The 2022 indoor track and field season concluded Saturday as the two-day NCAA Indoor National Championships were completed at Birmingham CrossPlex in Alabama.
The Volunteers finished third and the Lady Vols came in 16th.
Top performances for the Tennessee men included a bronze medal for freshman Favour Ashe, who finished third in the 60-meter dash.
Ashe finished the sprint in 6.55 seconds and earned first-team All-America honors.
Jordan West earned All-America status in the shot put, finishing sixth with a mark of 20.05 meters (65-9.5). It was his second throw over 20-meters in his career with the Vols and West’s fourth All-America finish in his time at UT.
Tennessee’s 4×400-meter relay team of Christopher Bailey, Rasheeme Griffith, Jakwan Hale and Emmanuel Bynum took fifth with a time of 3:05.89. All four members of the team were recognized as first-team All-America.
Carey McCleod claimed his seventh All-America certificate Saturday as he posted a leap of 15.77 meters (51-9). The effort, which came on his third attempt, earned him second-team All-America recognition.
Yariel Soto was named second-team All-America in the heptathlon, finishing in ninth with 5,832 points.
His effort represents the fourth-best performance in UT track history.
For the Lady Vols, Charisma Taylor finished third in the triple jump as she broke her own school record with a leap of 13.96 meters (45-9.75).
Shot putter Latavia Maines earned a bronze medal, posting a throw of 17.75 meters (58-3) on her third attempt.