University of Tennessee Athletics
Friday, April 28
Nashville, Tenn.
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Music City Challenge
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Track Central: Music City Challenge / LSU Invitational
April 28, 2023 | Track & Field, Cross Country
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The 2023 Tennessee track & field regular season will conclude this weekend with the nationally ranked squads splitting up for two meets—the Music City Challenge (April 28-29) in Nashville and the LSU Invitational (April 29) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The weekend kicks off Friday night in the state capital with UT's miler duo of Canaan Anderson and Yordanos Zelinski running the men's 1,500-meter at Vanderbilt's outdoor track facility, with the starting pistol firing at approximately 9:10 p.m. ET. Action from Nashville concludes Saturday afternoon with eight runners contesting the women's and men's 800-meter at 4:40 and 5 p.m., respectively.
A group of Tennessee's sprinters, hurdlers, jumpers and throwers will get an early look at the SEC Championships venue with the LSU Invitational running all day on Saturday inside Bernie Moore Stadium in Baton Rouge. The meet begins with the women's weight throw at 11:30 a.m. ET and concludes at 7 p.m. with the men's 4x400-meter relay.
Final meet schedules and heat sheets for both meets can be viewed and downloaded at the links above.
FOLLOW LIVE: Neither meet this weekend will have streaming available. Fans are encouraged to follow along with live results from Nashville (PrimeTime Timing) and Baton Rouge (Delta Timing) and stay tuned to @Vol_Track social media channels for updates on the competition.
LAST TIME OUT: Tennessee track & field was represented by 12 athletes on Friday, April 21, at the Wake Forest Invitational, and the group combined for four personal records and seven top-five finishes inside Kentner Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Sophomore hurdler Sam McLendon stood out with a victory in the men's 110-meter hurdles, clocking a lifetime-best mark of 14.02 to place first overall at Wake Forest.
CLARK HONORED: The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced Wednesday afternoon that former Lady Vol track star and four-time Olympian Joetta Clark will be inducted into the Collegiate Athlete Hall of Fame for track & field and cross country later this fall.
Clark rose to prominence as a member of Tennessee's powerful track teams in the early 1980s. Over the course of her collegiate career, she claimed a program record nine national collegiate titles, which included five individual wins and four as part of championship-winning relay teams.
BOWERMAN CAMPAIGN: Tennessee distance standout Dylan Jacobs made his third consecutive appearance on the men's watch list for The Bowerman award last week, signifying his place as one of the top athletes in the nation. Jacobs has put together one of the most remarkable campaigns in program history and was recognized as the USTFCCCA National Track Athlete of the Year for the 2022-23 indoor season.
The graduate student from Orland Park, Illinois, grabbed his third school record at the Bryan Clay Invitational on April 13 with a time of 28:01.53 over 10,000 meters and is set to make his SEC Outdoor Championship debut in two weeks at LSU.
RANKINGS UPDATE: Head coach Duane Ross' Tennessee squads have been regularly featured in the USTFCCCA national rating index throughout the 2022-23 campaign. This week, the Volunteer men held strong at No. 3 in the nation, while the Lady Vols checked in at No. 17 in the country.
UP NEXT: The Vols and Lady Vols will travel to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to begin postseason action at the SEC Outdoor Championships, running Thursday to Saturday, May 11-13, at LSU's Bernie Moore Track Stadium.
The weekend kicks off Friday night in the state capital with UT's miler duo of Canaan Anderson and Yordanos Zelinski running the men's 1,500-meter at Vanderbilt's outdoor track facility, with the starting pistol firing at approximately 9:10 p.m. ET. Action from Nashville concludes Saturday afternoon with eight runners contesting the women's and men's 800-meter at 4:40 and 5 p.m., respectively.
A group of Tennessee's sprinters, hurdlers, jumpers and throwers will get an early look at the SEC Championships venue with the LSU Invitational running all day on Saturday inside Bernie Moore Stadium in Baton Rouge. The meet begins with the women's weight throw at 11:30 a.m. ET and concludes at 7 p.m. with the men's 4x400-meter relay.
Final meet schedules and heat sheets for both meets can be viewed and downloaded at the links above.
FOLLOW LIVE: Neither meet this weekend will have streaming available. Fans are encouraged to follow along with live results from Nashville (PrimeTime Timing) and Baton Rouge (Delta Timing) and stay tuned to @Vol_Track social media channels for updates on the competition.
LAST TIME OUT: Tennessee track & field was represented by 12 athletes on Friday, April 21, at the Wake Forest Invitational, and the group combined for four personal records and seven top-five finishes inside Kentner Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Sophomore hurdler Sam McLendon stood out with a victory in the men's 110-meter hurdles, clocking a lifetime-best mark of 14.02 to place first overall at Wake Forest.
CLARK HONORED: The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced Wednesday afternoon that former Lady Vol track star and four-time Olympian Joetta Clark will be inducted into the Collegiate Athlete Hall of Fame for track & field and cross country later this fall.
Clark rose to prominence as a member of Tennessee's powerful track teams in the early 1980s. Over the course of her collegiate career, she claimed a program record nine national collegiate titles, which included five individual wins and four as part of championship-winning relay teams.
BOWERMAN CAMPAIGN: Tennessee distance standout Dylan Jacobs made his third consecutive appearance on the men's watch list for The Bowerman award last week, signifying his place as one of the top athletes in the nation. Jacobs has put together one of the most remarkable campaigns in program history and was recognized as the USTFCCCA National Track Athlete of the Year for the 2022-23 indoor season.
The graduate student from Orland Park, Illinois, grabbed his third school record at the Bryan Clay Invitational on April 13 with a time of 28:01.53 over 10,000 meters and is set to make his SEC Outdoor Championship debut in two weeks at LSU.
RANKINGS UPDATE: Head coach Duane Ross' Tennessee squads have been regularly featured in the USTFCCCA national rating index throughout the 2022-23 campaign. This week, the Volunteer men held strong at No. 3 in the nation, while the Lady Vols checked in at No. 17 in the country.
UP NEXT: The Vols and Lady Vols will travel to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to begin postseason action at the SEC Outdoor Championships, running Thursday to Saturday, May 11-13, at LSU's Bernie Moore Track Stadium.
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