Tennessee Track & Field Meet Notes (Penn Relays)

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TENNESSEE 2012 TRACK & FIELD 7 National Championships | 51 SEC Championships | 288 All-Americans

PENN RELAYS/UCSB TRITON INVITATIONAL

2012 UT TRACK & FIELD QUICK FACTS

April 26-28, 2012 | Philadelphia, Pa. & LaJolla, Calif.

Starting Blocks Tennessee At Penn Relays, UCSB Triton Invitational  Most of the Tennessee men's and women's track & field team members will head to Philadelphia, where the squads will compete in the 118th Penn Relays from Thursday through Saturday.  Franklin Field, in the urban and Ivy League setting of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania, will once again serve as the venue for the meet, which dates back to April 21, 1895.  Franklin Field was named for one of our nation’s founding fathers and the founder of the University of Pennsylvania, Benjamin Franklin.  The Penn Relays, considered the oldest and largest track meet in the country, feature novice, high school, college and Olympic-caliber competition in front of crowds that range from 20,000-plus on Thursday to more than 50,000 on Saturday, when a live television audience on NBC will tune in from 1 to 3 p.m. Eastern time.  In addition to high school and college events, Saturday’s slate features the USA vs. The World competition, pitting U.S. relay lineups vs. teams from around the globe. Former UT standouts Justin Gatlin (4x100mR), Erica Moore (Sprint Medley Relay) and Phoebe Wright (Sprint Medley Relay) will be among those trying to help the Americans prevail on their home soil.  UT’s throwers will attend the UCSD Triton Invitational in LaJolla, Calif., one of the nation’s better throws meets, on April 27-28. They’ll also compete on Thursday at the U.S. Olympic Training Center. Penn Relays Starting Blocks For Tennessee  Chanelle Price (Easton, Pa.) enters the meet having been a part of five UT relay wins in Philadelphia during her career. Price is tied with Sarah Bowman for the most Penn Relays Championship of America relay titles by a Lady Vol and trails Cathy Rattray (7) as well as Joetta Clark and Phoebe Wright, who won six each.

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 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 3 March 9-10

Fri.-Sat. Fri.-Sat. Fri.-Sat. Fri.-Sun. Sat. Fri.-Sat.

MEET Kentucky Invitational Auburn Indoor Invitational Texas A&M Mondo Challenge (Arizona State, Florida, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Texas Tech) New Balance Collegiate Invitational Husky Classic (#) Akron Invitational SEC Indoor Championships Virginia Tech Final Qualifier 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. Blacksburg, Va. Nampa, Idaho

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OUTDOOR DATE March 23 March 31 March 6 APRIL 7

DAY Fri. Sat. Fri. 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 SITE SEC/Big 10 Challenge Starkville, Miss. UCLA-Washington State Double Dual Los Angeles, Calif. Stanford Invitational (#) Stanford, Calif. TENNESSEE CHALLENGE KNOXVILLE (Akron, Carson-Newman, East Tennessee State, Louisville, Tennessee) SEA RAY RELAYS KNOXVILLE Vanderbilt Invitational Nashville, Tenn. Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa. UCSD Triton Invitational (#) LaJolla, Calif. SEC Outdoor Championships Baton Rouge, La. NCAA East Preliminary Round Jacksonville, Fla. NCAA Outdoor Championships Des Moines, Iowa

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(#) Select Events Only / All Dates Are Subject To Change FOLLOW ON TWITTER @VOL_TRACK AND @LADYVOL_TRACK /// TENNESSEE TRACK & FIELD


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