Category: Track

Dylan Jacobs claims national, SEC weekly honors

Tennessee graduate student earns national and SEC weekly honors.

Tennessee graduate student and distance specialist Dylan Jacobs won two weekly awards Tuesday.

Jacobs, who transferred from Notre Dame, was named United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association M-F Athletic NCAA Division I Men’s National Athlete of the Week.

He was also named SEC Men’s Co-Runner of the Week after finishing with the second-fastest indoor time in the 3,000-meter run in history at the 115th Millrose Games in New York, New York.

He crossed the finish line of Saturday’s race in 7 minutes, 36.89 seconds against an elite field of Olympians and World Championship qualifiers.

Jacobs’ time in New York was 0.47 seconds short of the all-time record in  the event.

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Dylan Jacobs records second fastest collegiate time in 3,000-meter

Tennessee’s Dylan Jacobs records the second fastest collegiate time in the 3,000-meter.

Tennessee graduate student and distance specialist Dylan Jacobs recorded the second fastest 3,000-meter race in collegiate history Saturday at the 115th Millrose Games in New York, New York.

Jacobs, a transfer from Notre Dame and native of Orland Park, Illinois, crossed the finish line in seven minutes, 36.89 seconds. His mark is 47 seconds off the record.

Jacobs’ performance Saturday comes two weeks after he set the American collegiate record in the 5,000-meter run.

Tennessee’s distance squad also had three student-athletes set personal records in the 5,000-meter event at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational at Boston University Saturday.

Nate Kawalec finished the race in 13:46.76. Eli Nahom crossed the line in 13:57.50, recording the seventh fastest time in Vols’ history, while Karl Thiessen finished with a time of 14:07.17.

In the Music City Challenge, two Lady Vols set personal best times in their respective events.

Emma Kate Hamby finished the unseeded 3,000-meter run in 10:07.74, while Carolyn Barksdale crossed the finish line in the 800-meter run in 2:11.14.

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Jacious Sears breaks school record in 60-meter dash

Jacious Sears breaks a Tennessee school record in the 60-meter dash.

Lady Vols’ redshirt senior Jacious Spears broke the school record in the 60-meter dash Friday at the Tiger Paw Invitational. The event was held at the Clemson Indoor Track and Field Complex in Clemson, South Carolina.

Spears’ record-breaking time of 7.12 seconds was posted in the semifinals of the event.

The previous indoor record in the event was held by both Joella Lloyd and and Courtney Champion (7.15 seconds).

Spears’ time Friday was also a facility record and is the top time posted in the SEC this season.

Lloyd won the championship heat of the 60-meter dash (7.17), her best effort of the season. She is fourth in the conference and seventh nationally this season.

In the 60-meter hurdles, Lady Vol Charisma Taylor had a season-best time of 8.06 in the semifinals before posting an 8.08 in the finals to finish second in the event.

In the women’s pole vault, Tennessee had a pair of athletes set personal records. Sarah Schmitt posted a mark of 4.00 meters (13 feet, 1.5 inches) and Kendall Ford had a vault of 3.95 meters (12-11.5).

The Lady Vols also had a pair of sprinters post top times in the 400-meter run. Javonya Valcourt crossed the finish line in 53.33, while Alanna Smith posted a time of 55.97.

Mikele Vickers set a personal-best in the women’s long jump, recording an effort of 6.30 meters (20-8).

Emmanuel Bynum crossed the finish line in 45.67 seconds, setting a personal record.

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Dylan Jacobs named SEC runner of the week

Dylan Jacobs named SEC runner of the week.

Tennessee distance specialist Dylan Jacobs earned Southeastern Conference men’s runner of the week honors after a record-setting performance Jan. 27.

Jacobs, a graduate student and transfer from Notre Dame, set an American collegiate record in the 5,000-meter run at the John Thomas Terrier Classic hosted by Boston University.

In his debut with the Vols, Jacobs finished in 13 minutes, 11.01 seconds, setting an indoor record in the event.

Jacobs’ mark also broke a previous SEC mark, set by former Vol and three-time Olympian Todd Williams.

Williams set the previous record of 13:41.50 in 1991.

Tennessee will next compete in the Tiger Paw Invite from Feb. 10-11.

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Four-time All-American Charisma Taylor wins triple jump competition

Four-time All-American Charisma Taylor wins triple jump competition for the Lady Vols.

Tennessee student-athletes recorded five top-10 NCAA marks on the second day of the Bob Pollock Invitational Saturday in Clemson, South Carolina.

Charisma Taylor, a four-time All-American, won the triple jump with a leap of 13.86 meters (45 feet, 5.75 inches) on her first attempt of the day.

The mark was 10 centimeters short of her program record set at last season’s at 2022 NCAA Championships. Her leap is also the second best in the nation this season.

Jacious Sears (23.18 seconds) and Joella Lloyd (23.38) recorded top times in the 200-meter dash for Tennessee.

Javonya Valcourt recorded a personal best in the 200-meter (24.51) for the Lady Vols.

Carolyn Barksdale set a personal record with an effort of 2 minutes, 11.61 seconds in the 800-meter run.

In the men’s 200-meter dash, Javonte Harding (20.60) and Emmanuel Bynum (20.69) recorded the top two times in the Southeastern Conference this season.

Tennessee’s men’s 4×400 relay team of Bynum, Jakwan Hale, Clement Ducos and Rasheeme Griffith finished third at the meet with a time of 3:06.10. The mark ranks sixth in Tennessee history and is the No. 9 mark nationally this season.

In the men’s 200-meter dash, T’Mars McCallum set a personal best time of 21.51.

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Jasmine Fehr records No. 2 time in Lady Vol history

Jasmine Fehr records the No. 2 time in Lady Vol history.

Tennessee competed in the John  Thomas Terrier Classic in Boston, Massachusetts Saturday.

Graduate student Jasmine Fehr recorded the second fastest time in program history for the Lady Vols. She completed the 3,000-meter run in 9 minutes, 51 seconds.

Saturday marked the first time she competed in the event in more than three years.

Rachel Sutliff finished the same race in 9:20.34, posting another top mark in Tennessee history. Her time is the ninth fastest recorded by a Lady Vol.

Redshirt sophomore Kayla Gholar completed the 3,000-meter run in 9:23.04, recording the No. 12 time in program history.

Tennessee sophomore Brooke Dixon finished 22nd with a season best time of 4:48.45 in the one-mile run.

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Seven Tennessee student-athletes set personal best marks at Clemson

Seven Tennessee student-athletes set personal best marks at Clemson.

Seven Tennessee student-athletes achieved personal best marks in their respective events at the Bob Pollack Invitational at the Clemson Indoor Track and Field Complex Friday.

In the women’s 60-meter dash, Jacious Sears was victorious with a time of 7.17 seconds, her best career mark in the event.

Redshirt freshman Chandler Hayden finished fourth in the weight throw with a career mark of 21.39 meters (70 feet, 2.25 inches).

In the 400-meter run, freshman Javonya Valcourt recorded a career-best time for a third consecutive week (53.67).

In the women’s pole vault, sophomore Sarah Schmitt set a personal best effort of 3.81 meters (12-6).

Redshirt junior Emmanuel Bynam finished the 400-meter run in 46.05 seconds, recording the second best indoor mark in the NCAA this season.

Jakwan Hale also set his best career finish in the event with a time of 47.93.

T’Mars McCallum recorded a career best time in the 60-meter dash (6.74).

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John Thomas Terrier Classic: Dylan Jacobs, Yaseen Abdalla set record performances

John Thomas Terrier Classic: Dylan Jacobs and Yaseen Abdalla set record performances for Tennessee

Two Tennessee distance specialists set records Friday at the John Thomas Terrier Classic at the BU Track and Tennis Center in Boston, Massachusetts.

Tennessee graduate student Dylan Jacobs set an American collegiate indoor record in the 5,000-meter run. Redshirt junior Yaseen Abdalla recorded an NCAA all-time top-10 time in the 3,000-meter run.

Jacobs finished the 5,000-meter run with a time of 13 minutes, 11.01 seconds in his debut for the Vols. It was a personal best for the Notre Dame transfer.

Jacobs’ time is the best mark recorded for the event this year and the third all-time mark in NCAA indoor track history.

Abdalla finished in second place with a time of 7:42.23.

His mark in  the 3,000-meter run is the sixth best in NCAA history and No. 2 all-time in the Southeastern Conference. His performance set the Sudanese record in the event.

Canaan Anderson recorded a top-20 finish in the 1-mile run (4:01.27) for Tennessee.

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Tennessee records five wins at Carolina Challenge

Tennessee records five wins at the Carolina Challenge.

The Vols and Lady Vols combined to records five wins on the second day of the Carolina Challenge Saturday in Columbia, South Carolina.

Lady Vols’ graduate student Charisma Taylor won the women’s long jump with a leap of 6.44 meters (21 feet, 1.5 inches). The mark was one centimeter shy of her indoor personal best in the event, second best in the Southeastern Conference and fourth in the NCAA this season.

Tennessee mid-year enrollee Chelya Scott made her season debut Saturday in the women’s high jump. She recorded a victory in the event with two attempts (1.76 meters, 5-9.25).

Redshirt junior Chandler Hayden won the women’s weight throw for the Lady Vols.

Lady Vols’ freshman Suzan Ogunleye won the triple jump with a mark of 12.84 meters (42-01.50).

Redshirt junior Anthony Riley claimed a long jump title (7.61 meters, 24-11.75) for the Vols.

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Canaan Anderson sets Tennessee school record at Vanderbilt Invitational

Canaan Anderson sets Tennessee school record at the Vanderbilt Invitational.

Redshirt sophomore Canaan Anderson set a University of Tennessee school record in the Vanderbilt Invitational Saturday in Nashville, Tennessee.

Anderson set the Vols’ record in the indoor mile run (4:00.13). The previous record was set by John Wright in 1977 (4:02.4).

Anderson’s four-minute mile is the fourth in the Southeastern Conference this season and 18th nationally.

His effort Saturday also eclipses the Vols’ outdoor record in the event of 4:00.19. Ken Barbee set the record in 1986.

Tennessee freshman Yordanos Zelinski, competing in his first collegiate indoor meet, completed the one-mile run in 4:05.66. His mark broke Anderson’s record of 4:05.88. The time was set last season.

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