University of Tennessee Athletics
Wright Honored, Lady Vols Rise In USTFCCCA Rankings
January 26, 2010 | Women's Track
Jan. 26, 2010
Jan. 26 USTFCCCA National Rankings 
Jan. 26 SEC Track & Field Athletes of the Week
By Eric Trainer, Associate Director of Media Relations
UT's Wright Named SEC Female Track & Field Athlete of the Week
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- After earning Lady Vol Athlete of the Week kudos on Monday, senior track & field standout Phoebe Wright has been selected as the Southeastern Conference Female Track & Field Athlete of the Week, the league office announced on Tuesday.
Wright, who hails from Signal Mountain, Tenn., and Red Bank High School, earned the award after racing to an automatic NCAA qualifying time in the 800 meters on Saturday at the Hokie Invitational in Blacksburg, Va. Her effort of two minutes, 4.00 seconds, was good enough to earn her second victory in as many races this season. Other than teammate Chanelle Price, who was just behind Wright in 2:04.72, the Lady Vol captain beat everyone else in the field by more than four seconds.
Wright, who ranks No. 1 in the nation with her mark over the weekend in the 800, also ranks No. 1 in the country in the mile after winning that event at the Kentucky Invitational on Jan. 16. Her mark in that event is a career-best 4:43.50. She also ran a leg on Tennessee's 4x400m relay unit at the Hokie Invitational, helping that group finish fourth in a season-best 3:42.80.
Lady Vols Eighth In First Regular-Season USTFCCCA Rankings
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Two weeks into the 2010 indoor track & field campaign, the Lady Volunteers have jumped from their preseason perch of 12th to eighth in the first regular-season edition of the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Rankings, the organization announced Tuesday.
The Lady Vols, who started the season with 71.25 points in the preseason poll, now have 82.15 in a system that is based upon the athletes that each team has on the NCAA's national qualifying list. Partially fueling that surge is the 1-2 ranking of Phoebe Wright and Chanelle Price in the 800m, the 1-2 placement of Wright and Jackie Areson in the mile and the top 10 position of Annie Alexander in the shot put.
Texas A&M remains at No. 1 with 189.67 points, followed by Oregon, BYU, LSU and Florida State rounding out the top five. Penn State and Clemson rate just ahead of UT in the No. 6 and No. 7 slots, while Florida and Arkansas are behind the Lady Vols to fill in the rest of the top 10.
The Vols have not yet cracked the top 25 in the men's rankings. Florida State retained its No. 1 post, with Oregon, Florida, Texas A&M and Nebraska filling the second through fifth positions. The second five includes LSU, Arkansas, Arizona State, Oklahoma and Baylor.
This weekend, Tennessee is back in action at three different meets. Some of the squad will travel to University Park, Pa., to take part in the Penn State National Invitational on Jan. 29-30. Other event groups will compete in the Rod McCravy Memorial in Lexington, Ky. on Jan. 29-30 and the J.D. Martin Invitational in Norman, Okla., on Jan. 30.
