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Ten members of UK’s track and field team are competing in the NCAA Outdoor Championships which begin Wednesday in Eugene, Ore.

Brad Szypka, Keilah Tyson, Luis Orta and Chelsea Oswald are in action on day one of the championships.

Szypka throws in the men’s shot put, Tyson runs in the semifinals of the women’s 100-meters, Orta runs in the men’s 3,000-meters semifinal, and Oswald taking part in the final of the women’s 10,000-meters.

Full list of events:

Wednesday, June 5

8:30 p.m. — Men shot put (prelim & final): Brad Szypka

Women 100 meters (semifinal): Keilah Tyson

9:45 p.m. — Men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase (semifinal): Luis Orta

10:10 p.m. — Women 10,000 meters (final): Chelsea Oswald

Thursday, June 6

5 p.m. — Women discus prelim & final : Beckie Famurewa

7:45 p.m. — Men 1,500 meters prelim: Matt Hillenbrand

8:05 p.m. — 100-meter hurdles (semifinal): Kayla Parker

8:20 p.m. — 110-meter hurdles (semifinal): Keith Hayes

Friday, June 7

7 p.m. — Men discus (prelim & final): Andrew Evans

8 p.m.  — Women 100 meters (final): TBD

8:40 p.m. — Men 3,000-meter steeplechase (final): TBD

9:15 p.m. — Women 5,000 meters (final): Chelsea Oswald

Saturday, June 8

3:30 p.m. — Men javelin (prelim & final): Ray Dykstra

5:31 p.m. — Men 1,500 meters (final): TBD

6:09 p.m. — 100-meter hurdles (final): TBD

6:16 p.m. — 110-meter hurdles (final): TBD