Stephen Harris hit the automatic qualifier in the decathlon (UTsports.com)

College Station Combined Events

Texas A&M hosted the College Station Combined Events on Thursday and Friday which featured plenty of top multi-event action. In the women's heptathlon, Amber Miller of Angelo State was the top collegian with her score of 5384. Miller's throw of 174-08 in the javelin propelled her as the top collegian. Ashley Selig of Nebraska was third overall with 5180. Stephen Harris of Tennessee broke the 8,000 point barrier while winning the decathlon and meeting the NCAA automatic qualifier. Harris leaped 25-01.75 in the long jump, 7-00.25 in the high jump and ran 14.53 in the 110m hurdles.

Harris won four of the 10 decathlon events to push his lifetime-best score to 8,103, the second-best regular season score ever by a Vol behind only Tom Pappas' NCAA record score of 8,463. Harris' 8,103 tally stands as the fourth-best Vol score overall. Harris, the SEC pentathlon champion, got the meet off to a blazing start with a 4,379 score after the first five events, the second-best in Vol history.

Florida State Relays

Candice Scott of Florida showed she was definitely coming off her redshirt indoor season ready to compete, popping a personal best of 220-3 in the hammer throw at the Florida State Relays. The mark missed the collegiate record by three inches. 2003 NCAA Weight Champ and teammate Erin Gilreath took second with a personal best of of 196-8. In the women's high jump, NCAA indoor runner-up, Alex Church of Kent State took home the victory with a short approach by clearing 6-00.75.

The Tennessee men's DMR outdueled Michigan in a good race. Returning from an injury-induced indoor redshirt season, Marc Sylvester looked more than capable leading off and opening up a lead on the 1,200m leg by leading the Vols to a victory with a 9:54.18 clocking. Teammate Jonathan Wade got things going in the 200 meters with his 20.79 victory.

After running 2:03.89 in the men's 800 meter race last weekend at the Snowbird Invitational, Laura Gerber of Florida State won the 400 meters with her time of 52.67. Maarten van den Heuvel of Florida State won the men's 1500 meter run with his time of 3:46.93.

Alabama Relays

The four-day events at the Alabama Relays kicked off with the decathlon and heptathlon. Josie Hahn of Vanderbilt hit the provisional mark in the heptathlon with her winning score of 5143 points. The open events included Rosemary Okafor of Middle Tennessee State winning the 400 meters with her time of 52.77. Action will conclude on Sunday. Cedric Norman of Southern Mississippi opened his outdoor campaign with a clearance of 7-03.25 while winning the high jump. Stacy Andrews of Mississippi claimed the discus with his mark of 181-07.

Clemson Relays

Although the Clemson Relays was dominated with high school action, there was several collegiate events as well. Georgia took control of the men's hammer throw which saw Lucias MacKay win with his toss of 218'11.00". MacKay is the National junior college record holder in the event set at Moorpark College last season. Teammate Panagiotis Mavraganis, who finished fourth in the event last year at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, was second with his mark of 208'05.00". Another Bulldog, Trevor Snyder, who placed 14th overall last season in the javelin, already opened up this year with an impressive early season mark of 237-02. Snyder placed second at the 2001 Canadian Championships.

Dr. Pepper Invitational

Baylor was host to the annual Dr. Pepper Invitational on Saturday. In the men's 400 meters, Brandon Simpson of TCU ran 45.86 to win the event. Simpson joins the TCU sprint corps this season after spending his first two collegiate campaigns at George Mason University, where he set a personal best of 45.12 in the event.

Sacramento State Collegiate Challenge

Hornet Stadium, home of the NCAA Outdoor Championships, hosted the Sacramento State Collegiate Challenge on Saturday. Spring Harris of USC won the women's high jump with her leap of 6-00.50. Emily Prestwich of Utah State ran an solid opening season time of 4:19.75 in the 1500 meters. Nevada claimed the women's title with their score of 196.50 while host Sacramento State won the men's title with 167.

Charlette Griggs opened up with a 23.19 in the 200 meters

Hurricane Invitational

One of only two home meets this season, Miami hosted the Hurricane Invitational. Some of the highlights included Janet Crawford of Kentucky opening up her outdoor season with a victory in the high jump while clearing 5-10.75. In the men's high jump, Anthony Butler of Rutgers took the event while he cleared 7-01. Tim Adrian of Syracuse won the discus with his mark of 175-03 and after coming off a redshirt indoor season, Sam Segon of Rutgers was second in 173-01. Charlette Griggs of Miami impressed the rest of the field with her time of 23.19 in the 200 meters while also taking the title. Teammate Sashanie Simpson was second with her clocking of 23.69.

Baldy Castillo Invitational

Arizona State is hosting the Baldy Castillo Invitational with action kicking off on Friday. Opening day marks included Sean Furey of Dartmouth won the javelin throw with his toss of 225-05. Saturday's action saw the Notre Dame women win the 4x100 meter relay with their time of 44.73. Arizona State was a close second in 44.74. Jason Barton won the 400 meters for Arizona State while coming through in 46 seconds flat. Sean Furey of Dartmouth claimed the javelin throw with his mark of 225-05. The men's shot put belonged to Karl Erickson of Minnesota with his toss of 63-07.75.

Cal-State Northridge Invitational

A the Cal-State Northridge Invitational, Julianna Tudja of USC put her mark on the map with her launch of 208-07 in the hammer throw. NCAA defending champion Chaniqua Ross of UCLA took first in the discus with her mark of 183-07. Ross then came back to win the shot put as well with her toss of 54-09.25. Lai Lai Crawford of USC was second in 54-06.50.

Charlotte 49er Classic

North Carolina freshman Karen Wyzykowski set a new American Junior Record in the javelin this weekend at the Charlotte 49er Classic. Her throw of 176-8 broke the previous record by 2 feet, 2 inches and was a personal record by more than 35 feet.

Quaker Invitational

At the Quaker Invitational, Brian Chaput won the javelin with his big opening season mark of 242-09.

SEC Quad Invitational

Mississippi State hosted the SEC Quad which included LSU, Arkansas and Alabama. Highlights from the meet included Tiffany McWilliams of Mississippi State winning the 1500 meters in 4:18.52. Her time would have met the automatic standard in the event last season and obviously meets the regional qualifying stanrdard. Her teammate on the men's side, Glen McFadden, was a double winner in the 100 and 200 meters while posting a time of 20.89 in the 200.

Willie Williams Classic

The Arizona Wildcats played host to the Willie Williams Classic on Friday and Saturday. Sean Shields threw 182-00 in the discus for the host Wildcats to place as the top collegian. Shields placed second in the discus at the US Junior Championships and holds the World Junior Record of 66 feet, 10 ½ inches in the shot put. His teammate on the women's side, Connie Jerez, won the pole vault with her clearance of 13-05.25.