SophieGalloway

https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/8019658/Kentucky/Sophie_Galloway 

Personal Bests:

Indoor:

LJ – 18’7.75″/5.68m

TJ – 41’11.5″/12.79m

SP – 34’1.25″/10.39m

Outdoor:

200 – 25.84 (1.2)

800 – 2:30.45

100H – 14.33 (0.5)

HJ – 5’3.25″/1.61m

LJ – 19’2.75″/5.86m

TJ – 42’9.5″/13.04m (1.0)

SP – 32’4.25″/9.86m

JT – 124’10″/38.04m

HEP – 4857

In The Record Book:

• Holds the UK freshman record in the outdoor triple jump with a distance of 42-9.5/13.04m set in 2022
• Ranks 5th all-time in the indoor triple jump with a distance of 41’11.5″/12.79m set in 2022
• Ranks 4th all-time in the outdoor triple jump with a distance of 42-9.5/13.04m set in 2022
• Ranks 7th all-time in the outdoor heptathlon with a points total of 4857 set in 2022

Academic Accolades 

• SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll (2022) 

2022-23 (Sophomore)

Outdoor

• Placed 6th in the triple jump with a 41’1.50”/12.53m at the UCF Black & Gold Invite
• Placed 10th in the long jump with a personal best jump of 19’5.25”/5.92m at the UCF Black & Gold Invite

Indoor

• Set a career best throw of 34’1.25″/10.39m in the shot put competition at the Commonwealth College Opener.
• Won the triple jump with a jump of 41’11.5″/12.79m at the Commonwealth College Opener.
• Placed 3rd in the triple jump with a jump of 40’10.5″/12.46m at the Rod McCravy Memorial.
• Placed 5th in the long jump with a jump of 18’7.75″/5.68m at the Rod McCravy Memorial.
• Placed 8th in the triple jump with a jump of 41’7″/12.67m at the Vanderbilt Invitational.
• Placed 10th in the triple jump with a jump of 41’2.25″/12.55m at the Razorback Invitational.
• Placed 9th in the triple jump with a jump of 41’8.75″/12.72m at the SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships.

2021-22 (Freshman) 

Outdoor 

• Transferred to Kentucky after one semester at Arkansas 
• Qualified for NCAA Championships with an eighth-place finish in triple jump (42’9.5”/13.04m) at NCAA East Prelims, jumping the fourth best mark all-time for UK and earning the freshman record 
• Earned honorable mention All-America honors in the triple jump 
• Broke into UK’s all-time list in the triple jump at the Joe May Invitational (41’7.25”/12.68m, -1.8 m/s) at eighth all-time 
• Earned collegiate personal bests in the 100H (14.33), long jump (19’2.75”/5.86m) and javelin (124’10”/38.04m) 
• Made debut as a Wildcat at the Black and Gold Invitational where she competed in the 200m, 100H, high jump and javelin 
• Competed in first heptathlon at the Texas Relays with her best finishes coming in the long jump (11th, 18’6.5/5.65m) and the javelin (11th, 117’5”/35.80m) 
• Earned a college best in the high jump at Florida Relays (5’3.25”/1.61m) 

High School 

• Four-time Gatorade Kentucky Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year 
• Won eight Class 3A state championships in track & field, including three her senior year in long jump, triple jump and 100m hurdles 
• Placed second in triple jump and fourth in long jump at 2019 New Balance Outdoor Nationals