Tennessee Volunteers track and field

Tennessee Volunteers track and field

University	University of Tennessee
Conference	SEC
Location	Knoxville, TN
Head coach	Beth Alford-Sullivan (June 2014 - present year)
Outdoor track	Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium
Nickname	Volunteers
Colors	UT Orange and White^[1]
NCAA Indoor Championships
Men's: 2002 Women's: 2005, 2009
NCAA Outdoor Championships
Men's: 1974, 1991, 2001 Women's: None
Conference Indoor Championships
Men's: 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1996 Women's: 1984, 2005, 2009
Conference Outdoor Championships
Men's: 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 2001, 2002, 2007 Women's: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984

Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium is the home of the Tennessee Vols track and field teams.

The Tennessee Volunteers track and field program represents the University of Tennessee in the sport of track and field. The indoor and outdoor programs compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Vols host their home indoor meets in the Stokely Athletics Center and their home outdoor meets at Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium, both located on the university's Knoxville, Tennessee campus.

History

The Tennessee Volunteers men's track and field program began in 1901 and first started intercollegiate competition in 1909 when the SIAA was formed. Records before the 1921 season were not kept, and are therefore incomplete. The Vols did not compete in the 1918 and 1919 seasons due to World War I. The team later joined the Southeastern Conference in 1933 where they have competed for the past 75 years. The sport was also kept on hold from 1943-1946 because of World War II and would later resume outdoor meets in 1947 and indoor meets in 1960.

Since the formation of the SEC the Tennessee Volunteers have been a consistent force in competition winning a combined 47 SEC titles, 3 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships and 1 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championship.^[2]^[3]

Several coaches are responsible for the historical success of the UT track & field program. Chuck Rohe finished with a record of 87-10 (.896) and won an astonishing 15 consecutive SEC titles. Stan Huntsman took over the program in 1971 and would continue the success started by Rohe. During his tenure he led the Vols to a record of 93-26-3 (.775), 20 SEC titles and won the program's first NCAA title. In 1986 Doug Brown became the 4th coach for the Vols track & field team and finished with a 53-8 (.869) record and won 4 SEC titles and 1 NCAA title. Bill Webb took the program over following the 1995 season and would finish with a 52-1 (.981) record and an unprecedented 4 SEC titles and 2 NCAA titles, becoming the first coach to win multiple national titles at Tennessee.^[4]

Coaching staff

It was released on May 21, 2014, that Coach JJ Clark would not be retained as Director of Track and Field/Cross Country. Penn State's Beth Alford-Sullivan was hired as UT head coach in June 2014.

Tennessee Olympic track and field medalists

Men

Athlete	Olympics	Event	Medal
Gatlin, JustinJustin Gatlin	2004 Athens	100 m	Gold
		4x100 m relay	Silver
		200 m	Bronze
	2012 London	100 m	Bronze
Graddy, SamSam Graddy	1984 Los Angeles	4x100 m relay	Gold
Graddy, SamSam Graddy	1984 Los Angeles	100 m	Silver
Lawrence Johnson	2000 Sydney	Pole vault	Silver
Mack, TimothyTimothy Mack	2004 Athens	Pole vault	Gold
Merritt, AriesAries Merritt	2012 London	110 m hurdles	Gold

Women

Athlete	Olympics	Event	Medal
Fitzgerald-Brown, BenitaBenita Fitzgerald-Brown	1984 Los Angeles	100 m hurdles	Gold
Madison, TiannaTianna Madison	2012 London	4x100 m relay	Gold
Martin, LaVonnaLaVonna Martin	1992 Barcelona	100 m hurdles	Silver
Trotter, DeeDeeDeeDee Trotter	2004 Athens	4x400 m relay	Gold
	2012 London	4x400 m relay	Gold
	2012 London	400 m	Bronze

References

↑ "Color Palettes | Brand Guidelines". Retrieved 2016-09-12.
↑ "UTSPORTS.COM - University of Tennessee Athletics - Fans". utsports.com.
↑ http://www.utsports.com/fans/sec.html
↑ "2011 Track & Field Media Guide - UTSPORTS.COM - University of Tennessee Athletics". utsports.com.

External links

– Tennessee Volunteers sports news from The Knoxville News Sentinel.
– Official webpage of the Tennessee Volunteers track and field teams.

University of Tennessee

Places	Alumni Memorial Gym Anthropological Research Facility Arboretum Ayres Hall High Energy Physics Group The Hill Hodges Library Howard H. Baker, Jr. Center for Public Policy McClung Museum National Transportation Research Center Neyland Stadium Oak Ridge National Laboratory Stokely Athletic Center Thompson–Boling Arena

Campus life	Notable people The Daily Beacon Smokey University of Tennessee Transit The Volunteer Channel

Colleges	Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Architecture and Design Arts and Sciences Business Administration Communication and Information Education, Health, and Human Sciences Engineering Law Nursing Social Work Veterinary Medicine

Schools and institutes	Graduate School Space Institute Institute of Agriculture Institute of Public Service

Athletics	Tennessee Volunteers Football Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Men's cross country Women's cross country Men's golf Women's rowing Women's soccer Softball Swimming & diving Track & field Women's volleyball Vol Network

Traditions	"Rocky Top" Pride of the Southland Band

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