Makarawu Advances to 200m Second Round on Opening Day of NCAA East Regionals
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – After a three and a half hour lightning delay, day one of the NCAA East First Rounds came to a close with the Wildcats featuring in two track events on the opening day in Jacksonville.
In the penultimate event of the night, Miles Jones and 2025 NCAA Indoor Champion Carlie Makarawu, competing into Thursday morning, ran in the first round of the men’s 200m event. Makarawu advanced to Friday’s final by finishing fourth with a 20.56 time.
Tomorrow’s events will begin with the women’s hammer throw first round, featuring Kate Powers, now rescheduled for 8:00 a.m. EST. Day two from Jacksonville will conclude with a trio of Wildcats, including Hannah Douglas, Sharmelle Holmes and Stacey Onyepunuka, competing in the first round of the women’s 200m at 5:15 p.m. EST.
Today’s results and tomorrow’s complete 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 100m | 10:50 p.m. | First Round | 29. Clinton Muunga – 10.42
35. Miles Jones – 10.51
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| Men’s 200m | 12:30 p.m. | First Round | 4. Carlie Makarawu – 20.56 (Q)
34. Miles Jones – 21.33
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| NCAA East First Rounds: Thursday, May 29: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Women’s Hammer | 8:00 a.m. | First Round | Kate Powers
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| Men’s Pole Vault | 9:30 a.m. | Semifinal | Brayden Jackson, Shane Racey |
| Women’s Long Jump | 1:00 p.m. | First Round | Morgan Davis |
| Women’s 100m Hurdles | 2:30 p.m. | First Round | Alexis Glasco, Emmi Scales, Camden Bentley, Kori Martin
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| Women’s Pole Vault | 3:30 p.m. | Semifinal | Payton Phillips |
| Women’s 100m | 3:30 p.m. | First Round | Sharmelle Holmes |
| Women’s 400m | 3:35 p.m. | First Round | A’Laji Bradley, Alysia Johnson, Oneika McAnnuff
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| Women’s 800m | 4:20 p.m. | First Round | Janet Jepkemboi Amimo, Jenna Schwinghamer
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| Women’s 400m Hurdles | 4:50 p.m. | First Round | Emmi Scales |
| Women’s 200m | 5:15 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 200m | 7:50 p.m. | Quarterfinal | Carlie Makarawu
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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 |
