Knoxville, Tenn. The Citadel Track and Field will compete against the nation's elite this weekend as No. 3 Virginia Tech, No. 10 Michigan and No. 21 Tennessee will be among the dozens of schools competing in the Sea Ray Relays this weekend at the University of Tennessee's Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium.
Women's teams joining the Big Orange include Alabama and Kentucky from the SEC; the Hokies and North Carolina State from the ACC; the Wolverines, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio State and Wisconsin from the Big Ten; and Cincinnati, Connecticut, Georgetown, Louisville, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Seton Hall and West Virginia from the BIG EAST. San Diego State will bring its team the farthest, while in-state representation includes Austin Peay, Bryan, Carson-Newman, Chattanooga, East Tennessee State, Middle Tennessee and Milligan.
Individually, there will be a number of notable athletes in attendance, as they continue their preparation for this summer's Olympic Trials and Olympic Games in Beijing. From UT and 2008 U.S. Olympic women's middle distance coach J.J. Clark's camp in Knoxville are five-time Olympian and American 800m record-holder Jearl Miles-Clark, two-time Olympian and three-time U.S. Outdoor 800m champ Hazel Clark-Riley, as well as Treniere Clement, the winner of the last three U.S. Outdoor titles in the 1500m. Ginny Miller-Johnson, 2006 U.S. Outdoor heptathlon champ and former Arkansas standout, will be on hand competing in a variety of individual events, while Trinidad & Tobago's Cleopatra Borel-Brown, 10th in the 2004 Olympic Games, is slated to be in action in the throws. Nike's Mary (Danner) Wineberg, the 2007 U.S. Outdoor bronze medalist in the 400m and a gold winner with the U.S. 4x400m relay at the 2007 outdoor World Championships, is another to watch.
The Citadel has select athletes competing at the Sea Ray Relays while most distance runners and the rest of the team will compete at the Furman Invitational on Saturday.
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