Kentucky Track & Field to Begin 2023-24 Season at Indiana Early Bird Meet
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The University of Kentucky track & field program will compete in its first meet of the indoor track & field season, the Indiana Early Bird Meet, on Friday, Dec. 8 in the Gladstein Fieldhouse, hosted by Indiana University.
The meet begins at noon ET with the 60-meter hurdles in the women’s pentathlon. The field events will begin at 3:45 p.m. ET while the track events begin at 5:10 p.m. EST.
Live results will be available here.
The Wildcats will compete against Butler, Cincinnati, Indiana, Indiana East, IUPUI, Missouri Baptist, Oakland City, Pikeville, Principia, and Saint Louis.
Notable Returners & Additions
The 2023-24 Wildcats will see the return of the 2022-23 SEC Indoor and Outdoor Pole Vault champion and three-time All-American Keaton Daniel for his senior season. The men’s squad will also return All-Americans Luke Brown and Kennedy Lightner.
In addition to 12 new freshman recruits, the men’s squad added four transfers in the offseason, All-American Ethan Brown, Dustin Horter, Brayden Jackson, and All-MEAC Jahlahnee Watkins.
All-American Victoria Perrow who took silver at the outdoor SEC & NCAA championships in the 4×100 meter relay last season returns to the Wildcats for the 2023-24 season. All-Americans Jenna Schwinghamer and Sydney Steely return after setting a new school record in the Distance Medley Relay last season.
In addition to 23 new freshman recruits, the women’s squad added seven transfers in the offseason, BIG 10 Indoor Bronze Medalist Maria Anderson, All-American Alexis Glasco, All-American and defending NCAA Outdoor High Jump champion Charity Hufnagel, All-American Alysia Johnson, All-American Jania Martin as well as Kristen Massucci and Ariel Pedigo.
Event Lineup
| Indiana Early Bird: Friday, December 8: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| PENT. – Women’s 60H | 12:00 p.m. | FINAL | Julia Gunnell
Ariel Pedigo |
| PENT. – Women’s High Jump | 12:45 p.m. | FINAL | Julia Gunnell
Ariel Pedigo |
| PENT. – Women’s Shot Put | 1:45 p.m. | FINAL | Julia Gunnell
Ariel Pedigo |
| PENT. – Women’s Long Jump | 2:45 p.m. | FINAL | Julia Gunnell
Ariel Pedigo |
| PENT. – Women’s 800m | 3:45 p.m. | FINAL | Julia Gunnell
Ariel Pedigo |
| PENT. – Women’s Final Results | |||
| Women’s Weight Throw | 3:45 p.m. | PRELIM/FINAL | Simi Akinrinsola
Amaya Livingston Kate Powers Shelby Wingler |
| Women’s Long Jump | 3:45 p.m. | PRELIM/FINAL | Morgan Davis
Charity Hufnagel Meg Wilson |
| Men’s Weight Throw | 4:15 p.m. | PRELIM/FINAL | Ryan Avare
Grayson Brashear Logan Coles DaRoyce Flemons Dennis Ohene-Adu Colin Wilson |
| Men’s Long Jump | 4:15 p.m. | PRELIM/FINAL | Miles Jones
Samuel Reagan |
| Women’s Pole Vault | 5:00 p.m. | FINAL | Kaitlyn Cain
Kristen Masucci Payton Phillips |
| Women’s 60H | 5:10 p.m. | PRELIM | Maya Anderson
Camden Bentley Alexis Glasco Charity Hufnagel Emmi Scales |
| Men’s 60H | 5:20 p.m. | PRELIM | Alex Chukwukelu |
| Women’s 60m | 5:30 p.m. | PRELIM | Genesis Dixon
Alexis Glasco Victoria Perrow Karis Taylor |
| Men’s 60m | 5:40 p.m. | PRELIM | Luke Brown
Miles Jones Troy Lane Kennedy Lightner Brandon Miller |
| Women’s Shot Put | 5:45 p.m. | PRELIM/FINAL | Simi Akinrinsola
Charity Hufnagel Amaya Livingston Shelby Wingler |
| Women’s Triple Jump | 5:45 p.m. | PRELIM/FINAL | Ava Alexander
Asha Pierre-Antoine |
| Women’s 600m | 5:50 p.m. | FINAL | Cha’iel Johnson |
| Men’s 600m | 6:00 p.m. | FINAL | Justin Swann |
| Women’s Mile | 6:10 p.m. | FINAL | Bryanna Lucas
Sydney Steely |
| Men’s Shot Put | 6:15 p.m. | PRELIM/FINAL | Grayson Brashear
Dennis Ohene-Adu Colin Wilson |
| Men’s Triple Jump | 6:15 p.m. | PRELIM/FINAL | Luke Brown |
| Women’s 60H | 6:30 p.m. | FINAL | Maya Anderson
Camden Bentley Alexis Glasco Charity Hufnagel Emmi Scales |
| Men’s 60H | 6:35 p.m. | FINAL | Alex Chukwukelu |
| Women’s 60m | 6:40 p.m. | FINAL | Genesis Dixon
Alexis Glasco Victoria Perrow Karis Taylor |
| Men’s 60m | 6:45 p.m. | FINAL | Luke Brown
Miles Jones Troy Lane Kennedy Lightner Brandon Miller |
| Women’s 400m | 6:50 p.m. | FINAL | JahQueen McClellan
Mahogany Mobley Seven Simms |
| Men’s Pole Vault | 7:00 p.m. | FINAL | Keaton Daniel
Brayden Jackson Dalton Shepler |
| Men’s 400m | 7:05 p.m. | FINAL | Brandon Nyandoro
Beck O’Daniel |
| Women’s 300m | 7:15 p.m. | FINAL | Maya Anderson
Patrice Cornelious Hannah Douglas Jania Martin Reynei Wallace |
| Men’s 300m | 7:25 p.m. | FINAL | Markevus Jackson
Jahlahnee Watkins Tavon Williams |
| Men’s High Jump | 7:45 p.m. | FINAL | Donsten Brown
Devin Sealey |
| Women’s 200m | 7:45 p.m. | FINAL | Jaemari Allen
Genesis Dixon Alexis Glasco Emmi Scales Karis Taylor |
| Men’s 200m | 7:55 p.m. | FINAL | Miles Jones
Kennedy Lightner Brandon Miller |
| Women’s 4×400 Relay | 8:35 p.m. | FINAL | Kentucky “A”: Hannah Douglas, Cha’iel Johnson, Alexis Glasco, Jania Martin
Kentucky “B”: Jaemari Allen, Morgan Davis, Victoria Perrow, Mahogany Mobley
Kentucky “C”: Ava Alexander, Charity Hufnagel, Julia Gunnell, Ariel Pedigo
Kentucky “D”: JahQueen McClellan, Karis Taylor, Reynei Wallace, Seven Simms Kentucky “E”: Camden Bently, Maya Anderson, Patrice Cornelious, Asha Pierre-Antoine
Kentucky “F”: Emmi Scales, Bryanna Lucas, Meg Wilson, Genesis Dixon |
| Men’s 4×400 Relay | 8:50 p.m. | FINAL | Kentucky “A”: Brandon Nyandoro, Kennedy Lightner, Brandon Miller, Justin Swann
Kentucky “B”: Tavon Williams, Jahlahnee Watkins, Markevus Jackson, Beck O’Daniel |
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