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The Kentucky track and field program on Wednesday announced that 11 additions to its teams have signed National Letters of Intent during the 2014 signing period.

Feb 27th 2014, 12:11am 2K views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Dezerea Bryant Wows Tyson Invitational 60m Field

Dezerea Bryant entered Friday as the as the nation's premier sprinter, having posted the nation's fastest 60-meter time and the world's fastest 200m earlier this season. Her performance Friday only solidified her credentials as elite.

Feb 15th 2014, 4:30am 5K views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

UK Track & Field Ventures Into Three-Meet Weekend

The Kentucky track and field teams' footprints will make marks in three separate parts of the country this weekend. A trio of Wildcat groups will compete at three separate meets: Arkansas' Tyson Invitational, the Iowa State Classic and Indiana's Hoosie...

Feb 13th 2014, 5:41pm 3K views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Notebook: Bryant SEC Runner of the Week, Women Ranked 7th

Dezerea Bryant continues to rake in plaudits, echoing a broader theme for the Kentucky track and field program, as she was named Southeastern Conference Women's Runner of the Week on Tuesday, the same day the women's team moved up a spot to No. 7 in th...

Feb 11th 2014, 8:41pm 3K views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Dezerea Bryant Named National Runner of the Week

Kentucky track and field's Dezerea Bryant was named the National Athlete of the Week by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Monday.

Feb 10th 2014, 10:47pm 3K views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Track and field: UK’s Bryant posts best 200 time in the world | More Sports | Kentucky.com

University of Kentucky sprinter Dezerea Bryant ran the fastest 200 meters by a woman in the world this season at the Doc Hale VT Elite Meet this past weekend in Blacksburg, Va.

Bryant's time of 22.82 seconds Saturday was her second title in the two-d...

Feb 10th 2014, 6:00pm 222 views 0 likes 7 shares 0 comments

Dezerea Bryant Reclaims 200m World Lead at VT Elite

Dezerea Bryant threw down a gauntlet in the form of the fastest 200-meter performance by any woman in the world so far this season on Saturday. Bryant's time of 22.82 capped a two-day competition in which she won two events (60m on Friday), and was nam...

Feb 9th 2014, 4:18am 4K views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

UK Track & Field Dominates Women's Hurdles & Dash at VT

The Kentucky track and field teams continued building the strong momentum they have been accumulating early in 2014 with another solid team performance - for the first time away from home - at the Doc Hale Virginia Tech Elite Meet on Friday.

Feb 8th 2014, 4:55am 1K views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Track & Field to Face First True Road Test at VT

For the first time in 2014 the Kentucky track and field teams will hit the road as the Wildcats will travel to Virignia Tech for the Doc Hale Elite Meet, which begins on Friday and runs through Saturday. The meet will begin on Friday at 5 p.m. ET, whil...

Feb 7th 2014, 5:14am 2K views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Kendra Harrison Earns SEC Runner of the Week

Kendra Harrison was named Southeastern Conference Runner of the Week after posting two world-leading times last Saturday, the league office announced on Tuesday. Indeed, Bryant performed incredibly at the home Rod McCravy Memorial Meet on Saturday.

Jan 28th 2014, 4:38pm 1K views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments