PRESS RELEASE: UK ATHLETICS LEXINGTON, Ky. – University of Kentucky women’s basketball junior center Clara Strack is one of 25 players selected to the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watch List, it was announced by the Atlanta Tipoff Club on Tuesday. Through 22 games in 2025-26, the versatile…
Read MorePRESS RELEASE: UK ATHLETICS Kentucky football head coach Will Stein has announced the hiring of Parker Fleming as the program’s special teams coordinator and inside wide receivers coach. Fleming arrives in Lexington with more than a decade of experience coordinating and developing elite special teams…
Read MorePRESS RELEASE: UK ATHLETICS BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – As announced by the Southeastern Conference office on Tuesday afternoon, Avery Giese is SEC Co-Diver of the Week and Falemana Tuufui has been named SEC Co-Freshman of the Week. This past weekend, the Wildcats took on the No. 24 Aggies of Texas A&M.…
Read MorePRESS RELEASE – UK ATHLETICS ORLANDO, Fla. – The Kentucky dance team finished 10th in Division I-A Pom at the Universal Dance Association national competition on Sunday. Kentucky was in ninth place heading into the finals but was unable to move up despite a clean performance in Sunday’s finals.…
Read MorePRESS RELEASE- UK ATHLETICS The University of Kentucky cheerleaders claimed one title on Sunday and finished third in another competition. UK’s white squad won the University World Cup Cheerleading Premier Large Coed title on Sunday, Kentucky’s first title in that division. The Cats had a nearly…
Read MorePRESS RELEASE: UK ATHLETICS LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Kentucky cheerleading squad will compete in the Universal Cheer Association national championships beginning on Saturday in Orlando. UK will compete in two different competitions during the event. First up will be the Division 1A Coed competition, with…
Read MorePRESS RELEASE: UK ATHLETICS LEXINGTON, Ky. – The 2026 rifle season has arrived as the University of Kentucky rifle team will compete for the first time this new year in back-to-back tri-matches against Alaska and Nebraska in Fairbanks, Alaska on Saturday and Sunday. Both matches will start at…
Read MorePRESS RELEASE: UK ATHLETICS Kentucky Athletics Hall of Famer, Tubby Smith, has been named a recipient of the 2026 Naismith Outstanding Contributor to Basketball Award, honoring his extraordinary and lasting impact on the game, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced on Tuesday. “I’m grateful for…
Read MorePRESS RELEASE: UK ATHLETICS Eleven “NFL Cats” will be part of the National Football League playoffs, opening Saturday afternoon when Super Wild Card Weekend kicks off. Eight of the 11 former Wildcats are expected to be active on Wild Card Weekend, with the possibility of a ninth depending on defensive…
Read MorePRESS RELEASE: UK ATHLETICS LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky senior offensive lineman Alex Wollschlaeger has accepted an invitation to participate in the 80th annual Altrua HealthCare Hula Bowl, to be played January 10, 2026 in DeLand, Florida. He will join fellow offensive line mate and tackle Shiyazh…
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