Cards Set Nine Personal-Bests on First Day of Jim Green Invitational

Friday, April 19

Lexington, KY

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Jim Green Invitational

Cards Set Nine Personal-Bests on First Day of Jim Green Invitational

April 19, 2024 | Track & Field

Results

Ryan Farrell (men’s 800m) and Natalie Lark (women’s pole vault) both posted top-three finishes to lead the way.

By: Sam Gercak

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The University of Louisville track & field teams posted six top-five individual finishes while recording a total of nine personal-best marks on Friday to begin the Jim Green Invitational.

On the track, Ryan Farrell led the way with a third-place showing in the men's 800m invitational section, closing to a new personal-best time of 1:49.69. Alessandra Rodriguez placed fourth in the women's iteration of the same event, dropping over a second off her previous personal record with a time of 2:10.80 to move into the top-10 in Louisville history.

The Cardinals were well-represented in the invitational section of the women's pole vault, as Natalie Lark and Iliana Triantafyllou both cleared a bar of 4.05m (13-1.5) to finish third and fourth respectively.

Sophia Day got her weekend started with a fifth-place finish in the women's long jump after earning a wind-assisted mark of 5.64m (18-6).

Erik Fertig rounded out the top five in the men's hammer throw with a heave of 58.02m (190-4), while Zoe Yeast placed sixth in the women's hammer throw with a season-best mark of 50.03m (164-1).

Ryan Drwal jumped up to sixth in program history in the men's javelin throw with a personal-best mark of 54.51m (178-10) to place seventh, and Gianna Rotelli took sixth in the women's javelin throw with a mark of 37.12m (121-9).

The Cardinals will be back in Lexington tomorrow morning with field events beginning with the women's discus throw at 10:30 a.m., while Louisville will start action on the track at 2:25 with the women's 100m.

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Jim Green Invitational – Day One
April 19, 2024
Lexington, Ky. | University of Kentucky Outdoor Track & Field Facility

* = Personal Record
F = Foul
(W) = Wind-Assisted

Women's 200m
Olivia Jenkins – 24.93
McKenzie Bell – 25.26 *
Taylor Boggess – 25.48
Ruby Nwosu – 25.64

Men's 200m
Trevor Holbrook – 22.06
Brenton Shippy – 22.39
Jayden Wayne – 23.06 *
Adam Axelrod – 23.26

Women's 800m – Invitational
Alessandra Rodriguez – 2:10.80 *
Amy Harding-Delooze – 2:14.04
Sydney Partyka – 2:15.86

Men's 800m – Invitational
Ryan Farrell – 1:49.69 *

Women's 1500m
Rhune Vanroose – 4:38.43 *
Lexi Raquet – 4:43.88 *
Lily Storey – 4:44.62 *
Ainsley Taylor – 4:50.40
Megan John – 4:55.15
Audrey Shelton – 4:57.87

Men's 1500m
Innocent Ntwali – 3:56.32
Nicky Alexander – 3:56.80
JB Terrill – 3:57.93 *
Jacob Puhalla – 4:00.28
Mateo Mendez – 4:10.12
Colin Lakomek – 4:15.27

Women's Long Jump
Sophia Day – 5.64m (18-6) (W)
Rachel Darden – 5.55m (18-2.5)
Autumn Bell – 5.38m (17-8) (W)

Men's Long Jump
Jayden Wayne – 6.88m (22-7)
Adam Axelrod – 6.62m (21-8.75) (W)

Women's Pole Vault – Invitational
Natalie Lark – 4.05m (13-3.5)
Iliana Triantafyllou – 4.05m (13-3.5)

Women's Hammer Throw
Zoe Yeast – 50.03m (164-1)
Demaria King – 49.53m (162-6)
Carys Gossett – F

Men's Hammer Throw
Erik Fertig – 58.02m (190-4)
Ethan Alyea – 51.61m (169-4)

Women's Javelin Throw
Gianna Rotelli – 37.12m (121-9)

Men's Javelin Throw
Ryan Drwal – 54.51m (178-10) *