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Lady Vols Claim Six All-America Citations Thursday Night
June 07, 2019 | Track & Field
AUSTIN, Texas -- Stamatia Scarvelis, Alexis Duncan and the Tennessee women's 4x400-meter relay team of Layla White, Brooklynn Broadwater, Martina Weil and Lenysse Dyer earned All-America honors Thursday night as UT opened women's competition at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships, hosted by the University of Texas at Mike A. Myers Stadium.
First Team All-America status in track & field is reserved for student-athletes that finish top-8 in their respective events at the national championships. Second Team honors are awarded to those that finish ninth through 16th overall.
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STAM SECURES SIXTH: Scarvelis (Santa Barbara, Calif.) competed in the final hammer throw competition of her collegiate career on Thursday, taking eighth place overall with a heave of 67.59m (221-9) to score a point for the Big Orange. This marks the sixth time Scarvelis has been named an All-American in her storied Tennessee career, and she currently stands as the only Lady Vol ever to earn First Team All-America accolades in the hammer throw in back-to-back seasons.
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The senior captain will face one more challenge Saturday night as she competes in flight 1 of the women's discus final, scheduled for 5:05 p.m. CT.
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DUNCAN NARROWLY MISSES FINAL: Sophomore school record holder Alexis Duncan took 9th place in the women's 100m hurdles semifinal, clocking in at 12.91 to miss the cutoff by just .03 seconds. The DeSoto, Texas native is now a three-time All-American, earning Second Team acclaim with her performance on Thursday.
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4X400 HAULS IN HONORS: Tennessee's 4x400-meter relay squad of Layla White, Brooklynn Broadwater, Martina Weil and Lenysse Dyer took home Second Team All-America distinction late Thursday night with a 9th-place outing in Austin. Weil sparked the charge for UT with a split of 52.89 over the third leg as the Lady Vols missed qualifying for Saturday's final by a mere 0.19 seconds.
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Dyer and White finish their respective Tennessee careers as four- and three-time All-Americans, while Broadwater claims her second All-America citation and Weil picks up the first of her college career.
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NATIONALS NEWBIES: Making their NCAA National Championship debuts on Thursday, UT junior Domonique Turner and sophomore Hannah Jefcoat placed 18th and 22nd for the Lady Vols in the 100m hurdles and pole vault, respectively. Turner clocked in at 13.27, while Jefcoat cleared a bar of 4.05m (13-3.5) on her second attempt.
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UP NEXT: Tennessee continues action at the national championships Friday night, with senior captains Mustaqeem Williams and Zach Long competing for the Big Orange. Williams will run the 200m dash final at approximately 10:07 p.m. ET, followed by Long in the men's 5000m at 10:25 p.m.
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Full results from Thursday can be found at this link. For the most up-to-date information on Tennessee track & field, follow @Vol_Track on Twitter.
First Team All-America status in track & field is reserved for student-athletes that finish top-8 in their respective events at the national championships. Second Team honors are awarded to those that finish ninth through 16th overall.
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STAM SECURES SIXTH: Scarvelis (Santa Barbara, Calif.) competed in the final hammer throw competition of her collegiate career on Thursday, taking eighth place overall with a heave of 67.59m (221-9) to score a point for the Big Orange. This marks the sixth time Scarvelis has been named an All-American in her storied Tennessee career, and she currently stands as the only Lady Vol ever to earn First Team All-America accolades in the hammer throw in back-to-back seasons.
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The senior captain will face one more challenge Saturday night as she competes in flight 1 of the women's discus final, scheduled for 5:05 p.m. CT.
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DUNCAN NARROWLY MISSES FINAL: Sophomore school record holder Alexis Duncan took 9th place in the women's 100m hurdles semifinal, clocking in at 12.91 to miss the cutoff by just .03 seconds. The DeSoto, Texas native is now a three-time All-American, earning Second Team acclaim with her performance on Thursday.
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4X400 HAULS IN HONORS: Tennessee's 4x400-meter relay squad of Layla White, Brooklynn Broadwater, Martina Weil and Lenysse Dyer took home Second Team All-America distinction late Thursday night with a 9th-place outing in Austin. Weil sparked the charge for UT with a split of 52.89 over the third leg as the Lady Vols missed qualifying for Saturday's final by a mere 0.19 seconds.
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Dyer and White finish their respective Tennessee careers as four- and three-time All-Americans, while Broadwater claims her second All-America citation and Weil picks up the first of her college career.
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NATIONALS NEWBIES: Making their NCAA National Championship debuts on Thursday, UT junior Domonique Turner and sophomore Hannah Jefcoat placed 18th and 22nd for the Lady Vols in the 100m hurdles and pole vault, respectively. Turner clocked in at 13.27, while Jefcoat cleared a bar of 4.05m (13-3.5) on her second attempt.
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UP NEXT: Tennessee continues action at the national championships Friday night, with senior captains Mustaqeem Williams and Zach Long competing for the Big Orange. Williams will run the 200m dash final at approximately 10:07 p.m. ET, followed by Long in the men's 5000m at 10:25 p.m.
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Full results from Thursday can be found at this link. For the most up-to-date information on Tennessee track & field, follow @Vol_Track on Twitter.
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