chris shoals

Kentucky Asst. Director of Athletic Communications and Public Relations working with @UKsoftball and @KentuckyVB

[chris shoals @ukchris7]

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!

[chris shoals @ukchris7]

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‼️

[Kentucky Volleyball @KentuckyVB]

From start to finish, SEC CHAMPS!!!!! x2!!!!!🏆🏆

[chris shoals @ukchris7]

Hello to you, as well, @Publix⁩ 😻👏

Best. Day. Ever. 🤩🎉 🛒

[chris shoals @ukchris7]

My Cincinnati heart (and stomach) are now full 🧡

🌭 @Skyline_Chili in Clearwater, Florida

🥎 @ClearwaterInv starts tomorrow

☀️ 73 degrees

#FeelingGoodAndHungry #ItsSkylineTime

[chris shoals @ukchris7]

Spectacular. I mean come onnnnnn!!

The last hour of tennis was played at an absurd level.

MADI KEYS‼️🇺🇸🎾

[#AusOpen @AustralianOpen]

MADI’S MAIDEN MAJOR UNLOCKED 🔓 🏆

#AO2025

[chris shoals @ukchris7]

Tennis with a view 🤩🎾🇺🇸

✅ 6-3, 7-5

@CocoGauff x #AO2025

[chris shoals @ukchris7]

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.

[chris shoals @ukchris7]

Ways to avoid the ice and snowstorms in Lexington…

Go to where it’s summer and meet up with Johnny Mac! 🎾🦘🇦🇺☀️

[chris shoals @ukchris7]

Coolest human alive.

[Cincinnati Bengals @Bengals]

.@JoeyB we've come a long way.

[chris shoals @ukchris7]

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!

[Kentucky Volleyball @KentuckyVB]

🏆2024 NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR FINALIST!!!!🏆

🗣 BK!
🗣 BK!
🗣 BK!

@AVCAVolleyball x @BrooklynDeleye

[chris shoals @ukchris7]

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+.

[chris shoals @ukchris7]

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

[Tennis Channel @TennisChannel]

Coco's crowned the champ in Beijing! 👑 🏆

#ChinaOpen

[chris shoals @ukchris7]

Nelly Freakin’ Korda 🔥🇺🇸🤩

Pretty sure she was -8 thru 14 by herself.

Un. Real.

[Solheim Cup U.S. Team 🇺🇸 @SolheimCupUSA]

6&4 🔥

@NellyKorda and @megan_khang1023 with a massive win for the U.S. Team 🇺🇸

[chris shoals @ukchris7]

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

[chris shoals @ukchris7]

INCREDIBLE!!! 😼 #WeAreUK

GO CATS‼️ @usopen

[Kentucky Men's Tennis @UKMensTennis]

GAB DIALLO IS INTO THE THIRD ROUND AT THE US OPEN 🗽🍎🎾

THE DANCE CONTINUES

#WeAreUK x #USOpen

[chris shoals @ukchris7]

@TCope19 @UKCoachHimes @kswaggyyyy @Mypool40 There are 8 of us on the bus and he wasn’t 7th 😇🙃

[chris shoals @ukchris7]

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)

[Brittany Cervantes @BrittCerv14]

“Is it on the rails or in the rails?”
“So we gained an hour from Auburn to Atlanta right?”
“What if I wear dunks to Catspys?”

[chris shoals @ukchris7]

Thanks, Corey!

[Corey Price @coreyp08]

Happy Birthday @ukchris7!

[chris shoals @ukchris7]

No bones about it — there is absolutely nobody luckier than I am to have this seat at John Cropp Stadium. 🙌🫶🥎

Thanks to @SydneyLangdon2 & @UKsoftball for putting on a show as I kick off year #9 in the JCS press box 🤩

[chris shoals @ukchris7]

People who annoy me: those who hit .424 left handed and then turn around and hit fungo right handed like it’s nothing.

AKA @kswaggyyyy