Seven Kentucky Wildcats move on to NCAA Track & Field Championship finals

Tomorrow is setting up to be a big day for the Kentucky Track & Field program. On Thursday, seven Wildcats advanced to the finals at the NCAA Championships: Abby Steiner (100 meters, 200m), Masai Russell (100m hurdles, 400H), Alexis Holmes (400m), the 4x100m relay, and 4x400m relay. Triple jumper Sophie Galloway will also compete in the finals on Saturday.

As you might expect, Abby Steiner was one of the stars on Thursday. The senior sprinter tied the NCAA Championships 200-meter record with a qualifying time of 22.05Q (+0.5) while also qualifying for the 100m final with a sub-11-second semifinal time and running a great second leg in the 4x100m relay heats. Both runs were personal bests for Steiner.

.@abbysteiner1 is MOVIN' 💨

She ran 22.02Q (+.5 m/s) for a new personal best, new school record and tied the @NCAATrackField Championships meet record!#SteinerSpeed x #UKTF x #NCAATF pic.twitter.com/Vvlc919gwc

— UK Track & Field (@KentuckyTrack) June 10, 2022

Kentucky’s 4x100m relay (Shadajah Ballard, Steiner, Russell, and Karimah Davis) had the second-fastest time of the semifinals, as did the Wildcats’ 4x400m relay (Davis, Dajour Miles, Megan Moss, and Holmes). Saturday’s 4x400m relay will feature a showdown of the two fastest collegiate 4×4 teams in history, Kentucky and Texas A&M. Masai Russell ran the third-fastest time in the semifinals of the 100m hurdles and the 400m hurdles. Alexis Holmes also advanced to the finals of the 400 meters.

Taking care of business. @masai_russell top qualifier out of #NCAATF 400H semifinal heat one. 56.15Q. Big Qs in the 100H and 400H (and 4×1).

📺 @ESPNU https://t.co/F3f8haAMrn pic.twitter.com/oVoMU6pC85

— UK Track & Field (@KentuckyTrack) June 10, 2022

Big Q @trackqueenlex is moving on to the #NCAATF 400m final! Fifth fastest of the semifinals: 50.75Q,

📺 @ESPNU https://t.co/F3f8hajbzP pic.twitter.com/uEwyQvZZYX

— UK Track & Field (@KentuckyTrack) June 10, 2022

Tonight, Kentucky’s men’s 4x400m relay of Dwight St. Hillaire, Lance Lang, Kennedy Lightner, and Brian Faust will go for gold in the finals starting at 8:21 p.m. PT/11:21 ET. They ran the fifth-fastest time in the semifinals (3:01.68).

You can stream each event on ESPN3 or watch live on ESPN2 tonight and tomorrow night. Here’s the schedule (all times PT).

Friday Events

Start (PT)	Event	Rnd	Status
5:30 PM	Men High Jump	Final
5:35 PM	Men Discus	Finals
6:02 PM	Men 4×100 M Relay	Final
6:12 PM	Men 1500 M	Final
6:20 PM	Men Triple Jump	Finals
6:24 PM	Men 3000 M Steeplechase	Final
6:42 PM	Men 110 M Hurdles	Final
6:52 PM	Men 100 M	Final
7:02 PM	Men 400 M	Final
7:14 PM	Men 800 M	Final
7:27 PM	Men 400 M Hurdles	Final
7:37 PM	Men 200 M	Final
7:55 PM	Men 5000 M	Final
8:21 PM	Men 4×400 M Relay	Final	UK

Saturday Events

Start (PT)	Event	Rnd	Status
2:00 PM	Women High Jump	Final
2:05 PM	Women Discus	Finals
2:32 PM	Women 4×100 M Relay	Final	Ln. 8: UK
2:41 PM	Women 1500 M	Final
2:50 PM	Women Triple Jump	Finals	Fl. 2, #3: Sophie Galloway
2:54 PM	Women 3000 M Steeplechase	Final
3:12 PM	Women 100 M Hurdles	Final	Ln. 4: Masai Russell
3:22 PM	Women 100 M	Final	Ln. 6: Abby Steiner
3:32 PM	Women 400 M	Final	Ln. 4: Alexis Holmes
3:44 PM	Women 800 M	Final
3:57 PM	Women 400 M Hurdles	Final	Ln. 5: Masai Russell
4:07 PM	Women 200 M	Final	Ln. 6: Abby Steiner
4:25 PM	Women 5000 M	Final
4:51 PM	Women 4×400 M Relay	Final	Ln. 8: UK