Kentucky Track and Field Teams Begin NCAA Championships
EUGENE, Oregon – The Kentucky men’s and women’s track and field teams will have 24 entries in the 2021 NCAA Championships, which will take place Wednesday through Saturday at Hayward Field at the University of Oregon.
The UK men, ranked No. 9 in the nation, have 13 entries and will compete Wednesday and Friday. On Wednesday, Wildcats will compete in two field event finals – Keaton Daniel in the pole vault and Trey Causey III in the long jump — and seven track semifinals. Friday will feature Charles Lenford Jr. and Josh Sobota in the discus throw, along with finals of the track events.
The highest-ranked men entering the meet are Lance Lang (No. 4 nationally in the 100-meter dash and No. 8 in the 200m), Keaton Daniel (No. 4 in the pole vault), Tai Brown (No. 8 in the 100m hurdles) and the 4x400m relay (No. 4).
The Wildcat women, ranked No. 19 nationally, have 11 entries Thursday and Saturday. On Thursday, Molly Leppelmeier will be in the finals of the hammer throw along with nine track semifinals. Saturday’s action features Annika Williams in the high jump and finals of the running events.
The top-rated Wildcat women are Masai Russell (No. 9 nationally in the 100m hurdles and No. 14 in the 400 hurdles), Annika Williams (No. 11 in the high jump), the No. 11-rated 4×400 relay and the No. 13-ranked 4×100 relay.
Schedule: https://goducks.com/documents/2021/5/21/Meet_Schedule_NCAA_Championships.pdf
Live results: https://dt8v5llb2dwhs.cloudfront.net/Outdoor/2021/index.htm
Men’s start lists: http://rtspt.com/ncaa/d1outdoor21/men_start.htm
Women’s start lists: http://rtspt.com/ncaa/d1outdoor21/women_start.htm
Watch Wednesday: ESPNU and ESPN2
https://www.espn.com/watch/player?id=ec282df6-c749-4e2d-96b3-c2f056aa43ff
Watch Thursday: ESPN2
https://www.espn.com/watch/player?id=0a75ae81-3b45-4deb-abfc-07b894da91a3
Watch Friday: ESPN2
https://www.espn.com/watch/player?id=116de509-6e71-4596-b5dc-46b4220bbdca
Watch Saturday: ESPNU
https://www.espn.com/watch/player?id=48db631a-91dc-419e-a132-881bb3ec8d88
Here is the meet schedule with Kentucky entries, listed in Pacific time:
| Start (PT) | Wednesday Events | Round | Start List |
| 2:30 PM | Men Hammer | Finals | |
| 5:02 PM | Men 4×100 M Relay | Semifinals | Ht 2 of 3, Ln. 9: UK |
| 5:16 PM | Men 1500 M | Semifinals | |
| 5:30 PM | Men Pole Vault | Finals | Keaton Daniel |
| 5:32 PM | Men 3000 M Steeplechase | Semifinals | |
| 6:02 PM | Men 110 M Hurdles | Semifinals | Ht. 3 of 3, Ln. 5: Tai Brown |
| 6:15 PM | Men Javelin | Finals | |
| 6:16 PM | Men 100 M | Semifinals | Ht. 1 of 3, Ln. 3: Lance Lang |
| 6:30 PM | Men Long Jump | Finals | Fl 2, #7: Trey Causey III |
| 6:30 PM | Men 400 M | Semifinals | Ht. 3 of 3, Ln. 2: Dwight St. Hillaire |
| 6:44 PM | Men 800 M | Semifinals | |
| 7:00 PM | Men 400 M Hurdles | Semifinals | Ht. 1 of 3, Ln. 5: Kenroy Williams |
| 7:10 PM | Men Shot Put | Finals | Fl 2 of 2, #2 Charles Lenford Jr, #7 Josh Sobta |
| 7:14 PM | Men 200 M | Semifinals | Ht. 1 of 3, Ln. 9: Lance Lang |
| 7:38 PM | Men 10000 M | Final | |
| 8:18 PM | Men 4×400 M Relay | Semifinals | Ht. 2 of 3, Ln. 6: UK |
| Start (PT) | Thursday Events | Round | Start List |
| 1 PM | Women Hammer | Finals | Fl 1 of 2, #1, Molly Leppelmeier |
| 3:32 PM | Women 4×100 M Relay | Semifinals | Ht. 3 of 3, Ln. 5: UK |
| 3:46 PM | Women 1500 M | Semifinals | Ht. 2 of 2: Tori Herman |
| 4 PM | Women Pole Vault | Finals | |
| 4:02 PM | Women 3000 M Steeplechase | Semifinals | |
| 4:32 PM | Women 100 M Hurdles | Semifinals | Ht. 1 of 3, Ln. 3: Masai Russell Ht. 2 of 3, Ln. 9: Faith Ross |
| 4:45 PM | Women Javelin | Finals | |
| 4:46 PM | Women 100 M | Semifinals | Ht. 1 of 3, Ln. 9: Celera Barnes |
| 5:00 PM | Women Long Jump | Finals | |
| 5:00 PM | Women 400 M | Semifinals | Ht. 1 of 3, Ln. 9: Megan Moss |
| 5:14 PM | Women 800 M | Semifinals | |
| 5:30 PM | Women 400 M Hurdles | Semifinals | Ht. 1 of 3, Ln. 8: Masai Russell Ht. 3 of 3, Ln. 2: Faith Ross |
| 5:40 PM | Women Shot Put | Finals | |
| 5:44 PM | Women 200 M | Semifinals | |
| 6:08 PM | Women 10000 M | Final | |
| 6:48 PM | Women 4×400 M Relay | Semifinals | Ht. 3 of 3, Ln. 8: UK |
| Start (PT) | Friday Events | Round | Start List |
| 4:30 PM | Men High Jump | Finals | |
| 4:35 PM | Men Discus | Finals | Fl. 1 of 2, #6: Charles Lenford Jr., #12: Josh Sobota |
| 5:02 PM | Men 4×100 M Relay | Final | TBD |
| 5:11 PM | Men 1500 M | Final | |
| 5:20 PM | Men Triple Jump | Finals | |
| 5:24 PM | Men 3000 M Steeplechase | Final | |
| 5:42 PM | Men 110 M Hurdles | Final | TBD |
| 5:52 PM | Men 100 M | Final | TBD |
| 6:02 PM | Men 400 M | Final | TBD |
| 6:14 PM | Men 800 M | Final | |
| 6:27 PM | Men 400 M Hurdles | Final | TBD |
| 6:37 PM | Men 200 M | Final | TBD |
| 6:55 PM | Men 5000 M | Final | |
| 7:21 PM | Men 4×400 M Relay | Final | TBD |
| Start (PT) | Saturday Events | Round | Start List |
| 2:30 PM | Women High Jump | Finals | Annika Williams |
| 2:35 PM | Women Discus | Finals | |
| 3:02 PM | Women 4×100 M Relay | Final | TBD |
| 3:11 PM | Women 1500 M | Final | TBD |
| 3:20 PM | Women Triple Jump | Finals | |
| 3:24 PM | Women 3000 M Steeplechase | Final | |
| 3:42 PM | Women 100 M Hurdles | Final | TBD |
| 3:52 PM | Women 100 M | Final | TBD |
| 4:02 PM | Women 400 M | Final | TBD |
| 4:14 PM | Women 800 M | Final | |
| 4:27 PM | Women 400 M Hurdles | Final | TBD |
| 4:37 PM | Women 200 M | Final | |
| 4:55 PM | Women 5000 M | Final | |
| 5:21 PM | Women 4×400 M Relay | Final | TBD |
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