Blue Raiders prepare for test at Tennessee Relays

Thursday, April 6

Knoxville, Tenn.

Middle Tennessee

Tennessee Relays

4/5/2017 10:42:00 AM | Track & Field/Cross Country

MT among field of 16 in Knoxville

By: @MTAthletics

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – For the second time in three weeks, Middle Tennessee will travel to Knoxville as the Blue Raiders are set to compete in the 50th edition of the Tennessee Relays.

The Blue Raiders will join 15 other schools in Rocky Top, including eight nationally ranked teams.

Action from the newly refurbished Tom Black Track gets underway Thursday morning at 10 a.m. with the men's and women's multi events.

Elizabeth Dadzie, Qetuwrah Abdullah-Muhammad and Jessica Howell are set to kick off the meet for the Blue Raiders in the women's heptathlon.

Dadzie set MT's record in the heptathlon last outdoor season with 5,599 points, while Abdullah-Muhammad is seeking to continue her success in the multi events following a record-breaking indoor season with 3,770 points at the C-USA Indoor Championships.

Portions of Friday and Saturday will be streamed live on the WatchESPN app. Friday's live window will be available from 3-7:30 p.m., while Saturday's events can be seen live from 12-4 p.m.

The Blue Raiders will resume action Friday with the women's heptathlon at 11 a.m., before the daily running events and field events are set to begin at 2:45 p.m. and 3 p.m., respectively.

Saturday's field events are scheduled to start at 10 a.m., while the running events will begin at noon to cap the weekend.

Schedule of Events
Thursday, April 6
Multi Events
10 a.m. | Women's Heptathlon (100mh, High Jump, Shot Put, 200m)
10:30 a.m. | Men's Decathlon (100m, Long Jump, Shot Put, High Jump, 400m)

Field Events
4 p.m. | Women's Hammer
6:30 p.m. | Men's Hammer

Running Events
9 p.m. | Men's 10,000m

Friday, April 7
Multi Events
10 a.m. | Men's Decathlon (110m Hurdles, Discus, Pole Vault, Javelin, 1500m)
11 a.m. | Women's Heptathlon (Long Jump, Javelin, 800m)

Field Events
3 p.m. | Women's Long Jump
3 p.m. | Men's Long Jump
4 p.m. | Women's Javelin
4 p.m. | Women's Shot Put
4 p.m. | Women's Pole Vault
5 p.m. | Women's High Jump
7 p.m. | Men's Shot Put
7 p.m. | Men's Pole Vault
7 p.m. | Men's Javelin

Running Events
2:45 p.m. | Women's 400m Hurdles
3 p.m. | Men's 400m Hurdles
3:20 p.m. | Women's 100m
3:40 p.m. | Men's 100m
4 p.m. | Women's 100m Hurdles
4:15 p.m. | Men's 100m Hurdles
4:30 p.m. | Women's 400m
4:50 p.m. | Men's 400m
5:10 p.m. | Women's 800m
5:25 p.m. | Men's 800m
5:40 p.m. | Women's 3000m Steeplechase
5:55 p.m. | Men's 3000m Steeplechase
6:10 p.m. | Women's 1500m
6:35 p.m. | Men's 1500m
7:00 p.m. | Women's 200m
7:20 p.m. | Men's 200m
7:40 p.m. | Women's 5000m
8:05 p.m. | Men's 5000m

Saturday, April 8
Field Events
10 a.m. | Women's Discus
11 a.m. | Men's Invite Pole Vault
12 p.m. | Men's High Jump
1 p.m. | Men's Discus
1 p.m. | Women's Triple Jump
1 p.m. | Men's Triple Jump
2 p.m. | Women's Invite Pole Vault

Running Events
12 p.m. | Women's 4x200m Relay
12:15 p.m. | Men's 4x200m Relay
12:30 p.m. | Women's Distance Medley Relay
12:50 p.m. | Men's Distance Medley Relay
1:10 p.m. | Women's Sprint Medley Relay
1:30 p.m. | Men's Sprint Medley Relay
1:50 p.m. | Women's 4x100m Relay
2:10 p.m. | Men's 4x100m Relay
2:30 p.m. | Women's 4x800m Relay
2:50 p.m. | Men's 4x800m Relay
3:10 p.m. | Women's 4x400m Relay
3:30 p.m. | Men's 4x400m Relay