Luke Brown Improves Triple Jump Record at Corky Classic
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The University of Kentucky track and field program saw another school record broken on Saturday as the program concluded the Corky Classic and Vanderbilt Invitational.
Junior Luke Brown, who held the men’s triple jump record at 54’09.25”/16.69 meters going into the meet today, improved his mark to 55’1.50”/16.80 meters on his fourth attempt. The jump not only is a school record but is also the greatest distance recorded in the country by a collegian so far this season.
After the weekend, Kentucky holds two top marks in the country on the men’s side in field events after senior Keaton Daniel launched himself atop the men’s pole vault leaderboards last night.
In addition to Brown’s record-setting day, graduate student Kennedy Lightner picked up a win in the men’s 200 meters, crossing the line in 20.42 seconds. The time is a personal best for Lightner and ranks second overall on the UK all-time performers list. The time also ties for the second fastest in the country.
Sophomore Kaitlyn Cain collected her first career event win as a Wildcat today after taking the “B” section of the pole vault. Her clearance of 12’9.50”/3.90 meters tied with teammate graduate student Kristen Masucci who was runner-up. Cain secured the victory by having one less miss overall.
The Wildcats collected three event wins on the day with 15 top-five finishes and 12 new personal bests across the two meets.
Prelims Recap
Sprints & Hurdles
60m
Women – Junior Victoria Perrow earned the automatic qualifier to the final after winning her heat in 7.34. She finished third overall in the prelims.
Men – Junior Clinton Muunga earned the automatic qualifier to the final after winning his heat in 6.72. He finished fourth overall in the prelims.
60mH
Women – Freshman Emmi Scales and junior Alexis Glasco qualified for the final on time. Scales qualified with a time of 8.31 seconds while Glasco qualified at 8.32 seconds. Scales finished fifth overall in the prelims while Glasco finished seventh.
Finals Recap
Sprints & Hurdles
60m
Men – Junior Clinton Muunga placed fifth with a personal best time of 6.67 which ranks tied for 8th on the UK all-time performers list.
60mH
Women – Freshman Emmi Scales placed fourth overall with a time of 8.19.
200m
Women – Junior Hannah Douglas finished fifth with a personal best time of 23.42.
Men – Graduate student Kennedy Lightner picked up a win in the men’s 200 meters, crossing the line in 20.42 seconds. The time is a personal best for Lightner and ranks second overall on the UK all-time performers list.
Relays
4x400m
Women – Senior Jania Martin and juniors Hannah Douglas, Alexis Glasco, and Alysia Johnson led Kentucky’s “A” relay to a third-place finish with a time of 3:36.34.
Jumps & Throws
Pole Vault
Women – Sophomore Kaitlyn Cain collected her first career event win as a Wildcat today after taking the “B” section of the pole vault. Her clearance of 12’9.50”/3.90 meters tied with teammate graduate student Kristen Masucci who was runner-up. Cain secured the victory by having one less miss overall.
Triple Jump
Men – Junior Luke Brown, who held the men’s triple jump record at 54’09.25”/16.69 meters going into the meet today, improved his mark to 55’1.50”/16.80 meters on his fourth jump. The jump not only is a school record but is also the greatest distance recorded in the country by a collegian so far this season.
Shot Put
Men – Freshman Grayson Brashear placed fourth in the Men’s Shot Put Open with a throw of 51’6.50”/15.71 meters.
Senior Dennis Ohene-Adu took the same finishing position in the Men’s Shot Put Invite with a throw of 57’7.75”/17.57 meters.
Distance
800m
Women – Freshman Lyric Olson took fourth in her 800-meter debut crossing the line in 2:11.68.
Men – Senior Justin Swann finished fourth with a time of 1:53.02 and has yet to finish outside the top five in all events so far this season.
Up Next
The Wildcats continue the indoor season next week at the Razorback Invite hosted by the University of Arkansas on Friday, January 26th, and Saturday, January 27th.
Event Results
| Corky Classic: Saturday, January 20: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Women’s 60m | Prelim | 3. Victoria Perrow: 7.34Q
24. Morgan Davis: 7.57 |
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| Women’s Pole Vault | Prelim/FINAL | 9. Payton Phillips: 13’7.25”/4.15m | |
| Men’s 60m | Prelim | 4. Clinton Muunga: 6.72Q
11. Troy Lane: 6.80 14. Miles Jones: 6.83 |
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| Women’s 60H | Prelim | 5. Emmi Scales: 8.31q
7. Alexis Glasco: 8.32q 13. Maya Anderson: 8.61 18. Charity Hufnagel: 8.72 19. Camden Bentley: 8.75 | PR |
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| Women’s Long Jump | Prelim/FINAL | 8. Morgan Davis: 19’5.50”/5.93m
11. Charity Hufnagel: 18’6.50”/5.65m |
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| Men’s 60H | Prelim | 9. Alexander Chukwukelu: 7.87 | PR | Ranks 7th on the UK all-time performers list | |
| Women’s 60H | FINAL | 4. Emmi Scales: 8.19
7. Alexis Glasco: 8.26 |
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| Women’s 60m | FINAL | 6. Victoria Perrow: 7.32 | |
| Men’s 60m | FINAL | 5. Clinton Muunga: 6.67 | PR | Tied for 8th on the UK all-time performers list | |
| Women’s 400m | FINAL | 7. Alysia Johnson: 54.93 | Wildcat Debut
11. Ava Alexander: 55.68 | Event Debut 14. Reynei Wallace: 56.17 | PR |
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| Men’s 400m | FINAL | 12. Brandon Nyandoro: 48.16 | PR
13. Jahlahnee Watkins: 48.41 14. Markevus Jackson: 48.60 18. Beck O’Daniel: 49.31 |
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| Women’s Pole Vault “B” | Prelim/FINAL | 1. Kaitlyn Cain: 12’9.50”/3.90m
2. Kristen Masucci: 12’9.50”/3.90m |
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| Men’s 800m | FINAL | 4. Justin Swann: 1:53.02 | |
| Women’s 200m | FINAL | 5. Hannah Douglas: 23.42 | PR
15. Jania Martin: 23.86 32. Maya Anderson: 25.90 | Event Debut |
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| Women’s Triple Jump | Prelim/Final | 14. Ava Alexander: 38’6”/11.73m | |
| Men’s Triple Jump | Prelim/Final | 1. Luke Brown: 55’1.50”/16.80m | PR | School Record | Top Mark in the Country | |
| Men’s 200m | FINAL | 1. Kennedy Lightner: 20.42 | PR | Ranks 2nd on the UK all-time performers list
10. Clinton Muunga: 21.30 | Event Debut 15. Alexander Chukwukelu: 21.89 | Event Debut |
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| Women’s 4×400 Relay | FINAL | 3. Kentucky “A”: Jania Martin, Hannah Douglas, Alexis Glasco, Alysia Johnson: 3:36.34
14. Kentucky “B”: Reynei Wallace, Emmi Scales, Camden Bentley, Ava Alexander: 3:51.87 |
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| Men’s 4×400 Relay | FINAL | 6. Kentucky “A”: Markevus Jackson, Kennedy Lightner, Brandon Nyandoro, Justin Swann: 3:10.22 | |
| Vanderbilt Invitational: Saturday, January 20: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Men’s Shot Put Open | Prelim/FINAL | 4. Grayson Brashear: 51’6.50”/15.71m | |
| Women’s 60H | Prelim | 27. Ariel Pedigo: 9.24 | |
| Men’s Shot Put Invite | Prelim/FINAL | 4. Dennis Ohene-Adu: 57’7.75”/17.57m | |
| Women’s Mile Run | FINAL | 11. Ally Kruger: 4:50.92 | PR
15. Bryanna Lucas: 4:54.93 | Event Debut 23. Mollie Roden: 4:58.60 33. Julz Williams: 5:02.15 44. Aubree Hay: 5:09.45 | PR |
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| Women’s Shot Put Open | Prelim/FINAL | 6. Shelby Wingler: 48’6”/14.78m | PR
14. Amya Livingston: 42’1.50”/12.84m 23. Ariel Pedigo: 39’0.50”/11.90m |
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| Women’s Shot Put Invite | Prelim/FINAL | 8. Simi Akinrinsola: 48’11”/14.91m | |
| Women’s 400m | FINAL | 16. Mahogany Mobley: 57.38 | PR
17. Seven Simms: 57.43 20. JahQueen McClellan: 57.79 |
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| Women’s 800m | FINAL | 4. Lyric Olson: 2:11.68 | Event Debut | |
| Women’s 3000m | FINAL | 26. Ainsley Edwards: 10:10.89 | Event Debut
31. Elaina Lahmers: 10:16.62 | PR 40. Elly Heine: 10:36.22 | Event Debut |
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| Men’s 3000m | FINAL | 33. Caden Miracle: 8:36.71 | Event Debut
35. Cade Byer: 8:38.58 | Event Debut 51. Blake Byer: 8:57.29 | Event Debut |
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| Corky Classic: Friday, January 19: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Men’s Pole Vault | Prelim/FINAL | 1. Keaton Daniel: 19’0.25”/5.80m | PR | School Record | Top mark in the nation
4. Dalton Shepler: 17’0.75”/5.20m T-13. Brayden Jackson: 16’0.75”/4.90m |
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| Vanderbilt Invitational: Friday, January 19: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Men’s Weight Throw Invite | Prelim/FINAL | 1. Dennis Ohene-Adu: 68’10”/20.98m | PR | School Record
2. Logan Coles: 68’00.25”/20.73m 6. DaRoyce Flemons: 61’10.25”/18.85m |
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| Men’s Weight Throw Open | Prelim/FINAL | 9. Grayson Brashear: 51’00.75”/15.56m | PR | |
| Women’s Long Jump Seeded | Prelim/FINAL | 22. Ariel Pedigo: 17’7”/5.36m | |
| Women’s Weight Throw Invite | Prelim/FINAL | 4. Simi Akinrinsola: 67’6”/20.57m | PR
5. Kate Powers: 64’03.75”/19.60m |
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| Women’s 200m | FINAL | 16. Seven Simms: 25.22 | PR
24. Mahogany Mobley: 25.64 33. JahQueen McClellan: 25.96 | Event Debut |
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| Women’s Weight Throw Open | Prelim/FINAL | 14. Shelby Winger: 47’10”/14.58m
15. Amya Livingston: 47’3”/14.40m | PR |
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| Men’s Long Jump Seeded | Prelim/FINAL | 8. Samuel Reagan: 23’0”/7.01m | |
| Women’s 1000m | FINAL | 1. Sydney Steely: 2:43.20 | PR
2. Jenna Schwinghamer: 2:43.68 5. Phoebe McCowan: 2:44.70 | PR 9. Lyric Olson: 2:53.58 | Event Debut |
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| Men’s 1000m | FINAL | 9. Dustin Horter: 2:30.55 | |
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