UK’s Scott ranks No. 1 in discus; Cats No. 25
May 13, 2009
Rashaud Scott
Kentucky’s Rashaud Scott remains the No. 1 discus performer, but the Wildcats team dropped from 21st to No. 25 in the released U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association men’s poll that was released Wednesday.
Cross-state rival Louisville, led by second-ranked steeplechaser Corey Thorne, also fell, from No. 25 to 27.
Oregon reclaimed the No. 1 team ranking, dropping Florida to No. 2.
Florida and Kentucky are among seven Southeastern Conference teams ranked in the top 25. The SEC Championships open Thursday and last through Sunday at Florida.
Texas A&M is No. 1 in the women’s poll. Kentucky is 37th, Louisville 42nd. LSU is the top-rated SEC team, No. 4.
MEN
Team Conference Points
1. Oregon (Pac-10) 278.52
2. Florida (SEC) 265.86
3. Florida State (ACC) 265.23
4. Texas A&M (Big 12) 236.25
5. Nebraska (Big 12) 205.59
6. Arizona State (Pac-10) 187.09
7. South Carolina (SEC) 172.25
8. Arkansas (SEC) 169.58
9. Texas (Big 12) 162.35
10. Stanford (Pac-10) 162.10
11. Baylor (Big 12) 159.03
12. LSU (SEC) 158.29
13. Auburn (SEC) 149.12
14. Washington (Pac-10) 137.66
15. Texas Tech (Big 12) 120.31
16. Souther Cal (Pac-10) 119.30
17. California (Pac-10) 114.77
18. Minnesota (Big Ten) 111.72
19. Brigham Young (Mountain West) 94.94
20. Georgia (SEC) 93.64
21. Washington State (Pac-10) 91.25
22. Virginia Tech (ACC) 91.17
23. Liberty (Big South) 91.11
24. Missouri (Big 12) 90.43
25. KENTUCKY (SEC) 90.27
Other Kentucky and SEC teams — 27. Louisville (Big East), 79.85; 34. Tennessee, 68.73; 37. Western Kentucky (Sun Belt) 62.39; 43. Alabama, 54.34; 46. Mississippi State, 50.94; 71, Mississippi, 25.68; 146. Eastern Kentucky (Ohio Valley) 1.88.
WOMEN
1. Texas A&M (Big 12) 302.56
2. Oregon (Pac-10) 256.51
3. Florida State (ACC) 242.82
4. LSU (SEC) 220.09
5. Southern Cal (Pac-10) 212.44
6. Texas (Big 12) 192.53
7. Arizona State (Pac-10) 170.80
8. Baylor (Big 12) 169.52
9. Virginia Tech (ACC) 154.60
10. Brigham Young (Mountain West) 153.40
11. Michigan (Big Ten) 150.96
12. Tennessee (SEC) 148.34
13. UCLA (Pac-10) 146.00
14. Auburn (SEC) 126.52
15. Stanford (Pac-10) 119.98
16. Miami, Fla. (ACC) 112.82
17. Washington (Pac-10) 111.96
18. Nebraska (Big 12) 111.93
19. Oklahoma (Big 12) 111.81
20. Penn State (Big Ten) 110.29
21. Minnesota (Big Ten) 95.52
22. Arkansas (SEC) 92.82
23. Texas Tech (Big 12) 89.26
24. SMU (Conference USA) 88.60
25. Indiana (Big Ten) 86.12
Other Kentucky and SEC teams — 29. Florida, 71.01; 37. Kentucky, 59.25; 39. Mississippi, 55.93; 42. Louisville (Big East), 52.88; 53. South Carolina, 42.53; 60. Alabama, 37.76; 72. Georgia, 25.96; 73. Western Kentucky (Sun Belt), 24.58; 83. Mississippi State, 17.06.
Event-by-event leaders (plus Kentuckians in top 20)
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Gavin Smellie
100 — Jacoby Ford (Clemson) 10.11; 13. Gavin Smellie (WKU) 10.29.
200 — Trey Harts (Baylor) 20.29; 6. Gavin Smellie (WKU) 20.58.
400 — Gil Roberts (Texas Tech) 45.27.
800 — Tevan Everett (Texas) 1:47.39.
1,500 — Matt Centrowitz (Oregon) 3:36.92.
5,000 — Brandon Bethke (Arizona State) 13:27.74.
10,000 — Sam Chelanga (Liberty) 27:28.48.
110 hurdles — Oma Osaghae (Texas Tech) 13.42.
400 hurdles — Jeshua Anderson (Washington State) 49.44.
Corey Thorne
3,000 steeplechase — Jake Morse (Texas) 8:34.57; 2. Corey Thorne (U of L) 8:39.19; 12. Matt Hughes (U of L) 8:47.36.
4-x-100 relay — Florida State 38.75; 17. WKU 39.93.
4-x-400 relay — Florida State 3:01.54; 8. UK 3:05.77.
High jump — (Tie) Trent Arrivey (Washington State) and Matt Fisher (Minnesota) 7-4 1/2; 13. Tone Belt (U of L) 7-1.
Pole vault — Jason Colwick (Rice) 18-9 1/4.
Long jump — Brian Chibudu (Florida State) 26-5; 4. Mandhla Mgijima (WKU) 25-11; 6. Rudon Bastian (U of L) 25-8.
Triple jump — Will Claye (Oklahoma) 55-3/4.
Shot put — Ryan Whiting (Arizona State) 66-11 1/2; 15. Steve Hnat (U of L) 60-6 1/2; 16. Rashaud Scott (UK) 60-3 3/4; 20. Chase Madison (UK) 59-11 1/4.
Discus — Rashaud Scott (UK) 212-9; 6. Chase Madison (UK) 196-7.
Hammer throw — Chris Rohr (Missouri) 235-11.
Javelin — Cyrus Hostetler (Oregon) 272-10.
Decathlon — Ashton Eaton (Oregon) 8,091.
WOMEN
100 — Alexandria Anderson (Texas) 11.09.
200 — Tiffany Townsend (Baylor) 22.63; 20. Miaie Williams (WKU) 23.43.
400 — Jessica Beard (Texas A&M) 51.52.
800 — Molly Beckwith (Indiana) 2:02.51.
1,500 — Jenny Barringer (Colorado) 4:08.38.
Janet Jesang
5,000 — Jenny Barringer (Colorado) 15:07.64; 10. Janet Jesang (WKU) 15:52.22.
10,000 — Lisa Koll (Iowa State) 32:43.85; 20. Janet Jesang (WKU) 34:08.18.
100 hurdles — Tiffany Ofili (Michigan) 12.82.
400 hurdles — Eric Cray (Bethune-Cookman) 51.80.
3,000 steeplechase — Nicole Bush (Michigan State) 9:39.38.
4-x-100 relay — Texas A&M 42.91.
4-x-400 relay — LSU 3:31.81; 20. WKU 3:37.43.
High jump — Destinee Hooker (Texas) 6-3 1/2; 11. Rachel Gehret (U of L) 5-11 1/4.
Pole vault — Natalie Willer (Nebraska) 14-4 1/2.
Long jump — Blessing Okagbare (UTEP) 22-6 1/4.
Triple jump — Kim Williams (Florida State) 44-9 3/4; 10. Seidre Forde (U of L) 42-11 3/4.
Ashley Muffet
Ashley Trimble
Shot put — Mariam Kevkhishvili (Florida) 59-2 1/4; 12. Ashley Muffet (UK) 53-4 1/2; 20. Khadija Abdullah (U of L) 52-2.
Discus — Annie Alexander (Tennessee) 188-9; 3. Ashley Muffet (UK) 187-8; 13. Jere’ Summers (U of L) 173-8; 17. Emilee Strot (UK) 171-2.
Hammer throw — Eva Orban (Southern Cal) 226-10; 11. Jere’ Summers (U of L) 199-10; 13. Kristin Smith (UK) 199-2.
Javelin — Kara Patterson (Purdue) 191-7.
Heptathlon — Brianne Theisen (Oregon) 5,986; 20. Ashley Trimble (UK) 5,438.
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