UKTF Totals 20 Wins at 2019 Kentucky Open

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky track and field Wildcats claimed 17 event victories – and a further three more events where a Wildcat alumnus was top collegian – on a chilly, but fortunately not too rainy Saturday at the Kentucky Open, which was UK’s only outdoor home meet of 2019.
 
Daniel Roberts won the men’s 110m hurdles in 13.82 (+0.3), and Tai Brown was runner-up in a PB 13.89 (+0.3), which moved him to No. 5 on the UK all-time list. . Caleb Wilt was third.
 
All-America triple jumper Marie-Josée Ebwea-Bile Excel reached a wind-legal outdoor long jump personal best 20’4.5″/6.21m (+0.7), to win the event and improve her No. 9 mark on the UK all-time list.  Freshman Zhane Smith reached a mark at 20’1″/6.12m (+0.0) to be runner-up and Tatiana Aholou was third with an outdoor season best 19’8″/5.99m.
 
Ellen Ekholm and Carly Hinkle went 1-2 in the women’s high jump clearing respective heights of 5’8.75″/1.75m and 5’7″/1.70m.
 
Rahman Minor won the men’s high jump clearing 6’9.75″/2.08m.

UK’s women’s 4x100m relay of Celera Barnes, Abby Steiner, Faith Ross and Kianna Gray won in 44.77.

Abby Steiner (11.61), Celera Barnes (11.67) and Janie O’Connor (11.90) swept the podium in the women’s 100m.
 
Nicole Fautsch maintained her run of PBs to win the women’s shot put with a mark of 53’3.5″/16.24m. Molly Leppelmeier placed fourth.
 
UK alumna Micaela Hazlewood won the women’s discus with a mark at 180’7″/55.04m. Fautsch tossed a 3.5-inch PB 176’4″/53.76m to move to No. 7 on the UK all-time list. She placed second overall and was top collegian. Leppelmeier placed fourth.
 
Charles Lenford Jr. 189’0″/57.60m won the men’s discus with a mark of 189’0″/57.60m. Lenford Jr. moved to No. 6 on the UK all-time hammer throw list with a fourth-place mark of 194’5″/59.27m – a 2.5-inch PB.
 
 
Noah Castle (62’2.25″/18.95m) and Josh Sobota (59’7.5″/18.17m) went 1-2 in the men’s shot put.
 
Chloe Abbott won the women’s 400m in 52.72 and Dwight St. Hillaire won the men’s 400m in 47.52.
 
Ben Young won the men’s 800m in 1:50.52.
 
Kentucky Class of 2018 alumnus Ethan Shalaway won the men’s javelin with a mark of 224’3″/68.36m. Senior All-American Elijah Marta was top collegian and second overall tossing a mark of 203’0″/61.88m.
 
UKTF Class of 2018 alumnus Mohammed Abubakar won the men’s long jump leaping to a mark of 24’2.5″/7.38m (+0.3).
 
Brennan Fields and Matthew Thomas went 1-2 in the men’s 3k steeplechase with respective times of 9:00.89 and 9:01.45.Matt Peare won the men’s pole vault clearing 16’8.75″/5.10m. Joseph Jardine and Lincoln Young cleared PBs with Jardine’s 16’2.75″/4.95m for third place moving him to No. 8 on the UK outdoor all-time list and Young’s 15’9″/4.80m ranking just outside the UK outdoor all-time top-10.
 
Will Walker won the men’s 400m hurdles in 53.81.

Wildcat class of 2018 alumna Jacklyn Howell won the women’s 100m hurdles in 13.59 (+0.1). Masai Russell was second overall – and top collegian – in 13.62.
 
Russell and Faith Ross went 1-2 in the women’s 400m hurdles with respective times of 61.08 and 61.09.
 
 
UK’s women’s 4x400m relay of Janie O’Connor, Kianna Gray, Devine Parker and Kamilah Williams won to finish the meet for UK.
 
Prior to the 4x400m relay UK honored its senior class.

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