7 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
1974, 1981, 1991, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2009
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LAST CHANCE NCAA QUALIFIERS
MARCH 2, 2013 » ND QUALIFIER » ISU QUALIFIER » VT QUALIFIER
VOL-STARS
Linda Hadfield Junior - Pole Vault ¢ UT’s indoor PV record holder (13-5.75/4.11m) ¢ 23rd best mark in NCAA ¢ 5th at SECs (13-1.5)
Jake Blankenship Freshman - Pole Vault ¢ 2nd place at SEC Championships (18-2.5/5.55m) ¢ SEC Men’s Freshman Field Athlete of the Year
Nijgia Snapp Senior - Middle Distance ¢ 3rd place in 800m at SEC Champ. (2:05.97) ¢ 13th best mark in NCAA this season (2:05.97)
Chase Brannon Junior - Pole Vault ¢ 4th place at SEC Championships (17-5.5/5.32m) ¢ Tied for 19th best mark in NCAA (17-8.5/5.40m)
STARTING BLOCKS IT’S NOW OR NEVER
¢ With the 2013 SEC Indoor Championships in the books, members of the Tennessee track & field team have their eyes set on getting back to the Tyson Center for the third time this season to compete in the NCAA Indoor Championships from March 8-9. ¢ With hopes of improving their chances for receiving a bid to next week’s national meet, the Big Orange will send 13 athletes into action this weekend at three separate last chance NCAA qualifiers. ¢ Unlike past seasons, there are no automatic qualifying standards for the championships in 2013. Instead, for each individual event contested, the top 16 student-athletes will be accepted into the competition, while the top 12 relay teams will qualify. ¢ Lady Vol runners Felicia Brown, Kianna Ruff and Nijgia Snapp will head to Notre Dame, Ind., for the annual Alex Wilson Invitational. Junior pole vaulter Linda Hadfield and senior long jumper Kia Jackson will be going to Virginia Tech for the VT Final Qualifier and freshman thrower Cassie Wertman will take part in Iowa State’s NCAA Qualifier. ¢ The Vols’ 4x400m relay made up of Jarael Nelvis, Terry Benson, Antonio Carter and Terrance Livingston will join the Lady Vols in Notre Dame, while a pair of pole vaulters – Chase Brannon and Tyler Porter – will also jump in Blacksburg, Va. Lastly, sophomore thrower Matthew Hoty will join Wertman at Iowa State. ¢ Record-setting freshman pole vaulter Jake Blankenship will not compete this weekend and will rest up for NCAAs as his SEC runner-up vault of 18-feet, 2.5-inches (5.55m) currently ranks fifth in the nation.
FOLLOW THE ACTION Cassie Wertman Freshman - Throws ¢ 6th place in SP at SEC Champ. (52-4.5/15.96m) ¢ 38th best mark in NCAA this season
Matthew Hoty Sophomore - Throws ¢ 5th place in SP at SEC Champ. (60-10.75/18.56m) ¢ 22nd best mark in NCAA this season
TEAM INFORMATION Location.................................................. Knoxville, Tenn. Founded.....................................1974 as Blount College Enrollment................................................................27,523 Colors......................................................Orange & White Nicknames............................................Lady Vols & Vols Conference.....................................Southeastern (SEC) Facility............. Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium President.....................................Dr. Joseph A. DiPietro Chancellor...................................... Dr. Jimmy G. Cheek Director of Athletics.......................................Dave Hart Director of Track & Field/XC.........................J.J. Clark Year at Tennessee....................................................... 11th 2012 SEC Men’s In/Out Finish....................... 7th/10th 2012 NCAA Men’s In/Out Finish.............DNP/T-56th 2012 SEC Women’s In/Out Finish.................. 4th/5th 2012 NCAA Women’s In/Out Finish........ T-48th/T-9th Men’s All-Americans Returning/Lost...................6/0 Men’s Newcomers........................................................... 8 Women’s All-Americans Returning/Lost............ 5/6 Women’s Newcomers...................................................10
¢ A live pay-per-view video feed for the Alex Wilson Invitational will be streamed online through FloTrack at FloTrack.org. ¢ Live results and additional information for each meet can be found at the Track & Field Meet Central page on UTSports.com. ¢ To note, last week’s 2013 SEC Indoor Championships will air as part of a 90-minute show on ESPNU on Wednesday, March 13 beginning at 9:30 p.m. ET.
ALEX WILSON INVITATIONAL
¢ Honoring former Irish athlete and coach, the Alex Wilson Invitational is a two-day meet at the Loftus Sports Center in South Bend, Ind. ¢ All three events the UT athletes are entered in will take place on day two of the event, with Felicia Brown’s 400m set to begin at 12:20 p.m. There will be five sections of the 400m. Nijgia Snapp and Kianna Ruff will run shortly after in the 800m scheduled for 12:55 p.m. The 4x400mR that the Vols are entered in will conclude the meet at approximately 3:35 p.m. ¢ Entering the meet, Snapp’s third-place mark in the 800m at the SEC meet (2:05.97) puts her into the national championship field. But as the 13thranked athlete in the event this season, it’s too close to chance as she’ll look to better that mark and ensure her place in the field of 16. ¢ Ruff unofficially ran her fastest 800m time during
2013 THE SCHEDULE INDOOR DATE MEET TIME Jan. 11-12 Kentucky Invitational All Day Jan. 18-19 Virginia Tech Invitational All Day Jan. 25-26 Texas A&M Mondo Challenge All Day Feb. 1-2 Armory Collegiate Invitational All Day Feb. 8 Husky Classic All Day Feb. 8-9 Tyson Invitational All Day Feb. 9 Samford Multi Invitational All Day Feb. 22-24 SEC Championships All Day March 2 Alex Wilson Invitational All Day ISU NCAA Qualifier All Day VT Final Qualifier All Day March 8-9 NCAA Championships All Day
OUTDOOR DATE MEET TIME March 22-23 SEC/Big 10 Challenge All Day March 27-30 Texas Relays All Day March 29-30 Stanford Invitational All Day March 30 Raleigh Relays All Day April 5-6 Pepsi Florida Relays All Day APRIL 11-13 SEA RAY RELAYS ALL DAY April 18-21 Mt. SAC Relays All Day April 19-20 Vanderbilt Relays All Day April 25-27 Penn Relays All Day May 9-12 SEC Championships All Day May 23-25 NCAA East Preliminary All Day June 5-8 NCAA Championships All Day June 22-26 USATF Championships All Day
LOCATIONS Kentucky Invitational - Lexington, Ky. Virginia Tech Invitational - Blacksburg, Va. Mondo Challenge - College Station, Texas Armory Collegiate Invitational - New York, N.Y. Husky Classic - Seattle, Wa. Tyson Invitational - Fayetteville, Ark. Samford Multi & Invitational - Birmingham, Ala. SEC Indoor Championships - Fayetteville, Ark. Alex Wilson Invitational - Notre Dame, Ind. Iowa State NCAA Qualifier - Ames, Iowa Virginia Tech Final Qualifier - Blacksburg, Va. NCAA Indoor Championships - Fayetteville, Ark. SEC/Big 10 Challenge - Starkville, Miss. Texas Relays - Austin, Texas Stanford Invitational - Stanford, Calif. Raleigh Relays - Raleigh, N.C. Pepsi Florida Relays - Gainesville, Fla. Sea Ray Relays - Knoxville, Tenn. Mt. SAC Relays - Walnut, Calif. Vanderbilt Relays - Nashville, Tenn. Penn Relays - Philadelphia, Pa. SEC Championships - Columbia, Mo. NCAA East Preliminary - Greensboro, N.C. NCAA Championships - Eugene, Ore. USATF Championships - Des Moines, Iowa
ON THE AIR ONLINE
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FloTrack.org (Alex Wilson Invitational) ¢ Pay-Per-View
LIVE RESULTS
Delta Timing (Alex Wilson Invitational) Flash Results (VT Final Qualifier) ¢ HY-TEK (ISU Final Qualifier) ¢ ¢
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