Track & Field

LukeBrown

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

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

Personal Bests:

Indoor:

60 – 6.76

LJ – 24’3″/7.39m

TJ – 55’1.5″/16.80m

Outdoor:

TJ – 54’1″/16.48m (-0.2)

In The Record Book:

  • Holds the UK freshman and school record in the indoor triple jump with a distance of 55’1.5″/16.80m set in 2024
  • Holds the UK school record in the outdoor triple jump with a distance of 54’1″/16.48m (-0.2) set in 2024

Career Accolades

  • 2023 Indoor USTFCCCA Second-Team All-America – Triple Jump
  • 2024 Indoor SEC Triple Jump Champion
  • 2024 All-SEC First Team
  • 2024 USTFCCCA First-Team All-America
  • 2024 Outdoor SEC Triple Jump Champion
  • 2024 All-SEC First Team

2023-24 (Junior)

Outdoor

  • Set an outdoor school record in the triple jump with a mark of 53’9.75″/16.40m (0.9) at the Battle on the Bayou
  • Improved his school record in the triple jump with a mark of 54’1″/16.48m (-0.2) at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational
  • Won the triple jump with a mark of 53’9.75″/16.40m at the SEC Outdoor Championships
  • Advanced to the NCAA Outdoor Championships after a mark of 53’0.25″/16.16m at the NCAA East First Rounds
  • Placed fifth in the triple jump with a mark of 53’11.25″/16.44m at the NCAA Outdoor Championships

Indoor

  • Placed 3rd in the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.76 at the Indiana Early Bird meet
  • Won the triple jump with a mark of 54’1.25″/16.49m at the Indiana Early Bird meet
  • Won the triple jump with a personal best and school record mark of 55’1.5″/16.80m at the Corky Classic
  • Placed 3rd in the triple jump with a mark of 54’6.75″/16.63m at the Tiger Paw Invitational
  • Won the triple jump with a mark of 54’5.25″/16.59m at the SEC Indoor Championships
  • Placed 2nd in the triple jump with a mark of 54’10.75″/16.73m at the NCAA Indoor Championships

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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