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NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS JUNE 5-8, 2013 » HAYWARD FIELD » EUGENE, ORE.
VOL-STARS
Felicia Brown Freshman - 400m ¢ Ninth-fastest time at NCAA Regionals (52.33) ¢ SEC All-Freshman Team Honoree
Jake Blankenship Freshman - Pole Vault ¢ No. 5 mark in NCAA in 2013 (18-4.75/5.61m) ¢ SEC All-Freshman Team Honoree
Kia Jackson Senior - Long Jump ¢ Set PR at NCAA Regionals (20-1/6.12m) ¢ First individual NCAA Championship appearance
Chase Brannon Junior - Pole Vault ¢ No. 14 mark in NCAA in 2013 (17-9/5.41m) ¢ 2-time NCAA Outdoor Championship Qualifier
Nijgia Snapp Senior - 800m ¢ Season & personal best mark of 2:05 ¢ First individual NCAA Outdoor appearance
Hardnick, Nelvis, Juin, James
STARTING BLOCKS TRACK TOWN, USA
¢ A combined 12 University of Tennessee track & field athletes will trek to the Pacific Northwest for the 2013 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at historic Hayward Field on the University of Oregon campus this week. ¢ The four-day meet begins Wednesday, June 5 and extends through Saturday, June 8 and features the top 24 athletes and relay teams in each event. The qualifiers consist of the 12 best performers from the NCAA East and West Preliminary Round meets. ¢ The Volunteers will send five individual participants and one relay team, while the Lady Vols have three individual competitors representing the Orange and White in Track Town, USA. ¢ While the combined events lead off each day’s action other than Saturday, the main events are in compact 2-3 hour blocks. UT’s first event will feature a trio of Vols in the men’s pole vault competition at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
4x100m Relay
¢ Sixth-fastest time at
NCAA Regionals (39.58) ¢ Finished 7th at 2012 NCAA Championships
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
¢ The ESPN family of networks will broadcast the majority of the meet between ESPN3 and ESPNU, with supplementary webcasting on the Pac-12 Live stream. ¢ Live results via Flash Results can also be found at the meet central page on UTSports.com. ¢ Be sure to follow the UT track & field team on Twitter for in-meet updates at @Vol_Track. Join the conversation by using the hashtag #NCAATF.
BIG ORANGE QUALIFIERS
¢ The Vols’ NCAA qualifying group grew from last season, when six athletes qualified for three events. This season, nine Vols will compete in four events at nationals. ¢ The only team to do so this season, Tennessee earned three of the available 24 qualifying positions in the men’s pole vault. A SEC All-Freshman Team honoree, Jake Blankenship will look to lead the trio in the event. Blankenship’s lifetime best vault of 18-feet, 4.75-inches (5.61m) stands as the fifth-best in the country in 2013. ¢ Juniors Chase Brannon and Tyler Porter will also jump on the opening night of the meet. Brannon finished eighth at last season’s NCAA Championships, while both Blankenship and Porter will make their first appearance at the outdoor nationals. ¢ Additional Vol field athletes heading to Eugene will be throwers Tavis Bailey and Kyle Quinn. Bailey was the final qualifier out of the East Region in the men’s discus, recording a mark of 178-feet, 9-inches (54.49m). The sophomore owns a personal record of 196-6 (59.91m) in the event, which he set this season.
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 MSU Conference Challenge All Day March 28-30 Texas Relays All Day March 29-30 Raleigh Relays All Day April 5-6 Pepsi Florida Relays All Day APRIL 11-13 SEA RAY RELAYS ALL DAY April 19-20 Mt. SAC Relays All Day April 19-20 Soka Peace Invitational All Day April 19-20 LBSU Beach Invitational All Day April 19-20 Vanderbilt Invitational All Day April 25-27 Penn Relays All Day April 27 Samford Open All Day May 9-12 SEC Championships All Day May 23-25 NCAA East Preliminary All Day June 5-8 NCAA 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. MSU Conference Challenge - Starkville, Miss. Texas Relays - Austin, Texas Raleigh Relays - Raleigh, N.C. Pepsi Florida Relays - Gainesville, Fla. Sea Ray Relays - Knoxville, Tenn. Mt. SAC Relays - Walnut, Calif. Soka Peave Invitational - Aliso Viejo, Calif. LBSU Beach Invitational - Norwalk, Calif. Vanderbilt Invitational - Nashville, Tenn. Penn Relays - Philadelphia, Pa. Samford Open - Birmingham, Ala. SEC Championships - Columbia, Mo. NCAA East Preliminary - Greensboro, N.C. NCAA Championships - Eugene, Ore.
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LIVE RESULTS
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