Keaton Daniel Wins Again, Lance Lang Sets Freshman Record at Florida Relays
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Keaton Daniel won the pole vault for the second week in a row and Lance Lang set the freshman outdoor record in the 200-meter dash as the University of Kentucky track and field teams opened the Florida Relays on Friday in Gainesville.
A week after setting the UK outdoor school record, Daniel followed with a clearance of 17’2.75″/5.25m to tie Ryan Lipe of Alabama for the pole vault win.
Meanwhile, on the track, redshirt freshman Lance Lang finished second in the 200m dash with a time of 20.51 seconds. His mark is third all-time at UK and broke the UK freshman record of 20.74 seconds set two years ago by current Wildcat Jacob Smith.
The Wildcats set 15 personal bests on Friday, seven of which landed in the UK all-time top 10 lists. In addition to Lang’s mark:
- Kenroy Williams, 51.36 in the men’s 400m hurdles, No. 4 on the UK all-time list
- Alison D’Alessandro, 12’9.5″/3.90m in the women’s pole vault, No. 4 on the UK all-time list
- Tori Herman, 4:18.75 in the women’s 1500m run, No. 5 on the UK all-time list
- Rachel Boice, 10:40.69 in the women’s 3000m steeplechase, No. 6 on the UK all-time list
- Lincoln Young, 16’10.75″/5.15m, in the men’s pole vault, No. 7 on the UK all-time list
- Kaitlyn Lacy third in the women’s 5k in 16:37.88. Big PB and she’s now No. 10 on the UK all-time list.
Saturday’s action on Percy Beard Track at James G. Pressly Stadium resumes in the field at 10 a.m. and on the track at noon.
In addition to Kentucky and host Florida, participating schools include Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Iowa State, Miami (Fla.), Mississippi State, South Carolina, Southern California and Virginia Tech. Seven of the 13 women’s teams are ranked in the nation’s top 25, including No. 13 Kentucky. Five men’s squads are nationally ranked. The UK men have not yet hit the national rankings but are No. 5 in the Southeast Region.
Here are Kentucky’s results from Friday and events for Saturday:
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Friday, April 2 |
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Event |
UK entries |
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Women’s Discus Throw |
5. Nicole Fautsch, 168’7″/51.38m 8. Molly Leppelheimer, 163’7″/49.87m |
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Men’s Hammer Throw |
10. Charles Lenford Jr., 189’10″/57.86m 15. Ezarious Roller, 143’0″/43.58m |
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Men’s Pole Vault |
T1. Keaton Daniel, 17’2.75″/5.25m 3. Lincoln Young, 16’10.75″/5.15m | No. 7 on the UK all-time list 4. Joseph Jardine, 15’11″/4.85m T5. Dalton Shepler, 15’5″/4.70m |
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Men’s High Jump |
5. Rahman Minor, 7’0.5″/2.15m 7. Trey Causey III, 6’8.75″/2.05m |
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Men’s Shot Put |
6. Charles Lenford Jr., 58’8″/17.88m |
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Women’s Pole Vault |
2. Alison D’Alessandro, 12’9.5″/3.90m | No. 4 on the UK all-time list 6. Siobhan Szerencsits, 12’3.5″/3.75m |
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Women’s 1500m |
5. Tori Herman, 4:18.75 | No. 5 on the UK all-time list |
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Men’s 1500m |
2. Dylan Allen, 3:43.82 | Personal best 6. Brennan Fields, 3:47.53 | Personal best 9. Jake Allen, 3:48.45 10. Ethan Kern, 3:51.76 17. Matt Duvall, 3:54.39 |
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Women’s 200m |
3. Dajour Miles, 23.36 5. Celera Barnes, 23.43 13. Megan Moss, 23.88 | Personal best 23. Shadajah Ballard, 24.47 27. Annika Williams, 24.92 | Personal best 28. Darci Khan, 24.98 |
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Men’s 200m |
3. Lance Lang, 20.51 | No. 3 on the UK all-time list | Freshman record 14. Tai Brown, 21.27 | Personal best 17. Rodney Heath Jr., 21.39 | Personal best 22. Cameron Council, 21.47 |
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Women’s 400m Hurdles |
2. Masai Russell, 57.55 5. Faith Ross, 57.80 |
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Men’s 400m Hurdles |
7. Kenroy Williams, 51.36 | No. 4 on the UK all-time list 13. Beck O’Daniel, 53.03 | Personal best |
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Women’s 3000m Steeplechase |
4. Rachel Boice, 10:40.69 | No. 6 on the UK all-time list |
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Men’s 3000m Steeplechase |
4. Matthew Thomas, 9:29.59 3. McLean Griffin, 9:18.61 | Personal best |
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Women’s 5000m |
3. Kaitlyn Lacy, 16:37.88 | Personal best, No. 10 on the UK all-time list |
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Saturday, April 3 |
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Event |
UK entries |
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Men’s Discus Throw, 10 am |
Michael Browning Ezarious Roller John Kruzel Josh Sobota Charles Lenford Jr. |
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Women’s Hammer Throw, 10 am |
Molly Leppelmeier Jade Gates |
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Women’s Shot Put, 1 pm |
Nicole Fautsch Molly Leppelmeier |
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Women’s High Jump, 2 pm |
Ellen Ekholm Annika Williams Carly Hinkle |
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Men’s Triple Jump, 2 pm |
Trey Causey III Joseph Palmer |
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Women’s 100m Hurdles Preliminaries noon/Finals 2 pm |
Amaya Chadwick Darci Khan Shadajah Ballard Masai Russell Faith Ross Annika Williams |
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Men’s 110m Hurdles Preliminaries 12:15/Finals 2:05 |
Tai Brown |
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Women’s 4x100m Relay, 1 pm |
Kentucky (Celera Barnes, Abby Steiner, Dajour Miles, Megan Moss) |
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Men’s 4x100m Relay, 1 pm |
Cameron Council, Dwight St. Hillaire, Jacob Smith, Lance Lang |
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Women’s 800m, 1:20 pm |
Jenna Schwinghamer Bryanna Lucas |
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Women’s 400m, 2:10 pm |
Megan Moss |
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Men’s 400m, 2:30 pm |
Dwight St. Hillaire Jacob Smith |
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Women’s 100m, 2:50 pm |
Celera Barnes Dajour Miles Shadajah Ballard |
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Men’s 100m, 3:05 pm |
Lance Lang Rodney Heath Jr. Cameron Council |
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Women’s 4x400m Relay, 3:50 pm |
Kentucky (Faith Ross, Masai Russell, Celera Barnes, Darci Khan) Kentucky (Alexis Holmes, Abby Steiner, Megan Moss, Dajour Miles) |
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Men’s 4x400m Relay, 4:10 pm |
Kentucky (Beck O’Daniel, Rodney Heath Jr., Joseph Jardine, Joseph Palmer) Kentucky (Kenroy Williams, Langston Jackson, Cameron Council, Tai Brown) Kentucky (Jacob Smith, Lance Lang, Kennedy Lightner, Dwight St. Hillaire) |
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