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Shamrock Invitational
Vols Post 6 More Wins at Shamrock Invitational
March 19, 2016 | Track & Field
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. -- Tennessee wrapped a successful weekend at the 20th Annual Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational with a busy Saturday that included six more first-place finishes.
UT spent much of spring break in South Carolina to train and make the transition from indoor season to outdoor season.
"We had a great week of training in Myrtle Beach," Tennessee director of track and field and cross country Beth Alford-Sullivan said. "Coastal Carolina was a great host. We utilized their facility quite a bit. They were awesome and we really enjoyed the environment. We had a great team environment. We were able to celebrate the great indoor season that we had and put in some great training for the outdoor season."
Tennessee posted nine first-place finishes (four on the men's side, five on the women's side) over the three-day meet. On Saturday, Zach Long won the men's 3,000 meters (8:23.64), Tyler Porter won the men's pole vault seeded division (5.06 meters/16-7.25), Lenysse Dyer won the women's 200 meters (23.46), Maria Jimenez won the women's javelin (49.19 meters/161-5.00), Maya Neal won the women's long jump (5.60 meters/18-4.50) and Cassie Wertman won the women's shot put (16.58 meters/54-4.75).
"The competition was very good for us," Sullivan said. "We were able to open up in a lot of the events that are specific to the outdoor season like the discus and the javelin and the hammer on the throws side of things. We were very happy to see Kyle Quinn open up so well. Maria had a PR in the javelin too, so that went really well for us. We thought it was productive."
UT will focus on training next week before the squad splits to compete in both the Texas Relays (March 30 to April 2) and the Florida Relays (April 1-2).
Tennessee Men
The UT men did very well in the 3,000 meters. In addition to Long taking first place, Austin Whitelaw finished second (8:26.74), Jack Little finished sixht (8:33.46) and Tyler Woodrome took 11th (8:43.03).
Porter made his season debut with a first-place showing in the men's pole vault seeded division, clearing 5.06 meters (16-7.25). Ocean Walters-Carlson took fifth at 4.60 meters (15-1.00).
Matthew Zajac took second place in the men's discus, throwing 53.75 meters (176-4.00).
Jalen Hunter had a pair of top-10 finishes, taking seventh in the men's 400-meter hurdles (53.42) and ninth in the men's 200 meters seeded division (21.71).
Tennessee Women
Jimenez won the women's javelin with a PR throw of 49.19 meters (161-5.00). That topped her previous best of 48.95 meters (160-7.00) from last year's NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round.
Neal was impressive in the long jump with a winning distance of 5.60 meters (18-4.50). That was just 1.50 inches off of her personal best of 18-6.00.
Fresh off of earning NCAA Indoors silver medal, Wertman enjoyed a strong showing in the women's shot put winning with a throw of 16.58 meters (54-4.75) on her sixth throw. She also placed sixth in the discus, throwing 44.08 meters (144-7.00) for her best throw since 2014.
In addition to Dyer's first-place showing in the women's 200 meters seeded division, Layla White took fifth place in the event in 23.98.
Jessica Rizor had a pair of sixth-place finishes in the women's mile (5:05.00) and 3,000 meters (10:10.36).
Cidae'a Woods won the women's long jump seeded division on Friday and added a third-place finish in the triple jump with a jump of 12.26 meters (40-2.75).
20th Annual Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational
THURSDAY MEN'S EVENTS
Hammer Throw: 5. Seth Whitener, 57.19m (187-7.00); 8. Matthew Zajac, 53.66m (176-0.00)
THURSDAY WOMEN'S EVENTS
Heptathlon - Day 1 Standings: 11. LaChyna Roe, 2,431 points
Heptathlon - 100mH: 9. LaChyna Roe, 15.83
Heptathlon - Shot Put: 12. LaChyna Roe, 8.78m (28-9.75)
Heptathlon - High Jump: T9. LaChyna Roe, 1.49m (4-10.50)
Heptathlon - 200m: 11. LaChyna Roe, 27.93
FRIDAY MEN'S EVENTS
400m: 1. Jalen Hunter, 50.27
Javelin: 1. Kyle Quinn - 73.16m (240-0.00)
4x800m: 4. Tennessee A - Jack Little, Zach Long, Austin Whitelaw, Tyler Woodrome, 7:43.09
4x200m: 13. Tennessee B - Darryl Harris, Weldon Wright, Wesley Edwards, Jonathan Mays, 1:30.72
Long Jump-Seeded: 10. Mustaqeem Williams, 7.08m (23-2.75); 15. Darryl Harris, 6.83m (22-5.00)
FRIDAY WOMEN'S EVENTS
Heptathlon: 11. LaChyna Roe, 3868 points
Heptathlon - Long Jump: 3. LaChyna Roe, 5.12m (16-9.75)
Heptathlon - Javelin: 5. LaChyna Roe, 28.34m (93-0.00)
Heptathlon - 800m: 14. LaChyna Roe, 2:56.31
Hammer Throw: 10. Savannah Marlow, 47.84m (156-11.00); 18. Danielle Holdren, 45.58m (149-6.00)
Pole Vault-Seeded: 2. Kristen Denk, 4.10m-f (13-5.25); 3. Erin Champion, 3.95m (12-11.50)
4x200m: 15. Tennessee B - Cidae'a Woods, Chyna Ries, Maya Neal, Rebecka Miranda, 1:41.70
100mH Prelims: 14. Brielyn Rogers, 14.80
Long Jump-Seeded: 1. Cidae'a Woods, 6.10m-mr (20-0.25); 9. Chyna Ries, 5.63m (18-5.75)
SATURDAY MEN'S EVENTS
200m-Seeded: 9. Jalen Hunter, 21.71; 10. Malik Elion, 21.74; 11. Ari Cogdell, 21.75
400m-Seeded: 20. Malik Elion, 49.24; 25. Mustaqeem Williams, 50.12; 26. Darryl Harris, 50.26
400mH: 7. Jalen Hunter, 53.42
3000m: 1. Zach Long, 8:23.64; 2. Austin Whitelaw, 8:27.74; 6. Jack Little, 8:33.46; 11. Tyler Woodrome, 8:43.03
4x100m: 14. Tennessee - Darryl Harris, Weldon Wright, Wesley Edwards, Jonathan Mays, 43.66
High Jump-Seeded: T6. Wesley Edwards, 2.05m (6-8.75); Jonathan Mays, nh
Discus: 2. Matthew Zajac, 53.75m (176-4.00); 10. Hunter Harrison, 47.36m (155-4.00); 39. Cameron Brown, 32.87m (107-10.00)
Pole Vault-Seeded: 1. Tyler Porter, 5.06m (16-7.25); 5. Ocean Walters-Carlson, 4.60m (15-1.00)
Shot Put: 21. Cameron Brown, 14.16m (46-5.50); 32. Seth Whitener, 12.42m (40-9.00)
Triple Jump: 10. Weldon Wright, 13.91m (45-7.75)
SATURDAY WOMEN'S EVENTS
200m-Seeded: 1. Lenysse Dyer, 23.46; 5. Layla White, 23.98; 15. DeAndra Greer, 24.88; 17. London Freeland, 25.05; 18. Maia McCoy, 25.18
400m-Seeded: 27. Maia McCoy, 58.13; 31. DeAndra Greer, 58.72
400mH: 9. London Freeland, 1:02.24
Mile-Seeded: 6. Jessica Rizor, 5:05.00; 17. Peighton Meske, 5:17.45; 19. Emma Reed, 5:18.94
3000m: 6. Jessica Rizor, 10:10.36; 15. Peighton Meske, 10:33.72; 16. Emma Reed, 10:34.28
4x100m: 17. Tennessee - Chyna Ries, Cidae'a Woods, Brielyn Rogers, Maya Neal, 48.56
Discus: 6. Cassie Wertman, 44.08m (144-7.00)
Javelin: 1. Maria Jimenez, 49.19m (161-5.00)
Long Jump: 1. Maya Neal, 5.60m (18-4.50)
Shot Put: 1. Cassie Wertman, 16.58m (54-4.75); 17. Candice Butler, 12.17m (39-11.25)
Triple Jump: 3. Cidae'a Woods, 12.26m (40-2.75); 8. Brielyn Rogers, 11.88m (38-11.75); 13. Rebecka Miranda, 11.56m (37-11.25)
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