Pair Of Records Fall Friday Night At Virginia Tech Invite

BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Tennessee track & field rookies Emmanuel Bynum and Alex Kay took down a couple of all-time program freshman records Friday night, as UT competed at the Virginia Tech Invitational inside the Rector Field House.

Bynum ran a time of 33.38 in the men's 300-meter dash in the final track event of the night, breaking the previous UT freshman standard of 33.96 set by Dentarius Locke in 2011. The Memphis native Bynum placed himself No. 6 on Tennessee's list of all-time top-10 performers in the men's 300m.

Kay clocked a time of 2:26.97 in the men's 1,000-meter competition to break a UT freshman record that had stood since 1987. The middle distance specialist from Ocala, Florida, topped VFL David Maez's previous rookie record by five hundredths of a second (2:27.03).

Tennessee totaled 11 top-3 finishes on Friday, including event victories in the men's weight throw, women's 60m hurdles and women's triple jump. Read below for more highlights from the first day of the Virginia Tech Invitational.

LADY VOLS SWEEP HURDLE PODIUM, AGAIN: For the second-consecutive meet, Tennessee had the top-three finishers in the women's 60m hurdles as Domonique Turner (8.22), Alexis Duncan (8.22) and Kiara Rhodes (8.24) placed first, second and third respectively. Rhodes' time was good for a new personal-best and bumped her up to No. 6 on UT's all-time top-10 list.

TRIPLE JUMP U: Tennessee had the top collegiate finishers in both the men's and women's triple jump Friday evening, as Alonie Sutton and Carey McLeod each recorded indoor personal bests.

Sutton took home gold on the women's side with a performance of 13.34m (43-9.25), topping her previous PR by one centimeter. The new mark ranks second in Tennessee history and second in the NCAA this season.

McLeod, who had only competed in the triple jump outdoors prior to this season, leaped a mark of 15.89m (52-1.75) for second place at the meet behind Tennessee volunteer coach Clive Pullen. McLeod's mark was the sixth-best performance in program history and sits No. 6 on the NCAA indoor qualifying list.

WEIGHT THROW WIN: Tennessee junior Georgios Korakidis picked up his first victory of the season in the men's weight throw with his sixth-round throw of 20.62m (67-8). This marks the fourth consecutive performance above 20 meters for the Kilkís, Greece, native.

DISTANCE RUNNERS-UP: The Tennessee distance crew secured a pair of podium finishes on the women's side in the mile and 3,000-meter run Friday night.

Making her collegiate indoor mile debut, sophomore Katie Thronson ran a time of 4:53.20 for second place at the meet. Redshirt freshman Sydney Seymour followed with a runner-up finish in the 3,000m, as her time of 9:55.46 was more than 13 seconds faster than her previous college-best.

FASTEST WOMEN IN THE BUILDING: The top-two finishers in the women's 60m dash finals were both members of the Tennessee track & field sprint squad. Competing unattached, senior captain Maia McCoy clocked in at 7.31 for her fastest season opener to date. Joella Lloyd, a redshirt freshman from Antigua & Barbuda, was right on McCoy's heels with a personal-best mark of 7.34 for second place.

#PRTRACKER: Tennessee athletes combined for a total of 14 indoor personal records Friday night at the Virginia Tech Invitational.

Joella Lloyd - Women's 60m Dash - 7.34
Akira Rhodes - Women's 60m Dash - 7.93
Nicole Adams - Women's 1,000m - 2:53.95
Olivia Janke - Women's Mile - 4:56.39
Sydney Seymour - Women's 3,000m - 9:55.46
Alyssa Wolf - Women's 3,000m - 10:08.71
Akira Rhodes - Women's 60m Hurdles - 8.58
Kiara Rhodes - Women's 60m Hurdles - 8.24
Au'Yana Carson - Women's Triple Jump - 11.69m (38-4.25)
Alonie Sutton - Women's Triple Jump - 13.34m (43-9.25)
Riley Buchholz - Men's Mile - 4:18.57
Max Zani - Men's 3,000m - 8:36.01
Peyton Davis - Men's 60m Hurdles - 8.93
Carey McLeod - Men's Triple Jump - 15.89m (52-1.75)

UP NEXT: The Vols and Lady Vols will continue competition in Blacksburg Saturday, beginning at 11 a.m. with the women's high jump and women's pole vault. For the most up-to-date information on Tennessee track & field, follow @Vol_Track on Twitter.

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Pair Of Records Fall Friday Night At Virginia Tech Invite

Players Mentioned

Nicole Adams

Riley Buchholz

Emmanuel Bynum

Au'Yana Carson

Peyton Davis

Alexis Duncan

Olivia Janke

Alex Kay

Georgios Korakidis

Joella Lloyd

Maia McCoy

Carey McLeod

Akira Rhodes

Kiara Rhodes

Sydney Seymour

Alonie Sutton

Katie Thronson

Domonique Turner

Alyssa Wolf

Max Zani

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