University of Tennessee Athletics
Murphy stands in 12th in SEC Heptathlon
May 15, 2008 | Women's Track
SEC Heptathlon Results Day 1??
AUBURN, Ala. -- After a weather delay of just over three hours at the Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Thursday, University of Tennessee sophomore Jena??? (juh-NAY) Murphy finally competed in the first heptathlon of her career. At the end of the first day, with four of the seven events contested, the product of Germantown (Tenn.) High School stood in 12th place with 2,526 points at Auburn???s Hutsell-Rosen Track.
Marissa Harris of Mississippi State grabbed the lead with 3,502 points in an event that was slated to start at 2 p.m. Central Time but didn???t get underway until just after 5 p.m. CT.
Murphy got off to a positive start in the 100-meter hurdles. She navigated the obstacles in a career-best time of 14.97 seconds to finish 14th and accumulate 846 points. Her previous personal record had been a 15.37 mark while competing in high school. Her new best time came with a heptathlon-legal wind of 3.8 meters per second.
Next, the second-year performer turned in a clearance of four feet, 5 1/2 inches in the high jump to place 12th and score 470 points. It was her first mark of the season in that event. She moved on to the third event, the shot put, standing in 11th place with 1316 total points.
In event number three, Murphy charted a toss of 26-10 1/2 in the shot to place 14th of the competitors and tally 412 points. That left her in 12th position overall with 1728 heading into Thursday???s final event.
The UT product closed out the first day of her initial foray in the heptathlon with a career-best time 25.99 in the 200m dash. That 10th-place effort garnered her 798 points.
Murphy will return to action on Friday at 3 p.m., when she will take part in the long jump, javelin throw and 800 meters. Tennessee also will have finals in the hammer throw and 10,000 meters as well as prelims in the 200m dash and 800m run. UT senior Shanna Dickenson (Cincinnati, Ohio) is the SEC leader in the hammer at 192-5.
| THURSDAY, MAY 15 | ||
| EVENT (NCAA DIV. I QUALIFYING MARKS) | ||
| Heptathlon (Auto: 5,500, Prov: 5,050) 2:30 p.m. CT | ||
| 12th | Jena??? Murphy (100mH: 11th/14.97!/w: 3.6/846; HJ: 12th/4-5.50!/1.36m/470; SP: 14th/26-10.50!/8.19m/412; 200m: 10th/25.99/w: 1.6/798) | 2,526 pts. |
| FRIDAY, MAY 16 |
| EVENT (NCAA DIV. I QUALIFYING MARKS) |
| Heptathlon (Auto: 5,500, Prov: 5,050) 1:30 p.m. CT |
| Jena??? Murphy (LJ/JT/800m) |
| Hammer (Regional: 177-8/54.15m) 2:00 p.m. CT?? |
| Shanna Dickenson Taylor Rotella |
| 800m Prelims (Regional: 2:09.80) 6:00 p.m. CT |
| Phoebe Wright |
| 200m Prelims (Regional: 23.96) 6:35 p.m. CT |
| Jeneba Tarmoh Lynne Layne Cleo Tyson |
| 10,000m (Auto: 33:30.00, Prov.: 35:00.00) 7:50 p.m. CT |
| Leah Soro |
| SATURDAY, MAY 17 |
| EVENT (NCAA DIV. I QUALIFYING MARKS) |
| Javelin (Regional: 142-6/43.45m) 12:30 p.m. CT |
| Holly Kane |
| Long Jump (Regional: 19-8.25/6.00m) 4:00 p.m. CT |
| Lynne Layne Celriece Law |
| Pole Vault (Regional: 12-7.50/3.85m) 4:00 p.m. CT |
| Alicia Essex |
| 1500m Prelims (Regional: 4:27.80) 6:00 p.m. CT |
| Sarah Bowman Brittany Sheffey Rolanda Bell |
| Shot Put (Regional: 46-11/14.30m) 6:30 p.m. CT |
| Annie Alexander Amara McKell |
| 100mH Prelims (Regional: 13.92) 6:30 p.m. CT |
| Celriece Law Jena??? Murphy |
| 400m Prelims (Regional: 54.61) 7:00 p.m. CT |
| LaTonya Loche |
| 100m Prelims (Regional: 11.75) 7:40 p.m. CT |
| Jeneba Tarmoh Lynne Layne Cleo Tyson |
| SUNDAY, MAY 18 |
| EVENT (NCAA DIV. I QUALIFYING MARKS) |
| Triple Jump (Regional: 40-5/12.32m) 3:00 p.m. CT |
| Celriece Law |
| Discus (Regional: 155-2/47.30m) 3:30 p.m. CT |
| Annie Alexander Shanna Dickenson Amara McKell |
| 4x100m Relay Final (Regional: 45.70) 5:00 p.m. CT |
| Lady Vol Lineup TBD |
| 1500m Final (Regional: 4:27.80) 5:20 p.m. CT |
| Sarah Bowman Brittany Sheffey Rolanda Bell |
| 100mH Final (Regional: 13.92) 5:40 p.m. CT |
| Celriece Law Jena??? Murphy |
| 400m Final (Regional: 54.61) 6:00 p.m. CT |
| LaTonya Loche |
| 100m Final (Regional: 11.75) 6:20 p.m. CT |
| Jeneba Tarmoh Lynne Layne Cleo Tyson |
| 800m Final (Regional: 2:09.80) 6:40 p.m. CT |
| Phoebe Wright |
| 200m Final (Regional: 23.96) 7:25 p.m. CT |
| Jeneba Tarmoh Lynne Layne Cleo Tyson |
| 5000m Final (Regional: 16:52.00) 7:45 p.m. CT |
| Katie Van Horn Jackie Areson Brittany Sheffey Rolanda Bell |
| 4x400m Relay Final (Regional: 3:42.00) 8:25 p.m. CT |
| Lady Vol Lineup TBD |
| KEY |
| # - NCAA Regional Qualifier, * - NCAA Automatic Qualifier, + - NCAA Provisional Qualifier, ! - Personal Record (Outdoors), dnf - Did Not Finish, dnq - Did Not Qualify, dnr - Did Not Run, dns - Did Not Start, dq - Disqualified, f - Facility Record, fs - False Start, h - Hand Times, nm - No Mark, p - Prelims, s - School Record (Outdoors). |
