Emmi Scales Reclaims Top NCAA Hurdles Time, Ed Bird Breaks UK 3000m Record
CLEMSON, S.C. and BOSTON, Mass. – The Kentucky Wildcats completed the first day of the Tiger Paw Invite in Clemson, S.C. and the David Hemery Invite in Boston, Mass. today, the first of two dual meet weeks of the 2025-26 season schedule.
Today, the Wildcats totaled 17 personal best marks, three top 10 all-time program marks and two event wins, both earned by junior hurdler Emmi Scales.
Junior Grayson Brashear kicked off the opening day in Clemson in the men’s weight throw final, posting a career-best mark of 19.40m/63-7.75 to place fourth in the event.
Scales continued her indoor season dominance, reclaiming the top spot in the national 60m hurdles rankings today with a time of 7.86 in the semifinal round of the event, moving into second all-time in Kentucky history. This marks the fourth time through five meets this season in which Scales has improved her career-best time.
In the final, Scales would go on to finish second, only 0.01 seconds behind independent runner Christina Clemons in first, improving her career-best time to 7.83 just 0.08 seconds behind Masai Russell for the Kentucky 60m hurdles school record.
In the same event, sophomore Rukia Nusra Omulisia ran an 8.20 time, placing her with a share of 10th place all-time for UK.
In men’s hurdles, Anthony Waterman improved his personal best time to 7.77 in the opening round of the event, maintaining his spot on the UK 60m hurdles all-time list at No. 7. Waterman would go on to tie that mark in the semifinal round, placing 14th.
In Boston, Ed Bird broke his own Kentucky program 3000m record at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational with a time of 7:49.99, beating his previous best by over a second and a half. Collins Kiprop Kiprop Kipngok also placed 14th in the event the second-fastest time in school history at 7:50.83.
The dual meet weekend for the Cats will continue from Clemson and Boston, with the women’s high jump kicking off day two at the Tiger Paw Invite at 9 a.m. ET and the women’s mile race opening the second day in Boston.
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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 | 4. Grayson Brashear – 19.40m (PR)
Brock Conrad – X
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| Women’s Long Jump | 11:00 a.m. | FINAL | 21. Dahlia Beasley – 5.61m
24. Julia Gunnell – 5.54m
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| Women’s 60m Hurdles | 11:20 a.m. | PRELIMS | 1. Emmi Scales – 7.94 (Q)
9. Rukia Nusra Omulisia – 8.20 (Q) (PR) (T-No. 10 UK All-Time) 15. Camden Bentley – 8.27 (Q) (PR) 17. Kori Martin – 8.31 (Q) 27. Julia Gunnell – 8.52 (PR) 50. Dahlia Beasley – 9.23
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| Women’s Weight Throw | 11:30 a.m. | FINAL | 13. Addison Stadsholt – 17.37m (PR)
14. Gwyn Lori – 17.24m
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| Men’s 60m Hurdles | 11:45 a.m. | PRELIMS | 14. Anthony Waterman – 7.77 (Q) (PR) (No. 6 UK All-Time)
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| Women’s Pole Vault | 12:00 p.m. | FINAL | Chelsea Wetzel – NH
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| Women’s 60m | 12:10 p.m. | PRELIMS | 39. Naseera Efua Quansah – 7.52
Sharmelle Holmes – DNS Kori Martin – DNS Emmi Scales – DNS
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| Men’s 60m | 12:45 p.m. | PRELIMS | 25. Coy Hyre – 6.78
39. Kaylib Nelson – 6.95 (PR)
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| Women’s Mile | 1:05 p.m. | FINAL | 11. Noel Barlette – 4:54.38
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| Men’s Mile | 1:15 p.m. | FINAL | 6. Tony Anania – 4:09.40 (PR)
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| Women’s 60m Hurdles | 1:20 p.m. | SEMIFINAL | 1. Emmi Scales – 7.86 (Q)
12. Kori Martin – 8.22 (PR) 17. Camden Bentley – 8.29 19. Rukia Nusra Omulisia – 8.32
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| Men’s Shot Put | 1:30 p.m. | FINAL | 7. Brock Conrad – 16.19m (PR)
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| Men’s 60m Hurdles | 1:35 p.m. | SEMIFINAL | 14. Anthony Waterman – 7.77 (T-PR)
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| Men’s Long Jump | 2:00 p.m. | FINAL | Kingi McNair – DNS
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| Women’s 400m | 2:20 p.m. | FINAL | 15. A’Laji Bradley – 53.06 (PR)
26. Cha’iel Johnson – 53.82 (PR) 31. Stacey Onyepunuka – 54.13 32. JahQueen McClellan – 54.15 (PR) 39. Tressia Davis – 54.72 61. Alene Washington – 57.21 (PR)
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| Women’s Pole Vault | 3:00 p.m. | INVITE | 4. Kaylee Daniel – 4.02m
4. Annie Murphy – 4.02m
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| Men’s 400m | 3:20 p.m. | FINAL | 25. Brandon Nyandoro – 46.74 (PR)
34. Tyrique Johnson – 46.91 (PR) 39. TK Pahuwa – 47.06
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| Women’s Shot Put | 3:30 p.m. | FINAL | 7. Gwyn Lori – 13.96m
9. Meagan Ewers – 13.61m
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| Women’s 60m Hurdles | 4:20 p.m. | FINAL | 2. Emmi Scales – 7.83 (PR) (No. 2 UK All-Time) (NCAA No. 1) |
| David Hemery Valentine Invite: Friday, February 13: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Men’s Mile | 1:20 p.m. | FINAL | 48. Nicola Baiocchi – 4:03.27
111. Levi Kipkurui Bichii – 4:08 113. Jackson Wyatt – 4:08.37
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| Men’s 3000m | 4:45 p.m. | FINAL | 9. Ed Bird – 7:49.99 (PR) (Kentucky Record)
14. Collins Kiprop Kipngok – 7:50.83 (PR) (No. 2 UK All-Time) 111. Eyan Turk – 8:17.25 |
| 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
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| 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 | Lyric Olson |
| Women’s Mile | 4:05 p.m. | INVITE | Doricah Minsari Isoe |
| Women’s 3000m | 5:10 p.m. | FINAL | Ally Kruger, Ann Lemirisho |
