Scarvelis Leads UT Through Day One Of SEC Championships

Friday, May 11

Knoxville, Tenn.

University of Tennessee

SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships

Photo by: John Golliher/Tennessee Athletics

Scarvelis Leads UT Through Day One Of SEC Championships

May 11, 2018 | Track & Field

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Junior thrower Stamatia Scarvelis claimed a win in the women's hammer throw and scored all 10 of the Tennessee women's day one total points at the SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Friday at Tom Black Track.

Scarvelis earned her first conference championship with a best throw of 66.19m (217-2), two inches further than second-place finisher Janeah Stewart of Ole Miss (66.15m; 217-0). With the win, she became the first women's hammer throw SEC champion in Tennessee history.

The Tennessee men's lone scoring effort on day one came from freshman thrower Georgios Korakidis, who placed seventh in the men's hammer with a best mark of 67.05m (219-11), which netted two points.

In the men's and women's 200m, a pair of Vols each set personal bests on their ways to both earning top seeds.

Senior Shania Collins recorded the top qualifying time for the women's 200m dash, clocking a wind-aided personal best time of 22.40 (+2.4) and earning the top seed for the 200m finals.

Junior Mustaqeem Williams also set a personal best in the 200m dash, registering a time of 20.47 (+1.8) and locking up the number two seed for the men's finals.

Fellow junior sprinter Kwantreyl McConico qualified for the 200m finals as well, finishing eighth in the prelims with a time of 20.62 seconds (+2.0).

The men's and women's finals for the 200m dash will each take place on Sunday night.

Tennessee also finds itself in good shape in the heptathlon through the first day of competition.

Junior Maya Neal currently sits in third place with 3,397 points, while freshman Kiara Rhodes is in seventh with 3,158 points. Neal's first day of competition was highlighted by personal best marks in the 100m hurdles (13.72 seconds), shot put (12.49m) and 200m dash (24.58 seconds).

Rhodes also set three new personal bests, in the 100m hurdles (13.76 seconds), high jump (1.65m) and 200m dash (24.53 seconds).

The heptathlon long jump, javelin throw and 800m will all take place on Saturday to round out the event.

The full schedule for Saturday's events, as well as Friday's results, are posted below.

QUOTES
Stamatia Scarvelis
"I just knew my technique on the other throws hadn't been great. I knew if I went in and executed the throw, start tall, end tall, complete a throw, I'd have a chance against Janeah. Janeah's a really good hammer thrower. We're three and four in the country right now. It's always great competition at the SECs. I knew I needed to execute a technical throw and just let it happen."

SEC OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Tennessee Results
Friday

Women
Hammer Throw: 1. Stamatia Scarvelis, 66.19m (217-2); 10. Savannah Marlow, 54.02m (177-2)

Heptathlon 100m Hurdles: 4. Maya Neal, 13.72 (+2.0); 5. Kiara Rhodes, 13.76 (+1.0)

Heptathlon High Jump: 2. Kiara Rhodes, 1.65m (5-5); 6. Maya Neal, 1.62m (5-3.75)

Heptathlon Shot Put: 3. Maya Neal, 12.49m (40-11.75); 9. Kiara Rhodes, 8.32m (27-3.75)

Heptathlon 200m: 2. Kiara Rhodes, 24.53 (+1.6); 3. Maya Neal, 24.58 (+2.3)

800m: 12. Nicole Adams, 2:11.60; 20. Madison Tippet, 2:22.53

200m: 1. Shania Collins, 22.40 (+2.4); 10. Lenysse Dyer, 23.06 (+3.1); 13. Maia McCoy, 23.14 (+1.5); 21. Gabriella Cantrell, 23.77 (+3.1)

400 Hurdles: 13. Brooklynn Broadwater, 1:04.26

Men
Javelin Throw: 12. Jake Sheehan, 55.93m (183-6); 14. Nick Hassler, 53.98m (177-1)

800m: 18. Trey Quealy, 1:53.56; 22. Scott Cousino, 1:55.75; 23. Jose Parilla, 1:56.70; 28. Nick Boogades, 1:58.96

200m: 2. Mustaqeem Williams, 20.47 (+1.8); 8. Kwantreyl McConico, 20.62 (+2.0); 22. Elijah Miller, 21.45 (+2.9)

Hammer Throw: 7. Georgios Korakidis, 67.05m (219-11); 9. Seth Whitener, 64.76m (212-5); 5. Matthew Zajac, 61.01m (200-2)

Schedule of Events for Saturday, May 12

Women's Heptathlon - Day 2
10:00 am - Long Jump
11:30 am - Javelin
1:30 pm - 800m

Men's Decathlon - Day 2
12:00 pm - 110M Hurdles
12:45 pm - Discus
2:45 pm - Pole Vault
6:00 pm - Javelin
8:00 pm - 1500m

Events List
2:00 pm - M Long Jump (FINAL)
3:00 pm - W Javelin (FINAL)
3:00 pm - M Shot Put (FINAL)
6:30 pm - W 100m Hurdles (prelim)
6:50 pm - M 110m Hurdles (prelim)
7:10 pm - W 1500m (prelim)
7:30 pm - M 1500m (prelim)
7:30 pm - W Long Jump (FINAL)
7:30 pm - W Shot Put (FINAL)
7:55 pm - W 400m (prelim)
8:20 pm - M 400m (prelim)
8:45 pm - W 100m (prelim)
9:10 pm - M 100m (prelim)
9:35 pm - W 3000M SC (FINAL)
9:55 pm - M 3000M SC (FINAL)