Kate Powers Improves Freshman Record at NCAA Outdoor Championships
EUGENE, Ore. – The UKTF women got their NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships underway this evening from Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
Freshman Kate Powers started things off with a bang in the hammer throw as she improved her freshman record for a fourth time this outdoor season. Her best throw of 215’7”/65.72 meters moved her to third all-time in the UK all-time performers list and placed her ninth in her first NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Junior Payton Phillips kept the momentum going after scoring half a point for the team in her NCAA Outdoor Championships debut. The Georgia native tied her personal best with a 14’1.25”/4.30 meters clearance tying for eighth place in the competition. She was the only Wildcat on the day to earn half a point for the team.
It was a rather frustrating remainder of the evening for the Wildcats on the track with unsatisfactory finishes in the 400, 800, and 4×400 meter relay. The Cats ended the day tied for 33rd overall in the team standings with 0.5 points.
Senior Charity Hufnagel will begin her hunt for a gold medal in the heptathlon tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. ET while junior Luke Brown will seek the top of the podium in the triple jump at 9:20 p.m. ET.
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Event Results
| NCAA Outdoor Championships: Thursday, June 6: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Women’s Hammer Throw | FINAL | 9. Kate Powers: 215’7”/65.72m | PR | Freshman Record | Ranks 3rd on the UK all-time performers list | |
| Women’s Pole Vault | FINAL | T-8. Payton Phillips: 14’1.25”/4.30m | 0.5 pt. | |
| Women’s 400m | Semifinal | 23. Jania Martin: 53.67 | |
| Women’s 800m | Semifinal | 22. Sydney Steely: 2:05.81 | |
| Women’s 4×400 Meter Relay | Semifinal | 11. Jania Martin, Oneika McAnnuff, Alexis Glasco, Cha’iel Johnson: 3:30.66 | |
| NCAA Outdoor Championships: Friday, June 7: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Women’s Hep. 100mH | 4:00 p.m. | FINAL | Charity Hufnagel |
| Women’s Hep. High Jump | 5:00 p.m. | FINAL | Charity Hufnagel |
| Women’s Hep. Shot Put | 7:00 p.m. | FINAL | Charity Hufnagel |
| Women’s Hep. 200m | 10:43 p.m. | FINAL | Charity Hufnagel |
| Women’s Hep. Friday Standings | Charity Hufnagel | ||
| NCAA Outdoor Championships: Friday, June 7: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Men’s Triple Jump | 9:20 p.m. | FINAL | Luke Brown |
| NCAA Outdoor Championships: Saturday, June 8: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Women’s Hep. Long Jump | 1:30 p.m. | FINAL | Charity Hufnagel |
| Women’s Hep. Javelin Throw | 2:45 p.m. | FINAL | Charity Hufnagel |
| Women’s Hep. 800m | 7:13 p.m. | FINAL | Charity Hufnagel |
| Women’s Hep. Final Standings | Charity Hufnagel | ||
| NCAA Outdoor Championships: Saturday, June 8: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Women’s High Jump | 5:00 p.m. | FINAL | Charity Hufnagel |
| NCAA Outdoor Championships: Wednesday, June 5: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Men’s 4×100 Meter Relay | Semifinal | 11. Shavique Bascus, Clinton Muunga, Miles Jones, Kennedy Lightner: 38.78 | |
| Men’s Pole Vault | FINAL | 1. Keaton Daniel: 18’7.25”/5.67m | 10 pts.
T-17. Dalton Shepler: 17’1.50”/5.22m |
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| Men’s 200m | Semifinal | 14. Kennedy Lightner: 20.39 (+0.0) | |
