Kentucky Track & Field Sees Four New Personal Bests On Friday
BOSTON, Ma., and CLEMSON, S.C. — The University of Kentucky track and field program completed day one of the David Hemery Valentine Invitational and the Tiger Paw Invite today.
The Wildcats recorded five top-10 finishes with two finishes in the top three. There were also four new personal bests set today.
Kentucky will conclude both meets tomorrow starting at 9 a.m. ET.
PRELIMS RECAP
SPRINTS & HURDLES
60-METER HURDLES
WOMEN – Freshman Emmi Scales and junior Alexis Glasco qualified on time for the semifinal round. Scales finished 11th overall with a time of 8.32 while Glasco finished 14th overall with a time of 8.33.
The pair swapped finishing positions in the semifinals with Glasco placing 11th overall with a time of 8.25 which tied for 10th on the UK all-time performers list. Scales was 14th with a time of 8.29. The pair did not advance to the final.
60-METER DASH
WOMEN – Junior Victoria Perrow qualified on time to the semifinals placing ninth overall with a time of 7.34. She advanced to the final after finishing eighth overall in the semis with a time of 7.28.
FINALS RECAP
SPRINTS & HURDLES
60-METER DASH
WOMEN – Junior Victoria Perrow finished third overall with a time of 7.31. This marks her third top-three finish in the event this season.
400M
WOMEN – Senior Mahogany Mobley set a new indoor personal best of 56.82 to finish 62nd overall.
MEN – Sophomore Brandon Nyandoro set a new personal best of 48.07 to finish 46th overall.
DISTANCE
3000M
WOMEN – Junior Mollie Roden set a new personal best of 9:56.76 to place 24th overall.
JUMPS
POLE VAULT
WOMEN – Junior Payton Phillips took third overall with a clearance of 13’11.25”/4.25 meters. It marks her third top-three finish in the event this season.
Sophomore Kaitlyn Cain tied for sixth overall and set a new personal best of 13’5.25”/4.10 meters. It marks the fourth straight meet the Wildcat has set a new best this season.
THROWS
WEIGHT THROW
WOMEN – Freshman Kate Powers and senior Simi Akinrinsola finished sixth and seventh in the event with Powers tying her freshman record mark of 65’8.25”/20.02 meters. Akinrinsola threw a mark of 65’7”/19.99 meters. The throwing tandem has yet to place outside of the top 10 so far this season.
MEN – Senior Dennis Ohene-Adu secured a third-place finish with a throw of 68’7”/20.90 meters, just shy of his school record mark of 68’10”/20.98 meters he recorded earlier this season. This marks his fifth top-five finish in the event this season.
Event Results
| David Hemery Valentine Invitational: Friday, February 9: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Women’s 3000m | 9:40 a.m. | FINAL | 24. Mollie Roden: 9:56.76 | PR |
| Women’s 800m | 11:05 a.m. | FINAL | 11. Sydney Steely: 2:03.98
21. Jenna Schwinghamer: 2:05.67 |
| Women’s Mile | 4:45 p.m. | FINAL | 81. Phoebe McCowan: 4:49.23
125. Bryanna Lucas: 4:55.29 |
| Women’s 3000m | 6:45 p.m. | FINAL | 95. Ally Kruger: 9:37.19 | Event Debut |
| Tiger Paw Invite: Friday, February 9: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Men’s Weight Throw | 11:00 a.m. | Prelim/FINAL | 3. Dennis Ohene-Adu: 68’7”/20.90m
13. DaRoyce Flemons: 60’5.75”/18.43m |
| Women’s Long Jump | 12:00 p.m. | Prelim/FINAL | 28. Morgan Davis: 18’8”/5.69m
48. Ariel Pedigo: 16’8”/5.08m |
| Women’s Pole Vault Invitational | 12:00 p.m. | FINAL | 3. Payton Phillips: 13’11.25”/4.25m
T-6. Kaitlyn Cain: 13’5.25”/4.10m | PR T-11. Kristen Masucci: 12’11.50”/3.95m |
| Women’s 60mH | 12:05 p.m. | PRELIM | 11. Emmi Scales: 8.32q
14. Alexis Glasco: 8.33q 44. Camden Bentley: 8.94 50. Ariel Pedigo: 9.20 |
| Women’s 60m | 1:00 p.m. | PRELIM | 9. Victoria Perrow: 7.34q |
| Women’s Weight Throw | 1:00 p.m. | Prelim/FINAL | 20. Shelby Wingler: 53’11”/16.43m |
| Men’s 60m | 1:35 p.m. | PRELIM | 11. Clinton Muunga: 6.72q
20. Miles Jones: 6.78q 34. Troy Lane: 6.83 |
| Women’s 60mH | 2:10 p.m. | SEMIS | 11. Alexis Glasco: 8.25 | Tied for 10th on the UK all-time performers list
14. Emmi Scales: 8.29 |
| Women’s Mile | 2:20 p.m. | FINAL | 12. Aubree Hay: 5:12.15 |
| Men’s Long Jump | 3:00 p.m. | Prelim/FINAL | 20. Samuel Reagan: 23’0”/7.01m |
| Women’s 60m | 3:00 p.m. | SEMIS | 8. Victoria Perrow: 7.28q |
| Women’s 400m | 3:10 p.m. | FINAL | 17. Jania Martin: 53.09
36. Alysia Johnson: 54.66 62. Mahogany Mobley: 56.82 | Indoor PR 67. Ava Alexander: 57.15 72. JahQueen McClellan: 58.38 |
| Women’s Weight Throw Invitational | 4:00 p.m. | Prelim/FINAL | 6. Kate Powers: 65’8.25”/20.02m
7. Simi Akinrinsola: 65’7”/19.99m |
| Men’s 60m | 4:10 p.m. | SEMIS | 13. Clinton Muunga: 6.68
18. Miles Jones: 6.72 |
| Men’s 400m | 4:20 p.m. | FINAL | 46. Brandon Nyandoro: 48.07 | PR
56. Jahlahnee Watkins: 48.33 76. Tavon Williams: 49.43 78. Beck O’Daniel: 49.53 |
| Women’s 60m | 5:30 p.m. | FINAL | 3. Victoria Perrow: 7.31 |
Event Lineup (all info tentative and subject to change before the meet)
| David Hemery Valentine Invitational: Saturday, February 10: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Men’s 3000m | 9:50 a.m. | FINAL | Alex Alston
Jake Allen Ed Bird Jackson Watts |
| Men’s Mile | 4:55 p.m. | FINAL | Dustin Horter |
| Tiger Paw Invite: Saturday, February 10: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Women’s Shot Put | 9:00 a.m. | Prelim/FINAL | Simi Akinrinsola
Ariel Pedigo Shelby Wingler |
| Men’s Triple Jump | 11:00 a.m. | Prelim/FINAL | Luke Brown |
| Men’s Shot Put | 11:00 a.m. | Prelim/FINAL | Dennis Ohene-Adu |
| Women’s 800m | 12:00 p.m. | FINAL | Cha’iel Johnson
Lyric Olson |
| Men’s 800m | 12:20 p.m. | FINAL | Alex Justus
Justin Swann |
| Women’s 200m | 12:45 p.m. | FINAL | Morgan Davis
Hannah Douglas Jania Martin Victoria Perrow Emmi Scales |
| Women’s Triple Jump | 1:00 p.m. | Prelim/FINAL | Ava Alexander
Asha Pierre-Antoine |
| Men’s Pole Vault Invitational | 1:30 p.m. | FINAL | Keaton Daniel
Brayden Jackson Dalton Shepler |
| Men’s 200m | 1:40 p.m. | FINAL | Shavique Bascus
Alexander Chukwukelu Miles Jones Troy Lane Clinton Muunga |
| Men’s High Jump | 2:00 p.m. | Prelim/FINAL | Donsten Brown
Devin Sealey |
| Women’s 3000m | 2:40 p.m. | FINAL | Ainsley Edwards
Elaina Lahmers |
| Men’s 3000m | 3:40 p.m. | FINAL | Cade Byer
Caden Miracle |
| Women’s 4x400m Relay | 3:20 p.m. | FINAL | Kentucky “A”
Kentucky “B” |
| Men’s 4x400m Relay | 4:00 p.m. | FINAL | Kentucky “A”
Kentucky “B” |
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