Tennessee Volunteers track and field | |
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Founded | 1901 |
University | University of Tennessee |
Athletic director | Danny White |
Head coach | Duane Ross[1][2] (May 2022-present season) |
Conference | SEC |
Location | Knoxville, TN |
Indoor track | Stokely Athletic Center (Until 2012) (Capacity: 12,700) New Indoor Track Facility (2023- )[3] |
Outdoor track | Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium (Capacity: 7,500) |
Nickname | Volunteers or "Vols" |
Colors | Orange and white[4] |
NCAA Indoor National Championships | |
2002 | |
NCAA Outdoor National Championships | |
1974, 1991, 2001 | |
NCAA Indoor National Runner up | |
1985, 1994, 1995 | |
NCAA Outdoor National Runner up | |
1982, 1983, 1992, 2002 | |
NCAA Indoor Tournament Appearances | |
1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |
NCAA Outdoor Tournament Appearances | |
1950, 1951, 1956, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 | |
Conference Indoor Championships | |
1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1996 | |
Conference Outdoor Championships | |
1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 2001, 2002, 2007 |
The Tennessee Volunteers men's track and field program represents the University of Tennessee in the sport of track and field. The indoor and outdoor programs compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Vols host their home outdoor meets at the newly renovated Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium, located on the university's Knoxville, Tennessee campus. Their rich tradition of success features 4 national titles, 7 finishes as national runner-ups, 62 NCAA individual champions, numerous All-Americans, 25 Olympians, 43 SEC championships (a conference-leading 25 outdoor wins), and 109 combined scoring appearances in the NCAA indoor and outdoor championships. The team is led by current head coach Duane Ross who took over the program after Beth Alford-Sullivan in May 2022.