Tennessee Athletics to Host 'Champions Weekend' Sept. 29-30

Tennessee Athletics is set to host its second annual Champions Weekend in conjunction with the home football game against South Carolina on Sept. 30. That weekend, teams and individuals who won SEC and/or NCAA championships during specific years are invited back to Rocky Top to celebrate their achievements. This year's celebration includes all championship winners—both team and individual/relay—from the following calendar years:
  • 2013 – 10-year celebration
  • 2003 – 20-year celebration
  • 1998 – 25-year celebration
  • 1993 – 30-year celebration
  • 1983 – 40-year celebration
  • 1973 – 50-year celebration
Among the groups invited back this year are the 1998 SEC and National Championship football team, the 1998 SEC and NCAA Champion women's basketball team and five different SEC track & field/cross country teams just from 1983—along with several other title-winning squads. A complete list of 2023 Champions Weekend honorees can be found below. Those in attendance will be recognized on the field at Neyland Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 30. Champions from the years set to be celebrated this fall are encouraged to contact Assistant Director of Letterwinner Relations Mike Nguyen at mnguye31@utk.edu for additional details on the weekend schedule and complimentary football game tickets. Save-the-dates have been sent to those whose contact information is on file, and RSVPs are required. Tickets to the Tennessee-South Carolina football game on Sept. 30 can be purchased HERE. 2013 CHAMPIONS | 10-Year Celebration  Women's Basketball – 2013 SEC Regular Season Champions Caroline Simmons, Faith Johnson, Lindsay Gendron, Kelsey Floyd, Women's Swimming & Diving – 200M Freestyle Relay NCAA Champions Lauren Solernou, Molly Hannis, Kelsey Floyd, Faith Johnson, Women's Swimming & Diving – 200M Medley Relay NCAA Champions Lauren Solernou, Molly Hannis, Kelsey Floyd, Lindsay Gendron, Women's Swimming & Diving – 400M Medley Relay NCAA Champions Lauren Solernou, Molly Hannis, Kelsey Floyd, and Faith Johnson, Women's Swimming & Diving – 200 Medley Relay SEC Champions Lindsay Gendron, Women's Swimming & Diving – 200 Freestyle SEC Champion Faith Johnson, Women's Swimming & Diving – 50 Freestyle SEC Champion Tori Lamp, Women's Swimming and Diving – Platform Diving SEC Champions 2003 CHAMPIONS | 20-Year Celebration  Women's Basketball – 2003 SEC Regular Season Champions Women's Cross Country – 2003 SEC Champions Soccer – 2003 SEC Champions (Regular Season and Tournament) Jabari Greer, Men's Track & Field – Indoor 60M Hurdles NCAA Champion Outdoor 110m Hurdles SEC Champion Indoor 55m Hurdles SEC Champion Gary Kikaya, Men's Track & Field – Indoor 400M NCAA Champion Stephen Harris, Men's Track & Field – Decathlon NCAA Champion Phillip Jones, Men's Swimming & Diving – 3M Diving NCAA Champion Jamie Sanger, Women's Swimming & Diving – 1-Meter Diving SEC Champion Kylee Wells, Women's Swimming & Diving – Platform Diving SEC Champion Sharon Dickie, Women's Track & Field – Outdoor 5,000m SEC Champion DeeDee Trotter, Women's Track & Field – Outdoor 400m SEC Champion Stephen Harris, Men's Track & Field – Pentathlon SEC Champion Gary Kikaya, Men's Track & Field – Indoor 400m SEC Champion Jabari Greer, Gary Kikaya, Sean Lambert & Jonathan Wade, Men's Track & Field – Outdoor 4x100m Relay SEC Champions Stephen Harris, Men's Track & Field – Decathlon SEC Champion Leigh Smith, Men's Track & Field – Javelin SEC Champion Marc Sylvester, Men's Track & Field – Outdoor 800m SEC Champion 1998 CHAMPIONS | 25-Year Celebration Football – 1998 NCAA Champions Women's Basketball – 1998 NCAA Champions Football – 1998 SEC Champions Women's Basketball, 1998 SEC Champions (Regular Season and Tournament) Jeremy Linn, Men's Swimming and Diving – 100M Breaststroke NCAA Champion Kathy Pesek, Women's Swimming and Diving – Platform Diving NCAA Champion Shannon Roy, Men's Swimming & Diving – 3-Meter Diving SEC Champion Kathy Pesek, Women's Swimming & Diving – Platform Diving SEC Champion Leslie Henley, Women's Track & Field – Indoor Pole Vault SEC Champion Russell Johnson, Men's Track & Field – Indoor Pole Vault SEC Champion Wes Boudreau, Men's Track & Field – Hammer SEC Champion Pat Buckheit, Men's Track & Field – Decathlon SEC Champion 1993 CHAMPIONS | 30-Year Celebration Women's Basketball – 1993 SEC Regular Season Champions Tripp Schwenk, Men's Swimming and Diving – 200M Backstroke NCAA Champion Chris Woodruff, Men's Tennis – Singles NCAA Champion Randy Jenkins, Men's Track & Field – High Jump NCAA Champion José Parrilla, Men's Track & Field – Outdoor 800M NCAA Champion Tripp Schwenk, Men's Swimming & Diving – 200 Backstroke SEC Champion Ricky Busquets, Men's Swimming & Diving – 100 Freestyle SEC Champion J.R. deSouza, Men's Swimming & Diving – 100 Butterfly SEC Champion Lawrence Johnson, Men's Track & Field – Indoor Pole Vault SEC Champion Decathlon SEC Champion Jose Parilla, Men's Track & Field – Indoor 800m SEC Champion Outdoor 800m SEC Champion Adam Smith, Men's Track & Field – Outdoor Pole Vault SEC Champion 1983 CHAMPIONS | 40-Year Celebration Men's Outdoor Track & Field – 1983 SEC Champions Men's Indoor Track & Field – 1983 SEC Champions Men's Cross Country – 1983 SEC Champions Women's Outdoor Track & Field – 1983 SEC Champions Women's Cross Country – 1983 SEC Champions Sam Graddy, Reggie Towns, Terry Scott, Willie Gault, Men's Outdoor Track & Field – 4x100M Relay NCAA Champions Willie Gault, Men's Track & Field – Indoor 55M/60Y NCAA Champion Indoor 60Y Hurdles NCAA Champion Outdoor 200m SEC Champion Lee Hudson, Men's Swimming & Diving – 100 Backstroke SEC Champion Joetta Clark, Women's Track & Field – Indoor 800Y NCAA Champion Outdoor 800m NCAA Champion Outdoor 800m SEC Champion Outdoor 1,500m SEC Champion Benita Fitzgerald, Women's Outdoor Track & Field – 100M Hurdles NCAA Champion Delisa Walton, Women's Track & Field – Indoor 600Y NCAA Champion Sharrieffa Barksdale, Joetta Clark, Cathy Rattray, Delisa Walton, Women's Indoor Track & Field – Mile Relay NCAA Champions Cathy Rattray, Sharrieffa Barksdale, Ilrey Oliver and Joetta Clark, Women's Track & Field – Outdoor 4x400m Relay SEC Champions Sharrieffa Barksdale, Women's Track & Field – Outdoor 400m Hurdles SEC Champion Outdoor Long Jump SEC Champion Veronica Findley, Women's Track & Field – Outdoor 200m SEC Champion Benita Fitzgerald, Women's Track & Field – Outdoor 100m SEC Champion Outdoor 100m Hurdles SEC Champion Alison Quelch, Women's Track & Field – Outdoor 3,000m SEC Champion Outdoor 5,000m SEC Champion Cathy Rattray, Women's Track & Field – Outdoor 400m SEC Champion Patricia Walsh, Women's Track & Field – Outdoor Shot Put SEC Champion Outdoor Discus SEC Champion Kevin Shamblee, David Patrick, Basil Magee and Al Harden, Men's Track & Field – Indoor 4x800m Relay SEC Champions Scott Lundy, Men's Track & Field – Outdoor Shot Put SEC Champion David Siler, Men's Track & Field – Outdoor Triple Jump SEC Champion Alison Quelch, Women's Cross Country – SEC Championship Meet Winner 1973 CHAMPIONS | 50-Year Celebration Men's Swimming & Diving – 1973 SEC Champions Men's Outdoor Track & Field – 1973 SEC Champions Men's Indoor Track & Field – 1973 SEC Champions Doug Brown, Men's Track & Field – Outdoor Steeplechase NCAA Champion Ken Knox, Tom Lutz, Keith Gilliam, John Trembley, Men's Swimming & Diving – 400M Freestyle Relay NCAA Champions Kevin Priestly, Rick Seywert, John Trembley, Tom Lutz, Men's Swimming & Diving – 400M Medley Relay NCAA Champions John Trembley, Men's Swimming and Diving – 100M Butterfly NCAA Champion 50M Freestyle NCAA Champion 100M Freestyle NCAA Champion Doug Brown, Men's Cross Country – SEC Championship Meet Winner Ken Knox, Keith Gilliam, Tom Lutz and John Trembley – 400 Freestyle Relay SEC Champions Tom Lutz, Jeff Lewis, Keith Gilliam, and Chris Noll, Men's Swimming & Diving – 800 Freestyle Relay SEC Champions Kevin Priestley, Rick Seywert, Mark Gilliam and Chris Noll, Men's Swimming & Diving – 400 Medley Relay SEC Champions Ken Knox, Men's Swimming & Diving – 100 Freestyle SEC Champion Marc Gilliam, Men's Swimming & Diving – SEC Championship Meet Winner Jim Kennedy, Men's Swimming & Diving – 1-Meter Diving SEC Champion Chris Noll, Men's Swimming & Diving – 200 Freestyle SEC Champion 500 Freestyle SEC Champion John Trembley, Men's Swimming & Diving – 50 Freestyle SEC Champion Jeff White, Men's Swimming & Diving –100 Breaststroke SEC Champion 200 Breaststroke SEC Champion Graham Windeatt, Men's Swimming & Diving – 1,650 Freestyle SEC Champion Danny Zoeller, Bill Anderson, Wilbur Hawkins, and Willie Thomas, Men's Track & Field – Indoor 4x800m Relay SEC Champions Doug Brown, Men's Track & Field – Indoor 3,000m SEC Champion Charles Geter, Men's Track & Field – Indoor Long Jump SEC Champion Willie Thomas, Men's Track & Field – Indoor 880y SEC Champion Tom West, Men's Track & Field – Indoor High Jump SEC Champion Danny Zoeller, Men's Track & Field – Indoor Mile SEC Champion Darwin Bond, Men's Track & Field – Outdoor 440y SEC Champion Doug Brown, Men's Track & Field – Outdoor 3,000m Steeplechase SEC Champion Outdoor 5,000m SEC Champion Outdoor 10,000m SEC Champion Charles Geter, Men's Track & Field – Outdoor Long Jump SEC Champion Danny Martin, Men's Track & Field – Javelin SEC Champion Willie Thomas, Men's Track & Field – Outdoor 880y SEC Champion Danny Zoeller, Men's Track & Field – Outdoor 1,500m SEC Champion Source: UT Sports https://dicksoncountysource.com/tennessee-athletics-to-host-champions-weekend-sept-29-30/?feed_id=23277&_unique_id=64ad6213cce71

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