Anthony Waterman Breaks UK Men’s 400m Hurdles Record on Opening Day of SEC Outdoor Championships

AUBURN, Ala. – The Kentucky Wildcats concluded day one of the 2026 SEC Outdoor Championships at the Hutsell-Rosen Track in Auburn, Ala. today, totaling five prelim qualifiers, four top 10 program marks and one program record. In the men’s half of the 400m hurdles, the final event of the day, Anthony Waterman broke the Kentucky school record with an eighth-place finish and a time of 49.85. This marks the third time this season Waterman has improved her career-best time, today advancing to the SEC 400m hurdles final on Saturday. Julia Gunnell and Dahlia Beasley competed in the opening four events…