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The Daily Beacon • Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Tennessee Vols shatters 4 records at Crimson Tide Invite ZACH BALL Staff Writer Tennessee’s track and field team traveled to Birmingham, Alabama, over the weekend to compete in the Crimson Tide Invite. Competition began on Friday and ran through Saturday night, with several Vols surpassing school records and totaling event wins. Typically, much of the focus revolves around Tennessee’s star-studded long jumpers and sprinters such as Wayne Pinnock, Carey McLeod, Charisma Taylor and Favour Ashe. However, at the Crimson Tide invite, the field competitors and distance runners proved to show that Tennessee’s track and field team is holistic in terms of their success.
In the field, for real Greece native Georgios Korakidis got the Vols rolling early on Friday. The senior emitted a distance of 70.51m in the men’s hammer throw to shatter his own school record of 69.45m. Korakidis set the previous record last season at the 2021 NCAA Outdoor Championship, and he now trying for a bid in this year’s Championships. On the women’s side of the hammer throw, Chandler Hayden improved in her perfor-
mance as well. The sophomore Hayden jumped from fifth to third all-time in schools record books when she hurled a throw of 62.41m on her second attempt. Not only is this Hayden’s first career throw over 60-meters, but she also left Birmingham with her first event win of her collegiate career. Saturday’s events started with Skylar Coffey and Israel Adesina placing among the top in the men’s discus throw. Coffey picked up the win with a personal best of 53.41m. Adesina, a redshirt sophomore, placed fifth with a lifetime best of 49.32m. Tennessee’s spotlight in the field would continue through events on Saturday. Seniors Hannah Jefcoat and Jordan West both eventually improved upon their own school records. In the women’s pole vault competition, Jefcoat leveled her way up to 4.22m (13-10) improving upon her school record in the outdoor vault. Her previous record stood at 4.19m. Jordan West broke his own school record not once, but three times during his six attempts of the men’s shot put. West eventually landed 20.33m on his last attempt to smash his record from last season of 19.85m. A nod to the level of competition in Birmingham, both Jefcoat and West placed only in second of their events.
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Another school record was toppled outside of the field by way of Canaan Anderson in the men’s 1,500-meter run. With a time of 3:42.46, Anderson broke a Tennessee freshman-record of 3:44.59 set by Sam James in 1977. In terms of all-time, Anderson’s mark jumps him all the way to fourth in program history. In addition to Anderson, seven of his teammates competed in the 1,500-meter run, and seven of his teammates finished with personal or season-best times. Olivia Janke and Jette Davidson ran personal-best times of 4:21.33 and 4:49.47, respectively on the women’s side. Jasmine Fehr (4:32.46), Erin Spreen (4:45.35) and Ainsley Cooper (4:46.30) all crossed the line with season-best runs. For the men, Tim Thacker and Thomas Gardiner each put forth a lifetime best performance in the 1,500-meter. Thacker raced just behind Anderson with a finish at 3:32.79 while Gardiner followed at 3:50.76.
Up next Tennessee will split up its squad next week, with some traveling to compete in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for the LSU Invitational and some to Philadelphia for the historic Penn Re-
Tennessee’s Canaan Anderson runs the lead leg of the men’s 4x1500 meter race as snow begins to fall. At Tom Black Track, Saturday Apr. 9, 2022. Erick Villeda-Gomez / The Daily Beacon
‘The Northman’ Review: Viking Hamlet seeks vengeance KEENAN THOMAS Senior Staff Writer
Photo Courtesy of IMDb As the threads of fate unravel, a revenge tale for the gods unfolds. “The Northman” is the most recent film from writer and director Robert Eggers. It’s his third film following his 2019 masterpiece “The Light-
house.” The film was also written by Sjón, who also wrote the film “Lamb.” Set in the 10th century, Amleth is the prince of a small island kingdom. With his father King Aurvandill’s return, Amleth prepares with his father to eventually take over the kingdom. But after Aurvandill’s brother Fjölnir murders him and steals Amleth’s mother, Amleth flees on a boat, swearing that he will avenge his father, rescue his mother and kill Fjölnir. “The Northman” is a Viking revenge epic that is brutal and barbaric throughout its runtime. It’s more simplistic than Robert Eggers’ previous films, but it carries a similar atmosphere and craftsmanship that he’s become known for. Ultimately, it’s a ferocious film. The cast list for this film is huge, with several big-name actors and actresses. The film stars Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ethan Hawke and Willem Dafoe, along with several more. Everyone acts with a certain level of intensity and dedication to depicting the time period. Several performances including Skarsgård’s seem feral, representing this blend of man and beast as they pillage and destroy. It’s incredible to watch at times as they go all in within their roles. As for the story, it’s not particularly deep, mostly depicting a revenge tale through the eyes of Amleth. There are more elements to it than that, but at its core, it’s just a revenge film set within the Viking age. However, that’s not a negative criti-
cism. The movie works to present this narrative in a palatable format while going all out within every other aspect. Along with that, this isn’t to say that the film is devoid of theming and deeper meanings. One of the prominent ones is the idea of fate and our role in fulfilling prophecies. It treats this as a desirable goal, something that will reward us in the end upon completion. Even when characters decide to go against that path, they find themselves coming back to it. There’s also a general theme of revenge and the cyclical nature of violence. The movie depicts violence in a gruesome and disgusting way, always showing how brutal it can be. Using this, the film presents the theme of how violence creates more violence, and the only way to squash it all together is to eliminate every source of it — at least from the people involved. It’s fairly surface level, but it is still present. Although these themes are here, they don’t go as deep as Eggers’ previous films. That being said, the research and Norse mythology that exists within the film does go deeper. There are several myths, gods and Norse concepts presented throughout the film, and it’s clear that they spent a lot of time researching and bringing all of this to the screen. It’s definitely the most detailed aspect of the film, yet it feels as if it’s missing parts to it. This also goes for the opening of the film. The first act is great. It introduces the characters, story, world and themes well in a concise manner. How-
ever, it moves a little quickly. It still works, but it seems as if it would benefit by adding a little more time to the opening act. However, everything else about this film is incredible. The lighting is dark and atmospheric, creating a natural look to the film like when characters use fire as a light source. It even looks like a black-and-white film at times — honestly, it makes me want a black-and-white cut of this film. Along with that, the camera work is mesmerizing and precise. The angles utilized along with the way the camera tracks the characters and action is phenomenal. There are several long sequences that flow into each other, moving with the characters as they infiltrate a camp or play a ball game. It’s extremely impressive, along with how beautifully it captures the landscapes of the film. This goes right along with the editing, which is subtle and brilliant all at once. The seamless cuts within the long action sequences, the way that it creates a tempo and how it conveys tone and information are all done expertly with the editing. This is the kind of film that might not have its editing recognized fully, but it contains some spectacular editing work.
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