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47TH ANNUAL SEA RAY RELAYS
2013 THE SCHEDULE
APRIL 11-13, 2013 » KNOXVILLE, TENN. » TOM BLACK TRACK
VOL-STARS
Linda Hadfield Junior - Pole Vault ¢ UT’s indoor PV record holder (13-11/4.24m) ¢ No. 47 pole vaulter in NCAA (12-10/3.91m)
Tavis Bailey Sophomore - Throws ¢ 6th-ranked discus thrower in NCAA (195-3) ¢ Looking to defend Sea Ray Relay discus title
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WELCOME TO ROCKY TOP
¢ The University of Tennessee track & field team will play host to their only home meet of the 2013 season this week, as the Vols and Lady Vols welcome 60 teams and over 1,200 athletes to Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium for the 47th annual Sea Ray Relays from April 11-13. ¢ With no women’s heptathlon or men’s Scott Hartman Decathlon, action is slated to begin on Thursday evening with the women’s and men’s hammer throw competitions. The women will take the field at 4 p.m., and the men will follow at 6:30 p.m. ¢ Friday’s full slate gets underway at 12:15 p.m. with the men’s open discus. The first running event, the women’s 3,000-meter, will take place at 12:35 p.m. The final event of day two is the men’s 10,000m run at 8:15 p.m. ¢ While the first event of Saturday is the women’s invitational discus at noon, the second-annual “Sea Ray Showcase” is set to start at 12:30 p.m. and offers a fan-friendly window of the meet’s best races.
FOLLOW THE ACTION Kia Jackson Senior - Jumps/Sprints ¢ 28th-best long jump mark (20-0.5) in NCAA ¢ 39th-best 100m time (11.60s) in NCAA
Jake Blankenship Freshman - Pole Vault ¢ 4th-ranked pole vaulter in NCAA (18-4.75) ¢ SEC Indoor Freshman Field Athlete of the Year
Cassie Wertman Freshman - Throws ¢ 20th-ranked shot put mark in NCAA (53-2.25) ¢ 2nd-ranked freshman in the event in the NCAA
Juin, James, Nelvis, Hardnick 4x100m Relay ¢ 10th-ranked 4x100m
relay in the NCAA (39.75) ¢ 2012 First Team Team Outoor All-America relay
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 Sea Ray Relays will feature a FREE online broadcast for the competition on Friday and Saturday and is available on UTSports.com. ¢ Live results through AdkinsTrak and Branch Sports Technology, as well as additional information for the meet can be found at the Track & Field Meet Central page on UTSports.com. ¢ Live results will also be available on mobile devices. iPhone users can add the Sea Ray Relays live results icon to their home page by visiting the mobile results page. ¢ Be sure to follow the Tennessee track & field team on Twitter for in-meet updates at @Vol_ Track. Join the conversation by using the official hashtag of the Sea Ray Relays, #SeaRayRelays.
SEA RAY RELAYS HISTORY
¢ Originally known as the Dogwood Relays, the meet has been held every year since 1967 and has recently featured a field between 800 and 1,200 athletes from schools and affiliations through the South, Midwest and Northeast. ¢ The Tony Wilson Memorial Trophy is given each year to the most outstanding male and female athlete in both the running and field events at the Sea Ray Relays. ¢ The trophy is named in honor of Wilson, who was the SEC high jump champion in 1971 while competing for UT. Wilson competed for the Vols from 1969 until he died from a cerebral hemorrhage on March 12, 1973. ¢ Pittsburgh’s Brycen Spratling (men’s running), Illinois State’s Tim Glover (men’s field), Tennessee’s Ellen Wortham (women’s running) and Illinois State’s Brittany Smith (women’s field) were last season’s winners.
SEA RAY SHOWCASE
¢ The second-annual Sea Ray Showcase fea-
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 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. 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. 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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