NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Vanderbilt Track and Field travels to Lexington, Kentucky, for the SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships Thursday through Saturday at the UK Track and Field.
The last time out
• The Commodores hosted the annual Music City Challenge May 2-3, welcoming 25 teams to Nashville
• Nine marks were added to the program all-time performers list by women’s track and field student-athletes
• Six Dores recorded event wins in the open high jump, 1,500 meters, 100- and 400-meter hurdles and 4×100- and 4×400-meter relays
• Vandy’s 4×100 relay of Ella Escobar, Tina Benzinger, Alima Kassim and Josie Donelson ran a season best 45.51 seconds, the No. 4 time in school history, to win the event
Hurdlers staying hot
• The Commodores’ 400mH squad is ranked third in the USTFCCCA’s Event Squad Rankings (May 6)
• Allyria McBride, who won the event at the Georgia Tech Invitational and Music City Challenge, has a season-best mark of 56.32 seconds
• McBride is currently ranked fifth in the SEC, seventh in the East Region and 12th in the NCAA in the 400 hurdles
• Vanderbilt’s 100mH crew ranks fifth in the country, led by Falon Spearman with a 13.16-second mark
• Spearman is currently No. 6 in the SEC, No. 16 in the East Region and No. 28 in the NCAA in the 100 hurdles
Record watch
• Active student-athletes hold three outdoor school records and have registered 28 marks ranking in the program all-time top 10 in individual events
• Julia Rosenberg, a five-time scorer at SEC Championships, owns the program record in the 5,000 meters and is ranked top 10 in school history in the 1,500 meters
• Rosenberg was a regional qualifier in the 1,500 and 5,000 meters in 2024
• Spearman set the school record in the 100mH at the 2024 NCAA East First Round and matched the mark at Florida Relays this outdoor season
Keeping up with the Commodores
Action gets underway Thursday at 10 a.m. CT with the heptathlon 100-meter hurdles. Live results are available on pttiming.com. The SEC Championships will be streamed on SEC Network+ Thursday morning and afternoon.
