Wildcats Set for Start of Postseason Competition at the 2026 SEC Outdoor Championships
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Kentucky Wildcats are set for the first meet of postseason competition this week with the start of the 2026 SEC Outdoor Championships at the Hutsell-Rosen Track hosted by Auburn University.
This week, Kentucky will be competing against all 15 SEC programs for an SEC title, an event the Wildcats placed fourth in the final women’s standings with 63 total points during the indoor season.
Last time out, the Cats concluded the spring regular season on their home turf at the Jim Green Invitational, totaling 15 event wins, 10 new top 10 program marks and a pair of No. 1 NCAA marks.
Earlier this season, the Wildcats earned seven medals at the SEC Indoor Championships in February in College Station. Emmi Scales, Theo Mudzengerere and Kemarah Howard each earned their first career gold medals, along with Sharmelle Holmes winning silver in the women’s 60m, and Annie Murphy, Vanice Kerubo Nyagisera and Hannah Douglas each earning bronze medals.
In this week’s USTFCCCA national poll, UK ranked inside the top 20 in both the men’s and women’s rankings, coming in at No. 12 on the women’s side and No. 19 on the men’s. The Wildcats also currently feature 14 athletes, including two relay teams, ranking inside the top 20 in the Division I standings in their respective events heading into conference championship week.
Day one of the SEC Outdoor Championships in Auburn, Ala. will kick off tomorrow afternoon at 1 p.m. ET with Kate Powers, Meagan Ewers and Addison Stadsholt competing in the women’s hammer throw final and the opening event of the women’s heptathlon.
Friday’s events will conclude the final three events of the heptathlon, and feature the final eight preliminary track events, including the 100m and 110m hurdles, 1500m, 400m and 100m.
Day three of the SEC Championships will conclude Saturday night with the men’s and women’s 4x400m relays.
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Event Schedule
| SEC Outdoor Championships: Thursday, May 14: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Women’s Hammer | 1:00 p.m. | FINAL | Meagan Ewers, Kate Powers, Addison Stadsholt |
| Women’s 100m Hurdles | 1:00 p.m. | HEPTATHLON | Julia Gunnell, Dahlia Beasley
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| Women’s High Jump | 1:45 p.m. | HEPTATHLON | Julia Gunnell, Dahlia Beasley |
| Men’s Hammer | 3:15 p.m. | FINAL | Brock Conrad
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| Women’s Shot Put | 3:45 p.m. | HEPTATHLON | Julia Gunnell, Dahlia Beasley
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| Women’s 200m | 5:00 p.m. | HEPTATHLON | Julia Gunnell, Dahlia Beasley
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| Women’s 800m | 6:30 p.m. | PRELIMS | Janet Jepkemboi Amimo
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| Men’s 800m | 6:50 p.m. | PRELIMS | Patrick Faust
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| Women’s 200m | 7:10 p.m. | PRELIMS | Stacey Onyepunuka, Briana St. Louis
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| Men’s 200m | 7:35 p.m. | PRELIS | Denzel Simusialela, Oscar Baltan Vivero
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| Women’s 400m Hurdles | 8:00 p.m. | PRELIMS | Kashia Hoo, Vanice Kerubo Nyagisera
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| Men’s 400m Hurdles | 8:20 p.m. | PRELIMS | Anthony Waterman
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| SEC Outdoor Championships: Friday, May 15: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Women’s Long Jump | 12:45 p.m. | HEPTATHLON | Julia Gunnell, Dahlia Beasley
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| Women’s Javelin | 2:00 p.m. | HEPTATHLON | Julia Gunnell, Dahlia Beasley
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| Women’s 800m | 3:45 p.m. | HEPTATHLON | Julia Gunnell, Dahlia Beasley
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| Women’s Shot Put | 4:30 p.m. | FINAL | Meagan Ewers, Gwyn Lori |
| Women’s High Jump | 5:30 p.m. | FINAL | Kemarah Howard
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| Men’s Pole Vault | 6:00 p.m. | FINAL | Grant Harrison
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| Women’s 100m Hurdles | 6:15 p.m. | PRELIMS | Emmi Scales, Camden Bentley, Rukia Nusra Omulisia
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| Men’s 110m Hurdles | 6:30 p.m. | PRELIMS | Anthony Waterman
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| Women’s 1500m | 6:45 p.m. | PRELIMS | Doricah Minsari Isoe, Ally Kruger
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| Men’s Shot Put | 6:45 p.m. | FINAL | Grayson Brashear
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| Men’s 1500m | 7:05 p.m. | PRELIMS | Tony Anania, Levi Kipkurui Bichii, Ed Bird, Jackson Wyatt
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| Women’s 400m | 7:25 p.m. | PRELIMS | A’Laji Bradley, Hannah Douglas, Cha’iel Johnson, JahQueen McClellan
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| Men’s 400m | 7:45 p.m. | PRELIMS | Brandon Nyandoro, TK Pahuwa
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| Women’s 100m | 8:10 p.m. | PRELIMS | Sharmelle Holmes, Naseera Efua Quansah
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| Men’s 100m | 8:25 p.m. | PRELIMS | Denzel Simusialela, Miles Jones
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| Men’s 3000m Steeplechase | 9:30 p.m. | FINAL | Collins Kiprop Kipngok
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| SEC Outdoor Championships: Saturday, May 16: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Women’s Discus | 2:30 p.m. | FINAL | Kate Powers, Gwyn Lori
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| Women’s Pole Vault | 5:00 p.m. | FINAL | Annie Murphy, Chelsea Wetzel, Kaylee Daniel, Sarah Ferguson
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| Men’s Discus | 5:15 p.m. | FINAL | Grayson Brashear, Brock Conrad
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| Men’s Triple Jump | 6:00 p.m. | FINAL | Theo Mudzengerere |
| Women’s 4x100m | 6:05 p.m. | FINAL | Kentucky |
| Men’s 4x100m | 6:15 p.m. | FINAL | Kentucky
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| Women’s 1500m | 6:25 p.m. | FINAL | TBD
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| Men’s 1500m | 6:35 p.m. | FINAL | TBD
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| Women’s 100m Hurdles | 6:45 p.m. | FINAL | TBD
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| Men’s 110m Hurdles | 6:55 p.m. | FINAL | TBD |
| Women’s 400m | 7:05 p.m. | FINAL | TBD
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| Men’s 400m | 7:15 p.m. | FINAL | TBD
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| Women’s 100m | 7:25 p.m. | FINAL | TBD
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| Men’s 100m | 7:35 p.m. | FINAL | TBD
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| Women’s 800m | 7:45 p.m. | FINAL | TBD
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| Men’s 800m | 7:55 p.m. | FINAL | TBD
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| Women’s 400m Hurdles | 8:05 p.m. | FINAL | TBD |
| Men’s 400m Hurdles | 8:15 p.m. | FINAL | TBD |
| Women’s 200m | 8:25 p.m. | FINAL | TBD
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| Men’s 200m | 8:35 p.m. | FINAL | TBD
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| Women’s 5000m | 8:45 p.m. | FINAL | Ally Kruger, Ann Lemirisho
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| Men’s 5000m | 9:05 p.m. | FINAL | Ed Bird, Miles Brush, Eyan Turk
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| Women’s 4x400m | 9:30 p.m. | FINAL | Kentucky |
| Men’s 4x400m | 9:40 p.m. | FINAL | Kentucky |
