Anderson’s 60-Meter Hurdles Title Headlines Saturday At Razorback Invite

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Lady Vol junior hurdler Layla Anderson struck gold in the women’s 60-meter hurdles final with the second-fastest time in school history, headlining Tennessee track & field’s performances as the Big Orange concluded competition at the Razorback Invitational on Saturday.
 
Anderson clocked in at a personal-best 8.04 seconds for the win, a time that ranks top five in the NCAA and top 25 in the world for the 2025 indoor season.
 
Notable performances and personal records from Saturday’s action at the Randal Tyson Track Center are highlighted below.
 
Notables

• Senior hurdler Layla Anderson threw down a lifetime-best of 8.04 seconds to win the women’s 60-meter hurdles final on Saturday. Her new PR tied Celriece Law (2009) at No. 2 on the program’s all-time list, ranks third in the NCAA this season and 24th on the World Athletics toplist for 2025.
• Junior sprinter T’Mars McCallum won the 60-meter final with a time of 6.67, his fourth performance of the season below 6.7 seconds after posting a time of 6.68 in Saturday’s prelims and back-to-back 6.61 marks at the McFerrin 12 Degree Invitational in early January.
• Rookie mid-distance specialist Gavin Genisio claimed his second Tennessee freshman record of the season on Saturday, turning in a time of 4:03.82 in the men’s mile to take down Yordanos Zelinski’s previous rookie standard of 4:04.99 set in 2023. Genisio also established the men’s 1,000-meter freshman record earlier this season with a time of 2:26.15 at the McFerrin 12 Degree Invite.
• Tennessee saw two personal-best outings in the shot put competitions on Saturday. Redshirt junior John Bruder heaved a mark of 18.54m (60-10) to place fifth at the meet, while freshman Lady Vol Donna Douglas logged a toss of 15.73m (51-7.25) that ranked her No. 8 on UT’s all-time indoor list in the event.
• Two Lady Vols clocked in under 53 seconds in the 400-meter dash with season-best performances, led by Javonya Valcourt’s 52.42 to place fifth at the meet. Graduate student Cydney Wright posted a sizable PR with her time of 52.69, ranking fifth in school history indoors.
• In addition to Anderson’s standout performance in the women’s 60-meter hurdles, senior Kiara Smith also logged a PR in the final with her time of 8.18 – tying Benita Fitzgerald (1983) as the No. 8 performer in Lady Vol history.

PR Tracker

• Tennessee athletes combined to record nine indoor personal records on Saturday at the Razorback…