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Vol Throwers Korakidis, Maxwell Lock Up All-America Honors
June 05, 2019 | Track & Field
AUSTIN, Texas -- Tennessee sophomore throwers Georgios Korakidis and Joseph Maxwell each claimed Second Team All-America honors on Wednesday as the UT track & field program began competition at the 2019 NCAA Outdoor Championships, hosted by the University of Texas at Mike A. Myers Stadium.
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Second Team All-America status in track & field is reserved for student-athletes that finish ninth through 16th in their respective events at the national championships. The top-8 finishers in each event are awarded First Team acclaim, while the 17th through 24th-place finishers are tabbed with honorable mention accolades.
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SOPHOMORE SECOND-TEAMERS: Korakidis opened the day for Tennessee in the men's hammer throw, finishing 13th among the NCAA's top throwers with a mark of 67.65m (221-11) on his third and final attempt. The sophomore from Kilkís, Greece became UT's fifth hammer throw All-American along with VFLs Wes Boudreau (1996-97), Cameron Brown (2017), Garland Porter (2005) and Seth Whitener (2017).
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Maxwell completed his redshirt-sophomore outdoor season with a 17-centimeter PR of 19.50m (63-11.75) to place 9th at the national meet. The Evansville, Ontario, Canada native moved up to No. 3 on UT's all-time top-10 list with Wednesday's performance, in addition to becoming the eighth shot put All-American in Tennessee history.
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WILLIAMS ADVANCES: Senior captain and reigning SEC Champion Mustaqeem Williams represented the Vols in the men's 200m dash semifinals, clocking in at 20.38 to win his heat and automatically move on to the event's final. The Woodbridge, Va. goes for a national title Friday night at 10:07 p.m. ET.
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Williams also ran the 100m dash semifinals, turning in a time of 10.21 that placed 18th overall and missed Second Team All-America honors by .07 seconds.
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UP NEXT: Eight Lady Vols are set to compete Thursday as the Big Orange continues competition at the national championships. Stamatia Scarvelis will open the evening with the women's hammer throw at 5:30 p.m. ET, while the Tennessee women's 4x400m squad will conclude the night's action at 11:18 p.m.
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For the most up-to-date information on Tennessee track & field, follow @Vol_Track on Twitter.
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Second Team All-America status in track & field is reserved for student-athletes that finish ninth through 16th in their respective events at the national championships. The top-8 finishers in each event are awarded First Team acclaim, while the 17th through 24th-place finishers are tabbed with honorable mention accolades.
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SOPHOMORE SECOND-TEAMERS: Korakidis opened the day for Tennessee in the men's hammer throw, finishing 13th among the NCAA's top throwers with a mark of 67.65m (221-11) on his third and final attempt. The sophomore from Kilkís, Greece became UT's fifth hammer throw All-American along with VFLs Wes Boudreau (1996-97), Cameron Brown (2017), Garland Porter (2005) and Seth Whitener (2017).
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Maxwell completed his redshirt-sophomore outdoor season with a 17-centimeter PR of 19.50m (63-11.75) to place 9th at the national meet. The Evansville, Ontario, Canada native moved up to No. 3 on UT's all-time top-10 list with Wednesday's performance, in addition to becoming the eighth shot put All-American in Tennessee history.
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WILLIAMS ADVANCES: Senior captain and reigning SEC Champion Mustaqeem Williams represented the Vols in the men's 200m dash semifinals, clocking in at 20.38 to win his heat and automatically move on to the event's final. The Woodbridge, Va. goes for a national title Friday night at 10:07 p.m. ET.
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Williams also ran the 100m dash semifinals, turning in a time of 10.21 that placed 18th overall and missed Second Team All-America honors by .07 seconds.
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UP NEXT: Eight Lady Vols are set to compete Thursday as the Big Orange continues competition at the national championships. Stamatia Scarvelis will open the evening with the women's hammer throw at 5:30 p.m. ET, while the Tennessee women's 4x400m squad will conclude the night's action at 11:18 p.m.
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For the most up-to-date information on Tennessee track & field, follow @Vol_Track on Twitter.
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