 9:30 a.m. start
- Saturday, March 30 – 9 a.m. start
Faith Ross was named Southeastern Conference Women’s Runner of the Week, and Jacob Smith picked up Men’s Freshman of the Week honors earlier this week.
Ross swept the hurdles events at the Vanderbilt Black & Gold Invite last weekend, winning the women’s 100m hurdles in 13.62 (-1.0) and the 400m hurdles in 57.38 — .02 off her PB. Her 400H time ranks second nationally through two weeks of the outdoor season and leads the SEC. Her 200m time ranks fifth nationally. She also ran on UK’s 4×1, which ranks fifth in the SEC.
Smith won the men’s 200m in 20.75w (+2.1), .01 ahead of sophomore Dwight St. Hillaire at the Vanderbilt Black & Gold Invitational. He’s tied for the overall lead in the conference and third nationally. Smith was top collegian in the 100m in 10.73 (-0.7).
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2019 Florida Relays – UK entries |
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Thursday, March 28 |
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2 PM |
Women |
Open 200 Meters |
Final |
Abbott, O’Connor |
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2:25 PM |
Men |
Open 200 Meters |
Final |
Bann, Brown, Council, Smith, Wilt |
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2:50 PM |
Women |
Open 400 Meters |
Final |
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3:10 PM |
Men |
Open 400 Meters |
Final |
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3:45 PM |
Women |
Open 400 Meter Hurdles |
Final |
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4:05 PM |
Men |
Open 400 Meter Hurdles |
Final |
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5 PM |
Men |
Hammer |
Prelim/Final |
Lenford Jr. |
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7 PM |
Men |
Javelin |
Prelim/Final |
Marta |
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9 PM |
Women |
5000 Meters |
Final |
Lacy, Michaels, Shepard, Walsh |
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9:45 PM |
Men |
5000 Meters |
Final |
C. Dowdy, T. Dowdy, Warren |
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Friday, March 29 |
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11:30 AM |
Women |
Discus (inner) |
Prelim/Final |
Fautsch, Leppelmeier |
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12 PM |
Women |
Hammer |
Prelim/Final |
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12:15 PM |
Women |
100 Meter Hurdles (Back) |
Final |
Ross, Russell |
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12:15 PM |
Men |
110 Meter Hurdles (front) |
Final |
Brown, Roberts, Wilt |
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1:05 PM |
Women |
100 Meter (front) |
Final |
Barnes, Gray, O’Connor, Steiner |
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1:05 PM |
Men |
100 Meter (back) |
Final |
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1:45 PM |
Women |
Collegiate 400 Meter |
Final |
Abbott |
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2 PM |
Women |
Long Jump Invite |
Prelim/Final |
Ebwea-Excel |
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2 PM |
Men |
Long Jump Invite |
Prelim/Final |
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2:10 PM |
Men |
Collegiate 400 Meter |
Final |
Smith, St. Hillaire |
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2:35 PM |
Women |
800 Meters |
Final |
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3 PM |
Men |
800 Meters |
Final |
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3 PM |
Men |
High Jump Invite |
Final |
Minor |
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3 PM |
Women |
Pole Vault |
Final |
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3 PM |
Men |
Discus (inner) |
Prelim/Final |
Sobota |
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3:30 PM |
Women |
Collegiate 400 Meter Hurdles |
Final |
Ross, Russell |
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3:30 PM |
Men |
Long Jump |
Prelim/Final |
Riley |
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3;30 PM |
Women |
Long Jump |
Prelim/Final |
Coombs |
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3:55 PM |
Men |
Collegiate 400 Meter Hurdles |
Final |
Walker |
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4;20 PM |
Women |
200 Meter Invite |
Final |
Gray, Steiner |
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4:30 PM |
Men |
200 Meter Invite |
Final |
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5;20 PM |
Women |
4 x 400 Meter Relay |
Prelim |
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5:30 PM |
Men |
Hammer Invite |
Prelim/Final |
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5:30 PM |
Women |
High Jump Invite |
Final |
Ekholm, Hinkle |
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6 PM |
Men |
4 x 400 Meter Relay |
Prelim |
???? |
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6 PM |
Women |
Discus Invite (inner) |
Prelim/Final |
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7:30 PM |
Women |
Javelin |
Prelim/Final |
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8:20 PM |
Women |
1500 Meters |
Final |
Muhammad, Szalay, Young |
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8:50 PM |
Men |
1500 Meters |
Final |
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9:20 PM |
Women |
3000 Meter Steeplechase |
Final |
Bockrath, Boice, Liggett |
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9:50 PM |
Men |
3000 Meter Steeplechase |
Final |
Allen, Fields, Thomas |
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Saturday, March 30 |
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11 AM |
Men |
Discus Invite |
Prelim/Final |
Castle, Lenford Jr. |
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11 AM |
Women |
Hammer Invite |
Prelim/Final |
Leppelmeier |
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12 PM |
Men |
High Jump |
Final |
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12 PM |
Women |
Shuttle Hurdle Relay |
Final |
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12:15 PM |
Men |
Shuttle Hurdle Relay |
Final |
Brown, Roberts, Walker, Wilt |
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12:30 PM |
Women |
Sprint Medley Relay |
Final |
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12:55 PM |
Men |
Sprint Medley Relay |
Final |
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1 PM |
Men |
Pole Vault |
Final |
Jardine, Peare |
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1 PM |
Men |
Shot Put |
Prelim/Final |
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1 PM |
Women |
Shot Put Invite |
Prelim/Final |
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1:30 PM |
Men |
Triple Jump |
Prelim/Final |
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2:40 PM |
Women |
4 x 100 Meter Relay |
Final |
Barnes, Steiner, Abbott, Gray, Ross, O’Connor |
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3:05 PM |
Men |
4 x 100 Meter Relay |
Final |
Roberts, St. Hillaire, Smith, Council |
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3:30 PM |
Women |
Shot Put |
Prelim/Final |
Fautsch, Leppelmeier |
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3:30 PM |
Men |
Shot Put Invite |
Prelim/Final |
Castle, Lenford Jr., Sobota |
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4 PM |
Women |
Triple Jump |
Prelim/Final |
Coombs, Ebwea-Excel |
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4 PM |
Women |
High Jump |
Final |
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4 PM |
Women |
4 x 800 Meter Relay |
Final |
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4:15 PM |
Men |
4 x 800 Meter Relay |
Final |
Fields, Muhammad, Szalay, Young |
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4:30 PM |
Women |
4 x 200 Meter Relay |
Final |
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4:50 PM |
Men |
4 x 200 Meter Relay |
Final |
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5:10 PM |
Women |
Distance Medley Relay |
Final |
Bockrath, O’Connor, Akin, Shepard |
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5:25 PM |
Men |
Distance Medley Relay |
Final |
Thomas, Muhammad, Allen, Warren |
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6:05 PM |
Women |
4 x 400 Meter Relay |
Final |
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6:15 PM |
Men |
4 x 400 Meter Relay |
Final |
???? |
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6:25 PM |
Women |
Olympic Development 4 x 400 Meter Relay |
Final |
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6:35 PM |
Men |
Olympic Development 4 x 400 Meter Relay |
Final |
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6:45 PM |
Women |
Tom Jones Invite 4 x 400 Meter Relay |
Final |
???? |
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6:55 PM |
Men |
Jimmy Carnes Invite 4 x 400 Meter Relay |
Final |
???? |
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