UT Track & Field Meet Notes For SEC/Big Ten Challenge

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

SEC/BIG TEN CHALLENGE

2012 UT TRACK & FIELD QUICK FACTS

March 23, 2012 | Carl Maddox Track| Starkville, Miss.

Starting Blocks Outdoor Portion Of The 2012 Season Begins In The Magnolia State  Tennessee opens the 2012 outdoor schedule in Starkville, Miss., as Mississippi State plays host to the SEC/Big Ten Challenge on Friday, March 23.  Tennessee will join Ole Miss and Mississippi State to represent the SEC, while Illinois, Indiana, Ohio State (men only), Purdue and Wisconsin will carry the banner for the Big Ten.  Field events get underway at Carl Maddox Track at 9 a.m. Central time (10 a.m. ET), while running events are slated to begin at 1:50 p.m. CT (2:50 ET).  The meet will feature a conference vs. conference scoring format, with the top-six places in each event earning point totals of 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 and 1, respectively. The Goals Before Them  There are three meets at the end of the season for which Tennessee’s student-athletes are preparing as they undertake the rigors of the outdoor campaign.

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

TIME All Day All Day All Day

New York, N.Y. Seattle, Wash. Akron, Ohio Lexington, Ky. Blacksburg, Va. Nampa, Idaho

All Day All Day All Day All Day All Day All Day

OUTDOOR DATE March 23 March 31 March 6-7 APRIL 7

DAY Fri. Sat. Fri.-Sat. 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 Dual Los Angeles, Calif. Stanford Invitational (#) Stanford, Calif. TENNESSEE CHALLENGE KNOXVILLE (Akron, Carson-Newman, East Tennessee State, Louisville, N.C. A&T, 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

TIME All Day TBA All Day TBA ALL DAY All Day All Day All Day All Day All Day All Day

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


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