Vols Finish UVA Challenge with 20 Season Bests

Saturday, April 21

Charlottesville, Va.

University of Tennessee

Virginia Challenge

KNOXVILLE, TN - 2018.04.14 - 51st Tennessee Relays

Photo by: Alison P. McNabb\Tennessee Athletics

April 21, 2018 | Track & Field

Results

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The Tennessee track and field team recorded three more event wins and 20 season bests Saturday to close the Virginia Challenge at Lannigan Field.

Tennessee swept the 800-meter competitions in the morning. Sarah Reeves led a 1-2 UT freshman finish in the women's race. She crossed the line in 2:13.10, followed by Nicole Adams in 2:13.67. Senior Scott Cousino won the men's 800m in a season-best 1:53.11.

Sophomore Darryl Sullivan put together a collegiate outdoor best in the high jump, winning the competition after clearing 2.16m (7-1).

Freshman Ingar Kiplesund, a national champion from Norway, posted his longest outdoor mark of the year at 7.44m (24-5) to take third in the invitational long jump.

The meet concluded with a high-energy evening distance festival, and four Vols took strides forward in their careers.

Freshman Megan Murray dropped nearly 30 seconds off her career best in the 5,000m, running in 16:36.44 to take 22nd.

In the men's 5,000m sophomores Brad Swiney (14:27.57) and Wesley Robinson (14:30.03) recorded personal bests to finish 32nd and 36th respectively. Both had competed in the 1,500m in the morning, placing sixth and 10th.

Senior Nick Brey ran his first 10,000m, taking 19th in 30:46.94.

HEPTATHLON TRAINING: Tennessee multi-event competitors Maya Neal and Kiara Rhodes both competed in a pair of events during Saturday's day session. Neal recorded season bests in the long jump (5.96m, 19-6.75) and the 100m hurdles (14.33). Rhodes posted career bests in the 100m hurdles (13.81) and 200m (25.05).

UP NEXT: Next week, the Vols travel to Fayetteville, Arkansas, for the National Relay Championships. The two-day meet runs April 27-28. It is Tennessee's final road meet of the regular season.

QUOTES
Beth Alford-Sullivan, Director of Track & Field/Cross Country
"The Virginia Challenge went extremely well for us across the board. We had a large distance contingent and had some breakthroughs in the 1500s and 800s with great section wins by Sarah Reeves and Scott Cousino in the 800s. There were some great PRs by Adam Johnston and Brad Swiney. Brad and Wes (Robinson) came back tonight in the 5K and PR-ed by about eight seconds. Megan Murray had about a 20-second PR in the women's 5K.

"On the field side of things, Ingar had his season best long jump so far. We had a great performance by Maya Neal in the long jump and then a good hurdle race from Kiara. I'm really proud of Darryl Sullivan too. He's looking at bigger bars and executing well. I feel like he's on track.

"All of us are climbing the ladder and that's what it takes. This week was a transition from an exciting home meet to a meet next week where we see a lot of SEC teams and wrap up the regular season. This was a week to take steps forward and see the progress. They came in and competed hard. I was very proud of them."

RESULTS
Virginia Challenge
Women
200m (Open): 29. KiaraNicole Adams05 (-0.6)

800m (Open): 1. Sarah Reeves, 2:13.10; 2. Nicole Adams, 2:13.67; 10. Madison Tippet, 2:18.21.

1500m (Open): 7. Taylor Luthringer, 4:46.62; 8. Rachel Ware, 4:46.87.

5000m (Invitational): 22. Megan Murray, 16:36.44

100m Hurdles (Open): 8. Kiara Rhodes, 13.81 (+0.5), 16. Maya Neal, 14.33 (+1.5)

Long Jump (Open): 4. Maya Neal, 5.96m (19-6.75)

Men
200m (Open): 32. Jeffrey Uzzell, 22.75 (-2.9)

800m (Open): 1. Scott Cousino, 1:53.11; 8. Trey Quealy, 1:55.17; 9. Nicholas Boogades, 1:55.65.

1,500m (Open): 6. Adam Johnston, 3:53.69; 7. Brad Swiney, 3:53.73; 8. Alex Crigger, 3:54.11; 10. Wesley Robinson, 3:56.40; 11. John Elrod, 3:56.47; 14. Georde Goodwyn, 3:59.40; 15. Drew Kelley, 4:07.12.

5,000m (Invitational): 32. Brad Swiney, 14:27.57; 36. Wesley Robinson, 14:30.03

10,0000m (Invitational): 19. Nick Brey, 30:46.94

High Jump (Open): 1. Darryl Sullivan, 2.16m (7-1)

Long Jump (Invitational): 3. Ingar Kiplesund, 7.44m (24-5)