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Good morning from Wrigleyville, Illinois! So proud to be alongside my teammates @lilly_francis6 & @zach_brangers for another memorable stop and to have Austin & Elliott joining us! @KentuckyVB takes on Penn State at 7pm ET on FOX in the Allstate SEC/Big Ten Challenge.

Thanks for everything, @UKMitchBarnhart. You'll always be my Athletics Director. 💙😼

After a year and a half of meetings, walk-throughs and zoom calls later — we have crowned an SEC Tournament champion! 🏆 🥎 Incredible amount of thanks and appreciation to these people on the media side for all their hard work and time to help me out over the last few weeks!

As special of a night that I’ve had in 16 years at UK Athletics. Props to the @SEC staff for being willing to take on the risk of a conference volleyball tournament. They ran the event like “it just meant more” — and all of us involved felt it. Thankful for it all. GO CATS‼️

Hello to you, as well, @Publix⁩ 😻👏 Best. Day. Ever. 🤩🎉 🛒

My Cincinnati heart (and stomach) are now full 🧡 🌭 @Skyline_Chili in Clearwater, Florida 🥎 @ClearwaterInv starts tomorrow ☀️ 73 degrees #FeelingGoodAndHungry #ItsSkylineTime

Spectacular. I mean come onnnnnn!! The last hour of tennis was played at an absurd level. MADI KEYS‼️🇺🇸🎾

Tennis with a view 🤩🎾🇺🇸 ✅ 6-3, 7-5 @CocoGauff x #AO2025

Highlight of #AO2025 so far was watching @UKMensTennis alum Gabriel Diallo win a 5-set, 4-hour marathon! He took time after the match to sign every single autograph and every single photo with all the fans💙 Go Cats from Down Under! Big opportunity vs Khanachov tomorrow.

Ways to avoid the ice and snowstorms in Lexington… Go to where it’s summer and meet up with Johnny Mac! 🎾🦘🇦🇺☀️

Coolest human alive.

I think it's important to give the AVCA committee credit here. They clearly watched the matches in Nov/Dec, and after not being a semifinalist, they included Brooklyn on the finalist list - which the rules allow them to do. SO happy for @BrooklynDeleye, who deserves it greatly!

We have over 40 credentialed media members for Friday night's NCAA Tournament return for @UKWomensSoccer headed by @UKCoachFabiano! Palpable excitement for the Wildcats first trip to the NCAA Tournament since 2014. Kickoff set for 7pm ET at the Bell Soccer Complex on ESPN+.

Grew into the tournament and ended it with her best match of the year!! 🏆🥇🎾🔥

Nelly Freakin’ Korda 🔥🇺🇸🤩 Pretty sure she was -8 thru 14 by herself. Un. Real.

American tennis is having a ✨moment✨ in this fortnight, folks 🎾🇺🇸

INCREDIBLE!!! 😼 #WeAreUK GO CATS‼️ @usopen

Speaking of “off the rails” … I was voted fourth-best on the bus in managing “crisis” situations. @UKCoachHimes got #1. (Duh) But most importantly, I was judged by the group to be ahead of @kswaggyyyy 😎 (Photo from April 4, 2024 at ~5am)

Thanks, Corey!