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Joella Lloyd named SEC Newcomer of the Week

UT redshirt freshman Joella Lloyd named SEC Newcomer of the Week.

Lady Vol redshirt freshman Joella Loyd has been named Southeastern Conference Track and Field Newcomer of the Week.

Lloyd, a native of Bermuda and sprinter for Tennessee, received the honor after breaking a national record in the 100-meter dash at Saturday’s Tennessee Challenge in Knoxville. The mark stood for nearly three decades.

Lloyd clocked a time of 11.19 seconds in the event and shattered a 28-year old record.

The time also broke a 13-year record in the UT track program.

Lloyd’s time also ranks fourth in the SEC this season and eighth in the nation in 2021.

She also ran the second leg of the 4×100-meter relay for the Lady Vols on Saturday.

UT’s team posted a time of 43.59 seconds. That mark is tied for fourth in program history. It is also third in the conference and eighth in the nation during the outdoor campaign this year.

The Newcomer of the Week award was established by the SEC this season and is given to redshirt freshmen and sophomores who missed the conference’s season in 2020, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Tennessee sets meet records in Louisville

Wrap-up of second day at Louisville track meet.

The University of Tennessee men’s and women’s track and field teams had a big day Saturday to close out the Clark Wood Open meet on a cold and rainy day in Louisville, Kentucky.

The Volunteers and Lady Vols combined to set a pair of meet records on the second day at Owsley B. Frazier Cardinal Park.

In the men’s triple jump, graduate transfer Jah-Nhai Perinchief, making his outdoor debut for the Vols, posted a mark of 16.04 meters (52 feet, 7.5 inches) to set a meet record.

Perinchief transferred to UT from Texas Tech. His mark in the triple jump is the seventh best in the history of the outdoor program.

In the women’s 100-meter hurdles, Lady Vol redshirt junior Alexis Duncan set a meet record by posting a time of 13.26 seconds in the event.

Tennessee’s Domonique Turner finished second in the race with a season-best time of 13.31.

Other personal bests for UT included Ainsley Cooper’s effort in the women’s 1,500-meter run as she completed the race in 4 minutes, 46.80 seconds.

Abigail Smith clocked a time of 10:49. 32 in the women’s 3,000-meter run. Her mark is a personal best.

In the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase, the Vols’ Matthew McMillan posted a personal best time of 9:28.82.

Tennessee athletes record personal bests in Clark Wood Open

Tennessee track athletes set personal best marks Friday.

Several University of Tennessee track and field athletes posted personal best marks on the first day of the Clark Wood Open in Louisville, Kentucky on Friday.

In the men’s long jump, Carey McLeod broke the school long jump record as he leapt 8.21 meters (26 feet, 11-25 inches) in his first attempt.

He broke the Volunteers’ previous record, which was set by Darius Pemberton in 1995. Pemberton’s jump was 8.00 meters (26-3).

McLeod now has the second best mark in the NCAA and is fifth in the world for the 2021 outdoor season.

Also in the men’s long jump, Anthony Riley helped UT claim the first two spots in the event as he came in second with a mark 7.54 meters (24-9).

In the women’s long jump, Tennessee’s Prom’Myse Hoosier recorded a personal best leap of 6.33 meters (20-9.25) to win the competition in Louisville and set a meet record.

In the men’s high jump, the Vols’ Darryl Sullivan posted a mark of 2.27 meters (7-5.25) and had a personal outdoor best. He is No. 7 in the world.

Other personal records for Tennessee Friday included: Emily Knight’s time in the women’s 800-meter run (2 minutes, 13.74 seconds); Kiarra Rhodes (women’s long jump, 5.85 meters, 19-2.5); and Will Mazur (men’s 800-meter run, 1:52. 20).

Texas offers two-sport athlete from Georgia

On Monday, Texas extended an offer to a two-sport athlete out of Georgia in the 2022 recruiting class.

Steve Sarkisian values speed on the roster and his Texas coaching staff often emphasizes the benefits of football players running track. Continue reading “Texas offers two-sport athlete from Georgia”

Personal records fall at Tennessee Relays

UT athletes set personal records at Tennessee Relays.

Multiple UT athletes posted personal best efforts at the 53rd annual Tennessee Relays on Friday at Tom Black Track.

12 Lady Vols bested marks on the second day of the meet.

Maia McCoy posted a time of 11.23 seconds in the 100-meter dash. In the 200-meter dash, Jada Chambers completed the race in 23.83 seconds.

Tennessee’s Allison Rand posted a personal best time in the 800-meter run (2:10. 36). In the same race, Lady Vol Emma Dilullo posted a 2:14.01 and Carolyn Barksdale completed the race in 2 minutes, 14.33 seconds.

Ainsley Cooper posted a personal best time of 4:46.80 in the 1,500-meter run. In the 5,000-meter run, Sarah McCabe posted a time of 18:26.75.

In the pole vault, UT’s Ellison Colarossi had a leap of 3.76 meters (12 feet, 4 inches). Skyler Reynolds leaped 5.78 meters (18-11.75) in the long jump.

In the shot put, the Lady Vols’ Latavia had a mark of 17.96 meters (58-11.25). Kayla Racine had an effort of 49.93 meters (144-1) in the discus. In the javelin competition, Kiara Rhodes had a throw of 30.61 meters (100-5).

On the men’s side, the Volunteers had 17 personal best marks fall on Friday.

In the 800-meter run, four competitors, Alex Kay, Kameron Helmlinger, Joe Hoots and and Preston Ruth, set personal best times.

Peyton Davis posted a personal best in the 1,500-meter run (4:31.36) and the discus (36.67 meters).

In the 5,000-meter run, Max Barbour and Rasheeme Griffith had personal best times.

Darryl Sullivan posted an effort in the high jump with a mark of 2.26 meters (7 feet, 5 inches).

Chance Crawford posted personal best efforts in both the shot put and the discus.

In the long jump, Spencer Brown leapt 6.90 meters. In the triple jump, Carey McLeod posted a mark of 16.08 meters.

Jordan West posted a personal best in the discus (55.90 meters).Yariel Soto also had a personal best in the discus (40.81 meters).

In the men’s javelin, Steele Wasik had a mark of 63.72 meters.

UT shot put records fall at FSU Relays

Jordan West and Latavia Maines set UT shot put records in Tallahassee.

A pair of University of Tennessee track and field records were shattered Thursday at the FSU Relays in Tallahassee, Florida.

UT shot putters Latavia Maines and Jordan West both set records.

Maines, the back-to-back Southeastern Conference indoor shot put champion, made her first outdoor appearance of the 2021 season for the Lady Vols. She posted a mark of 17.73 meters (58 feet, 2 inches) to capture the event title at Florida State.

Maines, a redshirt junior, also broke the all-time Lady Vols’ record of 17. 66 meters (57-11.25) held by seven-time All-America standout Annie Alexander. Alexander set that mark in 2011.

Maines’ mark in shot put is the top effort recorded during the 2021 outdoor season and is currently the fourth best mark in the world since the outdoor season began.

West, who was making his first attached outdoor appearance since 2018, posted a mark of 19.82 meters (65-0.5).

He finished second in Tallahassee and broke his own program record, which was set three years ago. He is currently No. 4 in the NCAA and No. 12 in the world.

Alex Crigger, Conner Hawkins, Georde Goodwyn sparkle in Nashville

Two UT distance specialists post personal bests in mile run and 5,000-meter run in Nashville.

University of Tennessee track athlete Alex Crigger had a big day in Nashville Friday.

Crigger, a senior distance specialist for the Volunteers’ men’ track team, posted a monumental performance in the 1-mile run as he shaved more than four seconds off his previous personal best time in the event at the Music City Challenge, which was hosted by Vanderbilt.

Crigger, a native of Johnson City, Tennessee, posted a time of 4 minutes, 4.23 seconds.

His time is now the seventh best indoor time in program history and the fastest time since Tim Pitcher’s 4:03.34 in 1991.

Redshirt junior Conner Hawkins also had a personal best at the Nashville meet on Friday as he completed the race in 4:05.15.

In the 5,000-meter run Tennessee’s Georde Goodyn posted a personal best time as he crossed the finish line in 14:56.25.

Goodwyn is a senior for the Big Orange and a graduate of Knoxville Catholic High School.

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Four Tennessee athletes post personal bests at Clemson

Recapping top marks by UT at Tiger Paw Invite.

Four University of Tennessee track and field athletes posted personal bests in their respective events Friday at the Tiger Paw Invite in South Carolina.

The indoor event was hosted by Clemson University.

In the women’s shot put, Zoe Vlk had a throw of 12.89 meters (42 feet, 3.5 inches).

Vlk, an in-state product is a native of Lebanon and a graduate of Wilson Central High School.

In the women’s 60-meter dash, Joella Lloyd of the Lady Vols posted a time of 7.20 seconds as she edged Kentucky’s Abby Steiner.

Lloyd now has the top time in the event among Southeastern Conference competitors.

In the men’s shot put, Tennessee’s Jordan West posted a personal best mark of 19.73 meters (64 feet, 8.75 inches).

In the men’s long jump, the Vols’ Spencer Brown had a personal best leap of  7.11 meters (23-4).

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Tennessee track wins three titles at Virginia Tech

Vols, Lady Vols combine to win three events in Blacksburg meet.

A trio of University of Tennessee track and field athletes captured victories Friday as the Vols and Lady Vols were in action in Blacksburg, Virginia at the Virginia Tech Doc Hale Elite Meet.

Tennessee’s Joe Hoots won the 800-meter run. Joella Lloyd of the Lady Vols won the 60-meter dash and Anthony Riley won the men’s long jump.

Hoots, a sophomore for the Vols, came in first in the 800 as he posted a time of 1minute, 50.83 seconds.

Lloyd, who hails from Antigua and Barbuda, picked up her first event victory of the season by winning the 60-meter dash, completing the short race in 7.33 seconds. Lloyd is a redshirt sophomore for the Lady Vols.

Riley, another sophomore in the Tennessee track and field program, prevailed in the long jump, posting s leap of 7.47 meters (24-6.25).

Riley, a native of Oklahoma City, also won his first event of the indoor season as he edged Duke’s Ezra Mellinger, who posted a mark of 7.44 meters (24 feet, 5 inches).

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Lady Vols post best marks at Clemson meet

Recapping top performances for Lady Vols at Clemson indoor track meet.

A trio of Lady Vols athletes posted personal best marks as the indoor track season continued Friday.

Katie Thronson, Olivia Janke and Zoe Vlk also recorded personal best marks in their respective events in the first day of the Bob Pollock Meet in South Carolina, hosted by Clemson University.

Thronson and Janke both ran the mile for the first time this season and both recorded the best times of their respective careers.

Thronson came in fifth in the event, posting a time of 4 minutes, 48.98 seconds. Janke finished sixth (4:51.59).

Vlk had a career-high mark of 15.36 meters (50 feet, 4.75 inches) in the women’s weight throw.

The Lady Vols also had a pair of pole vaulters post season-high jumps in the pole vault at the meet.

Hannah Jefcoat had a mark of 3.95 meters (12-11.5) while Ellison Colarossi vaulted 3.50 meters (11-5.75).

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