Kentucky track and field freshman, Jordan Turner, from Kingston, Jamaica, earned his first career collegiate bronze medal in the men’s long jump at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Austin, Texas. Turner leaped to a wind-legal school record length of 26’8.25”/8.13 meters in his NCAA Outdoor Championships debut. He replaced Tim Duckworth’s 26’4.25”/8.03 meters set in 2018 and secured his team six points. Robbie Springfield also hit a personal best in the long jump, leaping for 24’8.25”/7.60 meters moving to eighth on the UK all-time performers list.
Keaton Daniel tied for eighth for 0.33 of a point clearing 17’10.25”/5.45 meters in the men’s pole vault, while Brian Faust recorded the second-fastest time in school history in the men’s 400 meters semifinals at 45.67 for a personal best, but was unable to advance to the final. The UKTF men’s outdoor season ended with no sprinters advancing to Friday’s finals, with the men ending with 6.33 points on the weekend and one medal earned.
The NCAA Championships took place from June 5 to June 8, and was the 97th edition of the event. American track and field athletes competed at the championships organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Held in Austin, Texas, over three days, the event consisted of both men’s and women’s competitions. In addition to long jump and pole vault, the championships featured the following events: shot put, 200m, 100H, and 4×400 Meter Relay.
On Thursday, June 8, during the second day of the championship, Kentucky’s women’s teams competed in the 4×100 Meter Relay semifinal, and Anthaya Charlton participated in the Women’s 100m semifinal. On the final day of the championships, Kentucky’s women’s teams participated in the Women’s 4×100 Meter Relay, the Women’s 100H Final, the Women’s 100m Final, the Women’s 400H Final, and the Women’s 200m Final. With the end of the 97th NCAA Championships, many student-athletes look forward to the next one in 2022.
