Running

Last season, the Cardinals boasted an impressive six NCAA All-Americans, including Allen and Yeast. Looking to build on this success, Franklin and his coaching staff have also brought in five additional athletes through the transfer portal during the offseason. These new additions will undoubtedly strengthen the team and provide valuable depth to the roster.

Making her Louisville debut after transferring from Indiana, Ulrich secured fifth place in the women’s shot put event with a mark of 15.97m (52-4.75). This outstanding throw currently stands as the best in the ACC this season, highlighting Ulrich’s talent and potential.

Louisville will be sending a group of athletes to the 96th annual Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays in Austin, Texas from March 27-30. At the same time, the squad will also be represented at Texas State’s Bobcat Invite in San Marcos, Texas. The Cardinals will then split their team between the Stanford Invitational and San Francisco State’s Mike Fanelli Track Classic, both taking place from March 29-30, to round out the first weekend of the outdoor season.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville track & field teams put on an impressive performance at the Rod McCravy Memorial Invite, which took place at the Norton Healthcare Sports and Learning Center. The Cardinals secured eight podium finishes and witnessed 12 athletes achieve personal-best marks over the two-day event.

In the sprints and hurdles events, junior Victoria Perrow impressed by qualifying for the 60M final and finishing second with a time of 7.37 seconds. Freshman Troy Lane also showed promise, qualifying for the 60M final alongside junior Clinton Muunga, and ultimately placing second with a time of 6.78 seconds.

Graduate Kennedy Lightner set a new school record in the men’s 300 meters, finishing with a time of 32.45 seconds, surpassing Dwight St. Hilliaire’s 2021 record of 32.70 seconds. Lightner’s impressive performance took place in the same city where Hilliaire had set the previous record.

Willis took home the gold with a personal-best leap of 7.82m (25-8), currently the fourth-best jump in the NCAA. Burkey finished in third place with a mark of 7.69m (25-2.75), ranking sixth in the nation.

The competition kicks off on Friday, January 12 at noon with the Men’s and Women’s High Jump, followed by running events starting at 3 p.m. with the Women’s 60-meter dash first round. On Saturday, events will begin at 11 a.m. with the Men’s Pole Vault and Men’s and Women’s Shot Put. Running events for the day will commence at 12 p.m. with the Women’s 60-meter dash semifinals.

The action kicks off on Friday afternoon with the men’s and women’s high jump at 12:00 p.m. Track events will begin with the first round of the women’s 60m at 3:00 p.m. Saturday morning will see the women’s triple jump, men’s pole vault, and women’s shot put starting at 11:00 a.m., followed by events on the track at 12:00 p.m. Live results for the meet can be found here, and a schedule of events can be found here.

Among the teams joining Kentucky are Alabama State, Butler, Central Florida, Cincinnati, Howard, Louisville, Miami (Fla.), Miami (Ohio), Ohio State, Texas, and Tulane. It promises to be a fierce and exciting competition with top talent from each participating school.