Peare, Steiner Strike Back-to-Back Gold
FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas – Senior Matthew Peare and junior Abby Steiner won gold medals in the pole vault and 200-meter dash, respectively – defending their titles from a year ago – during Saturday’s conclusion of the Southeastern Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships held at the University of Arkansas’ Tyson Track Center.
Peare peaked with a vault of 17’9.75″/5.43m to win his second SEC crown and become the first Wildcat to win back-to-back titles in that event. Steiner, coming off an SEC-record 22.41 time in last night’s preliminary, commanded the 200m with a 22.50 mark that is the second-best time of her career. Like Peare, she won her event for the second year in a row and is the only Wildcat ever to win the SEC indoor 200.
Peare and Steiner were joined on the medalist stand by sophomore Lance Lang, who won a bronze medal in the 200m (20.79 seconds), and by UK’s 4×400-meter relays, each of whom earned silver with school-record times. The men’s 4×400, comprised of Jacob Smith, Lang, Kenroy Williams and Dwight St. Hillaire, posted 3:04.67 in erasing their own UK record set two weeks ago. The women’s quartet, Megan Moss, Steiner, Masai Russell and Dajour Miles, set a new school standard of 3:28.82.
The medalists led the Kentucky women to a fifth-place finish with 57 points, equal the team’s place at SEC Indoors a year ago. The UK men totaled 47 points and placed seventh, one spot lower than last year. The Arkansas men and women won the SEC team titles.
The top eight finishers in each event earned points. In addition to the medalists, these Wildcats also scored points on Saturday:
Fourth place
Masai Russell, 60m, 8.12
Dajour Miles, 200m, 23.16 (personal best), No. 6 on UK all-time list
Josh Sobota, shot put, 60’9.5″/18.53m
Dwight St. Hillaire, 400m, 45.67
Fifth place
Abby Steiner, 60m, 7.30
Jenna Schwinghamer, 800m, 2:07.55 (personal best), No. 6 on UK all-time list
Dylan Allen, mile, 4:02.34 (personal best)
Lance Lang, 60m, 6.78
Sixth place
Tai Brown, 60m hurdles, 7.84
Molly Leppelmeier, shot put, 52’3.25″
Megan Moss, 400m, 52:32 (personal best), tied for No. 3 on UK all-time list
Eighth place
Tori Herman, mile, 4:44.01
A tape-delayed broadcast of the championship, called by John Anderson, Dan O’Brien and Dwight Stones, will air on the SEC Network Sunday at 8 p.m. ET.
Sunday tape delay broadcast on SEC Network
Here is a list of Kentucky results for all three days of the meet:
Event Schedule and Results (Times EST):
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Saturday, February 27 |
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Event |
UK entries |
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Men’s Pole Vault – Final |
1. Matthew Peare, 17’9.75″/5.43m Wins SEC gold medal for second consecutive year; first Wildcat to win back-to-back gold in that event 10. Joseph Jardine, 16’6.75″/5.05m | tie PB No. 7 on UK all-time list 12. Lincoln Young, 16’0.75/4.90m |
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Men’s Shot Put – Prelim/Final |
4. Josh Sobota, 60’9.5″/18.53m |
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Men’s Triple Jump – Prelim/Final |
12. Joseph Palmer, 46’0″/14.02m |
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Men’s Mile – Final |
5. Dylan Allen, 4:02.34 | Personal best |
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Men’s 60m — Final |
5. Lance Lang, 6.78 |
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Men’s 400m — Final |
4. Dwight St. Hillaire, 45.67 |
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Men’s 60m Hurdles – Final |
6. Tai Brown, 7.84 |
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Men’s 200m – Final |
3. Lance Lang, 20.79 | Bronze medal Lang’s second SEC medal, also silver in the 60m dash in 2020 |
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Men’s 3000m – Final |
10. Jake Allen, 8:10.03 11. Ethan Kern, 8:10.13 | Personal best 16. Matt Duvall, 8:14.06 Dylan Allen, did not finish |
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Men’s 4×400 Relay – Final |
2. Kentucky (Jacob Smith, Lance Lang, Kenroy Williams, Dwight St. Hillaire), 3:04.67 UK record, existing one set two weeks ago |
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Women’s Shot Put – Prelim/Final |
6. Molly Leppelmeier, 52’3.25″/15.93m | SB |
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Women’s Mile – Final |
8. Tori Herman, 4:44.01 10. Perri Bockrath, 4:46.96 |
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Women’s 60m – Final |
5. Abby Steiner, 7.30 |
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Women’s 400m – Final |
6. Megan Moss, 52:32 | Personal best Tied for 3rd on UK all-time list |
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Women’s 60m Hurdles – Final |
4. Masai Russell, 8.12 |
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Women’s 800m – Final |
5. Jenna Schwinghamer, 2:07.55 | PB No. 6 on UK all-time list |
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Women’s 200m – Final |
1. Abby Steiner, 22.50 Wins SEC gold medal for second consecutive year; only Wildcat ever to win this event 4. Dajour Miles, 23.16 | Personal best No. 6 on UK all-time list |
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Women’s 3000m – Final |
15. Perri Bockrath, 9:40.60 18. Kaitlyn Lacy, 9:56.87 |
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Women’s 400m Relay – Final |
2. Kentucky (Megan Moss, Abby Steiner, Masai Russell, Dajour Miles), 3:28.82 School record |
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Friday, February 26 |
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UK entries |
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Men’s High Jump |
11. Trey Causey III, 6’8″/2.03m |
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Men’s Long Jump — Prelim/Final |
11. Robbie Springfield, 24’3.75″/7.41m | PB No. 10 on UK all-time list 17. Trey Causey III, 22’9″/6.93m |
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Men’s Mile – Semifinal |
Heat 1: 5. Dylan Allen, 4:05.76 q Heat 1: 10. Jacob Brizendine, 4:17.27 |
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Men’s 60m Hurdles – Semifinal |
Heat 2: 4. Tai Brown, 7.83 q | Season best |
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Men’s 400m – Semifinal |
Heat 2: 2. Jacob Smith, 46.61 | Personal best No. 4 on UK all-time list Heat 4: 1. Dwight St. Hillaire, 46.05 q |
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Men’s 60m — Semifinal |
Heat 2: 6. Rodney Heath Jr., 6.87 Heat 3: 2. Lance Lang, 6.71 q |
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Men’s 5000m – Final |
10. Matt Duvall, 14:18.71 | Personal best No. 10 on UK all-time list 14. Ethan Kern, 14:32.23 | Personal best 20. Aaron Withrow, 14:45.76 |
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Men’s 200m – Semifinal |
Heat 3: 1. Lance Lang, 20.79 q Heat 3: 4. Rodney Heath Jr., 22.02 |
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Women’s High Jump – Final |
7. Annika Williams, 5’9.25″/1.76m T8. Carly Hinkle, 5’7.25″/1.71m |
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Women’s Pole Vault – Final |
T8. Siobhan Szerencsits, 13’3.5″/4.05m | PB, No. 2 on UK all-time list — Alison D’Alessandro, no height cleared |
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Women’s Mile – Semifinal |
Heat 1: 5. Tori Herman, 4:39.52 q | PB, No. 3 on UK all-time list Heat 1: 9. Kaitlyn Lacy, 4:58.28 Heat 1: 10. Jenna Gearing, 4:59.48 Heat 2: 5. Perri Bockrath, 4:45.58 q | PB Heat 2: 11. Rachel Boice, 4:56.25 |
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Women’s 60m Hurdles – Semifinal |
Heat 1: 5. Darci Khan, 8.33 | Season best Heat 2: 3. Masai Russell, 8.21 q Heat 2: 5. Shadajah Ballard, 8.37 | Season best |
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Women’s 400m – Semifinal |
Heat 2: 2. Megan Moss, 52.65 q | Season best |
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Women’s 60m – Semifinal |
Heat 1: 5. Kaylyn Heath, 7.42 | Personal best Heat 2: 1. Abby Steiner 7.23 Q Heat 3: 5. Dajour Miles, 7.52 |
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Women’s 800m – Semifinal |
Heat 2: 2. Jenna Schwinghamer, 2:07.79 Q | PB, No. 7 on UK all-time list Heat 3: 5. Bryanna Lucas, 2:09.68 |
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Women’s 5000m – Final |
14. Sophie Carrier, 17:20.39 |
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Women’s 200m – Semifinal |
Heat 1: 1. Dajour Miles, 23.21 q | Personal best, No. 7 on UK all-time list Heat 5: Abby Steiner, 22.41 q | Personal best Breaks her own UK record | SEC record Tied third-fastest in collegiate history Fastest in the United States this year Second-fastest in the world this year |
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Thursday, Feb. 25 |
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Event |
UK entries |
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Men’s Weight Throw — Prelim/Final |
14. Michael Browning, 63’4.25″/19.31m Personal best | No. 8 on UK all-time list |
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Men’s Distance Medley Relay |
8. Kentucky, 9:43.51 (Dylan Allen, Kenroy Williams, Jacob Brizendine, Jake Allen) |
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Women’s Distance Medley Relay |
5. Kentucky, 11:12.91 (Jenna Schwinghamer, Masai Russell, Bryanna Lucas, Jenna Gearing) No. 3 on UK all-time list |
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Women’s Weight Throw — Prelim/Final |
7. Molly Leppelmeier, 65’11.75″/20.50m 9. Jade Gates, 64’1″/19.53m |
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Thursday, February 25 and Friday, February 26 – Women’s Pentathlon and Men’s Heptathlon |
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Event |
UK entries |
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Women’s Heptathlon |
4. Annika Williams: 4004, No. 2 on UK all-time list |
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Women’s 60m Hurdles |
10. Annika Williams, 8.88 (935 points) |
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Women’s High Jump |
3. Annika Williams, 5’9.75″/1.77m (941 points) | tie PB |
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Women’s Shot Put |
3. Annika Williams, 38’7.5″/11.77m (646 points) |
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Women’s Long Jump |
4. Annika Williams, 19’2.75″/5.86m (807 points)| tie PB |
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Women’s 800m |
5. Annika Williams, 2:31.41 (675 points) | Personal best |
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Men’s Heptathlon |
8. Joseph Jardine: 5211, No. 3 on UK All-time list |
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Thursday – Day One |
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60m Dash |
T6. Joseph Jardine, 7.11 (844 points) |
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Long Jump |
9. Joseph Jardine, 22’8.5″/6.92m (795 points) |
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Shot Put |
14. Joseph Jardine, 36’3.5″/11.06m (549 points) |
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High Jump |
14. Joseph Jardine, 5’8.75″/1.75m (585 points) | PB |
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Friday – Day Two |
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60m Hurdles |
13. Joseph Jardine, 8.90 (768 points) |
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Pole Vault |
5. Joseph Jardine, 15’11″/4.85m (865 points) |
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1000m |
5. Joseph Jardine, 2:46.30 (805 points) | Personal best |
Event Schedule and Results (Times EST):
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Saturday, February 27 |
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Event |
UK entries |
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Men’s Pole Vault – Final |
1. Matthew Peare, 17’9.75″/5.43m Wins SEC gold medal for second consecutive year; first Wildcat to win back-to-back gold in that event 10. Joseph Jardine, 16’6.75″/5.05m | tie PB No. 7 on UK all-time list 12. Lincoln Young, 16’0.75/4.90m |
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Men’s Shot Put – Prelim/Final |
4. Josh Sobota, 60’9.5″/18.53m |
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Men’s Triple Jump – Prelim/Final |
12. Joseph Palmer, 46’0″/14.02m |
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Men’s Mile – Final |
5. Dylan Allen, 4:02.34 | Personal best |
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Men’s 60m — Final |
5. Lance Lang, 6.78 |
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Men’s 400m — Final |
4. Dwight St. Hillaire, 45.67 |
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Men’s 60m Hurdles – Final |
6. Tai Brown, 7.84 |
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Men’s 200m – Final |
3. Lance Lang, 20.79 | Bronze medal Lang’s second SEC medal, also silver in the 60m dash in 2020 |
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Men’s 3000m – Final |
10. Jake Allen, 8:10.03 11. Ethan Kern, 8:10.13 | Personal best 16. Matt Duvall, 8:14.06 Dylan Allen, did not finish |
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Men’s 4×400 Relay – Final |
2. Kentucky (Jacob Smith, Lance Lang, Kenroy Williams, Dwight St. Hillaire), 3:04.67 UK record, existing one set two weeks ago |
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Women’s Shot Put – Prelim/Final |
6. Molly Leppelmeier, 52’3.25″/15.93m | SB |
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Women’s Mile – Final |
8. Tori Herman, 4:44.01 10. Perri Bockrath, 4:46.96 |
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Women’s 60m – Final |
5. Abby Steiner, 7.30 |
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Women’s 400m – Final |
6. Megan Moss, 52:32 | Personal best Tied for 3rd on UK all-time list |
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Women’s 60m Hurdles – Final |
4. Masai Russell, 8.12 |
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Women’s 800m – Final |
5. Jenna Schwinghamer, 2:07.55 | PB No. 6 on UK all-time list |
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Women’s 200m – Final |
1. Abby Steiner, 22.50 Wins SEC gold medal for second consecutive year; only Wildcat ever to win this event 4. Dajour Miles, 23.16 | Personal best No. 6 on UK all-time list |
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Women’s 3000m – Final |
15. Perri Bockrath, 9:40.60 18. Kaitlyn Lacy, 9:56.87 |
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Women’s 400m Relay – Final |
2. Kentucky (Megan Moss, Abby Steiner, Masai Russell, Dajour Miles), 3:28.82 School record |
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Friday, February 26 |
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UK entries |
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Men’s High Jump |
11. Trey Causey III, 6’8″/2.03m |
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Men’s Long Jump — Prelim/Final |
11. Robbie Springfield, 24’3.75″/7.41m | PB No. 10 on UK all-time list 17. Trey Causey III, 22’9″/6.93m |
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Men’s Mile – Semifinal |
Heat 1: 5. Dylan Allen, 4:05.76 q Heat 1: 10. Jacob Brizendine, 4:17.27 |
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Men’s 60m Hurdles – Semifinal |
Heat 2: 4. Tai Brown, 7.83 q | Season best |
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Men’s 400m – Semifinal |
Heat 2: 2. Jacob Smith, 46.61 | Personal best No. 4 on UK all-time list Heat 4: 1. Dwight St. Hillaire, 46.05 q |
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Men’s 60m — Semifinal |
Heat 2: 6. Rodney Heath Jr., 6.87 Heat 3: 2. Lance Lang, 6.71 q |
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Men’s 5000m – Final |
10. Matt Duvall, 14:18.71 | Personal best No. 10 on UK all-time list 14. Ethan Kern, 14:32.23 | Personal best 20. Aaron Withrow, 14:45.76 |
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Men’s 200m – Semifinal |
Heat 3: 1. Lance Lang, 20.79 q Heat 3: 4. Rodney Heath Jr., 22.02 |
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Women’s High Jump – Final |
7. Annika Williams, 5’9.25″/1.76m T8. Carly Hinkle, 5’7.25″/1.71m |
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Women’s Pole Vault – Final |
T8. Siobhan Szerencsits, 13’3.5″/4.05m | PB, No. 2 on UK all-time list — Alison D’Alessandro, no height cleared |
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Women’s Mile – Semifinal |
Heat 1: 5. Tori Herman, 4:39.52 q | PB, No. 3 on UK all-time list Heat 1: 9. Kaitlyn Lacy, 4:58.28 Heat 1: 10. Jenna Gearing, 4:59.48 Heat 2: 5. Perri Bockrath, 4:45.58 q | PB Heat 2: 11. Rachel Boice, 4:56.25 |
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Women’s 60m Hurdles – Semifinal |
Heat 1: 5. Darci Khan, 8.33 | Season best Heat 2: 3. Masai Russell, 8.21 q Heat 2: 5. Shadajah Ballard, 8.37 | Season best |
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Women’s 400m – Semifinal |
Heat 2: 2. Megan Moss, 52.65 q | Season best |
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Women’s 60m – Semifinal |
Heat 1: 5. Kaylyn Heath, 7.42 | Personal best Heat 2: 1. Abby Steiner 7.23 Q Heat 3: 5. Dajour Miles, 7.52 |
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Women’s 800m – Semifinal |
Heat 2: 2. Jenna Schwinghamer, 2:07.79 Q | PB, No. 7 on UK all-time list Heat 3: 5. Bryanna Lucas, 2:09.68 |
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Women’s 5000m – Final |
14. Sophie Carrier, 17:20.39 |
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Women’s 200m – Semifinal |
Heat 1: 1. Dajour Miles, 23.21 q | Personal best, No. 7 on UK all-time list Heat 5: Abby Steiner, 22.41 q | Personal best Breaks her own UK record | SEC record Tied third-fastest in collegiate history Fastest in the United States this year Second-fastest in the world this year |
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Thursday, Feb. 25 |
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Event |
UK entries |
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Men’s Weight Throw — Prelim/Final |
14. Michael Browning, 63’4.25″/19.31m Personal best | No. 8 on UK all-time list |
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Men’s Distance Medley Relay |
8. Kentucky, 9:43.51 (Dylan Allen, Kenroy Williams, Jacob Brizendine, Jake Allen) |
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Women’s Distance Medley Relay |
5. Kentucky, 11:12.91 (Jenna Schwinghamer, Masai Russell, Bryanna Lucas, Jenna Gearing) No. 3 on UK all-time list |
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Women’s Weight Throw — Prelim/Final |
7. Molly Leppelmeier, 65’11.75″/20.50m 9. Jade Gates, 64’1″/19.53m |
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Thursday, February 25 and Friday, February 26 – Women’s Pentathlon and Men’s Heptathlon |
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Event |
UK entries |
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Women’s Heptathlon |
4. Annika Williams: 4004, No. 2 on UK all-time list |
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Women’s 60m Hurdles |
10. Annika Williams, 8.88 (935 points) |
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Women’s High Jump |
3. Annika Williams, 5’9.75″/1.77m (941 points) | tie PB |
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Women’s Shot Put |
3. Annika Williams, 38’7.5″/11.77m (646 points) |
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Women’s Long Jump |
4. Annika Williams, 19’2.75″/5.86m (807 points)| tie PB |
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Women’s 800m |
5. Annika Williams, 2:31.41 (675 points) | Personal best |
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Men’s Heptathlon |
8. Joseph Jardine: 5211, No. 3 on UK All-time list |
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Thursday – Day One |
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60m Dash |
T6. Joseph Jardine, 7.11 (844 points) |
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Long Jump |
9. Joseph Jardine, 22’8.5″/6.92m (795 points) |
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Shot Put |
14. Joseph Jardine, 36’3.5″/11.06m (549 points) |
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High Jump |
14. Joseph Jardine, 5’8.75″/1.75m (585 points) | PB |
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Friday – Day Two |
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60m Hurdles |
13. Joseph Jardine, 8.90 (768 points) |
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Pole Vault |
5. Joseph Jardine, 15’11″/4.85m (865 points) |
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1000m |
5. Joseph Jardine, 2:46.30 (805 points) | Personal |
