Tennessee's women's track team notched an automatic NCAA qualifying standard Friday night in New York.
The Lady Vols finished second in the distance-medley relay at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational meet at The Armory.
The time, 11 minutes, 02.85 seconds, was the fourth-best in program history and good enough for an automatic NCAA berth for Brittany Sheffey, Ellen Wortham, Chanelle Price and Phoebe Wright.
Annie Alexander finished second in the shot put at 52 feet, 8 inches.
On Saturday, Wortham was first in the Eastern College division of the high jump. The Maryville High School graduate cleared 5-5 and won in a jump-off against Shantel Thompson of Arkansas.
Wortham also ran the first leg on the 4x200 relay which finished second with the third-best time in school history at 1:38.68. Freshmen Kia Jackson, Nyosha Bryant and Martinique Octave. BYU, with a fast anchor leg by Mindy McClurkin, won in 1:38.64.
In the pole vault, Joe Berry was second in the championship division by clearing 17- 3/4 for a provisional mark.
UT freshman Terrance Livingston won the college division in the 800 in 1:52.45.
Men's Tennis: The No. 5 Vols (6-0) play host to No. 12 Illinois (3-1) today at Goodfriend Tennis Center starting at noon.
The two schools face off again Friday in the first round of the ITA National Team Indoor Championship in Charlottesville, Va.
Women's Tennis: The UT women's tennis team will play No. 2 Northwestern in the first round of the ITA women's tournament in Madison, Wis., on Friday.
The No. 10 Lady Vols were scheduled to travel to Blacksburg, Va., to take on No. 54 Virginia Tech (2-1), but snow in the area forced the cancellation of the match. No makeup date has been announced.
Diving: UT sophomore diver Ryan Helms was eighth in the 3-meter springboard at the USA Diving Winter Nationals in Columbus, Ohio. Helms had a combined score of 818.05 after a 422.05 in the finals.
Helms also was second with Aaron Fleshner of Alabama in the men's synchronized 3-meter springboard at 400.26.
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GinaLolaJupiter (Inactive) writes:
Another great performance by the track team. The women are unbelievable! This is a proven, very successful program with great coaching. It's too bad the track athletes have to train in the ruins of Stokely. UT seems to be able to cough up plenty of cash for other sport disciplines, why not the track teams? Please, oh please build these hard-working athletes a proper indoor training facility.
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