Track & Field
Brittany Cabbler - Track & Field - University of Kentucky Athletics

BrittanyCabbler

  • class Senior
  • High school William Fleming

2009 (Sophomore): Outdoor – Entered UK record books with 400m time of 55.83 at SEC Championships – good for 10th in school history … Ran third leg of 4x400m relay squad that turned in a season-best time of 3:42.38 to place fifth overall at Sea Ray Relays … Member of 4x400m relay that placed sixth overall at SEC Championships in 3:43.27 … At the Triton Invitational, ran on championship 4x400m relay team clocking in at 3:53.56 … Finished sixth in the 400m dash at Triton with a time of 57.05 … Turned in top 200m time of 25.29 at Jesse Owens Track Classic. Indoor – At McCravy Memorial Meet, competed on third-pl-ace 4x400m relay team that posted a season-best time of 3:42.43 … Ran third leg of 4x400m relay that took home seventh place at SEC Championships in a time of 3:42.75 … Also at conference meet, posted season-best 400m time of 56.84 … Recorded top 200m time at Kentucky Invitational, crossing the finish line on 25.82.

2008 (Freshman): Outdoor – Won the 400m dash at Eastern Kentucky Open, with a season-best time of 57.30. Indoor – Ran season-best time of 58.16 in the 400m dash at the New Balance College Invitational … At SEC/Big 10 challenge recorded season best 200m dash time of 26.02. High School: 2007 Virginia state high school champion in both the 300 and 500 meters … First female athlete to win back-to-back state championships at William Fleming HS (300m – Jr.; 500m – Sr.) … Numerous accolades in 400m Dash: All-Timesland, 2007 Female Athlete of The Year, All-District, All-Region, All-State all four years … HS team was state runner-up junior year … Coached by Robert Vineyard … Family lines in track and field as cousin Monica Cabbler attended University of Georgia and competed in the triple jump for the Bulldogs and later at the Olympic trials … On A-B Honor Roll and member of Student Government … Nominated to represent Virginia’s top high school athletes at city council meeting … 2007 Homecoming Queen.

Personal: Full name is Brittany Cabrita Cabbler … Born August 14, 1989 in Roanoke, Va. … Parents are Alfred Cabbler and Rita Hopson … Has four brothers James Divers, Randy Cabbler, Troy Cabbler and Corey Cabbler … Nickname: “Britt.”

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