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The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

Former Kentucky Wildcat Track and Field star poses with the American Flag at the 2019 World Athletics Championsips. 

Sydney McLaughlin beats her own world record en route to winning gold medal at Tokyo 2020

Hunter Shelton August 3, 2021

Former Wildcat Sydney McLaughlin has fulfilled her Olympic dream, winning gold and breaking her own world record in the women's 400-meter-hurdles final.  An astonishing time of 51.46 seconds from...

Former Kentucky Wildcat track and field star Sydney McLaughlin breaks the world record in the 400m hurdles in the Olympic Trials for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games at Hayward Field in Eugene, OR on June 27, 2021.

Sydney McLaughlin, Keni Harrison ready to stake their claim in Tokyo

Barkley Truax July 22, 2021

“The goal is to win,” Keni Harrison simply put it.In just eight days, the first round of the Women’s 400m hurdles and 100m hurdles featuring former Kentucky track and field stars Harrison and Sydney...

Keni Harrison finishes first in the 100m hurdles at the 2021 Olympic Trials at Hayward Field in Eugene, OR on Sunday June 20, 2021.

Keni Harrison: NCAA champion, world record holder, Olympian

Barkley Truax July 8, 2021

"My summer is going great," Former Kentucky Wildcat Keni Harrison said. "I think everything is going as planned."You can say that again. So far this summer, Harrison has added to her long list of accolades...

Former Kentucky Wildcat track and field star Sydney McLaughlin breaks the world record in the 400m hurdles in the Olympic Trials for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games at Hayward Field in Eugene, OR on June 27, 2021.

Former Wildcat Sydney McLaughlin makes history, is headed to Tokyo

Hunter Shelton June 28, 2021

A former Wildcat and Track and Field icon added a new world record to her resume on Sunday.Sydney McLaughlin broke the 400-meter hurdles world record with an astonishing time of 51.90 seconds at the United...

Lucas Etter previously held the world record for fastest single Rubiks Cube solve, 4.90 seconds, which he set in 2015. Thursday, October 10, 2019 in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

He’s broken four world records, now this UK freshman is looking to tackle his math major

Sarah Michels October 15, 2019

University of Kentucky freshman Lucas Etter’s intellect was obvious from an early age—3, to be exact. His parents first noticed his exceptional mind unexpectedly on a beach vacation.“We were walking...

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