Vols Break Two Records to Open Outdoor Season

Friday, March 23

Los Angeles, Calif. / Katherine B. Loker Stadium

University of Tennessee

Power 5 Trailblazer Challenge

March 23, 2018 | Track & Field

Results

By: Amanda Pruitt

LOS ANGELES — Tennessee broke a pair of program throws records Friday to open the outdoor track and field season at the Power 5 Trailblazer Challenge.

Just two throwing events were contested on the first day, and junior Stamatia Scarvelis led the way for the Vols with a pair of victories in the women's competition.

Scarvelis first broke her own program record in the hammer throw by more than three meters with a mark of 68.37 meters (224-feet-3). The junior, competing in her home state of California, passed the record three times during her six attempts.

Later in the session, she won the discus competition with a career-best mark of 56.41m (185-1), which ranks fourth on Tennessee's all-time list.

In the men's competition, Georgios Korakidis demolished Tennessee's freshman record in the hammer throw by nearly four meters with a mark of 66.15m (217-0) to finish second.

Senior Matthew Zajac was the Vols' top finisher in the men's discus, taking third with a mark of 56.48m (185-3). He was also fifth in the hammer (62.62m; 205-5).

The Power 5 Trailblazer Challenge features the five major track and field programs — Tennessee, Southern California, Ole Miss, Miami and Ohio State — that are led by a woman. Through two scored events, the UT women lead with field with 22 points. Tennessee and Miami are tied with 18 points in the men's meet.

UP NEXT: The main session of the meet runs Saturday, starting at 3 p.m. Eastern (noon Pacific).

POWER 5 TRAILBLAZER CHALLENGE
Tennessee Results
Friday

WOMEN
Hammer Throw: 1. Stamatia Scarvelis, 68.37m (224-3); 7. Savannah Marlow, 52.79m (173-2).

Discus: 1. Stamatia Scarvelis, 56.41m (185-1); 5. Tamia Crockett, 47.85m (157-0).

MEN
Hammer Throw: 2. Georgios Korakidis, 66.15m (217-0); 5. Matthew Zajac, 62.62m (205-5); 6. Seth Whitener, 62.54m (205-2).

Discus: 3. Matthew Zajac, 56.48m (185-3); 6. Joseph Maxwell, 50.01m (164-1).