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UK Track and Field Set for Start of Postseason, Hosts SEC Outdoor Championships

UK Track and Field Set for Start of Postseason, Hosts SEC Outdoor Championships

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Kentucky Wildcats track and field team is set to kick off the beginning of postseason competition this week with the start of the 2025 SEC Outdoor Championships at the UK Outdoor Track and Field Complex starting tomorrow morning and concluding Saturday night.

The Wildcats will welcome all 15 participating SEC programs to Lexington this weekend for three full days of championship competition. This marks the first time in 11 years that the University of Kentucky will host the SEC Outdoor Championships, dating back to the 2014 spring season.

Last time out, the Wildcats hosted the Jim Green Invitational on May 2-3 at the UK Outdoor Track and Field Complex, winning a season-high 19 events across the two-day meet in Lexington. The results list for the Jim Green Invite was highlighted by Janet Jepkemboi Amimo adding another broken record to her incredible freshman campaign by breaking the UK women’s 800m record with a 2:01.99 time on day one. The Cats would go on to win 12 events on day two, tying a season high.

At the SEC Indoor Championships in February, Kentucky placed 10th on the women’s side and 12th in College Station, Texas. The Wildcats earned four medals, including Kate Powers winning gold in the women’s weight throw final, Carlie Makarawu and Luke Brown earning silver medals in the men’s 200m and long jump, respectively, and Payton Phillips placing third to claim bronze in the women’s pole vault event.

The SEC Outdoor Championships will begin tomorrow for the Cats at 12 p.m. EST with the start of the women’s heptathlon event and Julia Gunnell competing in the women’s 100m hurdles. Day one will conclude with freshman Anthony Waterman competing in the men’s 400m hurdles at 7:20 p.m. EST.

The full three-day schedule for the Wildcats can be found below.

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Event Schedule

 SEC Outdoor Championships: Thursday, May 15: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME
Women’s 100m Hurdles 12:00 p.m. Heptathlon Julia Gunnell
Women’s Hammer 12:00 p.m. FINAL Kate Powers

 

Women’s High Jump 12:45 p.m. Heptathlon Julia Gunnell

 

Women’s Shot Put  2:45 p.m. Heptathlon Julia Gunnell

 

Women’s 200m 4:00 p.m. Heptathlon Julia Gunnell

 

Women’s 800m 5:30 p.m. PRELIMS Janet Jepkemboi Amimo, Jenna Schwinghamer

 

Men’s 800m 5:50 p.m. PRELIMS Patrick Faust, Alex Justus
Women’s 200m 6:10 p.m. PRELIMS Morgan Davis, Hannah Douglas, Sharmelle Holmes, Stacey Onyepunuka

 

Men’s 200m 6:35 p.m. PRELIMS Miles Jones, Carlie Makarawu, Josh Onwunili
Women’s 400m Hurdles 7:00 p.m. PRELIMS Ava Alexander, Emmi Scales
Men’s 400m Hurdles 7:20 p.m. PRELIMS Anthony Waterman

 

 

SEC Outdoor Championships: Friday, May 16: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME
Women’s Long Jump 11:45 a.m. Heptathlon Julia Gunnell

 

Women’s Javelin 1:00 p.m. Heptathlon Julia Gunnell

 

Women’s 800m 2:30 p.m. Heptathlon Julia Gunnell

 

Women’s Long Jump 3:30 p.m. FINAL Morgan Davis

 

Women’s Shot Put 4:15 p.m. FINAL Shelby Wingler
Men’s Pole Vault 4:30 p.m. FINAL Brayden Jackson, Shane Racey
Women’s 100m Hurdles 5:00 p.m. PRELIMS Camden Bentley, Alexis Glasco, Kori Martin, Emmi Scales

 

Men’s 110m Hurdles 5:15 p.m. PRELIMS Anthony Waterman

 

Women’s 1500m 5:40 p.m. PRELIMS Janet Jepkemboi Amimo, Ally Kruger, Jenna Schwinghamer

 

Men’s 1500m 6:00 p.m. PRELIMS Ed Bird, Alex Justus, Sami Hattab

 

Women’s 400m 6:20 p.m. PRELIMS A’Laji Bradley, Alysia Johnson, Cha’iel Johnson, Oneika McAnnuff, JahQueen McClellan

 

Men’s 400m 6:45 p.m. PRELIMS Brandon Nyandoro

 

Men’s Shot Put 6:45 p.m. FINAL Grayson Brashear
Women’s 100m 7:10 p.m. PRELIMS Sharmelle Holmes, Victoria Perrow

 

Men’s 100m 7:35 p.m. PRELIMS Miles Jones, Clinton Muunga, Josh Onwunili
Women’s 3000m Steeplechase 8:00 p.m. FINAL Noel Barlette
Men’s 3000m Steeplechase 8:25 p.m. FINAL Alex Alston, Collins Kiprop Kipngok, Jack Pendergast, Jackson Watts

 

 

SEC Outdoor Championships: Saturday, May 17: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME
Women’s Triple Jump 4:00 p.m. FINAL Aliyah Adams, Sophie Galloway

 

Women’s Pole Vault 5:00 p.m. FINAL Kaitlyn Cain, Annie Murphy, Payton Phillips, Chelsea Wetzel

 

Men’s High Jump 5:15 p.m. FINAL Devin Sealey

 

Men’s Discus 5:15 p.m. FINAL Grayson Brashear

 

Women’s 4x100m 6:05 p.m. FINAL Kentucky
Men’s 4x100m 6:15 p.m. FINAL Kentucky
Women’s 1500m 6:25 p.m. FINAL TBA

 

Men’s Triple Jump 6:30 p.m. FINAL Luke Brown

 

Men’s 1500m 6:35 p.m. FINAL TBA

 

Women’s 100m Hurdles 6:45 p.m. FINAL TBA
Men’s 110m Hurdles 6:55 p.m. FINAL TBA
Women’s 400m 7:05 p.m. FINAL TBA
Men’s 400m 7:15 p.m. FINAL TBA
Women’s 100m 7:25 p.m. FINAL TBA
Men’s 100m 7:35 P.M. FINAL TBA
Women’s 800m 7:45 p.m. FINAL TBA
Men’s 800m 7:55 p.m. FINAL TBA
Women’s 400m Hurdles 8:05 p.m. FINAL TBA
Men’s 400m Hurdles 8:15 p.m. FINAL TBA
Women’s 200m 8:25 p.m. FINAL TBA
Men’s 200m 8:35 p.m. FINAL TBA
Women’s 5000m 8:45 p.m. FINAL Ally Kruger
Men’s 5000m 9:05 p.m. FINAL Ed Bird, Jackson Watts
Women’s 4x400m 9:30 p.m. FINAL Kentucky
Men’s 4x400m 9:40 p.m. FINAL Kentucky

 

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