Cardinals Post Five Podium Finishes to Begin Jim Green Invitational

Friday, May 2

Lexington, KY

All Day

University of Louisville

Jim Green Invitational

Synclair Savage on the long jump runway at the 2025 Jim Freeman/Clark Wood Invitational

Cardinals Post Five Podium Finishes to Begin Jim Green Invitational

May 02, 2025 | Track & Field

Live Results (Jim Green Invitational)Schedule of Events (Jim Green Invitational)Live Results (Alumni Muster)Schedule of Events (Alumni Muster)

Synclair Savage picked up Louisville’s only event victory of the day in the women’s long jump with a mark of 6.46m (21-2.5).

By: Sam Gercak

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The University of Louisville track & field teams opened up their final weekend of the regular season at the Jim Green Invitational on Friday, earning a total of five top-three individual finishes to close the first of two days of competition in Lexington.

The Cards took two of the top three spots in the women's long jump, led by Synclair Savage's winning mark of 6.46m (21-2.5). The mark stands as the second-best wind-legal mark of the redshirt senior's career and comes just one week after she posted a wind-aided leap of 6.61m (21-8.25) at the Jim Freeman/Clark Wood Invitational.

Along with Savage's event victory, Sophia Day finished third in the event with a mark of 6.06m (19-10.75) to eclipse the six-meter barrier for the fourth time this season in as many meets.

On the men's side of the long jump, Miller Jones notched a third-place finish of his own with a final mark of 7.21m (23-8).

Kiyah Yeast continued her stellar outdoor campaign, posting a time of 23.14 to place third in the women's 200m, just five-hundredths of a second off her program-record time of 23.09 that came last week at the Jim Freeman/Clark Wood Invitational.

In the women's 1500m, Layla Roebke raced to a time of 4:22.07 to finish third in her first action since setting a new Louisville record in the women's 3000m steeplechase at the Stanford Invitational on April 4.

The Cards also found success on the javelin runway, as Gianna Rotelli finished as the runner-up in the women's javelin throw with a mark of 40.62m (133-3) and Ryan Drwal placed fourth in the men's javelin throw after recording a toss of 53.19m (174-6).

Gianna – 2^nd in W JT
Ryan – 4^th in M JT
Layla – 3^rd in 1500m

The Cardinals closed out the day with a pair of fifth-place finishes on the track with Spenser Wolf setting a new personal record in the men's 3000 steeplechase with a time of 9:07.56 and Keira Antoni racing to a time of 1:00.82 in the women's 400m hurdles.

The second day of the Jim Green Invitational will get underway tomorrow at 12:00 p.m. ET with the women's discus throw, while track events are set to begin at 12:40 p.m. ET with the women's 4x100m relay.

The Cards will also compete at Texas A&M's Alumni Muster tomorrow afternoon in the men's pole vault at 12:30 p.m. ET and the women's pole vault at 4:30 p.m. ET.

Jim Green Invitational – Day One
May 2, 2025
Lexington, Ky. | University of Kentucky Outdoor Track & Field Facility

* = Personal Record

Women's 200m
Kiyah Yeast – 23.14
Chelsea Williams – 24.50
Olivia Jenkins – 24.54 *
Ruby Nwosu – 24.72 *

Men's 200m
Clarence McLean – 21.40
Jaidyn Johnson – 21.76 *

Women's 1500m
Layla Roebke – 4:22.07
Olivia Alessandrini – 4:30.85
Lexi Raquet – 4:34.33 *
Lauren Bettencourt – 4:36.75
Ellie Maurer – 4:38.83

Men's 1500m
Gustav Bendsen – 3:47.53
Josiah Hortin – 4:05.90

Men's 3000m Steeplechase
Spenser Wolf – 9:07.56 *

Women's 400m Hurdles
Keira Antoni – 1:00.82

Men's 400m Hurdles
Adrian Johnson – 55.98

Women's Long Jump
Synclair Savage – 6.46 (21-2.5)
Sophia Day – 6.06m (19-10.75)
Sharvari Parulekar – 5.76m (18-10.75) *
Anna Panenko – 5.30m (17-4.75)

Men's Long Jump
Miller Jones – 7.21m (23-8)
Jamaur Williamson – 6.53m (21-5.25)

Women's Hammer Throw
Carys Gossett – 48.92m (160-6)
Demaria King – 46.27m (151-9)

Men's Hammer Throw
Matt Giuliano – 59.82m (196-3)

Women's Javelin Throw
Gianna Rotelli – 40.62m (133-3)

Men's Javelin Throw
Ryan Drwal – 53.19m (174-6)

For the latest information on Louisville Cross Country/Track & Field, visit GoCards.com, or follow the team's Instagram and Twitter account at @louisvilletfxc or on Facebook at facebook.com/LouisvilleTFXC.