NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships Notes

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7 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

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NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

2013 THE SCHEDULE

MARCH 8-9, 2013 » RANDAL TYSON CENTER » FAYETTEVILLE, ARK.

VOL-STARS

Linda Hadfield Junior - Pole Vault ¢ UT’s indoor PV record holder (13-11/4.24m) ¢ Qualified 11th for NCAAs ¢ 5th at SECs (13-1.5)

Jake Blankenship Freshman - Pole Vault ¢ 2nd at SECs (18-2.5) ¢ Qualified 5th for NCAAs ¢ SEC Men’s Freshman Field Athlete of the Year

STARTING BLOCKS THE CONTENDING TRIO

¢ Two Lady Vols and one Vol will return to Fayetteville, Ark., this weekend to compete in the 2013 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships on Friday and Saturday at the Randal Tyson Track Center. ¢ The Vols are sending freshman pole vaulter Jake Blankenship, the 2013 SEC Men’s Freshman Field Athlete of the Year. Blankenship qualified fifth for nationals with his UT freshman-record vault of 18-feet, 2.5-inches (5.55m). ¢ Lady Vol qualifiers include senior Nijgia Snapp (15th, 800m, 2:05.97) and junior Linda Hadfield (11th, pole vault, 13-11/4.24m), both of whom made late-season charges to earn their first-career indoor individual national bids. ¢ Since opening its doors in 2000, this season will mark the 11th edition of the national meet at the Randal Tyson Track Center.

FOLLOW THE ACTION

Nijgia Snapp Senior - Middle Distance ¢ 3rd place in 800m at SEC Champ. (2:05.97) ¢ Qualified 15th for 800m at NCAA Champ.

Chase Brannon Junior - Pole Vault ¢ 4th place at SEC Championships (17-5.5/5.32m) ¢ Tied for 22nd best mark in NCAA (17-8.5/5.40m)

Cassie Wertman Freshman - Throws ¢ Improved PR five times ¢ 5th at SECs (52-4.5) ¢ 36th best mark in NCAA (52-7.25/16.03m)

Matthew Hoty Sophomore - Throws ¢ 5th place in SP at SEC Champ. (60-10.75/18.56m) ¢ 23rd best mark in NCAA this season

¢ The 2013 NCAA Indoor Championships will be streamed live on ESPN3.com on Friday starting at 6:25 p.m. ET and again on Saturday at 6:50 p.m. ET. ¢ Early portions of the meet not covered by ESPN3 will be streamed at NCAA.com and ArkansasRazorbacks.com, beginning with the start of competition each day. ¢ A tape-delay broadcast of the national meet will air on March 17 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPNU. ¢ Live results and additional information for the meet can be found at the Track & Field Meet Central page on UTSports.com.

PUNCHING THEIR TICKETS

TEAM INFORMATION Location.................................................. Knoxville, Tenn. Founded.................................... 1794 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.............DNS/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

¢ Jake Blankenship – the SEC Men’s Freshman Field Athlete of the Year – saw no need for a last chance meet last weekend. With four individual meet titles and two runner-up finishes in his six meets this season, the rookie enters nationals ranked fifth in the country and as the No. 2 freshman. ¢ He secured himself as a national title contender when he hit 18-0.5 (5.50m) at the Armory Collegiate Invitational (Feb. 2), tying the UT freshman record set by Olympic silver medalist and worldrenowned pole vaulter Lawrence Johnson. ¢ Blankenship bettered that mark one week later, wining the Samford Invitational with a mark of 18-1 (5.51m) and stepped up once again with his second-place finish at the SEC meet (18-2.5/5.55m). ¢ After a disappointing fifth-place finish at SECs, Lady Vol vaulter Linda Hadfield capped the regular season in thrilling fashion at Virginia Tech’s last chance qualifier last weekend. ¢ With a double-PR performance, including a school-record vault of 13-11 (4.24m), Hadfield jumped from 23rd to 11th in the nation to secure her first-career NCAA Indoor appearance. ¢ Having missed out on last season’s nationals with an 800-meter mark of 2:05.49, Lady Vol senior Nijgia Snapp went into last-chance weekend

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

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