Kentucky Track & Field Competes at the SEC Indoor Championships
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The Kentucky men' and women's track teams competed at the SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships over the weekend, which was held at Kentucky's own Nutter Fieldhouse. The women finished 4th overall with 76 total points, which was their second highest in school history. The men finished 12th with 22 total points. Just to compare, the men finished last year’s SEC championships with 69.33 points.
The highlight of the weekend came from Keni Harrison, who broke her own 60m hurdles record with a time of 7.92. She also helped the 4x400m relay team bring home the silver medal in a time of 3:31.52.
Sha'Keela Saunders and Kenyattia Hackworth won the gold and silver medals in the long jump. Saunders posted the 2nd best jump in the NCAA with a distance of 21-feet 6 inches/ 6.55 meters.
Also for the women, Rebecca Famurewa brought home the bronze in the weight throw, with a throw of 70'7.25"/21.52.
Morganne Phillips placed 4th in the 400m dash with a time of 52.69.
Keffri Neal won the bronze in the 800m in a time of 1:48.79.
While the men did not perform up to coach Floreal’s standards, there was a finished that should be noted. Tim Duckworth made the SEC All-Freshman team with a 5th place finish in the heptathlon.
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Chet White/ ukathletics.com[/caption]
The Kentucky men' and women's track teams competed at the SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships over the weekend, which was held at Kentucky's own Nutter Fieldhouse. The women finished 4th overall with 76 total points, which was their second highest in school history. The men finished 12th with 22 total points. Just to compare, the men finished last year’s SEC championships with 69.33 points.
The highlight of the weekend came from Keni Harrison, who broke her own 60m hurdles record with a time of 7.92. She also helped the 4x400m relay team bring home the silver medal in a time of 3:31.52.
Sha'Keela Saunders and Kenyattia Hackworth won the gold and silver medals in the long jump. Saunders posted the 2nd best jump in the NCAA with a distance of 21-feet 6 inches/ 6.55 meters.
Also for the women, Rebecca Famurewa brought home the bronze in the weight throw, with a throw of 70'7.25"/21.52.
Morganne Phillips placed 4th in the 400m dash with a time of 52.69.
Keffri Neal won the bronze in the 800m in a time of 1:48.79.
While the men did not perform up to coach Floreal’s standards, there was a finished that should be noted. Tim Duckworth made the SEC All-Freshman team with a 5th place finish in the heptathlon.
@PerkiliciousKSR
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