University of Tennessee Athletics
Vols Set for USATF Junior Nationals
June 15, 2018 | Track & Field
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Tennessee has three rising sophomores and five newcomers competing this weekend at the USATF Junior Outdoor Championships, hosted at Indiana's Robert C. Haugh Complex.Â
The meet runs Friday through Sunday with the top two finishers in each event earning a roster spot on the U.S. national team for the IAAF World U20 Championships, which will be held next month in Finland.Â
Jordan West leads the returning Vols into the meet. The native of Rahway, New Jersey, earned second-team All-America honors in shot put last week with a 12th-place finish at the NCAA championships. He is seeded third in the shot put and will throw Saturday (full Tennessee schedule below).Â
Fellow sophomore Jalen Tate also competes in the triple jump Saturday, and Hannah Jefcoat follows Sunday in the pole vault.Â
Tennessee incoming freshmen competing include: Cameron Murray and Eric Allen Jr. on the men's side, and Masai Russell, Katie Thronson and Alonie Sutton for the women.Â
Murray, a jumper and hurdler from Atlanta, is tied for the second-fastest entry time in the 110m hurdles (13.53) and is also the fifth seed in the long jump (7.56m).Â
Allen, from Odenton, Maryland, is seeded ninth in the 100m (10.43) and 10th in the 200m (20.94).Â
Russell, from Potomac, Maryland, has the fastest full 400m hurdles in the women's field (57.55) and is seeded fourth for the first-round competition Friday afternoon. Both she and Allen attended Bullis School.Â
Thronson of Spokane, Washington, is seeded third in a 10-runner field for the 3,000m steeplechase Friday night.
USATF Junior Outdoor Championships
Tennessee Competitors
Friday
Men's 110m Hurdles - 1st Round (4:05 p.m.): Cameron Murray
Long Jump (5:00 p.m.): Cameron Murray
Women's 400m Hurdles - 1st Round (5:20 p.m.): Masai Russell
Men's 100m (6:15 p.m.): Eric Allen Jr.
Men's 110m Hurdles (6:30 p.m.): Cameron Murray
Women's 3,000m Steeplechase (7:20 p.m.): Katie Thronson
Saturday
Men's Shot Put (1:15 p.m.): Jordan WestÂ
Women's 400m Hurdles (6:00 p.m.): Masai Russell
Men's Triple Jump (6:10 p.m.): Jalen Tate
Men's 200m - 1st Round (6:40 p.m.): Eric Allen Jr.
SundayÂ
Women's Pole Vault (2:15 p.m.): Hannah Jefcoat
Women's Triple Jump (2:45 p.m.):Â Alonie Sutton
Men's 200m (4:15 p.m.): Eric Allen Jr.
The meet runs Friday through Sunday with the top two finishers in each event earning a roster spot on the U.S. national team for the IAAF World U20 Championships, which will be held next month in Finland.Â
Jordan West leads the returning Vols into the meet. The native of Rahway, New Jersey, earned second-team All-America honors in shot put last week with a 12th-place finish at the NCAA championships. He is seeded third in the shot put and will throw Saturday (full Tennessee schedule below).Â
Fellow sophomore Jalen Tate also competes in the triple jump Saturday, and Hannah Jefcoat follows Sunday in the pole vault.Â
Tennessee incoming freshmen competing include: Cameron Murray and Eric Allen Jr. on the men's side, and Masai Russell, Katie Thronson and Alonie Sutton for the women.Â
Murray, a jumper and hurdler from Atlanta, is tied for the second-fastest entry time in the 110m hurdles (13.53) and is also the fifth seed in the long jump (7.56m).Â
Allen, from Odenton, Maryland, is seeded ninth in the 100m (10.43) and 10th in the 200m (20.94).Â
Russell, from Potomac, Maryland, has the fastest full 400m hurdles in the women's field (57.55) and is seeded fourth for the first-round competition Friday afternoon. Both she and Allen attended Bullis School.Â
Thronson of Spokane, Washington, is seeded third in a 10-runner field for the 3,000m steeplechase Friday night.
USATF Junior Outdoor Championships
Tennessee Competitors
Friday
Men's 110m Hurdles - 1st Round (4:05 p.m.): Cameron Murray
Long Jump (5:00 p.m.): Cameron Murray
Women's 400m Hurdles - 1st Round (5:20 p.m.): Masai Russell
Men's 100m (6:15 p.m.): Eric Allen Jr.
Men's 110m Hurdles (6:30 p.m.): Cameron Murray
Women's 3,000m Steeplechase (7:20 p.m.): Katie Thronson
Saturday
Men's Shot Put (1:15 p.m.): Jordan WestÂ
Women's 400m Hurdles (6:00 p.m.): Masai Russell
Men's Triple Jump (6:10 p.m.): Jalen Tate
Men's 200m - 1st Round (6:40 p.m.): Eric Allen Jr.
SundayÂ
Women's Pole Vault (2:15 p.m.): Hannah Jefcoat
Women's Triple Jump (2:45 p.m.):Â Alonie Sutton
Men's 200m (4:15 p.m.): Eric Allen Jr.
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