Vols Open Tennessee Relays

Thursday, April 6

Knoxville, Tenn.

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Tennessee Relays

April 06, 2017 | Track & Field

April 6, 2017

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee track and field opened the Tennessee Relays on a rainy and windy Thursday at Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium.

The relays opened with the women's heptathlon and the men's decathlon. The student-athletes had to deal with temperatures in the 40s and wind gusts up to 20 miles per hour for large parts of the day.

Maya Neal dealt with those conditions well and sits in fourth place of the heptathlon competition with 2824 points through four events. Neal finished sixth in the 100m hurdles with a time of 14.61 seconds to open up the Tennessee Relays. Neal went on to take fifth in the shot put with a throw of 10.15m (33-3.75). She finished the first day of competition with a strong 200m run. Neal took second in her heat with a time of 26.06 and finished fifth overall.

Darryl Harris also sits in fourth place after the first day of competition in the decathlon. Harris took second place in three of the five decathlon events on Thursday. Harris received 910 points in the 100m as he ran a wind-aided time of 10.78 seconds. He followed that up with a strong showing in the long jump as he leaped 6.77m (22-2.5). Harris closed day one as he won his heat and finished second overall in the 400m with a time of 51.77. Harris was in lane three for the race and really accelerated over the final 150m to finish 1.57 seconds ahead of everyone else in his race.

Stamatia Scarvelis and Candice Butler finished fifth and sixth in a talented hammer throw competition. The competition featured four of the top 10 hammer throwers in the country so far this season. Scarvelis needed a mark on her third throw after fouling off her first two throws, and she came through with a throw of 58.08m (190-7). Butler posted her best toss of 57.79m (189-7) on her final attempt to claim sixth place. Savannah Marlow took 13th place with a throw of 48.51m (159-2).

The men's hammer throw saw three Vol throwers make the final of the competition and two Vols place in the top three. Cameron Brown led the way with the second best throw of his career. That throw came on his final attempt as Brown let out a scream as he released the throw of 66.09m (216-10). That throw allowed him to move past teammate Seth Whitener. Whitener notched a throw of 63.15m (207-2) on his first attempt of the competition to finish in third. Matthew Zajac entered the final with a mark of 56.56m, but bettered that with his fifth-round attempt, which landed at 57.12m (187-5).

Tennessee will return to action on Friday morning at 10 a.m. as the multis begin day two of competition. The track events begin at 2:45 with the women's 400m hurdles. The field events begin at three with both the men's and women's long jump. Olympian and reigning 60m and 200m indoor champion Christian Coleman will compete in the men's 100m competition at 3:40 p.m. The meet will be streamed on WatchESPN/ESPN3 starting at 3 p.m. ET.

Thursday, April 6

Multi Events
Women's Heptathlon - 100m Hurdles: 6. Maya Neal, 14.61 (+4.7) (894 points)
Women's Heptathlon - High Jump: 9. Maya Neal, 1.48m (4-10.25) (599 points)
Women's Heptathlon - Shot Put: 5. Maya Neal, 10.15m (33-3.75) (539 points)
Women's Heptathlon - 200m: 5. Maya Neal, 26.06 (+4.1) (792 points)
Women's Heptathlon - First Day: 4. Maya Neal, 2824 points
Men's Decathlon - 100m: 2. Darryl Harris, 10.78 (+5.4) (910 points)
Men's Decathlon - Long Jump: 2. Darryl Harris, 6.77m/22-2.5 (NWI) (760 points)
Men's Decathlon - Shot Put: 9. Darryl Harris, 9.45m (31-0) (453 points)
Men's Decathlon - High Jump: T-9. Darryl Harris, 1.71m (5-7.25) (552 points)
Men's Decathlon - 400m: 2. Darryl Harris, 51.77 (735 points)
Men's Decathlon - First Day: 4. Darryl Harris, 3410 points

Field Events
4 p.m. | Women's Hammer: 5. Stamatia Scarvelis, 58.08m (190-7); 6. Candice Butler, 57.79m (189-7); 13. Savannah Marlow, 48.51m (159-2)
6:30 p.m. | Men's Hammer: 2. Cameron Brown, 66.09m (216-10); 3. Seth Whitener, 63.15m (207-2); 8. Matthew Zajac, 57.12m (187-5)

Friday, April 7

Multi Events
Women's Heptathlon - Long Jump: Maya Neal
Women's Heptathlon - Javelin: Maya Neal
Women's Heptathlon - 800m: Maya Neal
Women's Heptathlon - Total: Maya Neal
Men's Decathlon - 110m Hurdles: Darryl Harris
Men's Decathlon - Discus: Darryl Harris
Men's Decathlon - Pole Vault: Darryl Harris
Men's Decathlon - Javelin: Darryl Harris
Men's Decathlon - 1500m: Darryl Harris
Men's Decathlon - Total: Darryl Harris

Field Events
3 p.m. | Women's Long Jump: Cidae'a Woods, LaChyna Roe, Rebecka Miranda
3 p.m. | Men's Long Jump: Bruce DeGrilla, Marcellus Fletcher, Weldon Wright
4 p.m. | Women's Javelin:
4 p.m. | Women's Shot Put: Cassie Wertman, Stamatia Scarvelis, Tamia Crockett, Emily Meier (Unattached)
4 p.m. | Women's Pole Vault:
5 p.m. | Women's High Jump:
7 p.m. | Men's Shot Put: Joseph Maxwell (Unattached), Cole Patterson (Unattached)
7 p.m. | Men's Pole Vault: Tristan Slater, Nate Harper
7 p.m. | Men's Javelin: Nick Hassler

Running Events
2:45 p.m. | Women's 400m Hurdles: Brooklynn Broadwater
3 p.m. | Men's 400m Hurdles:
3:20 p.m. | Women's 100m: Shania Collins, Maia McCoy, Cidae'a Woods
3:40 p.m. | Men's 100m: Christian Coleman, Mustaqeem Williams, Malik Elion, Matthew Moore, Bruce DeGrilla, Desmond Maclin (Unattached)
4 p.m. | Women's 100m Hurdles: Domonique Turner
4:15 p.m. | Men's 100m Hurdles:
4:30 p.m. | Women's 400m: Layla White
4:50 p.m. | Men's 400m: Ari Cogdell
5:10 p.m. | Women's 800m: Felecia Majors (Unattached)
5:25 p.m. | Men's 800m: Zach Long, Trey Quealy, Drew Kelley
5:40 p.m. | Women's 3000m Steeplechase:
5:55 p.m. | Men's 3000m Steeplechase:
6:10 p.m. | Women's 1500m:
6:35 p.m. | Men's 1500m: Zach Long, Tyler Woodrome, Adam Johnston
7:00 p.m. | Women's 200m: Lenysse Dyer, Maia McCoy, Brooklynn Broadwater, Cidae'a Woods, Domonique Turner, Rebecka Miranda
7:20 p.m. | Men's 200m: Nathan Strother, Mustaqeem Williams, Ari Cogdell, Malik Elion, Matthew Moore, Desmond Maclin (Unattached)
7:40 p.m. | Women's 5000m: Julia Rizor, Peighton Meske, Jessica Rizor, Cassidy Giles
8:05 p.m. | Men's 5000m: Wesley Robinson, Brad Swiney, Andre Hillsman

Saturday, April 8

Recognitions
11:30 a.m. | National Anthem, Tennessee Sr. Recognitions, Special Awards

Field Events
10 a.m. | Women's Discus: Stamatia Scarvelis, Tamia Crockett
11 a.m. | Men's Invite Pole Vault:
12 p.m. | Men's High Jump: Darryl Sullivan
1 p.m. | Men's Discus: Matthew Zajac
1 p.m. | Women's Triple Jump: Cidae'a Woods, LaChyna Roe, Rebecka Miranda
1 p.m. | Men's Triple Jump: Bruce DeGrilla, Marcellus Fletcher, Weldon Wright
2 p.m. | Women's Invite Pole Vault:

Running Events
12 p.m. | Women's 4x200m Relay:
12:15 p.m. | Men's 4x200m Relay:
12:30 p.m. | Women's Distance Medley Relay:
12:50 p.m. | Men's Distance Medley Relay: Tennessee (Adam Johnston, Joshua McLemore, Tyler Woodrome, Trey Quealy)
1:10 p.m. | Women's Sprint Medley Relay:
1:30 p.m. | Men's Sprint Medley Relay:
1:50 p.m. | Women's 4x100m Relay: Tennessee (Shania Collins, Maia McCoy, Lenysse Dyer, Cidae'a Woods, Layla White)
2:10 p.m. | Men's 4x100m Relay: (Ari Cogdell, Christian Coleman, Malik Elion, Mustaqeem Williams, Nathan Strother)
2:30 p.m. | Women's 4x800m Relay:
2:50 p.m. | Men's 4x800m Relay: Tennessee (Adam Johnston, Tyler Woodrome, Zach Long, Trey Quealy)
3:10 p.m. | Women's 4x400m Relay: Tennessee (Shania Collins, Maia McCoy, Lenysse Dyer, Layla White, Brooklynn Broadwater)
3:30 p.m. | Men's 4x400m Relay: Tennessee (Ari Cogdell, Nathan Strother, Christian Coleman, Mustaqeem Williams, Malik Elion)