University of Tennessee Athletics
NO. 10 TENNESSEE WOMEN HEADED TO PEPSI FLORIDA RELAYS
April 05, 2007 | Women's Track
April 5, 2007
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The University of Tennessee women's track & field team, which is ranked 10th this week in the Trackwire 25 Poll, will spend the third weekend of the outdoor season in Gainesville, Fla. The Lady Vols will take part in the 63rd-annual Pepsi Florida Relays Friday and Saturday at James G. Pressly Stadium and Percy Beard Track.
Typically one of the largest track & field meets in the early stages of the spring, the Pepsi Florida Relays annually draw more than 3,000 collegiate and high school athletes from across the nation. The 2006 season marked the first year that the event wasn't held since 1946, as renovations to surrounding facilities prevented the competition from being contested.
The 2007 edition of the PFR will feature more than 30 college teams, including nationally-ranked squads in No. 3 South Carolina, No. 10 UT, No. 21 Florida and No. 24 Miami (Fla.). Some of the other competing programs include Florida State, North Carolina, Central Florida, Citadel, East Carolina, George Mason, Hampton, Navy, South Florida, UAB and several post-collegiate clubs. Action gets underway for the Big Orange women at 12:25 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday and wraps up around 8:30 p.m. Saturday's slate begins at 12:30 p.m. and runs until about 10 p.m.
The Lady Vols already have qualified seven entries in six different events (100m, 200m, 800m, 1500m, 100mH, discus) for the NCAA Mideast Regional in Columbia, Mo., on May 25-26. Additionally, they boast a provisional qualifier for the 10,000 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Championships on June 6-10 in Sacramento, Calif.
Among Tennessee's top hopefuls to add their name to the NCAA regional list this weekend are junior Courtney Champion (Lawrenceville, Ga.) in the 100-meter dash, sophomore Celriece Law (Denver, Colo.) and freshman Nia Ali (Philadelphia, Pa.) in the 100-meter hurdles, junior LaTonya Loche (Bastrop, La.) in the 400-meter dash, junior Shanna Dickenson (Cincinnati, Ohio) in the hammer throw and shot put, and UT's entries for the 4x100m and 4x400m relays.
Those who already possess NCAA marks and their events this weekend include sophomore Pavi'Elle "Tiki" James (Miami, Fla.) in the 100-meter hurdles, freshman Rose-Anne Galligan (County Kildare, Ireland) in the 1500 meters, freshman Lynne Layne (New Rochelle, N.Y.) in the 100 meters, sophomore Sarah Bowman (Warrenton, Va.) in the 800 meters and Dickenson in the discus.
The journey to the Pepsi Florida Relays also marks the end of a three-weekend road swing, as Tennessee returns to Knoxville to play host to the Sea Ray Relays on April 11-14 at Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium.
| FRIDAY, APRIL 6 | ||
| 100mH (Regional: 13.92) 12:25 p.m. | ||
| Celriece Law | ||
| Nia Ali | ||
| Pavi'Elle "Tiki" James | ||
| Shot Put "B" (Regional: 16.90m) 1:30 p.m. | ||
| Amara McKell | ||
| Long Jump "B" (Regional: 19-8.25/6.00m) 1:30 p.m. | ||
| Pavi'Elle "Tiki" James | ||
| Lynne Layne | ||
| Brittany Daniels | ||
| 1500m (Regional: 4:27.80) 1:50 p.m. | ||
| Rose-Anne Galligan | ||
| Jackie Areson | ||
| Rolanda Bell | ||
| 400m (Regional: 54.61) 2:30 p.m. | ||
| LaTonya Loche | ||
| Phoebe Wright | ||
| 100m (Regional: 11.75) 4:00 p.m. | ||
| Courtney Champion | ||
| Lynne Layne | ||
| 800m (Regional: 2:09.80) 4:30 p.m. | ||
| Sarah Bowman | ||
| Pole Vault "A" (Regional: 12-5.50/3.80m) 5:30 p.m. | ||
| Alicia Essex | ||
| Hammer Throw "A" (Regional: 177-8/54.15m) 6 p.m. | ||
| Shanna Dickenson | ||
| 4x200m Relay (Not An NCAA Event) 6:55 p.m. | ||
| Lady Vol Lineup TBA | ||
| 4x1600m Relay (Not An NCAA Event) 7:55 p.m. | ||
| Lady Vol Lineup TBA | ||
| SATURDAY, APRIL 7 | ||
| Shuttle Hurdle Relay (Not An NCAA Event) 12:30 p.m. | ||
| Lady Vol Lineup TBA | ||
| Javelin "B" (Regional: 142-6/43.45m) 12:30 p.m. | ||
| Amara McKell | ||
| Triple Jump "B" (Regional: 40-5/12.32m) 1:30 p.m. | ||
| Brittany Daniels | ||
| Distance Medley Relay (Not An NCAA Event) 2:15 p.m. | ||
| Lady Vol Lineup TBA | ||
| 3000mSC (Regional: 10:50.25) 2:45 p.m. | ||
| Jackie Areson | ||
| Kelly Parrish | ||
| Discus "A" (Regional: 155-2/47.30m) 3:30 p.m. | ||
| Shanna Dickenson | ||
| Amara McKell | ||
| 4x100m Relay (Regional: 45.70) 4:10 pm. | ||
| Lineup TBA | ||
| Shot Put "A" (Regional: 16.90m) 4:30 p.m. | ||
| Shanna Dickenson | ||
| 4x800m Relay (Not An NCAA Event) 6:00 pm. | ||
| Lineup TBA | ||
| 200m Invite (Regional: 23.96) 6:30 p.m. | ||
| Nia Ali | ||
| 4x400m Relay (Regional: 3:42.00) 9:25 p.m. | ||
| Lineup TBA |
