UT Qualifies 40 Entries For NCAA East Preliminary Rounds

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UT Qualifies 40 Entries For NCAA East Preliminary Rounds

May 20, 2021 | Track & Field

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INDIANAPOLIS — Tennessee track & field will send 31 athletes to Jacksonville, Florida, next week for the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds, as final declarations were released Thursday afternoon. The four-day meet will be hosted May 26-29 at the University of North Florida's Hodges Stadium.

Between the UT men's and women's squads, Tennessee has 30 individuals and two relay teams totaling 40 entries at the regional competition. The top-12 finishers in each event will advance to the NCAA National Championships, which will be held June 9-12 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

Tennessee's group in Jacksonville will feature 15 top-12 seeds, highlighted by graduate student Jah-Nhai Perinchief who owns the East region's top mark in the men's triple jump at 16.89m (55-5). Additional top-5 individual seeds for the Big Orange include Maia McCoy (No. 4 seed - 100m), Latavia Maines (No. 3 seed - shot put), Darryl Sullivan (No. 2 seed - high jump) and Carey McLeod (No. 2 seed - long jump).

Women (18 Entries)
100m: 4. Maia McCoy (11.08), 7. Joella Lloyd (11.19)
200m: 20. Maia McCoy (23.36), 35. Joella Lloyd (23.62)
5,000m: 19. Katie Thronson (15:54.60)
100mH: 13. Alexis Duncan (13.09), 16. Domonique Turner (13.11), 39. Kiara Rhodes (13.44)
400mH: 13. Vanessa Watson (57.87)
3,000mSC: 22. Katie Thronson (10:06.87)
4x100m Relay: 5. Tennessee (43.59)
Pole Vault: 17. Hannah Jefcoat (4.19m)
Long Jump: 22. Prom'Myse Hoosier (6.33m)
Shot Put: 3. Latavia Maines (18.71m), 20. Nayoka Clunis (16.37m)
Discus: 30. Nayoka Clunis (52.42m)
Hammer: 11. Nayoka Clunis (65.03m), 47. Chandler Hayden (58.54m)

Men (22 Entries)
400m: 9. Christopher Bailey (45.25), 14. Emmanuel Bynum (45.96)
800m: 16. Alex Kay (1:48.75), 28. Kameron Helmlinger (1:49.12), 48. Joe Hoots (1:49.77)
1,500m: 46. Conner Hawkins (3:44.33)
10,000m: 20. Karl Thiessen (29:07.61)
400mH: 8. Rasheeme Griffith (50.56)
3,000mSC: 34. Alex Crigger (8:51.08)
4x400m Relay: 6. Tennessee (3:05.71)
High Jump: 2. Darryl Sullivan (2.33m)
Long Jump: 2. Carey McLeod (8.34m), 12. Jah-Nhai Perinchief (7.81m), 18. Anthony Riley (7.66m)
Triple Jump: 1. Jah-Nhai Perinchief (16.89m), 11. Carey McLeod (16.08m), 23. Daniel Igbokwe (15.71m)
Shot Put: 6. Jordan West (19.85m), 16. Joseph Maxwell (18.80m)
Discus: 19. Jordan West (56.59m), 25. Chance Crawford (55.19m)
Hammer: 7. Georgios Korakidis (69.21m)

The 2021 NCAA East preliminary rounds will begin Wednesday, May 26 at 1:30 p.m. as Georgios Korakidis looks to punch his second ticket to nationals in the men's hammer throw. The full meet schedule can be downloaded at this link.

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