UKTF Looking to Capitalize at Home During NCAA East First Rounds
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Kentucky Track and Field program is set to host the NCAA Division I East First Rounds at the Outdoor Track and Field Facility from Wednesday, May 22 through Saturday, May 25, and hope their home advantage will lead to individual success for the squad.
Thirty Wildcats, 16 men and 14 women will compete for an NCAA Championships berth. Freshman record breaker Ed Bird was a late addition for the men to the 5,000 meters due to medical scratches to other participating programs.
The men will compete on Wednesday and Friday while the women compete on Thursday and Saturday.
The East First Rounds will feature the top 48 student-athletes in the eastern region in each event with the top 12 in each event qualifying for the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon. The rules are the same for the Western preliminaries: the top 12 move on to Eugene.
Live results can be found here and the event will be broadcast on ESPN+.
Meet information including schedule of events, and parking can be found here.
Tickets are still available for purchase for the event and can be purchased here.
UKTF begins Wednesday’s competition with the men’s hammer throw at 10 a.m. ET with the running events starting at 6 p.m. ET with the 110-meter hurdles. Thursday’s schedule is similar for the women’s events.
The first event on Friday for the UKTF men will be the 4×100 meter relay at 5:00 p.m. ET and they will finish the day with the 4×400 meter relay at 8:45 p.m. ET. Charity Hufnagel starts the UKTF women off on Saturday with the high jump at 2:00 p.m. ET and they will again close the competition with the 4×400 meter relay at 8:45 p.m. ET.
Below is a list of student-athletes competing in the meet along with the events they qualified for.
Men
- Shavique Bascus – 200m, 4×100, 4×400
- Ed Bird – 5000m
- Ethan Brown – 400m, 4×400
- Luke Brown – Triple Jump
- Alexander Chukwukelu – 110mH
- Logan Coles – Hammer
- Keaton Daniel – Pole Vault
- Miles Jones – 100m, 4×100
- Troy Lane – 4×100
- Kennedy Lightner – 200m, 400m, 4×100, 4×400
- Brandon Miller – 4×400
- Clinton Muunga – 100m, 4×100
- Brandon Nyandoro – 4×400
- Dennis Ohene-Adu – Shot Put
- Dalton Shepler – Pole Vault
- Jackson Watts – 3000m Steeplechase
Women:
- Kaitlyn Cain – Pole Vault
- Morgan Davis – Long Jump
- Alexis Glasco – 100mH, 4×400
- Charity Hufnagel – High Jump
- Cha’iel Johnson – 4×400
- Bryanna Lucas – 800m
- Jania Martin – 400m, 4×400
- Oneika McAnnuff – 400m, 4×400
- Phoebe McCowan – 1500m
- Victoria Perrow – 100m
- Payton Phillips – Pole Vault
- Kate Powers – Hammer Throw
- Sydney Steely – 800m
- Reynei Wallace – 4×400
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Event Lineup (all info tentative and subject to change before the meet)
| NCAA EAST FIRST ROUNDS: Wednesday, May 22: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Men’s Hammer Throw | 10:00 a.m. | First Round | Logan Coles |
| Men’s 110mH | 6:00 p.m. | First Round | Alexander Chukwukelu |
| Men’s Pole Vault | 6:30 p.m. | First Round | Keaton Daniel
Dalton Shepler |
| Men’s Shot Put | 6:30 p.m. | First Round | Dennis Ohene-Adu |
| Men’s 100m | 7:00 p.m. | First Round | Miles Jones
Clinton Muunga |
| Men’s 400m | 7:25 p.m. | First Round | Ethan Brown
Kennedy Lightner |
| Men’s 200m | 8:45 p.m. | First Round | Shavique Bascus
Kennedy Lightner |
| NCAA EAST PRELIMINARIES: Thursday, May 23: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Women’s Hammer Throw | 10:00 a.m. | First Round | Kate Powers |
| Women’s Long Jump | 6:00 p.m. | First Round | Morgan Davis |
| Women’s 100mH | 6:00 p.m. | First Round | Alexis Glasco |
| Women’s Pole Vault | 6:30 p.m. | First Round | Kaitlyn Cain
Payton Phillips |
| Women’s 1500m | 6:30 p.m. | First Round | Phoebe McCowan |
| Women’s 100m | 7:00 p.m. | First Round | Victoria Perrow |
| Women’s 400m | 7:25 p.m. | First Round | Jania Martin
Oneika McAnnuff |
| Women’s 800m | 7:50 p.m. | First Round | Bryanna Lucas
Sydney Steely |
| NCAA EAST FIRST ROUNDS: Friday, May 24: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Men’s 4x100m Relay | 5:00 p.m. | Quarterfinals | Shavique Bascus, Miles Jones, Troy Lane, Kennedy Lightner, Clinton Muunga |
| Men’s 3000m Steeplechase | 5:40 p.m. | Quarterfinals | Jackson Watts |
| Men’s Triple Jump | 6:00 p.m. | First Round | Luke Brown |
| Men’s 110mH | 6:15 p.m. | Quarterfinals | Alexander Chukwukelu |
| Men’s 100m | 6:35 p.m. | Quarterfinals | Miles Jones
Clinton Muunga |
| Men’s 400m | 6:50 p.m. | Quarterfinals | Ethan Brown
Kennedy Lightner |
| Men’s 200m | 7:50 p.m. | Quarterfinals | Shavique Bascus
Kennedy Lightner |
| Men’s 5000m | 8:10 p.m. | Semifinals | Ed Bird |
| Men’s 4x400m Relay | 8:45 p.m. | Quarterfinals | Shavique Bascus, Ethan Brown, Kennedy Lightner, Brandon Miller, Brandon Nyandoro |
| NCAA EAST PRELIMINARIES: Saturday, May 25: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Women’s High Jump | 2:00 p.m. | First Round | Charity Hufnagel |
| Women’s 1500m | 5:15 p.m. | Quarterfinals | Phoebe McCowan |
| Women’s 100mH | 6:15 p.m. | Quarterfinals | Alexis Glasco |
| Women’s 100m | 6:35 p.m. | Quarterfinals | Victoria Perrow |
| Women’s 400m | 6:50 p.m. | Quarterfinals | Jania Martin
Oneika McAnnuff |
| Women’s 800m | 7:05 p.m. | Quarterfinals | Bryanna Lucas
Sydney Steely |
| Women’s 4x400m Relay | 8:45 p.m. | Quarterfinals | Alexis Glasco, Cha’iel Johnson, Jania Martin, Oneika McAnnuff, Reynei Wallace |
