University of Tennessee Athletics
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Track Central: 2023 NCAA Indoor Championships
March 09, 2023 | Track & Field, Cross Country
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Seventeen members of the Tennessee track & field program have traveled to Albuquerque, New Mexico, this week to represent the Big Orange at the 2023 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships. Action from the national meet for Tennessee begins Friday at 6 p.m. ET inside the Albuquerque Convention Center.
VOLS IN ACTION: UT had nine individuals qualify for indoor nationals in 11 events, in addition to two relay groups earning a spot on the national stage. To qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships, athletes must rank inside the top-16 nationally in their respective events while relays must rank inside the top-12.
Friday, March 10 (all times Eastern)
RANKINGS UPDATE: Based on its entries for the NCAA Indoor Championships, Tennessee was tabbed No. 9 on the men's side and No. 19 on the women's in the most recent installment of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Track & Field Rating Index.
UP NEXT: The Vols and Lady Vols will take a week off of competition before embarking upon outdoor season. A crop of UT distance runners will open up at the Raleigh Relays (March 23-25), while the sprinters, hurdlers, jumpers and throwers will begin the outdoor campaign in Austin, Texas, at the Texas Relays (March 30 - April 1).
VOLS IN ACTION: UT had nine individuals qualify for indoor nationals in 11 events, in addition to two relay groups earning a spot on the national stage. To qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships, athletes must rank inside the top-16 nationally in their respective events while relays must rank inside the top-12.
- Javonte Harding - Men's 200m - 20.47 (No. 6 NCAA)
- Emmanuel Bynum - Men's 400m - 45.67 (No. 8 NCAA)
- Dylan Jacobs - Men's 3,000m - 7:36.89 (No. 2 NCAA)
- Yaseen Abdalla - Men's 3,000m - 7:42.23 (No. 6 NCAA)
- Dylan Jacobs - Men's 5,000m - 13:11.01 (No. 1 NCAA)
- Jesse Henderson - Men's 60m Hurdles - 7.67 (No. 9 NCAA)
- Emmanuel Bynum, Clement Ducos, Jakwan Hale, Rasheeme Griffith - Men's 4x400m Relay - 3:04.36 (No. 12 NCAA)
- Alternates: Joe Hoots, T'Mars McCallum
- Canaan Anderson, Rasheeme Griffith, Joe Hoots, Yaseen Abdalla - Men's Distance Medley Relay - 9:22.65 (No. 11 NCAA)
- Alternates: Nate Kawalec, Yordanos Zelinski
- Jacious Sears - Women's 60m - 7.11 (No. 3 NCAA)
- Joella Lloyd - Women's 60m - 7.17 (No. 10 NCAA)
- Jacious Sears - Women's 200m - 22.96 (No. 12 NCAA)
- Charisma Taylor - Women's 60m Hurdles - 8.02 (No. 6 NCAA)
- Charisma Taylor - Women's Long Jump - 6.44m / 21-1.5 (No. 12 NCAA)
- Charisma Taylor - Women's Triple Jump - 14.04m / 46-0.75 (No. 2 NCAA)
- Chandler Hayden - Women's Weight Throw - 22.51m / 73-10.25 (No. 10 NCAA)
Friday, March 10 (all times Eastern)
- 6 p.m. - Women's Long Jump
- 6 p.m. - Women's Weight Throw
- 6:15 p.m. - Women's 60m Semifinal
- 6:55 p.m. - Women's 60mH Semifinal
- 7:25 p.m. - Women's 200m Semifinal
- 9:25 p.m. - Men's 400m Semifinal
- 9:55 p.m. - Men's 60mH Semifinal
- 10:05 p.m. - Men's 5000m Final
- 10:25 p.m. - Men's 200m Semifinal
- 10:45 p.m. - Men's DMR Final
- 5:45 p.m. - Women's Triple Jump
- 6:10 p.m. - Women's 60m Final
- 6:40 p.m. - Women's 60mH Final
- 6:50 p.m. - Women's 200m Final
- 9:20 p.m. - Men's 400m Final
- 9:40 p.m. - Men's 60mH Final
- 9:50 p.m. - Men's 200m Final
- 10:00 p.m. - Men's 3000m Final
- 10:20 p.m. - Men's 4x400mR Final
RANKINGS UPDATE: Based on its entries for the NCAA Indoor Championships, Tennessee was tabbed No. 9 on the men's side and No. 19 on the women's in the most recent installment of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Track & Field Rating Index.
UP NEXT: The Vols and Lady Vols will take a week off of competition before embarking upon outdoor season. A crop of UT distance runners will open up at the Raleigh Relays (March 23-25), while the sprinters, hurdlers, jumpers and throwers will begin the outdoor campaign in Austin, Texas, at the Texas Relays (March 30 - April 1).
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