The University of Kentucky track & field teams had a successful day of competition on Friday, with a portion of the team competing at the Tiger Paw Invitational in South Carolina and another group of distance runners at the Husky Classic in Seattle, Washington.
Masai Russell continued her dominance in the hurdles, winning the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 7.94. Russell remains undefeated in hurdles races this season and her time of 7.94 was her fastest time in the competition. Yasmin Brooks also performed well, finishing sixth in the women’s 60m hurdles final with a time of 8.18.
Logan Coles had a standout performance in the men’s open weight throw, finishing third with a personal-best throw of 65-feet, 9-inches/20.04 meters. Michael Browning and Dennis Ohene-Adu also had impressive performances, placing fourth and fifth respectively with new personal bests. Jordan Anthony was sixth in the men’s 60m final with a time of 6.68.
In Seattle, Jake Allen had a strong performance in the open 3,000-meter competition, finishing seventh with a personal-best time of 8.01.22. The distance events at the Husky Classic continued on Saturday with the final event concluding at 5:50 p.m. ET (2:50 p.m. Pacific).
The Kentucky track & field team will continue to compete at the Tiger Paw Invitational on Saturday, with field events starting at 10 a.m. and running events commencing at 11:35 a.m. The final event is expected to begin at 3:45 p.m.
| Tiger Paw Invitational – Clemson, S.C. | |||||
| Friday, February 10 | |||||
| Men | Weight Throw Open | Prelim/ Final | 3. Logan Coles: 65’9”/20.04m | personal best, No. 6 on UK all-time list 4. Michael Browning: 65’1.5”/19.85m 5. Dennis Ohene-Adu: 64’4”/19.61m | Personal best, No. 10 on UK all-time list 15. Daroyce Flemons: 57’1”/17.40m | ||
| Women | Long Jump | Prelim/ Final | 5. Anthaya Charlton: 20’8.5”/6.31m 49. Meg Wilson: 18’3.75”/5.58m | ||
| Women | Pole Vault Seeded | Final | 14. Payton Phillips: 12’3.5”/3.75m | ||
| Women | 60 Hurdles | Prelim | 1. Masai Russell: 8.02Q 12. Yasmin Brooks: 8:30Q | ||
| Men | 60 Hurdles | Prelim | 38. Jacob Sobota: 8.50 | ||
| Women | Weight Throw Open | Prelim/ Final | 15. Leah Moore: 55’3.75”/16.86m | ||
| Women | 60 Meter | Qualifying | 14. Victoria Perrow: 7.33q 22. Anthaya Charlton: 7.38q 44. Colleen Branch: 7.55 52. Shadajah Ballard: 7.58 | ||
| Men | 60 Meter | Qualifying | 9. Jordan Anthony: 6.72Q 31. Langston Jackson: 6.80 | ||
| Women | 60 Hurdles | Semi-Final | 1. Masai Russell: 7.92Q 6. Yasmin Brooks: 8.21Q | ||
| Women | Mile | Final | 9. Julz Williams: 5:01.02 | ||
| Women | Pole Vault Unseeded | Final | 9. Kaitlyn Cain: 12’3.5”/3.75m | ||
| Men | Long Jump | Prelim/Final | 11. Jordan Turner: 24’1.75”/7.36m 34. Jacob Sobota: 22’1.75”/6.75m | ||
| Women | 60 Meter | Semi-Final | 10. Victoria Perrow: 7.27 14. Anthaya Charlton: 7.30 | ||
| Women | 400 Meter | Final | 27. Christal Mosley: 53.57 41. Megan Moss: 54.50 71. Reynei Wllace: 56.49 72. Seven Simms: 56.64 76. Mahogany Mobley: 58.47 77. Iantha Wright: 58.92 | ||
| Women | Weight Throw Invite | Prelim/Final | 7. Simi Akinrinsola: 63’7”/19.38m | ||
| Men | 60 Meter | Semi-Final | 8. Jordan Anthony: 6.66q | ||
| Men | 400 Meter | Final | 9. Brian Faust (UKTF Class of 2022): 46.25 15. Wayne Lawrence Jr.: 46.51 69. Brandon Nyandoro: 49.44 71. Beck O’Daniel: 49.60 79. Tavon Williams: 50.23 | ||
| Women | 60 Hurdles | Final | 1. Masai Russell: 7.94 6. Yasmin Brooks: 8.18 | ||
| Men | 60 Meter | Final | 6. Jordan Anthony: 6.68 | ||
| Saturday, February 11 | |||||
| 10:00 AM | Women | Shot Put | Prelim/Final | Akinrinsola, Moore, A. Williams | |
| 10:00 AM | Men | Triple Jump | Prelim/Final | L. Brown, Palmer | |
| 10:00 AM | Women | High Jump | Final | Mullen, A. Williams | |
| 10:00 AM | Men | Pole Vault Unseeded | Final | Ja. Sobota | |
| 11:35 AM | Women | 3000 Meter Seeded | Final | ||
| 11:50 AM | Men | 3000 Meter Seeded | Final | ||
| 12:00 PM | Women | 800 Meter | Final | ||
| 12:20 PM | Men | 800 Meter | Final | Swann, O’Donnell | |
| 12:40 PM | Women | 200 Meter | Final | Davis, Miles, Fuller, Ballard, Perrow, Branch, Charlton, Wallace | |
| 1:00 PM | Men | Shot Put | Prelim/Final | Jo. Sobota, Ohene-Adu | |
| 1:00 PM | Women | Triple Jump | Prelim/Final | Galloway | |
| 1:55 PM | Men | 200 Meter | Final | Lightner, Miller, Jackson, Anthony | |
| 1:30 PM | Men | High Jump | Final | D. Brown | |
| 1:30 PM | Men | Pole Vault Seeded | Final | Daniel, Shepler | |
| 2:55 PM | Women | 3000 Meter Unseeded | Final | ||
| 3:05 PM | Men | 3000 Meter Unseeded | Final | ||
| 3:15 PM | Women | 4 x 400 Meter Relay | Final | UK | |
| 3:45 PM | Men | 4 x 400 Meter Relay | Final | UK | |
| Husky Classic – Seattle, Washington | |||
| Friday, February 10 | |||
| Men | 3000 Meter | Open | 7. Jake Allen: 8:01.22, personal best 59. Jackson Watts: 8:25.31 70. Miles Brush: 8:33.39 71. Harper Moore, 8:37.34 |
| Women | 5000 Meter | Open | 25. Kaylie Kenne: 16:43.30, personal best |
| Men | 5000 Meter | Open | 46. Aaron Withrow: 14:30.60, pers. best |
| Women | 3000 Meter | Invitational | Tori Herman will run late Friday night; See @KentuckyTrack twitter for result |
| Saturday, February 11 (all times Eastern) | ||||
| 3 pm | Women | Mile | Final | Phobe McCowan, Ally Kruger |
| 4:05 pm | Men | Mile | Final | McLean Griffin, Harper Moore, Jackson Watts, Jake Allen, Dylan Allen |
| 4:45 pm | Women | 800 Meter | Final | Ally Kruger, Bryanna Lucas, Jenna Schwinghamer, DeAnna Martin, Sydney Steely, Phoebe McCowan |
| 5:10 pm | Men | 800 Meter | Final | John O’Donnell, Alex Justus |
