University of Tennessee Athletics
Weekly Wrapup: Jan. 2-6
January 06, 2017 | General
Christian Coleman and Mercedes Russell win awards as Tennessee begins 2017
Track & Field
COLEMAN NAMED TO BOWERMAN WATCH LIST -- Tennessee junior Christian Coleman was among the members of the Bowerman Award Preseason Watch List announced by the USTFCCCA.
Women's Basketball
RUSSELL NAMED SEC PLAYER OF THE WEEK -- Tennessee's Mercedes Russell, who averaged a double-double of 21.0 points and 10.0 rebounds last week in a pair of wins for her team, was named the SEC Women's Basketball Player of the Week.
Men's Basketball
HOOPS CENTRAL: VOLS AT #24 FLORIDA -- Tennessee heads back out on the road this weekend, traveling to face No. 24 Florida on Saturday at 5:15 p.m. ET on ESPN2.
Swimming & Diving
VOLS CONCLUDE HOME MEET ON PLATFORM -- Led by a season-best platform performance Thursday by junior Liam Stone, the Vols concluded the Tennessee Diving Invitational at Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center.
Men's Golf
VFL PETTITT JOINS UT MEN'S GOLF AS VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT -- Tennessee men's golf head coach Jim Kelson has announced the hiring of Philip Pettitt Jr. as the Vols' new men's golf volunteer assistant coach. Pettitt played for Tennessee from the 2004-05 season through the 2007-08 season.
Soccer
HUTSON NAMED TO SEC SOCCER COMMUNITY SERVICE TEAM -- Tennessee's Cali Hutson was named to the 13th annual SEC Soccer Community Service Team as announced by the league office on Thursday afternoon.
Women's Tennis
LINDL CRACKS ITA RANKINGS TO START SPRING -- With the spring season only a few weeks from getting started, senior Brittany Lindl will begin the dual-match play ranked 64th in the country in singles.
Coming Up This Weekend
Friday - 1/6
| Swimming & Diving | at South Carolina | Columbia, S.C. | 4 p.m. |
Saturday - 1/7
| Track & Field | Indiana-Tennessee Dual | Bloomington, Ind. | 12 p.m. |
| Men's Basketball | at #24 Florida | Gainesville, Fla. | 5:15 p.m. |
Sunday - 1/8
| Women's Basketball | vs. #4 Mississippi State | Knoxville, Tenn. | 2 p.m. |
