Seven More Wildcats Punch Their Tickets to Eugene on Day Three in Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – One step closer!
On day three of the NCAA East First Rounds, seven Wildcats secured their spots in the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore. on June 11-14.
After her event was postponed due to inclement weather yesterday evening, today, Payton Phillips joined Kate Powers as the second Wildcat to punch a ticket to the NCAA Championships, posting a 4.09m/13-5 mark in the women’s pole vault semifinal.
SEC Outdoor silver medalist Luke Brown followed suit by placing third in the first round of the men’s triple jump event with a 16.07m/52-8.75 mark to punch his ticket to Eugene.
During the evening running events, five more Wildcats secured their spot in the NCAA Championships, including the men’s 4x100m relay team, consisting of Carlie Makarawu, Clinton Muunga, Miles Jones and Josh Onwunili, Collins Kiprop Kipngok in the 3000m steeplechase and Makarawu again in the 200m.
In the men’s steeplechase, Kiprop Kipngok set a new Hodges Stadium facility record with a time of 8:24.91 to finish atop the leaderboard. In the 200m, Makarawu also broke the UK program record with a 19.92 mark.
Through the first three days of the NCAA East Regionals, Kentucky has punched nine individual tickets to the NCAA Championships in Eugene across six different events, looking to add more on the final day of action on Saturday.
The NCAA East First Rounds will conclude tomorrow with the women’s quarterfinal events, starting with Aliyah Adams and Sophie Galloway featuring in the women’s triple jump at 2:30 p.m. EST. The women’s 4x400m relay quarterfinal will cap off the final day in Jacksonville at 8:45 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 | 9. Kate Powers – 63.91m/209-8 (NCAA Qualifier)
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| Men’s Pole Vault | 9:30 a.m. | Semifinal | 25. Shane Racey – 5.18m/17-0
Brayden Jackson – NH
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| Women’s Long Jump | 1:00 p.m. | First Round | 13. Morgan Davis – 6.10m/20-0.25 |
| Women’s 100m Hurdles | 2:30 p.m. | First Round | 10. Emmi Scales – 13.07 (Q)
11. Camden Bentley – 13.08 (PR) (Q) (No. 9 UK All-Time) 44. Kori Martin – 13.82 Alexis Glasco – DNS
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| Women’s 100m | 3:30 p.m. | First Round | 12. Sharmelle Holmes – 11.21 (Q) |
| Women’s 400m | 3:55 p.m. | First Round | 8. Alysia Johnson – 51.53 (PR) (Q) (No. 4 UK All-Time)
46. A’Laji Bradley – 55.02
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| Women’s 800m | 4:20 p.m. | First Round | 3. Janet Jepkemboi Amimo – 2:01.78 (PR) (School Record) (Q)
26. Jenna Schwinghamer – 2:04.26 (Q)
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| Women’s 400m Hurdles | 4:50 p.m. | First Round | 17. Emmi Scales – 57.63 (PR) (No. 7 UK All-Time) (Q)
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| Women’s 200m | 5:15 p.m. | First Round | 16. Hannah Douglas – 23.34 (Q)
20. Sharmelle Holmes – 23.42 (Q) 23. Stacey Onyepunuka – 23.46 (Q) 27. Morgan Davis – 23.55 |
| NCAA East First Rounds: Friday, May 30: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Women’s Pole Vault | 9:30 a.m. | Semifinal | 12. Payton Phillips – 4.09m/13-5 (NCAA Qualifier)
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| Men’s Discus | 1:00 p.m. | First Round | 31. Grayson Brashear – 51.80m/169-11
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| Men’s Triple Jump | 1:30 p.m. | First Round | 3. Luke Brown – 16.07m/52-8.75 (NCAA Qualifier)
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| Men’s High Jump | 1:30 p.m. | Semifinal | 40. Devin Sealey – 2.05m/6-8.75
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| Men’s 4x100m | 4:00 p.m. | Quarterfinal | 6. Kentucky – 39.07 (NCAA Qualifier) (No. 5 UK All-Time)
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| Men’s 3000m Steeplechase | 4:40 p.m. | Quarterfinal | 1. Collins Kiprop Kipngok – 8:24.91 (NCAA Qualifier) (Facility Record)
16. Jackson Watts – 8:58.20
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| Men’s 200m | 6:50 p.m. | Quarterfinal | 3. Carlie Makarawu – 19.92 (PR) (NCAA Qualifier) (School Record)
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| Men’s 5000m | 7:10 p.m. | Semifinal | 15. Ed Bird – 14:10.79
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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 | Emmi Scales, Camden Bentley
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| Women’s 100m | 6:35 p.m. | Quarterfinal | Sharmelle Holmes |
| Women’s 400m | 6:50 p.m. | Quarterfinal | Alysia Johnson
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| Women’s 800m | 7:05 p.m. | Quarterfinal | Janet Jepkemboi Amimo, Jenna Schwinghamer
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| Women’s 400m Hurdles | 7:25 p.m. | Quarterfinal | Emmi Scales
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| Women’s 200m | 7:50 p.m. | Quarterfinal | Hannah Douglas, Sharmelle Holmes, Morgan Davis
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| Women’s 4x400m | 8:45 p.m. | Quarterfinal | Kentucky |
