TENNESSEE 2012 TRACK & FIELD 7 National Championships | 51 SEC Championships | 286 All-Americans
AUBURN INVITATIONAL
2012 UT TRACK & FIELD QUICK FACTS
Jan. 20-21, 2012 |Birmingham CrossPlex | Birmingham, Ala.
Starting Blocks Tennessee’s First Indoor Track & Field Trip To The Yellowhammer State Since 1979 Tennessee will make what is believed to be its first indoor track appearance in Alabama since 1979, when the last SEC Indoor Championship meet was hosted in the state at Montgomery’s Garrett Coliseum. Auburn follows in the footsteps of Alabama, taking a turn as host at the state’s newest sports venue, the Birmingham CrossPlex. UA had the Crimson Tide Indoor Opener there last weekend. Among the teams expected to be on hand for the meet are Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Florida State, Georgia, Mississippi, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Tennessee and UCF. The $46 million Birmingham CrossPlex, which features both a world class track and swimming pool, was constructed and opened in 2011. It features seating for 4,000 at track & field meets and has seven VIP suites from which to view events on the six-lane hydraulic oval and eight-lane, 60-meter straightaway, which both feature Mondo surfaces. Solid Start At Kentucky Invitational Tennessee opened up at the Kentucky Invitational on Jan. 13-14, picking up five event victories. The Vols posted three wins, including redshirt freshman Matthew 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). Freshman Tyler Anderson was the runner-up to Brown in the long jump (23-2), while freshman Jamol James (6.78, 60m), sophomore Tyler Porter (16-5 1/2, pole vault), junior Chris Bodary (4:10.93, mile), senior Varick Tucker (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. Lady Vol victors included senior Annie Alexander in the shot put (52-9 1/4) and junior Nijgia Snapp in the 800 meters (2:08.55). Lady Vol junior Jessie Harrison posted a runner-up effort 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.
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 2011 SEC Men’s Indoor/Outdoor Finishes........................7th/8th 2011 NCAA Men’s Indoor/Outdoor Finishes..............39th/64th 2011 SEC Women’s Indoor/Outdoor Finishes ................3rd/5th 2011 NCAA Women’s Indoor/Outdoor Finishes ...........7th/11th Men’s All-Americans Returning/Lost ..............................................1/1 Men’s Newcomers......................................................................................15 Women’s All-Americans Returning/Lost.......................................9/2 Women’s Newcomers .................................................................................7
2012 TENNESSEE TRACK & FIELD SCHEDULE INDOOR DATE Jan. 13-14 Jan. 20-21 Jan. 27-28
DAY Fri.-Sat. Fri.-Sat. Fri.-Sat.
Feb. 3-4 Feb. 10-11 Feb. 10-11 Feb. 24-Feb. 26 March 9-10
Fri.-Sat. Fri.-Sat. Fri.-Sat. Fri.-Sun. Fri.-Sat.
MEET Kentucky Invitational Auburn Indoor Invitational Texas A&M Mondo Challenge (Auburn, Florida, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Texas Tech) New Balance Collegiate Invitational Husky Classic (#) Akron Invitational SEC Indoor Championships NCAA Indoor Championships
SITE Lexington, Ky. Birmingham, Ala. College Station, Texas
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New York, N.Y. Seattle, Wash. Akron, Ohio Lexington, Ky. Nampa, Idaho
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SITE Starkville, Miss. Stanford, Calif. Los Angeles, Calif. KNOXVILLE
TIME All Day All Day TBA TBA
KNOXVILLE Nashville, Tenn. Philadelphia, Pa. LaJolla, Calif. Baton Rouge, La. Jacksonville, Fla. Des Moines, Iowa
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OUTDOOR DATE March 23 March 23-24 March 31 APRIL 7
DAY Fri. Fri.-Sat. Sat. SAT.
APRIL 11-14 April 20-21 April 26-28 April 27-28 May 10-13 May 24-26 June 6-9
WED.-SAT. Fri.-Sat. Thu.-Sat. Fri.-Sat. Thu.-Sun. Thu.-Sat. Wed.-Sat.
MEET SEC/Big 10 Challenge Stanford Invitational (#) UCLA Dual TENNESSEE CHALLENGE (Akron, Carson-Newman, Louisville, N.C. A&T, Tennessee) SEA RAY RELAYS Vanderbilt Invitational Penn Relays UCSD Triton Invitational (#) SEC Outdoor Championships NCAA East Preliminary Round NCAA Outdoor Championships
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