UK Track and Field Set for Start of NCAA East First Rounds in Jacksonville
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Kentucky Wildcats track and field team is set for the start of national postseason competition this week with the NCAA East First Rounds on deck in Jacksonville, Fla. at Hodges Stadium, hosted by the University of North Florida.
Kentucky is sending 32 athletes to Jacksonville for this week’s regional event, including 19 entries on the women’s side and 13 on the men’s. In the east region, the Wildcats will compete against SEC foes Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee and Vanderbilt.
The NCAA East First Rounds will be tomorrow with the Wildcats beginning the opening day with the men’s pole vault semifinals, featuring Brayden Jackson and Shane Racey, starting at 5:30 p.m. EST. Day one will conclude with Miles Jones and NCAA Indoor National Champion Carlie Makarawu running in the first round of the men’s 200m event at 8:45 p.m. EST.
The full four-day schedule for Kentucky can be found below.
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Event Schedule
| NCAA East First Rounds: Wednesday, May 28: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Men’s Pole Vault | 5:30 p.m. | Semifinal | Brayden Jackson, Shane Racey |
| Men’s 100m | 7:00 p.m. | First Round | Miles Jones, Clinton Muunga
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| Men’s 200m | 8:45 p.m. | First Round | Miles Jones, Carlie Makarawu
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| NCAA East First Rounds: Thursday, May 29: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Women’s Hammer | 10:00 a.m. | First Round | Kate Powers
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| Women’s Long Jump | 4:30 p.m. | First Round | Morgan Davis
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| Women’s Pole Vault | 5:30 p.m. | Semifinal | Payton Phillips
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| Women’s 100m Hurdles | 6:00 p.m. | First Round | Alexis Glasco, Emmi Scales, Camden Bentley, Kori Martin
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| Women’s 100m | 7:00 p.m. | First Round | Sharmelle Holmes |
| Women’s 400m | 7:25 p.m. | First Round | A’Laji Bradley, Alysia Johnson, Oneika McAnnuff
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| Women’s 800m | 7:50 p.m. | First Round | Janet Jepkemboi Amimo, Jenna Schwinghamer
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| Women’s 400m Hurdles | 8:30 p.m. | First Round | Emmi Scales |
| Women’s 200m | 8:45 p.m. | First Round | Hannah Douglas, Sharmelle Holmes, Stacey Onyepunuka
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| NCAA East First Rounds: Friday, May 30: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Men’s Discus | 1:00 p.m. | First Round | Grayson Brashear
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| Men’s Triple Jump | 2:30 p.m. | First Round | Luke Brown
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| Men’s High Jump | 3:30 p.m. | Semifinal | Devin Sealey
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| Men’s 4x100m | 5:00 p.m. | Quarterfinal | Kentucky |
| Men’s 3000m Steeplechase | 5:40 p.m. | Quarterfinal | Collins Kiprop Kipngok, Jackson Watts
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| Men’s 100m | 6:35 p.m. | Quarterfinal | TBA
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| Men’s 200m | 7:50 p.m. | Quarterfinal | TBA
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| Men’s 5000m | 8:10 p.m. | Semifinal | Ed Bird
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| NCAA East First Rounds: Saturday, May 31: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Women’s Triple Jump | 2:30 p.m. | First Round | Aliyah Adams, Sophie Galloway
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| Women’s 4x100m | 5:00 p.m. | Quarterfinal | Kentucky
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| Women’s 100m Hurdles | 6:15 p.m. | Quarterfinal | TBA
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| Women’s 100m | 6:35 p.m. | Quarterfinal | TBA |
| Women’s 400m | 6:50 p.m. | Quarterfinal | TBA
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| Women’s 800m | 7:05 p.m. | Quarterfinal | TBA
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| Women’s 400m Hurdles | 7:25 p.m. | Quarterfinal | TBA
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| Women’s 200m | 7:50 p.m. | Quarterfinal | TBA
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| Women’s 4x400m | 8:45 p.m. | Quarterfinal | Kentucky |
