Kentucky Track and Field Teams Begin NCAA East Preliminary Championships
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Kentucky men’s and women’s track and field teams will have 46 entries compete in the 2021 NCAA East Preliminary Championships, which will take place Wednesday through Saturday at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, with the goal of advancing to the NCAA Championships in two weeks.
Men’s events at the Preliminaries will be held Wednesday and Friday. The UK men enter the weekend rated No. 12 in the country and have 22 entries. Charles Lenford Jr. will compete in three throwing events. Josh Sobota is set for two throws and Lance Lang has the 100- and 200-meter dashes. UK also qualified both relays.
The women’s Preliminaries will take place Thursday and Saturday. The UK women, who are ranked No. 20 in the nation, have 24 entries. Molly Leppelmeier will compete in three throwing events, Nicole Fautsch will be in two throws, and Faith Ross and Masai Russell are qualified in the 100- and 400-meter hurdles. Both relay units also will compete.
Kentucky has one No. 1 seed at the Preliminaries, coming from Keaton Daniel’s gold-medal-winning 5.70m pole vault at the Southeastern Conference Championships.
There are no team scores in the Preliminaries, as the goal is to advance individuals and relays to the NCAA Championships, set for June 9-12 in Eugene, Ore. The top 12 finishers in each “quarterfinal” event advance.
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Wednesday, May 26 |
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Time |
Events |
Round |
UK Entry |
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1:30 PM |
First Round |
Fl. 2 of 3: Charles Lenford Jr. |
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1:30 PM |
First Round |
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3 PM |
First Round |
Fl. 3 of 4: Trey Causey III |
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3 PM |
First Round |
Fl 2: Keaton Daniel, Lincoln Young, Joseph Jardine, Dalton Shepler |
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6 PM |
First Round |
Fl. 2 of 3: Josh Sobota, Charles Lenford Jr. |
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6 PM |
First Round |
Ht. 3 of 4, Ln. 4: Tai Brown |
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6:30 PM |
First Round |
(4 Hts) Ht. 2: Jake Allen, Ht. 3: Jake Allen |
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7 PM |
First Round |
(6 heats) Ht. 1, Ln. 4: Lance Lang |
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7:25 PM |
First Round |
Ht. 4 of 6: Ln. 4: Dwight St. Hillaire |
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7:50 PM |
First Round |
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8:20 PM |
First Round |
Ht. 6, Ln. 4: Kenroy Williams |
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8:45 PM |
First Round |
Ht. 4, Ln. 7: Lance Lang |
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9:10 PM |
Semifinal |
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Thursday, May 27 |
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Time |
Event |
Round |
UK Entry |
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1:30 PM |
First Round |
Molly Leppelmeier |
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1:30 PM |
First Round |
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3 PM |
First Round |
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3 PM |
First Round |
Siobhan Szerencsits |
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6 PM |
First Round |
Nicole Fautsch, Molly Leppelmeier |
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6 PM |
First Round |
Masai Russell, Faith Ross, Darci Khan, Amaya Chadwick, Shadajah Ballard |
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6:30 PM |
First Round |
Tori Herman |
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7 PM |
First Round |
Celera Barnes |
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7:25 PM |
First Round |
Megan Moss |
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7:50 PM |
First Round |
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8:20 PM |
First Round |
Masai Russell, Faith Ross |
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8:45 PM |
First Round |
Abby Steiner, Dajour Miles |
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9:10 PM |
Semifinal |
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Friday, May 28 |
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Time |
Event |
Round |
UK Entry |
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1 PM |
First Round |
Rahman Minor |
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1:30 PM |
First Round |
Charles Lenford Jr., Josh Sobota |
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3:15 PM |
First Round |
Joseph Palmer |
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5:30 PM |
Quarterfinals |
Kentucky |
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5:45 PM |
Quarterfinals |
TBD |
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6:10 PM |
Semifinals |
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6:45 PM |
Quarterfinals |
TBD |
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7:05 PM |
Quarterfinals |
TBD |
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7:20 PM |
Quarterfinals |
TBD |
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7:35 PM |
Quarterfinals |
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7:55 PM |
Quarterfinals |
TBD |
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8:10 PM |
Quarterfinals |
TBD |
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8:30 PM |
Semifinals |
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9:15 PM |
Quarterfinals |
Kentucky |
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Saturday, May 29 |
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Start |
Saturday Events |
Round |
UK Entry |
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1:00 PM |
First Round |
Annika Williams, Carly Hinkle |
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1:30 PM |
First Round |
Nicole Fautsch, Molly Leppelmeier |
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3:15 PM |
First Round |
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5:30 PM |
Quarterfinals |
Kentucky |
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5:45 PM |
Quarterfinals |
TBD |
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6:10 PM |
Semifinals |
Perri Bockrath |
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6:45 PM |
Quarterfinals |
TBD |
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7:05 PM |
Quarterfinals |
TBD |
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7:20 PM |
Quarterfinals |
TBD |
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7:35 PM |
Quarterfinals |
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7:55 PM |
Quarterfinals |
TBD |
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8:10 PM |
Quarterfinals |
TBD |
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8:30 PM |
Semifinals |
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9:15 PM |
Quarterfinals |
Kentucky |
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