Kentucky Men Third, Women Fifth at Wooo Pig Classic
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Kentucky men’s track and field team finished third and the UK women were fifth in team standings Fridayat the Wooo Pig Classic in the Randal Tyson Track Center in Fayetteville, Ark.
Among a strong field of seven teams, the UK men did not win any events, but picked up a number of second and third place finishes.
- Lance Lang, second in the 200m dash, 20.98 seconds; and third in the 60m dash, 6.75
- Matt Peare, second in the pole vault, 17’4.5″/5.30m
- Rahman Minor, second in the high jump, 7’0.5″/2.15m; actually tied for the winning height but finished second in tiebreaker based on number of jumps needed to clear
- Tai Brown, third in the 60-meter hurdles, 7.94 seconds
- Dwight St. Hillaire, third in the 400m run, 46.78
- Dylan Allen, third in the 3000m run, 8:11.54
- Josh Sobota, third in the shot put, 60’3.25″/18.37m
.@KingMinor5 over the bar on his first attempt at 6’10.75″/2.10m
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— UK Track & Field (@KentuckyTrack) January 22, 2021
For the Kentucky women, Molly Leppelmeier claimed UK’s only win of the day, with a toss of 50’5.25″/15.37m in the shot put. She also finished second in the weight throw with a sling of 65’7.75″/20m. More top finishers included:
- Abby Steiner, second in the 60m dash, 7.22, a personal best that improved her No. 5 mark on UK all-time list
- Carly Hinkle and Annika Williams tied for second in the high jump, 5’8.5″/1.74m
- Third in the 4x400m relay, 3:33.48 with a season best
#UKTF women’s 4x400m relay of Megan Moss, Abby Steiner, Masai Russell and Darci Khan ran a season-best time of 3:33.48 to place third. pic.twitter.com/mNEdCoWS37
— UK Track & Field (@KentuckyTrack) January 23, 2021
Below are the Kentucky event results for the meet.
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Friday, January 22 |
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Event |
UK entries |
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Women’s 60m Hurdles prelims |
Heat 1, 6th place: Darci Khan, 8.54 Heat 1, 8th place: Annika Williams, 8.94 Heat 2, 6th place: Masai Russell, 8.43 Heat 2, 7th place: Amaya Chadwick, 8.55 Heat 2, 8th place: Shadajah Ballard, 8.94 |
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Men’s 60m Hurdles final/prelims |
Final: 3. Tai Brown, 7.94 Final: 5. Tyreke Highman, 8.12 Heat 1, 4th place: Tyricke Highman, 8.02 q Heat 1, 6th place: Joseph Jardine, 8.74 Heat 2, 3rd place: Tai Brown, 8.07 q |
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Women’s 60m final/prelims |
Final: 2. Abby Steiner, 7.22 | PB, No. 5 on UK all-time list Final: 7. Dajour Miles, 7.40 Heat 1, 3rd place: Dajour Miles, 7.42 q Heat 2, 1st place: Abby Steiner, 7.24 Q |
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Men’s 60m final/prelims |
Final: 3. Lance Lang, 6.75 Heat 1, 1st place: Lance Lang, 6.37 Q |
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Women’s Mile |
6. Tori Herman, 4:46.57 | PB, No. 10 UK all-time 7. Perri Bockrath, 4:53.69 | PB 8. Jenna Schwinghamer, 4:55.69 | PB 9. Rachel Boice, 4:59.32 |
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Men’s Mile |
11. Gabe Szalay, 4:12.58 12. Jacob Brizendine, 4:15.30 |
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Women’s 400m |
8. Megan Moss, 53.52 (second place in section 3) |
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Men’s 400m |
3. Dwight St. Hillaire, 46.78 (second place in section 4) 8. Kenroy Williams, 48.22 (second place in section 2) |
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Women’s 800m |
7. Bryanna Lucas, 2:14.61 8. Tori Herman, 2:14.98 9. DeAnna Martin, 2:15.12 |
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Men’s 800m |
7. Jacob Brizendine, 1:54.58 | PB 8. Gabe Szalay, 1:54.76 |
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Women’s 200m |
8. Dajour Miles, 23.46 (first place in section 2) 17. Darci Khan, 25.68 (second place in section 2) |
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Men’s 200m |
2. Lance Lang, 20.98 (second place in section 4) 4. Jacob Smith, 21.32 (first place in section 3) 8. Tai Brown, 21.9 (second place in section 1) |
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Women’s 3000m |
7. Jenna Gearing, 9:39.64 |
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Men’s 3000m |
3. Dylan Allen, 8:11.54 4. Matt Duvall, 8:13.65 5. Jake Allen, 8:15.89 7. Ethan Kern, 8:17.99 |
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Women’s 4x400m Relay |
3. Kentucky (Megan Moss, Abby Steiner, Masai Russell, Dajour Miles) 3:33.48 | Season best |
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Men’s 4x400m Relay |
2. Kentucky (Jacob Smith, Dwight St. Hillaire, Nathaniel Bann, Lance Lang) 3:08.18 | Season best |
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Men’s Weight Throw |
6. Michael Browning, 52’0″/17.37m |
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Women’s High Jump |
T2. Annika Williams, 5’8.5″/1.74m T2. Carly Hinkle, 5’85″/1.74m |
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Women’s Pole Vault |
T8. Nicole Bagby, 12’8.25″/3.82m T8. Siobhan Szerencsits, 12’8.25″/3.82m |
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Women’s Weight Throw |
2. Molly Leppelmeier, 65’7.5″/20m 4. Jade Gates, 63’8.25″/19.41m |
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Men’s Long Jump |
5. Trey Causey III, 23’2″/7.06m 8. Joseph Jardine, 22’7.25″/6.89m |
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Men’s Shot Put |
10. Michael Browning, 47’7″/14.50m | Season best 3. Josh Sobota, 60’3.25″/18.37m |
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Men’s Pole Vault |
2. Matt Peare, 17’4.5″/5.30m | Season best 4. Joseph Jardine, 16’6.75″/5.05m T6. Dalton Shepler, 16’0.75″/4.90m 9. Lincoln Young, 16’0.75″/4.90m |
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Women’s Shot Put |
1. Molly Leppelmeier, 50’5.25″/15.37m | Season best |
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Men’s High Jump |
2. Rahman Minor, 7’0.5″/2.15m | Season best |
The Arkansas men and women won each side of the meet. Following the Arkansas men were South Carolina, Kentucky, Texas, LSU, Missouri and Oklahoma State. Trailing the Razorback women were Texas, LSU, South Carolina, Kentucky, Oklahoma State and Missouri.
Kentucky returns to competition February 5-6 at the South Carolina Invitational.
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