Kentucky Track & Field Wraps Up Indoor Regular Season
BOSTON, Ma., and CLEMSON, S.C. — The University of Kentucky track and field program completed the David Hemery Valentine Invitational and the Tiger Paw Invite today as the Wildcats close out their 2024 indoor regular season.
Kentucky saw two event wins today on the men’s side with junior Alex Justus earning his first career event win in the 800 meters and senior Keaton Daniel securing his third victory this season in the pole vault clearing 18’5.50”/5.63 meters.
Fourteen Wildcats finished in the top 10 today with six of those finishes being in the top five. There were seven personal bests.
Throughout the indoor season, the Wildcats racked up nine records including two freshman records. Kentucky also had 37 event wins with 76 personal bests after seven meets.
FINALS RECAP
SPRINTS & HURDLES
200M
WOMEN – Sophomore Hannah Douglas placed eighth with a personal best time of 23.15 that ranks 7th on the UK all-time performers list.
Junior Victoria Perrow placed 33rd overall with a personal best time of 23.91.
MEN – Freshman Shavique Bascus finished second overall with a personal best time of 20.72 that ties for 5th on the UK all-time performers list. He managed the achievement in only his second appearance as a Wildcat.
RELAYS
4X400M
WOMEN – Kentucky’s “A” team consisting of junior Alysia Johnson, senior Jania Martin, junior Hannah Douglas, and freshman Oneika McAnnuff ran a season-best 3:35.21 to finish seventh.
MEN – Kentucky’s “A” team consisting of sophomore Brandon Nyandoro, graduate student Kennedy Lightner, freshman Shavique Bascus, and graduate student Ethan Brown finished ninth with a time of 3:08.73.
DISTANCE
800M
WOMEN – Freshman Lyric Olson tied her highest career finish in the event at fourth after setting a personal best time of 2:09.81.Freshman Cha’iel Johnson returned to action for the Wildcats placing seventh with a time of 2:10.65.
MEN – Junior Alex Justus won the first event of his career with a time of 1:51.30.
3000M
WOMEN – Freshman Elaina Lahmers finished fifth with a personal best time of 10:11.18 while freshman Ainsley Edwards was just behind in sixth at 10:11.34.
MEN – At the David Hemery Valentine Invitational senior Jake Allen ran the second-fastest time in school history with a 7:58.05 personal best. The time is only five seconds off the school record of 7:53.05 held by Jacob Thomson set in 2018.
Freshman Caden Miracle finished seventh with a personal best time of 8:22.46 while sophomore Cade Byer set a personal best time of 8:36.93 to finish 13th at the Tiger Paw Invitational.
JUMPS
POLE VAULT
MEN – Keaton Daniel won his third event of the season with a clearance of 18’5.50”/5.63 meters.
Senior Dalton Shepler finished eighth with a clearance of 16’4”/4.98 meters. It marked his fourth top-10 finish this season.
Sophomore Brayden Jackson placed ninth with a clearance of 15’10”/4.83 meters. It marked his third top-10 finish of the season.
TRIPLE JUMP
MEN – Junior Luke Brown continued his fine form in the event finishing third with a mark of 54’6.75”/16.63 meters. It marks the third straight finish in the podium places for Brown this season.
UP NEXT
The Wildcats will return to Fayetteville, Arkansas for the 2024 Southeastern Conference Indoor Championships on February 23-24. The Wildcats collected nine medals at last year’s event as both sides finished seventh overall.
Event Results
| David Hemery Valentine Invitational: Saturday, February 10: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Men’s 3000m | FINAL | 72. Alex Alston: 8:41.49 | Event Debut | |
| Men’s Mile | FINAL | 122. Dustin Horter: 4:06.37 | |
| Men’s 3000m | FINAL | 22. Jake Allen: 7:58.05 | PR | Ranked 2nd on the UK all-time performers list
41. Ed Bird: 8:03.53 88. Jackson Watts: 8:16.40 | PR |
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| Tiger Paw Invite: Saturday, February 10: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Women’s Shot Put | Prelim/FINAL | 11. Shelby Wingler: 47’0.75”/14.34m
12. Simi Akinrinsola: 46’5.50”/14.16m 19. Ariel Pedigo: 36’7”/11.15m |
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| Men’s Triple Jump | Prelim/FINAL | 3. Luke Brown: 54’6.75”/16.63m | |
| Men’s Shot Put | Prelim/FINAL | 13. Dennis Ohene-Adu: 54’1.25”/16.49m | |
| Women’s 800m | FINAL | 4. Lyric Olson: 2:09.81 | PR
7. Cha’iel Johnson: 2:10.65 |
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| Men’s 800m | FINAL | 1. Alex Justus: 1:51.30 | |
| Women’s 200m | FINAL | 8. Hannah Douglas: 23.15 | PR | Ranks 7th on the UK all-time performers list
33. Victoria Perrow: 23.91 | PR 47. Morgan Davis: 24.30 | Event Debut |
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| Men’s Pole Vault Invitational | FINAL | 1. Keaton Daniel: 18’5.50”/5.63m
8. Dalton Shepler: 16’4”/4.98m 9. Brayden Jackson: 15’10”/4.83m |
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| Men’s 200m | FINAL | 2. Shavique Bascus: 20.72 | PR | Ties for 5th on the UK all-time performers list
15. Miles Jones: 21.15 | Event Debut 30. Clinton Muunga: 21.40 |
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| Men’s High Jump | Prelim/FINAL | 15. Devin Sealey: 6’4.75”/1.95m | |
| Women’s 3000m | FINAL | 5. Elaina Lahmers: 10:11.18 | PR
6. Ainsley Edwards: 10:11.34 |
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| Men’s 3000m | FINAL | 7. Caden Miracle: 8:22.46 | PR
13. Cade Byer: 8:36.93 | PR |
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| Women’s 4x400m Relay | FINAL | 7. Kentucky “A”: Alysia Johnson, Jania Martin, Hannah Douglas, Oneika McAnnuff – 3:35.21 | SB
19. Kentucky “B”: Mahogany Mobley, Cha’iel Johnson, Ava Alexander, JahQueen McClellan – 3:45.31 |
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| Men’s 4x400m Relay | FINAL | 9. Kentucky “A”: Brandon Nyandoro, Kennedy Lightner, Shavique Bascus, Ethan Brown – 3:08.73 | |
| David Hemery Valentine Invitational: Friday, February 9: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Women’s 3000m | FINAL | 24. Mollie Roden: 9:56.76 | PR | |
| Women’s 800m | FINAL | 11. Sydney Steely: 2:03.98
21. Jenna Schwinghamer: 2:05.67 |
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| Women’s Mile | FINAL | 81. Phoebe McCowan: 4:49.23
125. Bryanna Lucas: 4:55.29 |
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| Women’s 3000m | FINAL | 95. Ally Kruger: 9:37.19 | Event Debut | |
| Tiger Paw Invite: Friday, February 9: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | ||||
| Men’s Weight Throw | Prelim/FINAL | 3. Dennis Ohene-Adu: 68’7”/20.90m
13. DaRoyce Flemons: 60’5.75”/18.43m |
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| Women’s Long Jump | Prelim/FINAL | 28. Morgan Davis: 18’8”/5.69m
48. Ariel Pedigo: 16’8”/5.08m |
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| Women’s Pole Vault Invitational | 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 |
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| Women’s 60mH | PRELIM | 11. Emmi Scales: 8.32q
14. Alexis Glasco: 8.33q 44. Camden Bentley: 8.94 50. Ariel Pedigo: 9.20 |
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| Women’s 60m | PRELIM | 9. Victoria Perrow: 7.34q | ||
| Women’s Weight Throw | Prelim/FINAL | 20. Shelby Wingler: 53’11”/16.43m | ||
| Men’s 60m | PRELIM | 11. Clinton Muunga: 6.72q
20. Miles Jones: 6.78q 34. Troy Lane: 6.83 |
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| Women’s 60mH | SEMIS | 11. Alexis Glasco: 8.25 | Tied for 10th on the UK all-time performers list
14. Emmi Scales: 8.29 |
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| Women’s Mile | FINAL | 12. Aubree Hay: 5:12.15 | ||
| Men’s Long Jump | Prelim/FINAL | 20. Samuel Reagan: 23’0”/7.01m | ||
| Women’s 60m | SEMIS | 8. Victoria Perrow: 7.28q | ||
| Women’s 400m | 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 |
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| Women’s Weight Throw Invitational | Prelim/FINAL | 6. Kate Powers: 65’8.25”/20.02m
7. Simi Akinrinsola: 65’7”/19.99m |
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| Men’s 60m | SEMIS | 13. Clinton Muunga: 6.68
18. Miles Jones: 6.72 |
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| Men’s 400m | FINAL | 46. Brandon Nyandoro: 48.07 | PR
56. Jahlahnee Watkins: 48.33 76. Tavon Williams: 49.43 78. Beck O’Daniel: 49.53 |
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| Women’s 60m | FINAL | 3. Victoria Perrow: 7.31 | ||
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