Track Central: Tennessee Invite

Thursday, April 6

Knoxville

University of Tennessee

Tennessee Invite

April 05, 2023 | Track & Field, Cross Country

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee track & field's annual home meet, rebranded as the Tennessee Invite, returns to Rocky Top this weekend as UT will play host to 23 collegiate programs. Competition runs Thursday through Saturday, April 6-8, at Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium.

Admission is free for all spectators, and free parking will be available in lots C-8 and SC-22 along Volunteer Boulevard. Fans are encouraged to view the parking map and visit UTSports.com/TennInvite for more information on the meet.

FOLLOW LIVE: Live results from the Tennessee Relays will be provided by AdkinsTrak Timing Associates throughout the meet. Friday and Saturday's action will be streamed online via SEC Network+, available with TV provider login at espn.com/watch or the ESPN app.

MEET SCHEDULE: The 2023 Tennessee Invite will begin Thursday evening at 5 p.m. with the women's hammer throw, followed by the men's hammer throw at 7 p.m.

The bulk of the meet schedule is set for Friday and Saturday with the women's heptathlon, individual running events, field events and relays throughout the weekend. The full meet schedule can be viewed at the link above.

WHO'S COMPETING: The Vols and Lady Vols will have 43 athletes donning the Orange & White this week, including All-Americans Rasheem Brown, Emmanuel Bynum, Clement Ducos, Rasheeme Griffith, Jakwan Hale, Chandler Hayden, Jesse Henderson, Leonard Mustari, Jacious Sears and Charisma Taylor. Other collegiate programs represented at the meet include Bowling Green, Carson-Newman, Charleston Southern, Cincinnati, Dayton, Detroit Mercy, ETSU, Eastern Kentucky, Indiana, Indiana Tech, Miami (Ohio), MTSU, Ohio State, Purdue Fort Wayne, Tennessee Tech, Tennessee Wesleyan, Tiffin, Toledo, UAB, Virginia Tech, Wofford and Xavier.

A full performance list can be viewed at this link.

SENIOR RECOGNITIONS: Tennessee track & field will honor 28 senior student-athletes Saturday afternoon at 3:10 p.m. at Tom Black Track: Garison Breeding, Devon Brooks, Rasheem Brown, Riley Buchholz, Emmanuel Bynum, Ainsley Cooper, Will Cronin, Jasmine Fehr, Nigel Green, Rasheeme Griffith, Conner Hawkins, Prom'Myse Hoosier, Joe Hoots, Dylan Jacobs, Alex Kay, Emily Knight, Kathleen Maley, Will Mazur, Matthew McMillan, Uchechi Nwogwugwu, Anthony Riley, Kyla Robinson-Hubbard, Preston Ruth, Jacious Sears, Erin Spreen, Nicole Sreenan, Charisma Taylor and Karl Thiessen.

RANKINGS UPDATE: After a successful weekend at the Texas Relays setting numerous world-class marks, the Volunteers moved into the top 10 of the lastest USTFCCCA Men's Track & Field Rating Index — checking in at No. 6 in the nation.

Through the first two weeks of outdoor track season, the Vols and Lady Vols have combined for 15 marks that rank inside the top-25 in the country:

T'Mars McCallum - Men's 100m - 10.21w (+2.7) - No. 19 NCAA
Javonte Harding - Men's 200m - 20.24 - No. 3 NCAA
Jacious Sears - Women's 200m - 22.81 - No. 2 NCAA
Devon Brooks - Men's 110m Hurdles - 13.40 - No. 3 NCAA
Leonard Mustari - Men's 110m Hurdles - 13.53w (+3.9) - No. 9 NCAA
Jesse Henderson - Men's 110m Hurdles - 13.81w (+4.0) - No. 25 NCAA
Jakwan Hale - Men's 400m Hurdles - 50.30 - No. 8 NCAA
Clement Ducos - Men's 400m Hurdles - 50.42 - No. 9 NCAA
Rasheeme Griffith - Men's 400m Hurdles - 50.49 - No. 10 NCAA
Kyla Robinson-Hubbard - Women's 400m Hurdles - 58.07 - No. 25 NCAA
McCallum, Bynum, Green, Harding - Men's 4x100mR - 38.85 - No. 4 NCAA
Ducos, Bynum, Hale, Griffith - Men's 4x400mR - 3:05.41 - No. 16 NCAA
Sarah Schmitt - Women's Pole Vault - 4.10m (13-5.25) - No. 24 NCAA
Charisma Taylor - Women's Long Jump - 6.41m (21-0.5) - No. 6 NCAA
Chandler Hayden - Women's Weight Throw - 62.37m (204-7) - No. 18 NCAA

UP NEXT: Following the home meet, Tennessee will send a group of distance runners to Azusa, California, for the Bryan Clay Invitational (April 13-15) while a group of sprinters, hurdlers, jumpers and pole vaulters will trek to Gainesville, Florida, for the Tom Jones Memorial (April 14-15).