Kentucky Set for 2019 SEC Outdoor Championships
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Kentucky track and field teams will begin the postseason portion of their outdoor campaigns at the Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championships this weekend at John McDonnell field on the University of Arkansas campus.
The meet begins at 1 p.m. ET on Thursday, 1 p.m. on Friday and 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
The SEC Championships will be streamed live on SECN+ Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ET and Friday at 7 p.m. The meet will air live on the SEC Network Saturday at 6 p.m. The broadcast talent includes Dwight Stones, Larra Overton, Jill Montgomery and John Anderson.
A total of 16 SEC men’s and women’s track and field teams are ranked among the nation’s top-25 teams, according to the latest national rankings announced Monday by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
The Kentucky women’s team is No. 4.
Florida won both the men’s and women’s titles last year in Knoxville, Tenn. It was the sixth SEC crown for both programs. Tennessee has claimed a league-leading 25 SEC men’s titles, while LSU has claimed a league-leading 13 SEC women’s titles.
The UK women’s team tied for sixth place with 70 points, and the men’s team placed seventh with 54.33 points at the SEC Outdoor Championships last season.
The UK women’s team finished sixth in the team standings with 51 points, and UK men’s team finished ninth on 31 points at the 2019 SEC Indoor Championships – at Arkansas’ indoor facility in March.
UK had three event victories at the SEC Outdoor Championships last year – two by individual hurdlers who turned professional following the season. The UK women’s 4x400m relay are the defending SEC Champions with Faith Ross the lone returner from that squad.
UK’s women’s 4x100m relay, which returns Celera Barnes and Kianna Gray from last years’ squad took silver a year ago. Marie-Josee Ebwea-Bile Excel was bronze medalist in the triple jump at SECs outdoors last May.
Dwight St. Hillaire and Daniel Roberts claimed SEC silvers in the 400m and 110m hurdles respectively a year ago, and Noah Castle took bronze in the discus.
Tickets are available for purchase ArkansasRazorbacks.com, with all-session passes $25 for adults and $10 for students.
Meet: 2019 SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Site: Fayetteville, Ark.
Venue: John McDonnell Field
Dates: Thursday-Saturday, May 9-11, 2019
Results: https://flashresults.com/2019_Meets/Outdoor/05-09_SEC/
SEC Network + Thursday (7:30 p.m. ET)
SEC Network + Friday (7 p.m. ET)
Television: SEC Network (Saturday 6 p.m. ET)
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Thursday, May 9 |
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Time (CT) |
Thursday Track Events |
Round |
Start List |
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6:30 PM |
Men 800 M |
Prelims | 3 heats 9 Advance: Top 2 Each Heat Plus Next 3 Best Times |
Ht. 1 | Ln. 2: Ben Young |
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6:50 PM |
Women 800 M |
Prelims |
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7:10 PM |
Men 200 M |
Prelims | 5 heats 9 Advance: Top 1 Each Heat Plus Next 4 Best Times |
Ht. 1 | Ln. 5: Dwight St. Hillaire
Ht. 2 | Ln. 5: Jacob Smith
Ht. 5 | Ln. 6: Cameron Council |
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7:35 PM |
Women 200 M |
Prelims| 5 heats 9 Advance: Top 1 Each Heat Plus Next 4 Best Times |
Ht 1 | Ln. 4: Chloe Abbott Ht. 2 | Ln. 6: Janie O’Connor Ht. 4 | Ln. 4: Kianna Gray Ht. 5 | Ln. 6: Celera Barnes | Ln. 7 Abby Steiner |
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8:00 PM |
Men 400 M Hurdles |
Prelims | 3 heats 9 Advance: Top 2 Each Heat Plus Next 3 Best Times |
Ht. 3 | Ln. 6: Will Walker |
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8:20 PM |
Women 400 M Hurdles |
Prelims | 2 heats 9 Advance: Top 3 Each Heat Plus Next 3 Best Times |
Ht. 1 | Ln. 5: Masai Russell
Ht. 2 | Ln. 3: Faith Ross |
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8:40 PM |
Men 10000 M |
Final |
Cole Dowdy |
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9:20 PM |
Women 10000 M |
Final |
Sarah Michels, Caitlin Shepard |
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Time |
Thursday Field Events |
Round |
Start List |
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12 PM |
Men Hammer |
Finals |
Charles Lenford Jr. |
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6:30 PM |
Women Javelin |
Finals |
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8:00 PM |
Men Javelin |
Finals |
Elijah Marta |
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Friday, May 10 |
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Time |
Friday Track Events |
Round |
Start List |
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6:00 PM |
Men 110 M Hurdles |
Prelims | 2 heats 9 Advance: Top 3 Each Heat Plus Next 3 Best Times |
Ht. 1 | Ln. 2: Daniel Roberts | Ln. 6: Tai Brown
Ht. 2 | Ln. 5: Caleb Wilt |
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6:15 PM |
Women 100 M Hurdles |
Prelims | 2 heats |
Ht. 1 | Ln. 3: Faith Ross
Ht. 2 | Ln. 3: Masai Russell |
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6:40 PM |
Men 1500 M |
Prelims | 3 heats |
Ht. 1 | Ln. 1: Kendall Muhammad | Ln. 8: Gabe Szalay
Ht. 2 | Ln. 6: Ben Young |
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7:00 PM |
Women 1500 M |
Prelims |
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7:20 PM |
Men 400 M |
Prelims | 4 heats |
Ht. 1 | Ln. 3: Dwight St. Hillaire | Ln. 6: Nathaniel Bann |
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7:45 PM |
Women 400 M |
Prelims | 5 heats |
Ht. 5 | Ln. 4: Chloe Abbott |
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8:10 PM |
Men 100 M |
Prelims |
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8:35 PM |
Women 100 M |
Prelims | 4 heats |
Ht. 2 | Ln. 4: Abby Steiner Ht. 3 | Ln. 2: Tatiana Aholou | Ln. 3: Janie O’Connor | Ln. 6: Celera Barnes Ht. 4 | Ln. 8: Kianna Gray |
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9:00 PM |
Men 3000 M Steeplechase |
Final |
Matthew Thomas, Brennan Fields, Dylan Allen |
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9:20 PM |
Women 3000 M Steeplechase |
Final |
Perri Bockrath, Rachel Boice, Mallory Liggett |
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Time |
Friday Field Events |
Round |
Start List |
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12 PM |
Women Hammer |
Finals |
Molly Leppelmeier |
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4:30 PM |
Women Long Jump |
Finals | 2 flights |
Fl. 1: Tatiana Aholou Fl. 2: M-J Ebwea-Excel, Zhane Smith |
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5 PM |
Men High Jump |
Finals |
Rahman Minor |
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6:05 PM |
Women Pole Vault |
Finals |
Jaci Bickett |
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6:20 PM |
Men Shot Put |
Finals | 1 flight |
Charles Lenford Jr., Noah Castle, Josh Sobota |
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7:05 PM |
Men Long Jump |
Finals | 2 flights |
Fl. 1 | Robbie Springfield |
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8 PM |
Women Shot Put |
Finals |
Nicole Fautsch, Molly Leppelmeier |
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Saturday, May 11 |
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Time |
Saturday Track Events |
Round |
Start List |
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5:05 PM |
Men 4×100 M Relay |
Final |
UK |
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5:15 PM |
Women 4×100 M Relay |
Final |
UK |
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5:25 PM |
Men 1500 M |
Final |
TBD |
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5:35 PM |
Women 1500 M |
Final |
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5:45 PM |
Men 110 M Hurdles |
Final |
TBD |
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5:55 PM |
Women 100 M Hurdles |
Final |
TBD |
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6:05 PM |
Men 400 M |
Final |
TBD |
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6:15 PM |
Women 400 M |
Final |
TBD |
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6:25 PM |
Men 100 M |
Final |
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6:35 PM |
Women 100 M |
Final |
TBD |
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6:45 PM |
Men 800 M |
Final |
TBD |
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6:55 PM |
Women 800 M |
Final |
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7:05 PM |
Men 400 M Hurdles |
Final |
TBD |
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7:15 PM |
Women 400 M Hurdles |
Final |
TBD |
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7:25 PM |
Men 200 M |
Final |
TBD |
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7:35 PM |
Women 200 M |
Final |
TBD |
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7:45 PM |
Men 5000 M |
Final |
Fields, Warren, Muhammad, Thomas, Dowdy |
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8:05 PM |
Women 5000 M |
Final |
Shepard, Walsh |
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8:30 PM |
Men 4×400 M Relay |
Final | 2 sections |
Sec. 2 | Ln. 8: UK |
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8:40 PM |
Women 4×400 M Relay |
Final | 2 sections |
Sec. 2 | Ln. 3: UK |
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Time |
Saturday Field Events |
Round |
Start List |
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12:30 PM |
Men Discus |
Finals | 2 flights |
Fl. 2 |Charles Lenford Jr., Josh Sobota, Noah Castle |
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2:30 PM |
Men Triple Jump |
Finals | 2 Flights |
Fl. 1 | Robbie Springfield |
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2:45 PM |
Women Discus |
Finals | 2 Flights |
Fl. 2 | Nicole Fautsch, Molly Leppelmeier |
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5:00 PM |
Men Pole Vault |
Finals |
Joseph Jardine, Matthew Peare, Lincoln Young |
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5:15 PM |
Women Triple Jump |
Finals | 2 Flights |
Fl. 1: Zhane Smith |
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5:45 PM |
Women High Jump |
Finals |
Carly Hinkle, Ellen Ekholm |
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