TENNESSEE 2012 TRACK & FIELD 7 National Championships | 51 SEC Championships | 286 All-Americans
SEC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
2012 UT TRACK & FIELD QUICK FACTS
Feb. 24-26, 2012 | Nutter Field House | Lexington, Ky.
Starting Blocks Vols, Lady Vols Return To Lexington For SEC Indoor Championship Meet UT began its season Jan. 13-14 in Lexington, Ky., and that’s where the Vols and Lady Vols will be again this weekend, as they compete in the SEC Indoor Championships, Friday through Sunday, at UK’s Nutter Field House. The women’s pentathlon (UT’s Ellen Wortham is entered) and men’s heptathlon (no Vols entered) mark the start of the meet on Friday at 2:30 and 3:15 p.m. ET, respectively. Saturday and Sunday schedules begin at 11 a.m. General admission tickets will be made available to the public for $7 per day, but seating is limited. To check availability, call the UK Ticket Office at 859-257-1818. Ticket holders will be restricted to the bleacher seating in the northwest corner of Nutter Field House and the bleachers along the top portion of the backstretch. The Vols have won 18 SEC Indoor titles, the most recent one in 1996, while the Lady Vols own four trophies, including odd-year triumphs in 2005, 2007 and 2009. The last two of those took place in Lexington. How To Follow The SEC Indoor Championships If You Can’t Make The Trip Portions of the 2012 SEC Indoor Championships will be streamed live via ESPN3.com on Sat., Feb. 25, from 2:05-7:30 p.m. ET and on Sun., Feb. 26, from 1:25-5 p.m. ET. The University of Kentucky will live stream the parts of the meet not shown by ESPN3 on its own athletics website at www.ukathletics.com. The SEC Indoor meet also will air as part of a 90-minute show on ESPNU on Sun., March 11, from 5-6:30 p.m. ET. Live results will be available at: http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/c-track/spec-rel/022412stats/. No. 8 Lady Vols Among Several SEC Schools Appearing In USTFCCCA National Indoor Rankings The Lady Vols remain at No. 8 in the most recent USTFCCCA National Rankings. The Vols are unranked. A nation-leading seven SEC men’s teams are ranked, including No. 1 Arkansas, No. 2 Florida, No. 4 LSU, No. 10 Mississippi State, No. 17 Auburn, No. 22 Ole Miss and No. 24 Georgia.
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 2011 SEC Men’s Indoor/Outdoor Finishes........................7th/8th 2011 NCAA Men’s Indoor/Outdoor Finishes..............39th/64th 2011 SEC Women’s Indoor/Outdoor Finishes ................3rd/5th 2011 NCAA Women’s Indoor/Outdoor Finishes ...........7th/11th 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 9-10
Fri.-Sat. Fri.-Sat. Fri.-Sat. Fri.-Sun. 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 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. Nampa, Idaho
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SITE Starkville, Miss. Stanford, Calif. Los Angeles, Calif. KNOXVILLE
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KNOXVILLE Nashville, Tenn. Philadelphia, Pa. LaJolla, Calif. Baton Rouge, La. Jacksonville, Fla. Des Moines, Iowa
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OUTDOOR DATE March 23 March 23-24 March 31 APRIL 7
DAY Fri. Fri.-Sat. 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 SEC/Big 10 Challenge Stanford Invitational (#) UCLA Dual TENNESSEE CHALLENGE (Akron, Carson-Newman, Louisville, N.C. A&T, Tennessee) SEA RAY RELAYS Vanderbilt Invitational Penn Relays UCSD Triton Invitational (#) SEC Outdoor Championships NCAA East Preliminary Round NCAA Outdoor Championships
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