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Orta Runs Third-Best 3,000m Steeplechase in UK History
Orta’s time misses out on second-best in program history by 0.01 seconds
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Junior
Luis Orta put his best foot forward Thursday afternoon at the Mt. SAC
Relays in Walnut, Calif., running the third-best 3,000-meter
steeplechase in Kentucky track and field history.
Orta,
running in the famed Mt. SAC Relays hosted by Mt. San Antonio College,
finished in ninth-place with a time of 8:49.45. Orta’s time is a career
best, breaking his previous personal-best time of 8:50.52 set earlier
this year at the Texas Relays. The Caracas, Venezuela, native missed
out on the second-best time in program history by 0.01 seconds.
The
2012 Southeastern Conference Men’s Indoor Runner of the Year, Orta has
enjoyed a strong outdoor season, winning the 3,000m steeplechase at the
Texas Relays and finishing fifth in the 5,000m run at the Florida
Relays.
The rest of the Kentucky men’s and women’s track
and field teams will compete Saturday and Sunday at the Polytan
Invitational. Sophomore Andrew Evans and freshman Bradley Szypka will
get things started for the Wildcats on Saturday with the men’s hammer
at 4:30 p.m. ET. Evans currently has the seventh-best hammer mark in
Kentucky history, recording a 156-04 in Kentucky’s first outdoor meet
this season, the Bulls Invitational.
Freshmen Todd Nibbs
and Ryan Ratliff will compete in the men’s high jump, while junior
Shelby Kennard and senior Samantha Stenzel will go in the women’s pole
vault. Wrapping up the field events for Kentucky on Saturday will be
freshman Terence Boyd, who will compete in the men’s triple jump.
Julie
Nunn, Kayla Parker, Keilah Tyson and Tamyah Pipkin will represent the
Cats in the 4x100m relay. The quartet will try to top what Nunn,
Parker, Shiara Robinson and Tyson accomplished last week, recording the
fourth fastest 4x100m time in school history (45.28).
Freshman
Devinn Cartwright will compete in the women’s 400m hurdles at 7:20 p.m.
Saturday, and sophomore Brandon Bagley will follow at 7:35 p.m. in the
men’s 400m hurdles.
Katy Achtien, Anna Bostrom, Megan
Broderick and Allison Peare will race in the women’s 1,500m run at 8:30
p.m. In the men’s 1,500m run, Stacey Eden, Matt Hillenbrand, Adam
Kahleifeh, Walter Luttrell and Jared Phillips will represent the Cats.
At last week’s Texas Roadhouse Border Battle Kentuckiana, Hillenbrand
recorded the fourth-fastest 1,500m in the SEC so far this season,
crossing the finish line in 3:48.22.
UK will close out the
first day of competition at the Polytan Invitational with the women’s
5,000m run, in which junior Hiruni Wijayaratne will compete for the
Wildcats.
On day two, Kentucky will compete in six field
events, beginning with the women’s shot put and men’s discus at noon.
Other field events taking place Sunday will be the men’s and women’s
long jump, women’s high jump and men’s shot put.
On the
track Sunday, Kentucky will compete in the men’s 110m hurdles, men’s
and women’s 100m dash, men’s 400m, men’s and women’s 800m and men’s
200m.
A complete schedule of when and which Kentucky
student-athletes will compete in the Polytan Invitational is listed
below. Live results for the Polytan Invitational can be found at
IUhoosiers.com.
For all Kentucky track and field news,
including daily recaps and results from the Polytan Invitational,
follow the Wildcats on Twitter at “KentuckyTrack” and go to
UKathletics.com.
Mt. SAC Relays
Hilmer Lodge Stadium
Walnut, Calif.
Thursday Lineup
3,000-Meter Steeplechase
9. Luis Orta – 8:49.45
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Polytan Invitational
Robert C. Haugh Track & Field Complex
Bloomington, Ind.
Day One Lineup
Men’s Hammer – 4:30 p.m.
Andrew Evans
Bradley Szypka
Men’s High Jump – 5:00 p.m.
Todd Nibbs
Ryan Ratliff
Women’s Pole Vault – 5:00 p.m.
Shelby Kennard
Samantha Stenzel
Men’s Triple Jump – 6:30 p.m.
Terence Boyd
Women’s 4x100-Meter Relay – 7:00 p.m.
Kentucky ‘A’ (Julie Nunn, Kayla Parker, Keilah Tyson and Tamyah Pipkin)
Women’s 400-Meter Hurdles – 7:20 p.m.
Devinn Cartwright
Men’s 400-Meter Hurdles – 7:35 p.m.
Brandon Bagley
Women’s 1,500-Meter Run – 8:30 p.m.
Katy Achtien
Anna Bostrom
Megan Broderick
Allison Peare
Men’s 1,500-Meter Run – 8:45 p.m.
Stacey Eden
Matt Hillenbrand
Adam Kahleifeh
Walter Luttrell
Jared Phillips
Women’s 5,000-Meter Run – 9:00 p.m.
Hiruni Wijayaratne
Day Two Lineup
Women’s Shot Put – Noon
Jennifer Svoboda
Men’s Discus – Noon
Andrew Evans
Isiah Kent
Women’s Long Jump – 1:00 p.m.
Brittany Britt
Men’s Long Jump – 1:00 p.m.
Terence Boyd
Todd Nibbs
Women’s High Jump – 1:00 p.m.
Terri-Ann Grant
Joanne Imbert
Men’s 110-Meter Hurdles – 1:15 p.m.
Brandon Bagley
Women’s 100-Meter Dash – 1:30 p.m.
Brittany Britt
Men’s 100-Meter Dash – 1:40 p.m.
Ben Mason
Men’s 400-Meter Dash – 2:05 p.m.
Ben Mason
Women’s 800-Meter Run – 2:15 p.m.
Megan Wright
Men’s 800-Meter Run – 2:30 p.m.
Trent Halasek
Sean Keane
Josh Nadzam
Keffri Neal
Robert Scharold
Men’s Shot Put – 2:30 p.m.
Isiah Kent
Bradley Szypka
Men’s 200-Meter Dash – 3:00 p.m.
Brandon Bagley
Ben Mason
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