UKTF Captures Three Medals on Day Two of SEC Outdoor Championships
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Three Wildcats earned medals in the sunshine state on Friday as senior Charity Hufnagel earned silver in the women’s heptathlon, junior Payton Phillips earned silver in the women’s pole vault and junior Jackson Watts earned bronze in the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase on the second day of the Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championships. The Wildcats also saw 26 combined points from five events and qualified four additional runners from the prelims to the championships on Saturday.
Hufnagel finished second improving her heptathlon school record points total to 5,914 points after earning a top-five result in every event over the two days. Hufnagel’s best result came in the high jump where she won after clearing 6’0.50”/1.84 meters to earn 1,029 points. Her silver medal marks her first SEC Outdoor Championship medal since transferring to Kentucky, and the second SEC Championship medal of her career after winning gold at the indoor championships in the pentathlon earlier this year.
Phillips earned her first career SEC medal after clearing a height of 13’11.25”/4.25 meters giving the women’s side another eight points. It marks her best finish in the event at a championship meet.
Watts concluded the day for the Wildcats in the 3,000-meter steeplechase also earning his first SEC medal after outkicking Alabama’s Hudson Hurst to the finish line down the front stretch. It also marks Watts best finish in the event at a championship meet and the men’s highest points scored so far on the weekend.
The women finish day two in seventh with a total of 23 points while the men are tied for 11th with a total of 10 points. UKTF will conclude the SEC Outdoor Championships tomorrow.
PRELIMS RECAP
SPRINTS & HURDLES
110mH
MEN – Freshman Alexander Chukwukelu qualified on time in 13.73q (+1.5).
DISTANCE
1500m
MEN – Freshman Ed Bird qualified on time in 3:46.67.
FINALS RECAP
MULTIS
Heptathlon
WOMEN – Senior Charity Hufnagel finished second improving her school record points total to 5,914 points after earning a top-five result in every event over the two days. Hufnagel’s best result came in the high jump where she won after clearing 6’0.50”/1.84 meters to earn 1,029 points. Her silver medal marks her first SEC Outdoor Championship medal since transferring to Kentucky, and the second SEC Championship medal of her career after winning gold at the indoor championships in the pentathlon earlier this year. She also added eight team points to the women’s total.
DISTANCE
3000m Steeplechase
MEN – Junior Jackson Watts concluded the day for the Wildcats in the 3,000-meter steeplechase also earning his first SEC medal after outkicking Alabama’s Hudson Hurst to the finish line down the front stretch. It also marks Watts best finish in the event at a championship meet and the men’s highest points scored so far on the weekend.
JUMPS
Pole Vault
WOMEN – Junior Payton Phillips earned her first career SEC medal after clearing a height of 13’11.25”/4.25 meters giving the women’s side another eight points. It marks her best finish in the event at a championship meet.
Long Jump
WOMEN – Freshman Morgan Davis scored two points after finishing seventh with a mark of 20’2.50”/6.16m (+0.2).
THROWS
Shot Put
MEN – Senior Dennis Ohene-Adu earned two points finishing seventh with a mark of 60’4.50”/18.40 meters. It marks his best finish in the event at an SEC Outdoor Championship.
Event Results
| SEC Championships: Friday, May 10: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | ||||
| Hep. Long Jump | 11:45 a.m. | FINAL | 4. Charity Hufnagel: 19’1.25”/5.82m (+0.1) | 795 pts.
10. Ariel Pedigo: 17’2”/5.23m (+0.0) | 5.23m |
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| Hep. Javelin Throw | 1:00 p.m. | FINAL | 1. Ariel Pedigo: 138’10”/42.32m | 712 pts.
5. Charity Hufnagel: 118’2”/36.03m | PR | 591 pts. |
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| Hep. 800m | 2:30 p.m. | FINAL | 2. Charity Hufnagel: 2:19.12 | PR | 835 pts.
8. Ariel Pedigo: 2:28.70 | 709 pts. |
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| Hep. Women’s Final Results | 2. Charity Hufnagel: 5,914 points | PR | School Record | 8 team points
9. Ariel Pedigo: 4,878 points |
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| SEC Championships: Friday, May 10: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Men’s Shot Put | 4:15 p.m. | Prelim/FINAL | 7. Dennis Ohene-Adu: 60’4.50”/18.40m | 2 pts. |
| Women’s Pole Vault | 5:00 p.m. | FINAL | 2. Payton Phillips: 13’11.25”/4.25m | 8 pts.
11. Kaitlyn Cain: 13’2.50”/4.03m |
| Men’s 110mH | 5:00 p.m. | Prelim | 8. Alexander Chukwukelu: 13.73q (+1.5) |
| Women’s 100mH | 5:15 p.m. | Prelim | 12. Alexis Glasco: 13.18 (+1.1) |
| Men’s 1500m | 5:40 p.m. | Prelim | 12. Ed Bird: 3:46.67q
27. Jake Allen: 3:53.43 35. Alex Justus: 3:59.48 |
| Women’s 1500m | 6:00 p.m. | Prelim | 13. Phoebe McCowan: 4:24.57
16. Ally Kruger: 4:26.75 28. Sydney Steely: 4:37.77 |
| Women’s Long Jump | 6:00 p.m. | Prelim/FINAL | 7. Morgan Davis: 20’2.50”/6.16m (+0.2) | Outdoor PR | 2 pts. |
| Men’s 400m | 6:20 p.m. | Prelim | 31. Ethan Brown: 47.42
33. Brandon Nyandoro: 48.57 |
| Women’s 400m | 6:45 p.m. | Prelim | 13. Oneika McAnnuff: 52.46 | PR | Ranks 7th on the UK all-time performers list
23. Jania Martin: 53.91 25. Reynei Wallace: 55.24 | PR |
| Women’s Shot Put | 6:45 p.m. | Prelim/FINAL | 19. Shelby Wingler: 42’11.75”/13.10m |
| Men’s 100m | 7:10 p.m. | Prelim | 10. Clinton Muunga: 10.19 (+0.6)
24. Troy Lane: 10.45 (-0.5) 27. Miles Jones: 10.52 (-0.5) |
| Women’s 100m | 7:35 p.m. | Prelim | 12. Victoria Perrow: 11.47 (-0.8) |
| Men’s 3000m Steeplechase | 8:00 p.m. | FINAL | 3. Jackson Watts: 9:00.03 | 6 pts.
15. Alex Alston: 9:37.57 |
| SEC Championships: Thursday, May 9: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | ||||
| Hep. 100mH | 12:00 p.m. | FINAL | 5. Charity Hufnagel: 13.86 (+2.6) | 998 pts.
14. Ariel Pedigo: 15.24 (+2.4) | 810 pts. |
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| Hep. High Jump | 12:45 p.m. | FINAL | 1. Charity Hufnagel: 6’0.50”/1.84m | 1029 pts.
T-8. Ariel Pedigo: 5’3”/1.60m | 736 pts. |
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| Hep. Shot Put | 2:45 p.m. | FINAL | 2. Charity Hufnagel: 43’1.75”/13.15m | PR | 737 pts.
7. Ariel Pedigo: 37’9.50”/11.52m | 629 pts. |
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| Hep. 200m | 5:30 p.m. | FINAL | 3. Charity Hufnagel: 24.54 (+2.2) | 929 pts.
11. Ariel Pedigo: 27.65 (+2.5) | 659 pts. |
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| Hep. Women’s Thursday Results | 2. Charity Hufnagel: 3693 pts.
10. Ariel Pedigo: 2834 pts. |
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| SEC Championships: Thursday, May 9: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Men’s Hammer Throw | 12:00 p.m. | Prelim/FINAL | 7. Logan Coles: 202’10”/61.83m | 2 pts. |
| Women’s Hammer Throw | 2:15 p.m. | Prelim/FINAL | 4. Kate Powers: 207’07”/63.27m | 5 pts.
10. Simi Akinrinsola: 181’6”/55.32m | PR |
| Men’s 800m | 5:30 p.m. | Prelim | 17. Alex Justus: 1:50.79 |
| Women’s 800m | 5:50 p.m. | Prelim | 6. Sydney Steely: 2:05.81Q
8. Bryanna Lucas: 2:05.86q | PR 12. Cha’iel Johnson: 2:07.80 | PR 14. Jenna Schwinghamer: 2:08.22 18. Lyric Olson: 2:09.22 |
| Men’s 200m | 6:10 p.m. | Prelim | T-11. Kennedy Lightner: 20.51 (-1.5)
T-11. Shavique Bascus: 20.51 (-1.3) | PR | Ties UK Freshman Record | Ranks 5th on the UK all-time performers list 25. Brandon Miller: 21.16 (+0.4) | SB 32. Troy Lane: 21.52 |
| Men’s 400mH | 7:00 p.m. | Prelim | 13. Beck O’Daniel: 53.58 |
| Men’s 10000m | 7:40 p.m. | FINAL | 14. Jake Allen: 31:00.48 |
Event Lineup (all info tentative and subject to change before the meet)
| SEC Championships: Saturday, May 11: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Men’s Discus Throw | 3:00 p.m. | Prelim/FINAL | Dennis Ohene-Adu |
| Men’s Pole Vault | 5:00 p.m. | FINAL | Keaton Daniel
Brayden Jackson Dalton Shepler |
| Women’s High Jump | 5:15 p.m. | Prelim/FINAL | Charity Hufnagel |
| Women’s Discus Throw | 5:15 p.m. | Prelim/FINAL | Kate Powers |
| Men’s 4x100m Relay | 6:05 p.m. | FINAL | Kentucky “A” |
| Women’s 4x100m Relay | 6:15 p.m. | FINAL | Kentucky “A” |
| Men’s 1500m | 6:25 p.m. | FINAL | Ed Bird |
| Men’s 110mH | 6:45 p.m. | FINAL | Alexander Chukwukelu |
| Women’s 800m | 7:55 p.m. | FINAL | Bryanna Lucas
Sydney Steely |
| Men’s Triple Jump | 8:00 p.m. | Prelim/FINAL | Luke Brown |
| Men’s 5000m | 8:45 p.m. | FINAL | Ed Bird
Jackson Watts |
| Women’s 5000m | 9:05 p.m. | FINAL | Ally Kruger |
| Men’s 4x400m Relay | 9:30 p.m. | FINAL | Kentucky “A” |
| Women’s 4x400m Relay | 9:40 p.m. | FINAL | Kentucky “A” |
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