Kentucky Track and Field Competes at Doc Hale VT Elite Meet
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Yesterday, the Kentucky Track & Field teams competed and wrapped up two days of competition at the Doc Hale VT Elite Meet in Blacksburg, Virginia. One Wildcat, Dezerea Bryant, had an outstanding showing, running the fastest 200 meter by any woman in the world with a time of 22.83, breaking her school record of 23.04. She also won the 60m on Friday. Head coach Edrick Floreal had high praise for Bryant, “You’re a performer, you have to put on a show. The superstars, when they compete the whole world knows about it. You can’t compete and sort of go unnoticed. The 200m showed us that she’s on that level now. That she can compete and serve notice to get herself in position where people at “The Bowerman” and people like that are making an evaluation of how good an athlete is where they have to step up and say ‘oh my goodness this is a lot better than what everyone else is doing.” Here is the recap of the weekend:
Friday:
Kendra Harrison won the 60m hurdles in 8 seconds, Dezerea Bryant won the 60m dash in 7.27 seconds. Kentucky dominated in these events posting the top 3 finishers in each.
Sha’Keela Saunders won the women’s 200m in her first college race at that distance with a time of 24.28. Keilah Tyson placed second with a time of 24.48 and Leah Nugent was third with a time of 24.63
Matt Hillenbrand ran a mile time in 4:01.27, that mark leads the conference.
Saunders placed third in the long jump with a mark of 6.07m/19'11"
Saturday:
Kendra Harrison came in 2nd to Bryant in the 200m with a time of 23.47. Morganne Phillips came in 6th with a time of 24.25
Harrison also won the 60m hurdles and was 2nd in the 60m.
Chelsea Oswald posted the SEC’s third best time of the season in the 5,000 meters with a time of 16:57.92
Angelica Whaley, Morganne Phillips, Leah Nugent and Sha’Keela Saunders won the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:40.46.
Charles Moushey increased his personal best at the pole vault with a height of 5.08m/16’8”, three quarters of an inch to beat the Kentucky freshman record.
Madison Jacobs had a respectable showing in the shot put, with a distance of 15.18m/49'9.75"
Here are some more notable performances courtesy of ukathletics.com:
Justin Kretchmer: 2nd in the high jump with a clearance 2.14m/7'0.25", Ryan Ratliff placed 5th with a clearance of 2.03m/6'8"
Kadeem Kushimo placed 6th in the 200m invitational with a time of 21.73
Saunders placed fourth in the triple jump with a distance of 12.07m/39'7.25
Michelle Canterna placed 7th in the pole vault with a clearance of 3.86m/12'8"
Bradley Szypka placed second in the shot put with a throw of 18.75m/61’6.25”, Andrew Evans’ placed 7th with a throw of 17.89m/58’8.5”
(stats and info from ukathletics.com)
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Photo via @KentuckyTrack[/caption]
Yesterday, the Kentucky Track & Field teams competed and wrapped up two days of competition at the Doc Hale VT Elite Meet in Blacksburg, Virginia. One Wildcat, Dezerea Bryant, had an outstanding showing, running the fastest 200 meter by any woman in the world with a time of 22.83, breaking her school record of 23.04. She also won the 60m on Friday. Head coach Edrick Floreal had high praise for Bryant, “You’re a performer, you have to put on a show. The superstars, when they compete the whole world knows about it. You can’t compete and sort of go unnoticed. The 200m showed us that she’s on that level now. That she can compete and serve notice to get herself in position where people at “The Bowerman” and people like that are making an evaluation of how good an athlete is where they have to step up and say ‘oh my goodness this is a lot better than what everyone else is doing.” Here is the recap of the weekend:
Friday:
Kendra Harrison won the 60m hurdles in 8 seconds, Dezerea Bryant won the 60m dash in 7.27 seconds. Kentucky dominated in these events posting the top 3 finishers in each.
Sha’Keela Saunders won the women’s 200m in her first college race at that distance with a time of 24.28. Keilah Tyson placed second with a time of 24.48 and Leah Nugent was third with a time of 24.63
Matt Hillenbrand ran a mile time in 4:01.27, that mark leads the conference.
Saunders placed third in the long jump with a mark of 6.07m/19'11"
Saturday:
Kendra Harrison came in 2nd to Bryant in the 200m with a time of 23.47. Morganne Phillips came in 6th with a time of 24.25
Harrison also won the 60m hurdles and was 2nd in the 60m.
Chelsea Oswald posted the SEC’s third best time of the season in the 5,000 meters with a time of 16:57.92
Angelica Whaley, Morganne Phillips, Leah Nugent and Sha’Keela Saunders won the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:40.46.
Charles Moushey increased his personal best at the pole vault with a height of 5.08m/16’8”, three quarters of an inch to beat the Kentucky freshman record.
Madison Jacobs had a respectable showing in the shot put, with a distance of 15.18m/49'9.75"
Here are some more notable performances courtesy of ukathletics.com:
Justin Kretchmer: 2nd in the high jump with a clearance 2.14m/7'0.25", Ryan Ratliff placed 5th with a clearance of 2.03m/6'8"
Kadeem Kushimo placed 6th in the 200m invitational with a time of 21.73
Saunders placed fourth in the triple jump with a distance of 12.07m/39'7.25
Michelle Canterna placed 7th in the pole vault with a clearance of 3.86m/12'8"
Bradley Szypka placed second in the shot put with a throw of 18.75m/61’6.25”, Andrew Evans’ placed 7th with a throw of 17.89m/58’8.5”
(stats and info from ukathletics.com)
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