Powers Punches Ticket to Eugene, 10 Wildcats Advance to Quarterfinals on Day Two of NCAA East Regionals
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – For the second consecutive day, the Wildcats faced a lengthy severe weather delay on day two in Jacksonville, Fla. at the NCAA East First Rounds, but were able to come away with one punched ticket to Eugene, 10 qualifiers into Saturday’s quarterfinals and another broken school record.
Once again, freshman sensation Janet Jepkemboi Amimo was one of the highlights of the day for the Wildcats, breaking her own UK program record in the first round of the women’s 800m to advance to the quarterfinal on Saturday. Jepkemboi Amimo’s 2:01.78 time, which features as the second time she has broken the school 800m record this season, was good for third place in the event.
Kate Powers kicked off day two in Jacksonville in the morning field events for the Cats by punching her ticket to Eugene for the NCAA Championships for the second consecutive season in the women’s hammer throw event, placing ninth with a 63.91m/2090-8 mark.
In the first running event of the day, two Wildcats advanced to the second round of the women’s 100m hurdles, with Emmi Scales and Camden Bentley finishing 10th and 11th, respectively, with nearly identical times of 13.07 and 13.08, tying a personal best for Bentley.
During the afternoon and evening slate of running events, Sharmelle Holmes (100m), Alysia Johnson (400m), Jenna Schwinghamer (800m), Scales (400m hurdles) and Hannah Douglas, Holmes and Stacey Onyepunuka (200m) each advanced to their respective quarterfinals by placing inside the top 24. Those events will begin on Saturday at 6:15 p.m. EST to close out the NCAA East First Rounds.
Day three from Jacksonville will begin with the postponed women’s pole vault event, featuring Payton Phillips, at 9:30 a.m. EST. Tomorrow’s event will conclude with Ed Bird running in the men’s 5000m semifinal at 8:10 p.m. EST.
Today’s results and tomorrow’s complete schedule for Kentucky can be found below.
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Event Schedule
| NCAA East First Rounds: Wednesday, May 28: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Men’s 100m | 10:50 p.m. | First Round | 29. Clinton Muunga – 10.42
35. Miles Jones – 10.51
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| Men’s 200m | 12:30 p.m. | First Round | 4. Carlie Makarawu – 20.56 (Q)
34. Miles Jones – 21.33
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| NCAA East First Rounds: Thursday, May 29: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Women’s Hammer | 8:00 a.m. | First Round | 9. Kate Powers – 63.91m/209-8 (NCAA Qualifier)
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| Men’s Pole Vault | 9:30 a.m. | Semifinal | 25. Shane Racey – 5.18m/17-0
Brayden Jackson – NH
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| Women’s Long Jump | 1:00 p.m. | First Round | 13. Morgan Davis – 6.10m/20-0.25 |
| Women’s 100m Hurdles | 2:30 p.m. | First Round | 10. Emmi Scales – 13.07 (Q)
11. Camden Bentley – 13.08 (PR) (Q) (No. 9 UK All-Time) 44. Kori Martin – 13.82 Alexis Glasco – DNS
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| Women’s 100m | 3:30 p.m. | First Round | 12. Sharmelle Holmes – 11.21 (Q) |
| Women’s 400m | 3:55 p.m. | First Round | 8. Alysia Johnson – 51.53 (PR) (Q) (No. 4 UK All-Time)
46. A’Laji Bradley – 55.02
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| Women’s 800m | 4:20 p.m. | First Round | 3. Janet Jepkemboi Amimo – 2:01.78 (PR) (School Record) (Q)
26. Jenna Schwinghamer – 2:04.26 (Q)
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| Women’s 400m Hurdles | 4:50 p.m. | First Round | 17. Emmi Scales – 57.63 (PR) (No. 7 UK All-Time) (Q)
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| Women’s 200m | 5:15 p.m. | First Round | 16. Hannah Douglas – 23.34 (Q)
20. Sharmelle Holmes – 23.42 (Q) 23. Stacey Onyepunuka – 23.46 (Q) 27. Morgan Davis – 23.55 |
| NCAA East First Rounds: Friday, May 30: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Women’s Pole Vault | 9:30 p.m. | Semifinal | Payton Phillips
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| Men’s Discus | 1:00 p.m. | First Round | Grayson Brashear |
| Men’s Triple Jump | 2:30 p.m. | First Round | Luke Brown
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| Men’s High Jump | 2:30 p.m. | Semifinal | Devin Sealey
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| Men’s 4x100m | 5:00 p.m. | Quarterfinal | Kentucky |
| Men’s 3000m Steeplechase | 5:40 p.m. | Quarterfinal | Collins Kiprop Kipngok, Jackson Watts
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| Men’s 200m | 7:50 p.m. | Quarterfinal | Carlie Makarawu
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| Men’s 5000m | 8:10 p.m. | Semifinal | Ed Bird
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| NCAA East First Rounds: Saturday, May 31: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Women’s Triple Jump | 2:30 p.m. | First Round | Aliyah Adams, Sophie Galloway
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| Women’s 4x100m | 5:00 p.m. | Quarterfinal | Kentucky
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| Women’s 100m Hurdles | 6:15 p.m. | Quarterfinal | Emmi Scales, Camden Bentley
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| Women’s 100m | 6:35 p.m. | Quarterfinal | Sharmelle Holmes |
| Women’s 400m | 6:50 p.m. | Quarterfinal | Alysia Johnson
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| Women’s 800m | 7:05 p.m. | Quarterfinal | Janet Jepkemboi Amimo, Jenna Schwinghamer
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| Women’s 400m Hurdles | 7:25 p.m. | Quarterfinal | Emmi Scales
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| Women’s 200m | 7:50 p.m. | Quarterfinal | Hannah Douglas, Sharmelle Holmes, Morgan Davis
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| Women’s 4x400m | 8:45 p.m. | Quarterfinal | Kentucky |
