Kentucky Track and Field Opens 2025-26 Indoor Season at Commodore Winter Challenge
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Kentucky Wildcats track and field team is set for the start of a new indoor season this Saturday in Nashville, Tenn. at the Commodore Winter Challenge, hosted by Vanderbilt University.
For the first event of the new season, the Wildcats will send 45 total athletes to Nashville, competing across 21 separate events. The travel list for the weekend’s event is highlighted by returners Camden Bentley, Hannah Douglas, Sharmelle Holmes, Stacey Onyepunuka, Kate Powers and Emmi Scales on the women’s side and Grayson Brashear, Patrick Faust, Miles Jones, Devin Sealey and Anthony Waterman on the men’s side.
The Wildcats welcome 40 total newcomers to the 2025-26 roster, including 22 on the men’s side and 18 on the women’s side. Of the 40 new additions, 30 feature as true freshman, looking to make their collegiate debut this weekend for the Wildcats.
During the indoor portion of the 2025-26 schedule, the Wildcats will compete in eight meets, beginning with tomorrow’s event in Nashville. Following the turn of the calendar, Kentucky will host the Rod McCravy Memorial on Jan. 9-10 at the Norton Center in Louisville, Ky.
The final stretch of the regular season for the Cats consists of the Crossroads of America Invitational (Jan. 23-24), Razorback Invitational (Jan. 30-31) and the David Hemery Valentine Invitational and the Tiger Paw Invitational on Feb. 13-14.
For the second consecutive season, the Texas A&M Aggies will play host to the 2026 SEC Indoor Championships at the Fasken Indoor Track & Field Facility in College Station, Texas on Feb. 26-28. The 2025-26 indoor season will conclude on Mar. 13-14 in the Cats’ second trip to Fayetteville, Ark. for the NCAA Championships.
On Saturday in Nashville, Kentucky will compete against fellow SEC programs Tennessee and host Vanderbilt, as well as Arkansas State, Austin Peay, Belmont, Chattanooga, Lipscomb, Middle Tennessee and Western Kentucky.
Competition for the Commodore Winter Challenge in Nashville is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. ET, starting with Meagan Ewers, Gwyneth Lori, Kate Powers and Addison Stadsholt representing the Wildcats in the women’s weight throw event.
Event Schedule
| Commodore Winter Challenge: Saturday, December 6: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Women’s Weight Throw | 9:30 a.m. | FINAL | Meagan Ewers, Gwyneth Lori, Kate Powers, Addison Stadsholt |
| Women’s High Jump | 9:30 a.m. | FINAL | Kemarah Howard |
| Men’s High Jump | 9:30 a.m. | FINAL | Devin Sealey |
| Men’s Long Jump | 11:00 a.m. | FINAL | Kingi McNair |
| Men’s Pole Vault | 11:00 a.m. | FINAL | Grant Harrison, Jack Marek |
| Men’s Weight Throw | 11:30 a.m. | FINAL | Grayson Brashear, Brock Conrad, Cian Crampton |
| Women’s Long Jump | 12:30 p.m. | FINAL | Dahlia Beasley, Julia Gunnell, Kemarah Howard, Skyler Reynolds |
| Women’s 60m Hurdles | 1:00 p.m. | PRELIMS | Dahlia Beasley, Camden Bentley, Julia Gunnell, Kashia Hoo, Kori Martin, Rukia Nusra Omulisia, Emmi Scales, Alene Washington |
| Men’s 60m Hurdles | 1:25 p.m. | PRELIMS | Anthony Waterman |
| Women’s Shot Put | 1:30 p.m. | FINAL | Dahlia Beasley, Meagan Ewers, Julia Gunnell, Gwyneth Lori, Addison Stadsholt |
| Women’s 60m | 1:45 p.m. | PRELIMS | Briley Cline, Sharmelle Holmes, Naseera Efua Quansah, Briana St. Louis |
| Women’s Pole Vault | 2:00 p.m. | FINAL | Kaylee Daniel, Annie Murphy, Chelsea Wetzel |
| Men’s 60m | 2:00 p.m. | PRELIMS | Coy Hyre, Miles Jones, Jack Marek, Zyrie Stewart-McLaren, Oscar Baltan Vivero |
| Men’s 60m Hurdles | 2:45 p.m. | FINAL | TBD |
| Women’s 60m Hurdles | 2:55 p.m. | FINAL | TBD |
| Men’s 60m | 3:05 p.m. | FINAL | TBD |
| Women’s 60m | 3:15 p.m. | FINAL | TBD |
| Men’s/Women’s Triple Jump | 3:30 p.m. | FINAL | Theo Mudzengerere |
| Men’s Shot Put | 3:30 p.m. | FINAL | Grayson Brashear, Brock Conrad |
| Women’s 300m | 3:35 p.m. | FINAL | Dahlia Beasley, A’Laji Bradley, Briley Cline, Tressia Davis, Hannah Douglas, Julia Gunnell, Kashia Hoo, JahQueen McClellan, Rukia Nusra Omulisia, Emmi Scales, Briana St. Louis, Alene Washington |
| Men’s 300m | 3:55 p.m. | FINAL | Tyrique Johnson, Brandon Nyandoro, TK Pahuwa, Zyrie Stewart-McLaren, Oscar Baltan Vivero |
| Women’s 600m | 4:15 p.m. | FINAL | Vanice Kerubo Nyagisera |
| Men’s 600m | 4:35 p.m. | FINAL | Patrick Faust |
| Women’s 4x400m | 5:05 p.m. | FINAL | Kentucky |
| Men’s 4x400m | 5:20 p.m. | FINAL | Kentucky |
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