Kentucky Track and Field to Begin Indoor Season

Team Travels to Hoosier Open in First Indoor Meet Under Floreal



Andrew Evans



By Jacob Most




Dec. 6, 2012 -

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The University of Kentucky Track and Field team will get a first glimpse of where it stands under first-year head coach Edrick Floreal when the indoor season begins at the Hoosier Open inside Gladstein Fieldhouse on Friday.

"It's just your basic gut check to see where we are at," Floreal said. "I think it's just a matter of you can wait till January and get a bad surprise, or you can find out now that you're either on the right track or you need to make some improvements. That's all it is for us."

The men's and women's teams will send 16 competitors each to the Indiana University campus with the first events getting under way at 5:30 p.m. ET.

The men will be led by a pair of 2012 Outdoor First Team All-American throwers, Raymond Dykstra and Andrew Evans.

Dykstra will participate in the shot put alongside Evans, who will also take part in the weight throw. Evans, a junior, had the best weight throw of any Wildcat last indoor season with a mark of 17.70m/58-1.00 at the SEC Championships.

Shiara Robinson, a past scorer at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, will help lead the way for the UK women in the 60 meters and 300m.

Three 2012 NCAA Regional participants, Terrence Boyd, Isiah Kent and Darryl Bradshaw will also get their first competitive runs of the season this weekend.

Boyd, a sophomore, will compete in the long jump as he had UK's best indoors mark (15.23m/49-11.75) in that event last season.

Bradshaw will participate in the 300m, as well as the 60-meter hurdles, in which he clocked a Wildcat-best time of 7.12 last season.

Kayla Parker and Keilah Tyson, who both ran at 2012 NCAA Regionals will be on the track as well. Parker's time of 8.46 in the 60-meter hurdles was the best for a UK hurdler in 2012. Tyson had the fastest time of any Wildcat at 60m (7.36) last season.

"I think for the team it's a matter of the coaches and the athletes getting to know each other," Floreal said. "You know the athletes in training, but often times what you see in practice and what you see in competition are two different things. We just want to get a good sense of where we are, where the kids are and kind of what their personalities are. How well they compete and how well they respond to stress."

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2012 Roster
Coaches



MenLast Name
Name Event(s) eligibility
Cl. Hometown/High School/Last College
bagley brandon
Brandon Bagley Sprints 3
SO Elizabethtown, Ky./John Hardin
boyd terence
Terence Boyd Jumps 1
FR Ft. Worth, Texas/Mansfield Timberview
bradshaw darryl
Darryl Bradshaw Sprints/Hurdles 5
JR Brooklyn, N.Y./Sheepshead Bay/Bethune-Cookman
buckles daniel
Daniel Buckles Combined Events 1
FR Leitchfield, Ky./Grayson County
crouse steve
Steve Crouse Jumps 7
SR Albany N.Y./Colonie Central
dykstra raymond
Raymond Dykstra Throws 1
FR Grimsby, Ontario/Grimsby Secondary School
eden stacey
Stacey Eden Distance 3
SO Simpsonville, Ky./Shelby County
evans andrew
Andrew Evans Throws 3
SO Portage, Mich./Portage Northern/Michigan, Kalamazoo Community College
halasek trent
Trent Halasek Middle Distance 7
SR Georgetown, Ky./Scott County
hayes keith
Keith Hayes Sprints/Hurdles 7
SR Wichita, Kan.//Kansas
hillenbrand matt
Matt Hillenbrand Distance 3
SO Louisville, Ky./Saint Xavier
house justin
Justin House Distance 1
FR Owensboro, Ky./Apollo
james william
William James Distance 3
SO Cordova, Tenn./Cordova
kahleifeh adam
Adam Kahleifeh Distance 3
SO Milford, Ky./Bardstown
keane sean
Sean Keane Distance 1
FR Surrey, BC Canada/Whiterock Christian
kent isiah
Isiah Kent Throws 3
SO Galion, Ohio/Colonel Crawford
kilgore miles
Miles Kilgore Distance 1
FR Lexington, Ky./Lafayette
luttrell walter
Walter Luttrell Distance 5
JR Dayton, Ohio/Dayton Christian
mason ben
Ben Mason Sprints 5
JR Lexington, Ky./Lafayette
nadzam josh
Josh Nadzam Middle Distance 7
SR Monaca, Pa./Monaca
neal keffri
Keffri Neal Distance 1
FR Surrey, BC Canada/Fleetwood Park Secondary
neu conner
Conner Neu Throws 1
FR Brook Park, Ohio/Midpark High School
nibbs todd
Todd Nibbs Jumps 1
FR Brownsburg, Ind./Brownsburg
nichols brandon
Brandon Nichols Sprints 1
FR Lexington, Ky./Henry Clay
orta luis
Luis Orta Distance 5
JR Caracas, Venezuela/Madison L.C.
phillips jared
Jared Phillips Distance 1
FR Murfreesboro, Tenn./Blackman
ratliff ryan
Ryan Ratliff Jumps 1
FR Lawrenceburg, Ky./Anderson County
scharold robert
Robert Scharold Distance 3
SO Alexandria, Ky./Campbell County
szypka bradley
Bradley Szypka Throws 1
FR Curtice, Ohio/Genoa Area High School
wildenmann jacob
Jacob Wildenmann Distance 1
FR Louisville, Ky./Trinity
wilson mackay
Mackay Wilson Distance 1
FR Stratford, Ontario/Stratford Central

Women Last Name
Name Event(s) eligibility
Cl. Hometown/High School/Last College
achtien katy
Katy Achtien Distance 5
JR Fishers, Ind./Cathedral
bostrom anna
Anna Bostrom Distance 3
SO Versailles, Ky./Woodford County
britt brittany
Brittany Britt Jumps 1
FR Valdosta, Ga./Lowndes High School
broderick megan
Megan Broderick Distance 7
SR Tampa, Fla./Florida Virtual School
canterna michelle
Michelle Canterna Jumps 3
SO Florence, Ky./Cooper
cartwright devinn
Devinn Cartwright Sprints 1
FR Bahamas/Queen's College High School
famurewa beckie
Beckie Famurewa Throws 1
FR Brecksville, Ohio/Brecksville-Broadview Heights
grant terri-ann
Terri-Ann Grant Jumps 7
SR Kingston, Jamaica//Georgia Tech
imbert joanne
Joanne Imbert Jumps 1
FR Valley Stream, N.Y./Valley Stream Central
kennard shelby
Shelby Kennard Pole Vault 5
JR Rockwall, Texas/Rockwall
macumber cally
Cally Macumber Distance 5
JR Rochester Hills, Mich./Rochester Adams
nunn julie
Julie Nunn Sprints 3
SO Clermont, Fla./South Lake
olds amanda
Amanda Olds Distance 1
FR Elmira, Mich./Gaylord High School
oswald chelsea
Chelsea Oswald Distance 3
SO Medina, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit
parker kayla
Kayla Parker Combined Events 3
SO Port Saint Joe, Fla./Port Saint Joe
peare allison
Allison Peare Distance 3
SO North Canton, Ohio/Hoover
phillips morganne
Morganne Phillips Sprints 1
FR Irondale, Ala./Shades Valley High School
pipkin tamyah
Tamyah Pipkin Sprints 1
FR Lexington, Ky./Tates Creek
robinson shiara
Shiara Robinson Sprints 5
JR Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington North
stenzel samantha
Samantha Stenzel Pole Vault 7
SR Lexington, Ky./Paul Laurence Dunbar
svoboda jennifer
Jennifer Svoboda Throws 7
SR Howells, Neb./Howells
taylor candice
Candice Taylor Jumps 1
FR Danville, Ky./Danville High School
tyson keilah
Keilah Tyson Sprints 1
FR Norfolk, Va./Western Branch High School
wendler taylor
Taylor Wendler Distance 3
SO Syracuse, N.Y./Cicero-North
whaley angelica
Angelica Whaley Sprints 1
FR Newnan, Ga./Newnan High School
wijayaratne hiruni
Hiruni Wijayaratne Distance 5
JR Herndon, Va./Herndon
wright kalen
Kalen Wright Distance 1
FR Orlando, Fla./Dr. Phillips
wright megan
Megan Wright Distance 5
JR Mt. Orab, Ohio/Western Brown


Coaches


Edrick Floreal - Head Coach
Hakon DeVries - Assistant Coach - Distance
Roderick Dotts - Assistant Coach - Sprints, Hurdles and Jumps
Jason Dunn - Assistant Coach - Distance
Andrew Ninow - Assistant Coach - Throws
Will Thomas - Assistant Coach - Vertical Jumps and Multi-Events
Ann Detmer - Graduate Assistant