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Kentucky Track & Field Sends Squads To Tennessee and Texas
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The University of Kentucky track and field program will split the team into four respective squads this week as they take part in both the Corky Classic and Vanderbilt Invitational on Friday, January 19th, and Saturday, January 20th.
The jumps and sprint squads will travel to Texas Tech this week for the Corky Classic. The competition begins on Friday, January 19 at 7 p.m. ET with the Men’s Pole Vault.
Saturday’s events begin at 12:00 p.m. ET with the Women’s 200m “B” sections.
The distance and throws squads will travel to Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tennessee this week for the Vanderbilt Invitational. The competition begins on Friday, January 19 at 2:30 p.m. ET with the Men’s Weight Throw. Running events begin at 7:00 p.m. ET.
Saturday’s events begin at 11 a.m. with the Men’s Shot Put Open. Running events begin at 2:25 p.m. with the Women’s Mile Run.
Live results for the Corky Classic are available here.
Live results for the Vanderbilt Invitational are available here.
The Wildcats will compete against a combination of Alabama A&M, Alcorn State, Arkansas State, Auburn, Austin Peay, Baylor, Belmont, Carson Newman, Eastern Kentucky, Georgia State, Georgia Tech, Georgia, Grambling, Jacksonville State, Kansas State, Kentucky Wesleyan, LSU, Lipscomb, Louisiana Tech, Miami (FL.), Missouri, Murray State, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Southern Miss, St. Louis, TCU, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech, Tennessee, Texas Tech, UCF, University of the Incarnate Word and Vanderbilt at both respective meets.
Championship Outlook
The 2024 DI men’s and women’s indoor track and field selections will be from qualifying performances from Friday, Dec. 1 to Sunday, Feb. 25. Feb. 25 is the last date a qualifying performance may be achieved, except for conference championships. Monday, Feb. 26 will mark the last date a qualifying performance may be achieved for conference championships. The final list of meet participants will be available on Tuesday, Feb. 27. On Wednesday, March 6, the final championships start lists will be posted on the NCAA website. The Wildcats currently have 18 student-athletes in six events who would qualify for the 2024 NCAA Indoor Championships after two meets this season by qualifying as one of the top 16 individuals or as a member of a top-12 relay team in the country during the indoor season.
TFRRS Top-20 Rankings
Men’s
200 Meters – 8th Kennedy Lightner – 20.92 – Indiana
Distance Medley Relay – 8th Dustin Horter, Justin Swann, Alex Alston, Jackson Watts – 10:15.93 – Louisville
Pole Vault – 3rd Keaton Daniel – 18’0.5”/5.50m – Louisville
Triple Jump – 1st Luke Brown – 54’1.25”/16.49m – Indiana
Weight Throw – 19th Logan Coles – 68’4.5”/20.84m – Indiana
Women’s
60-Meter Hurdles – 7th Emmi Scales – 8.18 – Louisville
Distance Medley Relay – 6th Jenna Schwinghamer, Mahogany Mobley, Aubree Hay, Phoebe McCowan – Louisville
Distance Medley Relay – 7th Sydney Steely, Bryanna Lucas, Lyric Olson, Mollie Roden – 11:43.62 – Louisville
High Jump – 4th Charity Hufnagel – 6’0.75”/1.85m – Louisville
Pole Vault – 8th Payton Phillips – 14’0”/4.27m – Louisville
Event Lineup (all info tentative and subject to change before the meet)
| Corky Classic: Friday, January 19: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Men’s Pole Vault | 7:00 p.m. | Prelim/FINAL | Keaton Daniel
Brayden Jackson Dalton Shepler |
| Women’s High Jump | 7:00 p.m. | Prelim/FINAL | Morgan Davis |
| Vanderbilt Invitational: Friday, January 19: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Men’s Weight Throw | 2:30 p.m. | Prelim/FINAL | Grayson Brashear
Logan Coles DaRoyce Flemons Dennis Ohene-Adu |
| Men’s High Jump | 4:15 p.m. | Prelim/FINAL | Donsten Brown
Devin Sealey |
| Men’s Long Jump | 4:30 p.m. | Prelim/FINAL | Samuel Reagan |
| Women’s Long Jump | 6:15 p.m. | Prelim/FINAL | Ariel Pedigo |
| Women’s 200m | 7:00 p.m. | FINAL | JahQueen McClellan
Mahogany Mobley Seven Simms |
| Women’s Weight Throw Open | 7:15 p.m. | Prelim/FINAL | Simi Akinrinsola
Amya Livingston Kate Powers Shelby Winger |
| Women’s 1000m | 9:15 p.m. | FINAL | Phoebe McCowan
Jenna Schwinghamer Sydney Steely |
| Men’s 1000m | 9:35 p.m. | FINAL | Dustin Horter |
| Corky Classic: Saturday, January 20: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Women’s 200m “B” Sections | 12:00 p.m. | Section vs. Time | Camden Bentley
Emmi Scales |
| Women’s 60H | 12:00 p.m. | Prelim | Ariel Pedigo |
| Women’s 60m | 12:20 p.m. | Prelim | Morgan Davis
Alexis Glasco Victoria Perrow |
| Women’s Pole Vault “A” | 12:30 p.m. | Prelim/FINAL | Payton Phillips |
| Men’s 60m | 12:40 p.m. | Prelim | Miles Jones
Troy Lane Clinton Muunga |
| Women’s 60H | 1:00 p.m. | Prelim | Camden Bentley
Charity Hufnagel Alexis Glasco Emmi Scales |
| Women’s Long Jump | 1:00 p.m. | Prelim/FINAL | Morgan Davis
Charity Hufnagel |
| Men’s 60H | 1:25 p.m. | Prelim | Alexander Chukwukelu |
| Men’s 600y | 1:50 p.m. | FINAL | Brandon Nyandoro |
| Men’s 60H | 2:25 p.m. | FINAL | Alexander Chukwukelu |
| Women’s 60H | 2:30 p.m. | FINAL | Camden Bentley
Charity Hufnagel Alexis Glasco |
| Women’s 60m | 2:40 p.m. | FINAL | Morgan Davis
Alexis Glasco Victoria Perrow |
| Men’s 60m | 2:50 p.m. | FINAL | Miles Jones
Troy Lane Clinton Muunga |
| Women’s 400m | 3:00 p.m. | Section vs. Time | Ava Alexander
Alysia Johnson Onieka McAnnuff Jania Martin Reynei Wallace |
| Men’s 400m | 3:20 p.m. | Section vs. Time | Markevus Jackson
Brandon Nyandoro Beck O’Daniel Jahlahnee Watkins |
| Women’s 60H | 3:20 p.m. | FINAL | Ariel Pedigo |
| Women’s Pole Vault “B” | 3:30 p.m. | Prelim/FINAL | Kaitlyn Cain
Kristen Masucci |
| Men’s 800m | 3:50 p.m. | Section vs. Time | Justin Swann |
| Women’s 200m “A” Sections | 4:00 p.m. | Section vs. Time | Hannah Douglas
Jania Martin |
| Women’s Triple Jump | 4:00 p.m. | Prelim/Final | Ava Alexander |
| Men’s Triple Jump | 4:00 p.m. | Prelim/Final | Luke Brown |
| Men’s 200m | 4:20 p.m. | Section vs. Time | Alexander Chukwukelu
Kennedy Lightner Clinton Muunga |
| Women’s 4×400 Relay | 5:05 p.m. | Section vs. Time | Kentucky “A”: Emmi Scales, Camden Bentley, Alexis Glasco, Reynei Wallace
Kentucky “B”: Jania Martin, Alysia Johnson, Onieka McAnnuff, Hannah Douglas |
| Men’s 4×400 Relay | 5:35 p.m. | Section vs. Time | Kentucky “A”: Kennedy Lightner, Justin Swann, Brandon Nyandoro, Jahlahnee Watkins |
| Vanderbilt Invitational: Saturday, January 20: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Men’s Shot Put Open | 11:00 a.m. | Prelim/FINAL | Grayson Brashear
Dennis Ohene-Adu |
| Women’s Mile Run | 2:25 p.m. | FINAL | Aubree Hay
Ally Kruger Bryanna Lucas Mollie Roden Julz Williams |
| Men’s Mile Run | 3:05 p.m. | FINAL | Alex Alston |
| Women’s Shot Put Open | 3:30 p.m. | Prelim/FINAL | Simi Akinrinsola
Amya Livingston Ariel Pedigo Shelby Wingler |
| Women’s 400m | 4:10 p.m. | FINAL | JahQueen McClellan
Mahogany Mobley Seven Simms |
| Women’s 800m | 5:00 p.m. | FINAL | Cha’iel Johnson
Lyric Olson |
| Women’s 3000m | 5:55 p.m. | FINAL | Ainsley Edwards
Elly Heine Elaina Lahmers |
| Men’s 3000m | 6:45 p.m. | FINAL | Blake Byer
Cade Byer Caden Miracle |
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Is the mint julep overhyped? See what was said at Kentucky Derby 2026.
Courier Journal’s Keely Doll and Olivia Evans asked racegoers at the 152nd Kentucky Derby if the mint julep, a derby-staple, live up to its hype.
It’s National Mint Julep Day, a celebration of one of Kentucky’s most recognizable cocktails.
The popular bourbon drink has long been tied to Louisville and the Kentucky Derby. According to Churchill Downs, about 127,000 mint juleps are served over the two-day Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby weekend.
How to make a mint julep
Let’s Talk Derby: How to make a mint julep for the Kentucky Derby
It’s time for another ‘Let’s Talk Derby with Kathryn and Kirby’ video. Learn how to make the official drink of the Kentucky Derby: the mint julep.
How many mint juleps are served during Kentucky Derby weekend each year?
According to Churchill Downs, about 127,000 mint juleps are served over the two days of Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby weekend. This number of cocktails requires more than 10,000 bottles of bourbon, 2,250 pounds of freshly harvested mint and 475,000 pounds of ice.
The mint julep has been a traditional beverage of Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby for nearly a century.
Reach Marina Johnson at Marina.Johnson@courier-journal.com.
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The Brooklyn Nets have developed their teams through a number of strategies over the decades, and their front office has put together considerable success through the NBA draft. Many of the franchise’s best players have joined the Nets either by being selected directly in the annual draft or through trades made on that day.
Moreover, it is not only the star players who have been acquired by the Nets through the draft. Several prominent alumni have been selected by the team each offseason during this annual event, with certain colleges being more prominently represented than others. An analysis of the players from different schools reveals that both prestigious programs and smaller institutions have contributed top talent to the Nets’ roster over the years.
So without further ado, let’s take a look at every player who has been drafted by the Nets out of Kentucky State University.
Gerald Cunningham – forward
Draft year and position: fifth round (first pick, 89th overall), 1977 NBA Draft
Seasons at Kentucky State University:
Seasons played with Nets: did not make the team
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
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