TENNESSEE 2012 TRACK & FIELD 7 National Championships | 51 SEC Championships | 288 All-Americans
46TH-ANNUAL SEA RAY RELAYS
2012 UT TRACK & FIELD QUICK FACTS
April 11-14,2012 | Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium| Knoxville
Starting Blocks 46th-Annual Sea Ray Relays Set To Roll On April 11-14 From April 11-14, the 46th-annual Sea Ray Relays will take place on the UT campus at Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium. Admission is free. The meet begins Wednesday at Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium with the first day of the women’s heptathlon at 1 p.m. and men’s Scott Hartman Decathlon at 1:30 p.m. Those events resume Thursday at noon (decathlon) and 1 p.m. (heptathlon). Tennessee has no one entered in either event. The only other event on the first two days is the women’s hammer throw, at 5 p.m. on Thursday, and that is when UT will first see action in the meet. Friday’s full slate of action gets underway at 12:15 p.m. with the men’s open discus. The first running event is the women’s 3000m run at 12:35 p.m. The final event of day three is the men’s 10,000m run at 8:15 p.m. While the first event of Saturday is the men’s hammer throw at 8:45 a.m., the brand new “Sea Ray Showcase” is set to start at noon and offer fans a two-hour window of the meet’s best races. “Sea Ray Showcase” Debuts In 2012, Offers Fan-Friendly Window Of Action Saturday at the Sea Relays will be different this season, as the Sea Ray Showcase features a twohour window that includes only the top men’s and women’s heats and sections for nine different events. Being contested during the Sea Ray Showcase will be the 200m, 1500m, 800m, 400m hurdles, 400m and 100m as well as the distance medley, 4x100m and 4x400m relays. In addition to the showcase events, a full slate of field events will be taking place on Saturday,
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
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Feb. 3-4 Feb. 10-11 Feb. 10-11 Feb. 24-Feb. 26 March 3 March 9-10
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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
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APRIL 11-14 April 20-21 April 26-28 April 27-28 May 10-13 May 24-26 June 6-9
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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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