Alford-Sullivan Announces 2019-20 Schedule For Cross Country, Track & Field

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Entering her sixth season as Tennessee's director of track & field/cross country, Beth Alford-Sullivan has announced the competition schedule for the program's 2019-20 campaign.

CROSS COUNTRY
Tennessee opens the 2019 cross country season at home, hosting the first edition of the Tennessee Triangular meet at the Cherokee Farms Cross Country Course in Knoxville. The Vols and Lady Vols will welcome UT-Chattanooga and UT-Martin to Rocky Top on Friday, August 30.

The remainder of UT's regular season schedule comes on the road, traveling to familiar sites for the Cavalier Classic (Charlottesville, Va.) on Sept. 14 and the Louisville Classic (Louisville, Ky.) on Oct. 5. The Big Orange will get a test run on the NCAA South Regional course on Oct. 11, competing at the FSU Invitational in Tallahassee, Fla. before wrapping up the regular season at UAB's Blazer Classic on Oct. 18.

Postseason cross country begins with the SEC Championships, hosted by the University of Kentucky on Friday, Nov. 1. The NCAA South Regional Championships are scheduled for Nov. 15 in Tallahassee, Fla., with the NCAA National Championships coming the following weekend in Terre Haute, Ind. on Saturday, Nov. 23.

Tennessee looks to build off last season's solid postseason outings, which featured notable finishes for the men and women at the SEC and Regional level. The Volunteer men tabbed their best conference finish (4^th) since 2010 and best regional finish (3^rd) since 2002, while the women's team placed 7^th at both meets for their best team placements since 2011 and 2009 respectively.

INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
The Vols and Hoosiers will uphold the tradition of the Tennessee-Indiana Duals to open indoor season once again, with the meet set for Saturday, Jan. 11 in Bloomington, Ind. The following weekend, UT will send a contingent to Blacksburg, Va. for the Hokie Invitational (Jan. 17-18).

The Big Orange will travel to the home of defending national champions Texas Tech for the TTU Open on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. Tennessee's regular indoor season will conclude with the Clemson Tiger Paw Invite on Feb. 14-15.

College Station, Texas will serve as the host site of the 2019 SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships, set for Feb. 28-29 at the Gilliam Indoor Track & Field Stadium. Top-16 national qualifiers will travel to Albuquerque, N.M. for the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships on March 13-14.

OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
Tennessee will begin its outdoor campaign March 28-29 in Oxford, Miss. with the third annual Power 5 Trailblazer Challenge, featuring five other Division I programs with female directors (Ole Miss, South Carolina, USC, Miami and Washington). The Vols and Lady Vols will look to defend their meet titles as UT swept the competition in 2019. The Big Orange will send a group of athletes to Tempe, Ariz. for the Sun Angel Track Classic the following weekend (April 3-4).

UT's outdoor schedule features two home meets within the friendly confines of Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium. The 53^rd Tennessee Relays are set for Thursday through Saturday, April 9-11, while the Tennessee Challenge is scheduled for Saturday, May 2.

Between the pair of home meets, the Vols will send groupings to the Virginia Challenge (April 17-18) and the 126^th Penn Relays (April 23-26).

Postseason outdoor track & field begins May 14-16 as the SEC returns to College Station, Texas for the conference championships. NCAA East Preliminary qualifiers will head to Lexington, Ky. May 28-30, while the NCAA Outdoor Championships return to Austin, Texas for the second year in a row (June 10-13).

To view the schedule in its entirety, follow this link. For the most up-to-date information on Tennessee cross country and track & field, follow @Vol_Track on Twitter.

University of Tennessee | Official Athletics Site

Alford-Sullivan Announces 2019-20 Schedule For Cross Country, Track & Field

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