Kiprop Kipngok Breaks SEC Record, Wins Gold on Day Two of SEC Championships
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Another day, another record for the Cats.
The Kentucky Wildcats track and field team concluded day two of the SEC Outdoor Championships today at the UK Outdoor Complex, earning their first gold medal of the week and sending seven prelim qualifiers to their respective finals.
The highlight of day two for the Wildcats came in the day’s final event, as freshman sensation Collins Kiprop Kipngok claimed the first gold medal of his young career in the men’s 3000m steeplechase final. Kiprop Kipngok broke the SEC Championship meet record, as well as the UK Outdoor Facility record, with an 8:26.33 time, adding the first points of the meet to the men’s overall score.
Alexis Glasco and Emmi Scales were the first to advance to their final event at the top of the day, qualifying for the women’s 100m hurdles final tomorrow night, finishing fourth and fifth with times of 13.00 and 13.06. Both Glasco and Scales tied their personal-best times in a Kentucky uniform.
The women’s 1500m prelims saw two more Wildcats advance to tomorrow’s slate of finals, with freshman star Janet Jepkemboi Amimo finishing the event atop the leadboard with a 4:17.59 mark. Ally Kruger was the second Wildcat to qualify for the 1500m final with a personal-best 4:20.01 time. In the men’s edition of the 1500m, Ed Bird advanced to tomorrow’s final by placing second with a 3:45.70 time.
The women’s 400m and 100m prelims featured the final two Wildcat qualifiers on day two of the SEC Championships, seeing Alysia Johnson (W 400m) and Sharmelle Holmes (W 100m) advance to their respective finals.
The SEC Outdoor Championships will conclude tomorrow with a full slate of championship events, starting for the Wildcats at 4 p.m. EST with Sophie Galloway and Aliyah Adams featuring in the women’s triple jump final. The men’s 4x400m relay final will cap off the final day of champ week in Lexington tomorrow at 9:40 p.m. EST.
Today’s results and tomorrow’s schedule can be found below.
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Event Schedule
| SEC Outdoor Championships: Thursday, May 15: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Women’s 100m Hurdles | 12:00 p.m. | Heptathlon | 7. Julia Gunnell – 14.21 (PR) |
| Women’s Hammer | 12:00 p.m. | FINAL | 3. Kate Powers – 65.05m/213-5 (SB) (Bronze Medal)
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| Women’s High Jump | 12:45 p.m. | Heptathlon | 7. Julia Gunnell – 1.62m/5-3.75 (PR)
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| Women’s Shot Put | 2:45 p.m. | Heptathlon | 2. Julia Gunnell – 12.25m/40-2.25
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| Women’s 200m | 4:00 p.m. | Heptathlon | 5. Julia Gunnell – 24.84 (PR)
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| Women’s 800m | 5:30 p.m. | PRELIMS | 1. Janet Jepkemboi Amimo – 2:03.39 (Q)
2. Jenna Schwinghamer – 2:03.58 (Q)
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| Men’s 800m | 5:50 p.m. | PRELIMS | 21. Patrick Faust – 1:50.78
Alex Justus – DNS |
| Women’s 200m | 6:10 p.m. | PRELIMS | 11. Sharmelle Holmes – 22.95
13. Morgan Davis – 22.98 (PR) 18. Stacey Onyepunuka – 23.12 (PR) 20. Hannah Douglas – 23.14
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| Men’s 200m | 6:35 p.m. | PRELIMS | 5. Carlie Makarawu – 20.22 (No. 3 UK All-Time) (Q)
26. Miles Jones – 20.94 32. Josh Onwunili – 21.14
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| Women’s 400m Hurdles | 7:00 p.m. | PRELIMS | 11. Emmi Scales – 57.83 (PR) (No. 8 UK All-Time)
16. Ava Alexander – 1:00.61
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| Men’s 400m Hurdles | 7:20 p.m. | PRELIMS | Anthony Waterman – 52.18 (PR) (No. 9 UK All-Time)
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| SEC Outdoor Championships: Friday, May 16: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Women’s Long Jump | 11:45 a.m. | Heptathlon | 9. Julia Gunnell – 5.55m/18-2.5 (PR)
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| Women’s Javelin | 1:00 p.m. | Heptathlon | 3. Julia Gunnell – 34.43m/112-11
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| Women’s Long Jump | 1:00 p.m. | FINAL | 13. Morgan Davis – 5.93m/19-5.5
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| Women’s 100m Hurdles | 2:15 p.m. | PRELIMS | 4. Alexis Glasco – 13.00 (SB) (No. 6 UK All-Time) (Q)
5. Emmi Scales – 13.06 (PR) (No. 8 UK All-Time) (Q) 11. Camden Bentley – 13.26 18. Kori Martin – 13.65
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| Women’s Shot Put | 2:30 p.m. | FINAL | 18. Shelby Wingler – 14.97m/49-1.5 |
| Men’s Pole Vault | 2:30 p.m. | FINAL | 14. Brayden Jackson – 5.15m/16-10.75
Shane Racey – NH
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| Men’s 110m Hurdles | 2:30 p.m. | PRELIMS | 12. Anthony Waterman – 14.05
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| Women’s 800m | 2:45 p.m. | Heptathlon | 3. Julia Gunnell – 2:17.96 |
| Women’s 1500m | 2:55 p.m. | PRELIMS | 1. Janet Jepkemboi Amimo – 4:17.59 (Q)
8. Ally Kruger – 4:20.01 (PR) (Q) 28. Jenna Schwinghamer – 4:40.04
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| Men’s 1500m | 3:15 p.m. | PRELIMS | 2. Ed Bird – 3:45.70 (Q)
26. Sami Hattab – 3:54.39 Alex Justus – DNS
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| Women’s 400m | 3:35 p.m. | PRELIMS | 7. Alysia Johnson – 51.91 (Q)
15. A’Laji Bradley – 52.71 (PR) 18. Oneika McAnnuff – 53.12 22. JahQueen McClellan – 53.67 (PR) Cha’iel Johnson – DNS
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| Men’s 400m | 3:55 p.m. | PRELIMS | 43. Brandon Nyandoro – 48.64
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| Women’s 100m | 4:20 p.m. | PRELIMS | 9. Sharmelle Holmes – 11:41 (Q)
19. Victoria Perrow – 11.51
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| Men’s 100m | 4:35 p.m. | PRELIMS | 14. Clinton Muunga – 10.27
17. Miles Jones – 10.33 23. Josh Onwunili – 10:47
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| Men’s Shot Put | 4:45 p.m. | FINAL | 16. Grayson Brashear – 17.44m/57-2.75 (PR)
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| Women’s 3000m Steeplechase | 5:05 p.m. | FINAL | 19. Noel Barlette – 10:52.41 |
| Men’s 3000m Steeplechase | 5:35 p.m. | FINAL | 1. Collins Kiprop Kipngok – 8:26.33 (Gold Medal) (SEC Champ Record) (Facility Record)
13. Jackson Watts – 9:05.68 14. Jack Pendergast – 9:06.33 18. Alex Alston – 9:13.74
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| Women’s Heptathlon | FINAL | 6. Julia Gunnell – 5415 pts (PR) (No. 4 UK All-Time | |
| SEC Outdoor Championships: Saturday, May 17: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Women’s Triple Jump | 4:00 p.m. | FINAL | Aliyah Adams, Sophie Galloway
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| Women’s Pole Vault | 5:00 p.m. | FINAL | Kaitlyn Cain, Annie Murphy, Payton Phillips, Chelsea Wetzel
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| Men’s High Jump | 5:15 p.m. | FINAL | Devin Sealey
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| Men’s Discus | 5:15 p.m. | FINAL | Grayson Brashear
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| Women’s 4x100m | 6:05 p.m. | FINAL | Kentucky |
| Men’s 4x100m | 6:15 p.m. | FINAL | Kentucky |
| Women’s 1500m | 6:25 p.m. | FINAL | Janet Jepkemboi Amimo, Ally Kruger
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| Men’s Triple Jump | 6:30 p.m. | FINAL | Luke Brown
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| Men’s 1500m | 6:35 p.m. | FINAL | Ed Bird
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| Women’s 100m Hurdles | 6:45 p.m. | FINAL | Alexis Glasco, Emmi Scales |
| Women’s 400m | 7:05 p.m. | FINAL | Alysia Johnson |
| Women’s 100m | 7:25 p.m. | FINAL | Sharmelle Holmes |
| Women’s 800m | 7:45 p.m. | FINAL | Janet Jepkemboi Amimo, Jenna Schwinghamer
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| Men’s 200m | 8:35 p.m. | FINAL | Carlie Makarawu |
| Women’s 5000m | 8:45 p.m. | FINAL | Ally Kruger |
| Men’s 5000m | 9:05 p.m. | FINAL | Ed Bird, Jackson Watts |
| Women’s 4x400m | 9:30 p.m. | FINAL | Kentucky |
| Men’s 4x400m | 9:40 p.m. | FINAL | Kentucky |
