Bama and Ole Miss men, Arkansas women lead after Day 1

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (February 24, 2023)—– The Alabama and Ole Miss men’s teams and the Arkansas women’s team lead the 2023 Southeastern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships after the first day of competition on Friday in front of 1,748 fans at the Randal Tyson Track Center.

Alabama and Ole Miss men are currently tied for first with 28 points, while Arkansas is third with 27 points, followed by Tennessee (20), Auburn (18), Kentucky (18), Texas A&M (13), Mississippi State (12). , Florida (11), Georgia (10), LSU (7) and South Carolina (3).

Arkansas leads the women’s team standings with 45 points, while Florida is second with 32. Kentucky is third (28.33), followed by Ole Miss (27), Tennessee (23.33), Alabama (23), Vanderbilt (13), Auburn (10.33) . ), Georgia (7), Mississippi State (7), LSU (5), Missouri (5), Texas A&M (5) and South Carolina (3).

Dino Champion

Individuals claiming SEC titles on Saturday included: Kentucky’s Keaton Daniel in the men’s pole vault (5.40m/17-8.5), Alabama’s Bobby Colantonio in the men’s shot put (23.71m/77-9.5), Arkansas’ Amanda Fassold in the women’s. pole vault (4.36m / 14-3.5), Mississippi State’s Cameron Crump in the men’s long jump (8.39m / 27-6.5), Florida’s Jasmine Moore in the women’s long jump (6.91m / 22-8 ), Ole Miss’ Live. Davis in the women’s weight throw (24.63m / 80-9.75), Alabama’s Victor Kiprop in the men’s 5000m (14:08.19) and Alabama’s Mercy Chelangat in the women’s 5000m (15:44.48).

Distance medley winners were the Tennessee men (9:32.75) and the Alabama women (11:04.99).

Pentathlon, Heptathlon Results

Kentucky’s Annika Williams claimed the women’s pentathlon with 4,346 points. Vanderbilt’s Beatrice Juskeviciute was second followed by Florida’s Sterling Lester in third. Ayden Owens-Delerme of Arkansas was first in the men’s heptathlon after the first day with 3,457 points, while Johannes Erm (Georgia) was second and Peyton Bair (Mississippi State) was third.

Records Broken

A pair of records were either broken or tied on Friday. Mississippi State’s Cameron Crump set a new mark in the men’s long jump at 8.39m/27-6.5. The previous mark was held by LSU’s JuVaughn Harrison. Florida’s Jasmine Moore set the SEC Championship record with a mark of 6.91m/22-8. He joined the Elva Goulbourne (Auburn) sign in 2002.

Saturday schedule, SECN+ coverage

The second day at the SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships is scheduled to begin Friday at 12 pm CT with the men’s heptathlon 60m hurdles. Live coverage on SECN+ will begin at 1:30pm CT.