SEC Outdoor Champions
| Year | Coach | Regular Season Record |
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| 1963 | Chuck Rohe | 4-3 | 8th | —– | |
| 1964 | Chuck Rohe | 6-1 | Champions | —– | |
| 1965 | Chuck Rohe | 5-0 | Champions | 40th (tie) | |
| 1966 | Chuck Rohe | 2-0 | Champions | 32nd (tie) | |
| 1967 | Chuck Rohe | 4-1 | Champions | 5th (tie) | |
| 1968 | Chuck Rohe | 5-0 | Champions | 13th (tie) | |
| 1969 | Chuck Rohe | 6-0 | Champions | 9th | |
| 1970 | Chuck Rohe | 5-1 | Champions | 13th | |
| 1971* | Stan Huntsman | 4-4-2 | Champions | 13th | |
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* It Was Chuck Rohe’s Team. He Recruited Them All. But Stan Huntsman
Took Over As Head Coach for the Outdoor Season |
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1963 SEC OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPSBirmingham, AlabamaLSU 70, Mississippi State 48, Auburn 36, Alabama 34, Florida 23, GeorgiaTech 14, Georgia 10, Tennessee 7, Kentucky 6, Vanderbilt 6, Mississippi 1Head Coach: Chuck Rohe |
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| Event/Place | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 880 Yard Run |
Tom Scott (1:51.6) |
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| Triple Jump | Winston Russell ( ) |
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| Shot Put | Dick Evey ( ) |
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1964 SEC OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPSLexington, Kentucky Tennessee 61, Auburn 54, LSU 49 (Top 3)Head Coach: Chuck Rohe |
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| Event/Place | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 100 Yard Dash |
Jim Webster (9.6) |
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| 220 Yard Dash |
Jim Webster (21.8) |
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| 880 Yard Run |
John Nichols (1:55.3) |
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| Mile Run | Bob Redington (4:16.4) |
Coppley Vickers (4:19.8) |
Don Pinkston (4:20.6) |
Rocky Soderberg (4:20.8) |
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| Two Mile Run |
Coppley Vickers (9:39.5) |
Don Pinkston (9:39.6) |
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| 120 Yard High Hurdles |
Pat Pomphrey (14.3) |
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| 330 Yard Intermediate Hurdles |
Pat Pomphrey (38.4) |
Gayl Morse ( ) |
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| Discus | Bubba Beal (157′-0″) |
Lee Oldham (149-1½) |
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| High Jump | Ernie Wale (6′-2″) |
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| Pole Vault | Ray Kodres (14′-0″) |
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| Mile Relay | Ray Moore Danny Smith Bill Sellmer John Nichols (3:15.7) |
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| SEC Freshmen In the freshman division of the 1964 SEC meet, Tennessee’s Phil Smith won the 100 yard dash in 9.5 seconds and broke the SEC record. |
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1965 SEC OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPSBaton Rouge, LouisianaTennessee 72, Florida 38.5, LSU 33 (Top 3)Head Coach: Chuck Rohe |
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| Event/Place | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 100 Yard Dash |
Carroll Thrift (10.4) |
Phil Smith (10.7) |
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| 220 Yard Dash |
Phil Smith (21.4) |
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| 880 Yard Run |
Rocky Soderberg (1:52.4) |
Norm Witek (1:52.8) |
John Nichols (1:53.4) |
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| Mile Run | Bob Redington (4:11.9) |
David Storey (4:13.0) |
Roy Hall (4:15.4) |
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| Two Mile Run |
David Storey (9:24.1) |
Don Pinkston (9:26.3) |
Bob Redington (9:44.5) |
Mickey Shelton (9:45.4) |
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| 120 Yard High Hurdles |
Pat Pomphrey (14.5) |
Phil Smith (15.0) |
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| 330 Yard Intermediate Hurdles |
Pat Pomphrey (37.1) |
Gayl Morse (38.2) |
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| Shot Put | Courtney Fagen (50’-11¾”) |
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| Discus | Courtney Fagen (152-8¼) |
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| High Jump | Ernie Wale (6′-2″) |
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| Javelin | Bill Wilkins (195’-11”) |
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| 330 Yard Relay |
Carroll Thrift Phil Smith, Pat Pomphrey Jim Webster (37.1) |
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| Mile Relay | Ed Wright John Nichols Danny Brown Bill Sellmer (3:15.6) |
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| Freshmen In the Freshman Division of the SEC meet, Andy Russell won the mile run with a time of 4:09.5.NCAA Tennessee tied for 40th place at the 1965 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Berkley, California
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1966 SEC OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPSAthens, GeorgiaTennessee 91, Auburn 34, LSU 31 (Top 3)Head Coach: Chuck Rohe Assistant Coaches: Jeff Clark and George Wade |
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| Event/Place | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 100 Yard Dash |
Jim Webster (9.5) |
Carroll Thrift (9.6) |
Phil Smith (9.7) |
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| 220 Yard Dash |
Jim Webster (21.3) |
Phil Smith (21.4) |
Carroll Thrift (21.8) |
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| 440 Yard Dash |
Ray Moore (49.1) |
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| 880 Yard Run |
John Nichols (1:52.1) |
Henry Rose (1:53.2) |
Mike Tomassello (1:53.4) |
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| Mile Run | Bob Redington (4:05.0) |
David Storey (4:13.1) |
Rocky Soderberg (4:14.6) |
Roy Hall (4:15.0) |
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| Two Mile Run |
Bob Redington (9:11.3) |
Don Pinkston (9:13.7) |
Bob Barber (9:16.6) |
David Storey (9:29.5) |
Rockey Soderberg (9:37.7) |
| 120 Yard High Hurdles |
Pat Pomphrey (13.4) |
Roger Neiswender (13.8) |
Phil Smith (14.3) |
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| 440 Yard Intermediate Hurdles |
Pat Pomphrey (51.9) |
Gayle Morse (54.4) |
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| Shot Put | Bubba Beal (50′-0″) |
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| Discus | Bubba Beal (153′-2½”) |
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| Javlin | Bill Wilkins (203′-8½”) |
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| 440 Yard Relay |
Jim Webster R. Neiswender Phil Smith Carroll Thrift (41.0) |
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| Mile Relay | Henry Rose Ray Moore Bill Sellmer John Nichols (3:14.5) |
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| Freshmen The UT freshmen put on quite a performance in their division of the SEC meet. Pat Murphy was a double winner in the hurdles; Butch Stewart won the 880; George Moschis won the javelin; and Les Rager won the discus. Larry Kelly set a school record (48.1) while finishing second in the 440, and the mile relay team of Tommy Fisher, Butch Stewart, Bob Dickson, and Larry Kelly won with another school record of 3:13.0.NCAA Tennessee tied for 32nd place at the 1966 NCAA Championships in Bloomington, Indiana.
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1967 SEC OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPSTom Black Track, Knoxville, TennesseeTennessee 74, Florida 57, LSU 36, Auburn 34.5 (Top 4)Head Coach: Chuck Rohe (UST&F Coach of the Year) Assistant Coach: Jeff Clark |
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| Event/Place | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 100 Yard Dash |
Richmond Flowers (9.7) |
Carroll Thrift (9.8) |
Gary Wagner (9.9) |
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| 220 Yard Dash |
Carroll Thrift (21.7) |
Gary Wagner (21.9) |
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| 440 Yard Dash |
Bob Dickson (48.1) |
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| 880 Yard Run |
Larry Kelly (1:48.5) |
Norm Witek(1:51.4) |
Butch Stewart (1:52.1) |
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| Mile Run | Dave Storey (4:10.0) |
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| Two Mile Run |
Dave Storey (9:14.1) |
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| 120 Yard High Hurdles |
Richmond Flowers (13.8) |
Roger Neiswender (14.0) |
Pat Murphy (14.4) |
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| 440 Yard Intermediate Hurdles |
Pat Murphy (52.6) |
Steve Keltner (53.6) |
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| Shot Put | Courtney Fagen (51′-11½”) |
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| Discus | Les Rager (170′-9½”) |
Courtney Fagen ( ) |
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| Javlin | Ron Holt (204′-0½”) |
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| Long Jump | Tom Fisher (24′-0½”) |
Steve Keltner (23-6¾”) |
Richmond Flowers (23”-4¾”) |
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| Pole Vault | Steve Owens (15′-6″) |
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| 440 Yard Relay |
Carroll Thrift C. McGeehan Gary Wagner R. Flowers (40.1) |
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| Mile Relay | R. Whitenack Norm Witek Bob Dickson Larry Kelly (3:14.0) |
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| Outstanding Performer in SEC Meet Richmond Flowers was a three-time All-American at Tennessee in track & field. As a freshman in 1966 he ran the 60-yard high hurdles in 6.9 seconds, a tenth of a second off the world indoor record. As a sophomore in 1967, he was voted the Most Outstanding Performer at the SEC Track & Field Championships in Knoxville, winning the 120 yard high hurdles and the 100 yard dash and finishing fifth in the long jump.NCAA Tennessee’s scored 24 points and tied New Mexico for 5th place at the 1967 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Provo, Utah. Place winners for UT were as follows:
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1968 SEC OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPSTuscaloosa, AlabamaTennessee 108, Florida 45.5, Auburn 32 (Top 3) Head Coach: Chuck Rohe (UST&F Coach of the Year) Assistant Coach: Jeff Clark |
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| Event/Place | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 100 Yard Dash |
Chick McGeehan (9.6) |
Gary Wagner (9.6) |
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| 220 Yard Dash |
Richmond Flowers (21.6) |
Gary Wagner (21.8) |
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| 440 Yard Dash |
Hardee McAlhaney (46.4) |
Gary Womble (48.1) |
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| 880 Yard Run |
Larry Kelly (1:49.0) |
Jim Smeltzer(1:50.3) |
James Craig (1:51.0) |
Butch Stewart (1:52.9) |
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| Mile Run | Tony Masi (4:09.6) |
Sam Rutherford (4:09.9) |
Dickie Kleier (4:10.3) |
Dave Calvert (4:10.6) |
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| Three Mile Run |
Owen Self (14:11.5) |
Ken Rowlett (14:37.1) |
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| 120 Yard High Hurdles |
Richmond Flowers (13.7) |
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| 440 Yard Intermediate Hurdles |
Greg Robinson (53.5) |
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| Shot Put | George Jensen (54’-8¾”) |
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| Discus | Les Rager (162′-8″) |
Tom Carmichael (158’-1”) |
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| Javlin | Bill Skinner (238-4) |
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| Long Jump | Tom Fisher (23′-2″) |
Chris D’Orazio (22’-11¾”) |
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| Triple Jump | Jeff Gabel (50’-3/4”) |
Chris D’Orazio (48’-9½”) |
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| High Jump | Karl Kremser (6’-9¾”) |
Lonnie Hance (6’-6”) |
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| Pole Vault | Steve Owens (16’-1¾”) |
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| 440 Yard Relay |
Gary Wagner Gee Lee C. McGeehan R. Flowers (41.0) |
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| Mile Relay | Gary Womble Butch Stewart Audry Hardy H. McAlhaney (3:10.2) |
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| NCAA Tennessee tied for 13th place at the NCAA Track & Field Championships that were held in Berkeley, California, on June 13-15, 1968. Place winners for Tennessee were:
Even though he was unable to participate in the NCAA meet, Richmond Flowers was selected All-American by the coaches. |
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1969 SEC OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPSTom Black Track, Knoxville, TennesseeTennessee 118.5, Florida 53, LSU 43 (Top 3)Head Coach: Chuck Rohe (UST&F Coach of the Year) Assistant Coaches: Thad Talley & Bill Keesling |
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| Event/Place | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 100 Yard Dash |
Gary Wagner (9.4) |
Richmond Flowers (9.9) |
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| 220 Yard Dash |
Gary Wagner (21.0) |
Gary Womble (21.3) |
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| 440 Yard Dash |
Gary Womble (45.8) |
Hardee McAlhaney (46.1) |
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| 880 Yard Run |
James Craig (1:48.0) |
Larry Kelly (1:48.7) |
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| Mile Run | Dave Scire (4:04.9) |
Dickie Kleier (4:05.2) |
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| Three Mile Run |
Owen Self (14:18.8) |
Steve Nelson (14:31.8) |
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| 120 Yard High Hurdles |
Richmond Flowers (13.5) |
Bill High (13.6) |
Steve Keltner (14.0) |
Bobby Ball (14.2) |
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| 440 Yard Intermediate Hurdles |
Steve Keltner (52.0) |
Jim Cutler (53.1) |
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| Shot Put | Chip Kell (56’-0.5”) |
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| Javlin | Bill Skinner (265′-9″) |
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| Long Jump | Chris D’Orazio (23’-5½”) |
Steve Keltner (23’-2”) |
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| Triple Jump | Jeff Gabel (49’-5”) |
Chris D’Orazio (47’-5¼”) |
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| High Jump | Lonnie Hance (6’-10”) |
Karl Kremser (6’-8”) |
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| Pole Vault | Bob Sprung (16’-6¾”) |
David Mason (15’-0”) |
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| 440 Yard Relay |
Gary Wagner Gary Womble Bill High R. Flowers (40.3) |
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| Mile Relay | Rick Bowers, Larry Kelly Gary Womble H. McAlhaney (3:09.5) |
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| Outstanding Athlete in SEC Meet Gary Wagner was named the Most Outstanding Athlete in the Southeastern Conference Track and Field Outdoor Championships following his victories in the 100, 220, and 440 relayNCAA Tennessee finished 9th at the 1969 NCAA Track & Field Championships, which were held in Knoxville on the University of Tennessee’s Tom Black Track. This was the Vols second Top-10 finish at the outdoor NCAA meet. Place winners for the Vols were as follows:
Even though he was unable to participate in the NCAA meet, Richmond Flowers was selected All-American by the coaches. |
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1970 SEC OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPSGainesville, FloridaTennessee 74, Florida 54, Kentucky 43 (Top 3)Head Coach: Chuck Rohe Assistant Coaches: Russ Polhemus and Connie Smithg |
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| Event/Place | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 440 Yard Dash |
Audry Hardy (47.2) |
Abe Henderson (47.8) |
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| 880 Yard Run |
James Craig (1:50.4) |
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| Mile Run | Dickie Kleier (4:09.2) |
Dave Scire (4:10.1) |
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| Three Mile Run |
Steve Nelson (14:29.2) |
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| 120 Yard High Hurdles |
Bill High (14.0) |
Pete Mattina (14.2) |
Bob Ball (14.8) |
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| 440 Yard Intermediate Hurdles |
Hardee McAlhaney (51.1) |
Jim Cutler (52.9) |
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| Shot Put | Drew Baron (53’-7½”) |
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| Discus | Tom Carmichael (163’-7”) |
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| Javlin | Bill Skinner (253′-3″) |
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| Long Jump | Stan Trott (23’-7½”) |
Dave Wamer (23’-0½”) |
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| Triple Jump | Jeff Gabel (49’-5”) |
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| High Jump | Lonnie Hance (6’-10”) |
Bruce Washburn (6’-4”) |
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| Pole Vault | Steve Owens (15’-0”) |
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| 440 Yard Relay |
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| Mile Relay | Audry Hardy A. Henderson F. Marjenhoff H. McAlhaney (3:09.1) |
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| NCAA At the 1970 NCAA outdoor track & field meet in Des Moines, the Vols finished in 13th place. UT results were as follows:
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1971 SEC OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPSGainesville, FloridaTennessee 148, Kentucky 114, Florida 101 (Top 3)Head Coach: Stan Huntsman (It Was Chuck Rohe’s Team. He Recruited Them All. But Stan Huntsman Took Over From Him As Head Coach) |
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| Event/Place | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 100 Yard Dash |
Bob hauk (9.5) |
Trevor James (9.6) |
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| 220 Yard Dash |
Darwin Bond (21.8) |
Wayne Whigham (22.1) |
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| 440 Yard Dash |
Audry Hardy Darwin Bond (47.1 Tie) |
Gary Womble (48.2) |
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| 880 Yard Run |
James Craig (1:51.8) |
Wilbur Hawkins (1:52.6) |
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| Mile Run | Danny Zoeller David Scire (4:09.5, Tie) |
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| Three Mile Run |
Doug Brown (14:01.5) |
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| 120 Yard High Hurdles |
Pat Mattina (13.8) |
Bill High (14.0, Tie) |
Bob Ball (14.2) |
Jeff Flowers (14.3) |
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| Discus | Tom Carmichael (158′-5”) |
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| Javlin | Bill Chisholm (179′-5 3/4″) |
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| Long Jump | Trevor James (22′-7 1/4″) |
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| High Jump | Tony Wilson (7′-1 1/2″) |
Lonnie Hance (6’-8”) |
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| Pole Vault | Phil Edmonds (15’-0”, Tie) |
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| 440 Yard Relay |
Bob Hauk Bill High W. Whigham Trevor James (40.7) |
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| Mile Relay | James Craig Darwin Bond Gary Womble Audry Hardy (3:09.6) |
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| NCAA At the 1971 NCAA outdoor track & field meet, the Tennessee finished in 13th place. UT results were as follows:
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