FOLLOW ON TWITTER @VOL_TRACK AND @LADYVOL_TRACK /// TENNESSEE TRACK & FIELD 7 National Championships | 51 SEC Championships | 288 All-Americans 7 National Championships | 51 SEC Championships | 288 All-Americans TENNESSEE TENNESSEE 2012 TRACK & FIELD 46TH-ANNUAL SEA RAY RELAYS April 11-14,2012 | Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium| Knoxville 2012 UT TRACK & FIELD QUICK FACTS Starting Blocks 46th-Annual Sea Ray Relays Set To Roll On April 11-14 From April 11-14, the 46th-annual Sea Ray Relays will take place on the UT campus at Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium. Admission is free. The meet begins Wednesday at Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium with the first day of the women’s heptathlon at 1 p.m. and men’s Scott Hartman Decathlon at 1:30 p.m. Those events re- sume Thursday at noon (decathlon) and 1 p.m. (heptathlon). Tennessee has no one entered in either event. The only other event on the first two days is the women’s hammer throw, at 5 p.m. on Thursday, and that is when UT will first see action in the meet. Friday’s full slate of action gets underway at 12:15 p.m. with the men’s open discus. The first run- ning event is the women’s 3000m run at 12:35 p.m. The final event of day three is the men’s 10,000m run at 8:15 p.m. While the first event of Saturday is the men’s hammer throw at 8:45 a.m., the brand new “Sea Ray Showcase” is set to start at noon and offer fans a two-hour window of the meet’s best races. “Sea Ray Showcase” Debuts In 2012, Offers Fan-Friendly Window Of Action Saturday at the Sea Relays will be different this season, as the Sea Ray Showcase features a two- hour window that includes only the top men’s and women’s heats and sections for nine different events. Being contested during the Sea Ray Showcase will be the 200m, 1500m, 800m, 400m hurdles, 400m and 100m as well as the distance medley, 4x100m and 4x400m relays. In addition to the showcase events, a full slate of field events will be taking place on Saturday, Location............................................................................Knoxville, Tenn. Founded........................................................... 1794 as Blount College Enrollment.......................................................................................... 27,523 Colors ...........................................................................Orange and White Nicknames......... Lady Volunteers (Lady Vols) & Volunteers (Vols) Conference.............................................................. Southeastern (SEC) Affiliation..........................................................................NCAA Division I Indoor Track.................. Stokely Athletics Center (Practice Only) Outdoor Track ....................... Tom Black Track at LaPorte Center President ............................................................. Dr. Joseph A. DiPietro Chancellor ...............................................................Dr. Jimmy G. Cheek Faculty Athletics Representative......................... Dr. Dan Murphy Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics .............................Dave Hart Director of Women’s Athletics .................................... Joan Cronan Director of Track & Field/Cross Country............................J.J. Clark Alma Mater (Year) ....................................................... Villanova (1986) Year at Tennessee............................................................................... 10th 2012 SEC Men’s Indoor/Outdoor Finishes........................... 7th/?? 2012 NCAA Men’s Indoor/Outdoor Finishes..................... dns/?? 2012 SEC Women’s Indoor/Outdoor Finishes ................... 4th/?? 2012 NCAA Women’s Indoor/Outdoor Finishes .............t48th/?? Men’s All-Americans Returning/Lost .............................................. 1/1 Men’s Newcomers...................................................................................... 20 Women’s All-Americans Returning/Lost....................................... 9/2 Women’s Newcomers .................................................................................7 2012 TENNESSEE TRACK & FIELD SCHEDULE INDOOR DATE DAY MEET SITE TIME Jan. 13-14 Fri.-Sat. Kentucky Invitational Lexington, Ky. All Day Jan. 20-21 Fri.-Sat. Auburn Indoor Invitational Birmingham, Ala. All Day Jan. 27-28 Fri.-Sat. Texas A&M Mondo Challenge College Station, Texas All Day (Arizona State, Florida, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Texas Tech) Feb. 3-4 Fri.-Sat. New Balance Collegiate Invitational New York, N.Y. All Day Feb. 10-11 Fri.-Sat. Husky Classic (#) Seattle, Wash. All Day Feb. 10-11 Fri.-Sat. Akron Invitational Akron, Ohio All Day Feb. 24-Feb. 26 Fri.-Sun. SEC Indoor Championships Lexington, Ky. All Day March 3 Sat. Virginia Tech Final Qualifier Blacksburg, Va. All Day March 9-10 Fri.-Sat. NCAA Indoor Championships Nampa, Idaho All Day OUTDOOR DATE DAY MEET SITE TIME March 23 Fri. SEC/Big 10 Challenge Starkville, Miss. All Day March 31 Sat. UCLA-Washington State Double Dual Los Angeles, Calif. All Day March 6 Fri. Stanford Invitational (#) Stanford, Calif. All Day APRIL 7 SAT. TENNESSEE CHALLENGE KNOXVILLE ALL DAY (Akron, Carson-Newman, East Tennessee State, Louisville, Tennessee) APRIL 11-14 WED.-SAT. SEA RAY RELAYS KNOXVILLE ALL DAY April 20-21 Fri.-Sat. Vanderbilt Invitational Nashville, Tenn. All Day April 26-28 Thu.-Sat. Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa. All Day April 27-28 Fri.-Sat. UCSD Triton Invitational (#) LaJolla, Calif. All Day May 10-13 Thu.-Sun. SEC Outdoor Championships Baton Rouge, La. All Day May 24-26 Thu.-Sat. NCAA East Preliminary Round Jacksonville, Fla. All Day June 6-9 Wed.-Sat. NCAA Outdoor Championships Des Moines, Iowa All Day (#) Select Events Only / All Dates Are Subject To Change
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TENNESSEETENNESSEE 2012 TRACK & FIELD
46TH-ANNUAL SEA RAY RELAYSApril 11-14, 2012 | Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium| Knoxville
2012 UT TRACK & FIELD QUICK FACTS
Starting Blocks
46th-Annual Sea Ray Relays Set To Roll On April 11-14 From April 11-14, the 46th-annual Sea Ray Relays will take place on the UT campus at Tom Black
Track at LaPorte Stadium. Admission is free. The meet begins Wednesday at Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium with the fi rst day of the
women’s heptathlon at 1 p.m. and men’s Scott Hartman Decathlon at 1:30 p.m. Those events re-sume Thursday at noon (decathlon) and 1 p.m. (heptathlon). Tennessee has no one entered in either event. The only other event on the fi rst two days is the women’s hammer throw, at 5 p.m. on Thursday,
and that is when UT will fi rst see action in the meet. Friday’s full slate of action gets underway at 12:15 p.m. with the men’s open discus. The fi rst run-
ning event is the women’s 3000m run at 12:35 p.m. The fi nal event of day three is the men’s 10,000m run at 8:15 p.m. While the fi rst event of Saturday is the men’s hammer throw at 8:45 a.m., the brand new “Sea Ray
Showcase” is set to start at noon and off er fans a two-hour window of the meet’s best races.
“Sea Ray Showcase” Debuts In 2012, Off ers Fan-Friendly Window Of Action Saturday at the Sea Relays will be diff erent this season, as the Sea Ray Showcase features a two-
hour window that includes only the top men’s and women’s heats and sections for nine diff erent events. Being contested during the Sea Ray Showcase will be the 200m, 1500m, 800m, 400m hurdles,
400m and 100m as well as the distance medley, 4x100m and 4x400m relays. In addition to the showcase events, a full slate of fi eld events will be taking place on Saturday,
Location ............................................................................Knoxville, Tenn.Founded ...........................................................1794 as Blount CollegeEnrollment ..........................................................................................27,523Colors ...........................................................................Orange and WhiteNicknames ......... Lady Volunteers (Lady Vols) & Volunteers (Vols)Conference.............................................................. Southeastern (SEC)Affi liation..........................................................................NCAA Division IIndoor Track..................Stokely Athletics Center (Practice Only)Outdoor Track .......................Tom Black Track at LaPorte CenterPresident .............................................................Dr. Joseph A. DiPietroChancellor ...............................................................Dr. Jimmy G. CheekFaculty Athletics Representative .........................Dr. Dan MurphyVice Chancellor/Director of Athletics .............................Dave HartDirector of Women’s Athletics ....................................Joan CronanDirector of Track & Field/Cross Country............................J.J. ClarkAlma Mater (Year) .......................................................Villanova (1986)Year at Tennessee ............................................................................... 10th2012 SEC Men’s Indoor/Outdoor Finishes...........................7th/??2012 NCAA Men’s Indoor/Outdoor Finishes ..................... dns/??2012 SEC Women’s Indoor/Outdoor Finishes ...................4th/??2012 NCAA Women’s Indoor/Outdoor Finishes .............t48th/??Men’s All-Americans Returning/Lost ..............................................1/1Men’s Newcomers ......................................................................................20Women’s All-Americans Returning/Lost.......................................9/2Women’s Newcomers .................................................................................7
2012 TENNESSEE TRACK & FIELD SCHEDULE
INDOOR
DATE DAY MEET SITE TIMEJan. 13-14 Fri.-Sat. Kentucky Invitational Lexington, Ky. All DayJan. 20-21 Fri.-Sat. Auburn Indoor Invitational Birmingham, Ala. All DayJan. 27-28 Fri.-Sat. Texas A&M Mondo Challenge College Station, Texas All Day (Arizona State, Florida, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Texas Tech)Feb. 3-4 Fri.-Sat. New Balance Collegiate Invitational New York, N.Y. All DayFeb. 10-11 Fri.-Sat. Husky Classic (#) Seattle, Wash. All DayFeb. 10-11 Fri.-Sat. Akron Invitational Akron, Ohio All DayFeb. 24-Feb. 26 Fri.-Sun. SEC Indoor Championships Lexington, Ky. All DayMarch 3 Sat. Virginia Tech Final Qualifier Blacksburg, Va. All DayMarch 9-10 Fri.-Sat. NCAA Indoor Championships Nampa, Idaho All Day
OUTDOOR
DATE DAY MEET SITE TIMEMarch 23 Fri. SEC/Big 10 Challenge Starkville, Miss. All DayMarch 31 Sat. UCLA-Washington State Double Dual Los Angeles, Calif. All DayMarch 6 Fri. Stanford Invitational (#) Stanford, Calif. All DayAPRIL 7 SAT. TENNESSEE CHALLENGE KNOXVILLE ALL DAY (Akron, Carson-Newman, East Tennessee State, Louisville, Tennessee)APRIL 11-14 WED.-SAT. SEA RAY RELAYS KNOXVILLE ALL DAYApril 20-21 Fri.-Sat. Vanderbilt Invitational Nashville, Tenn. All DayApril 26-28 Thu.-Sat. Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa. All DayApril 27-28 Fri.-Sat. UCSD Triton Invitational (#) LaJolla, Calif. All DayMay 10-13 Thu.-Sun. SEC Outdoor Championships Baton Rouge, La. All DayMay 24-26 Thu.-Sat. NCAA East Preliminary Round Jacksonville, Fla. All DayJune 6-9 Wed.-Sat. NCAA Outdoor Championships Des Moines, Iowa All Day
(#) Select Events Only / All Dates Are Subject To Change
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Lady Vols
# Name Event Mark Date
1. Annie Alexander Shot Put 57-11.25/17.66m 20112. Annie Alexander Discus Throw 192-2/58.58m 20112. Ellen Wortham 400m Hurdles 55.70 20112. Brittany Sheff ey Mile 4:37.42 20103. Jessie Harrison Hammer Throw 183-8/55.98m 20104. Linda Hadfi eld Pole Vault 13-1.75/4.01m 20114. Laquoya Kelly Hammer Throw 176-2/53.71m 20116. Ellen Wortham 100m Hurdles 13.58 2012
7. Brittany Sheff ey 5000m 16:14.89 20118. Erin Champion Pole Vault 12-3.50 2012
8. Bianca Blair 100mH 13.72 2012
8. Brittany Sheff ey 1500m 4:18.74 201010. Ellen Wortham Long Jump 19-10.25/6.05m 2011
Vols
# Name Event Mark Date
3. Justin Hunter Long Jump 25-10.25/7.88m 20119. Desmond Brown Long Jump 25-9 1/4/7.85 201010. Drew Thomas Hammer Throw 187-9/57.22m 2012
CURRENT VOLS & LADY VOLSWITH UT ALL-TIME TOP-10 MARKS
beginning with the men’s hammer throw at 8:45 a.m. Immediately after the showcase, the meet climaxes with a bevy of relay races, running from 2:10
to 5:45 p.m.
Sea Ray Showcase Watch List For Tennessee Women: Kia Jackson (100m), Brittany Jones (100m/200m), Martinique Octave (400m), Chanelle
Price (1500m), Brittany Sheff ey (1500m), Ellen Wortham (400mH) Men: Terry Benson (400mH), Joe Franklin (800m), Jamol James (100m/200m), Nick Kaiser (800m),
Jarael Nelvis (200m), Varick Tucker (400m)
2012 Tennessee Senior Recognitions Are Saturday During “Sea Ray Showcase” UT’s seniors will be recognized on the track during a brief ceremony at 1:45 p.m. Saturday. Nine Vol seniors will be honored, including Terry Benson, Desmond Brown, Kevin Carney, Joe
Franklin, Tom Gilmartin, Scott March, Robert Rasnick, Garrek Thompson and Varick Tucker. There are 13 Lady Vol seniors, including Annie Alexander, Elizabeth Altizer, Bianca Blair, Andrea
Ferri, Ashley Harris, Charity Honeycutt, Brittany Jones, Laquoya Kelly, Chelsea Knotts, Chanelle Price, Brittany Sheff ey, Elizabeth Tiller and Ellen Wortham.
Tennessee Sea Ray Notes Tennessee’s women return two winners of previous Tony Wilson Awards, which go to the most
valuable performers in both running and fi eld events. Annie Alexander was both the 2010 and 2011 Tony Wilson Award winner for fi eld events and
owns three Sea Rays discus crowns (2008, 2010, 2011) and two shot titles (2009, 2011) during her career. Ellen Wortham was last year’s Tony Wilson Award victor for running events after winning the
400m hurdles and fi nishing fi fth in the 100m hurdles as well as running on UT’s victorious 4x100m, 4x400m and shuttle hurdle relays. Wortham was the 2010 and 2011 winner of the 400m hurdles at this meet. The other returning winner for UT is Chanelle Price (800m, 2011). UT’s women have claimed four of the past fi ve 4x100m relays at Sea Rays. UT’s men won the 4x4 last season, and the Vols return open pole vault runner-up Chase Brannon
and third-place fi nishers Varick Tucker (400m) and Desmond Brown (long jumper).
Lady Vols, Vols On The NCAA East Qualifying List Annie Alexander (wSP, 56-5 1/4) has the No. 1 mark on the NCAA East Preliminary Round qualify-
ing list. Participants in the NCAA East meet compete for the chance to advance to the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Other top-10 ranked UT athletes on the NCAA East list include Annie Alexander (2nd, wDT,
181-4), Chanelle Price (3rd, w800m, 2:03.36), Ellen Wortham (w400mH, 57.27) Brittany Jones (6th, w200m, 23.27), Matthew Hoty (8th, mSP, 59-9 3/4), the women’s 4x100m relay (10th, 44.44). The 2012 NCAA East Preliminary Round meet will be held May 24-26 in Jacksonville, Fla.
Current UT/SEC Leaders Annie Alexander (wSP, 56-5 1/4; wDT, 181-4) has the top SEC marks in her events through last
weekend. Matthew Hoty (mSP, 59-9 3/4), Brittany Jones (w200m, 23.27), Chanelle Price (w800m, 2:03.36)
and Ellen Wortham (w400mH, 57.27) have the second-best eff orts in their events.
Big News For Chelsea Knotts On April 9, senior Chelsea Knotts was named one of seven 2012 recipients of The Torchbearer
Award, which is the highest honor the University of Tennessee can bestow upon a student. She is the 24th athlete, fourth Lady Vol and third track & fi eld athlete to earn the honor. The Torchbearer is awarded for academic achievement and outstanding commitment to others,
as demonstrated by the student’s various activities and signifi cant contributions to the university and community. Students chosen for the award embody the Volunteer spirit, displaying initiative and service in
the best interest of both the university and their fellow student. Knotts, from Ripley, W.Va., owns a 3.89 GPA in biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology. Among her service projects, she has led students in an eff ort to raise funds to end chronic home-
lessness, particularly in the Fort Sanders area adjacent to campus.
Big Orange Teams Collect 15 Wins At Tennessee Challenge The Lady Vols won 10 events and the Vols fi ve, as the Big Orange competed in the fi rst home
event of the 2012 campaign, the Tennessee Challenge. Chanelle Price (1st, 800m, 2:03.36), Brittany Sheff ey (1st, 1500m, 4:21.32) and Annie Alexander
(2nd, discus, 181-4) had high-caliber NCAA marks for the Lady Vols. Alexander also won the shot put for the third time in as many tries this season at 54-6. Brittany Jones continued to enjoy a breakout senior season, winning the 200m in 23.51 for her
second straight triumph in that event.
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Matthew Hoty (shot put, 58-3 1/4) and Terry Benson (110mH, 14.32) won events for the second weekend in a row for the Vols. Tavis Bailey (discus, 171-1) and Luke Hadden (javelin throw, 194-0) picked up their fi rst wins as
Vols.
Chris Bodary Runs PR At Stanford Invitational On April 6, Chris Bodary was in California, competing in the 5000 meters at the Stanford Invita-
tional. The junior posted an outdoor personal-best time of 14:23.08 to fi nish 11th out of 34 runners in
section four. He bettered the previous PR of 14:41.06 that he ran at the Penn Relays.
Alexander Nets SEC Field Athlete Of The Week Honors On April 10 Annie Alexander was named SEC Women’s Field Athlete of the Week for the second time out-
doors and third time this season on April 10. Alexander won the shot put (54-6) and was second in the discus (181-4) at the Tennessee Chal-
lenge, marking her third shot crown in three tries this season. She has two discus wins in three at-tempts. She ranks No. 4 in the shot (56-5 1/4) and No. 5 in the discus (181-4) in the NCAA this season.
J.J. Clark’s Highlights In His 10th Season Leading Lady Vols and Third Directing Vols Piloted the Lady Vols to NCAA Indoor titles in 2005 and 2009 and SEC Indoor wins in 2005, 2007
and 2009. Improved the Vols from 10th in 2010 to 7th in the SEC in 2011 in his fi rst two years at the helm
of UT’s men. His Big Orange athletes have won 57 SEC titles (Women: 31 in/24 out; Men: 1 in/1 out). Three-time SEC Indoor Track & Field Women’s Coach of the Year (2005, 2007, 2009). His squad has had 197 SEC Academic Honor Roll selections and 10 Academic All-Americans.
Big Orange Odds & Ends UT Associate Head Coach John Frazier, who coaches the UT men’s and women’s throwers, has
been selected to work with the USATF National Team at the 2012 NACAC U23 Championships, July 6-8, in Mexico City. Frazier will be an assistant coach in charge of women’s throws for the U.S., working under Head
Coach Kathleen Raske. Former Vol Lawrence Johnson was inducted into the National Pole Vault Hall of Fame on Jan. 20-21 at the 2012 Pole Vault Summit in Reno, Nev. Johnson was the 2000 U.S. Olympic silver medalist and a six-time All-American, four-time NCAA champion and six-time SEC champion at Tennessee. Former Vols Justin Gatlin (60m) and Aries Merritt (60mH) won gold medals and former Lady Vols
Tianna Madison (60m), Erica Moore (800m) won bronze medals at the 2012 IAAF World Champion-ships in Istanbul, Turkey, helping the U.S. lead the way with 18 total medals, 10 of them gold.
Berry Will Not Compete Outdoors Senior pole vaulter Joe Berry has been dismissed from the squad due to a violation of team rules. Berry did not compete indoors in 2012 because he had only outdoor eligibility remaining this
season. During his career, Berry was a fi ve-time SEC champion, winning indoors in 2009 and 2011, and
claiming fi rst outdoors in 2008, 2009 and 2011. Berry fi nished his time at UT ranked No. 9 outdoors in the pole vault at 17-9 (5.41m) and stands No. 8 indoors at 17-8 1/2 (5.40m).
Alexander Named SEC Co-Women’s Field Athlete of the Week On March 27 Annie Alexander’s two wins at the SEC/Big Ten Challenge garnered SEC Outdoor Co-Women’s
Field Athlete of the Week kudos on March 27. Alexander tallied 20 points to help the SEC defeat the Big Ten, 390-323. Her victories came in the discus throw (169-10) and shot put (56-0 1/2). Alexander’s weekly league honor was her second of the 2012 season, as she earned SEC Indoor
Women’s Field Athlete of the Week accolades on Jan. 24.
Looking Back At The NCAA 2012 Indoor Championships The Lady Vols fi nished 48th at the NCAA Indoor Championship meet with three points, while the
Vols were unable to get on the scoreboard. UT’s only point-producing entity was the Lady Vol 4x400m relay lineup of Ellen Wortham, Brit-
tany Jones, Kianna Ruff and Martinique Octave, which fi nished sixth in a season-best time of 3:34.13. Making the women’s fi eld as individuals for the 16th-ranked Big Orange women were seniors An-
nie Alexander in the shot put (12th, 53-0.25/16.16m), Chanelle Price in the 800 meters (9th, 2:05.95) and Ellen Wortham in the 400 meters (14th, 54.20). UT also qualifi ed its distance medley relay (11th, 11:26.02), with Nijgia Snapp, Jones, Ruff and Brittany Sheff ey running legs for UT. For the Vols, two individuals qualifi ed indoors. Redshirt freshman Matthew Hoty placed 15th in
the shot put at 59-10.50/18.25m, while sophomore Chase Brannon was 16th with a 17-4.50/5.30m mark in the pole vault.
2012 USTFCCCA Indoor All-America Honors First Team: Brittany Jones (w4x400mR), Martinique Octave (w4x400mR), Kianna Ruff (w4x-
400mR), Ellen Wortham (w4x400mR). Second Team: Annie Alexander (wSP), Chase Brannon (mPV), Matthew Hoty (mSP), Brittany
UT’s SEC Brad Davis Scholarship Nominees
Track & fi eld’s Kevin Carney and Chelsea Knotts are Tennessee’s nominees for the SEC Brad Davis Community Service Post-Graduate Scholarship. Each receives a $5000 scholarship toward their
postgraduate education just for being UT’s repre-sentatives. The SEC Community Service Post-Graduate
Scholarship was named for former Associate Com-missioner Brad Davis. Davis succumbed to cancer on March 2, 2006. He had been a member of the SEC staff since 1988, fi rst serving as an assistant commissioner until 1994 when he was promoted to associate commissioner.
Kevin Carney, Sr., Brentwood, Tenn.• Will earn a B.S. degree in Logistics in May 2012• Three-time member of the SEC Academic Hon-
or Roll and VolScholar Honor Roll• Recipient of the 2011 Team Vol Spirit Award• Served as volunteer coach for Precision Track
Club, coaching children in multiple events• Volunteered for “Race for the Cure,” assisting
meet organizers• Helped to build homes as part of Habitat for
Humanity• Participated in Red Cross disaster relief in April
2011, helping people who were displaced by storms in Tennessee, Alabama and Missouri
• Has visited local children’s schools and sports teams to talk about sports and the transition from high school to college
• Assisted in the planning and execution of “So-les4Shoes,” a campus-wide shoe drive
• Member of UT’s Student-Athlete Advisory Com-mittee and UT Athletics Board
Chelsea Knotts, Sr., Ripley, W.Va.• Will earn a B.S. degree in Biochemistry, Cellular
and Molecular Biology in May 2012• Came to UT in the inaugural 15-member class of
Haslam Scholars, a premier honors program aimed at attracting the nation’s top students to campus
• Member of SEC Academic Honor Roll and VolScholar Honor Roll
• Two-time recipient of Lady Volunteer Academic Achievement Award
• National Merit Scholar and recipient of Chancel-lor’s Honors Scholarship
• Active in Fellowship of Christian Athletes, proj-ects including collecting toys for children
• Participated in SEC’s “Together We Can” food drive
• Active in West Virginia’s Special Olympics• Directed and organized “Running with Hope
5K” to raise funds for Redeeming Hope Ministries• Created a homeless running group through
Redeeming Hope Ministries to foster community, commitment and goal setting
• Member of UT’s Student-Athlete Advisory Com-mittee, and organized a Thanksgiving dinner for the homeless
• Has also volunteered with Habitat for Humanity
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Jones (wDMR), Kianna Ruff (wDMR), Nijgia Snapp (wDMR) Chanelle Price (w800m), Brittany Sheff ey (wDMR), Ellen Wortham (w400m).
Looking Back At The SEC 2012 Indoor Championships The Lady Vols placed fourth in the SEC standings with 68 points; the Vols were seventh at 40.50. The Lady Vol DMR won its sixth-straight SEC title and eighth in the past nine seasons, carding a
facility-record time of 11:12.23. Running on that unit were Chanelle Price, Julia Petree, Nijgia Snapp and Brittany Sheff ey. Annie Alexander won the women’s shot put at 55-11 3/4, marking her second indoor shot crown
and sixth overall SEC title. Chanelle Price (800m) and Ellen Wortham (LJ) posted runner-up fi nishes, while Nijgia Snapp
checked in third in the 800m. Matthew Hoty snapped his own UT freshman record in the shot put, fi nishing third at 62-3 1/4. Chase Brannon (17-3 3/4) and Robert Rasnick (17-0) fi nished third and fourth in the pole vault. Terry Benson lowered his PR from 8.10 to 7.95 to place third in the 60m hurdles.
2012 SEC Indoor Honors First Team: Annie Alexander (wSP), Julia Petree (wDMR), Chanelle Price (wDMR), Brittany Sheff ey
(wDMR) and Nijgia Snapp (wDMR). Second Team: Chanelle Price (w800m), Ellen Wortham (wLJ) All-Freshman: Stephen Derlath (m5000m), Matthew Hoty (mSP), Jamol James (m60m).
UT Records This Season For Alexander, Hoty Annie Alexander broke her 2009 Lady Vol indoor school record (57-2) in the shot put with a vic-
torious toss of 58-1 at the Auburn Inv. on Jan. 21. That mark qualifi ed her for NCAAs and gave career indoor win No. 10. Matthew Hoty improved the UT freshman indoor record in the shot put at three meets in 2012. He
stretched the tape to 58-7 1/2 at the Kentucky Invitational in his fi rst college meet to snap the 1968 mark of 58-7 set by Chip Kell. A week later, he posted a toss of 60-0 1/4 at the Auburn Invitational. His fi rst three throws at the SEC Indoor Championships all beat that eff ort, as he raised the standard to 62-3 1/4 in taking third at the conference meet and qualifying for the NCAA Championships. The second week of the outdoor season, at the UCLA/Washington Double Dual, Hoty claimed the
UT outdoor shot put freshman record as well. His toss of 59-9 3/4 toppled the 1992 mark of 59-6 1/4, set by Rob Carlson.
SEC Freshman of the Week Kudos For Jamol James After winning the 60m in a career-best 6.72 seconds at the Akron Invitational, UT rookie Jamol
James was selected as the SEC Men’s Freshman of the Week. That mark moved James to No. 12 on UT’s all-time indoor 60m performers list.
CollegeSports360.com Honors For Chanelle Price On Jan. 31 Chanelle Price was named to the CollegeSports360.com Primetime Performers Weekly Track &
Field Honor Roll for her victory and meet record in the 800m (2:05.33) and her role as the lead-off leg for UT’s runner-up and NCAA-qualifying distance medley relay unit (11:02.74) at the Texas A&M Mondo Challenge.
SEC and CollegeSports360.com Honors For Tennessee On Jan. 24 Lady Vol senior Annie Alexander picked up two honors on Jan. 24 for her eff ort the previous week-
end at the Auburn Invitational. The senior was named the SEC Women’s Field Athlete of the Week and was included on the CollegeSports360.com Primetime Performers Weekly Track & Field Honor Roll. Alexander was recognized after automatically qualifying for the NCAA Indoor meet and breaking
her own UT indoor shot put record with a victorious toss of 58-1 at the Auburn Inv. on Jan. 21. Vol redshirt freshman Matthew Hoty was selected as the SEC Men’s Freshman of the Week for his
performance in the Auburn Invitational on Jan. 21. For the second weekend in a row, Hoty toppled the UT freshman indoor record in the shot put. He
propelled the ball 60-0 1/4 to take second at the Auburn meet and moved to No. 9 on UT’s all-time indoor performers list.
Nijgia Snapp Named SEC Women’s Runner of the Week on Jan. 17 A 2:08.55 eff ort in the 800 meters earned Nijgia Snapp a victory at the Kentucky Invitational and
the nod as the Jan. 17 SEC Women’s Runner of the Week. Snapp’s time ranked her No. 1 in the SEC and NCAA through that weekend’s slate of competitions. The win at UK was Snapp’s fi rst career triumph in the 800 as a Lady Vol after four runner-up eff orts,
including one at last year’s Kentucky Invitational.
Chelsea Knotts, a senior member of the women’s track & fi eld and cross country teams, became the 24th athlete in University of Ten-nessee history, the fourth Lady Vol and third track & fi eld athlete ever to earn The Torch-bearer Award. She and six other honorees were announced as recipients of the prestigious award at the Chancellor’s Honors Banquet on Monday night at the Carolyn P. Brown Memo-rial University Center. According to the Chancellor’s Honors website, The Torchbearer is the highest student honor conferred by the University of Tennes-see. It is awarded for academic achievement and outstanding commitment to others as demonstrated by the student’s various ac-tivities and signifi cant contributions to the university and the community. Torchbearers are seniors who have served their Alma Mater with overall excellence. Students chosen for this award embody the Volunteer spirit, displaying initiative and service in the best interest of both the univer-sity and their fellow student. Recognition as a Torchbearer reminds all students that those who bear the Torch of Enlightenment shadow themselves to give light to others. Knotts, a native of Ripley, W.Va., is fi nish-ing her degree in biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology and owns a 3.89 grade point average. She is a member of the inaugural Haslam Scholars Program, the sole endorsed candidate for the Rhodes Scholarship and a Robert C. Byrd and National Merit Scholarship recipient. A four-year member of UT’s cross country and track & fi eld teams, she has made the SEC Academic Honor Roll three times. Perhaps most noteworthy is her leadership of the recent Haslam Scholars Program’s com-munity service project. Knotts led hundreds of UT students in an eff ort to raise funds to end chronic homelessness, particularly in the Fort Sanders neighborhood. She began a running group for homeless men and women, orga-nized a 5K benefi t run, and regularly befriends people who are without shelter and stability. She possesses a level of empathy and deter-mination rarely seen. “Since Chelsea joined our team, she’s al-ways given to others, whether it’s in recruiting, hosting events at her house for our team or helping out at the track when she was hurt and couldn’t compete,” UT Director of Track & Field/Cross Country J.J. Clark said. “Her character is unquestioned. She’s done a conglomeration of community service projects for the homeless and other entities, including putting on a road race and giving the proceeds to a homeless ministry. “She is always giving to others, and she’s obviously a very intelligent young lady, as she is a Rhodes Scholar candidate. She’s just a very, very good person with wonderful character. She certainly has added to the character and substance of our team, campus and city during her time in Knoxville.”
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Director of Track & Field and Cross Country: J.J. Clark (Third year as director of track & field/10th year as head coach/10th year at UT) Associate Head Coach (M/W Throws): John Frazier (Sixth year at UT) Assistant Coach (M/W Jumps): Jerome Romain (Third year at UT)Assistant Coach (W Sprints): Sharon Seagrave (Second year at UT)Assistant Coach (M Sprints): Rohsaan Griffin (Second year at UT)Assistant Coach (Distance): Mary Jayne Reeves (First year at UT)Volunteer Assistants: Daniel Goetz (Distance/First year at UT), David Job (W Pole Vault/10th year at UT), Russ Johnson (M Pole Vault/Seventh year at UT), Bill Schmidt (Throws/2nd year at UT)Managers: Camille Crumpton, Brianna Hall, Cay Hendrickson, Courtney Johnson, Kevin LaGuerre, Jordan Lowry, Deena Mentonis
Tavis Bailey .......................................................................................(TAY-viss)Chris Bodary ......................................................................... (BODE-uh-ree)Deaundra Dailey .........................................................................(dee-ON-druh)Stephen Derlath................................................................................... (DER-lath)Breon Dixon ............................................................................................ (BREE-on) Luke Hadden ......................................................................................... (HAY-den)Matthew Hoty .......................................................................................... (HO-tee)Reggie Juin ....................................................................................................(JU-in)Nick Kaiser .................................................................................................(KYE-zer)Michael Maira ............................................................................................. (MY-ra)
Director of Track & Field and Cross Country: J.J. Clark (Third year as director of track & field/10th year as head coach/10th year at UT) Associate Head Coach (M/W Throws): John Frazier (Sixth year at UT) Assistant Coach (M/W Jumps): Jerome Romain (Third year at UT)Assistant Coach (W Sprints): Sharon Seagrave (Second year at UT)Assistant Coach (M Sprints): Rohsaan Griffin (Second year at UT)Assistant Coach (Distance): Mary Jayne Reeves (First year at UT)Volunteer Assistants: Daniel Goetz (Distance/First year at UT), David Job (W Pole Vault/10th year at UT), Russ Johnson (M Pole Vault/Seventh year at UT), Bill Schmidt (Throws/2nd year at UT)Managers: Camille Crumpton, Brianna Hall, Cay Hendrickson, Courtney Johnson, Kevin LaGuerre, Jordan Lowry, Deena Mentonis
Elizabeth Altizer .................................................................... (ALL-tize-er)Andrea Ferri ..................................................................................... (FERRY)Aslynn Halvorson ...............................................(ACE-lin HAL-ver-son)Kia Jackson......................................................................................(KEY-uh)Amirah Johnson ................................................................................ (uh-MEAR-uh)Patavia Lowery ........................................................................... (puh-TAVE-ee-uh)Kasha McDougald ..................................................................................... (KAY-sha)
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for fourth by clearing the bar on one fewer attempt. Chris Bodary added another runner-up eff ort for Tennessee. The junior’s 8:30.66 clocking enabled him to place second in the men’s 3000 meters. TEXAS A&M MONDO CHALLENGE
COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- The Vols represented the SEC (along with Florida) at the Texas A&M Mondo Challenge on Jan. 27-28, helping the league tally 164.50 points in a third-place fi nish. The Big 12 prevailed with 277.25 points, followed by the Pac-12 (227.25) in second.
Vol pole vaulters Robert Rasnick (16-6), Chase Brannon (16-6) and Tyler Porter (16-1 3/4) posted a one-two-three fi nish for Tennes-see and the SEC. Rasnick got the nod because he had fewer missed attempts during the competition.
Vol Matthew Hoty (59-4 3/4) was the runner-up in the men’s shot put, posting the third-straight top-two fi nish to start his career.
NEW BALANCE COLLEGIATE INV.
NEW YORK -- For the Vols, it was a week of development and improvement at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational. Jamol James, a true freshman, recorded a personal-best time of 6.75 in the prelims of the 60-meter dash and then lowered it to 6.74 to wind up fi fth in the consolation fi nal. With only four meets under his belt, he already ranks as the 13th-best 60m sprinter in a very rich Vol history of speedsters. Redshirt freshman Matthew Hoty wasn’t satisfied with his overall series in the shot put, but he continued to land throws in the vicinity of 60 feet. His eff ort of 59-9 was good enough for fi fth place in the championship section. In another men’s championship event, junior Desmond Brown pro-duced a leap of 23-10 3/4 to wind up eighth in the long jump. Junior Chris Bodary drew Clark’s praise for his career-best readout in the fi nals of the college men’s mile. His 4:10.38 handiwork earned him an 11th-place outcome, even though he is ticketed for longer races at the conference meet. The Tennessee men also got an eighth-placing showing from sophomore Chase Brannon in the pole vault. He was once again over the bar at 17 feet, clearing 17-0 3/4.
AKRON INVITATIONAL
AKRON, Ohio -- The Tennessee men’s track & fi eld team got some good work in and won three events on Feb. 11 at the Akron Invitational. The Vols dominated the sprints, with freshman Jamol James win-ning the 60m dash in a career-best reading of 6.72 to move to No. 12 on UT’s all-time performers list in that event. Sophomore Jarael Nelvis, mean-while, seized the 200 crown, cover-ing the distance in 21.44 as he and James won their fi rst events as Vols. Junior Arnez Hardnick, a transfer from Grambling, was third in the 200 and fourth in the 60, carding personal records of 21.97 and 6.93, respectively. As he did in the first meet of the season at the Kentucky Invita-tional, Vol freshman Matthew Hoty won the shot put competition. Hoty collected his second win as a Vol with a blast of 57-11 3/4.
SEC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The Vols picked up a trio of third-place fi n-ishes and posted a seventh-place team outcome with 40.50 points at the SEC Indoor Championships, Feb. 24-26. Sophomore Chase Brannon grabbed third in the pole vault at 17-3 3/4, followed by Robert Rasnick in a tie for fourth at 17-0, accumulating 10 1/2 points in that event for UT. Also adding bronze eff orts were senior Terry Benson in the 60m hurdles in a career-best 7.95 and Matthew Hoty in the shot put with a career-best and UT freshman-record toss of 62-3 1/4. Hoty, Stephen Derlath (12th, 5000m, 15:01.27) and Jamol James (5th, 60m, 6.72) were named to the SEC All-Freshman Team as the top fi nishing rookies in their events.
VA. TECH FINAL QUALIFIER
BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Sopho-more Chase Brannon improved his NCAA stock in the pole vault, clearing a career-best height of 17-8 1/4 to finish second at the Virginia Tech Final Qualifi er. The mark boosted him to No. 13 nationally on the NCAA descend-ing order list and to No. 9 on UT’s all-time performers chart. Freshman sprinter Jamol James took a crack at moving up the NCAA list in the 60-meter dash, but a minor leg injury prevented him from fi nishing his prelim race.
2012 Vol Meet Recaps
KENTUCKY INVITATIONAL
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The Vols opened their season at the Ken-tucky Invitational on Jan. 13-14, picking up three event wins during the weekend at Nutter Field House. The Vols had three winners, including redshirt freshman Mat-thew Hoty in the shot put (58-7 1/2), sophomore Chase Brannon in the pole vault (17-5 1/2) and junior Desmond Brown in the long jump (24-4 1/4). Hoty’s mark was a UT freshman indoor record, surpassing Chip Kell’s 1968 mark of 58-7. That mark moved Hoty to No. 12 on UT’s all-time indoor performers list in that event.
Freshman Tyler Anderson was the runner-up to Brown in the long jump (23-2), while fresh-man Jamol James (6.78, 60m), sophomore Tyler Porter (16-5 1/2, pole vault), junior Chris Bodary (4:10.93, mile), senior Varick Tuck-er (48.16, 400m) and UT’s 4x400m relay unit of Michael Williams, Jarael Nelvis, Brown and Reggie Juin (3:16.50) posted third-place outcomes.
AUBURN INVITATIONAL
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Matthew Hoty wasn’t able to collect his sec-ond straight victory in the men’s shot put, but the Vol redshirt fresh-man did manage to make history for the second meet in a row. His blast of 60-0 1/4 was good for second place at the Auburn In-vitational and enabled him to snap his week-old UT freshman record in the process. He fi nished behind only Stephen Saenz of Auburn, last year’s SEC Outdoor champion, who had a best of 63-1 1/4 on Saturday. He picked up SEC Freshman of the Week accolades for his work. Vol sophomore Chase Brannon had his second-straight strong ef-fort in the pole vault. After winning at Kentucky the previous weekend in a career-best 17-5 1/2, Brannon came back a week later to fi nish second at 17-4 1/2 to Samford’s Michael Seaman (17-8 1/2). Brannon continues to rank sec-ond in the SEC this season and now is followed by the league’s No. 4 and 5 vaulters, UT sophomore Tyler Porter and senior Robert Rasnick. They each cleared 17-0 3/4, with Porter registering a career best for the second weekend in a row and getting the nod over his teammate
INDOOR SEASONNCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
NAMPA, Idaho -- The Vols sent two fi rst-time competitors to the NCAA Indoor Championships, and both came home from Jacksons Indoor Track as second-team UST-FCCCA Indoor All-Americans. Redshirt freshman Matthew Hoty carded a 15th-place toss of 59-10 1/2 in the shot, while sopho-more Chase Brannon cleared 17-4 1/2 in the pole vault to wind up 16th.
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OUTDOOR SEASON
SEC/BIG TEN CHALLENGE
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- The Vols were second in fi ve events and took third in two others, as they opened their outdoor campaign on March 23 at the SEC/Big Ten Challenge. UT joined the Ole Miss and Mis-sissippi State to represent the SEC in a scored conference vs. conference showdown with the Big Ten. With Illinois, Indiana, Ohio State, Purdue and Wisconsin outnumbering the Southern schools, the Big Ten came out on top in the scoring race, 400.5-314.5. Tennessee’s Jarael Nelvis and Var-ick Tucker were second in the 200m (20.83w) and 400m (47.39) dashes, respectively, and Nelvis joined forces with Reggie Juin, Jamol James and Arnez Hardnick to earn runner-up honors in the 4x100m relay (40.13). Transfer throwers Tavis Bailey and Luke Hadden had good efforts in their fi rst outings as Vols. Bailey was second in the discus (173-11) and eighth in the shot (51-8 1/4), while Hadden was runner-up in the javelin (201-8).
UCLA/WASHINGTON ST. DUALS
LOS ANGELES -- The Vols got fi ve event wins and a UT freshman record in double dual competition vs. UCLA and Washington State on March 31. While they came out on the short end of team scores vs. UCLA (110-48) and Washington State (92-66), the Vols got victories in the 110mH (Terry Benson), 100m (Jamol James), 400m (Varick Tucker), shot put (Mat-thew Hoty) and 4x400mR (Deaundra Dailey/Varick Tucker/Terry Benson/Michael Williams). After resetting the UT freshman shot put record indoors, Hoty did the same outdoors. He toppled Rob Carlson’s 1992 mark of 59-6 1/4 with a victorious toss of 59-9 3/4. Jamol James made it two straight 100m crowns for the Vols at this meet, winning in 10.53, while Ben-son’s wind-aided 14.05 in the hurdles was the fastest of his career.
TENNESSEE CHALLENGE
KNOXVILLE-- The Vols took ad-vantage of their fi rst home appear-ance of the season, rolling up fi ve event victories on April 7 at the Tennessee Challenge at Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium. Redshirt freshman Matthew Hoty (shot put) and senior Terry Benson (110m hurdles) picked up victories in those events for the second straight meet. After setting a Vol freshman out-door shot put record of 59-9 3/4 a
week earlier at the UCLA/Washing-ton State Duals, Hoty wasn’t able to match that mark on Saturday. He did, however, win for the second straight Saturday, posting a top mark of 58-3 1/4 He also added a third-place showing in the discus at 160-9. Benson, who fancies himself more of a 400m hurdler, continued to look sharp over the barriers at 110 meters. After winning in 14.05 at UCLA last weekend, he produced a 14.32 out-put at the Tennessee Challenge and collected his third career victory in that event as a Vol. Junior Luke Hadden and redshirt freshman Tavis Bailey seized their fi rst wins as Vols. Hadden uncorked a throw of 194-0 to win the javelin, while Bailey let the discus fl y for a measurement of 171-1. The Vols, who ran neither their top 4x100m or 4x400m relay units at this meet, closed out the day with a tri-umph in the 4x4. Freshman Michael Williams, senior Varick Tucker, junior Garrek Thompson and freshman Jamol James put together a 3:13.25 readout to prevail.
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2012 Lady Vol Meet Recaps
KENTUCKY INVITATIONAL
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The Lady Vols opened their season at the Kentucky Invitational on Jan. 13-14, picking up two event wins during the weekend at Nutter Field House.
Tennessee victors included senior Annie Alexander in the shot put (52-9 1/4) and junior Nijgia Snapp in the 800 meters (2:08.55).
The win at UK was Snapp’s fi rst career triumph in the 800 as a Lady Vol after four runner-up eff orts, in-cluding one at last year’s Kentucky Invitational. That eff ort, which was the top time in the nation through the weekend, earned her the nod as the Jan. 17 SEC Women’s Runner of the Week.
Junior Jessie Harrison posted a runner-up eff ort for the Big Orange in the weight throw with a toss of 59-2, while senior Chanelle Price crossed the line third in the mile run at 4:47.47.
AUBURN INVITATIONAL
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The Lady Vols netted their fi rst NCAA quali-fi er of the campaign and pocketed a school record and victory, as they closed out their stay at the Auburn Invitational. Annie Alexander became Ten-nessee’s fi rst national qualifi er of the 2012 season, unleashing a blast of 58 feet, one inch in the shot put to punch her ticket to the NCAA Indoor meet in Nampa, Idaho, on March 9-10. The measurement, which came on her third throw of the competi-tion, broke her 2009 indoor school record of 57-2, set at the NCAA meet that year. For her handy work, Alexander was named the SEC Field Event Athlete of the Week and was chosen for the CollegeSports360.com Prime-time Performers Weekly Track & Field Honor Roll. Senior Chanelle Price made her fi rst season appearance in the women’s 800m a good one, collect-ing the ninth indoor victory of her career in that event with a 2:06.41 readout to edge former UT standout Kimarra McDonald (2:06.52). Price’s mark, the best indoor debut of her career, moved her to the top of the NCAA list at this point in the season.
TEXAS A&M MONDO CHALLENGE
COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- The Lady Vols represented the SEC (along with Florida) at the Texas A&M Mondo Challenge on Jan. 27-28, helping the league win the women’s competition over the Pac-
12 and Big 12 with 216 points. The Big 12 was second with 214, fol-lowed by the Pac-12 at 178. The Lady Vol DMR fi nished second but carded an NCAA auto mark in 11:02.74 with Chanelle Price, Ellen Wortham, Nijgia Snapp and Britta-ny Sheff ey carrying the baton. That timewas the No. 5 all-time indoor mark by the Lady Vols and the fast-est run in January by a UT quartet.
Price added a victory in the 800 meters, improving her season best to 2:05.33 and setting a meet record. For her individual and relay performances, she was selected to the College Sports360.com Prime-time Performers Weekly Track & Field Honor Roll.
Annie Alexander (55-2 3/4) was the runner-up in the women’s shot put, marking the third-straight top-two eff ort of the season for her.
Kia Jackson added a second-place showing of 19-1 3/4 in the long jump, carding a season-best mea-surement.
NEW BALANCE COLLEGIATE INV.
NEW YORK -- Senior Chanelle Price gave the Lady Volunteers their third event at the 2012 NCAA In-door Championships, reeling off an automatic-qualifying time of 2:04.25 in the championship division of the women’s 800 meters at the New Bal-ance Collegiate Invitational. Price wound up third behind BYU’s Nachelle Mackie (2:03.56) and Katie Palmer (2:03.79), but she recorded the fastest regular-season 800 time of her UT career. Teammate Nijgia Snapp was sixth, posting a one-and-a-half second career best of 2:05.49. Brittany Sheff ey came up a little more than three seconds shy of auto qualifying in the mile, but she still put together a career-best time of 4:40.28 to cross the line second. That time moved her to number four on UT’s all-time performers list in that event and put her in a position that J.J. Clark believes will make her a strong candidate for an NCAA bid. Ellen Wortham also turned in a fi ne showing in the women’s cham-pionship division of the 400 meters. The senior rolled to a career-best readout of 53.49 to take fourth place against a talented fi eld. Her eff ort moved her to No. 6 on UT’s all-time performers list. Senior Annie Alexander posted her fourth top-two shot put fi nish of the season, stretching the tape measure to 55 feet, 10 1/2 inches with her fi fth throw to take second in the women’s championship division.
FLOTRACK HUSKY CLASSIC
SEATTLE -- Brittany Sheff ey en-dured the cross-country trek for the Flotrack Husky Classic on Feb.
10, and the Lady Vol senior made it worth her while. Running at the University of Washington’s Dempsey Indoor, Sheff ey cranked out a career-best time of 16:18.37 to wind up 16th in a talented Invitational section that included several post-collegiate runners. That mark, which came in her first indoor attempt at that distance, moved her to No. 4 on UT’s all-time indoor performers list in the event and was the ninth fastest ever registered by a Lady Vol.
AKRON INVITATIONAL
AKRON, Ohio -- The Tennessee women’s track & fi eld team got some good work in and won seven Gold Division events on Feb. 11 at the Akron Invitational. Junior Kia Jackson led the way, taking the 60-meter dash in 7.47 seconds and wrapping up the 200 meters in 24.44. It marked the fi rst time in her career she had fi nished fi rst at a meet. Senior Ashley Harris grabbed third in the 200 at 24.95. The Lady Vols were dominant in the middle distance area, as well, claiming fi rst-place honors in both the mile and 800 meters. Senior Chanelle Price, already an automatic NCAA qualifi er this season in the 800, trained victoriously in the mile in Akron with a season best of 4:45.15, while junior Kelsey Kane was third in a career-topping 4:57.47. Sopho-more Kianna Ruff , meanwhile, won the 800 in Price’s absence from the event, carding a PR of her own with a 2:07.64 eff ort. Senior Annie Alexander was victo-rious for the third time in fi ve outings in 2012, stretching the tape measure to 53-6 1/2. Junior Aslynn Halvorson was third in the women’s shot with a career-best toss of 48-9. Tennessee also recorded women’s triumphs in the triple jump from Al-lison Outerbridge, at 38-6 3/4, and in the 4x400m relay. The tandem of senior Ellen Wortham, Ruff , Price and junior Nijgia Snapp moved the baton around the oval in 3:42.28 for the Big Orange.
SEC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Two event victories and had a pair of runner-up fi nishes boosted the Lady Vols to a fourth-place performance with 68 points at the SEC Indoor Champion-ships, Feb. 24-26. The distance medley relay team collected its sixth-straight SEC title and eighth triumph in nine seasons, winning with facility-record time of 11:12.23. Carrying the baton were senior Chanelle Price, freshman Julia Petree, junior Nijgia Snapp and senior Brittany Sheff ey. Senior Annie Alexander, mean-
while, won the second SEC Indoor title and sixth overall conference title of her career with a blast of 55-11 3/4 in the shot put. Price added a runner-up outing in the 800 meters (2:06.45), while Wortham leaped to second in the long jump with a career-best mark of 20-5. Earning fi rst-team All-SEC status for their triumphs in the shot and DMR, respectively, were Alexander, Petree, Price, Sheffey and Snapp, while second-team kudos went to runners-up Price (800m) and Wortham (long jump).
VA. TECH FINAL QUALIFIER
BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Already an NCAA qualifi er with UT’s distance medley relay team, senior Ellen Wortham put herself into position for a national berth in the 400 meters at the Virginia Tech Final Qualifi er on March 3. Wortham zipped to a career-best readout of 52.99 seconds to win the race and post the then-No. 8 mark on the NCAA list. That eff ort moved her to No. 3 on UT’s all-time indoor performers list in that event. Wortham also tried to qualify for NCAAs in the long jump (2nd, 19-9 3/4) and with UT’s 4x400m relay (1st, 3:36.98), but those marks were not seasonal improvements. Also on the 4x4 were Brittany Jones, Kianna Ruff and Martinique Octave. NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
NAMPA, Idaho -- The Lady Vols tallied three points to produce a tie for 48th place and came home with eight All-Americans from the NCAA Indoor Championships at Jacksons Indoor Track. Generating those points were the members of the sixth-place 4x400m relay team, who collaborated for a season-best 3:34.13 readout that ranks seventh all-time indoors at UT. Earning fi rst-team All-America acclaim for that effort were Ellen Wortham, Brittany Jones, Kianna Ruff and Martinique Octave. Garnering second-team All-Amer-ica distinction were Annie Alexander (12th, shot put), Chanelle Price (9th, 800m), Wortham (14th) and the 11th-place distance medley relay unit of Nijgia Snapp, Jones, Ruff and Brittany Sheff ey.
INDOOR SEASON
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OUTDOOR SEASON
SEC/BIG TEN CHALLENGE
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- The Lady Vols won seven events and fi nished second in two others to help their league come out on top, 390-323, at the SEC/Big Ten Challenge on March 23. Annie Alexander won the shot and discus, UT took first in the 4x100m relay, and Nijgia Snapp (400m), Kia Jackson (100m), Brittany Jones (200m) and Brittany Sheff ey (1500m) all picked up victories as well. Bianca Blair (100mH) and Allison Outerbridge (triple jump) added runner-up showings for Tennessee in the outdoor season opener.
UCLA/WASHINGTON ST. DUALS
LOS ANGELES -- The Lady Vols picked up 12 event wins and posted fi ve meet records in dual action vs. UCLA and Washington State on March 31. No. 14 UT prevailed in the team battles, defeating the Bruins, 97-66, and Cougars, 99-63, at UCLA’s Drake Stadium. Brittany Jones had three wins (100m, 200m, 4x100mR), all of them meet records, and Ellen Wortham had four wins (100mH, 400mH, long jump, 4x400mR), the short hurdles a meet record. Jones ran a career-best 11.47 in the 100m and 23.27 in the 200m, while Wortham won the 100m hurdles in a PR of 13.58, posted a 57.27 eff ort in the 400m hurdles and had a 19-6 leap in the long jump. UT’s relays won in 44.44 for the 4x1 and 3:41.05 in the 4x4. Annie Alexander was a double winner as well, repeating as cham-pion of the shot and discus, while Allison Outerbridge (triple jump), Chanelle Price (1500m) and Brittany Sheff ey (3000m) added triumphs in their events.
TENNESSEE CHALLENGE
KNOXVILLE-- The Lady Vols took advantage of their fi rst home ap-pearance of the season, rolling up 10 event victories on April 7 at the Tennessee Challenge at Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium. Those wins were headlined by national-caliber marks in the 800 meters by senior Chanelle Price (2:03.36), the shot put (54-6) by se-nior Annie Alexander and the 1500 meters (4:21.32) by senior Brittany Sheffey. Alexander also added a runner-up mark in the discus (181-4) that moved her into the top fi ve nationally. In addition to the impressive
middle distance and throws marks by the Lady Vols, the sprint corps collaborated for the remaining seven wins for Tennessee. Senior Brittany Jones (23.51), junior Martinique Oc-tave (24.08) and senior Ashley Harris (24.36) went 1-2-3 in the 200 meters in one of the most dominant displays of the afternoon. After winning three individual events a week ago, senior Ellen Wortham was good for two more at home. She took the 100m hurdles in 13.75 and followed with a victory in the open 400m at 54.04. Senior Bianca Blair earned the other hurdles title, winning the 400m version in 1:00.68, while junior Kia Jackson sped to the 100m crown in 11.68. The Lady Vols opened and closed the meet with relay wins. The lineup of Harris, Jones, Octave and Jackson took the 4x100m event in 44.75, while the 4x400m contingent of Ruff , sophomore Brittney Jackson, Price and senior Charity Honeycutt won in 3:45.09.
2012 Sea Ray Relays Time Schedule
MULTI EVENTS RUNNING EVENTS1:00 Heptathlon 12:35 W 3000m Run
100mh, HJ, SP, 200m 1:00 W 100m Hurdles1:20 M 110m Hurdles 12:00 Showcase 200m Dash
1:30 Scott Hartman Decathlon 1:40 W 100m Dash 12:10 Showcase 1500m Run100m, LJ, SP, HJ, 400m 2:05 M 100m Dash 12:25 Showcase 800m Run
2:30 W 400m Dash 12:35 Showcase 400m Hurdles 2:55 M 400m Dash 12:45 Showcase 400m Dash 3:20 W 400m Hurdles 12:55 Showcase 100m Dash
3:45 M 400m Hurdles 1:05 Showcase Distance Medley RelayMULTI EVENTS 4:10 W 200m Dash 1:35 Showcase 4x100m Relay
12:00 Scott Hartman Decathlon 4:35 M 200m Dash 1:45 Senior Presentations110mh, DT, PV, JT, 1500m 5:00 W 3K Steeplechase 1:55 Showcase 4x400m Relay
5:15 M 3K Steeplechase 2:10 W 4 x 100m Relay1:00 Heptathlon 5:30 W 800m Run 2:35 M 4 x 100m Relay
LJ, JT, 800m 5:45 M 800m Run 3:00 W Shuttle Hurdle Relay6:00 W 1500m Run 3:10 M Shuttle Hurdle Relay
FIELD EVENTS 6:20 M 1500m Run 3:20 W 4 x 800m Relay5:00 W Hammer Throw 6:40 W 5000m Run 3:40 M 4 x 800m Relay
7:05 M 5000m Run 4:00 W 4 x 200m Relay7:30 W 10,000m Run 4:20 M 4 x 200m Relay8:15 M 10,000m Run 4:40 W 4 x 1500m Relay
FIELD EVENTS 5:05 M 4 x 1500m Relay12:15 M Open Discus 5:30 W 4 x 400m Relay1:00 W High Jump 5:45 M 4 x 400m Relay1:00 W Pole Vault FIELD EVENTS
3:00 W Open Discus 8:45 M Hammer Throw4:00 M Triple Jump 12:15 W Inv Discus4:00 W Triple Jump 12:15 M High Jump4:30 M Open Pole Vault 1:30 M Long Jump5:45 M Inv Discus 1:30 W Long Jump7:00 M Shot Put 1:30 W Javelin
2:30 M Inv Pole Vault 2:30 W Shot Put
3:30 M Javelin
Wednesday, April 11 Friday, April 13 Saturday, April 14
Thursday, April 12
Come cheer on the Vols during the 46th Annual Sea Ray Relays at Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium! Watch some of the fastest times on the track in the Southeast during Saturday afternoon's Sea Ray Showcase . . . Hope you can keep up!
Sea Ray ShowcaseShowcase Women's & Men's Heat
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2012 Lady Vol Track & Field Top Outdoor Marks (April 9, 2012)
Mark Athlete(s) Place Meet Mark Athlete(s) Place Meet
100m11.41w (w: 5.9) Kia Jackson 1st SEC/Big Ten11.47!mr (w: 0.0) Brittany Jones 1st UCLA-WSU Duals11.88 (w: -0.2) Ashley Harris 3rd Tennessee Challenge12.06! (w: -0.2) Martinique Octave 4th Tennessee Challenge12.34 ! (w: 1.8) Kasha McDougald 8th SEC/Big Ten
Hammer180-3/54.95m Jessie Harrison 2nd Tennessee Challenge171-4/52.22 Laquoya Kelly 4th Tennessee Challenge
HeptathlonNo Marks
KEY
! - Personal Record (PR), AR - American Record, CR - Collegiate Record, dnf - Did Not Finish, dq - Disqualified, f - Facility Record, Inv. - Invitational Section, m - Meters, mr- Meet Record, Op. - Open section, p - Mark Achieved In Preliminary Round, P - Pentathlon, sr - School Record, S1 - Section 1, w - Wind-Aided Mark, WR - World Record.
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2012 Lady Vol Track & Field Honors
HONORS BY AWARD
UT TORCHBEARER AWARD: Chelsea Knotts (April 9)
SEC BRAD DAVIS COMMUNITY SERVICE POST-GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP NOMINEE: Chelsea Knotts (April 3)
SEC OUTDOOR WOMEN’S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Annie Alexander (Co-Winner, March 27; Winner, April 10)
USTFCCCA INDOOR ALL-AMERICA FIRST TEAM: Brittany Jones - 4x400mR, Martinique Octave - 4x400mR, Kianna Ruff - 4x400mR, Ellen Wortham - 4x400mR (March 12)
USTFCCCA INDOOR ALL-AMERICA SECOND TEAM: Annie Alexander - Shot Put, Brittany Jones - DMR, Chanelle Price - 800m, Kianna Ruff - DMR, Brittany Sheffey - DMR, Nijgia Snapp - DMR, Ellen Wortham - 400m (March 12)
ALL-SEC INDOOR FIRST TEAM: Annie Alexander - shot put, Julia Petree - DMR, Chanelle Price - DMR, Brittany Sheffey - DMR, Nijgia Snapp - DMR (March 5)
ALL-SEC INDOOR SECOND TEAM: Chanelle Price - 800m, Ellen Wortham - long jump (March 5)
COLLEGESPORTS360.COM PRIMETIME PERFORMERS WEEKLY TRACK & FIELD HONOR ROLL: Annie Alexander (Jan. 24)
SEC INDOOR WOMEN’S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Annie Alexander (Jan. 24)
SEC INDOOR WOMEN’S RUNNER OF THE WEEK: Nijgia Snapp (Jan. 17)
HONORS BY ATHLETE
ANNIE ALEXANDER: SEC Outdoor Women’s Field Athlete of the Week (March 27, April 10), USTFCCCA Indoor All-America Second Team - Shot Put (March 12), All-SEC Indoor First Team (March 5), CollegeSports360.com Primetime Performers Weekly Track & Field Honor Roll (Jan. 24), SEC Indoor Women’s Field Athlete of the Week (Jan. 24)
BRITTANY JONES: USTFCCCA Indoor All-America First Team - 4x400mR (March 12), USTFCCCA Indoor All-America Second Team - DMR (March 12)
CHELSEA KNOTTS: UT Torchbearer Award (April 9), SEC Brad Davis Community Service Post-Graduate Scholarship Nominee (April 3)
MARTINIQUE OCTAVE: USTFCCCA Indoor All-America First Team - 4x400mR (March 12)
JULIA PETREE: All-SEC Indoor First Team (March 5)
CHANELLE PRICE: USTFCCCA Indoor All-America Second Team - 800m (March 12), All-SEC Indoor First Team (March 5), All-SEC Indoor Second Team (March 5), CollegeSports360.com Primetime Performers Weekly Track & Field Honor Roll (Jan. 31),
KIANNA RUFF: USTFCCCA Indoor All-America First Team - 4x400mR (March 12), USTFCCCA Indoor All-America Second Team - DMR (March 12)
BRITTANY SHEFFEY: USTFCCCA Indoor All-America Second Team - DMR (March 12), All-SEC Indoor First Team (March 5)
NIJGIA SNAPP: USTFCCCA Indoor All-America Second Team - DMR (March 12), All-SEC Indoor First Team (March 5), SEC Indoor Women’s Runner of the Week (Jan. 17)
ELLEN WORTHAM: USTFCCCA Indoor All-America First Team - 4x400mR (March 12), USTFCCCA Indoor All-America Second Team - 400m (March 12), All-SEC Indoor Second Team (March 5)
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Lady Vol Outdoor Track & Field Performance History
KEY! Personal Best# NCAA Regional Mark* NCAA Automatic Mark+ NCAA Provisional Mark& Not Sanctioned By NCAAar American Recordcr Collegiate Recorddnf Did Not Finishdnq Did Not Qualifydns Did Not Startdq Disqualifiedf Facility Record
f (c) Facility Collegiate Record fs False Start h Hand-Timedm Metersmr Meet Recordnm No Marknwi No Wind Indexp Prelimss School Recordu UT Freshman Recordw Wind-aidedwr world-record
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A—mark achieved at altitudeAR—current American recordar—American record at time of markb—achieved on a banked trackCR—current collegiate recordcr—collegiate record at time of markh—hand-timedp—achieved in preliminary heat or semifinal (track events)y—distance in yardsWR—current world recordwr—world record at time of mark#—converted from hand time@—converted to 1985 scoring tables%—mark converted to equivalent of metric distancebold type indicates current Lady Vols
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Lady Vol Outdoor Track & Field Freshman Records
EVENT ATHLETE(S) MARK YEAR
100m Jeneba Tarmoh 11.21 2008 200m Cleo Tyson 22.88 2005 400m LaVonna Martin 52.60 1985 800m Chanelle Price 2:01.33 2009
1,500m Rose-Anne Galligan 4:17.20 2007 Mile Brenda Webb 4:55.1h 1977 3000m Alison Quelch 9:14.8h 1983 3000m SC Jackie Areson 10:32.53 2007 5,000m Alison Quelch 16:10.06 1983 10,000m Alison Quelch 34:29.0h 1983 100mH Nia Ali 13.25 2007 400mH LaVonna Martin 57.80 1985 High Jump Bridgette Bittner 1.83m (6-0) 1978 Pole Vault Linda Hadfield 4.01m (13-1.75) 2011
Long Jump Tianna Madison 6.60m (21-8) 2004 Triple Jump Vickie Hudson 12.87m (42-2.75) 1992 Shot Put Annie Alexander 17.45m (57-3) 2008
A—mark achieved at altitude AR—current American record ar—American record at time of mark b—achieved on a banked track CR—current collegiate record cr—collegiate record at time of mark h—hand-timed p—achieved in preliminary heat or semifinal (track events) y—distance in yards WR—current world record #—converted from hand time @—converted to 1985 scoring tables %—mark converted to equivalent of metric distance bold type indicates current Lady Vols
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Women’s Tom Black at LaPorte Stadium Records (Through 4/9/12)
EVENT MARK NAME AFFILIATION
DATE
100m 10.96 Evelyn Ashford Medalist TC 6-19-82200m 22.17 Merlene Ottey L.A. Naturite 6-20-82400m 50.24 Maicel Malone Asics International TC 6-17-94800m 2:00.27 Inez Turner Southwest Texas State 6-02-951500m 4:03.37 Mary Decker-Tabb Athletics West 6-20-823000m 8:52.26 Brenda Webb Athletics West 5-21-835000m 15:22.76 Brenda Webb Team Adidas 4-13-8410,000m 32:23.76 Olga Appell Reebok RC 6-17-94100mH 12.86 Stephanie Hightower L.A. Naturite 6-19-82400mH 54.51 Kim Batten Reebok RC 6-17-942000m SC 6:58.85 Gina Wilbanks Athletes in Action USA 6-17-943000m SC 10:04.33 Ebba Stenbeck Toledo 5-27-0610,000m walk 45:01.96 Teresa Vaill Unattached 6-16-944x100m Relay 43.10 Marita Hunt/Kwajalein Butler Louisiana State 6-02-95 Zundra Feagin/D’Andre Hill4x200m Relay 1:31.64 Stephanie Smith/Erica Whipple South Carolina 4-15-05 Amberly Nesbitt/Shalonda Solomon 4x400m Relay 3:26.98 Tiffany Ross/Lashinda Demus South Carolina 4-13-02 Lisa Barber/Demetria Washington4x800m Relay 8:22.26 Evonne Hannus/Regina Jacobs Stanford TC 5-18-82 June Griffith/Tami Essington4x1500m Relay 17:51.71 Chanelle Price/Rolanda Bell Tennessee 4-11-09
A—mark achieved at altitudear—American record at time of markh—hand-timedp—achieved in preliminary heat or semifinal (track events)y—distance in yards#—converted from hand time@—converted to 1985 scoring tables%—mark converted to equivalent of metric distance*—current collegiate recordbold type indicates current Lady Vols
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Women’s Tom Black at LaPorte Stadium Collegiate Records (Through 4/9/12)
EVENT MARK ATHLETE, SCHOOL DATE
100m 11.09 Sevatheda Fynes, Michigan State 4-11-97200m 22.53 Shalonda Solomon, South Carolina 4-15-06400m 50.93 Rosalyn Bryant, CSU-Los Angeles 5-24-78800m 2:00.27 Inez Turner, Southwest Texas State 6-02-951500m 4:12.18 Tiffany McWilliams, Mississippi State 5-18-033000m 9:04.04 Colette Goudreau, Indiana 4-10-873000m SC 10:04.33 Ebba Stenbeck, Toledo 5-27-065000m 15:35.52 Kathy Mills, Penn State 5-23-7810,000m 34:17.35 Casi Florida, Abilene Christian 4-11-96100mH 12.87 Benita Fitzgerald, Tennessee 4-08-83400mH 54.54 Markita James, Auburn 5-27-064x100mR 43.10 Hunt/Butler/Feagin/Hill, Louisiana State 6-02-95 Levy/Thompson/Davis/Finn, Florida State 5-22-874x200mR 1:31.64 Smith/Whipple/Nesbitt/Solomon, South Carolina 4-15-054x400mR 3:26.98 Ross/Demus/Barber/Washington, South Carolina 4-13-024x800mR 8:28.87 Novak/Cook/Treherne/Bennett, Tennessee 4-10-044x1500mR 17:51.71 Price/Bell/Wright/Bowman, Tennessee 4-11-09
EVENT MARK ATHLETE, SCHOOL DATE100mH 13.33 Kettiany Clarke, South Carolina 5-13-10HJ 1.86 (6-1.25) Diane Guthrie-Gresham, George Mason 6-02-95SP 14.63 (48-0) Terry Roy, Connecticut 6-02-95200m 23.52 Ali McKnight, Nevada-Reno 6-02-95LJ 6.92 (22-8.50) Diane Guthrie-Gresham, George Mason 6-03-95JT 50.22 (164-9) Vera Inancsi, George Mason 6-03-95800m 2:09.96 Pam Connell, Penn State 4-10-91
A—mark achieved at altitudeAr—American record at time of markh—hand-timedp—achieved in preliminary heat or semifinal (track events)y—distance in yards#—converted from hand time@—converted to 1985 scoring tables%—mark converted to equivalent of metric distance*—current collegiate recordbold type indicates current Lady Vols
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Women’s Sea Ray Relays Records (Through 2011)
EVENT MARK NAME AFFILIATION DATE
100 Meter Dash 11.09 Sevatheda Fynes Michigan State 4-11-97200 Meter Dash 22.39 Dannette Young Unattached 4-08-94400 Meter Dash 50.73 Gwen Torrence Unattached 4-07-95800 Meter Run 2:02.64 Joetta Clark Foot Locker TC 4-12-961500 Meter Run 4:13.38 Colette Goudreau Indiana TC 4-16-883000 Meter Run 9:02.5h Brenda Webb Knoxville TC 4-11-805000 Meter Run 15:22.76 Brenda Webb Team adidas 4-14-8410,000 Meter Run 34:17.35 Casi Florida Abilene Christian 4-11-96100 Meter Hurdles 12.87 Benita Fitzgerald Tennessee 4-08-83400 Meter Hurdles 55.93 Tiffany Ross-Williams South Carolina 4-15-053000 Meter Steeplechase 10:12.72 Mason Cathey Indiana Invaders 4-10-104x100 Meter Relay 43.77 Robinson/Weston/Burgher/Mothersill Clemson TC 4-15-004x200 Meter Relay 1:31.64 Smith/Whipple/Nesbitt/Solomon South Carolina 4-15-05 4x400 Meter Relay 3:26.98 Ross/Demus/L.Barber/Washington South Carolina 4-13-024x800 Meter Relay 8:28.87 Novak/Cook/Treherne/Bennett Tennessee 4-10-044x1500 Meter Relay 17:51.71 Price/Bell/Wright/Bowman Tennessee 4-11-09Sprint Medley Relay 3:42.10 Buchanan/Jones/Lee/Jones South Sprint 4-13-96Distance Medley Relay 10:57.39 Gall/Campbell/Erdman/Edwards Michigan 4-14-07Shuttle Hurdle Relay 54.00 Martin/Alexander/Stoddart/Ross-Williams South Carolina 4-16-05High Jump 1.89 (6-2.25) Karol Jenkins Unattached 4-07-95Pole Vault 4.35 (14-3.25) Erin Asay Sheffield Elite TC 4-11-08Long Jump 6.69 (21-11.50) Shonel Ferguson Florida TC 4-11-81Triple Jump 13.81 (45-03.75) Colleen Scott Unattached 4-10-04Shot Put 18.81 (61-8.50) Cleopatra Borel-Brown Trinidad & Tobago 4-12-08Discus 63.38 (207-11) Aretha Hill Nike 4-12-02 Javelin (New) 57.93 (190-1) Rachel Yurkovich Oregon 4-10-09Javelin (Old) 58.56 (192-1) Marilyn Senz Unattached 4-14-89Hammer 68.48 (224-08) Amber Campbell Mjolnir Throwers Club 4-11-08Heptathlon 6018 DeDee Nathan Nike 4-10/11-96
SEA RAY RELAYS HEPTATHLON EVENT RECORDS
EVENT MARK NAME AFFILIATION YEAR
100 Meter Hurdles 13.48 DeDee Nathan Nike 1996High Jump (1.81) 5-11.25 Josie Hahn Vanderbilt 2004Shot Put (13.49) 44-3.25 DeDee Nathan Nike 1996200 Meter Dash 23.98 Tacita Bass South Carolina 2002Long Jump (6.28) 20-7.25 Oluchi Elechi Normal TC 1994Javelin (48.06) 157-8 Chinweoke Chikwelu Alabama A&M 1994800 Meter Dash 2:11.86 Sharon Hanson Nike Coast TC 1996
A—mark achieved at altitudeAr—American record at time of markh—hand-timedp—achieved in preliminary heat or semifinal (track events)y—distance in yards#—converted from hand time@—converted to 1985 scoring tables%—mark converted to equivalent of metric distance*—current collegiate recordbold type indicates current Lady Vols
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2012 Vol Track & Field Top Outdoor Marks (April 9, 2012)
Mark Athlete(s) Place Meet Mark Athlete(s) Place Meet
400m47.39 Varick Tucker 2nd SEC/Big Ten48.94 Deaundra Dailey 2nd Tennessee Challenge49.08 ! David Hayes 11th SEC/Big Ten49.66 Garrek Thompson 16th SEC/Big Ten
800m 1:52.14 Nick Kaiser 2nd Tennessee Challenge1:52.68 Joe Franklin 3rd Tennessee Challenge1:53.64 Garrek Thompson 7th Tennessee Challenge1:57.72 Scott March 14th Tennessee Challenge1:58.08 Breon Dixon 15th Tennessee Challenge
1500m3:55.89! Chris Bodary 8th UCLA-WSU Duals3:58.91! Nick Kaiser 9th UCLA-WSU Duals4:00.91! Daniel Tobin 10th Tennessee Challenge4:03.88! Tom Gilmartin 12th Tennessee Challenge4:06.77 Joe Franklin 17th SEC/Big Ten4:08.52! Stephen Derlath 16th Tennessee Challenge
3000m8:26.21! Chris Bodary 8th SEC/Big Ten8:49.45! Stephen Derlath 8th UCLA-WSU Duals8:50.65 Daniel Tobin 9th UCLA-WSU Duals8:57.62! Tom Gilmartin 17th SEC/Big Ten
3000m SteeplechaseNo Marks
5000m14:23.08! Chris Bodary 11th/S4 Stanford Inv.
10,000mNo Marks
110mH14.05w (w: 2.5) Terry Benson 1st UCLA-WSU Duals
400mH52.13! Terry Benson 2nd UCLA-WSU Duals54.26 Michael Williams 5th UCLA-WSU Duals
! - Personal Record (PR), AR - American Record, CR - Collegiate Record, dnf - Did Not Finish, dq - Disqualified, f - Facility Record, Inv. - Invitational Section, m - Meters, mr- Meet Record, Op. - Open section, p - Mark Achieved In Preliminary Round, P - Pentathlon, sr - School Record, S4 - Section 4, w - Wind-Aided Mark, WR - World Record.
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2012 Vol Track & Field Honors
HONORS BY AWARD
SEC BRAD DAVIS COMMUNITY SERVICE POST-GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP NOMINEE: Kevin Carney (April 3)
USTFCCCA INDOOR ALL-AMERICA SECOND TEAM: Chase Brannon - Pole Vault, Matthew Hoty - Shot Put (March 12)
SEC INDOOR ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM: Stephen Derlath - 5000m, Matthew Hoty - Shot Put, Jamol James - 60m (March 5)
SEC INDOOR MEN’S FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Jamol James (Feb. 14), Matthew Hoty (Jan. 24)
HONORS BY ATHLETE
CHASE BRANNON: USTFCCCA Indoor All-America Second Team - Pole Vault (March 12)
KEVIN CARNEY: SEC Brad Davis Community Service Post-Graduate Scholarship Nominee (April 3)
STEPHEN DERLATH: SEC Indoor All-Freshman Team (March 5)
MATTHEW HOTY: USTFCCCA Indoor All-America Second Team - Shot Put (March 12), SEC Indoor All-Freshman Team (March 5), SEC Indoor Men’s Freshman of the Week (Jan. 24)
JAMOL JAMES: SEC Indoor All-Freshman Team (March 5), SEC Indoor Men’s Freshman of the Week (Feb. 14)
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KEY! Personal Best# NCAA Regional Mark* NCAA Automatic Mark+ NCAA Provisional Mark& Not Sanctioned By NCAAar American Recordcr Collegiate Recorddnf Did Not Finishdnq Did Not Qualifydns Did Not Startdq Disqualifiedf Facility Record
f (c) Facility Collegiate Record fs False Start h Hand-Timedm Metersmr Meet Recordnm No Marknwi No Wind Indexp Prelimss School Recordu UT Freshman Recordw Wind-aidedwr world-record
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Bold type indicates mark achieved during 2012 season
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Vol Outdoor Track & Field School Records
EVENT ATHLETE(S) MARK YEAR 100yd Reggie Jones 9.2 1974 100m Justin Gatlin/Leonard Scott 10.05 2002/2001200m Justin Gatlin 19.86 2002 220yd Reggie Jones 20.4 1975 300m Evander Wells 32.72 2010 400m Gary Kikaya 44.53 2002 440yd Darwin Bond 45.2 1974 600m José Parrilla 1:17.01 1992 800m José Parrilla 1:43.97 1992 880yd Larry Kelly 1:47.1 1967 1,500m Tim Pitcher 3:41.24 1993 Mile Ken Barbee 4:00.19 1986 3,000m Todd Williams 7:58.34 1991 Steeple Doug Brown 8:23.2m 1974 Two mile John Wright 8:46.3m 1977 Three mile Ron Addison 13:21.0 1976 5,000m Glenn Morgan 13:46.3 1991 Six mile Pat Davey 27:49.0 1976 10,000m Todd Williams 28:18.4m 1991 110m hurdles Aries Merritt 13.21 2006 400m hurdles David Patrick 48.44 1982 440yd hurdles Hardee McAlhaney 51.1 1970 High jump Randy Jenkins 2.31m (7-7) 1994 Pole vault Lawrence Johnson *5.98m (19-7 1/2) 1996 Long jump Darius Pemberton 8.00m (26-3) 1995 Triple jump John Tillman 16.94m (55-7) 1985Shot put Chuck Locke 19.53m (64-1) 1982 Discus Kevin Fitzpatrick 61.68m (202-4) 1992 Javelin (New) Leigh Smith 81.66m (267-11) 2004 Javelin (Old) Bill Skinner 88.70m (291-10) 1970 Hammer Wes Boudreau 67.84m (222-7) 1996 Decathlon Tom Pappas 8,463 1999 4x100m relay Sean Lambert, Justin Gatlin, 38.66 2001/2002 Hassaan Stamps, Leonard Scott 4x110yd relay Jon Young, Ricci Garner, 39.4y 1975-76 Jerome Morgan, Reggie Jones Willie Gault, Jeff Phillips 39.4y 1980 Jason Grimes, Mike Miller, 4x200m relay Gary Kikaya, Sean Lambert, 1:20.20 2002 Leonard Scott, Justin Gatlin 4x220yd relay Lamar Preyor, Ronnie Harris, 1:21.7y 1976 Jerome Morgan, Reggie Jones 4x400m relay Dwayne Bell Jr., Adrian Wheatley, 3:02.14 2002 Justin Gatlin, Gary Kikaya Mile relay Trevor James, James Craig, 3:05.0y 1971 Audrey Hardy, Darwin Bond 4x800m relay Al Hardin, Mark Patrick, 7:16.38 1982 Basil Magee, David Patrick Two mile relay Keith Young, John Wright, 7:21.58y 1977 David Lapp, Sam James 4x1,500m relay John Wright, Keith Young, 15:09.3 1977 Sam James, David Lapp Four mile relay Sam James, Keith Young, 16:15.5y 1977 John Wright, David Lapp Sprint med. relay Shane Lacy, Donnelle Dunning, 3:13.28 1994 (metric) Marwin Kline, José Parrilla Sprint med. relay Gary Wagner, Carrol Thrift, 3:17.8y 1967 (yards) Bob Dickson, Larry Kelly DMR (metric) Sam James, Mike Barlow, 9:29.4 1977 Keith Young, David Lapp DMR (yards) David Lapp, Jerome Morgan, 9:39.4y 1975 Bill Anderson, Thom Garrison 4x110m hurdles Jerome Wilson, Anthony Hancock, 54.40 1981 Reggie Towns, Willie Gault
A—mark achieved at altitudeAR—current American recordar—American record at time of markCR—current collegiate recordcr—collegiate record at time of markh—hand-timedp—achieved in preliminary heat or semifinal (track events)y—distance in yardsWR—current world recordwr—world record at time of mark&—280 yard track $—364 yard track #—converted from hand time@—converted to 1985 scoring tables%—mark converted to equivalent of metric distancebold type indicates current Vols
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Vol Outdoor Track & Field Freshman Records
EVENT ATHLETE(S) MARK YEAR 100y Reggie Jones 9.2 1974 100m Justin Gatlin 10.08 2001 200m Justin Gatlin 20.29 2001 220y Lamar Preyor 20.6 1976 400m Laron Brown 45.45 1983 440y Darwin Bond 46.0 1971 800m José Parrilla 1:45.34 1991 880y Thom Garrison 1:47.8 1973 1,500m Sam James 3:44.59 1977 Mile Rickey Pittman 4:05.56 1981 3,000m Chris Platt 8:16.61 2005 Steeple Rickey Pittman 8:27.62 1981 2-Mile Bob Thompson 8:56.59 1986 3-Mile Pat Davey 13:24.1 1975 5,000m Glenn Morgan 13:59.4 1988 6-Mile Doug Brown 27:51.6 1971 10,000m George Watts 29:04.5 1976 110mH Aries Merritt 13.47 2004 120yH Bill High 13.5 1969 400mH Belfred Clark 49.45 1984 440yH Jerome Wilson 51.44 1981 High Jump Tim Bell 2.23m (7-3 3/4) 1998 Pole Vault Lawrence Johnson 5.71m (18-8 3/4) 1993 Long Jump Greg Neal 7.89m (25-10 3/4) 1982 Triple Jump Greg Neal 16.80m (55-1 3/4) 1982 Shot Put Matthew Hoty 18.23m (59-9 3/4) 2012 Discus Kevin Fitzpatrick 56.78m (186-3) 1989 Hammer Wes Boudreau 62.82m (206-1) 1995 Javelin (New) Leigh Smith 70.96m (232-10) 2001 Javelin (Old) Bill Skinner 76.94m (252-5) 1968 Decathlon Stephen Harris 7,651 2000 4x110yR Don Graham, Pat Murphy, 41.6 1966 Bob Dickson, Gary Wagner 4x220yR Don Graham, Tom Fisher, 1:26.7 1966 Bob Dickson, Gary Wagner 4x400mR Doug Hedrick, Sam Hill, 3:10.1 1984 Belfred Clark, Maurice Smith MileR Jim Smeltzer, Greg Robinson, 3:12.3 1967 Tom Brown, Hardee McAlhaney SMR Tom Brown, David Wamer, 3:25.4 1967 Hardee McAlhaney, Toni Masi 2-MileR Tony Masi, Tom Brown, 7:34.7 1963 Jim Smeltzer, Hardee McAlhaney DMR David Wamer, Tony Masi, 10:10.9 1967 Dickie Kleier, David Scire 4-MileR Melvin Maxwell, Don Pinkston, 17:56.1 1963 Micky Shelton, David Storey
A—mark achieved at altitudeAR—current American recordar—American record at time of markb—achieved on a banked trackCR—current collegiate recordcr—collegiate record at time of markh—hand-timedp—achieved in preliminary heat or semifinal (track events)y—distance in yardsWR—current world record#—converted from hand time%—mark converted to equivalent of metric distancebold type indicates current Vols
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Men’s Tom Black at LaPorte Stadium Records (Through 4/9/12)
EVENT MARK NAME AFFILIATION DATE 100y 9.0 Ivory Crockett Phil. Pioneers 5-11-74 100m 9.8h Jeff Phillips Athletics West 5-22-82 10.02 Michael Green adidas 4-11-97 220y 20.2 John Carlos San Jose St. 6-21-69 200m 20.06 Justin Gatlin Tennessee 4-12-02 440y 44.7 Curtis Mills Texas A&M 6-21-69 400m 44.43 Antonio Pettigrew Reebok 6-13-94 880y 1:45.5 Rick Wohlhuter Chicago TC 5-10-75 800m 1:44.85 David Patrick Athletics West 6-21-83 1,500m 3:34.92 Steve Scott Sub 4 TC 6-20-82 Mile 3:57.7 Marty Liquori Villanova 6-21-69 3,000m 8:16.61 Chris Platt Tennessee 4-9-05 Steeple 8:21.48 Jim Svenoy Texas-El Paso 6-2-95 2-mile 8:46.3 John Wright Tennessee 5-27-77 3-mile 13:14.4 Tony Staynings Western Ky. 5-11-74 5,000m 13:20.39 Todd Williams adidas 4-11-97 6-mile 27:29.0 Doug Brown Knoxville TC 5-9-7610,000m 27:25.82 Simon Chemoiywo Kenya 4-6-95 5,000m Walk 20:41.00 Jim Heiring Unattached 4-10-8110,000m Walk 46:50.6 Timothy Lewis New York AC 6-17-8020,000m walk 1:28:35.87 Allen James Athletes in Action 6-13-94120yH 13.2 Erv Hall Villanova 6-19-69110mH 13.22 Dawane Wallace adidas 4-12-02440yH 49.6 Ralph Mann Brigham Young 6-21-69400mH 48.38 Danny Harris Athletic West 5-23-87High Jump 2.30m Brian Whitehead Unattached 4-13-85 (7-6 1/2) Tom Smith Illinois State 4-16-88 James Lott Unattached 5-21-88 Ahmad Abderaitmane Unattached 5-18-00Pole Vault 5.98m Lawrence Johnson Tennessee 5-25-96 (19-7 1/2)Long Jump 8.68m Michael Powell Foot Locker 6-13-94 (28-5 3/4) Triple Jump 17.51m Mike Conley Foot Locker 6-13-94 (57-5 1/2)Shot put 22.15m Adam Nelson Nike 4-13-02 (72-8) Kevin Toth Nike 4-15-00Discus 68.70m Luis Delis Cuba 6-20-82 (225-5)Javelin (Old) 88.32m Bob Roggy Athletics West 6-19-82 (289-9)Javelin (New) 85.06m Tom Pukstys adidas 4-26-98 (279-1)Hammer 82.49m Lance Deal New York AC 6-13-94 270-84x100mR 38.63 ---------------- Texas Christian 6-2-95 (Donovan Powell, Brashant Carter, Lloyd Edwards, Hosia Abdullah)4x110mH 54.40 ---------------- Tennessee 5-22-81 (Jerome Wilson, Anthony Hancock, Reggie Towns, Willie Gault)4x200mR 1:20.90 ---------------- Tennessee 4-14-01 (Sean Lambert, Justin Gatlin, Russell Frye, Leonard Scott)SMR 3:13.91 ---------------- Blinn JC 4-10-92 (Jason Hendrix, Lamont Smith, Darnell Hall, Savieri Ngidhi)Mile Relay 3:03.4 ---------------- UCLA 6-21-69 (John Smith, Len Van Hofwegen, Andy Young, Wayne Collett)4x400mR 3:00.60 ---------------- Baylor 6-1-95 (Michael Ford, Raoul Howard, Corey Williams, Deon Minor)2-Mile Relay 7:21.26 ---------------- Villanova 4-16-77 (Mark Fallon, Phil Kane, Ed Takacs, Mark Belger)4x800mR 7:15.00 ---------------- Alabama 4-8-83 (Dennis Raines, Allen Buford, Terry Menefee, William Wuyke)DMR 9:31.90 ---------------- Indiana 4-10-82 (Paul Risch, Sunder Nix, Ken Van Hofwegen, Andy Young)4x1,500mR 15:02.91 ---------------- Villanova 4-10-81 (Ken Lucks, Marcus O’Sullivan, John Hunter, Sydney Maree)4-Mile Relay 16:15.5 ---------------- Tennessee 4-15-77 (Sam James, Keith Young, John Wright, David Lapp)Decathlon 8,707 Dan O’Brien Foot Locker 1994
DECATHLON EVENT RECORDS(7,000 points required)
EVENT MARK ATHLETE AFFILIATION YEAR100m 10.31 Dan O’Brien Foot Locker 1994 Long Jump 7.84m Steve Fritz Accusplit 1994 (25-8 3/4) Shot Put 15.86m Dan O’Brien Foot Locker 1994 (52-0 3/4) High Jump 2.17m Dan O’Brien Foot Locker 1994 (7-1 1/2) 400m 47.48 Matt Shelton Tennessee 1993 First Day Record *4,731 Dan O’Brien FLTC 1994 110mH 13.98 Dan O’Brien Foot Locker 1994 Discus 52.14m Brian Brophy Unattached 2000 (171-1) Pole Vault **5.49m Lawrence Johnson Tennessee 1993 (18-0 1/2) Javelin (new) 71.34m Dave Johnson Reebok 1994 (234-1) 1,500m 4:15.86 Phil McMullen W. Michigan 1995 Second Day Record 4,211 Kip Janvrin N/A 1994
* Former World Record, ** World Junior Record, h - hand time, Bold - Current or former Tennessee athlete
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Men’s Sea Ray Relays Records
EVENT MARK NAME AFFILIATION DATE 100m 10.02 Michael Green adidas 1997200m 20.06 Justin Gatlin Tennessee 2002400m 45.01 Kevin Lyles Seton Hall 1995800m 1:46.42 José Parrilla Tennessee 19941,500m 3:39.40 Paul McMullen Eastern Michigan 1995Plotnicki Mile 4:01.22 Terry Brahm Indiana 19853000mSC 8:23.28 Mark Croghan adidas 19985,000m 13:20.39 Todd Williams adidas 199710,000m 27:25.82 Simon Chemoiywo Kenya 1995110mH 13.22 Dawane Wallace adidas 2002400mH 48.65 Derrick Adkins Reebok 1997High Jump 2.30m (7-6 1/2) Brian Whitehead Unattached 1985 Tom Smith Illinois State 1988Pole Vault 5.85m (19-2 1/4) Lawrence Johnson adidas 1999Long Jump 8.35m (27-4 3/4) Roland McGhee MTSU 1994Triple Jump 16.78m (55-0 3/4) Tom Haynes U.S. Army 1976Shot Put 22.15m (72-8) Adam Nelson Nike 2002Discus 67.46m (221-4) Andy Bloom Nike 1999Hammer 77.52m (254-4) A.G. Kruger Nike 2008Javelin (New) 81.00m (265-9) Ed Kaminski Nike 1996Javelin (Old) 81.96m (268-11) Phil Olsen Vancouver Oly. 19804x100mR 39.04 -------------- South Carolina 2000SHR 54.93 -------------- Florida 20014x200mR 1:20.90 -------------- Tennessee 2001SMR 3:13.91 -------------- Blinn JC 19924x400mR 3:02.14 -------------- Tennessee 20024x800mR 7:15.00 -------------- Alabama 1983DMR 9:31.90 -------------- Indiana 19824x1,500mR 15:02.91 -------------- Villanova 19815,000m Walk 20:41.00 Jim Heiring Unattached 1981Decathlon 8,179 Kip Janvrin Visa 1994
DECATHLON EVENT RECORDS
EVENT MARK NAME AFFILIATION DATE100m 10.60 Jim Awbrey Auburn 1985Long Jump 7.62m (25-0) Drew Fucci Mizuno 1994Shot Put 15.77m (51-9) Rob Muzzio Visa 1994High Jump 2.18m (7-1 3/4) Tim Bell Tennessee 1998400m 48.18 Doug Hedrick Tennessee 1985110mH 14.02 Jangy Addy Tennessee 2008Discus 49.32m (161-10) Aric Long Reebok 1995Pole Vault 5.50m (18-0 1/2) Lawrence Johnson Tennessee 1993Javelin (New) 65.12m (213-8) Chris Helwick Tennessee 2007Javelin (Old) 63.28m (207-7) Dale Debruin Western Michigan 19761,500m 4:17.74 Kip Janvrin Visa 1994