Track & Field
Rodney Heath Jr. - Track & Field - University of Kentucky Athletics

RodneyHeath Jr.

  • class Sophomore
  • Hometown Liberty Township, Ohio
  • High school Lakota East

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2021-22 (Sophomore) 

Outdoor

  • Ran personal best 10.29 in the 100m prelims, followed by a wind-assisted 10.15, for second place at the Kentucky Invitational

  • Ran in the winning 4x100m (39.59) and 4x200m (1:23.11) relays at the Drake Relays

  • Won the 100m (10.32) and earned a personal best in the 200m (21.26) at the Black and Gold Invite

Indoor

  • Finished fourth in the 60m (6.86) and the 200m (22.13) at the Cardinal Classic
  • Placed fifth in the 60m (6.90), fourth in the 200m (21.80) and ran in the 4x400m relay at the Jim Green Invitational
  • Finished fourth in the 200m (21.84) and seventh in the 60m (6.89) at the Vanderbilt Invitational

2020-21 (Freshman) 
Indoor

  • Competed in three meets, including the SEC Championships, in the 60m and 200m dashes
  • Best time of 6.84 seconds in the 60m came in a sixth-place finish at the Tiger Paw Invite

Outdoor

  • Part of 18th-ranked 4x100m relay for UK at NCAA Championships (39.56), earning honorable mention All-America honors
  • Helped the UK 4x100m relay team advance to the NCAA Championships
  • Also qualified for the NCAA East Preliminaries in the 100m dash
  • Personal-best 100 time of 10.37 seconds came at the Tom Jones Invitational
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