Wildcats Set for Dual Meet Weekend in Clemson and Boston
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Kentucky Wildcats are set to return to the track this week with a pair of meets on Feb. 13-14 at the Tiger Paw Invitational in Clemson, S.C. and the David Hemery Valentine Invitational in Boston, Mass.
In their last time out, the Wildcats totaled five top 10 program marks at the Razorback Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark. on Jan 30-31, three event wins and a freshman record by high jumper Kemarah Howard on the weekend in Fayetteville, all three coming on day two, highlighted by yet another impressive performance from the hurdles and jumps groups.
For the second this season, Emmi Scales reclaimed a spot atop the national rankings, tying the NCAA’s best women’s 60m hurdles time with a career-best of 7.96, earning a pair of wins in the first two rounds of the event. Scales would later place second in the final with a time of 8.01.
In this week’s USTFCCCA rankings, the third checkpoint of the 2026 season, the Wildcats came in at No. 23 on the women’s side, featuring in the top 25 for the third consecutive week.
Kentucky will be competing against some familiar programs this weekend in both meets, including SEC foes Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Mississippi State and South Carolina in Clemson.
The opening event in Clemson for the Wildcats will feature junior Grayson Brashear and freshman Brock Conrad competing in the men’s weight at 10 a.m. ET, concluding with the men’s 60m final at 4:35 p.m. ET. The Wildcats first event in Boston will be the men’s mile race at 1:20 p.m. ET.
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Event Schedule
| Tiger Paw Invitational: Friday, February 13: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Men’s Weight Throw | 10:00 a.m. | FINAL | Grayson Brashear, Brock Conrad
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| Women’s Long Jump | 11:00 a.m. | FINAL | Julia Gunnell
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| Women’s 60m Hurdles | 11:20 a.m. | PRELIMS | Dahlia Beasley, Rukia Nusra Omuliaia, Emmi Scales, Camden Bentley, Kori Martin, Julia Gunnell
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| Women’s Weight Throw | 11:30 a.m. | FINAL | Gwyn Lori, Addison Stadsholt
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| Men’s 60m Hurdles | 11:45 a.m. | PRELIMS | Anthony Waterman
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| Women’s Pole Vault | 12:00 p.m. | FINAL | Chelsea Wetzel
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| Women’s 60m | 12:10 p.m. | PRELIMS | Sharmelle Holmes, Kori Martin, Naseera Eufa Quansah, Emmi Scales
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| Men’s 60m | 12:45 p.m. | PRELIMS | Coy Hyre, Kaylib Nelson
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| Women’s Mile | 1:05 p.m. | FINAL | Noel Barlette
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| Men’s Mile | 1:15 p.m. | FINAL | Tony Anania
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| Women’s 60m Hurdles | 1:20 p.m. | SEMIFINAL | TBA
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| Men’s Shot Put | 1:30 p.m. | FINAL | Brock Conrad
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| Men’s 60m Hurdles | 1:35 p.m. | SEMIFINAL | TBA
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| Women’s 60m | 1:50 p.m. | SEMIFINAL | TBA
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| Men’s Long Jump | 2:00 p.m. | FINAL | Kingi McNair
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| Men’s 60m | 2:05 p.m. | SEMIFINAL | TBA
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| Women’s 400m | 2:20 p.m. | FINAL | JahQueen McClellan, Cha’iel Johnson, A’Laji Bradley, Stacey Onyepunuka, Alene Washington, Tressia Davis
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| Women’s Pole Vault | 3:00 p.m. | INVITE | Kaylee Daniel, Anni Murphy |
| Men’s 400m | 3:20 p.m. | FINAL | TK Pahuwa, Tyrique Johnson, Brandon Nyandoro |
| Women’s Shot Put | 3:30 p.m. | FINAL | Meagan Ewers, Gwyn Lori |
| Women’s 60m Hurdles | 4:20 p.m. | FINAL | TBA |
| Men’s 60m Hurdles | 4:25 p.m. | FINAL | TBA |
| Women’s 60m | 4:30 p.m. | FINAL | TBA |
| Men’s 60m | 4:35 p.m. | FINAL | TBA |
| David Hemery Valentine Invite: Friday, February 13: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Men’s Mile | 1:20 p.m. | FINAL | Nicola Baiocchi, Levi Kipkurui Bicchi, Jackson Wyatt
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| Men’s 3000m | 4:45 p.m. | FINAL | Ed Bird, Collins Kiprop Kipngok, Eyan Turk |
| Tiger Paw Invitational: Saturday, February 14: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Women’s High Jump | 9:00 a.m. | FINAL | Dahlia Beasley, Julia Gunnell
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| Men’s Pole Vault | 10:00 a.m. | FINAL | Jack Marek |
| Men’s Triple Jump | 10:00 a.m. | FINAL | Theo Mudzengerere
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| Women’s Weight Throw | 11:30 a.m. | INVITE | Kate Powers, Meagan Ewers
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| Women’s High Jump | 12:00 p.m. | INVITE | Kemarah Howard
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| Women’s 800m | 12:00 p.m. | FINAL | Vanice Kerubo Nyagisera
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| Men’s 800m | 12:15 p.m. | FINAL | Patrick Faust
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| Women’s 200m | 12:25 p.m. | FINAL | Briana St. Louis, Naseera Eufa Quansah, Hannah Douglas, Rukia Nusra Omulisia, A’Laji Bradley, Tressia Davis, Stacey Onyepunuka
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| Men’s Shot Put | 1:00 p.m. | INVITE | Grayson Brashear
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| Men’s Pole Vault | 1:30 p.m. | INVITE | Grant Harrison
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| Men’s 200m | 1:35 p.m. | FINAL | Anthony Waterman, Oscar Baltan Vivero, Coy Hyre
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| Men’s High Jump | 2:00 p.m. | FINAL | Devin Sealey
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| Women’s 3000m | 2:25 p.m. | FINAL | Elly Heine, Morgan Dick, Ava Hendren, Baylor Wolfe
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| Men’s 3000m | 2:40 p.m. | FINAL | Miles Brush, Caden Miracle, Alex Alston, William Russell, Tony Anania
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| Women’s 4x400m | 3:00 p.m. | FINAL | Kentucky
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| Men’s 4x400m | 3:25 p.m. | FINAL | Kentucky
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| David Hemery Valentine Invite: Saturday, February 14: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Women’s Mile | 1:30 p.m. | FINAL | Doricah Minsari Isoe, Lyric Olson |
| Women’s 3000m | 5:10 p.m. | FINAL | Ally Kruger, Ann Lemirisho |
