Austin, TX
Day One Concludes in Austin at Texas Relays
AUSTIN, Texas – After a near two-hour severe weather delay, day one of the Texas Relays is in the books as the Kentucky track and field team continues its 2025 outdoor schedule in Austin, Texas at Mike A. Myers Stadium.
Graduate student Shane Racey and senior Ariel Pedigo headlined the opening day in Austin for the Wildcats, with Racey placing third in the men’s pole vault with an even 5.00m mark and Pedigo finishing fifth in the women’s javelin event with a 41.59m mark.
Five personal records fell during today’s events, including Ava Alexander and Emmi Scales (W 400m Hurdles), Morgan Dick (W 3000m Steeplechase), Will Russell (M 3000m Steeplechase) and Caden Miracle (M 5000m).
The Texas Relays will continue tomorrow for the Cats with the opening round of the women’s 4x100m relay at 10:35 a.m. EST, concluding with sophomore Aya Alexander competing in the women’s 400m hurdles final at 6:35 p.m. EST.
The full list of today’s results and tomorrow’s schedule of events can be found below.
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Event Schedule
| Texas Relays: Thursday, March 27: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Women’s Hammer | 12:00 p.m. | FINAL | 13. Kate Powers -56.86m/186.6 |
| Women’s Javelin | 2:00 p.m. | Section B | 5. Ariel Pedigo – 41.59m/136-5 |
| Men’s Hammer | 3:00 p.m. | FINAL | 7. Logan Coles – 62.29m/204-4
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| Women’s 400m Hurdles | 5:30 p.m. | PRELIMS | 17. Ava Alexander – 59.37 (PR) (No. 10 UK All-Time)
20. Emmi Scales – 59.48 (PR)
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| Men’s 400m Hurdles | 6:00 p.m. | PRELIMS | 32. Anthony Waterman – 54.49
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| Men’s Pole Vault | 6:15 p.m. | FINAL | 3. Shane Racey – 5.00m/16-4.75
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| Women’s 800m | 8:00 p.m. | INVITE | 21. Jayla Atkinson – 2:14.13 |
| Men’s 800m | 8:09 p.m. | INVITE | 9. Patrick Faust – 1:50.06
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| Women’s 3000m Steeplechase | 9:55 p.m. | FINAL | 11. Morgan Dick – 11:05.14 (PR)
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| Men’s 3000m Steeplechase | 10:10 p.m. | FINAL | 8. Alex Alston – 9:11.66
14. Will Russell – 9:31.04 (PR)
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| Women’s 5000m | 10:30 p.m. | INVITE | 20. Ellie Heine – 17:17.20
21. Ava Hendren – 17:20.65 |
| Men’s 5000m | 10:50 p.m. | INVITE | 15. Caden Miracle – 14:38.20 (PR) |
| Texas Relays: Friday, March 28: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Women’s 4x100m | 10:35 a.m. | PRELIMS | Kentucky
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| Women’s 4x100m | 10:55 a.m. | FINAL | Kentucky |
| Men’s 4x100m | 10:59 a.m. | PRELIMS | Kentucky |
| Women’s Pole Vault | 11:00 a.m. | FINAL | Payton Phillips |
| Men’s 4x100m | 11:10 a.m. | FINAL | Kentucky
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| Women’s 100m Hurdles | 11:30 a.m. | PRELIMS | Camden Bentley, Alexis Glasco, Kori Martin, Emmi Scales
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| Men’s 110m Hurdles | 11:31 a.m. | PRELIMS | Alex Chukwukelu, Anthony Waterman
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| Women’s 100m Hurdles | 11:40 a.m. | FINAL | TBA |
| Men’s 110m Hurdles | 11:41 a.m. | FINAL | TBA |
| Men’s Shot Put | 12:00 p.m. | FINAL | Grayson Brashear |
| Women’s 100m | 12:05 p.m. | FINAL | Sharmelle Holmes, Victoria Perrow
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| Men’s 100m | 12:35 p.m. | FINAL | Clinton Muunga, Josh Onwunili
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| Women’s Long Jump | 1:30 p.m. | Section A | Morgan Davis |
| Women’s Spirit Medley Relay | 5:30 p.m. | INVITE | Kentucky
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| Women’s 400m Hurdles | 6:35 p.m. | FINAL | Aya Alexander
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| Texas Relays: Saturday, March 28: ALL TIMES IN EASTERN TIME | |||
| Women’s 4x200m | 12:00 p.m. | INVITE | Kentucky |
| Women’s Triple Jump | 3:00 p.m. | Section A | Aliyah Adams, Sophie Galloway
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| Men’s 4x400m | 4:05 p.m. | INVITE | Kentucky
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| Women’s 4x400m | 4:05 p.m. | INVITE | Kentucky |
Austin, TX
Southwest Airlines establishing new crew base in Austin
AUSTIN, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced that Southwest Airlines will establish a new pilot and flight attendant crew base in Austin.
Abbott joined the Austin mayor at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to make the announcement today.
The expansion to Austin will lay the groundwork for future operational growth in Texas. It is expected to generate 2,000 jobs in Austin by mid-2027. In addition to the pilots and flight attendants, Austin will now also be home to managerial and support staff. The new crew base will have an average salary of $180,000 a year, the Governor’s Office says.
The state is extending a $14 million Texas Enterprise Fund to the airline, as well as a $375,000 Veteran Created Job Bonus.
“Southwest Airlines was born and raised in Texas and has been a core element of the economic growth we have seen in our state,” said Governor Abbott. “We are excited to announce that today Southwest Airlines will add over 2,000 high paying jobs right here in Texas. We are the home of economic opportunity for our fellow Texans more than any other state in the United States, and we know a key reason for that is because of everything Southwest Airlines provides. We are proud to partner with everybody connected with Southwest as well as the City of Austin on such a huge announcement for our state.”
Austin, TX
Fire destroys abandoned E Austin auto shop
AUSTIN, Texas — Austin firefighters battled their second major fire Thursday afternoon, responding to an abandoned East Austin auto shop engulfed in flames.
Crews responded to 3100 Manor Road around 4 p.m., AFD said.
No injuries were reported and no one was inside the building.
ALSO | 40+ residents displaced in North Austin third-alarm apartment fire, no injuries reported
The incident was called in as a first alarm. The building is a total loss, according to officials.
CBS Austin has a crew on the way to the scene.
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Earlier in the afternoon, firefighters extinguished a three-alarm fire in north Austin.
Austin, TX
Austin road rage suspect identified, charged with criminal mischief: affidavit
AUSTIN, Texas – The suspect in a violent road rage incident on the Capital of Texas Highway has been identified and charged, according to court paperwork.
The altercation was caught on camera.
What we know:
34-year-old Ian Kevin Brinkmeyer has been charged with criminal mischief, a Class B misdemeanor, in connection with the Dec. 5 incident.
At around 2 p.m. that day, officers responded to a call for service on Capital of Texas Highway, where they spoke with Brinkmeyer and another man.
The affidavit says Brinkmeyer “engaged in a road rage” with the other man while traveling north on Capital of Texas Highway. Brinkmeyer drove around the other man, changed lanes in front of him and cut him off before stopping his car.
Brinkmeyer then allegedly got out of his vehicle holding a “steel knife sharpening rod”, walked over to the other man’s car and struck the driver’s side door window with the rod, shattering the entire window.
The affidavit says Brinkmeyer then quickly walked back to his car and drove off.
The entire incident was caught on video by other drivers and posted on social media.
The affidavit says that the repairs to the shattered window cost about $480, making this a case of criminal mischief with a value between $100 and $750.
What’s next:
A warrant has been issued for Brinkmeyer’s arrest. As of 12 p.m. Dec. 11, he is not in custody.
The Source: Information in this report comes from court paperwork and previous reporting.
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