University of Tennessee Athletics
Blaase Qualifies For Olympic Trials With Great 10K
April 02, 2016 | Track & Field
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Chelsea Blaase set a new Tennessee record in the women's 10,000 meters late Friday night with a fantastic performance at the Stanford Invitational that qualifies her this summer's U.S. Olympic Trials.
Blaase clocked in at a new PR of 32:08.39, beating her previous best by 20 seconds to take seventh place. That time automatically qualifies her for U.S. Olympic trials (qualifying mark is 32:25.00) and is an IAAF Olympic A standard (32:15.00).
More of Friday's Late Results
At the Stanford Invitational, Matthew Zajac took fifth in the men's discus with a throw of 52.75 meters (173-1.00).
Down at the Pepsi Florida Relays, Mustaqeem Williams won the men's college long jump with his collegiate-best leap of 7.48 meters (24-6.50). In the men's 1,500 meters, Zach Long took 21st with a PR time of 3:47.99 and Tyler Woodrome was 57th with a time of 4:04.85.
SEC Network and WatchESPN (online) feature live coverage of Saturday's Florida Relays action from 2:30-7:30 p.m. ET.
The results from Saturday's events at both the Pepsi Florida Relays and the Stanford Invitational will be posted to UTSports.com later today.
THURSDAY'S EVENTS
PEPSI FLORIDA RELAYS - MEN
5,000m Finals - 9. Jack Little, 14:33.26!
FRIDAY'S EVENTS
PEPSI FLORIDA RELAYS - MEN
100m - 5. Christian Coleman, 10.16!
Invite High Jump - Wesley Edwards, nh
400m - 5. Nathan Strother, 46.18!; 6. Ari Cogdell, 46.45!
800m - 45. Tyler Woodrome, 1:52.94!
400m Hurdles - 19. Jalen Hunter, 52.79!
Long Jump - 1. Mustaqeem Williams, 7.48m (24-6.50)
1500m - 21. Zach Long, 3:47.99; 57. Tyler Woodrome, 4:04.85
PEPSI FLORIDA RELAYS - WOMEN
100m Hurdles - 56. Cidae'a Woods, 14.22!
100m - 5. Kali Davis-White, 11.33!; 7. Felicia Brown, 11.40!
400m - 12. Lenysse Dyer, 53.36!, 15. Layla White, 53.70!
Pole Vault - 8. Erin Champion, 4.05m! (13-3.50), 10. Kristen Denk, 4.05m (13-3.50)
Invite 200m - 2. Felecia Majors, 23.01!
STANFORD INVITATIONAL - MEN
Hammer Collegiate - 5. Seth Whitener, 56.89m (186-8.00); 11. Matthew Zajac, 52.56m (172-5.00)
5,000m - Austin Whitelaw, dnf
Javelin Invitational - 5. Kyle Quinn, 67.38m (221-1.00)
Discus Invitational - 5. Matthew Zajac, 52.75m (173-1.00)
STANFORD INVITATIONAL - WOMEN
Shot Put Invitational - 2. Cassie Wertman, 16.57m (54-4.50)
Javelin Invitational - 2. Maria Jimenez, 49.65m! (162-11.00)
10,000m - 7. Chelsea Blaase, 32:08.39sr!
SATURDAY'S EVENTS
PEPSI FLORIDA RELAYS - MEN
12 p.m. ET: High Jump - Jonathan Mays
1 p.m. ET: Pole Vault - Tyler Porter, Ocean Walters-Carlson
3:05 p.m. ET: 4x100m - Tennessee A
4:30 p.m. ET: 4x200m - Tennessee A
6:35 p.m. ET: 4x400m - Tennessee A
PEPSI FLORIDA RELAYS - WOMEN
2:40 p.m. ET: 4x100m - Tennessee A
4 p.m. ET: Triple Jump - Cidae'a Woods, Brielyn Rogers
4:10 p.m. ET: 4x200m - Tennessee A
6:25 p.m. ET: 4x400m - Tennessee A
STANFORD INVITATIONAL - MEN
1 p.m. PT: Hammer Invitational - Cameron Brown
! - Personal Best, $ - SEC Record, a - American Record, b - Banked Track, c - Collegiate Record, adv. - Advanced, dna - Did Not Advance, dnf - Did Not Finish, dnr - Did Not Run, dns - Did Not Score, dq - Disqualified, F - Foul, f - Facility Record, fr - Freshman Record, fr* - Tied Freshman Record, fs - False Start, H - Heptathlon, h - Hand-Timed, mr - Meet Record, nh - No Height, nm - No Mark, P - Pentathlon, sr - School Record, u - Undersized Track, w - wind-aided, wr - World Record
