Track Central: Jim Freeman/Clark Wood Invitational

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee’s outdoor track & field season continues this weekend as a squadron of Vol and Lady Vol field athletes travels to Louisville, Kentucky, for the Jim Freeman/Clark Wood Invitational. The meet is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, April 25-26, at Owsley B. Frazier Cardinal Park.

The Big Orange will be represented in the throws, jumps and pole vault at Louisville. Action begins Friday at 11:00 a.m. with the men’s shot put, and the meet will conclude Saturday at 5 p.m. with the men’s discus.

A tentative meet schedule can be found HERE, and live results will be provided throughout the weekend by DC Timing.

RANKINGS UPDATE: In the most recent installment of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) national rating index, the Vols were tabbed the No. 3 men’s squad in the country while the Lady Vols check in at 23rd nationally.

Additionally, Tennessee athletes have totaled 23 marks that rank top 25 in the NCAA during the 2025 outdoor season:

• T’Mars McCallum – Men’s 100m – 10.04 (NCAA No. 9)
• Deron Dudley – Men’s 100m – 10.06w (NCAA No. 14)
• T’Mars McCallum – Men’s 200m – 20.21 (NCAA No. 4)
• Kalib Branch – Men’s 110mH – 13.53w (NCAA No. 14)
• Jevon Williams – Men’s 400mH – 48.77 (NCAA No. 1)
• Saad Hinti – Men’s 400mH – 49.25 (NCAA No. 4)
• Harry Barton – Men’s 400mH – 51.15 (NCAA No. 10)
• Dudley, Howell, Branch, McCallum – Men’s 4x100m Relay – 38.76 (NCAA No. 7)
• Grant Campbell – Men’s High Jump – 2.20m / 7-2.5 (NCAA No. 6)
• Evan Puckett – Men’s Pole Vault – 5.51m / 18-1 (NCAA No. 6)
• Cade Gray – Men’s Pole Vault – 5.50m / 18-0.5 (NCAA No. 10)
• Aron Alvarez Aranda – Men’s Discus – 58.64m / 192-5 (NCAA No. 24)
• Nick Reynolds – Men’s Javelin – 75.58m / 247-11 (NCAA No. 8)
• Kevin Burr Jr. – Men’s Javelin – 73.17m / 240-1 (NCAA No. 11)
• Cydney Wright – Women’s 200m – 22.98w (NCAA No. 19)
• Javonya Valcourt – Women’s 400m – 50.68 (NCAA No. 5)
• Esther Joseph – Women’s 400m – 51.58 (NCAA No. 15)
• Cydney Wright – Women’s 400m – 51.77 (NCAA No. 18)
• Myreanna Bebe – Women’s 100mH – 12.89 (NCAA No. 8)
• Fields, Johnson, Okpah, Okwose – Women’s 4x100m Relay – 43.57 (NCAA No. 17)
• Joseph, Johnson, Wright, Valcourt – Women’s 4x400m Relay – 3:29.73 (NCAA No. 12)
• Sarah Schmitt – Women’s Pole Vault – 4.40m / 14-5.25 (NCAA No. 12)
• Donna Douglas – Women’s Discus – 58.78m / 192-10 (NCAA No. 10)
• UP NEXT: Tennessee will play host to the 2025 Big Orange Invite, with the program’s second and final home meet of the year scheduled for Friday and Saturday, May 2-3 at Tom Black Track.