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Kenroy Williams - Track & Field - University of Kentucky Athletics

KenroyWilliams

  • class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Lyssons, St. Thomas
  • High school Donald Quarrie

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Academic Accolades 

  • SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll – 2020

Career Accolades 

  • First team All-American in the outdoor 4x400m (2021)

  • Second team All-SEC in the indoor 4x400m (2021)

  • Second-team All-America in the 400H (2021)

  • SEC silver medalist in the indoor 4x400m (2021)

2021-22 (Fifth Year) 

Outdoor

  • Scored points for Kentucky with seventh place finish in the 400H (51.31)

  • Won the 400H at the Black and Gold Invite with a season best time of 50.30

  • Won the 400H at the Joe May Invitational and Kentucky Invitational with sub-51 times

  • Ran in the winning 4x200m relay (1:23.11) at Drake Relays

Indoor

  • Placed second in the 500m (1:03.94) and competed in the 4x400m relay at the Cardinal Classic
  • Ran in the 400m and 4x400m relay at the Jim Green Invitational
  • Competed in the 400m at the Red Raider Open, Tiger Paw Invitational and SEC Championships

2020-21 (Senior) 

Indoor

  • Second-team All-SEC as part of the 4x400m relay that earned the SEC Championships silver medal in a then-school record time of 3:04.67
  • Also part of the 4×400 relay that won the Tiger Paw Invite

Outdoor

  • Part of the eighth-place 4x400m relay team (3:03.63), earning first team All-America honors
  • Second team All-America in the 400m hurdles semifinals, finishing 15th at NCAA Championships with a time of 50.62
  • Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 400m hurdles and as part of the 4x400m relay
  • His 50.18 hurdles time at the NCAA East Preliminaries is second-best in UK history
  • Opening leg of the gold-medal-winning 4x400m relay at the SEC Championships; notched a school-record time of 3:01.71 and received first-team All-SEC for that performance
  • Also scored points at the SECs by finishing fifth in the 400 hurdles
  • Won the 400 hurdles at the Kentucky Invitational

2019-20 (Junior) 
Indoor

  • Ran in four meets, at various times competing in the 400m dash, 4×400 relay and distance medley relay

2017-19 at Barton County Community College 

  • 2019 junior college national champion in the 400 hurdles with a personal-best time of 49.96 seconds
  • Also part of the 2019 outdoor and 2019 indoor national champion 4×400 relays
  • Bronze medalist in the 400 hurdles at the 2018 championships
  • Completed bachelors degree in business management

Personal 

  • Birthday: October 15
  • Parents: Melroy and Palmarine Williams
  • Siblings: Nicky, Shaina, Kerece and Ryan
  • Getting his master of science in supply chain management
  • Hobbies: Singing, playing instruments and reading
  • Favorite teams: Arsenal and the Chicago Bulls
  • Fun fact: Loves cooking
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