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Track Central: 54th Tennessee Relays
April 06, 2022 | Track & Field
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Hosting the 54th Tennessee Relays, the Tennessee track & field program competes at home for the first time this season. The annual home meet will run Thursday through Saturday at Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium.
FOLLOW LIVE
Live results from the Tennessee Relays will be provided by AdkinsTrak Timing Associates throughout the weekend. Friday and Saturday's action will be streamed online via SEC Network+ and is available on the WatchESPN app.
MEET SCHEDULE
The Tennessee Relays open up Thursday at 11 a.m. ET with the first day of the men's decathlon and women's heptathlon. The women's and men's hammer throw competitions will close out the opening day, with the women beginning at 4 p.m. and the men starting at 6:30 p.m.
The action ramps up on Friday and Saturday with individual running and field events and relays taking place on those days. Click here to view the full meet schedule.
POWER HOUR
A slight twist to the Tennessee Relays is the addition of the Power Hour. Running from 6-7:30 p.m. on Friday, the Power Hour will feature the top-seeded athletes across select marquee events. Currently scheduled to compete during the window are UT student-athletes Joella Lloyd and Carey McLeod - who competed at the Tokyo Olympics - and recent NCAA Indoor National Champion Wayne Pinnock.
WHO'S COMPETING
Tennessee will have 65 student-athletes suiting up this weekend, with several more members of the team competing unattached. Other programs represented at the meet include Ball State, Cincinnati, Clemson, Dartmouth, ETSU, Eastern Michigan, Furman, Georgia, Indiana, Kennesaw State, Kent State, Louisville, Miami (OH), MTSU, Minnesota, Notre Dame, Ohio, Ohio State, Penn, Rutgers, SEMO, South Carolina State, Virginia Tech and Youngstown State.
WELCOME HOME
As a part of the festivities surrounding the relays, Tennessee will welcome home more than 150 track & field alumni. UT will also celebrate and recognize five of its national championship teams (1972 men's cross country, 1981 women's outdoor track, 1991 men's outdoor track, 2001 men's outdoor track and 2002 men's indoor track).
SENIOR RECOGNITIONS
Tennessee track & field will honor the following 15 seniors Saturday at 11:30 a.m. at the start/finish line at Tom Black Track: Israel Adesina, Emma Dilullo, Georde Goodwyn, Olivia Janke, Hannah Jefcoat, Georgios Korakidis, Latavia Maines, Sarah McCabe, Carey McLeod, Kala Penn, Sydney Seymour, Danielle Shipp, Devin Sullivan, Jalen Tate and manager Grace Alford.
UP NEXT
Following its home meet, UT will head south to Auburn, Alabama, next weekend for the War Eagle Invitational April 15-16.
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