UK Track & Field Has 23 All-America Honors Outdoors

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Courtesy UK Athletics

Kentucky Track and Field had 23 All-America honors (14 women’s, nine men’s) for the 2019 outdoor season as announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

UK’s combined All-America haul of 23 honors tied for eighth most in the nation for the outdoor season.

The UK women’s team had seven first teamers and the men’s team had one – Daniel Roberts.

Student-athletes earned First-Team All-America status by virtue of finishing among the top-eight of their events, including as members of a relay team, at the 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Austin, Texas. Second-Team All-America honors went to those student-athletes who finished between ninth and 16th place.

Honorable Mention went to those student-athletes who finished 17th through 24th in their respective events at NCAAs.

For the 2019 indoor/outdoor season, UK had 24 All-America honors (13 women’s first team, two men’s first team).

UKTF Women’s 2019 All-Americans
AthleteYRGenderHonorEvent
Chloe AbbottJRWOMENFirst-Team All-America400 Meters
Chloe AbbottJRWOMENFirst-Team All-America4×400 Relay
Marie-Josee Ebwea-ExcelSRWOMENFirst-Team All-AmericaTriple Jump
Ellen EkholmJRWOMENFirst-Team All-AmericaHigh Jump
Faith RossJRWOMENFirst-Team All-America4×400 Relay
Masai RussellFRWOMENFirst-Team All-America4×400 Relay
Abby SteinerFRWOMENFirst-Team All-America4×400 Relay
Abby SteinerFRWOMENSecond-Team All-America4×100 Relay
Abby SteinerFRWOMENSecond-Team All-America200 Meters
Celera BarnesSOWOMENSecond-Team All-America4×100 Relay
Kianna GraySRWOMENSecond-Team All-America4×100 Relay
Janie O’ConnorSOWOMENSecond-Team All-America4×100 Relay
Faith RossJRWOMENSecond-Team All-America400 Meter Hurdles
Masai RussellFRWOMENSecond-Team All-America400 Meter Hurdles
UKTF Men’s 2019 All-Americans
AthleteYRGenderHonorEvent
Daniel RobertsJRMENFirst-Team All-America110 Meter Hurdles
Nathaniel BannFRMENSecond-Team All-America4×100 Relay
Tai BrownFRMENSecond-Team All-America110 Meter Hurdles
Charles Lenford Jr.JRMENSecond-Team All-AmericaDiscus
Rahman MinorSOMENSecond-Team All-AmericaHigh Jump
Daniel RobertsJRMENSecond-Team All-America4×100 Relay
Jacob SmithFRMENSecond-Team All-America4×100 Relay
Dwight St HillaireSOMENSecond-Team All-America4×100 Relay
Dwight St. HillaireSOMENSecond-Team All-America400 Meters
Honorable Mention
AthleteYRYearHonorEvent
Nathaniel BannFRMENHonorable Mention (All-America)4×400 Relay
Noah CastleSRMENHonorable Mention (All-America)Shot Put
Noah CastleSRMENHonorable Mention (All-America)Discus
Elijah MartaSRMENHonorable Mention (All-America)Javelin
Matthew PeareSOMENHonorable Mention (All-America)Pole Vault
Jacob SmithFRMENHonorable Mention (All-America)4×400 Relay
Dwight St HillaireSOMENHonorable Mention (All-America)4×400 Relay
William WalkerSRMENHonorable Mention (All-America)4×400 Relay
Celera BarnesSOWOMENHonorable Mention (All-America)100m
Kianna GraySRWOMENHonorable Mention (All-America)100m
Faith RossJRWOMENHonorable Mention (All-America)100 Meter Hurdles


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