University of Tennessee Athletics
Track & Field Central: NCAA East Prelims
May 23, 2017 | Track & Field
Live Results | Live Stream (Thursday) | Live Stream (Friday) | Live Stream (Saturday) | Notes | Schedule of Events | Men’s Start List | Women's Start List
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee track and field will feature 21 individuals and four relay teams this weekend at the 2017 NCAA East Preliminary Round at the Kentucky Outdoor Track and Field Facility in Lexington, Ky.
Tennessee will begin competition at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday as Stamatia Scarvelis and Candice Butler compete in the hammer throw. Running events begin at 4:30 p.m. as Brooklynn Broadwater competes in the 400m hurdles. The live stream of Thursday’s action begins at 9 p.m. ET and will feature Chelsea Blaase competing in the 10,000m competition.
Friday’s first competition will be at 2 p.m. as Scarvelis and Tamia Crockett compete in the women’s discus. The live stream of events begins at 5:30 p.m. when the running events begin.
Matthew Zajac kicks off action on Saturday as he competes in the discus starting at 2 p.m. The live stream begins at 6 p.m. as the 4x100m relay teams begin the night’s action on the track.
The prelims feature the top 48 competitors in each individual event and the top 24 relay teams. 12 individuals and 12 relay teams from each of the two prelims sites will advance to the 2017 NCAA Championship from June 7-10 in Eugene, Oregon.
“We are excited to be heading to Lexington and the University of Kentucky to attend the NCAA East Prelims,” director of track & field/cross country Beth Alford-Sullivan said. “Everybody is healthy and feeling good. We are excited to start this championship drive.”
Last Time Out
Tennessee enters the weekend ranked 22nd on the men’s side and 27th on the women’s side after an SEC Championship where the men finished in a tie for ninth place and the women placed 12th.
Coleman won two SEC individual titles on Saturday as he became the first person in collegiate history to run under 10 seconds in the 100m and under 20 seconds in the 200m in wind-legal conditions. Coleman recorded a time of 9.97 seconds in the 100m, the fourth-fastest time in the world this year and the fastest by an American. He followed that up less than an hour later by running the 200m in 19.98 seconds. That mark is the top wind-legal 200m in the country this year and the fourth fastest in the world. He missed the all-time collegiate top 10 list by .01 seconds in both events. He earned the SEC Commissioner’s Trophy as the meet’s top scorer as he finished with 20.5 points. Coleman was also named USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week.
Mustaqeem Williams tied a personal best with a 100m time of 10.33 as he took fifth place. Zach Long posted the best 5000m time by a Vol since 1991 when he finished in fourth place with a mark of 13:54.49.
Zajac uncorked a career-best toss of 191 feet (58.22m) to score six points for the Vols. The junior, who finished seventh at last year's SEC meet, broke into seventh position on the all-time school record list for the discus. Freshman Darryl Sullivan soared over the high jump bar at his college-best height of 7-0.50 (2.15m) to snare fifth-place.
In the men's hammer, Seth Whitener cashed in for two points with a toss of 214-11 (65.52m). Pole vaulter Tristan Slater, tied for sixth place in the men's pole vault. He was able to navigate the bar at 16-7.50 (5.07m) on a day that saw six vaulters no-height.
Stamatia Scarvelis and Candice Butler carded runner-up and seventh-place finishes, respectively, tallying 10 points in the hammer throw. Scarvelis rose from fifth to second on her final throw of the meet, an effort of 209-3 (63.79m). Butler's best toss was a mark of 193-5 (58.97m), which she registered on her first attempt of the finals to move from ninth to seventh.
Junior Cidae'a Woods earned two points in the women's long jump. She stretched the tape to 21-0 (6.40m), posting her best-ever mark outdoors. It marked the second year in a row she scored at the outdoor meet in this event, taking fifth in 2016.
Tamia Crockett, secured points with a sixth-place finish in the women's discus throw and an eighth place finish in the shot put.
NCAA East Prelims Schedule of Events
Thursday's Schedule
Women's Competitors
100m First Round: Shania Collins
400m First Round: Layla White
10,000m Semifianls: Chelsea Blaase
400m Hurdles First Round: Brooklynn Broadwater
Long Jump: Cidae'a Woods
Hammer Throw: Stamatia Scarvelis, Candice Butler
Men's Competitors
100m First Round: Christian Coleman, Mustaqeem Williams
400m First Round: Nathan Strother, Ari Cogdell
Hammer: Cameron Brown, Seth Whitener
Friday's Schedule
Women's Competitors
100m Quarterfinals: Shania Collins
200m First Round: Shania Collins, Lenysse Dyer
400m Quarterfinals: Layla White
400m Hurdles Quarterfinals: Brooklynn Broadwater
Discus: Stamatia Scarvelis, Tamia Crockett
Men's Competitors
100m Quarterfinals: Christian Coleman, Mustaqeem Williams
200m First Round: Christian Coleman
400m Quarterfinals: Nathan Strother, Ari Cogdell
Pole Vault: Tristan Slater
Saturday's Schedule
Women's Competitors
200m Quarterfinals: Shania Collins, Lenysse Dyer
4x100m Relay: Tennessee
4x400m Relay: Tennessee
Triple Jump: LaChyna Roe
Shot Put: Cassie Wertman, Stamatia Scarvelis, Tamia Crockett
Men's Competitors
200m Quarterfinals: Christian Coleman, Mustaqeem Williams
5000m Semifinals: Zach Long
4x100m Relay: Tennessee
4x400m Relay: Tennessee
High Jump: Darryl Sullivan
Discus: Matthew Zajac
