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Salukis set to compete at 52nd annual Tennessee Relays
04/11/2019 | 6:50:00 | Track and Field
The Southern Illinois track and field team travels to Knoxville, Tenn. this weekend for the 52nd annual Tennessee Relays on Friday, April 12. The Salukis are one of 31 teams that will compete at the Tom Black Track and at La Porte Stadium.
The bulk of the meet schedule is set for Friday and Saturday with individual running events and relays on those days, respectively, in addition to several field events at Tennessee's newly renovated facility. A full schedule of when Salukis will compete and in what events is below.
Follow Along
Live results from the 52nd Tennessee Relays will be available here for the entirety of the meet. Additionally, Friday and Saturday will be broadcast on SEC Network+.
SEC Network+ (Friday) -Â http://www.espn.com/watch/_/id/3508547/tennessee-relays
SEC Network+ (Saturday) -Â http://www.espn.com/watch/_/id/3508546/tennessee-relays
Surveying the field: Tennessee Relays
The Tennessee Relays always attracts some of the top talent nationally, both collegiate competitors as well as competitors from the professional ranks. The 52nd edition of the Tennessee Relays will be no different, as 31 teams from across the country descend upon Rocky Top.Â
The 31 NCAA programs represented: Tennessee, Ashland (D-II), Auburn, Brown, Carson-Newman (D-II), Central Michigan, Cincinnati, Cornell, Duke, ETSU, Eastern Michigan, Findlay (D-II), Furman, High Point, Illinois State, Indiana, Jacksonville State, Kent State, Kentucky, Liberty, Louisville, MTSU, NC State, Ohio State, Penn, Pittsburgh, Southern Illinois, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech and Western Kentucky.
Familiar Faces
A pair of former Saluki All-Americans are set to compete at this weekend's Tennessee Relays. Jared Kern is set to throw the shot on Friday at 7 p.m. while volunteer assistant coach Kyle Landon will partake in the high jump competition on Saturday at 1 p.m.
Leading the Valley
The Salukis lead the Missouri Valley Conference in 11 events heading into this weekend's meet. Bri'Anna Branch has the top times in both the 100m and 200m dashes while Willie Rodgers and Caleb Vogel are tied atop the MVC in the high jump. Southern currently has a total of 20 top-3 marks.
Bri'Anna Branch | 100m dash | 11.71
Bri'Anna Branch | 200m dash | 23.19
Genesis Ewell | 400m dash | 55.16
Josh Maier | 10K | 28:55.43
Savannah Long | 400m Hurdles | 1:00.65
Willie Rodgers | High Jump | 6'-8.75" (2.05m)
Caleb Vogel | High Jump | 6'-8.75" (2.05m)
Mitchell Bland | Triple Jump | 49'-1" (14.96m)
Adam Kessler | Shot Put | 64'-0.5" (19.52m)
Nate Dyer | Hammer Throw | 205'-4" (62.59m)
Shauniece O'Neal | Hammer Throw | 212'-9" (64.86m)
Madison Meyer | Heptathlon | 5118 points
Ranked Regionally
The Salukis have 15 marks (6 women/9 men) that are ranked within the top-48 of the NCAA West Region through two outdoor meets. Both Bri'Anna Branch and Shauniece O'Neal catapulted to the top of their respective events after their performances at the Texas Relays two weeks ago while Adam Kessler has held strong in the men's shot put rankings with his mark from the Bill Cornell Spring Classic.
7 | Bri'Anna Branch | 200m dash | 23.19
7 | Shauniece O'Neal | Hammer | 212'-9" (64.86m)
7 | Adam Kessler | Shot Put | 64'-0.5" (19.52m)
10 | Josh Maier | 10K | 28:55.43
14 | Madison Meyer | Heptathlon | 5118 points
23 | A'veun Moore-Jones | Shot Put | 51'-7.25" (15.73m)
24 | Nate Dyer | Hammer | 205'-4" (62.59m)
29 | Mitchell Bland | Triple Jump | 49'-1" (14.96m)
29 | Shauniece O'Neal | Discus | 166'-6" (50.76m)
35 | Ricky Hurley | Hammer | 198'-3" (60.42m)
36 | Savannah Long | 400m hurdles | 1:00.65
37 | Josh Maier | 1500m | 3:48.52
38 | Willie Rodgers | High Jump | 6'-8.75" (2.05m)
38 | Caleb Vogel | High Jump | 6'-8.75" (2.05m)
47 | Ricky Hurley | shot put | 56'-11.25" (17.35m)
Top-10 School Marks
The Salukis have already notched nine top-10 school marks this outdoor season, led by Bri'Anna Branch's school record in the 200m dash at 23.19. Shauniece O'Neal has two of SIU's nine top-10 marks, as she currently ranks sixth in school history in the hammer throw and eighth in the discus.Â
1 | Bri'Anna Branch | 200m dash | 23.19
3 | Josh Maier | 1500m | 3:48.52
3 | Adam Kessler | Shot Put | 64'-0.5" (19.52m)
4 | 4x100 Relay (Madison Meyer, Tyjuana Eason, Genesis Ewell, Bri'Anna Branch | 45.45
5 | Megan Krolak | 3000m steeplechase | 10:46.38
6 | Shauniece O'Neal | Hammer Throw | 212'-9" (64.86m)
8 | Kayla Schiera | 3000m steeplechase | 11:02.80
8 | Shauniece O'Neal | Discus | 166'-6" (50.76m)
10 | A'veun Moore-Jones | Shot Put | 51'-7.25" (15.73m)
Full Schedule
Thursday, April 11Â
Men's Javelin (4 p.m.) - Trevor Thompson
Men's Hammer (6:30 p.m.) - Peyton Taylor, Nate Dyer, Ricky Hurley
Friday, April 12Â
Women's Hammer (11 a.m.) - Emily Kern, Alexis Roberson, Shauniece O'Neal
Women's javelin (1:30 a.m.) - Madison Meyer, Emma Sexton
Women's pole vault (2 p.m.) - Erin Diemer
Men's 110m hurdles (2:45 p.m.) - Theo Phipps, Trevor Thompson, Isiaac Wingerter
Women's 100m hurdles (3 p.m.) - Madison Meyer
Men's 100m dash (3:20 p.m.) - Brian Glenn, Alonzo Taylor-Jones
Women's 100m dash (3:40 p.m.) - Tredaja Harris
Men's Long Jump (4 p.m.) - Willie Rodgers, Mitchell Bland, Theo Phipps
Women's shot put (4 p.m.) - Nikki Freeman, Kayleigh Conlon, Sian Person, A'veun Moore-Jones
Women's 400m hurdles (4:15 p.m.) - Kira Williams, Savannah Long
Men's 400m dash (4:30 p.m.) - Corey Sherrod
Women's 400m dash (4:50 p.m.) - Genesis Ewell, Alicia Reed, Thurneisha Keys
Women's high jump (5 p.m.) - Marissa Holmes, McKenzie Krich, Madison Meyer, Justine Paton
Men's 800m run (5:10 p.m.) Canoy Tyree, Brandon Schnitker
Women's 800m run (5:25 p.m.) - Sydney Spranger
Men's 3K Steeplechase (5:40 p.m.) - Theo Hassim
Women's 3K Steeplechase (5:55 p.m.) - Maddy Hurt
Men's 1500m run (6:10 p.m.) - Chris Edwards
Women's 1500m run (6:35 p.m.) - Kayla Schiera
Men's shot put (7 p.m.) - Issiac Wingerter, Sam Sikon, Ricky Hurley, Adam Kessler
Men's pole vault (7 p.m.) - Kyle Zeinemann
Women's 200m dash (7:20 p.m.) - Bri'Anna Branch
Men's 5K college (7:40 p.m.) - Reid Parsons, Michael Church
Women's 5K college (8:05 p.m.) - Megan Krolak
Saturday, April 13
Women's discus (11 a.m.) - A'veun Moore-Jones, Kayleigh Conlon, Nikki Freeman, Shauniece O'Neal
Men's high jump (1 p.m.) - Trevor Thompson, Gunnar Galloway, Willie Rodgers, Caleb Vogel
Women's 4x200 Relay (1 p.m.) - Thurneisha Keys, Alicia Reed, Tredaja Harris, McKenzie Krich
Men's discus (2 p.m.) - Peyton Taylor, Ricky Hurley
Women's triple jump (2 p.m.) - Emani James
Men's triple jump (2 p.m.) - Mitchell Bland, Willie Rodgers
Men's 1600m Sprint Medley (2:30 p.m.) Kevin Turner, Canoy Tyree, Brandon Schnitker, Alonzo Taylor-Jones
Men's 4x100 relay (3:10 p.m.) - Willie Rodgers, Corey Sherrod, Theo Phipps, Alonzo Taylor-Jones
Women's 4x400 relay (4:10 p.m.) - Alicia Reed, Tredaja Harris, Bri'Anna Branch, McKenzie Krich
Men's 4x400 relay (4:30 p.m.) - Johnny McGluen, Corey Sherrod, Canoy Tyree, Kevin Turner
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