Tennessee Totals 10 Event Titles At McFerrin 12 Degree Invitational

Friday, January 10

College Station, Texas

University of Tennessee

McFerrin 12 Degree Invitational

Tennessee Totals 10 Event Titles At McFerrin 12 Degree Invitational

January 10, 2025 | Track & Field

Results

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Tennessee track & field program kicked off the new year strong in the Lone Star State, earning 10 first-place finishes and posting numerous notable performances at the McFerrin 12 Degree Invitational on Friday inside Texas A&M's R.A. Fasken Indoor Track & Field Facility.

The Vols and Lady Vols gathered event crowns in the throws, sprints, hurdles and relays in College Station and additionally tabbed a pair of strong runner-up showings in the pole vault competitions. In total, Tennessee tallied 36 top-five finishes, 13 top-10 marks in school history and one school record at the meet.

Men's Notables

Nigerian newcomer Consider Ekanem turned heads in his collegiate debut, winning the men's 60-meter final in 6.57 seconds for a new lifetime-best and the No. 5 mark in school history. The freshman's time leads the SEC in 2025 and ranks second among NCAA Division I sprinters during the 2024-25 indoor campaign.
Junior standout T'Mars McCallum forms an elite tandem with Ekanem after opening up with two 6.61 60-meter performances in prelims and the final. His mark ranks fourth on the NCAA list this season and seventh in Tennessee history.
After redshirting the 2024 campaign, Cade Gray made a monumental Tennessee debut on Friday in the men's pole vault with his clearance of 5.56m (18-3). The mark established a meet record, ranked No. 4 on Tennessee's all-time indoor list and equaled the collegiate lead early in the 2025 indoor season.
Redshirt senior distance specialist Canaan Anderson took down the men's 1,000-meter school record on Friday with a time of 2:23.38. The UT standard was previously held by Alex Kay at 2:23.91, set during the 2021 indoor season.
True freshman Gavin Genisio also claimed UT's freshman record in the indoor 1k with a time of 2:26.15. The previous rookie standard was also held by Alex Kay with a time of 2:26.97 in 2020.
Rookie thrower Aidan Ifkovits led off the meet with his first career victory in the 35-pound weight throw, tossing a mark of 19.01m (62-4.5) that narrowly missed Tennessee's all-time top 10 performers list.
Redshirt junior John Bruder helped Tennessee earn the indoor throws double with a victory in the shot put in his first official action for the Volunteers. He placed first with a mark of 18.38m (60-3.75).
Freshman hurdler Broderick Davis was victorious in his collegiate debut, clocking a time of 7.95 in the men's 60-meter hurdles final. His mark ranks fourth among NCAA Division I freshmen this season.

Women's Notables

Lady Vol graduate student Myreanna Bebe made her Tennessee debut on Friday in the 60-meter hurdles and clocked the collegiate lead with her time of 8.06 in the prelims. The time equaled the No. 3 performer in Lady Vol history.
Tennessee secured a 1-2-3 sweep of the women's 60-meter hurdles final, led by Bebe's winning mark of 8.13. Layla Anderson came in second at 8.23, followed by Kiara Smith in 8.42. The three marks rank top-20 in the nation this season.
Freshman thrower Donna Douglas secured a double win in her collegiate debut, placing first in both the women's weight throw (19.27m / 63-2.75) and shot put (15.34m / 50-4). Those marks rank the Jonesboro, Arkansas, native No. 10 and No. 6 on Tennessee all-time indoor list, respectively.
Less than two weeks after joining the Lady Vols as a midyear enrollee, true freshman Mya Strahm was Tennessee's top performer in the pole vault with a clearance of 4.20 meters (13-9.25), placing second overall. Her mark ranks No. 6 in UT history indoors and second among NCAA Division I freshmen this season and was just two centimeters shy of the program's freshman record.
Sophomore newcomer Faith Okwose struck gold in the women's 60-meter dash final, turning in a lifetime-best mark of 7.34 seconds. Her time currently ranks seventh on the NCAA Division I list.
Fifth-year senior Brianna White had a strong showing in the women's 300-meter with a lifetime-best mark of 37.37 – winning her heat, placing second overall and moving to No. 3 on the Tennessee all-time list.
The Lady Vols packed a 1-2 punch in the women's 1,000-meter on Friday. Sophomore Ka'Myya Haywood controlled the race and won with a time of 2:52.70 and was closely followed by rookie Kylie Feeney who closed strong for a mark of 2:52.87.
UT closed out the meet with a win in the women's 4x400-meter relay as the group of Javonya Valcourt, Kaniya Johnson, Cydney Wright and Brianna White turned in a time of 3:32.96. The group ranks eighth in Lady Vol history and currently holds the collegiate lead as White anchored the group with a split of 52.63 seconds.

PR Tracker

Tennessee athletes combined to break or tie 17 indoor personal records on Friday at the McFerrin 12 Degree Invitational.
- Consider Ekanem – Men's 60m – 6.57
- T'Mars McCallum – Men's 60m – 6.61
- Rickey Williams III – Men's 300m – 34.32
- Gavin Genisio – Men's 1,000m – 2:26.15
- Broderick Davis – Men's 60mH – 7.95
- Cade Gray – Men's Pole Vault – 5.56m / 18-3
- Evan Puckett – Men's Pole Vault – 5.32m / 17-5.5
- Clarke Byram – Men's Pole Vault – 5.05m / 16-6.75
- John Bruder – Men's Shot Put – 18.38m / 60-3.75
- Faith Okwose – Women's 60m – 7.34
- Brianna White – Women's 300m – 37.37
- Cydney Wright – Women's 300m – 38.11
- Kayla Gholar – Women's Mile – 4:51.73
- Teegan Anderson – Women's Mile – 4:51.74
- Myreanna Bebe – Women's 60mH – 8.06
- Mya Strahm – Women's Pole Vault – 4.20m / 13-9.25
- Caroline Weems – Women's Pole Vault – 4.00m / 13-1.5