Cardinals Close Out Split Weekend at Jim Vargo Invitational and UCF Knights Invite

Saturday, March 28

Louisville, KY

University of Louisville

Jim Vargo Invitational

Lydia Stuart pole vaults at the 2025 Jim Freeman/Clark Wood Invitational

Photo by: Mallory Peak | Louisville Athletics

Cardinals Close Out Split Weekend at Jim Vargo Invitational and UCF Knights Invite

March 28, 2026 | Track & Field

By: Sam Gercak

The University of Louisville track & field teams closed out their split weekend on Saturday at the Jim Vargo Invitational and the UCF Knights Invite.

More detailed information on Saturday's action at both meets can be found below.

JIM VARGO INVITATIONAL
Results

The majority of the Cardinals competed across town at the Jim Vargo Invitational on Bellarmine's campus, earning three event victories and a total of 10 top-three individual finishes.

The Cards swept the top spot in both pole vault events, as Lydia Stuart recorded an outdoor-best mark of 4.07m (13-4.25) to pick up the win in the women's pole vault and Ty McPhail claimed gold on the men's side with a clearance of 5.01m (16-5.25).

Temi Ariyo tallied the third and final event victory of the meet in the women's 1500m, crossing the line in 4:39.32 in the first outdoor meet of her collegiate career.

Ryan Drwal notably posted a mark of 58.63m (192-4) in the men's javelin throw to improve on his No. 2 mark in program history and secure the ACC standard while also finishing as the runner-up in the event.

UCF KNIGHTS INVITE
Results

The Cards rounded out their weekend with the second and final day of competition at the UCF Knights Invite in Orlando, Fla.

Kaia Tupu-South earned her second event victory of the weekend, notching a toss of 54.35m (178-4) in the women's discus throw to move up to eighth in the Louisville record books.

In the women's 400m, freshman Breanna Braham leapt up to seventh in program history with a time of 54.90 in her first outdoor appearance in the event at the collegiate level.

Up next, the Cardinals will split between three meets for the second consecutive weekend, with the squads slated to compete at the Texas Relays in Austin, Texas from Apr. 1-4, the Bobcat Invitational in San Marcos, Texas from Apr. 2-4, and the Stanford Invitational in Stanford, Calif. from Apr. 3-4.

Jim Vargo Invitational
March 28, 2026
Louisville, Ky. | Owsley B. Frazier Stadium

Women's 100m
Sophia Day – 12.34
Anna Panenko – 12.89

Men's 100m
Cullen McReynolds – 11.42

Women's 200m
Sophia Day – 24.64
Anna Panenko – 26.16

Women's 1500m
Temi Ariyo – 4:39.32
Audrey Shelton – 4:55.06

Men's 1500m
Gavin Rockwell – 3:57.22
JB Terrill – 4:00.63

Women's Long Jump
Autumn Bell – 5.35m (17-7)

Men's Long Jump
Cullen McReynolds – 6.94m (22-9.25)

Women's Triple Jump
Autumn Bell – 11.55m (37-10.75)

Women's Pole Vault
Lydia Stuart – 4.07m (13-4.25) *
Jaicee Jasmer – 3.82m (12-6.5)

Men's Pole Vault
Ty McPhail – 5.01m (16-5.25)
Logan Isaacs – 4.86m (15-11.25)
Luther Mogelvang – 4.86m (15-11.25)

Women's Javelin Throw
Lucy Fellows – 36.80m (120-9)
Maya Follmer – 19.45m (63-10)

Men's Javelin Throw
Ryan Drwal – 58.63m (192-4) *
KJ Byrd – 41.45m (136-0)
Dominic Lowe – 39.64m (130-1)

UCF Knights Invite – Day Two
March 28, 2026
Orlando, Fla. | UCF Track & Field Complex

Women's 400m
Breanna Braham – 54.90
McKenzie Bell – 55.40
Jalasia Lewis – 56.36 *
Ruby Nwosu – 57.96
Nia Booker – 58.70

Women's 100m Hurdles
Keira Antoni – 15.04

Women's 4x100m Relay
Maya Taylor, Breanna Braham, Ruby Nwosu, Zylah Sturdivant – 47.43

Women's 4x400m Relay
Breanna Braham, McKenzie Bell, Zylah Sturdivant, Ruby Nwosu – 3:49.72
Jalasia Lewis, Keira Antoni, Nia Booker, Maya Taylor – 3:52.40

Women's Discus Throw
Kaia Tupu-South – 54.35m (178-3)

Men's Discus Throw
Johnny Sabinski – 48.19m (158-1)

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