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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee track & field program is set for another loaded weekend of indoor competition this weekend, splitting up the squad for three meets that take place Friday and Saturday, Feb. 14-15.
UT will send a group of sprinters, hurdlers, pole vaulters, jumpers and throwers to Clemson for the Tiger Paw Invitational, while a collection of sprinters and distance runners return to Nashville for the Music City Challenge at Vanderbilt. Additionally, 15 distance specialists will head northeast for the David Hemery Valentine Invitational at Boston University.
Action from Clemson begins Friday at noon ET with the women's long jump and pole vault, and the meet will conclude Saturday at 4 p.m. with the men's 4x400-meter relay. Live results will be provided throughout the Tiger Paw Invitational by Flash Results, and the meet will be streamed online via ACC Network Extra.
Tennessee opens the Music City Challenge on Friday with the men's high jump at 2:30 p.m. ET and will wrap up competition in Nashville on Saturday in the men's 800-meter at approximately 4:55 p.m. Live results from Vanderbilt will be provided by PrimeTime Timing, and the competition will be streamed online both days via SEC Network+.
UT's distance crew in Boston will commence with the men's mile on Friday at approximately 2:40 p.m. ET and conclude the weekend on Saturday at 7:10 p.m. in the women's 5k. The meet will be streamed on FloTrack (subscription required), and live results will be available via Lancer Timing.
LAST TIME OUT: Last weekend, Tennessee saw three program records fall between two meets in the state of Virginia – the Doc Hale VT Elite Meet (Blacksburg) and the 62nd East Coast Invitational (Virginia Beach). UT rookies Donna Douglas (19.95m / 65-5.25) and Aidan Ifkovits (20.67m / 67-9.75) each established Tennessee freshman records in the weight throw at Virginia Beach, while Sarah Schmitt and Mya Strahm both broke the women's pole vault school record with identical clearances of 4.42m (14-6).
Additionally, the Big Orange secured event titles in the men's 60-meter, 60-meter hurdles, high jump and 4x400-meter relay at the East Coast Invitational.
WEEKLY HONOR: After her record-breaking performance in the pole vault, Mya Strahm was tabbed the SEC Women's Freshman of the Week on Monday. The rookie pole vaulter from Elmwood, Illinois, made history on Saturday at the Doc Hale VT Elite Meet, breaking the Tennessee school record in the women's pole vault with her clearance of 4.42m (14-6) on her third attempt at the bar. The mark also shattered UT's previous freshman record by 20 centimeters.
This season, Strahm currently ranks tied for second in the SEC and 15th in the NCAA in her signature event. Additionally, her performance ranks second among NCAA Division I freshmen this season and sits second on the World U20 top list for 2025.
UT IN THE RANKINGS: According to the most recent NCAA Division I qualifying list, Tennessee athletes currently hold 12 marks that rank top-16 nationally.
UT will send a group of sprinters, hurdlers, pole vaulters, jumpers and throwers to Clemson for the Tiger Paw Invitational, while a collection of sprinters and distance runners return to Nashville for the Music City Challenge at Vanderbilt. Additionally, 15 distance specialists will head northeast for the David Hemery Valentine Invitational at Boston University.
Action from Clemson begins Friday at noon ET with the women's long jump and pole vault, and the meet will conclude Saturday at 4 p.m. with the men's 4x400-meter relay. Live results will be provided throughout the Tiger Paw Invitational by Flash Results, and the meet will be streamed online via ACC Network Extra.
Tennessee opens the Music City Challenge on Friday with the men's high jump at 2:30 p.m. ET and will wrap up competition in Nashville on Saturday in the men's 800-meter at approximately 4:55 p.m. Live results from Vanderbilt will be provided by PrimeTime Timing, and the competition will be streamed online both days via SEC Network+.
UT's distance crew in Boston will commence with the men's mile on Friday at approximately 2:40 p.m. ET and conclude the weekend on Saturday at 7:10 p.m. in the women's 5k. The meet will be streamed on FloTrack (subscription required), and live results will be available via Lancer Timing.
LAST TIME OUT: Last weekend, Tennessee saw three program records fall between two meets in the state of Virginia – the Doc Hale VT Elite Meet (Blacksburg) and the 62nd East Coast Invitational (Virginia Beach). UT rookies Donna Douglas (19.95m / 65-5.25) and Aidan Ifkovits (20.67m / 67-9.75) each established Tennessee freshman records in the weight throw at Virginia Beach, while Sarah Schmitt and Mya Strahm both broke the women's pole vault school record with identical clearances of 4.42m (14-6).
Additionally, the Big Orange secured event titles in the men's 60-meter, 60-meter hurdles, high jump and 4x400-meter relay at the East Coast Invitational.
WEEKLY HONOR: After her record-breaking performance in the pole vault, Mya Strahm was tabbed the SEC Women's Freshman of the Week on Monday. The rookie pole vaulter from Elmwood, Illinois, made history on Saturday at the Doc Hale VT Elite Meet, breaking the Tennessee school record in the women's pole vault with her clearance of 4.42m (14-6) on her third attempt at the bar. The mark also shattered UT's previous freshman record by 20 centimeters.
This season, Strahm currently ranks tied for second in the SEC and 15th in the NCAA in her signature event. Additionally, her performance ranks second among NCAA Division I freshmen this season and sits second on the World U20 top list for 2025.
UT IN THE RANKINGS: According to the most recent NCAA Division I qualifying list, Tennessee athletes currently hold 12 marks that rank top-16 nationally.
- Consider Ekanem – Men's 60m – 6.57 (NCAA No. 7)
- T'Mars McCallum – Men's 200m – 20.76 (NCAA No. 12)
- Grant Campbell – Men's High Jump – 2.18m / 7-1.75 (NCAA No. 14)
- Cade Gray – Men's Pole Vault – 5.60m / 18-4.5 (NCAA No. 4)
- Cade Gray – Men's Long Jump – 7.76m (NCAA No. 14)
- Milan Fields – Women's 60m – 7.26 (NCAA No. 15)
- Javonya Valcourt – Women's 400m – 52.42 (NCAA No. 13)
- Layla Anderson – Women's 60m Hurdles – 8.04 (NCAA No. 4)
- Myreanna Bebe – Women's 60m Hurdles – 8.06 (NCAA No. 6)
- Valcourt, Johnson, Wright, White – Women's 4x400m Relay – 3:32.84 (NCAA No. 15)
- Sarah Schmitt – Women's Pole Vault – 4.42m / 14-6 (NCAA No. 15)
- Mya Strahm – Women's Pole Vault – 4.42m / 14-6 (NCAA No. 15)
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