UKTF Resumes Outdoor Season At Tom Jones Memorial
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Kentucky track & field resumed the outdoor season today with the Tom Jones Memorial hosted by the University of Florida in the James G. Pressly Stadium at Percy Beard Track.
It was the first time the program has competed since the Texas Relays and Stanford Invite in the final week of March.
Personal Bests
Logan Coles got the Wildcats off to a dream start in the men’s hammer throw after he won the competition with a personal best throw of 210’1”/64.05 meters. Coles, who just a week ago set the fifth-best mark in program history at the Bobcat Invitational, improved his mark to solidify his spot on the all-time program list.
Anthaya Charlton, Victoria Perrow, and Colleen Branch all hit wind-legal personal bests in the women’s 200 meter dash. Charlton finished in 34th with a time of 23.47 (1.2), Perrow finished in 38th with a time of 23.61 (0.4) and Branch placed in 67th with a time of 24.14 (1.8).
Ally Kruger had a strong finish in the 1,500 meters to place second in her heat and 12th overall with a personal best time of 4:26.34.
On the men’s side, both McLean Griffin and Alex Alston set personal bests in the 1,500 meter run as Griffin set a time of 3:51.02 to place 24th while Alston set a personal best time of 3:57.00 in his event debut to place 44th.
Notables
Keaton Daniel was runner up in the men’s pole vault with a vault of 17’7.75”/5.38 meters.
Josh Sobota placed third in the men’s shot put with a throw of 64’6.25’/19.67 meters.
Michael Browning placed fourth in the men’s hammer throw with a toss of 190’7”/58.11 meters.
Jordan Turner placed fifth in the men’s long jump with a jump of 25’4”/7.72 (2.1) meters.
Masai Russell placed third in the women’s 400-meter hurdles with a time of 55.39, just three milliseconds off her personal best of 55.36 seconds.
Robert Springfield III came millimeters from matching his personal best in the men’s long jump as his jump of 24’8.25”/7.53 meters was just shy of his best at 7.57 meters. Springfield III captured a fourth-place finish in the event for the Wildcats.
Kentucky Track and Field will conclude the Tom Jones Memorial tomorrow starting at 10 a.m. ET.
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| Tom Jones Memorial: Friday, April 14: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Men’s Hammer Throw Open | 1:00 p.m. | Prelim/Final | 1. Logan Coles: 210’1”/64.05m | PB | 5th UK all-time performers list
4. Michael Browning: 190’7”/58.11m 13. Dennis Ohene-Adu: 167’9”/51.15m |
| Men’s High Jump Open | 2:00 p.m. | Final | T-7. Donsten Brown: 6’6.25”/1.99m |
| Men’s Pole Vault | 2:00 p.m. | Final | 2. Keaton Daniel: 17’7.75”/5.38m
T-12. Jacob Sobota: 16’4”/4.98m 16. Dalton Shepler: 16’4”/4.98m |
| Men’s Long Jump Invite | 3:00 p.m. | Prelim/Final | 5. Jordan Turner: 25’4”/7.72m (2.1) |
| Women’s Long Jump Open | 5:00 p.m. | Prelim/Final | 20. Meg Wilson: 17’2.75”/5.25m |
| Women’s 200m | 5:00 p.m. | Final | 9. Karimah Davis: 22.68 (3.6)
34. Anthaya Charlton: 23.47 (1.2) | PB 38. Victoria Perrow: 23.61 (0.4) | PB 52. Tamiia Fuller: 23.82 (3.6) 67. Colleen Brach: 24.14 (1.8) | PB |
| Men’s 200m | 5:35 p.m. | Final | 32. Langston Jackson: 21.07 (1.2)
41. Myles Anders: 21.30 (1.6) |
| Men’s Shot Put Invite | 6:15 p.m. | Prelim/Final | 3. Josh Sobota: 64’6.25’/19.67m |
| Women’s 400-Meter Hurdles | 6:15 p.m. | Final | 3. Masai Russell: 55.39
33. Yasmin Brooks: 1:00.09 |
| Men’s 400-Meter Hurdles | 6:35 p.m. | Final | 30. Beck O’Daniel: 52.96 |
| Men’s Long Jump Open | 7:00 p.m. | Prelim/Final | 4. Robert Springfield III: 24’8.25”/7.53m |
| Women’s 1500 Meters | 7:25 p.m. | Final | 12. Ally Kruger: 4:26.34 | PB
43. Mollie Roden: 4:44.39 |
| Men’s 1500 Meters | 7:55 p.m. | Final | 24. McLean Griffin: 3:51.02 | PB
44. Alex Alston: 3:57.00 | PB |
| Tom Jones Memorial: Saturday, April 15: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Men’s Discus Invite | 10:00 a.m. | Prelim/Final | Josh Sobota |
| Men’s Discus Open | 11:00 a.m. | Prelim/Final | Dennis Ohene-Adu |
| Women’s Pole Vault | 11:00 a.m. | Final | Kaitlyn Cain
Payton Phillips Siobhan Szerencsits |
| Women’s High Jump | 12:00 p.m. | Final | Mallory Mullen |
| Women’s 100m Hurdles | 12:00 p.m. | Prelim | Shadajah Ballard
Yasmin Brooks |
| Women’s 4×100 Relay | 1:30 p.m. | Final | Kentucky “A” |
| Men’s 4×100 Relay | 1:40 p.m. | Final | Kentucky “A” |
| Women’s 800 Meters | 1:55 p.m. | Final | Bryanna Lucas
Phoebe McCowan Sydney Steeley Jenna Schwinghamer |
| Men’s 800 Meters | 2:15 p.m. | Final | Alex Justus
Justin Swann |
| Women’s 100 Meters Hurdles | 2:35 p.m. | Final | Shadajah Ballard
Yasmin Brooks |
| Women’s 400 Meters | 2:55 p.m. | Final | Megan Moss |
| Women’s Shot Put Open | 3:00 p.m. | Prelim/Final | Simisola Akinrinsola |
| Men’s 400m | 3:25 p.m. | Final | Brian Faust
Wayne Lawrence Jr. Kennedy Lightner Brandon Miller |
| Women’s 100m | 4:00 p.m. | Final | Colleen Branch
Tamiia Fuller |
| Men’s Shot Put Open | 4:15 p.m. | Prelim/Final | Dennis Ohene-Adu |
| Men’s 100m | 4:30 p.m. | Final | Myles Anders
Jordan Anthony Kennedy Lightner |
| Women’s 4×400 Relay | 5:35 p.m. | Final | Kentucky “A” |
| Men’s 4×400 Relay | 6:00 p.m. | Final | Kentucky “A” |
