Tag: track

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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