University of Tennessee Athletics
NCAA East Awaits 27 UT Thinclads
May 17, 2012 | Women's Track
May 17, 2012
NCAA EAST WOMEN'S QUALIFIERS l NCAA EAST MEN'S QUALIFIERS
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The Tennessee track & field teams are sending more participants to this year's NCAA East Preliminary Rounds. After qualifying 18 athletes in 18 events in 2011, the Big Orange program has qualified a combined 27 athletes in 22 events for the 2012 meet, which will be held May 24-26 in Jacksonville, Fla., at the University of North Florida's Hodges Stadium.
Fifteen Lady Vols in 13 events and 12 Vols in nine events will take part in the meet, which serves as a qualifier for the NCAA Outdoor Championships, slated for June 6-9 in Des Moines, Iowa. The top 12 finishers in individual events and relays at the East and West Preliminary Round meets will advance to Des Moines.
UT women's qualifiers include senior Annie Alexander (discus throw, shot put), senior Bianca Blair (100m hurdles), sophomore Linda Hadfield (pole vault), sophomore Aslynn Halvorson (discus throw), senior Ashley Harris (4x100m relay), junior Jessie Harrison (discus throw), junior Kia Jackson (100m, 4x100m relay), senior Brittany Jones, (100m, 200m, 4x100m relay), senior Laquoya Kelley (hammer throw), junior Martinique Octave (4x100m relay, 4x400m relay), senior Chanelle Price (800m), sophomore Kianna Ruff (800m, 4x400m relay), senior Brittany Sheffey (1500m), junior Nijgia Snapp (800m, 4x400m relay) and senior Ellen Wortham (400m hurdles, long jump, 4x400m relay).
The men's qualifiers are freshman Tyler Anderson (long jump), redshirt freshman Tavis Bailey (discus throw), senior Terry Benson (110m hurdles, 400m hurdles), sophomore Chase Brannon (pole vault), senior Desmond Brown (long jump), junior Arnez Hardnick (4x100m relay), redshirt freshman Matthew Hoty (shot put, discus throw), freshman Jamol James (100m, 200m, 4x100m relay), junior Reggie Juin (4x100m relay), sophomore Jarael Nelvis (4x100m relay) and senior Robert Rasnick (pole vault).
Lady Vol Wortham (55.55, 400m hurdles) enters the meet with the top mark in the East, while Price (2:03.15, 800m) and Alexander (shot put, 56-9 1/2; discus throw, 186-3) stand second in their events. Brannon (17-8 1/2, pole vault) enters the competition with the No. 5 mark in the field. The next best Vols are James in the 100m (10.24, 11th) and Hoty in the shot put (60-10, 12th).
Listed below are all of the events, qualifiers and rankings amongst the field and top marks registered this season.
Women 100 Meter Dash Prelims
14 Brittany Jones SR Tennessee 11.39
19 Kia Jackson JR Tennessee 11.45
Women 200 Meter Dash Prelims
8 Brittany Jones SR Tennessee 23.15
Women 800 Meter Run Prelims
2 Chanelle Price SR Tennessee 2:03.15
6 Nijgia Snapp JR Tennessee 2:03.88
13 Kianna Ruff SO Tennessee 2:04.85
Women 1500 Meter Run Prelims
18 Brittany Sheffey SR Tennessee 4:19.14
Women 100 Meter Hurdles Prelims
42 Bianca Blair SR Tennessee 13.65
Women 400 Meter Hurdles Prelims
1 Ellen Wortham SR Tennessee 55.55
Women 4x100 Meter Relay Prelims
7 Tennessee A.Harris / B. Jones / M. Octave / K. Jackson 44.44
Women 4x400 Meter Relay Prelims
6 Tennessee Wortham / Ruff / Snapp / Octave 3:33.85
Women Pole Vault Prelims
15 Linda Hadfield SO Tennessee 13-4.25/4.07m
Women Long Jump Prelims
13 Ellen Wortham SR Tennessee 20-5.74/6.24m
Women Shot Put Prelims
2 Annie Alexander SR Tennessee 56-9.50/17.31m
Women Discus Throw Prelims
2 Annie Alexander SR Tennessee 186-3/56.78m
30 Aslynn Halvorson SO Tennessee 162-4/49.48m
42 Jessie Harrison JR Tennessee 158-7/48.35m
Women Hammer Throw Prelims
48 Laquoya Kelly SR Tennessee 180-11/55.15m
Men 100 Meter Dash Prelims
11 Jamol James FR Tennessee 10.24
Men 200 Meter Dash Prelims
32 Jamol James FR Tennessee 21.04
Men 110 Meter Hurdles Prelims
29 Terry Benson SR Tennessee 14.05
Men 400 Meter Hurdles Prelims
21 Terry Benson SR Tennessee 51.50
Men 4x100 Meter Relay Prelims
14 Tennessee R. Juin / J. James / J. Nelvis / A. Hardnick 40.09
Men Pole Vault Prelims
5 Chase Brannon SO Tennessee 17-8.50/5.40m
17 Robert Rasnick SR Tennessee 17-4.50/5.30m
Men Long Jump Prelims
33 Desmond Brown JR Tennessee 24-6.25/7.47m
35 Tyler Anderson FR Tennessee 24-5.75/7.46m
Men Shot Put Prelims
12 Matthew Hoty FR Tennessee 60-10/18.54m
Men Discus Throw Prelims
19 Tavis Bailey FR Tennessee 177-1/53.98m
43 Matthew Hoty FR Tennessee 171-3/52.21m
