University of Tennessee Athletics
Addy wins Scott Hartman Decathlon
April 10, 2008 | Men's Track
Tennessee senior Jangy Addy brought home his first Scott Hartman Decathlon trophy in front of the home crowd Thursday at the Sea Ray Relays. Addy???s victory gives the Vols three consecutive wins in the event.
???We accomplished what we came after,??? head coach Bill Webb said. ???Michael Ayers had the sixth-best score by a UT freshman. Obviously we need to work on the 1,500, but this let us know where we are. Both of our guys had good, solid two days. We will do the SEC decathlon in four weeks and NCAA a month after that.???
Addy scored 7,595 points to automatically qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in June. He began his day with a meet-record-breaking performance in the decathlon 110-meter hurdles. Addy blazed the front stretch in 14.02 seconds, breaking former Vol Chad Smith???s record of 14.10 from 1996. Addy then moved on to the discus, where he threw the disc 145-8 before clearing the pole vault bar at 14-3 1/4. The team captain finished his winning performance with a 171-6 throw in the javelin and a 5:22.96 run in the 1,500.
???I???m thankful to get through my final Sea Ray decathlon,??? Addy said. ???I accomplished my goal of qualifying for nationals and now I can concentrate on the individual events to improve my score. I want to thank the Tennessee medical and strength staff for their work that allowed me to do this.???
Freshman Michael Ayers finished his first collegiate decathlon in third with an NCAA provisional-qualifying score of 7,227. The third-place finisher in the SEC heptathlon indoors, Ayers recorded a 16.31 clocking in the 110 hurdles before throwing the disc 120-7. He was then the top finisher in the pole vault, clearing the bar at 15-7 before launching the javelin 166-4. The Nashville native wrapped up the competition with a 4:54.81 time in the 1,500.
The Sea Ray Relays continue Friday at Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium, with men???s events starting at 12:40 p.m. Eastern time and continuing through the invitational hammer throw at 9:20 p.m. Live results can be found on UTsports.com throughout the competition. Admission to the Sea Ray Relays is free.
| TENNESSEE RESULTS Sea Ray Relays, Knoxville, Tenn. Thursday, April 10, 2008 | ||
| Decathlon | ||
| 1. Jangy Addy, Tenn. 7,595** | ||
| 3. Michael Ayers, Tenn. 7,227* | ||
| Decathlon 110 hurdles | ||
| 1. Jangy Addy, Tenn. 14.02^ MR | ||
| 14. Michael Ayers, Tenn. 16.31 | ||
| Decathlon discus | ||
| 1. Chris Helwick, Team Wick-Set 150-4 | ||
| 2. Jangy Addy, Tenn. 145-8 | ||
| 7. Michael Ayers, Tenn. 120-7 | ||
| Decathlon pole vault | ||
| 1. Michael Ayers, Tenn. 15-7 | ||
| 6. Jangy Addy, Tenn. 14-3 1/4 | ||
| Decathlon javelin | ||
| 1. Stephen Harris, Unatt. 182-11 | ||
| 2. Jangy Addy, Tenn. 171-6 | ||
| 3. Michael Ayers, Tenn. 166-4 | ||
| Decathlon 1,500 | ||
| 1. Anthony Bertoli, Ind. St. 4:27.67 | ||
| 8. Michael Ayers, Tenn. 4:54.81 | ||
| 13. Jangy Addy, Tenn. 5:22.96 | ||
| MR-Sea Ray Relays meet record; **-NCAA automatic-qualifying mark; *-NCAA provisional-qualifying mark; ^-NCAA regional-qualifying mark. | ||
