Track & Field

LukeBrown

  • position Jumps
  • class Junior
  • Hometown Kingston, Jamaica
  • High school Calabar High School
  • Major Undeclared

https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/7987465/Kentucky/Luke_Brown 

Personal Bests:

Indoor:

LJ – 24’3″/7.39m

TJ – 54’9.25m/16.69m

In The Record Book:

  • Holds the UK freshman and school record in the indoor triple jump with a distance of 53-5/16.28m set in 2022

Career Accolades

  • 2023 Indoor USTFCCCA Second-Team All-America – Triple Jump

2022-23 (Sophomore)

Indoor

  • Broke his personal-best and school record twice with his last record jump, 54’09.25″/16.69m, coming at the SEC Indoor Championships.
  • Placed 4th at SEC Championships to score for the Wildcats.
  • Placed 12th at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a jump of 53’0.75”/16.17m

2021-22 (Freshman) 

Outdoor 

  • Did not compete 

Indoor 

  • Set a new school record in the triple jump with an event win (51’8.08”/15.75m) at the Cardinal Classic. Finished third in the long jump (24’2.94”/7.39) 
  • Broke triple jump school record for second time at the McCravy (52’8.25”/16.06m) 
  • Broke triple jump school record for third time at Tiger Paw Invitational (53’5”/16.28m) 
  • Finished fourth in the triple jump at SEC Championships 
  • Named freshman All-SEC in the triple jump 
  • Earned second-team All-America honors in triple jump from NCAAs performance 

Personal 

  • Birthday: October 29 
  • Major: Pre-marketing  
  • Parents: Kenishia Lewis and Luke Brown 
  • Siblings: Dinkinish and Kehlani Brown 
  • Hobbies: Playing video games 
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